Debbiereadsbook (1202 KP) rated Mr April (Calendar Men #4) in Books
May 14, 2018
Will thought the charity shoot was a good thing, til his boyfriend, Geoffrey got all jealous of nothing. So Will dumps him and takes himself out to dinner. And has an instant and powerful reaction to Baz, his server. Baz is a swan shifter, and they mate for life so Baz needs to be careful with Will. Then Geoffrey turns up dead and both men are prime suspects.
Book 4 in the Calendar Men series, but you don't need to have read the other first. It will give you a better picture of what has happened on the photo shoot, but very little of the shoot appears here.
I liked this, a lot. Not as much as March, but I did like it. I just didn't love it and *insert whiny voice* I don't know why!
It carries drama of a different nature to the other books, but I liked that here. It also has shifters of a different breed: swans and coyotes. I did not see whodunnit until it was revealed in the book!
The heat level between Baz and Will is hot and steamy, but also deep and emotional, especially when Baz is talking about life mates and things.
I just LIKED it, but I didn't love it.
BUT!! Still a four star read and I'm interested how the rest of the year will play out.
4 GOOD solid stars
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Sworn Sword (The Bloody Aftermath of 1066, #1)
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Translating Early Medieval Poetry - Transformation, Reception, Interpretation
Tom Birkett and Kirsty March-Lyons
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I had heard of death marches, but in a very vague way. The Nine gives a face and a story to one of the many groups of people who were forced to march until they died of exhaustion, starvation, dehydration and exposure. This was thought to be easier than shooting them.
These nine women escaped and walked to freedom - but it wasn’t easy. They encountered many dangers, not least the ordinary Germans who thought that they must be criminals, or worse still, Jews. These women had skills though: they were Resistance fighters, and some were multi-lingual. The fact that they could speak many languages, and in particular German, is what helped them on their journey. These were determined, brave and resourceful women, and their escape to freedom used all of their collective strength.
I really liked that the story didn’t end at the point where they reached US soldiers. Gwen Strauss was able to find out what the women’s lives were like after the end of the war. How what had happened impacted on their personal lives.
It’s such a well-researched, fascinating read. It’s only through learning about the history and horrific treatment of the many people targeted by the Nazis, that we will hopefully remember and learn that these acts can never be allowed to happen again.
Many thanks to The Pigeonhole for serialising this book.
Frecklesxoxo (6 KP) rated Flawed in Books
Feb 27, 2019
I really loved this book, I'm a big fan of Cecelia Ahern's and this book didn't disappoint.
It was such a refreshing storyline. In this day and age we all strive for perfection, to be better than our peers, but if your perfect you won't make mistakes and you won't grow as a person, you won't learn and you'd lose a part of yourself. You need to make mistakes to get better and this story really encompasses that.
What is right and wrong? Is not all black and white and it just takes that one random act of kindness to set a chain reaction.
Can't wait for perfect in March next year :)
LeftSideCut (3778 KP) rated Game Of Thrones - Season 3 in TV
Jun 8, 2019
Robb Stark continues his march to King's Landing, Danaerys continues to gather supporters for her cause - where we are also introduced to the Unsullied, and we also spent a lot of time beyond the wall with the wildlings.
With so many story lines spinning at once, the writers continue to do a fantastic job and keeping you engaged.
Each character from the huge ensemble cast is given ample screentime and development, even as new characters continue being introduced.
This season also contains the now infamous episode 'Rains of Castemere' - where The Red Wedding takes place - this episode and the following episode dealing with the aftermath are nothing but absolutely prime television.
Valar Morghulis.
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