The Lock Up
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The Sunday Times bestselling author of Snow and April in Spain returns with Strafford and Quirke's...
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David McK (3623 KP) rated The Druids Lair (Warrior #2) in Books
May 29, 2023
If that previous novella was centred around his younger life, then this one is around (roughly) his teenage years, where he is sent to be mentored by the Druids of Briton and initiated into their ways.
As is often the case, Caratacus must also find some way of dealing with the local bully, who is both older and stronger than the new initiates.
As a novella, this also must stand on it's own, as it were, complete with an opening, the main body of the story and then a conclusion within a relatively short number of (digital) pages!
Into the Well: An Inheritance of Remembrance
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My name is Jennifer, and this book is for my Irish ancestors. I wrote this book as a way to...
Cyber Count
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Has cyber-crime escalated to murder? Forensic accountant Kat Munro puts her traumatic past behind...
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Impetuous Valor (Alsaunce)
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Jonas finishes his training and becomes the Guardian of the heir to the throne of Alsaunce. He is...
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A Haunting in the Arctic
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Something has walked the floors of the Ormen for almost a century. Something that craves revenge… ...
All of Me (Enhanced World Security #2)
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Shae I was broken. Someone had broken me. Or broken my heart. The mark on my face should mean...
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David McK (3623 KP) rated All Star Superman in Books
Jan 28, 2019 (Updated Oct 19, 2025 - 1:43 PM)
Some of the episodes, I felt, were far superior to others: in some (perhaps more than I was comfortable with), I didn't really follow what was happening.
There is an over-arching plot throughout the entire series, with Superman 'overpowering' himself with solar radiation in the opening of the first episode, and with his body beginning to fail as a result.
I also found the art-style slightly off-putting: I can understand drawing the man of steel in a square/blocky 'strong' art style, but ma and pa Kent? Really?
Perhaps not the best of introductions for anybody new to Superman comics.
Sassy Brit (97 KP) rated Game Players in Books
Jun 5, 2019
Eventually they decide to tell the police about the body they’ve found but not that they’ve got the drugs, because they don’t want to be blamed for the death of murdered man. To avoid getting into trouble, and having their secret den taken away from them, the kids make up a story of discovering the body whilst playing a game of hide-and-seek. But of course, kids lying to the police can only get them into more trouble, right?
Are they now responsible for someone’s death? If they hadn’t of meddled with the drugs, would the man still be alive? These are just some of the questions raised in the book Game Players by Anita Waller, which highlights how a group of innocent children get caught up in a major drug dealing racket, and become stuck with a heap of drugs that people are killing for! These guys mean business and they’ll stop at nothing to get their stash back. It’s worth a lot of money.
This is a great book, and I read it super-fast. The children find themselves having to grow up overnight when their childish actions come with deadly serious consequences. This believable story shows how one act of naive kindness can turn their lives upside down as events spiral out of control and their own lives, and those of their families, are put in danger.
The kids were great to read about, as they were really good friends who looked out for each other. I loved how they worked together to get themselves out of trouble, just like those in Stephen King’s The Stand. They’re a team and think they’ll be together forever. Just like kids thinking the hot summer holidays are never-ending. I also enjoyed reading how one boy’s dad was involved in a way which made me dislike him, but when things got really bad, he had a change of heart and stepped up to become the concerned father he should have been all along. This is just one, of many plot threads, which made this book a worthy read.
This is an entertaining and believable thriller, which I found both gripping and incredibly moving. It’s about the true bond of friendship, decisions having consequences and the games people play with their lives. I enjoyed it immensely and will look into reading more of Anita Waller’s books from now on. Superb!