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Misadventures of a Virgin (Misadventures, #4)
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It’s been years since June Bell shared a stolen moment with her girlhood crush, Kase McCasker....
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2395 KP) rated As Gouda as Dead (A Cheese Shop Mystery, #6) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
Just days before Charlotte and Jordan are to wed, the body of Tim O’Shea, the local bar owner, is found on Jordan’s cheese farm. The personal nature of the murder leads Charlotte to start investigating to figure out who would want to kill the man who was a friend to so many.
I was surprised when I realized who the murder victim was going to be, but I liked that it made the case more personal to me as well as the characters. The large cast is charming and fun as always. I do grow a little tire of the character’s wild theories (especially Rebecca), but that’s a minor complaint overall.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2015/05/book-review-as-gouda-as-dead-by-avery.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
I was surprised when I realized who the murder victim was going to be, but I liked that it made the case more personal to me as well as the characters. The large cast is charming and fun as always. I do grow a little tire of the character’s wild theories (especially Rebecca), but that’s a minor complaint overall.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2015/05/book-review-as-gouda-as-dead-by-avery.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2395 KP) rated A Biscuit, a Casket (Pawsitively Organic Mystery, #2) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
Stan is hired to cater a birthday party for a dog at a neighboring farm. However before the party can even get started, the owner is found dead. Did one of Hal’s business dealings turn deadly?
While I enjoyed the first book in the series, this one was even stronger. The characters are growing in an engaging way, and I liked spending time around them. The pacing of the plot was better than the first, and I was surprised by several twists before we reached the climax. There were several engaging sub-plots as well, and some plot threads from the first book were picked up and resolved here as well.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2014/10/book-review-biscuit-casket-by-liz.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
While I enjoyed the first book in the series, this one was even stronger. The characters are growing in an engaging way, and I liked spending time around them. The pacing of the plot was better than the first, and I was surprised by several twists before we reached the climax. There were several engaging sub-plots as well, and some plot threads from the first book were picked up and resolved here as well.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2014/10/book-review-biscuit-casket-by-liz.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Lindsay (1774 KP) rated Farmer Boy (Little House, #3) in Books
Feb 15, 2018
This book get me and enjoy each and every time I pick it up and read it. This book is about Almanzo Wilder and his family. It about him and his brother, sisters and his mother and father.
It goes though all the seasons. It tell about Almanzo childhood. There time that he grateful to have Eliza Jane as his sister there an accident that happens while his parents are on Vacation for a week. You can tell Almanzo does not want to school and enjoy working on the farm more then going to school.
It tell you in detail about the planting season. It also tell you a lot about his livestyle and the way he was raised. It a good book for young adults and children as well.
It goes though all the seasons. It tell about Almanzo childhood. There time that he grateful to have Eliza Jane as his sister there an accident that happens while his parents are on Vacation for a week. You can tell Almanzo does not want to school and enjoy working on the farm more then going to school.
It tell you in detail about the planting season. It also tell you a lot about his livestyle and the way he was raised. It a good book for young adults and children as well.
Lumos (380 KP) rated Progress: Evolution of Technology in Tabletop Games
Mar 21, 2018
I love this game! It is very similar to 7 Wonders in that you progress through the game by evolving or upgrading your technology. For example, you might start with the ability to farm papyrus. This will eventually lead you to be able to make paper. Once you have paper, you can then learn to write and create poetry, and so on. I love that it shows the hole process broken down. Another thing I thought was really wonderful about this game was that throughout the entire rule book, players are referred to using feminine pronouns. The fact that the creators of this game are aware that there are female gamers is awesome, and that there are female gamers that are into technology, was totally cool. Mad kudos to the creators for that!
Lindsay (1774 KP) rated Farmer Boy (Little House, #3) in Books
Aug 30, 2018
This book get me and enjoy each and every time I pick it up and read it. This book is about Almanzo Wilder and his family. It about him and his brother, sisters and his mother and father.
It goes though all the seasons. It tell about Almanzo childhood. There time that he grateful to have Eliza Jane as his sister there an accident that happens while his parents are on Vacation for a week. You can tell Almanzo does not want to school and enjoy working on the farm more then going to school.
It tell you in detail about the planting season. It also tell you a lot about his livestyle and the way he was raised. It a good book for young adults and children as well.
It goes though all the seasons. It tell about Almanzo childhood. There time that he grateful to have Eliza Jane as his sister there an accident that happens while his parents are on Vacation for a week. You can tell Almanzo does not want to school and enjoy working on the farm more then going to school.
It tell you in detail about the planting season. It also tell you a lot about his livestyle and the way he was raised. It a good book for young adults and children as well.
James Koppert (2698 KP) rated Where the World Ends in Books
Nov 3, 2019 (Updated Nov 3, 2019)
McCaughrean does an incredible job here. She heard a true story of a group of boys and men in the 1800s who go to a 'stack' to farm birds. The stack is a juttering jagged rock rising from the cold Scottish seas, a nasty place to be, so they plan to stay for a few days and then they hope to be collected. Although they weren't. McCaughrean then tried to imagine what happened to them next and what we get is an incredible well imagined narrative of hardship and survival filled with hope and love and triumph and turmoil. One of those novels which gives you a piece of history which was unknown and hard to imagine and at the same time makes you ask yourself what you would do in the same situation.
Nichole Knight (6 KP) rated Animal Circus in Books
Jan 25, 2020
Definitely Not a Children's Story and It's Worth the Read
The first thing I thought of when reading this was George Orwell's Animal Farm ... However Batchelor's story can not be compared to that. It's own uniquely written work on circus animals who wish to find peace and freedom.
Even though the cover is bright, quirky, and inviting this book is not for children.
For a short story, it's very depressing from start to finish. I honestly wish there was more to the middle. And, the end left me wanting to know more, though it was a twist that I was not expecting!
For a short to the point story it's worth the time in reading.
((I won an ebook copy in a giveaway on Goodreads.com and this is my honest opinion.))
Even though the cover is bright, quirky, and inviting this book is not for children.
For a short story, it's very depressing from start to finish. I honestly wish there was more to the middle. And, the end left me wanting to know more, though it was a twist that I was not expecting!
For a short to the point story it's worth the time in reading.
((I won an ebook copy in a giveaway on Goodreads.com and this is my honest opinion.))
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