The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee
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Sometimes referred to as the country’s “most dangerous editor,” Washington Post executive...
documentary
What Fresh Lunacy is This?: The Authorized Biography of Oliver Reed
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Oliver Reed may not have been Britain's biggest film star - for a period in the early 70s he came...
The World's 100 Weirdest Museums: From the Moist Towelette Museum in Michigan to the Museum of Broken Relationships in Zagreb
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When we think of the world's great museums, we tend to think of the Louvre, the Guggenheim or the...
Around 1945: Literature, Citizenship, Rights
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Near the end of the Second World War, new ideas about citizenship, national identity, belonging, and...
Doctor Who - The Novel Adaptations: Original Sin
Ken Bentley, Andy Lane, John Dorney and Tom Newsom
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On 30th Century Earth, the Doctor and Bernice Summerfield encounter the Adjudicator Roz Forrester...
The Living Years
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"Now Michael, you're the son of a naval officer, you must behave like a naval officer at all...
A Bazaar Life: The Autobiography of David Alliance
David Alliance and Ivan Fallon
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At the age of thirteen, David Alliance was taken out of school by his father and apprenticed into...
The Jungle Book (Illustrated with Interactive Elements): (Illustrated with Interactive Elements)
Rudyard Kipling and Minalima Ltd.
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For fans of all ages, legendary British writer Rudyard Kipling's complete collection of enchanting...
Hazel (2934 KP) rated Shadow Sands (Kate Marshall #2) in Books
Oct 24, 2020
Once again, I was totally engrossed from the first to the last word and became totally invested in the strong characters and their stories. The pace felt spot on for me and the tension, particularly when the story is being told from the victim's side, was spine-tinglingly good. Similarly, when the story is told from the killer's point of view, there were times when I got shivers up my neck he was so cold and matter-of-fact about the terror he was inflicting on a fellow human being - it was perfect.
As I've said, the characters are strong. The relationship between Kate and Tristan feels natural and genuine and I really feel for them as they go through their own struggles as if they were real people such is the strength of how they have been developed by the author. I thought it was genius to have Peter Conway (from Nine Elms) make an appearance and I hope we get to "see" more of him in subsequent books.
Mr Bryndza says "there are lots more books to come, and I hope you stay with me for the ride!" ... well, I certainly will and can't wait for the next instalment.
Highly recommended for readers who love dark, exciting, suspense-filled stories that despite making you feel ill at ease at times, you read on into the night.
I am so grateful to Little, Brown Book Group and NetGalley for providing my advance copy in return for an honest and unbiased review.
Anthropocene by Peter Oren
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Indiana-born, everywhere-based singer-songwriter Peter Oren possesses a remarkable singing voice,...
folk rock