Wine Lover's Kitchen: Delicious Recipes for Cooking with Wine
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Fiona Beckett presents over 70 recipes for cooking with wine - the magic ingredient. Throughout this...
Situation Momedy: A Very Special Episode in Toddlerdom
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Archaeological Investigation
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Drawing its numerous examples from Britain and beyond, Archaeological Investigation explores the...
Curiocity: In Pursuit of London
Matt Lloyd-Rose and Henry Eliot
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'The most ingenious, insightful, inspiring, intoxicating, and simply interesting guide to the great...
History on Film/Film on History
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History on Film/Film on History has established itself as a classic treatise on the historical film...
BookInspector (124 KP) rated Somewhere Close to Happy in Books
Sep 24, 2020
This novel has very complex characters, and I really liked the way the author developed them throughout the pages. I liked Lizzie a lot, she is very strong, even though she doesn’t realise it sometimes. She is willing to go out of her comfort zones on multiple occasions, in order to find Roman. I really enjoyed the multiple timelines in this novel as well, we not only follow the search but also have an amazing insight into Lizzie’s past.
The author played with the narrative very smartly and creatively. The narrative is always changing, and every chapter ends with a cliffhanger. That made this book a true page-turner. All I wanted was for Lizzie to find Roman, and all the “near misses” were driving me insane!
Joe Goodhart (27 KP) rated Doctor Who: The Death of Art in Books
Nov 30, 2020
Jump ahead to now, I have been re-visiting key 7th Doctor NAs (sorry, but anyone who thinks NuWHO is groundbreaking or mentally stimulating, needs to read some of these and re-evaluate that statement. Just steer clear of this one!). This one was next on my list, as I wanted to give it a second chance, as my mind is so much more freer these days.
Unfortunately, my original opinion still stands for me: this book is rubbish! The beginning is interesting, but then goes so far out of the loop with that Chapter about alien race the Quoth. When Simon Bucher-Jones is on his game, he is A-MAZ-ING, not unlike Brian Michael Bendis when he writes his own creations, but when he sucks like this? <b>PEEEEE-YOOOO!</b>
By all means, do not waste any time, energy, etc. trying to endure this! Your mind will hate for years to come!
Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated The Written (Emaneska #1) in Books
Sep 1, 2020
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The Written ( Emaneska book 1)
By. Ben Galley
His name is Farden. They whisper that he's dangerous. Dangerous is only the half of it. Something has gone missing from the libraries of Arfell. Something very old, and something very powerful. Five scholars are now dead, a country is once again on the brink of war, and the magick council is running out of time and options. Entangled in a web of lies and politics and dragged halfway across icy Emaneska and back, Farden must unearth a secret even he doesn't want to know, a secret that will shake the foundations of his world. Dragons, drugs, magick, death, and the deepest of betrayals await. Breathtakingly vast, chillingly dark, brooding and dangerous, The Written will leave you impatiently waiting for the next adventure. Welcome to Emaneska.
Not going to lie I struggled for the first half of the book! I decided around chapter 11 not to give up. It got so much better the world building is good the concept is good and it’s very well written. The dragons are the big draw in this for me they really lifted the story and completely changed my mind. Worth a read if you like fantasy YA.
A Literal Mess
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The first book in a new series featuring Allie Cobb brings the New York literary agent back to her...
Mindfulness For Students
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Life can be tough. With so many decisions to make at such a critical time, it’s easy to feel...