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Kristin (149 KP) rated Killer Rumors (Frank Rinelli, #1) in Books

Dec 7, 2018  
KR
Killer Rumors (Frank Rinelli, #1)
Antonello Fiore | 2012
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Disclaimer: I received an e-copy from the author in exchange for an honest review.

Two priests are very publicly and horrifically murdered, their bodies left in front of their church bearing strange markings and objects. It's up to Frank Rinelli and his partner to solve the case before more bodies turn up, but that's easier said than done.

Honestly, I really liked the premise of this story. The action was there, and tension was included throughout as the reader learns more about the who/what/when/where/why of the murders before the police do. However, there were so many errors in grammar and proofreading that I just couldn't ignore them after the first few pages. A few examples: five sentences in a row with the word "scene"; five out of six in a row with the word "bodies"; direct quote -- "It connected unto Branchard's chest activity." There was so much redundancy and other issues in the writing that I found myself having to take a break from reading because it was making my head hurt. All-in-all, it's a pretty good book; it just definitely needs a thorough proofreading and editing before I'd give it a higher rating.

3 stars
  
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ClareR (5721 KP) rated Us Against You (Beartown #2) in Books

Aug 25, 2018  
Us Against You (Beartown #2)
Us Against You (Beartown #2)
Fredrik Backman | 2018 | Contemporary, Fiction & Poetry, Sport & Leisure
10
10.0 (4 Ratings)
Book Rating
An outstanding sequel.
If I could give this more than 5 stars, I really would. I feel as though someone has sucker-punched me. I’m not usually someone who cries over a book: I get emotional, yes, but actual crying is something I seldom do. This book, though. I couldn’t tell you how many times it brought me to tears. The characters are so vulnerable - even those who you wouldn’t expect to be.
There’s a lot of ice hockey: not a sport we see much of here in the U.K., but it’s done in a particular way that I didn’t feel it was a story about sport.
“Have you ever seen a town fall? Ours did. We’ll end up saying that violence came to Beartown this summer, but that will be a lie; the violence was already here. Because sometimes hating one another is so easy that it seems incomprehensible that we ever do anything else.”
This is a story about human nature: all the good, bad and messy bits. And I loved it. Five stars for me means I would read it again, and I probably will.
Many, many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this wonderful book.
  
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Kristin (149 KP) rated By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead in Books

Dec 7, 2018  
BT
By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead
Julie Anne Peters | 2010
10
9.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
This is such a powerful, yet heartbreaking, book about the effects of bullying and how it can ultimately lead someone to commit suicide, or "bullycide". It also has wonderful resources at the end, including discussion questions about the book, as well as statistics about bullying and suicide and hotlines/websites for those who are being bullied or contemplating suicide. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is involved in education, especially at the middle/high school levels, as well as those who have children at that age, but I also think everyone could benefit from seeing this perspective. It'll make you think twice (or, it *should*, anyway) before using that derogatory term to refer to your friends when they do something stupid, or before laughing at someone because they're different than you. Five stars.