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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2273 KP) rated The Clairvoyant Countess in Books

Mar 30, 2023 (Updated Mar 30, 2023)

I Saw My Reaction Coming, but Not for the Reasons I Expected

Madame Karitska is a psychic, and when she meets a young woman in danger, Madame Karitska reaches out to Lieutenant Pruden for help. Thus begins their relationships as Madame Karitska helps him on several other case. What really happened with a couple of murders three years ago? And did a young woman die in a car accident?

I don’t normally pick up supernatural themed stories, but since I love this author’s Mrs. Pollifax series, I decided to give it a try. Sadly, it disappointed. I tried, but I couldn’t let go of the supernatural element. I think part of that was because it made the stories a bit easy to solve. I was also expecting a novel instead of a series of short stories. There are a couple of arcs that tie them together, mainly for Lieutenant Pruden, who is as equally an important character as Madame Karitska. Yet I did enjoy some of the stories in this collection, and I really liked the characters, so this wasn’t a completely loss.

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Obsessed book reviews (49 KP) rated Undone (Uninhibited, #3) in Books

May 7, 2019

this is the third book in. this series by this author. This book carries straight on from book two. All these books must be read in order they are not stand alone reads. This book is definitely hot. This author definitely knows how to pack a lot into these short stories. Amazing characters with and amazing plot. I can't wait to read more from this author in the future.
Highly recommended
I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book

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Dean (6927 KP) rated Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist in TV

Jun 6, 2018

What?

Another poor attempt on the Street Fighter 2 computer game to live action. I originally thought this was a film but actually it's a short series, 2 hours 30 minutes in total.
Supposedely showing how Ken and Ryu learnt the same fighting style. There is so much potential for street fighter 2 films and stories, but so far including this odd offering they have all been really poor!
The wait for a decent street fighter 2 film continues... Hadoken!!

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Sarah Betts (103 KP) rated Becoming Superman in Books

Dec 31, 2019

I received a copy of Becoming Superman from HarperCollins Publishers through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Wow, this book was exceptional. The beginning was horrifying but somehow entrancing in a way that all survivor stories are.

Joe Straczynski made a choice and by Grabthars hammer he stuck with it.

The raw determination espoused is nothing short of inspiring.

I don't think I can put into words how much this book touched me and I am so glad to have read it.

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Erika (17789 KP) rated The Department of Sensitive Crimes (Detective Varg #1) in Books

Jul 21, 2019

This is the first novel in the Detective Varg series by McCall Smith. It's lighthearted (as much as a mystery novel can be), and the polar-opposite of nordic noir. The novel is written as a series of short stories, and it was a very quick read. Half of me thinks that this was written purely as a satire of nordic noir, without grisly deaths and violence against women.
I received this book from the Penguin First to Read program (RIP).