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Cinnamon Roll Murder (Hannah Swensen, #15)
Cinnamon Roll Murder (Hannah Swensen, #15)
Joanne Fluke | 2012 | Mystery
6
7.8 (4 Ratings)
Book Rating
When the piano player of a jazz band is killed, Hannah springs into action to find his killer. Meanwhile, she's also looking for a way to stop Hannah from marrying Dr. Bev. The characters were great as always, and the mystery was fun. But the Norman/Dr. Bev story was unrealistic. I'm hoping, however, that it is leading to the end of the Hannah/Norman/Mike love triangle.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-cinnamon-roll-murder-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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Dana (24 KP) rated Siege and Storm in Books

Mar 23, 2018  
Siege and Storm
Siege and Storm
Leigh Bardugo | 2013 | Young Adult (YA)
I need the next book now. The development of Alina and the other characters was beautifully written. I loved that the story was taken out of Ravka and we got to explore more of the country. I also loved how we learned more about the politics of this country. I found new characters to love and I am so happy about that. The more heavy scenes made my heart hurt as much as the light hearted scenes made me exuberant. An amazingly written novel. I would definitely recommend this to my friends!
  
And the Mountains Echoed
And the Mountains Echoed
Khaled Hosseini | 2014 | Fiction & Poetry
10
7.8 (9 Ratings)
Book Rating
This is an incredible book. It tells a sweeping epic that manages to be both about love and the history of modern day Afghanistan. Each chapter tells a different story, and yet everything is expertly connected into one overarching narrative. At times it is endearingly sweet and at others heart-wrenchingly sad. I had an incredibly difficult time putting this book down as I had to keep seeing where it would take me next and how it would all tie together. A remarkable achievement and a book I will always remember.
  
Star Wars Canto Bight
Star Wars Canto Bight
John Jackson Miller, Mira Grant, Saladin Ahmed, Rae Carson | 2018 | Film & TV, Science Fiction/Fantasy
7
7.5 (4 Ratings)
Book Rating
The best part of the book is the Sommelier
Mira Grant's "The Wine in Dreams" is about a sommelier who learns the lengths to which a person will go for a product representing a fantasy. This is by far and away the best story in the book. it's 4 short stories that interweave in this specific city in the star wars universe, which is essentially Las Vegas turned up to 11. If you love the star wars universe, it'll tickle that fancy, if you're not the stories are still interesting. I enjoyed it.
  
This American Life
This American Life
Society & Culture
10
7.9 (25 Ratings)
Podcast Rating
Storytelling (0 more)
Storytelling at its best!
From the variety of topics to the weight of some of the stories, there is something about the way that This American Life blends a narrative and touches on the lives of the people that the stories are about. I love the fact that even if I don't think that I am that into the topic that all of a sudden I am transported into the life and the situation. All of a sudden I am part of the story.

Again, storytelling at its best.
  
The Nightingale
The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
10
8.9 (61 Ratings)
Book Rating
Amazing WWII story (2 more)
Full of suspense
Did not expect ending
Kristin Hannah has truly captured the chaotic and no-so-perfect sister relationship. Being the oldest of three girls I can relate to this love/hate relationship between the two sisters. How life can lead everyone in different roads but at the end family is the one thing that will always bring you back. No matter what happens family will disappoint, bring you down, and build you up, all at the same time. Cannot wait to read more books by this author.
  
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Millyking (2 KP) rated the PlayStation 4 version of Assassin's Creed: Origins in Video Games

Jul 16, 2018  
Assassin&#039;s Creed: Origins
Assassin's Creed: Origins
2017 | Action/Adventure
Huge map (2 more)
Beautiful designs
Good characters
Some missions get a little repetitive (0 more)
Better than my expectations
Love this game very beautiful and personally one of my favourite assassins creed games for that reason. Controls are very easy and has a nice menu layout for upgrading or changing weapons/armour ect. Also enjoying the story very much only negative is i feel some of the missions can get a little repetitive as they are the same mission just with a different setting so would have been nice to see more variation!
  
The Curious Heart of Ailsa Rae
The Curious Heart of Ailsa Rae
Stephanie Butland | 2018 | Fiction & Poetry
6
7.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
This book is an enjoyable, 'heart'- warming story about dealing with learning to live a 'normal' life after not knowing whether you were going to have a life at all. It also touches on the very important subject of organ donation being opt-out instead of opt-in, which is a very important cause. All in all, an easy read that covers all bases - family, love, friendships, health, grief. I found the back and forth between past, future, blog, news reports a bit confusong at times, but not enough to detract from the book.
  
Drunk and Delusional
okay, so I have a something to admit...I used to watch the Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills.

I know.

It's so embarrassing..but honestly, I used to love watching it. 'Used to' being the important phrase but that's a story for another day.

One of the housewives on the show was Brandi Glanville whose rise to fame was after her husband, Eddie Cibrian, cheated on her with a partially famous country singer, Leann Rimes, therefore ending their happy marriage.

Continue reading my review at: https://www.readsandrecipes.co.uk/2016/08/drunk-and-delusional.html
  
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Allie (4 KP) rated The Nightingale in Books

Aug 13, 2018  
The Nightingale
The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
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8.9 (61 Ratings)
Book Rating
This was my first historical fiction story. I wasn't planning on reading it at first because I knew historical fiction wasn't my thing but I just kept hearing how great it was and how it kept bringing so many people to tears and that even if you don't like historical fiction you will love this book! So I decided to give it a try and I LOVED it. I think it should be required that everyone read this book, that's how good it was! This was the book that got me into historical fiction.