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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2346 KP) rated Wedding Cake Murder (Hannah Swensen, #19) in Books

Mar 9, 2018

Hannah Swensen is getting married in just a few weeks, but first she has the dessert competition that her sisters signed her up for. It turns out this televised competition is anything but sweet when the backstage tension leads to murder. Can Hannah solve the case before she gets married?

The baking competition allowed food to be brought into the book seamlessly, and the competition itself was plenty of fun. It’s always great to revisit the characters, too. The murder takes a back seat early on, but it gets plenty of focus as we rush toward the ending. I do hope the wedding sticks because, while it was rushed, I do love the potential I see in this character and relationship.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2016/04/book-review-wedding-cake-murder-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.

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Caffeinated Fae (464 KP) rated The Hunger Games in Books

Jul 10, 2018

The Hunger Games

Suzanne Collins | 2014 | Young Adult (YA)

8.5

(277 Ratings)

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Wow, that is my overall reaction to this book. When this first book became popular I thought that it would just be another book. My sisters finally convinced me to read the book and I couldn't put it down.

This book had some great action in it, some heart wrenching moments to read, and some moments where I had to put it down and just think. This is by far one of the best books I have read this year. It makes you question your own actions and thoughts. It made me look into myself and wonder what I would have done in the same position. This is definitely a book that I would recommend to any of my friends.

It is a quick and easy read and I will definitely be reading the second and third book.

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Dominique Marie (7 KP) rated Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Therese of Lisieux in Books

Nov 28, 2018

MMD Reading Challenge 2017- For Fun
Category: Book You've Already Read Before

Back to the Classics Reading Challenge 2017
Category: Classic by a Woman Author

This book is one of my favorites. I have read it 5 or 6 times already, and I always get something new out of it. Her spirituality is accessible to everyone, and that is what I love about it. This is by far the best translation in my opinion. The language, while still flowery, is not saccharine sweet, which I have found to be the case in some other translations. Also, the earlier translations, were heavily edited by her sisters. Don't hesitate to read this book because it was written by a young nun during the 1800s. There is really something for everyone contained in her writings, and it's definitely worth re-reading.

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ClareR (5879 KP) rated The Cruel Prince in Books

Jan 16, 2019

The Cruel Prince

Holly Black | 2018 | Fiction & Poetry, Romance, Young Adult (YA)

8.4

(36 Ratings)

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The second book is lined up and ready to go!

I really enjoyed this, contrary to a lot of reviews I've read. Perhaps it's because it was so hyped in the lead up to it being published, and I left it a year before I read it? I don't know: perhaps I'm easy to please? Stick in some fairies, magic and a bit of danger, and I'm happy. Entertain me, help me to escape from real life - we've all wanted to be a fairy or elf haven't we? Well, maybe that's just me then...
Anyway, I loved this story of human sisters abducted after their parents were murdered, and brought up in Faerie by the murderer. Lots of intrigue, fairy Princes, Kings and spies. And the ending was pretty unexpected too. I'm looking forward to reading the next in the series!

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Cumberland (1142 KP) Jan 16, 2019

@Amy Christmas I might wait until book 3 is out to lol

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Amy Christmas (171 KP) Jan 16, 2019

@Cumberland might be the way to go to be honest. Could be another gruelling gear of waiting. I haven't licked up the second books yet so I'll have a shorter wait. ??

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