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Merissa (13592 KP) rated Bad Blood (Monsters of London #1) in Books

Mar 11, 2025  
Bad Blood (Monsters of London #1)
Bad Blood (Monsters of London #1)
Alexandra Keillor | 2024 | LGBTQ+, Paranormal, Romance
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
BAD BLOOD is the first book in the Monsters of London series and was just what I needed! I haven't read a good vampire book in a while and this one? Yeah, well, it was better than good.

Kieran is living in London with his friend, Sam. Lucien is one of the vampire chieftains. Kieran, Sam, and Lucien all have secrets that they're holding close and not sharing. Throw in wolves, mages, hunters, and 'normal' humans And then there's the new vampires killing on Kieran's doorstep. It all mixes together into a fantastic read that I was hard-pressed to put down.

If you're looking for an insta-lust wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am book then this isn't for you. If you're looking for a book with depth, secrets upon secrets, with an overarching mystery that doesn't get tied up all neatly with a bow, then you should definitely give this one a go.

I can't wait to see what happens next. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED by me.

** same worded review will appear elsewhere **

* A copy of this book was provided to me with no requirements for a review. I voluntarily read this book; the comments here are my honest opinion. *

Merissa
Archaeolibrarian - I Dig Good Books!
Nov 28, 2024
  
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ClareR (6054 KP) rated Home Fire in Books

Nov 15, 2017  
Home Fire
Home Fire
Kamila Shamsie | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
10
9.0 (4 Ratings)
Book Rating
An interesting view of Islamophobia and muslims living in the UK.
The story of a Muslim family living in London, persecuted by the ghost of their jihadi father. Narrated by five protagonists, who express five different views on today's attitudes of being Muslim in a western country: (non) respect towards religions, the traditional vs modern, what it means to be a Muslim in today's world, and in particular, it's the story of stigmatisation. An interesting, topical story that shows our diverse world, and how we MUST look at what is causing radicalisation.
One of my books of the year.
  
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Bird (1704 KP) rated Taboo - Season 1 in TV

Apr 27, 2017  
Taboo - Season 1
Taboo - Season 1
2017 | Drama
8
8.1 (12 Ratings)
TV Season Rating Watch
Pre-Victorian London has never looked so beautifully squalid! (4 more)
Tom Hardy unsurprisingly excels in the powerful lead role of a violent low-lifer
Genuinely fascinating insight into the broad history of the time
Strong performances all-round
An almost monochrome visual that transforms you to a dark place you're glad you can leave at the end of each episode!
A bit of a slow burner - you don't mind leaving the room for a few minutes knowing you probably wont miss that much (1 more)
A few (undeliberate?) loose ends, but maybe saved for Season 2?
Gloomy And Brutal With A Dash Of Sweeney Todd
  
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Chris Hooker (419 KP) rated The War that Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life #1) in Books

Jan 12, 2018  
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The War that Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life #1)
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley | 2015
8
9.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
[The War That Saved My Life] by [Kimberly Brubaker Bradley] is a well told story of a young girl in London who has a mother that is ashamed of her. She uses World War II as a way to escape her mother with her young brother to the countryside when children are evacuated from the city. They are placed with a single woman who is suffering from demons of her own.

This coming of age story shows how we all fight wars within ourselves each day and sometimes it takes allowing others to help you to win those wars.
  
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Chelsea (449 KP) rated Neverwhere in Books

Sep 7, 2017  
Neverwhere
Neverwhere
Neil Gaiman | 2003 | Fiction & Poetry
8
8.8 (25 Ratings)
Book Rating
Gaiman wrote this book because he felt adults deserved a story similar to how Alice in Wonderland was written for kids. I love this explanation!

"Dear Diary, he began. On Friday I had a job, a fiancée, a home, and a life that made sense. (Well, as much as any life makes sense.) Then I found an injured girl bleeding on the pavement, and I tried to be a Good Samaritan. Now I’ve got no fiancée, no home, no job, and I’m walking around a couple of hundred feet under the streets of London with the projected life expectancy of a suicidal mayfly."