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ClareR (5681 KP) rated The Hike in Books

Jan 23, 2024  
The Hike
The Hike
Lucy Clarke | 2023 | Contemporary, Fiction & Poetry, Thriller
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8.0 (1 Ratings)
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This was a frustrating, yet very enjoyable read. I kept asking myself why on Earth these women were going on such a technical walk on their own. But let’s face it - this was all a huge part of the tension. Would they survive? I mean, everything is against them: from their lack of experience, to the weather.

I really think they should have stuck to their original plan of a beach holiday.

But boy did I enjoy this! The twists and turns made for an addictive, unputdownable read!
  
    Papa's Pizzeria HD

    Papa's Pizzeria HD

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    Top, bake, and serve seasonal pizzas in Papa's Pizzeria HD! -- ABOUT THE GAME -- Things get...

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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2171 KP) rated Against the Claw in Books

Aug 23, 2018  
Against the Claw
Against the Claw
Shari Randall | 2018 | Mystery
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Who Killed the Girl with the Pitchfork Tattoo?
It’s the week of the Fourth of July, and Allie and her aunt Gully are getting ready for the onslaught of customers the holiday weekend will bring to their town of Mystic Bay, Connecticut and the lobster shack that Aunt Gully has started. However, the holiday weekend takes a sad turn when Allie finds a dead body in the bay. No one seems to know who she was. But if no one recognizes her, who would want her dead?

I enjoyed the first book in this series, and it was a delight to return again. The characters are lots of fun, and it was great to see them again. The new characters fit right in; they were so nice, it was hard to believe there was a killer hiding among them. I did think the plot wandered a bit in the first half, but it picked up in the second half. When we reached the climax, I discovered there were some clues I hadn’t even realized where hiding in the book. The location is charming; the perfect summer resort town. So if you are looking for a book to hold on to summer, pick this one up.
  
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David McK (3372 KP) rated Snuff (Discworld, #39; City Watch #8) in Books

Jan 28, 2019  
Snuff (Discworld, #39; City Watch #8)
Snuff (Discworld, #39; City Watch #8)
Terry Pratchett | 2011 | Fiction & Poetry
8
9.0 (2 Ratings)
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OK, this is a Pratchett, so the fact that it is good is pretty much a given.

I have to say, however, that I've found his latest Discworld books to be 'less good' - perhaps a sympton of his sad mental decline? - than what I would term a late-middle period Pratchett (round about 'Lords and Ladies', 'Jingo' and so on). In this one, he returns to Commander Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch - last featured in 'Thud!', who is on holiday in the country-side. Of course, as the blurb makes clear, it is inevitable that this turns into a Busmans holiday ...

The novel did have a few laugh-out-loud moments, but not as many as from one of his best. I also found it to be rather verbose at times, with only really one extended action scene. While some characters - Willikens, in particular - are more fleshed out than before, I also got the distinct feeling that other members of the City Watch were only (temporarily) present as it wouldn't be a City Watch book without them; not to add anything to the story.

While that might make it sound like I didn't enjoy the book, that's simply not true - I did, but just felt that it could have been so much more ...