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The Wife of Bath

Geoffrey Chaucer

6.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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'Those husbands that I had, Three of them were good and two were bad. The three that I call "good"...

Sarah (7798 KP) rated Police (Harry Hole #10) (Oslo Sequence #8) in Books

Sep 5, 2020

A gripping thriller

I've really messed up the reading order of the Harry Hole books. I first read this 5 years ago, and it was only earlier this year that I read the following sequel book 11 (The Thirst) and then after that the previous book 9 Phantom. Aside from my idiocy at messing up the order of these books, I really enjoyed reading this again now i finally understand better what's going on thanks to Phantom.

This is a thrilling read. I could barely put it down and just wanted to get to the end to find out how it all ended (as I couldn't remember from the first time round). The plot is complicated but not so far-fetched that it gets ridiculous and there's lots of twists and turns to keep you hooked. I like the Harry in this book a lot more than in previous books, although there is still some of the old good character we know and love still there. After reading so many of Jo Nesbo's books recently I've noticed he really does like his tropes and cliffhangers a lot and this can get a bit predictable after a while. However this is still one of the best books in the series - definitely on par with The Snowman.

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Erika (17788 KP) Sep 6, 2020

I wish the Hole series had ended with this book, it was one of my favorites... I got The Thirst and read a spoiler and it ticked me off so much, I never read it because I was so pissed off at Harry. Ridiculous because he's fictitious, but still.

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Sarah (7798 KP) Sep 7, 2020

I have to admit I don't think The Thirst was terrible, but I know what you mean. Have you read the synopsis for the following book Knife? I haven't until now and that sounds like it's ruined everything!

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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2204 KP) rated The Chosen One in Books

Apr 5, 2021 (Updated Apr 5, 2021)

The Chosen One

James Riley | 2021 | Children, Science Fiction/Fantasy

8.0

(1 Ratings)

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The Final Battle Against the Old Ones

The final fight is coming. Fort Fitzgerald and his friends have one week until Damian has promised to return and unleash the Old Ones on the Earth. Damian thinks he can defeat the Old Ones, but Fort believes that Damian will fail, unleashing the Old Ones on the Earth. Fort thinks his only hope is to find a way to destroy magic once and for all. But can he figure out how to do that in time?

This is the final book in the series, so if you haven’t read the earlier books, I definitely recommend you go back and start there. If you don’t, you’ll have some pretty cool twists spoiled for you. Fans will be happy with the story we get here. I do feel the author took a bit too long in the first half, time that could have been cut without impacting the story overall. But the second half is great, with the complications we’ve grown to expect from the series and a page turning climax. All the characters we love show up again here, and I enjoyed the growth some of them got. Fans of the series will be happy with how things are wrapped up.

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The Plot and the Pendulum

Jenn McKinlay

8.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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Halloween is approaching in Briar Creek, and things get spooky when a skeleton is found and...

The Shadow of the Wind: The Cemetery of Forgotten Books 1

Carlos Ruiz Zafón

8.8 (13 Ratings) Rate It

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A stunning literary thriller in the tradition of Umberto Eco. The discovery of a forgotten book...

Chris Hooker (419 KP) rated Command Authority (Jack Ryan Universe, #16) in Books

Jan 12, 2018

It is a shame the world lost such a great story teller as Tom Clancy. I have loved the Jack Ryan series and the latest installment [Command Authority] did not disappoint.

The characters are so good they are like meeting old friends and I love how Jack Jr. has grown into his own. Also the plot of this one with the Russians returning as the antagonists, especially attacking the Ukraine, was timely.

As with all Clancy's books a must read!

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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2204 KP) rated Some Like It Hot-Buttered (Double Feature Mystery #1) in Books

Mar 9, 2018

A new series from a favorite author left me a little cold. I didn't find it nearly as funny as his old books, and the mystery was weak. What's funny about this is the series centers around the owner of a comedy movie theater. Owner Elliot Freed investigates when a man is poisoned by his pop corn during the nightly double feature.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/04/book-review-some-like-it-hot-buttered.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.

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Roxanne (13 KP) rated New Moon (Twilight, #2) in Books

Nov 9, 2018

New Moon (Twilight, #2)

Stephenie Meyer | 2006 | Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)

6.9

(85 Ratings)

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Bella moans and groans some more....if it weren't for this seriously lacking and annoying character these books would be so much more enjoyable without feeling constantly frustrated. I really like the werewolves and the Cullens are likeable but the 'thing' between edward and bella gets old very quickly, they just go on and on about the same thing over and over again until you just want to scream at them to get it together and stop wasting my time already!