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Claimed by her Cougar (Cougar Creek Mates #1)

Felicity Heaton

8.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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Having lost his parents and mate in a brutal attack on his cougar shifter pride by a hunter...

Paranormal Romance

Lou Grande (148 KP) rated the PC version of Emily Is Away Too in Video Games

Jul 9, 2018

Emily Is Away Too

2017 | Role-Playing, Simulation

8.0

(1 Ratings)

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For people of a certain age, Emily Is Away Too will remind them of being a teenager in the early aughts and late nineties. You play as yourself (more or less) as you attempt to woo either of two girls at your high school: Emily, the alternative hipster chick, or Evelyn, the punk rocker. In that way, it's much like many dating sims. You discover their likes and dislikes and play into them.

What makes Emily Is Away unique is the gameplay. It all takes place, so to speak, in a chat client called "EOL," which functions like AIM or Yahoo! Messenger. You can customize your font, profile, and avatar (the angstier the lyrics in your bio the better, of course). And don't forget to make your text as obnoxious as possible.

To compliment the retro look, the soundtrack consists of the sound of your hard drive working and really authentic chat notifications. It was a trip back in time for me, and it actually made me a little sad in a bittersweet way.

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The Desert Rose

Larry McMurtry

2.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry writes novels set in the American Heartland. But his...

Ruth Frampton (577 KP) rated Helix in Books

Jun 25, 2020

Helix

Mary Ting | 2019 | Young Adult (YA)

9.5

(2 Ratings)

Book Rating

Change of style but still a good read.

In this instalment of the story, we hear from both main characters point of view and to begin with, this was quite disconcerting, however, with already having an emotional investment in the characters I carried on and found it really works. A rewrite of book one to also be in the style would be great or the next book making it clearer why the story is told in this way. In this volume I found the ending to be left in a very uncomfortable place, so if you don't like being left hanging, perhaps you should make sure book 3 is next to you before reading this one.
The character's adventures continue here, with the advancement of the back story as well as adding intriguing additional stories which drive the story forward well, keeping me engaged throughout.
I would recommend this as a good read for all. Just remember my warning about the ending.

Reviewed honestly after receiving a copy as ARC.