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    Trophy Hunt

    Trophy Hunt

    C.J. Box

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    It's an idyllic late-summer day in Saddlestring, Wyoming, and game warden Joe Pickett is fly-fishing...

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ClareR (6062 KP) rated Make Me Clean in Books

Feb 24, 2023  
Make Me Clean
Make Me Clean
Tina Baker | 2023 | Contemporary, Crime, Fiction & Poetry, Thriller
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Tina Baker just gets better and better. Make Me Clean is about Maria, a cleaner, who always seems to be able to get herself involved with the wrong people. Or rather, the wrong situation.

Maria is clearly hiding from someone or something. She makes sure she operates under everyones radar. She’s nervous, lonely and seemingly vulnerable. At least that’s what it appears to begin with.

As Maria’s story is told, we learn just what kind of trouble she has managed to get herself into, and it’s possibly the worst kind. As the flower bed in Elsie’s back garden would attest to. But, you see, Maria is also a very caring person. She cares for Elsie like she’s the most important person in the world. And to Maria, she is.

Tina Baker gets under the skin of her characters, and I really think she’s hit the jackpot with Maria. The writing is superb. The juxtaposition between Murderous Maria and Vulnerable Maria become more blurred as the book goes on.

I felt sorry for a woman who becomes increasingly stabby.

I can’t wait to see where, and with whom, Tina takes us next.

Highly recommended.

Many thanks to The Pigeonhole and to Tina for reading along.
  
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Debbiereadsbook (1647 KP) rated Coming Out on the Field: A Lesbian Romance in Books

Dec 15, 2022  
Coming Out on the Field: A Lesbian Romance
Coming Out on the Field: A Lesbian Romance
Sam Kestrel | 2022 | Contemporary, LGBTQ+, Romance
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
short and sweet
Independent reviewer for Archaeolibrarian, I was gifted my copy of this book.

I'm gonna keep this short and sweet, just like the book.

I liked the tale, for the most part. Given the page count, a lot is packed in, but thought so much more could have been made of Dee's parents and how they are. A longer book could have lend itself to a much deeper insight into them and what they would do to Dee.

I didn't feel much of a connection to either Dee or Sara. And I didn't think it at all explicit. Might have even enjoyed it more had it come out clean, to be honest.

But the thing that I struggled the most with was the changing point of view. There is no gap in some places. You are literally reading from Dee's point of view and the next sentence, it's Sara's, often in the same paragraph. I'm all for everyone having a say, but a clear indication of change is needed, even if it's JUST a paragraph break.

A short and sweet read, but not one that pushed any of my buttons.

3 stars, cos I did finish it.

*same worded review will appear elsewhere