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The Jane Austen Treasury
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The Jane Austen Treasury is a delightful collection of facts and insights into the life and times of...
Great Books of China
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Great Books of China offers concise introductions - each of them accompanied by generous quotation...
The Wicked Wit of Jane Austen
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A delightful collection of Jane Austen's wittiest insights, taken from her celebrated novels and...
David McK (3798 KP) rated Sharpe's Storm (Richard Sharpe #19) in Books
Nov 9, 2025
Most Sharpe novels, somewhere in the authors notes towards the end, has six words:
"Sharpe and Harper will march again"
This one doesn't.
Indeed, in said authors notes Bernard Cornwell even says himself he cannot promise that there will be any more of the Sharpe novels: whilst he doesn't mention this, he himself is now getting on a bit, now (at the date of publication) in his 80s.
So it's understandable, especially with the publication of this delayed by over a year.
Anyway, this is set in between the times of 'Sharpe's Regiment' and 'Sharpe's Siege', as the British forces under Wellington are in the early stages of the invasion of France.
River crossings are a tricky proposition.
The Battle of the Nive, of which this is largely about, being one such.
If it is the last Sharpe novel, I'll miss reading these.
"Sharpe and Harper will march again"
This one doesn't.
Indeed, in said authors notes Bernard Cornwell even says himself he cannot promise that there will be any more of the Sharpe novels: whilst he doesn't mention this, he himself is now getting on a bit, now (at the date of publication) in his 80s.
So it's understandable, especially with the publication of this delayed by over a year.
Anyway, this is set in between the times of 'Sharpe's Regiment' and 'Sharpe's Siege', as the British forces under Wellington are in the early stages of the invasion of France.
River crossings are a tricky proposition.
The Battle of the Nive, of which this is largely about, being one such.
If it is the last Sharpe novel, I'll miss reading these.
BookCritics (259 KP) rated Dragon Teeth in Books
Jun 21, 2017
you still shouldn’t go into this expecting an epic adventure with the level of research and detail on par with the author’s more famous novels that he wrote in life, but as far as posthumously released publications go, this one was pretty damn decent.
Critic- The BiblioSanctum
Original Score: 3.5 out of 5
Read Review:https://bibliosanctum.com/2017/06/15/book-review-dragon-teeth-by-michael-crichton/
Original Score: 3.5 out of 5
Read Review:https://bibliosanctum.com/2017/06/15/book-review-dragon-teeth-by-michael-crichton/
Hilary (9 KP) rated The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo in Books
Jul 5, 2017
Great characters (1 more)
In depth plot
Crime fiction at its best
It took me a little while to get into this book, but once I did I couldn't put it down! The characters are super interesting and the amount of detail and effort that was put in to make the background information accurate is evident. Also much darker than your typical crime fiction novels.
Auburn (57 KP) rated Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale in Books
Apr 10, 2019
A perfect introduction to Catwoman. Or Catgirl to start. How she came to be how she is and her relationship to Bruce. I really loved the Independence but also moral compass she had. They didn't make her feel like a criminal but more antihero, which is what she is.
If your a fan of graphic novels and beginnings this is a great read to jump in with.
If your a fan of graphic novels and beginnings this is a great read to jump in with.
David McK (3798 KP) rated Grave Peril (The Dresden Files, #3) in Books
May 26, 2019
Third entry in Jim Butcher's Dresden Files series, and maybe I was beginning to burn out as I had read the first three books back-to-back in the course of about a week, but I found this one to be slower moving, more graphic and heavier going than either of the two previous novels.
Of the first three books, this is by far the weakest.
Of the first three books, this is by far the weakest.
Autumn (3 KP) rated Mansfield Park in Books
Jan 18, 2018
I really wanted to give this five stars, it's my favorite of Austen's novels excepting Northanger Abbey, but the idea that Fanny was oh, so fortunately raised by those who would be her family, that her husband influenced her opinions, temper, and worldview is beyond creepy. I can get over the cousin aspect but the molding of the perfect wife very nearly ruined it for me.
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2568 KP) rated Secret Santa in Books
Mar 9, 2018
Four Christmas novels - two romance, one mystery, and one chick lit. I bought it for Laura Levine's mystery novella featuring her sleuth Jaine Austen. I loved it as always. Two of the other stories were enjoyable, but Fern Michaels's contribution was just plain bad on all fronts.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/12/book-review-secret-santa-by-fern.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/12/book-review-secret-santa-by-fern.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.