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Erika Kehlet (21 KP) rated Tomorrow and Tomorrow in Books

Feb 21, 2018

I had a hard time deciding how to rate this book at first because of the subject matter. The story is somewhat more disturbing than what I normally read, but it is a murder mystery as well as sci-fi, so you have to expect some unpleasantness. There are some terrible people doing terrible things. There are also some not so terrible, everyday people accepting, and occasionally even enjoying, terrible things. The worst (or best depending on how you look at it) part of it all is how believable everything is. In the end though, I did enjoy the book and decided that it deserves 4 stars. It is a very well thought out and well-written story that kept me listening every minute I could until it was finished.

See full review at <a href="http://booksthething.com">The Book's the Thing</a>

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Caffeinated Fae (464 KP) rated To Kill a Mockingbird in Books

Jul 10, 2018

To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee | 1989 | Children, Fiction & Poetry

8.6

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I have to admit, I hated this book when I first read it. I was a victim of forced reading in my seventh grade class and I definitely hated anything that I was forced to read.

I was a little hesitant to reread this book for my book club but I am definitely glad that I did. This book was really interesting. There were many things that I didn't understand when I first read it that now resound with me. The characters are intriguing and this definitely paints a picture of what society used to be like.

If you're looking for a racially charged book that makes your question society, this is the book for you. It forces you to look at a society that we all try and hide from. I'm glad that I reread it.

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Hazel (2934 KP) rated Dance with the Enemy (The Enemy #1) in Books

Apr 5, 2020

Yet another of the books from my "to be read" pile and, once again, why oh why did I leave it so late to read this ... what an absolute scintillating read this is!

From start to finish, I was on the edge of my seat ... it's engaging, exciting, thrilling, fast-paced and totally entertaining. Logan is a brilliant character; flawed and damaged but brave and loyal; I was completely drawn into his story and can't wait to read the second instalment, Rise of the Enemy.

If you like Jason Bourne, you will love this and with plenty of action, violence and scenes of peril with a little bit of love interest thrown in, this is a book that won't disappoint.

Belated thanks go to Clink Street Publishing and NetGalley for my copy in return for an honest review.

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Things You Need to Hear: Collected Memories of Growing Up in Arkansas, 1890-1980

Margaret Jones Bolsterli

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Things You Need to Hear gathers memories of Arkansans from all over the state with widely different...

Multicultural Health

Lois A. Ritter, Donald H. Graham and Nancy Hoffman

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Fully updated and expanded, the Second Edition of Multicultural Health serves as a comprehensive...

For the Love of Scotland: A Celebration of All Things Scottish

Norman Ferguson

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Did you know? * Nessie is not the only monster supposedly living in a Scottish loch. Loch Morar has...

TravelersWife4Life (31 KP) rated Valerie's Verdict (Dixon Brothers #2) in Books

Feb 23, 2021

WOW. This book... I loved Hallee Bridgemans approach to the topics she presented in this book! Not many people are have the gift of writing realistically about domestic abuse and racial tensions in one book. Hallee Bridgeman did a great job without being real political about it. She told it like it is.
The characters drew me in instantly with the descriptions she gave of the Dixion brothers and Valerie herself. This is the second book in the Dixion Brothers series, but it can be read as a stand alone. You wont feel lost if you haven't read the first book in the series yet.
I give this book 5 out of 5 stars for the great story plot, amazing character build, and for leaving me in anticipation of what will come next for the Dixion Brothers.

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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Crush (Crush, #1) in Books

Jan 8, 2021

So I'm currently working through my backlog of Kindle books. Ones that have been on my Kindle for 6 or 7 years and this one was the latest.

2.5 stars

It started quite good and I was enjoying the relationship between Hunter and our girl but my interest started to waver a little after the middle when Hunter kept getting annoyed at being unable to tell her the truth for the thousandth time. I was growling at my Kindle, saying, what are you hiding?!
Admittedly, it did take me a little by surprise but not enough.

And then in relation to a certain boy. I figured it was you from about half way through, probably about the time my interest started to wander, with all your glaring and huffing and general moodiness. A bit too obvious.