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Sarah (7798 KP) rated Firestarter in Books
Jul 28, 2020
Pretty good
I think my biggest issue with this book is the fact that I've read so many others like it, including more recent books from King himself. It's a shame as this book came out in 1980 so well before any others I've read (or indeed before I was even born), ive just never gotten round to reading it until now.
The story itself isn't bad and the characters are well developed as you'd always expect from King, and of course it's a well written story. I enjoyed reading it to a point and it was vagurly entertaining, but there's just something about this book that didn't wow me. It's a good read but it's by no means exceptional or stand out like a number of King's other stories.
The story itself isn't bad and the characters are well developed as you'd always expect from King, and of course it's a well written story. I enjoyed reading it to a point and it was vagurly entertaining, but there's just something about this book that didn't wow me. It's a good read but it's by no means exceptional or stand out like a number of King's other stories.
Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Neutral (Curse of the Gods #4.5) in Books
Jan 7, 2021
Contains spoilers, click to show
I did enjoy this short that showed us things from Emmy and Cyrus's POV's after the events of the last book. I liked that Cyrus has finally met his match in Emmy and that they're now together.
Pica still made me smile like an idiot despite her actions now being a little on the more deadly side of things.
And Willa's personality still showed through despite her not being the lead in this one. It was quite fun to read her from the perspective of others.
Off to read Pain, the last book in the series.
Pica still made me smile like an idiot despite her actions now being a little on the more deadly side of things.
And Willa's personality still showed through despite her not being the lead in this one. It was quite fun to read her from the perspective of others.
Off to read Pain, the last book in the series.
starwarsluvr (236 KP) rated A Dance for Two in Books
Jun 22, 2018
amazing!
This was perfect.. it had so many emotions.. and oh man... parts i was pissed. parts i was fighting tears and the other parts i was just so daggon happy and it was just perfect. the characters... and the things they go through.. their feelings.. their love.. their hatred.. their anger and happiness.. it was all amazing and wow.. i am going to go read the rest of this authors work now .lol
Irene M (130 KP) rated Captain Pug in Books
Dec 7, 2018
I LOVE this.
I got it in a Goodreads giveaway, was really looking forward to this one, and it did not disappoint.
A charming story about Pug's adventure, a fun plotline with great humour, and surrounded with wonderful illustrations.
Now to pass on to my 9 and 7 yr old as I know they will like the story, and could easily read it by themselves.
I'll be looking out for future books.
I got it in a Goodreads giveaway, was really looking forward to this one, and it did not disappoint.
A charming story about Pug's adventure, a fun plotline with great humour, and surrounded with wonderful illustrations.
Now to pass on to my 9 and 7 yr old as I know they will like the story, and could easily read it by themselves.
I'll be looking out for future books.
Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated Libby, by OverDrive in Apps
Nov 23, 2017
Quantity not quality
I've had Libby for two weeks now and I've managed to read five of my TBR books on the list - not too bad for a library app. It's easy to use, with a clean interface, and clearly there's a huge stock of works in the system.
The issue now is the fact that I cannot find any other books that I would like to read, and I'll have to wait for another month to get my next book on hold. There are very few new books, and it seems to be missing writings from prominent authors such as James Baldwin, Angela Davis and George Saunders. It is all dependent on how well your local library functions which can be problematic. It seems to be a postcode lottery.
The issue now is the fact that I cannot find any other books that I would like to read, and I'll have to wait for another month to get my next book on hold. There are very few new books, and it seems to be missing writings from prominent authors such as James Baldwin, Angela Davis and George Saunders. It is all dependent on how well your local library functions which can be problematic. It seems to be a postcode lottery.
Haley Mathiot (9 KP) rated When Lightning Strikes (1-800-Where-R-You, #1) in Books
Apr 27, 2018
I hate Meg Cabot. she is a terrible writer. she doesn't write sentinces, she writes fragments and then puts more fragments at the end to clear up what was perfectly clear in the first place. she leaves out things that are important. she doesn't describe stuff. her prose stinks. how on EARTH she became a best selling and popular author, i have no idea.
