The Woman on the Stairs
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For decades the painting was believed to be lost. But, just as mysteriously as it disappeared, it...
Fool's Errand (Fate's Fools Book 4)
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A lost soul... You never know what you’ve got until it’s gone. In my case that was literal -...
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Susan (45 KP) rated Eat Pray Love: One Woman's Search for Everything in Books
Jul 4, 2017
Listen to the Moon
7.0
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The stunning novel set during World War One from Michael Morpurgo, the nation's favourite...
Merissa (12552 KP) rated Blue Moon Rising (Moonlight Prophecies #2) by Amanda Meuwissen in Books
Jun 2, 2022 (Updated Jun 13, 2023)
Bari and Jay are returning to Jay's Pack to let them know of all the changes that have happened. Bari makes his attraction to Jay known from the beginning. Jay is feeling a little sore from book one, even though he admits Bari is more his type that Bash ever was.
I'm going to say right here that this book didn't quite hit the mark that book one did for me BUT it was still a fantastic read. For me, it was better than a 4-star but not quite a 5. I've rounded it up as I do believe this is a brilliant book!
Jay has always been the easy-going one, the one to let things slide, but sometimes he needs to take a stand. And Bari is the one to give him the inner strength to do so. I'm not kidding here. Jay's Pack is a mess! I really did not like reading about them. So when the Big Bad was revealed - or rather, her minions - I can't say as I was surprised.
This book definitely doesn't end the story, and I can't wait to see what happens next and with whom. Bari and Jay are a perfect match for each other, especially when Jay lets out his Alpha - which he should do more often IMO!
A great addition to the series and absolutely recommended by me. Bring on book three!
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Merissa
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May 30, 2022
Jamie Foreman: Gangsters, Guns and Me
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Jamie Foreman is one of Britain's most iconic actors. He is also the son of Britain's most notorious...
Rodney Barnes (472 KP) rated Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) in Movies
Mar 11, 2019
Lou Grande (148 KP) rated The Hunger in Books
Jun 28, 2018
As others have noted, Katsu does an excellent job of building atmosphere and tension in the first half of the book, but when things start to unravel for the Donner Party, so does the narrative. There are too many characters to keep track of interspersed with too many flashbacks. It weakens the impact of what happened up in those mountains. In fact, it barely mentions them at all.
Yes, there are supernatural elements woven into an historical event. But—you know, it wasn’t really necessary. I thought the idea of linking it (the hunger) to a disease was an interesting one that ultimately went nowhere. It all just got too convoluted. I continuously had to keep rechecking who each character was, because some would disappear between chapters. There is so much that is lost between pages, including the fates of (what the reader is led to believe are) key characters.
Do yourself a favor if you pick this one up, and read the Wikipedia article on the Donner Party first. At least then you can maybe keep track of the characters.
Today I'm Alice: Nine Personalities, One Tortured Mind
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When Alice was a teenager, strange things started happening to her. Hours of her life simply...
Orphan of Islam
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"I've told you before, and I will tell you again, if you are unable to read the Holy Book you will...