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Rachel P (2 KP) rated Exit West in Books

Jan 4, 2018  
Exit West
Exit West
Mohsin Hamid | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
10
8.1 (7 Ratings)
Book Rating
I expected a story from the immigrant’s side of immigration but got so much more. Sure, you get that side of the story (although it feels somewhat sugar coated at times), but this is also a BEAUTIFUL portrayal of a couple in a relationship going through a hard time. For that aspect alone, I would recommend the book to everyone I know!! The book is written in third person, which usually takes the emotional aspect out of the game for me, but the author did an amazing job switching between each perspective, which definitely helped.
  
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Suswatibasu (1702 KP) rated Nasty Women in Books

Jul 24, 2017  
Nasty Women
Nasty Women
404 Ink | 2017 | Essays
8
8.3 (6 Ratings)
Book Rating
An aptly-timed anthology amid political turmoil
It's a wonderful array of female voices from all walks of life, my criticism comes in the form of possibly too many perspectives from Scotland and not many other places. There were a few too many arts focused viewpoints with third person interviews, a little amateurish editing, and the compilation of women could be more finessed.

That being said - I'm over the moon about intersectional feminism being discussed. A joy to read and a bit of a relief. It's no Vagina Monologues, but's still fairly decent.
  
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David McK (3508 KP) rated The Cost of Victory (Crimson Worlds #2) in Books

Jan 30, 2019  
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The Cost of Victory (Crimson Worlds #2)
Jay Allan | 2012
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
The second novel in [a:Jay Allan|1024374|Jay Allan|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]'s 'Crimson Worlds' military sci-fi series, this (I felt) was a marked improvement over the previous entry; over [b:Marines|16050877|Marines (Crimson Worlds #1)|Jay Allan|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348800025s/16050877.jpg|21833513].

A largwe part of the reason for that, I feel, is due to the increased scope: told in the more familiar third-person narrative than in the first person, with that decision wideningo ut the scope of what can be conveyed: no longer are we restricted solely to what impacts on the central character himself.

That's not to say this is perfect - certain sections did have me (virtually) rolling my eyes in disbelief, and required ever greater a suspension of disbelief than normal - but this was definitely a more enjoyable read than it's predecessor.
  
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lurkykitty (3 KP) rated The Queen's Assassin in Books

Mar 26, 2020  
The Queen's Assassin
The Queen's Assassin
Melissa de la Cruz | 2020 | Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)
8
8.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Fantasy/romance for the younger YA reader
The Queen's Assassin is a fantasy romance geared toward the younger YA reader. It is told from the first person perspective of Shadow, who has grown up with her aunts and wants to join the Guild, an association of assassins and spies, and the third person perspective of Cal, the Queen of Renovia's assassin, dangerous, feared and highly trained. When Shadow is told she has to serve as a lady of the court to fulfil her duty, she rebels, runs away and liberates Cal, who has been imprisoned. She tells him the Queen has ordered her to become his apprentice. Together they work undercover in a neighboring kingdom to identify a dangerous enemy of Renovia. The story and characters were enjoyable, but I wish there had been less emphasis on the romance and more on the magic system. It was good, but not great.
  
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David McK (3508 KP) rated Thuvia, Maid of Mars (Barsoom, #4) in Books

Jan 30, 2019  
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Thuvia, Maid of Mars (Barsoom, #4)
Edgar Rice Burroughs | 1986
4
4.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
The fourth of Edgar Rice Burrough's <i>Barsoom</i> series that began with <i>A Princess of Mars</i>, this is actually the first book in the series that does not centre on the main protaganist of the first three novels (John Carter), as well as being the first story to be told in the third rather than first person.

As a consequence, I actually found this particular one to be a bit of a let-down from the previous, even if it does follow the same plot arc of those earlier stories (right down to yet another mysterious undiscovered race!).