Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2171 KP) rated Buried in a Bog (County Cork, #1) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
Sadly, the mystery takes a back, back seat to the story of Maura learning family history and discovering the part of Ireland. The author obviously loves the area and brings it to vivid life, but it over shadows the mystery, which takes a back seat. The characters were enjoyable, but not enough to make me long for a repeat visit to County Cork.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2015/03/book-review-buried-in-bog-by-sheila.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Christine A. (965 KP) rated The Promise in Books
Feb 28, 2019 (Updated Mar 1, 2019)
I was intrigued as soon as I read the opening of The Promise by Teresa Driscoll. The story has a few twists and turns but, based on the book's description and opening, I expected it to be much darker than it is. However, although I enjoyed the novel, I would not consider it to be dark. It is more of a slow building suspense novel then a psychological thriller.
Three girls, Beth, Sally, and Carol, were best friends at a boarding school and as close as sisters. Something happens and they make a promise to never tell the secret of what happened.
Years later, all of them have been affected by the secret in different ways. Beth and Sally are still close friends but Carol has become estranged. When they find out the boarding school is to be sold and demolished, fearing their secret will be revealed, Beth and Sally attempt to find Carol..
Driscoll wanted to establish a intense connection between the girls but did not want to make them sisters. The setting helps you to understand why the girls would keep the secret.
I have added Teresa Driscoll's I Am Watching You to my want to read list.
Published on Philomathinphila.com, Smashbomb, Goodreads, Twitter, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble on 2/28/19.
One Tiny Lie (Ten Tiny Breaths, #2)
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"Make me proud." These were the last words Livie's father ever spoke to her. In the seven years...
Jaime Lynch (18 KP) rated Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in Books
Jul 1, 2017
Shadow Of The Jaguar (A Leine Basso Thriller)
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Leine Basso is back in Shadow of the Jaguar, an edge-of-your-seat, page-turning action-adventure...
ClareR (5686 KP) rated The Promise in Books
Oct 12, 2021
As time moves on, Apartheid ends, Nelson Mandela becomes President. But does life change that much for the Swarts? Do they uphold the promise made at the beginning of the book, as overheard by the youngest daughter when her mother was dying? Laws may change, but do people’s attitudes?
This is a disjointed family: there doesn’t seem to be a single close relationship between any of them. They all seem to be selfish people who resent the new South Africa, as they lose social standing, money, and are directly affected by the rise in crime.
It was a thoroughly engrossing book, and I lost myself in it every time I sat down to read. It’s a really good, character-driven novel. Now to wait and see if it wins!!
Searching For A Soul To Love (Manx Cat Guardians #4)
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Greg has lived an ordinary life until one fateful morning when all that changes. Greg has no clue...
Joe Goodhart (27 KP) rated Justice League International, Vol. 2 in Books
Nov 30, 2020
The remainder of the book was given to crossovers for two different, unrelated events ("Millennium" and then a x-over with SUICIDE SQUAD), as well as a Annual that should have been included in Volume 1, as that's where it took place!
Other than the first appearance of G'Nort, who happens to be one of my favorite DC characters, there is really no need to want to check this Volume out. Seriously, even you are a completist, there is really nothing here that you could not live without. Promise!
Now, onto Volume Three..!
His Obsession Next Door (In the Line of Duty, #1)
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Once the fuse is lit, there's only one way to extinguish the flames. Cole Sullivan made a...