Algerian Chronicles
Albert Camus, Alice Kaplan and Arthur Goldhammer
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More than fifty years after Algerian independence, Albert Camus' Algerian Chronicles appears here in...
Clouds Above the Hill: A Historical Novel of the Russo-Japanese War: Volume 2
Phyllis Birnbaum and Shiba Ryotaro
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Clouds above the Hill is one of the best-selling novels ever in Japan, and is now translated into...
The History of Love
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Shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2006 and winner of the 2006 Prix du Meilleur Livre...
Murder in Three Stages
Agatha Christie and Charles Osborne
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For the first time in one volume, the three full-length novels by Charles Osborne based on Agatha...
Hazel (2934 KP) rated The Guest Book in Books
May 30, 2021
Grace and Charles are on their way to St Ives to start their honeymoon when disaster strikes and they are stranded in the small seaside town of Saltwater; with there being few available rooms left, they have to book in to the run-down bed and breakfast, The Anchorage, and which is where the creepiness starts.
This is a story that is full of atmosphere which is excellently captured from start to finish. You can feel the weird vibe jumping out of the pages from not only the strange owners of The Anchorage but from the town itself and its inhabitants. You know something's not quite right but you struggle to put your finger on it and this builds the tension however, and it's a big however, it didn't really end as good as it started; it just seemed to fizzle out unfortunately and I didn't get that sense of satisfaction or pleasure when the "twist" was revealed.
Despite the disappointing conclusion, I did enjoy reading it and will seek out more of C.L. Pattison's work in the future.
Many thanks to Random House UK, Vintage and NetGalley for my copy in return for an honest, unbiased and unedited review.
Merissa (12723 KP) rated Quantum (Red Rock Alien Mail Order Brides #1) in Books
May 8, 2021
Raider has stolen a Quantum Stone. Using this stone in a wormhole enables time to move backwards. He wants to sell the stone to past to buy himself a future, for reasons that you find out as you move along the story. Sophia is on a mission - to find her missing brother. She will do just about anything to find him, but when she opens a can of worms, she definitely gets more than she bargained for, especially when she finds out there is more to her brother than she realised.
Very well written, with a smooth flow to the story, like I've already mentioned it is fast-paced, but this is in no way a bad thing.With no editing or grammatical errors to disrupt the reading flow, this book was thoroughly enjoyable. Definitely recommended by me, and I'm looking forward to reading further on in the series.
* I received this book from the author in return for a fair and honest review. *
Merissa
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This Poison Heart
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