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The Awakening
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The text is that of the first edition of the novel, published by Herbert S. Stone in 1899. It has...
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The year is 2393, and the world is almost unrecognizable. Clear warnings of climate catastrophe went...
Trigger Mortis: A James Bond Novel
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Literary legend James Bond returns to his 1950s heyday in this exhilarating thriller by Sunday Times...
My Dining Hell: Twenty Ways to Have a Lousy Night Out
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I have been a restaurant critic for over a decade, written reviews of well over 700 establishments,...
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ClareR (5955 KP) rated Someone Like Me in Books
Jul 14, 2019
Liz is a single mother with two children, and the book starts with their father returning the children late from spending the weekend with him. When Liz points out that they have school in the morning, he snaps. He starts to strangle her, and just as she thinks he’s going to kill her, she senses an outside influence taking her over. This ‘influence’ saves her life.
Fran is a teenager coping with the PTSD and hallucinations caused by her kidnapping as a six year old. Their paths cross thanks to Zac, Liz’s seventeen year old son.
This is a story that requires the reader to leave their rational, logical mindset at the door - and I’m all for that! I loved everything about this book. I don’t know how M.R. Carey comes up with the ideas for his novels, but I’m just incredibly glad that he does!
Many thanks to NetGalley for my copy of this book.
Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Dex in Blue (Johnnies, #2) in Books
Sep 6, 2019
Well the first 40% or so when we were seeing scenes from the first book, Chase in Shadows, I realised how much of a heart-breaking story it was--and that wasn't even reading it first hand. I may have to read it, and have a box of tissues at the ready.
But back to Dex in Blue...can I say how much I liked both Dex and Kane AKA David and Carlos! Both are really great guys who've had tough lives, dealing with family issues and relationships. Both look out for their friends and are a really great couple. They compliment each other nicely.
I liked their relationship progression but I have to admit I wanted to smack Kane a few times. He said some stupid things which pained Dex (and me!) and though he is a really sweet guy, at the beginning, he had no idea! Ugh!
I'm looking forward to reading more books by Amy Lane.