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Alexandra Shattock (31 KP) rated Woman in the Water (D.S. Imogen Grey, #6) in Books

Dec 21, 2019  
Woman in the Water (D.S. Imogen Grey, #6)
Woman in the Water (D.S. Imogen Grey, #6)
Katerina Diamond | 2019 | Crime
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Twists and turns and outright shocks (0 more)
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I have read all Ms Diamond's books and they are all phenomenal. This one as usual has good characters and great villains but what she does brilliantly is take you on a journey that emotionally challenges you on every level.
A woman is found in the water and trying to solve the mystery of why she was there and the intricacies of her life and who tried to he her take our two main detectives on a very awkward and heart wrenching journey. Something happens which is particularly shocking but the author handles it very well indeed with respect but also showing the emotional trauma involved.
I would highly recommend those who like police procedural to read this series. Start at the beginning with The Teacher, really, you'll thank me later!
  
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Amy Poehler recommended A Tale of Two Cities in Books (curated)

 
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities
Charles Dickens | 1859 | Fiction & Poetry
7.3 (22 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"When stories become iconic, you sometimes forget what made them so special in the first place. They can become the punch line to a joke. But A Tale of Two Cities not only has the best first line ever written—’It was the best of times, it was the worst of times’—it’s got everything! The novel has wine, guillotines, revolution! It has the storming of the Bastille! It has Madame Defarge, one of the best villains in any literary novel. At the end, it’s got a little romantic switcheroo: One man stands in the place of another and dies for the woman he loves. The first line is fitting right now. It’s a very have and have-not time. It’s certainly the most hopeful period for our country but also a very bleak one for a lot of people"

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Joe Goodhart (27 KP) rated Lady Mechanika Vol. 2: The Tablet of Destinies in Books

Nov 30, 2020  
Lady Mechanika Vol. 2: The Tablet of Destinies
Lady Mechanika Vol. 2: The Tablet of Destinies
Joe Benítez | 2015 | Comics & Graphic Novels, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)
4
5.5 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
So, yeah, bit of a snoozer this one! Art was fab tho'! I find Joe Benitez J. Scott Campbell, no contest. Benitez brings the same gorgeous detail to this volume as he did for the first one. No character, not even Lady Mechanika, is "sexed up", allowing for character development and depth.

The story, unfortunately, did not hold as well as expected. I was great through the first two issues, feeling like I was witnessing an Indiana Jones-esque adventure. However, by the fourth issue, I felt the series had tanked. And the reveal (no spoilers, promise) of who the villains were made it seem like a cheap-ass SyFy Channel movie!

I have the third volume in my queue to read. Hopefully, it will not disappoint, as the first volume was all aces! My advice: skip it!