The Booles and the Hintons: Two Dynasties That Helped Shape the Modern World
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In 1983 Gerry Kennedy set off on a tour through Russia, China, Japan and the USA to visit others...
The Goddess Pose: The Audacious Life of Indra Devi, the Woman Who Helped Bring Yoga to the West
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When the woman who would become Indra Devi was born in Russia in 1899, yoga was virtually unknown...
Laugh or Cry: A Jewish Childhood in Nazi Germany, Including the Factual Historic Background: 2015
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Sylvia Hurst (nee Fleischer) was fortunate enough to be on one of the last Children's Transports by...
The Vanishing Irish: Households, Migration, and the Rural Economy in Ireland, 1850-1914
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In the years between the Great Famine of the 1840s and the First World War, Ireland experienced a...
The Complete Cosmicomics
Italo Calvino, Tim Parks and Martin McLaughlin
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Italo Calvino's enchanting stories about the evolution of the universe, with characters that are...
ClareR (6256 KP) rated The End of Men in Books
Jun 8, 2021
This is told from multiple perspectives. There are mostly recurring characters, such as Dr Maclean, some scientists, the anthropologist, intelligence and government types, interspersed with ‘ordinary’ people who were also affected and lost friends and family. We see perspectives from all over the world. The voices of these people all seem so real: their pain, confusion and determination coming through in their own voices, as their stories are all told in journal form.
The End of Men had pretty much the same effect on me as World War Z: I was checking the news and the windows (just in case), completely preoccupied with the book whilst I was reading it, and I predictably experienced a stonking book-hangover when it ended.
This is science fiction for people who wouldn’t normally pick up science fiction (a bit like a gateway drug!). It reads like contemporary fiction - the here and now.
This novel had me on the edge of my seat and in tears - and a bit angry at times, truth be told. This doesn’t feel like you’re reading science-fiction, it has a tinge of the non-fiction about it. Perhaps that’s because of the times we’re living in...
Would I recommend it? You’d better believe I would!
Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated Dream Warrior (Dark Warrior Alliance #1) in Books
May 15, 2020
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Dream warrior ( Dark warrior alliance book1)
By Brenda Trim and Tami Julka
Along the edges of darkness, a war of attrition rages between the demon plane and the Tehrex Realm. Dark Warriors alone stand between humans and the evil that seeks to destroy them. Zander Tarakesh, the sexy as sin vampire king, leads the battle.
Zander is battle-hardened and accustomed to command, yet wrestles to regain control when his Fated Mate is propelled into his world, bombarding him with unfamiliar emotions. His life depends on him uniting with Elsie, the slip of a mortal, who unknowingly protects a vital piece of his soul. Eradicating the demons will be an easier task than combating her sense of guilt and betrayal to gain her acceptance, loyalty, and, ultimately, her love. And, he must do this before she plunges a stake in his heart. One thing is certain: The flames of passion ignite a fire in their shared souls....
Elsie Hayes' life is shattered after the vicious murder of her husband. Intent on revenge, she spends her evenings killing creatures others only see in nightmares. A supernatural event teleports Elsie into a world filled with violence, magic, and unexpected lust and love when she is thrust from widow to Fated Mate of the enigmatic vampire king. Can she lower the protective shield around her heart, giving herself to a vampire whose power is the very reason her life was changed forever?
I found it an easy enjoyable read! If you have read BDB and sherrilyn Kenton books you will love this! It has a structure similar and it works for most! I went between 3 and 4 stars as I enjoy JR Ward but felt I could enjoy this book a lot more than the BDB series! I loved the characters and the supernaturals that are in the book and looking forward to reading about more of them! Hot men , strong females, supernaturals , romance sex and action what more could you want?
Ritz and Escoffier: The Hotelier, the Chef, and the Rise of the Leisure Class
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In a tale replete with scandal and opulence, Luke Barr, author of the New York Times bestselling...
The King's Intelligencer: The Discovery of the Missing Princes in the Tower
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London, 1674: When children’s bones are unexpectedly unearthed in the Tower of London, England’s...
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Bound (Dark Reflections #1)
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The only thing worse than having no family at all, is having a family that is out to hurt you. That...
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