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Sara Cox (1845 KP) rated The City of Dreams in Books
Feb 24, 2020
This was a really nice short read. I really enjoyed it and cannot wait to get my hands on the rest of the series. I liked the character development of the female lead. It had some incredible twists and turns. And who doesn’t like forbidden love? I really couldn’t put this down and devoured it in one sitting. I won’t say too much so you can enjoy it for yourself
Sharon Horgan recommended The Rules Do Not Apply in Books (curated)
Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Academy of Assassins (Academy of Assassins, #1) in Books
Jan 12, 2021
I enjoyed this a lot more than i expected
Initially, it took a little getting into with its slow start but once it kicked into gear I was hooked. It had everything I love in a book. Some action, some romance, a bit of attitude from the female lead... I'm really surprised by how much I enjoyed it after several failed YA Paranormal reads before this.
I cannot wait for book 2!
Initially, it took a little getting into with its slow start but once it kicked into gear I was hooked. It had everything I love in a book. Some action, some romance, a bit of attitude from the female lead... I'm really surprised by how much I enjoyed it after several failed YA Paranormal reads before this.
I cannot wait for book 2!
Eleanor (1463 KP) rated A is for .... Alibi in Books
May 21, 2019
Good time-killing mystery
This is the first book in the Kinsey Millhone "Alphabet" mystery series by Sue Grafton. I listened to the audio-book narrated by Mary Peiffer.
Kinsey Millhone is a Private Investigator based in the fictional city of Santa Teresa in California in the 1980s. In this outing she is hired by Nikki who is out on parole for her husband's murder and despite doing the time is still wanting to establish her innocence and find out the real killers identity.
The tough headed Kinsey goes head long into picking up the cold case digging up old secrets and ruffling a few feathers. I liked her as a strong female lead who, despite this being written and based in the 80s, is a lot more independent than many recent female leads I’ve read.
The main story isn’t the most exciting and the book suffers from a lot of unnecessary waffly descriptions and talk of her jogging (it’s a taboo word to me.)
I’ll be carrying on with this series as the audio-book was a pleasant distraction and I think Kinsey has a lot of potential to be a great character.
Kinsey Millhone is a Private Investigator based in the fictional city of Santa Teresa in California in the 1980s. In this outing she is hired by Nikki who is out on parole for her husband's murder and despite doing the time is still wanting to establish her innocence and find out the real killers identity.
The tough headed Kinsey goes head long into picking up the cold case digging up old secrets and ruffling a few feathers. I liked her as a strong female lead who, despite this being written and based in the 80s, is a lot more independent than many recent female leads I’ve read.
The main story isn’t the most exciting and the book suffers from a lot of unnecessary waffly descriptions and talk of her jogging (it’s a taboo word to me.)
I’ll be carrying on with this series as the audio-book was a pleasant distraction and I think Kinsey has a lot of potential to be a great character.
Bookapotamus (289 KP) rated Lie with Me in Books
May 25, 2018
I looooooved this book. BUT - not at first. It took me a while to get into it. I didn't like that it was a male lead, I went into it thinking the lead was female. So, maybe that's my fault. I couldn't connect with him, and I didn't like him. But maybe that's the point? By about 1/2 way through I was HOOKED. I could not stop reading to find out what the heck was going on! And the ending! WOW! SO not what I expected or what I've ever read before. I coulnd't believe it. So clever, and so unexpected - I wanted to hate the ending but in the end I ended up LOVING it! Nice job!
AJaneClark (3962 KP) rated Pandemic (The Extinction Files #1) in Books
Feb 20, 2021
Almost a 10
A worldwide plague, somewhat like the flu, is killing millions of people, there are a handful of scientists and others trying to prevent this from happening. Unfortunately the male lead, who could be the key to everything, has woken up bruised and with amnesia.
Great writing, interesting characters and an amazing storyline. It would have got a 10 if it wasn't for the fact that at times, some of the events were overly complicated and difficult to keep up with. This book is the combination of science and human emotion, the first three quarters of the book were very impressive, but the last part becomes a little fantastical, and that's when I started to get lost.
I enjoyed the strong female lead, the male lead was somewhat egotistical. Some parts were predictable. But overall was an enjoyable read, just go in with your eyes open.
Great writing, interesting characters and an amazing storyline. It would have got a 10 if it wasn't for the fact that at times, some of the events were overly complicated and difficult to keep up with. This book is the combination of science and human emotion, the first three quarters of the book were very impressive, but the last part becomes a little fantastical, and that's when I started to get lost.
I enjoyed the strong female lead, the male lead was somewhat egotistical. Some parts were predictable. But overall was an enjoyable read, just go in with your eyes open.
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Strong female lead - particularly for the time and place.
Best book "evah"!
This is my favorite book of all time. I reread it every few years and take away something different every time. We recently discussed this at my book group and even though it is a classic that most read in school, everyone loved it. More importantly, though it fostered an engaging conversation as we applied the theme of the story to current day events.
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Female lead
Another great read from Andy Weir
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I loved Andy Weirs first book and when I saw this one I purchased straight away.
Set on a colony on the moon. The book follows the story of a unusual heroin who starts off trying to do something illegal for a client but ends up saving the whole colony.
A book that I couldn't put down. Cannot wait to see what he comes up with next.
Set on a colony on the moon. The book follows the story of a unusual heroin who starts off trying to do something illegal for a client but ends up saving the whole colony.
A book that I couldn't put down. Cannot wait to see what he comes up with next.
Gabrielle Chanel recommended L' année dernière à Marienbad [Last Year at Marienbad] (1961) in Movies (curated)
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Kevin Phillipson (9955 KP) rated Darkness Falls (2003) in Movies
Dec 3, 2021
I remember this film well not one of my favourite horror movies interesting plot anya from buffy the vampire slayer as the lead female I was lucky to ask her about the movie and according to her the film was a mess start to finish so much footage was left out to get the movie down to 80 mins which is pretty for a movie anyway it probably did a longer runtime then maybe I given it a higher score