Warriors (The Reverians #3)
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Austin Valley appears as it always has, but Em Fuller knows that appearances aren’t what they...
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BookwormMama14 (18 KP) rated Esther: Royal Beauty (Dangerous Beauty, #1) in Books
Jan 2, 2019
Hadassah (Esther) is a Jewish girl living in the royal city of Susa, in the great land of Persia, ruled by all powerful King Xerxes. Orphaned at a young age, her cousin Mordecai and his wife Miriam raise Hadassah as their own daughter. King Xerxes’ wife Vashti has defied him. His advisers suggest that she be dismissed as Queen, or the women of Persia will begin to treat their husbands the same way. The King becomes lonely however, and therefore sends out a nationwide search for a new wife. When everything has been arranged for Hadassah’s marriage to a local Jewish man, her world is turned upside down. Brought to the palace against her will, will she please the King and become his Queen? Or will she live out her life anonymously in the harem?
Being a familiar Bible story to me, Esther: Royal Beauty was a relaxing book to read, because I knew how it would end. Angela Hunt did a wonderful job filling in the spaces of the story that have been left up to our imagination. I enjoyed learning a little bit more about King Xerxes as well. I read the book of Esther in the Bible after I finished this book and was pleasantly surprised to know that the author was very accurate with the interpretation. She even quoted word for word dialogue found in the New Living Translation. Very intriguing to anyone who enjoys bringing more life and depth to traditional Bible stories.
I received a free copy of Esther: Royal Beauty from Bethany House Publishers and a free digital copy from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
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My Fight / Your Fight: The Official Ronda Rousey Autobiography
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This book is the winner of British Sports Book Awards. It is also the Sports Book of the Year. 'I...
Finite and Infinite Games
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Tonya (52 KP) rated Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) in Movies
Dec 21, 2017
The only part that seemed a bit out of place was Kurt Russell's character. Throwing him in there suddenly as dad, and a shallow and self-absorbed at that, just seemed a bit out of place. Of course it did create the dramatic opportunity for our Guardians to save the Galaxy so it did serve a purpose. Had this character been just a bit more developed I would have given the movie a "perfect" rating.
Denise Mc (1 KP) rated Murder on the Orient Express in Books
Jan 14, 2018
In a nutshell, a man dies on a train, there’s an investigation by Poirot, everyone is interviewed and the murderer announced. If you love Christie then this is one not to miss reading so you can at least say you have read them all but if you are looking for a rip roaring yarn or an exciting thriller then I can think of better books to spend your time on
Vegemite Girl (284 KP) rated Blood secret in Books
Aug 17, 2017
There was never a dull moment in the story and it was so well written I did not want to put the book down until I was done!
Nothing is as it appears on the surface and it is action packed until the very end. Every single character had a purpose and you knew exactly what you needed to about them, they were real and hardworking and it was easy to feel the characters it just make the story that much better!
It was great to read a book where it was set in Australia and written by an Australian author