Slither (2006)
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In a small town, a fallen meteorite unleashes a plague of slug-like alien parasites. The organisms...
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In the Name of the Father (1993)
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Academy Award winner Daniel Day-Lewis gives an impassioned performance in this riveting drama that...
Jade Visions: The Life and Music of Scott Lafaro
Helene Lafaro-Fernandez and Don Thompson
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Jade Visions is the first biography of one of the twentieth century's most influential jazz...
No Justice Without a Struggle: The National Unemployed Workers Movement in the North East of England 1920-1940
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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
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Blacksmith Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow (Johnny...
Wild Animals I Have Known
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This great wolf is just one of the animals whose true stories come to life in this engrossing...
Philosophy, Technology, and the Environment
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Environmental philosophy and philosophy of technology have taken divergent paths despite their...
ArecRain (8 KP) rated Haunted on Bourbon Street (Jade Calhoun, #1) in Books
Jan 18, 2018
My favorite part of this book had to be the diversity of characters. Each character had their own personality, that it felt like you were reading about real people instead of caricatures. It seemed to come naturally too. There were no page long paragraphs tediously describing each character. You picked up bits and pieces along the way.
The world and story that Chase created were also pretty interesting. I am partial to ghost stories, which is what drew me to the book in the first place, so that whole aspect and how they dealt with the ghost was fantastic. The rest of the Chases mythology, however, is what was really interesting. After looking at future novels in the series, however, I feel that the series will become way to complicated and in depth for me. I also dont enjoy reading about angels v. demons.
The novel has a couple twists. The one concerning the ghost didnt feel like a twist to me. I figured it out much earlier in the novel so when it was confirmed I really didnt even notice. The secret surrounding Kane, however, was pretty surprising. I wasnt expecting it even though I knew he had a secret.
All in all, Haunted on Bourbon Street is a well-rounded novel with engaging characters, an interesting world, and plot that keeps you reading til the very end. I cannot think of a single thing I didnt like about the novel. I am not sure I will read the rest of the series, however, after reading the synopsizes and seeing where the story is headed.
If you are looking for an enjoyable quick read, I highly recommend downloading it, especially since its currently free!
Zones of Control: Perspectives on Wargaming
Matthew G. Kirschenbaum, Pat Harrigan and James F. Dunnigan
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Games with military themes date back to antiquity, and yet they are curiously neglected in much of...