The Twisted Tree
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Martha can tell things about a person just by touching their clothes, as if their emotions and...
Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
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Prize-winning journalist Steve Coll has spent years reporting from the Middle East, accessed...
Hiding the Elephant: How Magicians Invented the Impossible and Learned to Disappear
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This is the story of the Golden Age of magic and of the world's most legendary magicians: the...
The Signalman
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When the narrator of Charles Dickens' masterful ghost story 'The Signalman' climbs down into a...
White Tears
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A feverish new tale from the bestselling author of The Impressionist: two ambitious young musicians...
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ArecRain (8 KP) rated Haunted on Bourbon Street (Jade Calhoun, #1) in Books
Jan 18, 2018
My favorite part of this book had to be the diversity of characters. Each character had their own personality, that it felt like you were reading about real people instead of caricatures. It seemed to come naturally too. There were no page long paragraphs tediously describing each character. You picked up bits and pieces along the way.
The world and story that Chase created were also pretty interesting. I am partial to ghost stories, which is what drew me to the book in the first place, so that whole aspect and how they dealt with the ghost was fantastic. The rest of the Chases mythology, however, is what was really interesting. After looking at future novels in the series, however, I feel that the series will become way to complicated and in depth for me. I also dont enjoy reading about angels v. demons.
The novel has a couple twists. The one concerning the ghost didnt feel like a twist to me. I figured it out much earlier in the novel so when it was confirmed I really didnt even notice. The secret surrounding Kane, however, was pretty surprising. I wasnt expecting it even though I knew he had a secret.
All in all, Haunted on Bourbon Street is a well-rounded novel with engaging characters, an interesting world, and plot that keeps you reading til the very end. I cannot think of a single thing I didnt like about the novel. I am not sure I will read the rest of the series, however, after reading the synopsizes and seeing where the story is headed.
If you are looking for an enjoyable quick read, I highly recommend downloading it, especially since its currently free!
Sean Farrell (9 KP) rated The Bird Eater in Books
Mar 15, 2018
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Friendship doesn't die, it waits...When Helena returns to her childhood home in Orkney, she is...
Bethr1986 (305 KP) rated Miranda Writes by Gail Ward Olmsted in Books
Jul 5, 2022
This is a really easy-going laid-back story. There are bits where it is a bit fraught but it flows so well I was able to read through it all quite quickly without feeling I had got lost. It was a fun book fair enough, the case she deals with is not the nicest and could cause a trigger for some people as it involves rape and murder, but the subjects are both handled delicately and sensitively.
I thoroughly enjoyed this story and loved the ending I don't want to say too much as I don't want to spoil it for others but I was happy with it.
A recommended read from me.