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Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated The Burning Chambers (The Burning Chambers #1) in Books

Aug 31, 2021

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The Burning Chambers ( Burning Chambers book 1)
By Kate Mosse

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Carcassonne 1562. Nineteen-year-old Minou Joubert receives an anonymous letter at her father’s bookshop. Sealed with a distinctive family crest, it contains just five words: SHE KNOWS THAT YOU LIVE.

But before Minou can decipher the mysterious message, a chance encounter with a young Huguenot convert, Piet Reydon, changes her destiny forever. For Piet has a dangerous mission of his own, and he will need Minou’s help if he is to get out of La Cité alive . . .

I asked my hubby to pick me A book he thinks I would love and he picked this! It was a Mother’s Day gift! He was also so right! I absolutely loved the writing style , the characters and the story! The whole scenery was amazing you felt right there in with it! I will definitely be reading more from Kate Mosse I absolutely love this time in history too it had so many radical change all over Europe. I’m actually going to hit 5 stars! Also fabulous to find a new author to admire.

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Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated Skylarking in Books

Sep 4, 2022

Skylarking

Kate Mildenhall | 2022 | Fiction & Poetry

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Skylarking
By Kate Mildenhall
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Lucy TreloarKate and Harriet are best friends growing up together on an isolated Australian cape. As the daughters of the lighthouse keepers, the two girls share everything, until a fisherman, McPhail, arrives in their small community.When Kate witnesses the desire that flares between him and Harriet, she is torn by her feelings of envy and longing. An innocent moment in McPhail's hut then occurs that threatens to tear their peaceful community apart.Inspired by a true story, Skylarking is a spellbinding tale of friendship and desire, memory and truth, which questions what it is to remember and how tempting it can be to forget.

Oh I hate giving low stars but I was just so so very very bored and it took me 5 days to read a book that’s just over 200 pages when usually I’d have it done in an hour or so. It wasn’t badly written just seriously bored me. That’s not to say someone else may find it that way this is just my opinion. The one thing I wasn’t expecting was the ending with would have been very emotional if I had been invested in the characters which I just wasn’t.

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Twist of Time

Gy Waldron

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A fast-paced thriller by Emmy Award-nominated screenwriter, producer, and director Gy Waldron ...

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Chris Hooker (419 KP) rated Kissing Kate in Books

Jan 12, 2018

Have you ever gotten drunk and made out with your best friend? Well that is the premise of this story the problem is Lissa wasn't drunk. This causes a rift between her and Kate just as Lissa may need a friend to help her figure out what is going on.Do not expect any hot and heavy going on here. This book is all about the angst of trying to figure out who you are and the pitfalls along the way. It is a good teenage book and Myracle does a good job creating believable scenarios and characters.

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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2271 KP) rated The Heist (Fox and O'Hare, #1) in Books

Mar 9, 2018

FBI Kate O'Hare has been chasing conman Nick Fox for years. But when she finally catches him, her life is turned upside down. Now she finds herself teamed up with him to try to catch another criminal.

To me, this book felt like a melding of the TV shows White Collar and Castle, both of which I love. It was funny and a wild ride. The pace was just a little off at times, but for the most part I enjoyed this romp.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/07/book-review-heist-by-janet-evanovich.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.

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AmyBee (4 KP) rated The Ladykiller (DI Kate Burrows, #1) in Books

Sep 6, 2018

I really enjoyed this, despite having pre-existing ideas about Cole's writing. The story is very gripping and Cole does not use as many over-repeated phrases as her other books, although there is still a fair bit of Cockney slang written into it. (Some of which, I was forced to google!)

The anatagonist, George Markham, is a truly chilling character. The protagonist, Kate Burrows is a tough cop who's façade is only let down by her truly pathetic infatuation with the local mafiosa, Patrick Kelly.

Overall, a good read and very unputdownable. Shame Cole doesn't write like this all the time!

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Carma (21 KP) rated Until There Was You in Books

Jun 17, 2019

I laughed, I teared up, another great read from Kristan Higgins. Making my way through her backlog led me straight to Liam and Posey.

I felt a similarity to Posey in certain situations and personality moments. I felt like Liam made it full circle understanding himself as a teen to a single father.

Stacia and Max got a little overwhelming as did Kate and her blatant truth telling and Gretchen the boob who was whining constantly. I was able to overlook those annoyances though and really enjoy the meat of this book.
Plus I’m a sucker for a cute great dane.