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Ross (3284 KP) rated Red Country in Books

Nov 29, 2017  
Red Country
Red Country
Joe Abercrombie | 2012 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
8
9.0 (2 Ratings)
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Hinted at returns of previous main characters (0 more)
The Western setting (0 more)
This book is the third standalone set in the world of the First Law trilogy and sees farm girl Shy (with a dark secret history) and her 9-fingered step-father return from market to find their farm burned and Shy's siblings abducted.
They duly follow the trail of the kidnappers and end up embroiled in a journey through the "wild west" of this world with groups of travellers seeking their fortune and without exception ending destitute in grubby town Crease.
A number of familiar faces (or hands) return in this book, as well as a number of new characters. I didn't really like the western setting, being totally incongruous with the rest of the books set in the same world, and the mysticism implied near the end was not very well explored (a similar gripe about the first trilogy).
A good read, but really for completists, not to be read as a standalone book.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2672 KP) rated The Tale of Hill Top Farm (The Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter, #1) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
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The Tale of Hill Top Farm (The Cottage Tales of Beatrix Potter, #1)
Susan Wittig Albert | 2004
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Beatrix Potter is checking out the property she just bought in the Lake District of England. But figuring out what to do with her tenants is the least of the problems. There have been a rash of burglaries and a woman died under mysterious circumstances. The book was cute but very slow.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-tale-of-hill-top-farm-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.