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Ruth Frampton (577 KP) rated Pestilence, Volume 1 (Pestilence, #1) in Books
Apr 10, 2018
So the black death was actually a zombie plague! really?!? This is the kind of title that smaller publish houses can specialise in and as such will find its niche market of graphic novel lovers who will talk long into the night about the minutiae of the plot, unfortunately, that is not me,
Erika (17789 KP) rated The Relic Master in Books
Feb 11, 2019 (Updated Feb 11, 2019)
ClareR (5906 KP) rated The Essex Serpent in Books
May 4, 2019
This is a beautifully written novel that I really didn’t want to finish. It explores the gaps between science and superstition, and between friendship and romantic love. I felt immersed in 1890s Victorian England. I loved the bits about the surgeon Luke Garrett and his companion Martha who was a suffragette as well.
Autumn (3 KP) rated Born of Night (The League: Nemesis Rising #1) in Books
Jan 19, 2018
this book was great. until the last quarter when the author realized she'd spent so much time on sexual tension that she'd neglected the actual resolution of the storyline and it became sloppy and COMPLETELY ridiculous and and and...
i'd still recommend it. hopefully the next novel in the series will be better.
i'd still recommend it. hopefully the next novel in the series will be better.
Cyn Armistead (14 KP) rated Nightlife (Cal Leandros #1) in Books
Mar 1, 2018
The history of the Psi Corp from finding the first telepath to the birth of Bester. And it reads just like a history book, too. Way too dry to be a novel.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/02/book-review-babylon-5-dark-genesis.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/02/book-review-babylon-5-dark-genesis.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Brianna Robinson (0 KP) rated Before I Fall in Books
Feb 15, 2018
Addicting, beautiful, real YA novel!
I devoured this one summer and fell in love with Lauren Oliver's prose. She tapped into the teenage experience in a way that spoke to me as a teen. I loved the concept, the characters, and knew that I would be a Lauren Oliver fan for life.
Hallettatme (9 KP) rated A Man Called Ove in Books
Mar 16, 2018
Ambivalence: A Novel
Contains spoilers, click to show
Minor spoilers....kinda
I was as ambivalent about the book as Ove was about his failures in taking his own life. At least for about 3/4 of the book....at some point I was instead reading with tears streaming down my face.
I was as ambivalent about the book as Ove was about his failures in taking his own life. At least for about 3/4 of the book....at some point I was instead reading with tears streaming down my face.
Erika (17789 KP) rated The Secret War: Spies, Ciphers, and Guerrillas, 1939-1945 in Books
Feb 18, 2018
Another history book that reads like a novel, Hasting's is such a good writer. It's really interesting to see another side of WW2, and it demonstrates how much was done in secret. The book covers Bletchley Park, the Cambridge Spy Ring, and other behind the scenes operations, both for and against the allies.
Slow to start and begins looking like a generic teen novel but it got interesting with some darker tones and story. Would like to have seen more character development but there is more to the series so I'd hope it happens at some point, otherwise the characters didn't really change or grow much.