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David McK (3832 KP) rated Biggles Learns to Fly in Books

Dec 23, 2020

I was going to start this by saying this was the earliest set of the Biggles stories, back in The First World War.

Then I did a bit of research, and discovered that it depends upon how (and what) you are counting as a Biggles story/book - see http://www.biggles.info/

Perhaps, then, it would be better to say that this is the earliest set of any I have read.

Published in 1935, this is (apparently) a collection of 12 separate short stories, all of which are loosely linked together and follows some of Biggles earlier exploits.

I realise I'm not the target audience for these (I'm now too old). I don't care: sometimes it's nice just to re-live your childhood!

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Bethr1986 (305 KP) rated To Have and To Lose (Deathly Beloved) in Books

Sep 7, 2022

To Have and To Lose (Deathly Beloved)

Miranda Grant | 2022 | Humor & Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy

10.0

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Aurelia is a fairy princess with the world on her shoulders. For as long as she can remember there has been war it's down to her to end it all.

I love Miranda's writing it's always one that captures me and makes me want to read more, I'm always disappointed when I get to the end of one of her stories.

This is the prequel to death do us part and is pretty gut-wrenching in parts. It's a fast-paced book with some rather hot sex scenes and a lot of blood.

I can't say too much without giving away what happens and nobody likes spoilers!

I hope you read it and enjoy it as much as I have.

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The Trial of Maximo Bonga: The Story of the Strangest Guesthouse in South East Asia

John Harris

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There was someone standing further along the beach, facing out to sea. An old man dressed in...I...

Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2593 KP) rated Summer of the Big Bachi (Mas Arai, #1) in Books

Mar 9, 2018

Mas Arai is a Japanese American man and survivor of Hiroshima. When a man from his past comes back into his life, he must face things he felt were hidden during World War II. The book is well plotted and the characters are good, but I really struggled to get into it.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-summer-of-big-bachi-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.

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Gisell Middleton (189 KP) rated The Last One in Books

Jul 12, 2018

The Last One

Alexandra Oliva | 2016 | Science Fiction/Fantasy

10.0

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This book was magnificent. It's kind of like an adult Hunger Games mixed in with The Walking Dead, World War Z and The Road. No zombies, no vampires, no dystopian future but a very poignant look at human nature and dire circumstances. Although I am a bit tired of the time jumps that plague all current literature, these feel necessary and are almost a relief in cutting the tension at times. Great novel!

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David McK (3832 KP) rated It's Me Again in Books

Jan 30, 2019

Third volumne of the Bandy Papers, this time set during the latter years of the First World War.

It's a book of two parts that, at one stage, had me laughing so much I was nearly crying (during the first portion of the book, mainly concerned with Bandy's attempts to get official recognition for parachutes), even if the second portion of the book (mainly concerned with Russia) did not live up to the same promise.

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Britt Daniel recommended Game by Queen in Music (curated)

Game by Queen

1980 | Rock

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"When I was 10, I was in my own world. Getting a digital radio in my room was a really big thing for me. This tiny little speaker. It was really liberating, like there was something happening in my room at all times. I was obsessed with radio and knew everything that was going on. I’d listen to the Top 40 countdown every week, and there was this band Queen that kept coming up. I loved “Another One Bites the Dust.” A friend of mine told me that song was about war and killing people, and, again there was something about the evil and the fear of it that appealed to me. I remember the DJ saying, “This is No. 1 on the black charts.” So I thought Queen was black. Years later, I saw their record cover—and realized they weren’t black"

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Cori June (3033 KP) rated A Sword Named Truth (Rise of the Alliance #1) in Books

Mar 12, 2021

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I don't know if it is because I wasn't ready to read this book or if it is because I hadn't read anything else by Sherwood Smith before but I was lost in the first half of this book. Don't get me wrong it is a good book, but for what ever reason I don't know if I actually liked it or not. It is written as though a scholar wrote it, which is nice. Has multiple POVs and complex world(s).
It starts AFTER a war, and deals with the aftermath, I wish I realized this faster then I did as I kept feeling like I was missing things.
The main characters are teens that can't age because magic and most of the characters I liked they are complex and interesting, with an unfortunate tendency to hate on any authority figure, with or without reason.
Eventually, I see if a second readthrough clarifies anything.