The Centurion's Wife (Acts of Faith, #1)
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Janette Oke has dreamed for years of retelling a story in a biblical time frame from a female...
Space Opera
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IN SPACE EVERYONE CAN HEAR YOU SING A century ago, the Sentience Wars tore the galaxy apart and...
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My Daughter, My Mother
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In 1984 two young mothers meet at a toddler group in Birmingham. As their friendship grows, they...
Protect The Prince
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Magic, murder, adventure, and romance combine in this second novel in the exciting Crown of Shards...
Merissa (11938 KP) rated Son of Anger (The Ormstunga Saga #1) in Books
Dec 12, 2022
I love reading stories of the Vikings, simply because their faith and relationship with the Gods seem so realistic. They don't hold them on high (as such) but rather, deal with them in an everyday manner, knowing themselves to be pawns in the game the Gods play. Signs of the Gods are all around them, giving them the feeling of being blessed or ignored. Ulf has sworn a vow of vengeance to Odin and sees the signs of that wherever he turns.
This is a bloody and violent story in parts - as you would expect. But you also get a book of camaraderie, of brotherhood, of the Gods. The time flew by as I read this, with never a dull moment. The ending was all I could wish for and left me with a longing for book two.
A brilliant start to a new series that I can't wait to read. Absolutely recommended.
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The Unpassing
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In Chia-Chia Lin’s debut novel, The Unpassing, we meet a Taiwanese immigrant family of six...
Merissa (11938 KP) rated Veil of Mists (Seven Deadly Veils #2) in Books
Feb 26, 2024
While I enjoyed this story, I wasn't fully gripped by it. It has multiple layers and deceptions, as well as three or four stories going on simultaneously. While some may prefer it this way, I found it distracting and wanted to skip over parts (Bastien and Josette having s3x for example.)
The (sort of) love triangle between Remare, Miranda, and Valadon is still going on and full of miscommunications that had me rolling my eyes. Some things are blown up out of proportion, while others are just swept under the carpet.
On the whole, I enjoyed this book but I didn't feel as though it moved the series forward much. I still recommend it if you like all of the above and want a richly detailed and intricate saga to keep you entertained for hours.
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Merissa
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Feb 14, 2024
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Jewel Mania - The new match 3 sensation is here, with brilliant jewels in over 600 dazzling puzzles!...
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Phil Leader (619 KP) rated Angelic Retribution in Books
Nov 8, 2019
There's not much of the story I can discuss without giving things away, but this very much continues following the trend for the themes to get darker as the series has gone on. The angels are becoming desperate as the demon hordes press in relentlessly. After her actions in the second book Aurora is viewed with a great deal of suspicion by everyone and Abaddon is still focussed on getting her join the demon ranks.
The story that Cope tells here begs to be read; the stakes have been raised and it's really not clear what is going to happen next, and there are a number of shock twists and developments that take the plot in all sorts of directions I hadn't expected at the outset. As usual the writing and characterisation is flawless, smoothly flowing off the page throughout, effortlessly following the changes in pace as the story twists through its chapters.
If you enjoyed the first two books and want to find out what happens next to Aurora and her friends you will not be disappointed. If you have not read any of the series and are looking for something interesting, thought-provoking and pacey to read then I can't recommend these books highly enough.