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Anatomy of a Scandal
Anatomy of a Scandal
Sarah Vaughan | 2018 | Thriller
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7.8 (8 Ratings)
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This debut is slow and somewhat predictable. The only “twist” takes place halfway through the novel and doesn’t really make up for the sluggish pace of the story. It delves somewhat superficially into the lives and thoughts of the characters but not enough to really make us invested in them. It is not a bad novel but I had hoped for better.
  
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The Eagle's Prophecy (Eagle, #6)
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6.0 (1 Ratings)
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6th book in Simon Scarrow's Cato series (originally known as the 'Eagle' series before "Centurion" came out), which deals primarily with an oft-overlooked subject of the Roman Navy, and which follows on from the events of "The Eagle's Prey", with Macro and Cato starting the novel in Rome awaiting an investigation into their involvement in the actions of the previous novel.
  
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Kimmic (814 KP) rated More Than This (More than #1) in Books

Feb 17, 2020 (Updated Mar 4, 2020)  
More Than This (More than #1)
More Than This (More than #1)
Jay McLean | 2014 | Young Adult (YA)
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9.0 (2 Ratings)
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A great teen novel!
Really good start to the "More Than" series, a great easy to read YA novel


I have recently re-read this book in an attempt to get my reading mojo back! I finished the book in a day and enjoyed it almost as much as I did the first time round.


A great easy to read book :)
  
Great Expectations (2013)
Great Expectations (2013)
2013 | Classics, Drama
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"David Lean again, in perhaps the best translation of a Dickens novel to the screen, and surely the greatest of Dickens’s novels too. Crisp, brilliantly cast, a flawless rendition of the period, and amazingly faithful to the novel, Great Expectations is the model that every Masterpiece Theater rendition of an English classic strives to emulate, only better, far better than that."

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Jonathan Kellerman recommended Potboiler in Books (curated)

 
Potboiler
Potboiler
Jesse Kellerman | 2012 | Mystery, Thriller
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"Yes, he’s my son and, yes, that reeks of nepotism, but please bear in mind that the novel was just nominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award for best mystery novel by an American author. What makes it special, in my opinion, is a hefty dose of something that’s been largely missing from crime fiction since Donald Westlake passed away: rib-splitting humor."

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Girl in Disguise
Girl in Disguise
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10.0 (1 Ratings)
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In Macallister's second novel, she takes on telling the story of Kate Warne, America's (and maybe the world's) first female detective, who walked into the Pinkerton's Detective Agency in 1856 and insisted Pinkerton take her on as an agent. Find out what I thought of this historical fiction novel in my review here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2017/03/03/becoming-the-first/
  
My Name Is Venus Black
My Name Is Venus Black
Heather Lloyd | 2018 | Fiction & Poetry, Mystery
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8.7 (3 Ratings)
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This captivating and thoughtful novel is about a girl forced to assume a new identity so she can put her past behind her, in her desperate attempt to restore her shattered life. You can read what I thought of Heather Lloyd’s debut novel “My Name is Venus Black” on my blog now.

https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2018/05/12/the-lost-and-the-findings/
  
The Huntress
The Huntress
Kate Quinn | 2019 | Fiction & Poetry
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9.0 (3 Ratings)
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In Kate Quinn’s recently released historical fiction novel she takes us to the post-WWII era, where the main plot surrounds the search for a woman known as ‘die Jägerin’ aka “The Huntress”. Find out what I thought of this novel from my latest #bookreview on my blog here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2019/03/08/night-witches-and-chasing-evil/
  
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Merissa (13911 KP) created a post

Aug 13, 2020  
The situations and attitudes that arise in this book are all too believable which make this a brilliant and horrible book to read.

TOUR, REVIEW & #GIVEAWAY - Carnal Knowledge (A Deadly Sins Novel #2) by Rachael Tamayo - @partnersincr1me (@PICVirtualTours - FB), @Archaeolibrary, @rtamayo2004, #Psychological, #Thriller, 4 out of 5 (very good)

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