<b>but. </b>
i read the first book of her series here, "When Lightning Strikes," and seriously had to read the others. i still haven't read the last book, my library doesn't have it in right now, but this book got me hooked to a story that was written by (excuse me) a sucky writer. it was wild, weird, crazy, funny, and had some very creative twists in it. great story.
now if only she could learn to write. sentinces, i mean. (<-- example of what she does. i swear i don't write like that normally.)
<b>but. </b>
i read the first book of her series here, "When Lightning Strikes," and seriously had to read the others. i still haven't read the last book, my library doesn't have it in right now, but this book got me hooked to a story that was written by (excuse me) a sucky writer. it was wild, weird, crazy, funny, and had some very creative twists in it. great story.
now if only she could learn to write. sentinces, i mean. (<-- example of what she does. i swear i don't write like that normally.)
Erika (17788 KP) rated Twilight / Life and Death (Twilight, #1, 1.75) in Books
Jul 28, 2019 (Updated Aug 17, 2019)
When the 10th anniversary edition of Twilight was announced, I wasn't really interested. I was super into it before the movies, but reading it now, you see all the editing mistakes.
Though, when it was revealed a gender-bending version of Twilight was going to be included, I knew I had to read that clusterf***. It is so completely ridiculous, what were those names?? I loved every lame-o moment of it. Also, she did get to fix all of her wonky mistakes, which I appreciated.
Though, when it was revealed a gender-bending version of Twilight was going to be included, I knew I had to read that clusterf***. It is so completely ridiculous, what were those names?? I loved every lame-o moment of it. Also, she did get to fix all of her wonky mistakes, which I appreciated.
Merissa (11950 KP) rated Happy Slumbers in Books
Dec 17, 2018
I've now read the series and can honestly say that I have no clearer idea about what was going on than I did during the first book. It says that all questions are answered and loose ends tied up in this book but I think I must have missed every single one of them as nothing appears to be answered. I read them, I reviewed them and that's about as good as I can say!
Erika (17788 KP) rated Shuggie Bain in Books
Jan 30, 2021
I don't typically read bildungsromans, I find them tedious, and I can't really relate to them. I decided to give this one a try, after it won the Booker Prize.
I don't think I ever need to read another coming of age story ever again, this one was so good. Now, this is a 'novel', but I think it's pretty obvious that it may be pretty close to the author's life.
This was the second book I read in 2020 that was named after the child 'Shuggie', but, in truth, it was about his alcoholic mother. It was mostly focused on her, which really made me think.
This book stuck with me because as I read it, it made me wonder if some of this was what my own father went through. He was the youngest, left by all his siblings, to care for his alcoholic mother after his father cheated on her and left her (exact story line of the novel). I have to thank Douglas Stuart for this novel, it really helped me understand my father's family dynamic and situation.
Damn, it was so good.
I don't think I ever need to read another coming of age story ever again, this one was so good. Now, this is a 'novel', but I think it's pretty obvious that it may be pretty close to the author's life.
This was the second book I read in 2020 that was named after the child 'Shuggie', but, in truth, it was about his alcoholic mother. It was mostly focused on her, which really made me think.
This book stuck with me because as I read it, it made me wonder if some of this was what my own father went through. He was the youngest, left by all his siblings, to care for his alcoholic mother after his father cheated on her and left her (exact story line of the novel). I have to thank Douglas Stuart for this novel, it really helped me understand my father's family dynamic and situation.
Damn, it was so good.
Allison Spicer (0 KP) rated Goodreads: Book Reviews in Apps
Mar 13, 2018
This my favourite go to app on my phone. I love how it tracks my reading progress and encourages me to read more. It’s simple to use and now has the scanning function for adding physical books. My kindle books are automatically added when I start and finish so I can never forget to add a book. It just keeps getting better and better.