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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2572 KP) rated The Clairvoyant Countess in Books

Mar 30, 2023 (Updated Mar 30, 2023)  
The Clairvoyant Countess
The Clairvoyant Countess
Dorothy Gilman | 1975 | Mystery
5
5.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I Saw My Reaction Coming, but Not for the Reasons I Expected
Madame Karitska is a psychic, and when she meets a young woman in danger, Madame Karitska reaches out to Lieutenant Pruden for help. Thus begins their relationships as Madame Karitska helps him on several other case. What really happened with a couple of murders three years ago? And did a young woman die in a car accident?

I don’t normally pick up supernatural themed stories, but since I love this author’s Mrs. Pollifax series, I decided to give it a try. Sadly, it disappointed. I tried, but I couldn’t let go of the supernatural element. I think part of that was because it made the stories a bit easy to solve. I was also expecting a novel instead of a series of short stories. There are a couple of arcs that tie them together, mainly for Lieutenant Pruden, who is as equally an important character as Madame Karitska. Yet I did enjoy some of the stories in this collection, and I really liked the characters, so this wasn’t a completely loss.
  
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Nicole (2 KP) rated Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children in Books

Nov 12, 2017  
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Ransom Riggs | 2013 | Children, Young Adult (YA)
9
7.9 (128 Ratings)
Book Rating
The pictures throughout the book are amazing. (0 more)
Fantastic Read!
These books were wonderful. I love books that can pull you into a whole new place. Riggs hit a home run at that. The descriptions are vivid and bring you right into the world of the peculiars. The pictures throughout the book really make the characters come to life. I read every book in a couple days and I waited anxiously for each book even the graphic novels. If you are a fan on fantasy books, this is one that is definitely worth reading.
  
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Book Divas (227 KP) rated Gizelle's Bucket List: My Life with a Very Large Dog in Books

Dec 12, 2017  
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Gizelle's Bucket List: My Life with a Very Large Dog
Lauren Fern Watt | 2017
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Finally found my notebook that contained this review!!

I must say that I experienced many emotions while reading this book. I laughed and I cried and I often reminisced about my fur baby that passed a couple of years ago as he was my love, my companion, and friend. I think that animal lovers will certainly enjoy reading about the adventures contained within this book.

{I requested a review copy from NetGalley and made no guarantees of a favorable outcome. The opinions expressed here are unbiased and my own.}
  
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Rachel P (2 KP) rated Exit West in Books

Jan 4, 2018  
Exit West
Exit West
Mohsin Hamid | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
10
8.1 (7 Ratings)
Book Rating
I expected a story from the immigrant’s side of immigration but got so much more. Sure, you get that side of the story (although it feels somewhat sugar coated at times), but this is also a BEAUTIFUL portrayal of a couple in a relationship going through a hard time. For that aspect alone, I would recommend the book to everyone I know!! The book is written in third person, which usually takes the emotional aspect out of the game for me, but the author did an amazing job switching between each perspective, which definitely helped.
  
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Nikki G. (48 KP) rated Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmar in Books

Sep 4, 2017  
Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmar
Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmar
Patricia Hruby Powell | 2017 | Young Adult (YA)
9
8.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Nine years. That's how long Richard and Mildred Loving had to fight just to live together as husband and wife in the state of Virginia, their case traveling all the way to the Supreme Court. Ms. Powell recounts their travails in alternating pages, in spare but beautiful verse that makes you feel as if this couple, who were really quite ordinary but lived in a time when what we see as such today would have been extraordinary . . . or illegal, are right in the room with you, telling you their story.