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My Sister's Keeper

Jodi Picoult

8.1 (52 Ratings) Rate It

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"New York Times" bestselling author Jodi Picoult is widely acclaimed for her keen insights into the...

Alison Pink (7 KP) rated You're (Not) the One in Books

Jan 15, 2018

I loved, LOVED this book! As soon as I finished I found myself wishing I had other books by Alexandra Potter that I could read. She has such an easy-going, entertaining writing style. I literally could not put this book down!
It tells the story of Lucy & Nate, 2 teenagers studying in Venice who meet & share an amazing summer. Of course they move back to the real world on separate continents thinking that they are meant to be together forever. I don't want to say anymore than that because I don't want to spoil the fantastic arc of the story! If you want to know more, I guess you'll just have to read the book yourself! I promise you will NOT be disappointed!!!!

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E Riley (6 KP) rated Angels and Demons in Books

Feb 12, 2019 (Updated Feb 12, 2019)

Angels and Demons

Dan Brown | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry

7.7

(64 Ratings)

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Sometimes I think I must be missing something.. This is a book adored by many and yet I can't see quite see why. There were moments of brilliance and fascination, mostly involving religious history and the search for faith. The pace was fast and I wanted to keep reading to the end but had I not already mastered the eye roll due to raising teenagers, I would have learnt fast with this. The unassumingly handsome but excessively fit academics professor thrown into worldwide adventures with beautiful women seems a little stale for some reason... Can't think why. Despite this déjà vu, I expect to read another at some point, if only for the history.
A book to borrow from the library.

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Kristina Rodriguez (1 KP) rated Poison Princess (The Arcana Chronicles, #1) in Books

Jun 29, 2018

Poison Princess (The Arcana Chronicles, #1)

Kresley Cole | 2012 | Dystopia, Romance, Young Adult (YA)

9.0

(6 Ratings)

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Good begining

Kresley Cole has created an incredibly complex and surprising story line in this book. With romance, danger, relatability and a new take on Armageddon this book is the starter of the Arcana Chronicles. The book as a whole incorporates just enough romance to be relatively intriguing while not overpoweringly sappy. The series focuses on the growth and development of a 16 year old who is thrown into a world she literally dreamed of, and not in a good way. With zombies and superpowered teenagers based on tarot cards things are bound to get a little crazy. I recommend this book (and the series) to fantasy and fiction lovers.

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David McK (3425 KP) rated Halloween Rain / Bad Bargain / Afterimage in Books

Jan 30, 2019

An omnibus collection of 3 Buffy stories, set at different times during the course of the TV series. Having said that, in all 3 of these stories, Buffy is still at Sunnydale High ...

The first of these has by far the earliest setting, with mention of The Master (the villain in the very first series): I think this was written sometime during series 2. The second novel includes Spike and Drusilla and Jenny Calendar, while the third has mention of The Magic Box but is before that had a larger role in the series.

None of the three stories were that great or were that well written, unfortunatley: I got the distinct impression they were aimed at American teenagers more than anything else!