I Used to be in Pictures: An Untold Story of Hollywood
Austin Mutti-Mewse and Howard Mutti-Mewse
Book
I Used to be in Pictures is a collection of unpublished correspondence between English born...
Stargazers' Almanac: A Monthly Guide to the Stars and Planets: 2015
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Explore the night skies with this beautiful illustrated monthly guide to the stars and planets. This...
The Score
John Banville and Richard Stark
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You probably haven't ever noticed them. But they've noticed you. They notice everything. That's...
Kelly (279 KP) rated Rivers of London: The First PC Grant Mystery in Books
Nov 22, 2018
PC Grant is a character with whom I could engage with from the start. A character who was likeable, but also not your typical hero. The story itself is very easy to follow and Aaronovitch does not overload the reader with complex characters, making the book a perfect easy read.
Aaronovitch uses humour appropriately throughout the book, keeping the reader engaged without being over silly. Once started, this book was not put down until after I had turned the last page.
The Right Bid at the Right Time
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With this book, Neil Kimelman completes the trilogy which started with Improve Your Bidding...
Basher Science: the Periodic Table
Simon Basher, Adrian Dingle and Dan Green
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Do you confuse boron with barium or chlorine with fluorine? Fear not! Basher Science has come to the...
Moments Like This (From Kona with Love #1)
Anna Gomez and Kristoffer Polaha
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After Andrea “Andie” Matthews chooses her career over a marriage proposal and then loses a...
Adult Contemporary Romance
graveyardgremlin (7194 KP) rated The Other Countess (The Lacey Chronicles, #1) in Books
Feb 15, 2019
The story itself isn't exactly original and doesn't go into any unfamiliar territory, but it's ably told and fairly inoffensive, making it suitable for older teens (there are numerous allusions to sexual situations but that's as far as it goes). The dialogue and sensibilities are more modern in nature and don't always ring true to the era, but some liberties are always taken in young adult fiction, therefore making it something I can forgive. Very light on historical content, this is more for the romantics out there who like a historical backdrop to a love story. For the first half, I wasn't very involved into either the characters or their story, and it didn't help that it moved at a slow pace, though at the halfway point it picked up and started charming me. However, the hero and heroine were a little too perfect, more so in Ellie's case, as she didn't seem to really have any negative attributes other than she has a bit of a temper. Maybe if they had a few more rough edges I would have rooted for them to have their happy ending, as it is, I wasn't that invested. I do think that the secondary character, Lady Jane Perceval, has promise on that front since her narrative had a more realistic feel to it, so I may just pick up her story when it comes out ([b:The Queen's Lady|8805112|The Queen's Lady (The Lacey Chronicles, #2)|Eve Edwards|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1327950501s/8805112.jpg|13679272]). The resolution to Will and Ellie's story came far too easily and some more conflict would have made it much better. Still, as I said, it's a sweet story, even if nothing sets it apart from other books. An easy read that should appeal to teenage girls.
Cranky Crabbie’s Hissy Fit
Book and Education
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New from Finland! Helping preschool children learn emotional intelligence the fun way! What do you...
Three Cheers for Cheeraffe
Book and Education
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New from Finland! Helping preschool children learn emotional intelligence the fun way! What do you...