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Dan sellwood (1 KP) rated Dreams and Shadows in Books

Feb 2, 2018  
Dreams and Shadows
Dreams and Shadows
C. Robert Cargill | 2014 | Fiction & Poetry
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
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Fantastic debut
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A wonderful debut from C. Robert Cargill. The novel follows the lives of two boys, Ewan and Colby. Both boys have a fantastical journey ahead of them, Ewan is stolen by fairies from his parents at an early age by a specialist child stealing fairy (Dithers) and Colby meets a djinn (Yashar) who agrees to grant him wishes which leads him to see the world.

While sounding at first like a magical fairy story you soon realise the story does carry a certain sadness and darkness. The djinn for example is cursed to only ever grant wishes that end in turmoil. You learn this through small chapters that centre around telling stories about the characters in the book, which I found to be a wonderful way to build chacterisation.


Despite being quite dark the book does well to build on characters enough so that you do find yourself getting attached to them. So not only are the characters well thought through but they bring enough personality and emotion to evoke lots of feeling in the reader.


While I don't promise this book will bring you a happy ending, its hard to put down and will certainly have you wanting to move on to the sequel.
  
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Merissa (13169 KP) rated Unusual Night (A Warrior's Promise #2) in Books

Aug 28, 2020  
Unusual Night (A Warrior's Promise #2)
Unusual Night (A Warrior's Promise #2)
Evi Rhodes | 2019 | Paranormal, Romance
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Unusual Night is the second book in The Warrior's Promise series and we continue with Gwen, Wicked, and the rest of the crazy crew. This time, however, the crew becomes bigger thanks to the Goddess. Everyone, meet Thor and his wolves.

One thing I loved about this one is we get to meet Gabriel and find out about Gwen's past through his eyes. Gwen is growing in leaps and bounds in every way possible but is still some eight months away from her Change. Craze is just as wonderful as possible, along with Kayden, Orion, etc. I thought the whole situation with Thor was handled very well and I loved seeing how Gwen affected his pack.

Another long book to get your teeth into, this provided me with hours of entertainment. I am loving how the story is progressing, how the characters are changing, and am looking forward to seeing what the future brings for our main characters. Saying that, there are now a number of characters I want stories for! Absolutely recommended by me.

* A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book, and the comments here are my honest opinion. *

Merissa
Archaeolibrarian - I Dig Good Books!
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2395 KP) rated Blood Red in Books

May 19, 2022  
Blood Red
Blood Red
Sherri Leigh James | 2019 | Mystery
5
5.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Promise in the Book, but Needed Another Edit
When her husband disappears and their assets are frozen, Cissy has to return to her career as an interior designer to the rich and famous in Los Angeles to pay the bills. Fortunately, it’s a job she loves. Her current client is renowned plastic surgeon Dr. Martin, but when she appears at his mansion for a meeting, she finds him shot to death in the library. Turns out, he wasn’t as rich as he pretended, and now Cissy might not get paid. In order to free up his estate, she starts looking into his murder. Can she solve it?

I picked up this book thinking it was a cozy, but the language in it kept that from being the case. Fortunately, it did lessen (although not go away completely) as the book went along. The plot was decent and came to a logical conclusion, but it needed another edit and a bit more focus. The story really wanders and takes it’s time getting to the solution. It’s a shame because I enjoyed the characters quite a bit. I am curious where a few threads introduced here go, but I doubt I will be back for Cissy’s next adventure.