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Bethr1986 (305 KP) rated Thumb Fire Desire in Books

Aug 16, 2022  
Thumb Fire Desire
Thumb Fire Desire
Carol Nickles | 2022 | Fiction & Poetry, Romance
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Ginny has gone to live with her brother and his wife, she is moving from the city to the countryside. Her life is going to be completely turned upside down - will she be able to get used to it? Her sister-in-law doubts very much that Ginny will ever find herself a husband! Ginny is determined to do whatever she can to become useful, and then the fires came.


This is an intriguing story that has some facts about the land and the Polish settlers and how everybody just simply got on with the ways of life.


Ginny's discomfort is completely understandable she isn't used to any of the situations she's been plunged into but she adapts well.


Some of the book is heart-breaking and you feel those emotions whirling through you.


When I first started reading this book I was rather apprehensive as to whether I would enjoy it or not, I'm glad I pursued and finished it otherwise I would have missed out on a beautiful tale.


A recommended read
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2544 KP) rated Death on Cozumel Island in Books

Apr 30, 2026  
Death on Cozumel Island
Death on Cozumel Island
Cindy Quayle | 2023 | Mystery
5
5.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Is This a Series Debut to Dive into?
Claire O’Keefe is planning a destination bachelorette party of her best friend to Cozumel, hoping to get some diving in around the pre-wedding festivities. But her diving is less than ideal thanks to an obnoxious fellow diver. When someone kills him after a dive, Claire is surprised to learn a dive guide she really likes is the suspect. Can she find evidence to clear his name?

Being a lover of all things aquatic, this book attracted my attention when I first heard about it several years ago. But I just got a chance to read it. Sadly, it needed another couple of drafts to polish things up. The pacing was way off until we reached the final third of the book. Claire was pretty selfish at times, and her actions didn’t always make sense. The writing was rough at times as well. However, the descriptions of the diving were enough to make me want to plan a trip myself. Hopefully, the series gets better as it goes along.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2544 KP) rated Live Free or Die in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
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Live Free or Die
Jessie Crockett | 2010
8
8.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
A string of fires in the village of Winslow Falls, New Hampshire, turns deadly when the body of Beulah Price is found in the town’s museum after it had burned. Volunteer fire chief Gwen Fifield finds herself teaming up with Hugh Larsen, the state’s arson investigator to figure out what is going on. The locals are ready to point the finger at the immigrant family in town, but Gwen suspects someone else is behind the crimes. Can she find out what is going on?

Having read Jessie’s other books, I had to go back and read her debut. While it was good, it needed more polish. Some of the characters tended to blend together, and I was really bothered by how all the villagers but Gwen treated the immigrant family. One scene introduces a sub-plot that is left hanging as well. However, the mystery itself was good and kept me turning pages. My irritants were all minor, and overall I did enjoy this book.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2016/12/book-review-live-free-or-die-by-jessie.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.