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"[Brackett] was my teacher. I imitated her, of course. She had those beautiful short stories in Planet Stories about John Stark, they were all Edgar Rice Burroughs par excellence. In other words, she could write better than Burroughs. She took the same sort of things he did: the fighting man of Mars, the gods of Mars, the Martian stories, but gave them that extra ambiance, style, and imagination."

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James Koppert (2698 KP) rated The Day The Rain Came in Books

Oct 25, 2020

The Day The Rain Came

Emma Mason | 2020 | Crime, Thriller

8.0

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Dont judge a book by its cover

I thought I was really clever and sussed a twist but I was absolutely wrong. Emma Mason has bravely attempted a colloquial style novel, very hard to achieve well and yet achieves it with aplomb. Brilliant twisty narrative about twins and resentment leading to murderess blood lust. There are so many crime books it's refreshing to read something a little different. An incredible debut.

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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Turned (The Belladonna Agency, #1) in Books

Sep 6, 2019

DNF...In fact, I barely started. DNF at 9%.

I knew from the start that I didn't like the style of this. I found it hard to get into; in three days I had read 9%. Me, who devours books? There must be something wrong for me not to.

This is the third book I've read by the author and this is the one I've least enjoyed. Not for me.