Alicia S (193 KP) rated Deception (Infidelity, #3) in Books
Sep 28, 2018
Clare in the Community: Series 7 : Complete
Full Cast, Harry Venning, Sally Phillips and David Ramsden
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In this seventh series, we join Clare in her continued struggle to control both her professional and...
Some Rain Must Fall: My Struggle
Karl Ove Knausgaard and Don Bartlett
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At twenty, Karl Ove moves to Bergen. As the youngest student to be admitted to the prestigious...
Summerlong
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In the sweltering heat of one summer in Grinnell, Iowa, Claire and Don Lowry discover that married...
Judy Greer recommended Moonstruck (1987) in Movies (curated)
A Separation: A Novel
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This is her story. About the end of her marriage. About what happened when Christopher went missing...
Fiction
Debbiereadsbook (1197 KP) rated 10 Erotic Short Stories Vol.1 in Books
Nov 7, 2021
10 erotic-themed stories including BDSM, cuckold, threesomes and infidelity.
That is what the blurb says, and that is what you get!
These stories are short and steamy and sexy and they all come with a bit of a twist. I didn't see them coming with the first few but after that, I took to seeing what that twist would be and mostly? I was wrong!
The only thing is, I know they were short, it says the book is 60 odd pages and for ten stories in those 60 odd pages, they have got to be short. And for ME, they were just a tad TOO short, you know? I was just getting into the tale, and boom, its done.
I found them steamy enough, without being too over the top. The steam level I would put at 4 out 5.
BUT!
For delivering exactly what it says on the tin, and giving me a delightful, sexy read between 2 much longer, heavier books...
4 stars
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Family Lore
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The Marte women are preparing for a gathering that will change their lives forever Flor has a...
Her humour is injected beautifully into this book, whilst still dealing with issues of infidelity, an eating disorder, financial problems and imperfect marriages. All of the issues in the book are dealt with so delicately while also ensuring that the issues should not be taken lightly by the reader.
Marian Keyes always makes sure that her humour is in the book, and there are some ridiculous bits that made me laugh out loud while reading but also some serious parts that reminded you about life and the things other people have to deal with.
I loved the story being about three different marriages in one family as well as their kids and loved that it was from the point of view of seven characters - Jessie, Johnny, Ed, Cara, Liam, Nell and Ferdia. I felt that by the end everyone’s stories were tied up quite nicely… except for Nell and Ferdia! I had hopes that things would work out for them, but I doubt we’ll ever find out unfortunately!
Another amazing Marian Keyes that has been added to my growing collection of her work.
Janeeny (200 KP) rated The Awakening in Books
May 9, 2019 (Updated Jun 10, 2019)
I’ve come to the conclusion that some reviews are best for me to write ‘on reflection’ as my first thought after reading ‘The Awakening’ was ‘meh’, then I put some thought into it.
I can see how when this book was first released it did cause a bit of a furore, and I can even see that possibly even in this day and age if this had been one of the first books I had read on relationships how it would have affected me. However at the tender age of 40, with all that I have read and seen it just doesn’t have the intended impact on me, and that is a shame.
A similar thing happens with music, songs that were released in the sixties and considered ‘groundbreaking’ don’t move me as much as they did people back then because I’ve heard so much music that was ‘inspired by it’ that it doesn’t have the same wow factor as it did when it was first released.
Anyway, back to ‘The Awakening’ I think it really did have a strong ending though, and for that alone it will stick with me for a while.