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Danielle Chaplin (81 KP) rated The Essex Serpent in Books

Jun 5, 2019

The Essex Serpent

Sarah Perry | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry

7.1

(8 Ratings)

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Decent story

This had the promise of being a really good story with a slight fantasy element to it but it just didn't seem to pull it off for me. The characters were a little strange and hard to follow, and the flow was a little off but the descriptions were vivid and brought the world to life and I liked that there were such diverse range of characters in the story.

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Auburn (57 KP) rated Akarnae (The Medoran Chronicles, #1) in Books

Apr 10, 2019

I really tried to get into this book. I did, but it was just not complete for me. It has promise and with a few rewrites I am sure it can be a fantastic book. Unfortunately due to formatting, plot, and underdevelopment of the characters this just wasn't an easy read.

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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Heartless: Episode 1 (Heartless, #1) in Books

Jan 7, 2021

I think that if this hadn't been part of a serial/trilogy and I got to read all of this story in one go then it would have gotten four stars instead of three because it had promise. The hint of good things to come... And then it ended. Ugh!

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Billie Wichkan (118 KP) rated The Promise in Books

Mar 15, 2019

The Promise

Teresa Driscoll | 2019 | Thriller

7.5

(4 Ratings)

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Three girls held a deep, dark secret. Three girls made a promise they vowed to keep forever. Now something and someone is threatening that promise. Will the truth come out or will these women do anything possible to keep their secret hidden forever?

I found this to be an excellent psychological suspense story. Some may describe this as a slow burn but I found the pace to be perfect for this story. The characters build and grow with the story as does the plot as told from past to present. The ending you won't see coming.
The are loads of little hints dropped through the story and some are just red herrings to keep you guessing. I found myself totally absorbed and unable to put the story down til done.
All in all I thoroughly enjoyed this psychological story with all it's dark twists and turns!

Many thanks to Thomas & Mercer and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and enjoy!

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Kung Fu

Ryan Gattis

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Jen B's been surviving at the nightmarishly brutal MLK High School just like everybody else: by...

The Cage Fighter (2017)

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A blue-collar family man breaks the promise he'd made to never fight again. Now forty years old,...

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Improv - A Voyage to the Centre of the Cosmos (Providence, Rhode Island - Palace Theatre: June 30th, 1974) (with 1974, Providence) by King Crimson

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Heather Cranmer (2721 KP) created a post

May 6, 2022

Sneak a peek at the Christian contemporary romance novel TURN TO ME by Becky Wade on my blog, and enter the giveaway for a chance to win a signed copy of the book - two winners!

https://alltheupsandowns.blogspot.com/2022/05/book-blitz-and-giveaway-turn-to-me.html

**BOOK SYNOPSIS**
His promise will cost him far more than he imagined.

Guilt has defined Luke Dempsey's life, but it was self-destructiveness that landed him in prison. When his friend and fellow inmate lay dying shortly before Luke's release, the older man revealed he left a string of clues for his daughter, Finley, that will lead her to the treasure he's hidden. Worried that she won't be the only one pursuing the treasure, he gains Luke's promise to protect her until the end of her search.

Spunky and idealistic, Finley Sutherland is the owner of an animal rescue center and a defender of lost causes. She accepts Luke's help on the treasure hunt while secretly planning to help him in return--by coaxing him to embrace the forgiveness he's long denied himself.

As they draw closer to the final clue, their reasons for resisting each other begin to crumble, and Luke realizes his promise will push him to the limit in more ways than one. He'll do his best to shield Finley from unseen threats, but who's going to shield him from losing his heart?