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The Lost Prince (The Iron Fey: Call of the Forgotten, #1)
The Lost Prince (The Iron Fey: Call of the Forgotten, #1)
Julie Kagawa | 2012 | Young Adult (YA)
10
9.1 (7 Ratings)
Book Rating
Great Spin off
This book is the first in a spin off series. The original series is "The Iron Fey" and the events from it are closely related to this story. The reader was first introduced to the main character Ethan during the iron fey series. He is now much older, and his perspective is a lot different.
I enjoyed seeing the characters I loved from the main series. The book was balanced really well where the new characters were never over shadowed, and I became just as invested in there story. This book should only be read after the original series. If not I do think the reader may have trouble understanding some of the events.
  
Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization
Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization
2006 | Civilization, Economic
AOB BOARDGAME REVIEW: THROUGH THE AGES
Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization is a bear of a game – and I love it. It’s the game that I wish I had as a teenager to play with my older brothers instead of our weekend long Risk or Axis and Allies binges (Those weekends may have had something to do with why I feel this way about dice now).

If you are a filler game type of person, or someone who doesn’t like to get too deep into games, I want to be honest with you – Through the Ages is probably not for you.

Reviewer: Joseph
Read the full review here: http://www.artofboardgaming.com/reviews/through-the-ages-review/
  
Pandemic Legacy: Season 2
Pandemic Legacy: Season 2
2017 | Environmental, Exploration, Medical
Pandemic Legacy: Season 2 Review
Everyone wants to make a legacy game these days. After the wild success of Pandemic Legacy: Season 1, there seemed to be an explosion in campaign style games where the rules and mechanisms are changed as the game progresses.

Thus far, nothing has really been able to capture the magic of both engaging gameplay and story that Pandemic Legacy gave us. But now Season 2 is here, flipping the game on its head a bit, but promising to give us a similar experience. So, how does it stack up?


Original Rating: 5/5
Reviewer: Andrew Smith
Read the full review here: https://www.boardgamequest.com/pandemic-legacy-season-2-review/
  
Nancy’s friend Helen asks for Nancy’s help is discovering why her family’s mansion is suddenly haunted. Meanwhile, Nancy’s father Carson is working on a case that leaves him in danger. Can Nancy solve both cases?

I remember enjoying this one as a kid, and I enjoyed it just as much now. The plot is good with enough twists to keep me entertained, although the climax was a bit easy. Likewise, the characters are a tad flat, but not too bad. It’s easy to bit on the flaws, but this book shows why Nancy is still so popular today.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2015/10/book-review-hidden-staircase-by-carolyn.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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Mar 23, 2018  
The Book Thief
The Book Thief
Markus Zusak | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
10
8.8 (129 Ratings)
Book Rating
I have waited to read this book for a few years now and I am not sure why I did that. This book is phenomenal and gives a different insight into World War 2 that I haven't often seen in literature, especially in young adult literature.

Susan did a beautiful job in making his characters as human as possible. They were all multidimensional and we'll thought out. I truly loved them.

The narrator being who he was have this another deeper level that I very much respected. It became more than just Leisel's story and instead became everyone's story.

Overall, I adored this book and need to pick up another of Zusak's.
  
I can't remember reading any other book that focuses on a main character's transition from human to vampire. I suppose we'll see more of them, now that Stein has done so. The book is a fairly good read, but you should definitely ignore the text on the back, as it's misleading. I assume <i>Becoming</i> is the first of a series, as there was a major issue left unresolved at the end.

This is definitely <b>not</b> a book for romance fans. While there are some explicit sex scenes, there isn't much real romance. I rather liked the omission, but some folks might assume that it is a paranormal romance.
  
Her Stepbrothers Demands (Stepbrothers, #5)
Her Stepbrothers Demands (Stepbrothers, #5)
Trinity Blacio | 2017 | Erotica
4
3.3 (4 Ratings)
Book Rating
For an author that's written quite a few books now I'm surprised how badly it's written. No depth in characters and the story is all over the place and flits from one thing to the next, I even had trouble deciding which character was talking in some parts. Some characters just seem to waft into the scene and then are straight back out which seems pointless and doesn't really add to the story.

The cover and the description looked promising but fell flat quite quickly, Very disappointing and after looking at reviews for Trinity's other books it seems to be a common complaint with her writing and so it's unlikely that I will read anymore from this author.
  
The Possession of Mr Cave
The Possession of Mr Cave
Matt Haig | 2019
9
7.5 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Paranoia
One of Matt Haig's earlier books and I'm becoming a bit of a Haig disciple after reading a great number of them now.
The Possession of Mr Cave is the story of fatherhood lead by paranoia and is quite difficult to put down. Paranoia effects every decision and judgement from a father that loses one child and is desperate to preserve his other. Is he being possessed by his dead son or is he just losing his mind? Does desperation to be a great father cause you to be a great father or will it stifle life? You want to continue reading every page, just one more until its end. Another brilliant read!
  
Twins For The Billionaire
Twins For The Billionaire
Sarah M. Anderson | 2017 | Romance
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Sofia Bingham needs a job, and working for her childhood friend and tycoon, Eric Jenner, is the perfect solution. But Eric is grown up now and tempting as hell! When attraction turns into an unforgettable night of passion, Sofia wants to go back to business. But Eric is determined to convince her he’s playing for keeps…
This book fits into the standard “m&b” mould... will they, won’t they, they did... fall in love, fight, get married...
well written, and surprisingly focusing more on the feelings of Eric, and what he wants out of life, it followed the pattern, and ended with a happily ever after. Okay short read, but didn’t blow my mind.