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Since launching at The Veuve Clicquot Gold Cup in 2008, The Polo Magazine has firmly established...
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The Red Barn: Adapted from the Novel La Main
Georges Simenon and David Hare
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Connecticut, 1969. On their way back from a party, two couples struggle home through the snow. Not...
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Genesis: Vision of the New World (Terra Nova #2)
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A light streaking across the predawn sky, an explosion and an impending menace from above, seemingly...
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Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts
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'An endlessly fascinating and enjoyable book' Neil MacGregor 'Full of delights' Tom Stoppard An...
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Olivia Munn recommended Forrest Gump (1994) in Movies (curated)
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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Reclaimed (Shadow Beast Shifters, #2) in Books
Jan 19, 2021
So it literally picks up where the last left off with Mera in a crazy going-to-kill-someone mood believing her friend had been murdered with the consent of Shadow. In her anger she once again draws from the Shadow World, bringing hundreds of shadow creatures across before panicking and trying to send them back. Shadow helps her cage them and then they have their argument, coming to an understanding before Angel rushes in, telling them the Shadow World's lock has been broken and they can now head inside so Shadow can claim his powers and his world.
So, yeah. I read it. I felt more interested in the romance between Mera and Shadow in this one. Their feelings grew a lot - or maybe i should say; they grew more comfortable around each other, enough to admit things when shit got bad at times. I will admit that I got invested in them. Without the pack and other distractions like the library, we focused more on Mera and what was happening in her head. She did grow on me quite a lot.
There were quite a few surprises thrown in towards the end involving Dannie and a few other things that I didn't entirely see coming and then the last chapter? Not a fan of what the author did with that but I guess she had to end it in a way that left the third book with a strong starter since the plotline from the start of this series was getting into Shadows World and him getting his powers back and that's all sorted now. I will probably read it when it comes out.
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The Time Traveller's Guide to Restoration Britain: Life in the Age of Samuel Pepys, Isaac Newton and The Great Fire of L
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Imagine you could see the smiles of the people mentioned in Samuel Pepys’s diary, hear the shouts...
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Deborah (162 KP) rated Mistress of My Fate; The Confessions of Henrietta Lightfoot in Books
Dec 21, 2018
Books written in the first person can sometimes feel a bit contrived, but that wasn't a problem here at all. An older Henrietta relates the 'true' story of her life, evidently in answer to some untruths put about by a character we have yet to properly meet in this first volume; I'm sure all will become apparent later on!
Many of the characters who weave their way through Rubenhold's tale are actually real, historical figures. Even her fictional characters owe something to the real life experiences of other Georgian inhabitants. This certainly isn't prettified historical fiction; we follow the initially very naive Henrietta through her ups and downs. The main action of the novel takes place over the space of about a year, when Henrietta is still only 17. I look forward to the next instalment!
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Running with the Kenyans: Discovering the Secrets of the Fastest People on Earth
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"Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year" - This is shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the...
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Covert Radar and Signals Interception: The Secret Career of Eric Ackermann
Peter Jackson and David Haysom
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Of German stock dating back to 1530 in Saxony, Eric George Ackermann GM was born on the Isle of...