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Siren's Song (Legion Of Angels #3)
Siren's Song (Legion Of Angels #3)
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8.0 (1 Ratings)
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Great addition to the series

This is another series that I am being pulled into like a fish on a hook. I swear, the writing is just so engaging and I can't help but want Leda and Nero to finally get together. All these little things that keep getting mentioned like Nero's patents and that bit about the angel book? All very intriguing. I can't wait to read more!
  
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Liliannar (58 KP) rated The Troop in Books

Oct 20, 2020  
The Troop
The Troop
Nick Cutter | 2014 | Fiction & Poetry
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9.0 (4 Ratings)
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Engaging and terrifying plot (0 more)
Highly unlikable characters. (0 more)
I loved this book and thought the Audible narration was creepy in all the best ways. Unfortunately I found that I didn't care for any of the characters and would have been just as happy if nobody made it out alive at the end of the story. Probably the only book to actually get under my skin in years - so that's a major positive.
  
Yakuza 6 The Song of Life
Yakuza 6 The Song of Life
2018 | Action/Adventure
The characters (0 more)
Having to read the subtitles - there are a lot of them (0 more)
I love this game for so many reasons:

The storyline is pretty engaging.
How they talk to each other in the scenes is crazy--hilarious at times.
Kirzu's attitude and fighting skills.
The fun little side stories.
The strange games included from darts and mah-jong to chatting up girls in the cabaret and online video chat.
  
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
James Clear | 2018 | Philosophy, Psychology & Social Sciences
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
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Well written. (2 more)
Easy to follow.
Well organized.
I don't usually read non-fiction, let alone self help books. I dove into this one as a choice for some PD hours over the summer. Definitely a good choice- it was engaging, well organized, easy to follow and very easy to read. Anyone wanting to build good habits or change old or bad habits would find this little gem useful.
  
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Hard Eight (Stephanie Plum, #8)
Janet Evanovich | 2002 | Fiction & Poetry
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7.3 (7 Ratings)
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After my disappointment with the last installment in the Stephanie Plum series, I was happy to see Evanovich bring it in Hard Eight. This book was much more engaging than the last. I couldn't put it down.
The sexual tension between Ranger & Stephanie finally came to a head (no pum intended). But of course there's still Morelli popping up when least expected & always managing to find his way into her heart or her pants in no particular order.
The plot of this book was fast paced. I am really enjoying that Stephanie's sister Valerie is back in Jersey & figured rather prominently into the story line. This particular plot was a bit more developed than that of the other books in the series. There were more twists & turns in this one which made it a more engaging read in my eyes. I like not being sure what's coming & Evanovich defintely didn't disappoint in that aspect!
  
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The Guy Not Taken: Stories
Jennifer Weiner | 2006 | Fiction & Poetry
6
6.0 (2 Ratings)
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I had a hard time thinking about what to write as a review for this book. It is a series of stories about life & love. The stories are well written, but I had a hard time with finishing some of them because they were left unfinished. I found myself wanting to know what happened to the characters. I hate when that happens! That is what led me to the 3 star review...I just couldn't get over the fact that so many of the stories felt like they left me, the reader, hanging.
Don't get me wrong, the stories were creative with engaging characters & the writing was impeccable. The engaging characters is where my hang up really comes in. I'd just get invested in them & then nothing...no ending, no conclusion. What happened to them? Did things work out? That is so frustrating! I guess that's why I'm not a big fan of books such as this one.
  
A Deathly Silence (DCI Helen Lavery #3)
A Deathly Silence (DCI Helen Lavery #3)
Jane Isaac | 2019 | Crime, Thriller
9
9.0 (3 Ratings)
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Authentic, plausible and engaging
Having read a few of Jane Isaac's books and thoroughly enjoyed them, I had no hesitation in picking this despite not having read the previous 2 in the series and I wasn't disappointed.

This is an excellent police procedural/crime thriller with believable and, mostly, likeable characters and a completely absorbing story line. Unlike some police procedural stories which, I feel, try to include different threads and mini-plots within the central story which can cause confusion, this one had a main theme and stuck to it which made the story unravel and develop naturally; this made is seem more authentic, plausible and engaging.

There is plenty of action and twists to keep any reader engaged and I definitely recommend to anyone ... in fact, I am happy to recommend any of Jane's books; you won't be disappointed.

Thank you to Legend Press and NetGalley for my copy in return for an honest review.