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The Pursuit
The Pursuit
Janet Evanovich, Lee Goldberg | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
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8.0 (2 Ratings)
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Picking up moments after the last book ended, we learn who kidnapped conman Nick Fox and why. Can FBI agent Kate O’Hare track him down? Will this reveal their secret partnership? And what scheme can they stop next?

Yes, I’m being especially vague on the plot, but most of the fun of this book is seeing how things unfold as the book progresses. The story moves quickly and keep the pages turning. As always, the characters could be a tad sharper, but some of the supporting characters are a hoot.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2016/07/book-review-pursuit-by-janet-evanovich.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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10.0 (1 Ratings)
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Izzy Spellman is enjoying her time off from the family PI business. But then she gets a client who thinks his wife is cheating on him. That's not the case, but the wife does have some secret. Meanwhile, little sister Rae is accused to cheating on her PSAT's and Izzy moves into her brother's basement. Yep, it's more wacky fun with my favorite dysfunctional family. I did feel things were feeling a little too familiar at this point, but it was still lots of fun.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-review-revenge-of-spellmans-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
Wayward (Wayward Pines, #2)
Wayward (Wayward Pines, #2)
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8.8 (6 Ratings)
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I wasn't sure how the author would be able to top the sense of suspense that came along with the weird mystery at the center of the first novel, but somehow he has done it. Even knowing the secret of what the town is, there is still plenty to discover about the things going on behind the scenes, and just how creepy they can get. The characters are still very engaging and the twists are still both plentiful and plausible, while the suspense keeps things moving along at a brisk pace. If you liked the 1st of the series, be sure to check this one out as well.
  
Deadpool Volume 1: Secret Invasion
Deadpool Volume 1: Secret Invasion
Daniel Way | 2009 | Comics & Graphic Novels
8
8.5 (4 Ratings)
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Great fun
This short collection brings together 2 distinct stories with a link - Deadpool's involvement in the Skrull's secret invasion of Earth, and him destitute being hired to rescue a billionaire's zombie wife from a mad doctor. Both books have the tell-tale 4th wall breaks and a completely mad storyline. The skrull's enlist Deadpool's help in creating a generation of super-skrulls with his healing factor, but this doesn't go to plan. The silly storyline is a welcome break from the painfully serious Marvel Universe.
Very short, and possibly not worth the £5.99 on Kindle - but it is free with Prime Reading or Kindle Unlimited.
  
The Incredibles (2004)
The Incredibles (2004)
2004 | Animation, Comedy, Family
The fantastic 4 (& a half)
The incredibles follows a family of heroes, mr and mrs incredible and their 3 children.
Dash, violet & jack jack.
After bob (Mr I) breaks a marriage agreement of retirement, he is contacted by a mysterious client who seeks help after a rogue machine starts terrorizing his private island, which is a test to attempt to catch mr incredible and permanently eliminate him, concocted by syndrome, a former mr incredible fanboy. (Enter the angry wife & kids)

(So a family of four heroes, working for a secret evil genius, who they personally know? Are we sure this isn't a MARVEL movie?)
  
What Kind of Girl
What Kind of Girl
Alyssa B. Sheinmel | 2020 | Crime, Young Adult (YA)
9
8.0 (2 Ratings)
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This book addresses some heavy topics. Which is shared in the content warning at the beginning of the book. I feel like this book did a fantastic job of being in the emotions and questions that would come along with the subject matter discussed. I only wish there was what I feel a better more complete ending but I also feel like that was the way it was meant to be to prove no decision has to be permanent you can keep a secret or decision to be quiet but thats not how it has to stay when or how to speak up is up to you.
  
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Simon Vector
Simon Vector
JAK Holding | 2012 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
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7.0 (1 Ratings)
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High-tension plot line that keeps you guessing. (0 more)
There is a lot that isn't quite explained, that you really want to know more about to understand everything (0 more)
Set on a distant planetoid, in use as a penal colony for the worst type of criminals in the Empire.

Sent on a mission that is near enough a death sentence, Ana Bolo hunts for clues to the fate of a secret project. But, as always with these things, everything is not as it seems, in fact, it's worse...

And then they discover their hero is not all that he seems, he's so much more, and so much more dangerous than anyone ever imagined.
  
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