The Storm Runner (A Storm Runner, Book 1)
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A contemporary adventure based on Maya mythology from Rick Riordan Presents! Zane Obispo spends...
ClareR (5686 KP) rated True Story in Books
Jan 16, 2022
Out of all the boys on the lacrosse team, Nick also struggles with the consequences of that night. Whilst he wasn’t in the car, he feels the guilt of those boys’ actions, and he slips into alcoholism as a result (there may well be other reasons as well, but this is what I read into it).
I think I probably inhaled this book. It’s one of those that you start and then find it very difficult to put down. I loved the jumps in presentation, particularly the screenplays. I was urging Alice to stand up for herself and walk out of her dangerous relationship.
It’s a fascinating novel that I’d most definitely recommend.
A Rose In The Blitz (Sisters of War, #1)
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Escape into the dramatic world of London during the Blitz in this sweeping family saga of love, war...
Historical Fiction Historical Romance World War II
Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl: A Memoir
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Emma Watson's Book Club pick for July and August 2016 Before Carrie Brownstein became a music icon,...
My Cool Treehouse: An Inspirational Guide to Stylish Treehouses
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Treehouses have always been a symbol of imagination and adventure, but despite the traditional...
The Far Away Brothers: Two Young Migrants and the Making of an American Life
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The deeply reported story of identical twin brothers who escape El Salvador’s violence to build...
Politics social issues
The Beekeeper of Aleppo
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'This is a novel of international significance. Courageous, provocative, haunting, it will open our...
War Syria Refugees
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit for iPad
Games and Entertainment
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TUNED UP FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE ON iPAD! Feel the rush of the escape and the thrill of the takedown...
Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated Creepy (Kuripi: Itsuwari no rinjin) (2016) in Movies
Nov 29, 2017 (Updated Nov 29, 2017)
It begins with a detective interviewing a psychopathic suspect, who then manages to escape the police interview room and hold a woman hostage. In the process, the detective is badly injured and as a result leaves the force to pursue an academic career in criminal psychology. Shaken by his time as a detective, he and his wife move to a leafy suburb of Japan with incredibly unsocial neighbours. Soon after moving, he is approached by a former colleague asking for help in a particular case, in which three members of a family mysteriously disappeared six years ago, leaving only a daughter behind. The case was never solved as the daughter's constantly changing statements were seen as inadmissible evidence. And soon after he realises that the case is much closer to home than expected.
Sharp storytelling despite a few plot holes which is left to your imagination. Totally recommended for followers of Eastern cinema.
Merissa (11958 KP) rated The Iron Butterfly (Iron Butterfly #1) in Books
Aug 9, 2017
Through the help of another prisoner she is able to escape and then with the help of another pair of characters, she manages to put some distance between herself and where she was being held.
This story will lead you on a twisted journey as you travel with Thalia as she tries to understand who or what she is, what's been done to her and how she tries to deal with and live with the consequences.
There are the two male leads in this, one is a golden boy and one is dark and brooding. Her relationship with both of these could have gone into a bit more detail but even on the information given, Joss is solid but Kael's the guy for me. Actually, out of all of them, I think I'd stick with Faraway!
If you like fantasy and want to try something a little bit different, then why not try this one.
* Verified Purchase ~ February 2013
Reviewed on Goodreads ~ November 2013 *
Merissa
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