Golden Blood (Time Spirit Trilogy #1)
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Gemma Hart never knows when her father is going to whisk her back in time. Her toes start tingling...
Young Adult Time Travel Contemporary Fantasy Romance
Times of Turmoil (The Time Locket #2)
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It is 1718 and Duncan Melville and his time traveller wife, Erin, are concentrating on building a...
Historical Romance Time Travel American Colonial History
ClareR (5879 KP) rated The Colours of Death in Books
Apr 18, 2022
They’re a fantastic cast of characters, and they work well together )literally, in the case of the police team). It’s another angle on discrimination: instead of religion or skin colour, the Gifted are discriminated against because of their gifts - something they have no choice or control over.
This novel feels a little dystopian in places: when people go ‘missing’ if they lose control of their gifts, for example. And all Gifted are kept on a register where they’re regularly assessed. If they exceed a certain level, they’re removed from society for everyone else’s safety.
I really enjoyed this - the storyline was interesting, gripping, in fact, and exciting when it needed to be. The main character was flawed and very likeable, and the food constantly made me feel hungry!
I will be looking out for the next book in the series.
Waking Up Lost (Adirondack Spirit Series #4)
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Traveling without warning. Nights lost to supernatural journeys. Is one young man fated to wander...
Historical Fiction Fantasy
The House Guest
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The House Guest is another diabolical cat-and-mouse thriller from USA Today bestselling author Hank...
Sticks and Stones
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This action thriller is a complex story of three people, their lives, work, and adventures, and what...
thriller crime thriller action thriller
The Hidden Lives of Taxi Drivers
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What do you know about taxi drivers? Here it is. Discover what the The Ten Commandments of St...
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The Last Rhino War
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This is a story of one man, Mike Delport, a professional hunter, and his journey as he is caught up...
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Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated The Unraveling of Luna Forester in Books
May 7, 2024
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The Unraveling of Luna Forester
By Marisa Noelle
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When his best friend Luna is found catatonic after a devastating house fire, Matthew begins to fall apart.
“Take care of them, Matthew.”
“Always.”
“Protect my secret.”
“Of course.”
That’s the promise he made to her only three nights ago. A solemn vow to protect their large found family of humans and supernatural creatures alike.
Fated to love her for the rest of his life, and unwilling to break his solemn vow, Matthew knows the only person who can help Luna is her grandmother. Through the woods they must go, just like a fairytale. But the forest is filled with deadly peril: poisonous black moss, chimeras, and worst of all, members of their family who don't want them to continue.
As they are picked off one by one, Matthew races to get Luna to safety, all the time doubting everything he thought was true.
Can Matthew untangle the twisted threads of Luna’s secret before he himself unravels?
Well this was a little bit of a special read. I don’t think I’ve ever read anything quite like it before. So well written it was a truly haunting journey through a young girls mind helped along by some special friends.
This is James’ story - the slave in Huckleberry Finn. When he finds out that he’s going to be sold to another owner and separated from his wife and daughter, James decides to hide out on a nearby island until he can work out what to do. But things go wrong, he ends up heading towards the free states with Huck Finn, gets separated - and let’s face it, a lot happens.
This made me laugh, worry a lot for James’ safety - I was well and truly captivated by the story. I’m pretty sure this will have filled in a lot of James’ story that’s left out in the original. White society is menacing and dangerous for James, and he’s constantly looking over his shoulder. They’re not bothered that he’s an intelligent, educated man.
I absolutely loved this, and I’ll be happy if it wins the Booker Prize (I could say that about most of the long list, never mind the shortlist!).
James deserves its success.