Spooky New Jersey: Tales of Hauntings, Strange Happenings, and Other Local Lore
Paul Hoffman and S.E. Schlosser
Book
A collection of 40 folktales highlighting famous and not-so-famous New Jersey ghosts, mysterious...
By the Red Moonlight (Moonlight Prophecies #1)
10.0
Rate It
Book
Alpha werewolf, crime boss, and secret Seer Bashir Bain is neck-deep in negotiating a marriage of...
MM Paranormal Romance Shifters Vampires Forbidden Love
Hazel (2934 KP) rated Standing Alone (Matt Standing #2) in Books
Jan 9, 2022
Matt "Lastman" Standing is being blackmailed to do a job for "The Pool", a shady organisation; his mission is to hunt down and assassinate Ryan French, an ex-Navy Seal who hires himself out to the highest bidder. This is not going to be an easy mission and Matt finds himself in the depths of the wilderness in western America knee deep in cannabis and up to his neck in trouble within a very short period of time.
With excellent and strong characters, an immersive plot and full of action, this is a great story. I also learnt a heck of a lot about cannabis farming - not that it'll do me much good but it was interesting nonetheless.
I very much look forward to reading more in this series and my thanks must go to Hodder & Stoughton and NetGalley for my copy in return for an honest, unbiased and unedited review.
Dispatches from the Pacific: The World War II Reporting of Robert L. Sherrod
Book
In the fall of 1943, armed with only his notebooks and pencils, Time and Life correspondent Robert...
Micah Ulibarri (79 KP) rated The Peace and The Panic by Neck Deep in Music
Mar 26, 2018
The album mostly deals with mature themes of growing older, as well as the state of the world and losing people close to you. The lead singer, Ben Barlow's, father died during their writing of this album and it shows in the emotional lyrics and texture of the songs.
The album starts out with the more jump-up-and-down and blast-your-car-stereo tunes until getting in the last half of the album with a couple more ballad-y titles like "Wish You Were Here" and "Nineteen Seventy-Something".
Some favorite tracks of mine are the more Alt-rock sounding "Happy Judgement Day" and "Don't Wait, as well as the emotional "Nineteen Seventy-Something" and the deceptively Happy-sounding "Where Do We Go When We Go".
Considering I had been under the impression that this genre had died, this album is a breath of fresh air from a vista of young adult, relatable angst that I had forgotten how to express.
Merissa (13063 KP) rated Double Negative in Books
Dec 17, 2018
Wow, this book packs a punch in more ways than one. It is tough and gritty and doesn't spare your feelings as you read through. You will be neck deep in teenage angst, abuse, drugs, body issues, bullying but also friendships, teamwork and mentorship. This book covers it all and in such a way that you won't be able to stop turning the pages. You will need to read "just a little bit more."
One thing I will say is that I actually found it quite hard to read at the beginning before I got used to Hutch's 'voice'. I actually found it quite painful which is funny when you're not actually reading it. I was very pleased with him as he started to correct his grammar!
As he changes his attitude and takes up 'swimming', I found the book progressed in a wonderful and heartwarming way. His relationship with Maggie in particular brought a tear to my eye on more than one occasion.
I thought the whole book dealt with subjects usually swept under the carpet and in a rough, in your face, dignified and respectful manner. Does that sentence not make sense to you? Read Double Negative and it will make perfect sense!
Merissa (13063 KP) rated The Schoolmaster's Daughter in Books
Apr 24, 2025
Julius is neck-deep in debt and has come up with a plan to marry an heiress to get himself out of it. When a friend tells him of an heiress in Bath, far from the London crowd that knows of his predicament, he travels there and tries to win her hand. Unfortunately for him, the woman he presumes is the companion is actually an heiress herself and none too pleased with his plan. So Lydia decides to teach him a lesson, all of which leads to an amusing story of brightly coloured fashion disasters and wayward children.
This story is well-paced and treads lightly on topics such as generational debt, forced elopement, blackmail, and poverty. It made for a great read to see Lydia's feelings of guilt make themselves known once she started to have feelings for Julius. It is a sweet read, with no spice, that perfectly suited the cooked-up scheme between Julius and Lydia.
A thoroughly enjoyable read that I have no hesitation in recommending.
** Same worded review will appear elsewhere. **
* A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book; the comments here are my honest opinion. *
Merissa
Archaeolibrarian - I Dig Good Books!
Apr 18, 2025
Grand Complications: 50 Guitars and 50 Stories from Inlay Artist William Grit Laskin
8.0
Rate It
Book
William (Grit) Laskin is a master guitarmaker, a musician and songwriter, an artist and a...
Textbook of Chemical Peels: Superficial, Medium, and Deep Peels in Cosmetic Practice
Book
Chemical peels have returned to the forefront of the practitioner's armamentarium and are popular...
Cafe Neandertal: Excavating Our Past in One of Europe's Most Ancient Places
Book
Centered in the Dordogne region of southwestern France, one of Europe's most concentrated regions...