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David McK (3728 KP) rated Ship of Rome (Masters of the Sea, #1) in Books

Jan 30, 2019  
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Ship of Rome (Masters of the Sea, #1)
John Stack | 2009
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Quite an unusual setting: the Roman Republic (not yet an Empire) at sea, during the early stages of what would later become known as the first Punic War between Rome and Carthage.

Plenty of novels focusing on Roman Legions: this is the only I can think of focusing on their fledging navy. Definitely in the style of Cornwell, Scarrow et al so if you like that kind of historical fiction, you'll probably like this too.
  
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David McK (3728 KP) rated Captain of Rome (Masters of the Sea, #2) in Books

Jan 30, 2019  
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Captain of Rome (Masters of the Sea, #2)
John Stack | 2010
4
4.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Second novel in John Stacks "Masters of the Sea" series, I have to say I found this one heavier going than the first ("A Ship of Rome").

A possible reason for that, however, might be simply that I was coming to this one straight off the back of one of Simon Scarrows Roman novels, with a somewhat similar setting ("The Eagle's Prophecy" - although that was set in a later part of the Roman Era),
  
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Sarah Betts (103 KP) rated American Royals (American Royals, #1) in Books

Dec 31, 2019  
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American Royals (American Royals, #1)
Katharine McGee | 2019
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I received a copy of American Royals from Random House Books for Young Readers through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I thought this book had a great premise but was a little disappointed at the lack of history. All we got is that in this verse it is a faux pas to drink tea.
Okayyyy.
The characters are great but there's that lack of communication trope so present in ya novels.
  
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    Boria Sax

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    This classic Reaktion title, now available in B-format, is a survey of crows, ravens, magpies and...

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Irvine Welsh recommended American Psycho in Books (curated)

 
American Psycho
American Psycho
Bret Easton Ellis | 2011 | Fiction & Poetry
8.3 (9 Ratings)
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"Along with ‘Fight Club’ by Chuck Palahniuk, here are the two novels from the end of last century which have not been overtaken as the seminal works in defining America in this century. One deals with the out-of-control greed and power lust of the 1%, the other with the lost generations of the 99% — poorer than their parents for the first time in American history. Read them together and you have the USA"

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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Lost for Words Bookshop in Books

Oct 7, 2020  
The Lost for Words Bookshop
The Lost for Words Bookshop
Stephanie Butland | 2018 | Fiction & Poetry
8
8.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
What would you think about a woman who is so secretive about her past that the only clues to it appear as her tattoos that contain only the first lines of significant novels? This is Loveday Cardew and she works at the Lost for Words Bookshop, the titular store in Stephanie Butland’s latest novel. See what I thought of this book in my review here.
https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2018/06/16/opening-lines/