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K.L. Shandwick (3 KP) created a post

Nov 20, 2017  
Customer Review
5.0 out of 5 starsDefinitely a 5 star book!
ByStephani Bon September 11, 2017
Format: Kindle Edition|Verified Purchase
I love to read to escape life, and K.L. Shandwick pulled me from my everyday boring life with the book Ready for Flynn. Valerie meets Flynn when her brother brings him home from college for Thanksgiving, the problem is she is 15 and Flynn is 20 and they both have instant chemistry. At first it creeper me out with the age difference, but I decided to keep with it, and man I was so glad I did. It was a story line I have never read before and I mean never! What a breath of fresh air! Sometimes I read books and think I will never get that time back I spent reading books, but I couldn't put it down. I hope this helps you guys make a decision about spending whatever time you have to read this and know your time won't be wasted on the same old same old and just set back and enjoy! https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/RADSIGJGWS3B4/
     
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Dracoria Malfoy (690 KP) created a post

Jan 5, 2018 (Updated Jan 5, 2018)  
New poem!!! You guys probably don't know, but I'm extremely anti-American Education System. There's a lot of problems that need to be solved, of which I may improve upon another day. But for now, there's this.

This one is called 'A Depressing Poem About How the Education System is Corrupt'


Days have gone by,
Days to weeks,
Weeks to months,
Months to years,
Yes, years.

Years and years
Of the same thing
Over
And over

And over again

No change, No difference,
Nothing else.
Nothing worth knowing,
Nothing that’ll help.

And yet we’re sent away
To this place they say,
“It’ll help, you’ll learn!”
A jail with color.
But that’s all it is.

Locked in the same room,
Same seats,
Same people,
But they don’t see.

They don’t see it hurts,
It hurts a lot.
The pain,
The cost,
So much.

Over and over,
Again and again.
I can’t do this anymore
We can’t do this anymore.

Tired and fed up
All of us
And yet, a revolt?
Ha!

As if. We’re too busy.
Too busy satisfying,
The teachers and parents,
The rest of the world.

Because of course,
Children are to be seen
And not heard.
     
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
N.K. Jemisin | 2000 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
9
8.3 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
Worldbuilding (1 more)
Thoughtful and Engaging Characters
Tight, compelling story set in an amazing fantasy world
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms has the kind of engaging plot and clear prose that makes it easy to get lost in. Jemisin's debut novel crafts a complex world that fans of traditional fantasy will love, while still being incredibly fresh and thoughtful. The worldbuilding engages in the complexities of colonialism and cultural difference in a way that makes the world feel alive and thrumming with conflict.

Yeine is a compelling protagonist and Nahadoth, her romantic interest, is sexy, dark, and tortured (like all good love interests should be.) It's 410 pages of pure fantasy fun.

The only nitpick I have is that I wish there was more of it. Seriously. The advice to writers is to start as late in the story as possible, but I wish more time had been spent building up Yeine's world and her relationship with her mother (who's death is pivotal to the plot), and with her own Kingdom of Darre. Instead the reader enters the story with Yeine already making her way to the city of Sky. This, for me, lessened the emotional impact of later reveals.
  
The Sense of an Ending
The Sense of an Ending
Julian Barnes | 2012 | Essays
6
7.0 (8 Ratings)
Book Rating
A little confused and long winded
This book has a writing style that I'm not 100% keen on. Most of it is fine and easy to write, but then it has this awful habit of the main character going off into rambling musings and monologues that are far too long and pointless. This is a short book as it is, but it's be a short story if all of these ramblings had been removed!

That said, this isn't that bad a read. The plot is simple and straight forward about Tony reminiscing on his past and the death of a friend, and his musings on this in the present day. Tony himself is a strange character. He's actions and interactions with others are highly frustrating, but yet he's still a fairly endearing and intriguing character. I just think the ending was a let down. Mainly because it hasn't quite spelt it out properly, and I had to reread the final paragraphs to get what it was hinting at, and I'm still not absolutely convinced that I've got it right. Theres a big difference between an ambiguous ending and a downright confusing frustrating one, and this is definitely the latter.
  
