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BobbiesDustyPages (1259 KP) rated Goodreads: Book Reviews in Apps

Dec 30, 2017  
Goodreads: Book Reviews
Goodreads: Book Reviews
Book, Social Networking
9
8.8 (453 Ratings)
App Rating
Easy to keep track of my books (1 more)
Great for updating my reading challenge
Can crash quite a bit (0 more)
Must have for readers
The Goodreads app is probably one of my most used app on my phone it just makes keeping track of my books I've read so easy as well as searching for and adding new books while out and about.

One of the most useful tools that comes with an app that isn't on the website is the book scanning tool you literally just have to open the camera and It'll recognize a book just by its cover for the most part if a cover is too dark at have those couple problems but for the most part I've rarely ran into any serious issues while using it.
 
 The app makes it easy to update my progress on my current books as well as leaving reviews the only real issues I ever have with the app is that attempts to crush on me quite a bit but usually reloads itself pretty fast.
  
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LucyB (47 KP) rated Nights at the Circus in Books

Jul 23, 2017  
Nights at the Circus
Nights at the Circus
Angela Carter | 2014 | Fiction & Poetry
9
7.5 (4 Ratings)
Book Rating
The beautiful layout of the plot, the characters (0 more)
Wandered slightly at the end (0 more)
So creative - a totally unique writer
Fabulous!

I'd been expecting good things from this book, as everyone always tells me how wonderful Angela Carter is, and it certainly delivered!

It's a surreal, earthy kind of book, divided into three distinct parts, which largely focus on the introduction of Fevvers (the fabulous cockney winged woman), the days at the circus, and the wilds of Siberia. Hey, I did warn you it was surreal!

In this book, the reader encounters intelligent pigs (I LOVED Sybil!), brothel madams who like dressing up as Nelson, depressed clowns and more. It's a weird, wonderful world that Carter conjures up, but a joy to immerse yourself in!

It's also great to read an author who is simultaneously so elegant with her language, and so brutally down-to-earth. This echoes the main character in a way, who has the potential to soar to the sea or crash to the ground.

Definitely a must-read...I've no doubt I'll be revisiting this book in the future!
  
    Reckless Getaway

    Reckless Getaway

    Games and Entertainment

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    Who’d a thought robbing the bank would be the easy part? Now comes the real challenge - to escape...

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Kristy H (1252 KP) rated The Other Widow in Books

Feb 13, 2018  
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The Other Widow
Susan H. Crawford | 2016
6
8.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Dorrie is embroiled in an affair with her boss, Joe, which ends abruptly one cold and snowy night when Joe picks her up. He tells her the affair is over, that "it isn't safe," and then moments after, their car skids on the ice and crashes into a tree. Joe dies at the scene, but Dorrie's airbag deploys and she makes a split moment decision to walk away from the crash (undetected). But she's haunted by that evening and Joe's death. Further, what did Joe mean that it wasn't safe? Why didn't Joe's airbag deploy like Dorrie's? Did Dorrie really see someone near the car moments after the crash?

Meanwhile, Joe's wife Karen is left reeling from his death as well. Also wrapped up in Joe's passing is insurance investigator Maggie Devlin. A former cop, Maggie is suspicious about the circumstances of Joe's death--and the women involved in his life. But can she put together the pieces of what really happened? And are Karen and Dorrie truly in danger?

This novel was interesting and suspenseful, though it didn't fully grab me. Still, I read it in about two days, so it was certainly a fast read with a captivating plot. For me, I liked Dorrie and Karen well enough, but I wasn't deeply pulled into either of their lives. Neither character was fully drawn enough for me to fully relate to them. In fact, I really liked Maggie the best, but we learn the least about her. I could almost see Maggie getting a sequel--she was a very intriguing and likable character.

Crawford's novel is well-written, but seems to suffer a little bit from "who am I" syndrome... in some ways it's a thriller, but in other ways, it's purely psychological women's fiction. As such, the mystery seems to take a backseat to the women's lives, at times, and becomes convoluted and confusing by the end. There's a backstory with Joe's business that I almost couldn't fully tell you what happened, because it's not given complete attention, even though it's supposed to propel so much of the action. That duality was tough, because the book never really focused on either the thriller aspect, or the women, and you felt like you were left hanging on both plot points by the end.

Overall, this was a quick read, with an original plot, but seemed confusing and pulled in a few directions: 3 stars.

I received an ARC of this novel from Edelweiss (thank you!); it is available for publication on 4/26/16. You can read reviews of this book and many more at my <a href="http://justacatandabookatherside.blogspot.com/">blog</a>;.