Alison Pink (7 KP) rated Keepsake in Books
Jan 15, 2018
Anyway, this book is so very easy to get hooked in to. It is so real! I found myself really feeling for Trish & Mary. They were both so screwed up in such a real way, but that just made them all the more interesting. I found the psychological aspects behind the hoarding & the OCD fascinating. It was such a struggle for both of the women.
The part that really got my respect though was the ending. It wasn't all tied up in a pretty bow, everyone smiling & everything okay again. Like I said before, it was real...real life. I was satisfied with the ending for that fact. I hate it when books are so real & then the author ruins it by tacking on that happy ending when all the readers know that real life isn't like that at all. So, Kirstina Riggle, thank you for not putting yourself into that cliched category & for having the guts & brains to "keep it real."
The Day of the Jack Russell
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Black Books meets Lead Balloon meets Gavin and Stacey in this hugely entertaining follow-up to...
Ash And Quill
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Hoarding all the knowledge of the world, the Great Library jealously guards its secrets. But now a...
Cat Lady Chic
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The term "Cat Lady" can evoke the image of an unfashionable, unkempt and slightly unhinged spinster...
Book Divas (227 KP) rated The Crow Box (Shadow and Ink #1) in Books
Jul 16, 2019
The storyline was interestingly written and many times poetic. I want to describe Corbin as a strong young woman who deals the best way she can with her circumstances but does she really? I can with all certainty say that readers will enjoy the complexity of this story
Alison Pink (7 KP) rated Objects of My Affection in Books
Jan 15, 2018
This book tells the story of Lucy, a personal organizer who is hired on to help clear out the home of Marva Meir Rios, a hoarding artist. Lucy son also happens to be in drug rehab which has forced her to sell her home & most of her possessions in order to be able to afford the program. The plot is a bit predictable...a reclusive, old, crabby artist; an amiable out to please everyone mother; a handsome younger man; a spurned lover. You get the drift. But the story itself was not always as predictiable as it sounds. Made for an interesting read & an intimate look into the characters' lives, losses, and realizations.
No More Clutter
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Clutter affects us all: stressed time-poor professionals, couples rowing over their junk, older...
The Algebraist
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It is 4034 AD. Humanity has made it to the stars. Fassin Taak, a Slow Seer at the Court of the...
The Fate of the West: The Battle to Save the World's Most Successful Political Idea
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When faced with global instability and economic uncertainty, it is tempting for states to react by...
Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated Ash And Quill in Books
Oct 4, 2020
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Ash and Quill ( Great library book 3)
By Rachel Caine
The unforgettable characters from Ink and Bone and Paper and Fire unite to save the Great Library of Alexandria from itself in this electrifying adventure in the New York Times best-selling series. Hoarding all the knowledge of the world, the Great Library jealously guards its secrets. But now a group of rebels poses a dangerous threat to its tyranny.
Jess Brightwell and his band of exiles have fled London, only to find themselves imprisoned in Philadelphia, a city led by those who would rather burn books than submit. But Jess and his friends have a bargaining chip: the knowledge to build a machine that will break the library's rule. Their time is running out. To survive, they'll have to choose to live or die as one, to take the fight to their enemies - and to save the very soul of the Great Library.
Kinda bitter sweet reading anything by Rachel Caine at the minute and this kinda took a lot longer than it normally would. I love this world, I love the characters and this boom did not disappoint. The only small thing I struggled with was a little repetition with some things for example the book press we have several pages across the books of how this is built and works. I’m hoping she can get chance to finish this series!