Playing Possum (A Kristy Farrell Mystery #3)
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Murder, mayhem, and crawling with animals… When animals start mysteriously disappearing from...
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The Shadow Cabinet
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The follow-up to the sensational #1 Sunday Times bestseller Her Majesty’s Royal Coven All is not...
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Sean Yates: It's All About the Bike: My Autobiography
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Before Bradley Wiggins, there was Sean Yates. Behind Bradley Wiggins, there was Sean Yates. One of...
The Myth of Hero and Leander: The History and Reception of an Enduring Greek Legend
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Hero and Leander are the protagonists in a classical tale of epic but tragic love. Hero lives...
Murder of a Lady
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Duchlan Castle is a gloomy, forbidding place in the Scottish Highlands. Late one night the body of...
Mystery in the Channel
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Mystery in the Channel is a classic crime novel with a strikingly modern sub-text. The story begins...
Off with His Head / Singing in the Shrouds / False Scent
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Commemorating 75 years since the Empress of Crime's first book, the seventh volume in a set of...
Iberian Swordplay: Domingo Luis Godinho's Art of Fencing (1599)
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In 1599, during the period when the Portuguese crown was united to the crowns of Castile and Aragon,...
David McK (3547 KP) rated Fatherland in Books
Dec 20, 2022
A conspiracy covering up events, in the 'real' world, anyone with even the slightest knowledge of WW2 history would know about. And rightfully so.
That, I felt, was my biggest problem with the novel - there was just no sense of mystery or intrigue, no real 'what-will-happen-to-the-characters-next?' that made me really want to read on - indeed, there were times that I had to force myself to continue rather than starting another book.
From a personal POV, I think I would have preferred more emphasis on the the alt-history portions of the story (how did Germany win the war? What happened in the UK? To name but two ...) than on the central mystery: to me, at least, the balance is out of whack, favouring the mystery over the little nuggets of such information carefully doled out throughout the course of the novel.
I'm also not that much a fan of cliff-hanger endings, personally ...
Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated The Wolfs Heir ( The Wild Rites saga 3) in Books
May 22, 2023
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The Wolfs Heir ( The Wild Rites saga 3)
By Anna McIlwraith
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Of all the shapechanger races Emma's met so far, the wolves are the most loyal - and the least tame. When the Russian wolves beg Emma for help, she jumps at the chance to use her burgeoning powers for good, in spite of the misgivings of those who would rather she stay safe and untouched under their protection. After all, Emma Chase is the Caller of the Blood, destined to command the magic of all shapechanging races - and if her power can't save one innocent kid, what the hell is it good for? Besides, the Russian wolves might be able to help her solve the mystery of her own stray wolf's origins, or at least give her some tips on how to stop him chewing up the furniture.
But old enemies have been biding their time, and Emma's promise to the wolves sets events in motion that will push her to the limits of her mind, body and soul, and finally awaken the ancient powers that have, until now, lain dormant within.
Can she save the wolf's heir - and herself?
This is my favourite so far! Fast paced loved the story development and oh my am I a little bit in love with Alexi!! This is a pretty decent shifter series!