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The Romanovs: 1613-1918
The Romanovs: 1613-1918
Simon Sebag Montefiore | 2017 | Biography
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10.0 (1 Ratings)
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Non-fiction hat reads like a novel (2 more)
Passion in the research
The footnotes hold some of the most interesting bits of information
300 years of history painstakingly explored
I'm not a non-fiction reader but this book was amazing. It's definitely an ambitious one, challenging itself to cover the entire 300 years of Romanov rule in Russia and managing to do justice to every era.
  
Misadventures of a Virgin  (Misadventures, #4)
Misadventures of a Virgin (Misadventures, #4)
Meredith Wild | 2017 | Erotica, Romance
10
9.7 (3 Ratings)
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This is the fourteenth book in this series by this author. These books can be read as stand alone reads. This is a fantastic and hot and steamy addition to the series. I just couldn't put this book down, the story just sucked me in till the last page. I can't wait to read more from this author and in this series in the future.
Highly recommended
  
I enjoyed these three books. They are very quick reads. The only thing I had an issue with was the repetitive parts. Those who have read the previous books would know what is happening with the girls. Also, there were two missing quotation marks, but that is just something that irritates me no matter what book it is. Other than that, it was a pretty fun read.
  
Five Feet Apart
Five Feet Apart
Rachael Lippincott | 2018 | Fiction & Poetry, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)
9
6.9 (9 Ratings)
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One of my best reads in 2019!
If you haven't read this book, or can only refer it to the movie... Go read this now!
From the minute I started reading I could not stop. Such a light hearted yet gripping book about teenagers with CF. I learned so much terminology that goes with CF too. There was tears and laughter... It was a beautiful read.
  
Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake
Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake
Frank W. Abagnale | 1980 | Biography, Crime, Mystery
9
8.3 (7 Ratings)
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A witty and interesting tale of the life of an American check swindler (0 more)
An abrupt ending left me wanting more. (0 more)
I really enjoyed this book and read it in a very short space of time. It was interesting hearing the minutiae of how he performed his heists.

He was very woman obsessed though. It reads very 60's sexist but otherwise a fun read!
  
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Jenna Bush Hager recommended All Adults Here in Books (curated)

 
All Adults Here
All Adults Here
Emma Straub | 2020 | Fiction & Poetry, Humor & Comedy, Romance
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"I’ve read The Vacationers and Modern Lovers, both in the summer. Emma Straub's books are like a rosé wine served best while the sun shines, bright and bubbling. Her quick wit and compulsively readable plots make her books perfect summer reads. All Adults Here is no exception. It is a story about families, love and forgiveness that you can read in a single sitting."

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Nick Cave recommended The Road in Books (curated)

 
The Road
The Road
Cormac McCarthy | 2010 | Fiction & Poetry
7.8 (17 Ratings)
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"“I love that book. It’s clever, that book, because the environmental that they’re living in is so unremittingly pessimistic that he’s able to weave this extraordinarily sentimental story about the love between father and son and completely get away with it. The end speech that the dying father gives his son about carrying the fire … if you take that out of context it reads completely differently."

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AJaneClark (3975 KP) created a post

Oct 26, 2020  
Managed to get a couple of reviews in for my 2020 reads, many more to go... Will try to catch up. On my 85th book of the year ( The Possession - Michael Rutger). I have a week of peace from Friday, where I hope to get another five books read... the peace of the seaside, a lodge, a glass of wine or two and a hot tub...