Nations
Nations
2013 | Card Game, Civilization, Economic
As you can see from my reviews, the older I get, the more I appreciate quick, loud, light games. Nations isn’t any of those – this is a tried-and-true brain-burner on the longish side of things. I’ve tried many of those games and hated them (Agricola, Village, Trajan, ….) The difference here, as well as in hits like Eclipse and Castles of Burgundy, is that the rules are so simple and streamlined that you feel like you are not doing homework. In those other games, wrapping my head around playing the game was too much of a struggle to feel like it was enjoyable. Here, the game really just comes down to buying a bunch of cards from a row and then placing guys on them. The iconography and gameplay is so intuitive (and fitting with the theme) that I could easily begin to think about how to outmaneuver my opponents, even in the first game. Several days after my last play, I’m still eagerly thinking about the game, and that’s high praise.

Orignal Rating: 4/5
Reviewer: Derek Thompson
Read the Full review here: http://meepletown.com/2014/02/review-nations/
  
An Abundance of Katherines
An Abundance of Katherines
John Green | 2012 | Children
10
6.9 (20 Ratings)
Book Rating
Honestly, I don't think I can not like any of John Green's works, and An Abundance of Katherines was no exception. I tend to always feel some connection when I read his stuff, to the nerdy characters who are trying to discover themselves. I'm also drawn in by thought processes, their logic, and Colin's logic is wonderful to read. Of course, I'm a bit of a math geek, at least when it comes to seeing such a beautiful equation as Collin creates, so I loved the process of trying to predict relationships.

Through the book, Colin repeatedly says he wants to matter, and I understand his longing. I too want to make a difference, want to be remembered, though perhaps not ad direly as he did in the beginning, but I am nowhere near how Lindsey was in the beginning either, because I don't want to lay low. Not only was it lovely to see them change their minds, to learn more about themselves thanks to each other, but I stsrted thinking and learning about myself as I read. Green's works tend to get me thinking, but I was especially thoughtful while reading this book.
  
Illusionary (Minefield Enforcers #1)
Illusionary (Minefield Enforcers #1)
LeAnn Mason | 2020 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
7
7.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
As one of the few Enhanced humans whose gifts encompass the mental and physical spectrums, Nathalee lives a life separate from others. Even amongst those who the world segregates as potential weapons, Nat is shunned for her telepathic abilities; until she finds her opportunity to make a difference in their tiny world as an enforcer.

Part of a new experimental team, Nathalee must wade through muddied mental waters if they hope to put a stop to the illusions which are coming to violent, life-ruining ends. The suspect pool is large and powerful, but the repercussions of failure put everyone she knows and loves at risk.

With so many possibilities of both suspects and victims, Nat will test the limits of her ability -and her sanity- in order to track the illusionist and stop their tyranny.

Good storyline, decent characters but something was missing for me. I got a little bored towards the end I expected a much bigger baddie and ending. Not sure half the stuff between Nat and Holden were Really needed. I will continue to book 2 as I did like the idea of it.
  
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Heather Cranmer (2721 KP) created a post

Apr 23, 2020  
"I feel that For Spacious Skies is the ultimate girl power book."

Come read my review for the children's picture book biography FOR SPACIOUS SKIES by Nancy Churnin. "If you're looking for a book with a strong female and beautiful illustrations, pick up a copy of For Spacious Skies," or you can enter the #GIVEAWAY to #win your own signed copy of the book as well as Beautiful Shades of Brown by Nancy Churnin!

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**BOOK SYNOPSIS**
As a little girl growing up during the Civil War, Katharine Lee Bates grew up to become a poet, professor, and social activist. She not only wrote “America the Beautiful" but gave this anthem to America as a gift. A member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and a suffragist who stood up for a woman’s right to vote and lived to cast her ballot in presidential elections, Katharine believed in the power of words to make a difference. In "America the Beautiful," her vision of the nation as a great family, united from sea to shining sea, continues to uplift and inspire us all.