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Apr 1, 2025  
"The clock is ticking for Tess to find a way home, but first, she has to keep her grandfather off Death Row."

Excerpt & #Giveaway: Murder on the Steel Pier (A Tess Mancini Time Travel Mystery #1) by Rosie Genova - #Historical, #Mystery, #TimeTravel,

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Jingo (Discworld, #21; City Watch, #4)
Jingo (Discworld, #21; City Watch, #4)
Terry Pratchett | 1998 | Fiction & Poetry
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
It's hard to pick your favourite Discworld book.

It's hard even to pick your favourite that utilises a core set of characters.
If I was asked for my favourite Witches book, it would be a toss up between 'Lords and Ladies' and 'Maskerade'. My favourite stand-alone? Probably 'Small Gods'. My favourite Death? 'Soul Music'.

My favourite City Watch? Quite possibly this one.
  
Death (The Four Horsemen #4) by T.A. Chase
Death (The Four Horsemen #4) by T.A. Chase
T.A. Chase | 2015 | LGBTQ+, Paranormal, Romance
10
9.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Okay, so I might be a bit biased towards Death as I have loved his character in the other three books, but I loved the insights into his past and his character that we got in this book. Death has his own lesson to learn, just like the other Horsemen did. And I will also admit to LOVING the growth of Pierre in this story. He goes from being a poor little rich boy, with no friends, high on heroin, to taking responsibility and standing on his own two feet. He no longer blames the world for his shortcomings, instead, he is working hard to overcome them. And he has done the big first step BY HIMSELF. He didn't use Death as a heroin replacement but instead took the first scary step whilst Death was away.

I think the only thing that confused me momentarily in this book is that Aldo (Pestilence) and Bart had both met Pierre, albeit when he was suffering withdrawal symptoms, but still. However, they are both confused in their own book when they receive a wedding invitation from Gatian and Pierre. Now they might not have known Death's 'mortal' name, but they did know Pierre's. Still, this is a very insignificant point that in no way detracted from my enjoyment.

Well-written, smoothly paced and with an amazing amount of growth, this book is simply delightful. This is definitely the star in the series for me although I have thoroughly enjoyed every book. I would love for a story of Lam and Day *hint hint*. Definitely recommended.

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

Merissa
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Nov 24, 2015