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The End of Mr. Y
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How To Get Away With Murder
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Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated Hazardous Duty ( Squeaky Clean Mysteries book 1) in Books
Oct 30, 2022
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Hazardous Duty ( Squeaky Clean Mysteries book 1)
By Christy Barrit
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On her way to completing a degree in forensic science, Gabby St. Claire dropped out of school and started her own crime scene cleaning business. Now, when a routine cleaning job leads her to a murder weapon the police overlooked, she realizes that the wrong man is in jail. With the help of her neighbor, Gabby plays detective to make sure the right man is put behind bars. Guaranteed fiction!
This was a fun read. A good Nancy drew type of character with a quirky job as a crime scene cleaner. I found it an interesting read a book that didn’t take itself to seriously. I’m pretty sure I changed suspect 3 or 4 times and still didn’t get it in the end 😂!
Partners in Crime
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Ride into a world where Sherlock Holmes meets the Wild West. Saddle up for adventure with the...
Shadow Play (Shadow World Novella #2)
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Hazel (1853 KP) rated Unremembered (Unremembered, #1) in Books
Dec 17, 2018
Whilst it may be imagined that a first person narrative of someone who does not know anything may hinder the telling of the story, it actually connects the audience with the main character. As readers we also have no knowledge of what happened before the first page of the story. We learn everything as Seraphina does, the only difference being that we are aware of what certain items are – particularly technological ones – as well as being able to communicate and understand other people, not just through words but also with sarcasm and body language.
What we learn at the start is that there has been a plane crash into the Pacific Ocean with only one survivor, an unidentifiable girl with serious amnesia. Further on it transpires that there was never any record of her being on the plane in the first place. This is where all the question and mysteries begin. Temporarily given the name Violet, she is placed with a foster family, the Carson family, whose thirteen-year-old son Cody is intimidated by her flawless beauty. He begins to connect with her more after it emerges that she is a mathematical genius. So yet another question arises, how comes she can remembered how to solve complicated equations yet cannot even remember who she is?
There are also mysteries surrounding a peculiar tattoo on her wrist; a boy named Lyzender who keeps appearing, claiming to know who Violet, or should we say Sera, is; her uncanny ability to speak fluently in a range of languages; and the number 1609. What is the significance of this number? Not only is it the year Sera believes it is after recovering from the crash, it is also engraved onto a locket she was wearing along with the initials “S + Z”.
<i>Unremembered</i> is a fast paced novel whose mysteries get solved at the same time as more questions develop. It shows us how people with no experience of the modern world would struggle to understand the things we take for granted. It also poses the question of what it truly makes a human human.
I definitely recommend this novel and believe that it is something young adult girls would certainly enjoy. I am looking forward to reading the next book in the trilogy to find out what happens to Seraphina next.
Rachel (48 KP) rated The Devil, The Witch and The Whore (The Deal #1) in Books
May 27, 2017
This read was no exception - The characters were well fleshed out, the premise was very interesting and the writing is to a high standard. I definitely want to read the next book in the series!
The one annoyance I had was that timings in the story did not stay consistent. Ages of people when certain events took place do not match up to what you have already been told and I feel that it spoilt my immersion in the story. I really do wish that more care had been taken as, it turns out, these ages are very important!
I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys psychological suspense and mysteries. I also wonder........ Would I have made the same choice? I think so. Would you?