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Justified Means (The Agency Files, #1)
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Have you ever been hooked on a book by the first page?

I was with this book by Chautona Havig. Justified Means was based off the question, what if a company had to kidnap a person to keep them safe without letting them know? Chautona Havig does a fantastic job with this book and answering that question. I loved the action packed chapters, the realistic attitudes of the characters, and the faith based foundation of this book. I loved the characters in Justified Means. They were well crafted, great arcs in their dialogue, and I LOVED how Chautona Havig weaved in the story of redemption. Plus, the overall story and mystery/ suspense was compelling and really fun to read.

I give this book 5 out of 5 stars and I am sooo looking forward to reading the next book in the Agency series.

*I volunteered to read this book in return for my honestfeed back. The thoughts and opinions expressed within are my own.
  
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Zuky the BookBum (15 KP) rated Tampa in Books

Mar 15, 2018  
Tampa
Tampa
Alissa Nutting | 2013 | Fiction & Poetry
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This book is meant to shock! Based on the case of Florida teacher Debra Lafave, this book explores a taboo subject with a twist. Not as often do you hear of a female teacher having an affair with a student, so it's a great book that flips this subject on its head to reveal a shocking double standard that's sadly present in our society.

I was so interested in where this story was going and how it was going to end that I hardly put it down! Definitely a NSFW book with some rather graphic scenes. Don't expect this book to be anything like Lolita in the sense that Nabokov writes in a such a way that you catch yourself slipping and feeling sorry for Humbert on occasion, Nutting makes no efforts to make us feel sorry for Celeste, she's presented as a lust driven woman who will stop at nothing to fufill her desires.

By liking this book I am not condoning the actions written within, I simply found this a fascinating read. Very different to anything I've read before.
  
Don't Let Go
Don't Let Go
Harlan Coben | 2017 | Crime, Thriller
His books are always so packed full of twists and turns. (0 more)
The end becomes predictable based on the same storytelling format. (0 more)
Always the last few pages
This book, like all others by this author, is a page turner...once you get into the story. This one took me way longer than usual to get hooked. Based on the style of the past books written by Coben, the ending was not a surprise in the least. All of his books are worth reading, this one was more flat than some of the others.
  
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Richard Serra recommended The Shape of Time in Books (curated)

 
The Shape of Time
The Shape of Time
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"Kubler considers all manmade objects as products of human needs. Everything, from tools to objects of aesthetic value (artwork) is analyzed based on the understanding that innovation is always prompted by a problem that needs to be solved. Kubler introduces the concept of the “prime object,” which can exist in physical form or as an idea. He posits that everything is based on a prime object and all that develops from that prime object are mere replications and reproductions. This book has shaped my determination to innovate and to avoid the mannerisms of appropriation."

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The Change 4: London: Dirt
The Change 4: London: Dirt
Guy Adams | 2017 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
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6.0 (1 Ratings)
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Still unsatisfying
This second London-based book sees Howard and Hubcap on their way into London. They stumble across a strange scene at a supermarket and find themselves the hostages of a private army of a post-apocalyptic drug dealer, whose experiments are going wrong more by the day.
The book was as short as the others but again had next to no real plot or purpose, other than people getting in a situation and getting out of it again. We do start to see some of the New World Order type rich people running the world, post-Change, which is built on in later books, but again there is no real insight into the world, the change, Howard's background or where his dreams suggest he has to go. I hope the final, Tokyo-based book closes this all off or I will be a little miffed.
  
    Big Fish

    Big Fish

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    Big Fish is a musical with music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa and book by John August. It is based on...

    Memphis

    Memphis

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    Memphis is a musical with music by David Bryan, lyrics by Bryan and Joe DiPietro, and a book by...

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CKD (37 KP) rated The Lake House in Books

Dec 7, 2018  
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The Lake House
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I really enjoyed this book. It was a light read in the sense that there was not a lot of drama. Oh, there was some drama but it wasn't hard-core. The book is based in a community called Nagog in Massachusetts. This fictional town is loosely based on the town of Acton, MA, which has a community called Nagog Woods. It tells the story of Heather, who buys a house in a "retirement" community and the bonds she forges with 2 of the residents there, along with the grandson of another resident. Victoria, one of the ladies Heather bonds with, also tells her story in parallel to Heather's story. Great read!