My War in the Air 1916: Memoirs of a Great War Pilot
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Originally published under the title An Airman's Outing, this magnificent title chronicles the daily...
She Who Waits (Low Town 3)
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Low Town: the worst ghetto in the worst city in the Thirteen Lands. Good only for depravity and...
Pornfree Radio: Porn Addiction | Recovery | Help | Pornography Freedom
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RecoveredMan.com presents Pornfree Radio with Matt Dobschuetz is about giving you the skills to...
Sikkim: Requiem for a Himalayan Kingdom
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This is the true story of Sikkim, a tiny Buddhist kingdom in the Himalayas that survived the end of...
Amy Norman (1042 KP) rated My Lovely Wife in Books
Jul 5, 2020
I enjoyed the book and it was an easy read.
Unfortunately, I don't know if I've read, and watched, too many thriller type things, as the book felt a little too predictable. What would usually be subtle hints that eventually unfold, giving you those 'oh yeah!' moments, were just a bit obviously placed, and I could see where they were leading.
Like I've said, please don't get me wrong, I did enjoy the book but it was a bit flat for me, there never felt like there was any real urgency, or tension.
I really felt like there could have been a more cat and mouse dynamic between a few of the different characters, and the ending could have been given more time to build up.
I look forward to reading her next book, but hope she learns a few lessons; for one, fleshing the characters out, and giving them more depth.
However, it was a good first foray into the genre for the author, and I hope she can find her footings, as there were some really good ideas in this book.
Ecospirit: Religions and Philosophies for the Earth
Laurel Kearns, Catherine Keller, Karen Baker-Fletcher and Whitney A. Bauman
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We hope-even as we doubt-that the environmental crisis can be controlled. Public awareness of our...
David McK (3372 KP) rated Albion: The Legend of Arthur in Books
May 22, 2020
(That's not to say that there are enjoyable stories set in and around the same period - Giles Kristian's Lancelot, for example.)
Still, I live in hope.
It was that hope that led me to pre-order this Audible exclusive, described as somewhat akin to Bernard Cornwell's The Winter King: A Novel of Arthur trilogy (incidentally, the authors favourite, and that I couldn't really get into that much the last time I tried: might be time for another re-read!).
Now I've read (listened) to it, and I feel it could probably best be summed up in one word: "M'eh".
This Arthur, I found, was thoroughly unlikeable. Yes, I know he could be at times in the originals, but the key phrase there is 'at times'; not for the entirety of the story! Never the less, I persevered throughout to see if it would improve: I have to say, however, that the other recent Audible original (Assassin's Creed: Gold) was far better, in my opinion.
Mannethorn's Key (Key of Life Trilogy #1)
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"At the end of an age, a Bearer wielded the Key of Life and ended Dragon's Rule. Such powers and...
Epic Fantasy
This Lovely City
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An atmospheric and utterly compelling debut novel about a Jamaican immigrant living in postwar...
Historical Fiction Post WW2 London Windrush Generation
Birth of the Fae: Locked Out of Heaven
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Ride on the backs of fire breathing dragons with the Dark Fae and watch the Light Fae play in the...