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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Twisted Perfection in Books

Sep 6, 2019

<strong>Huh...that ending</strong>

Are you really that bothered, Woods? I'm certainly not.

I read the first two books in this series (Rosemary Beach) years ago and never got around to finishing it, but admittedly I wasn't too bothered about that. But the chance to read a different story of the group of friends? Sure, why not?

I have enjoyed this but I could quite happily leave it at the one book because that ending? As mentioned above, I'm not that bothered about the news about his dad. But I do have the second book in this mini series so I guess I should read it soon.

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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Binding the Shadows (Arcadia Bell, #3) in Books

Sep 6, 2019

I adore this series and I think it can be divided into 60% for the amazing romance and emotion between Lon and Cady. I LOVE THEM TOGETHER!! And the other 40% has to be Jupe. He's such a great kid.

That last 10% of the book I think I was more or less in floods of tears but that ending alone has made me want to go and grab the last book in the series so I can find out what happens next. BUT it isn't available on Scribd yet! That just means I'll have to buy it off Amazon as soon as!

Need it ASAP!

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Kyera (8 KP) rated The Silver Mask in Books

Feb 1, 2018

The Silver Mask

Holly Black | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry

8.0

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The Silver Mask is the fourth book in the Magisterium series, which is co-written by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare. We dive back into the world with our characters reeling from the events of the third book. That being said, if you haven't read the series I wouldn't recommend diving into this review.

We find Call in the Panopticon, a prison for Mages because his secret was revealed and now the entire Mage-world fears him. He continues to battle against any decisions he feels might push him down the path to Evil Overlord-ness and assure everyone that he is Call, despite the soul inside him. He struggles with doing what he feels is right and righting his world after what happened in the Bronze Key. It's tough to lose someone and just accept it when you believe that you might have the power to do something about it.

This middle-grade book was a little slow to start, though the pacing issues might have just been me as a reader getting back into the story after not inhabiting the world since the last book was released. Personally, though, I feel that the pacing wasn't as swift as it should have been to keep readers engaged, especially middle-grade readers. A lot of the story just revolved around sneaking about, learning more about his abilities and being trapped in a house. It's tough to make a plot exciting when the main characters don't leave the same house for 75% of the book.

The second half of the book picked up more and by the end of the story, it was definitely engaging. It felt like it was leading up to a finale, but there is a fifth book in the series. Once you read the last few pages and the epilogue it will definitely make you wish the next book was written already. Alas, you'll probably have to wait until the end of 2018 to continue. I would recommend this series to middle-grade readers who are looking to get into fantasy without having to delve into the intrinsic magic systems and vast world-building that some series have.

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KJV, Know the Word Study Bible, Genuine Leather, Black, Indexed, Red Letter Edition: Gain a Greater Understanding of the Bible Book by Book, Verse by Verse, or Topic by Topic

Thomas Nelson

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