The Evening of the Holiday
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Passionate undercurrents sweep in and out of this eloquent novel about a love affair in the summer...
The Mindbody Prescription
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Musculoskeletal pain disorders have reached epidemic proportions in the United States, with most...
Angel & Faith: Death and Consequences
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Delve into Giles's darkest days when a demon from his past - as the wild youth Ripper - reemerges in...
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld
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Sybel, the beautiful great-granddaughter of the wizard Heald, has grown up on Eld Mountain with only...
On The Road To Success
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Today more than ever, we need to know ourselves, how we are inside and how we can do something for...
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Zuky the BookBum (15 KP) rated Fierce Kingdom in Books
Mar 15, 2018
This book is definitely a thriller, but because of the topics in it, all the would I have done that? questions running through your head, you can get completely lost in the moment of this story, only remembering Joan & Lincoln are hiding from gunmen when its mentioned in Joans narrative.
The characterisation in this is so good its hard to explain how good it is. Phillips is a mother herself so she is clearly writing from her own heart here. Joan is exactly the way I imagine being a mother feels, Lincoln is a little bundle of joy throughout the darkness of the book, and Robby is a tragic and sociopathic killer.
I cant tell you that this book is perfect, because its not. The writing, for me, pretty much was perfect, but the plot lacked a little, especially at the end when I was left wanting more. More explanation, or a more rounded conclusion.
Overall, this was a seriously emotive and beautiful novel. It will bring out some seriously strong emotions in you and it will thrill you. This gets a very strong 4/4.5 stars from me.
<i>Thanks to Random House UK, Transworld Publishers for sending me an ARC copy of this book. And also to Netgalley for my eARC copy. (I was sent the physical ARC after the Netgalley approval, I wasnt being greedy!)</i>
Kristin (149 KP) rated True Colors (The Masks, #1) in Books
Dec 7, 2018
True Colors follows Caitlyn "Caity" Davis, a high school senior just trying to make her way through her final year alongside all her friends. Little does must she know that one night out will change her life forever. A mysterious stranger bestows an even stranger gift on her, and she must try and deal with the fallout. Can she find a way to cope with her new-found ability with the help of her cute neighbor, or will it be the end of her friendship and life as she knows it?
This book, like all of Melissa's books, pulled me in right from the start. The story is such a new and different one, and I absolutely loved her way of putting it into words. The characters are all entertaining, and they certainly evoke strong emotions: envy, anger, empathy, sorrow, etc. For Caitlyn, she can see all those emotions rolling across the faces of those around her, and I felt like I would have been an open book to her while reading her story. I cannot wait for the next book to come out, as this plot is so intriguing. And the nod to the "Betwixt" series was a great crossover!!
5 stars (because that's as high as Goodreads will let me go!)
Borders, Conflict Zones, and Memory: Scholarly Engagements with Luisa Passerini
Donna R. Gabaccia and Franca Iacovetta
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This volume pays tribute to Luisa Passerini, whose scholarship has had a major impact on feminist...
TravelersWife4Life (31 KP) rated No Turning Back in Books
Feb 23, 2021
This is the debut novel by Katie Vorreiter and wow. This book grabbed me from the literal first page. Quite a few authors first books are not always their best work as they are still learning. This book however, did not read like a first book! It had a great story build up with lots of twists that were fun and surprising. The character development was spot on and I really felt a connection to the characters. Livvy and Tobin had great play off each other and interacted well with the sub characters.
This story deals with a wide range of emotions and struggles, and does not get overly dramatic with them. It kept the emotions to a believable level. I so enjoyed this book from beginning to end and I cannot wait to read more from Katie Vorreiter. So many unexpected twists! I literally can not stop replaying the story in my head. I don't often reread books, but I will definitely will be rereading this one. I give this book a 5 out of 5 stars for the creativity of intertwining God in every aspect of the characters’ lives, having a well-developed plot, and for making me smile. If her next book is anything like this one she will be an autobuy author for me.