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Jul 14, 2017  
The Lightning Thief
The Lightning Thief
Rick Riordan | 2005 | Children, Fiction & Poetry
9
8.6 (100 Ratings)
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Easy and quick to read with great characters and a fun plot (0 more)
Fun and fast paced
As the first in five this book is a great introduction to the series, with a continued series of another 5 books released as well. I absolutely loved these books and the characters, especially in the second series despite being older than the target demographic. Highly recommend the series if you are into action and adventure books with quick humor and a dash of romance subplot.
  
Dirty Heart (Cole McGinnis #6)
Dirty Heart (Cole McGinnis #6)
Rhys Ford | 2016 | Contemporary, Crime, LGBTQ+, Mystery, Romance
8
9.0 (2 Ratings)
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In the final book of the series, we get closer to finding out just why Ben shot Rick and Cole right at the beginning. Of course, this being a Cole McGinnis book, there's just no simple answer. We have to have people shot, chases, action, and don't forget the llamas! There are less than six degrees of separation for our characters, and as the mystery unfolds, characters show up that were once closely linked to Cole, Bobby, and Ben.

Well-written with a brilliant epilogue, this brilliantly concludes the series. And it is a series, a proper, full-on series, so you will need to read from book one for it to make any sense. If you like M/M Mystery Romance, then I can definitely recommend this.

* I received this book from the author in return for a fair and honest review. *

Merissa
Archaeolibrarian - I Dig Good Books!
Mar 21, 2016
  
Splintered (Splintered, #1)
Splintered (Splintered, #1)
A.G. Howard | 2013 | Young Adult (YA)
10
7.9 (7 Ratings)
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I love love love this book! It was one of my first Alice in Wonderland spinoff reads, and it was actually the very book that got me more interested in the Wonderland theme! The characters are amazing and unique and odd, making it a fun and adventurous book. The rest of the series didnt disappoint!
  
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Bound by Prophecy (Descendants #1)
6
5.0 (2 Ratings)
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The start of this book confused me, so much so that I actually went back to Amazon to see if it was indeed book 1. It was but it is book 1 of a series that follows on from a previous series. There was no mention of this anywhere and it was only by muddling through that it became clear. This took something away from my enjoyment of the book, hence the 3 stars.

The story itself was well written with some humorous moments. There are twists and turns aplenty, some of which you can see happening and others which will come from the sidelines when you're not expecting it.

I enjoyed this book whilst I was reading it, once I got past my confusion. However once I closed the book, that was that. Not enough for me to get either the previous books in the first series or get the continuing books in the second series. If you have all four books of The Frey Saga then I would give this one a go - you have the back story so will probably enjoy it more than I did.
  
Storm Season (Olympic Cove #1)
Storm Season (Olympic Cove #1)
Nicola M. Cameron | 2013 | LGBTQ+, Paranormal, Romance
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
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Storm Season starts off the Olympic Cove series and is actually the last book in the series that I have read. Although it meant that I knew some things before I started, it actually didn't have too much impact on the story. I still needed to know how Ian became partnered up with Bythos and Aphros.

This is such a fantastic series and this story certainly sets the scene, not only with what to expect from Thetis, but also from Olympic Cove as a whole. There are some fantastic characters in this book, some that I know make an appearance in later books, and some that I hope will make an appearance.

With a smooth writing style, intriguing plot line and characters that are completely drool-worthy with hot and smexy scenes too, this book has everything you could ask for. Highly recommended, both as a single book and also as the start of a fantastic series.

* A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book; the comments here are my honest opinion. *

Merissa
Archaeolibrarian - I Dig Good Books!
Sep 28, 2015
  
Hannibal  - Season 1
Hannibal - Season 1
2013 | Horror
The plot lines (4 more)
Hannibal's portrayal
Wills character acting
The depth of the story
The length of some of the deception
Sometimes it can be a bit too gory and macabre for my stomach. (0 more)
A fantastic tv series
This is a fantastic series for anyone interested in crime, psychopaths, sociopaths and the Hannibal book series.
Im generally a self proclaimed wuss and cant watch horror or psychological thrillers and while this series wouldnt be classed as those sometimes the murders really turned my stomach but the acting is superb and the character builds are great. It really adds to the book series and although im quite squeamish with some of it, I will keep watching the following series because I am fascinated with the relationship between Hannibal and Will. Its like a big game of cat and mouse but the mouse is really a wolf in sheeps clothing ?