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ClareR (5996 KP) rated Sisters in Books

Nov 22, 2022  
Sisters
Sisters
Daisy Johnson | 2020 | Contemporary, Fiction & Poetry, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
What it’s about:
Sisters is about July and September, born 10 months apart and as close as twins. They’ve only ever needed each other. But when school bullying results in them moving away with their mother to an abandoned house on the Yorkshire coast, their relationship starts to fracture. And as they push one another to do increasingly daring things, July starts to realise that something isn’t quite right.

My thoughts:
I love a quirky read, and Sisters is exactly that. I was never quite sure what July and September were going to do next, and their demands of each other were at times really dangerous. They are very insular and don’t seems to want anyone else involved in their relationship - even their mother. Even the house they live in is unfriendly, set in a hostile environment.
This isn’t a scary book at all, but it’s packed with suspense and there’s a really uncomfortable, disorientating atmosphere.
I loved it.
  
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Lindsay (1779 KP) rated A Life Apart in Books

Sep 6, 2017  
A Life Apart
A Life Apart
L.Y. Marlow | 2014 | Fiction & Poetry
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I enjoy this era a bit. I kept interest in WWII. I also like the way this book went about differently and how things got complicated between the father and mother of the book. I also like how a romance happened between a white soldier and a black soldier sister. You learn about some of the things going on Civil Rights. You see it though his daughters, their mothers. It really is a good book.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2434 KP) rated The Chocolate Bridal Bash (A Chocoholic Mystery, #6) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
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The Chocolate Bridal Bash (A Chocoholic Mystery, #6)
JoAnna Carl | 2006
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Lee and Joe are getting married, but getting Lee's mother to come to town is proving to be a challenge. It might have to do with a huge family secret. What does the past mean for the present? This was a fast moving book with plenty of twists and the usual great characters.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-chocolate-bridal-bash-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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Lindsay (1779 KP) rated The Last Bride (Home to Hickory Hollow, #5) in Books

Feb 15, 2018  
TL
The Last Bride (Home to Hickory Hollow, #5)
Beverly Lewis | 2014
10
10.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Tessie does something that goes against her father and mother. Though they try and live as single until her father can give their love a chance. They go about it for it seem to work. Then a tragic happens to her husband. Though thing go even more strangely/ Everyone thinks she did something that is a sin. She does not feel the need to repent and she also knows she could get shunned.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2434 KP) rated Corpse on the Cob (An Odelia Grey Mystery, #5) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
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Corpse on the Cob (An Odelia Grey Mystery, #5)
Sue Ann Jaffarian | 2010
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Odelia travels to Massachusetts to find the mother who abandoned her 34 years before. When she finds her mom, the older woman is kneeling over a dead body in a corn maze. This book juggles the mystery with the story about Odelia's family quite well. I couldn't put it down.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-review-corpse-on-cob-by-sue-ann.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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Sue (5 KP) rated Turn A Blind Eye (A Florida Murder Mystery) in Books

Aug 13, 2018  
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Turn A Blind Eye (A Florida Murder Mystery)
Marta Tandori | 2013
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
This book has it all, a little romance, some suspense, and quite a bit "I never saw that coming". It is a combination cozy mystery and suspense/romance, which makes it a great book for all three genres of readers. This story entwines the lives of Libby, her sister Mia, the couple that helped Libby through a horrible time in her life, and Rebecca a mother trying to understand what happened to her daughter.
  
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Lindsay (1779 KP) rated The Last Bride (Home to Hickory Hollow, #5) in Books

Aug 30, 2018  
TL
The Last Bride (Home to Hickory Hollow, #5)
Beverly Lewis | 2014
10
10.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Tessie does something that goes against her father and mother. Though they try and live as single until her father can give their love a chance. They go about it for it seem to work. Then a tragic happens to her husband. Though thing go even more strangely/ Everyone thinks she did something that is a sin. She does not feel the need to repent and she also knows she could get shunned.