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Epitaph for Three Women (Plantagenet Saga, #12)
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On the death of Henry the fifth, a nine-month-old baby is made King of England. Ambitious men...
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Sex Object: A Memoir
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New York Times Bestseller NPR Best Book of 2016 "Sharp and prescient...The appeal of Valenti's...
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Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion
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We are living in the era of the self, in an era of malleable truth and widespread personal and...
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Merissa (11794 KP) rated The Cardinal's Whores in Books
Oct 16, 2018
Joan Larke is a young woman, living with her brother, and hopeful for a marriage to a noble. However, when her path brings her to the attention of Thomas Wolsley, her life takes a different route. We stay with Wolsley throughout most of this book, but also see things from other's perspectives. This story touches on actual figures and events from that period of history, and then puts the author's take on things to make them fit here.
This was a very well written story, with no editing or grammatical errors that disrupted my reading. The pacing was smooth, and the transition from one person's POV to the next was seamless. For those that like historical stories, something with a bit of steam, then I have no hesitation in recommending this one. Thoroughly enjoyable.
* A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book, and the comments here are my honest opinion. *
Merissa
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A Rogues' Gallery: Off the Record Encounters with Figures of Fame, Folly and Fun 1950-2000: 1950/2000
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A Rogues' Gallery is a journey through the past half-century, charting the ups and downs of leading...
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Descendant of the Crane
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"Deep world-building, magical family secrets, and intricate palace politics—Descendant of the...
Conversations with Classic Film Stars: Interviews from Hollywood's Golden Era
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James Bawden: Seeing the way people behave when they're around you, is it still fun being Cary...
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Neil Hannon recommended Architecture & Morality by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark in Music (curated)
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Christine A. (965 KP) rated Small Spaces (Small Spaces #1) in Books
Jul 24, 2019
Katherine Arden is best known for her adult/young adult fantasy novel, The Bear and the Nightingale. With Small Spaces, Katherine Arden ventures into writing for middle school-aged children. This creepy horror book brought me back to my childhood where I stayed up late reading Lois Duncan, Richard Peck, and Joan Lowery Nixon. Those authors, among others, wrote horror books for children that were able to scare you without being gory.
The description of Small Spaces brought to mind the movie Jeepers Creepers 2 - a school bus full of children breaks down and they are in danger of something in the night/dark. That is where the similarities end. Arden teams up 3 students who are classmates but not friends. They leave the bus for the safety of the forest...
This story is tame compared to many of the horror movies children have seen in recent years. It is the innocence of the story while being scary and suspenseful that makes it such an interesting read.
Small Spaces is the first book in her Small Spaces series. The 2nd, Dead Voices, has a release date of August 27, 2019. I preordered it and will review it as soon as possible.
This 200-word review was published on Philomathinphila.com on 7/24/19.
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Redeemable: A Memoir of Darkness and Hope
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Born in Somerset in 1957 to itinerant Scottish parents, Erwin James lost his mother when he was...