No Country for Old Men
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In his blistering new novel, Cormac McCarthy returns to the Texas-Mexico border, setting of his...
A Time of Courage
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Heroes shall rise and fall, the earth shall be stained red, and the fate of the Banished Lands will...
The Flame of Olympus (Pegasus #1)
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A young girl, a winged horse, and a war of epic proportions make for an adventurous start to an...
The Ask and the Answer (Chaos Walking, #2)
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We were in the square, in the square where I'd run, holding her, carrying her, telling her to stay...
Stop the Clock (Golden Chains #3)
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Stop the Clock is the finale in the Golden Chains trilogy. Raelyn Bell has already experienced...
Contemporary Romantic Suspense
David McK (3865 KP) rated The Golem's Eye (Bartimaeus, #2) in Books
Jun 1, 2025
Here, Nathaniel - who goes by the name of John Mandrake - is charged with uncovering the origin of disturbances in his modern-day-ish London, which he initially blames on the Resistance before it comes to light otherwise.
Not that his fellow members of government initially believe him, or that it is being caused by a Golem being controlled by a mysterious animator ...
Almost worth reading for the footnotes/comments by Bartimaeus alone!
The Final Draw
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This epic conclusion to the KINGDOM KEEPERS INHERITANCE trilogy will keep you on the edge of your...
ClareR (6256 KP) rated Lowest Common Denominator in Books
Feb 10, 2026
LCD bounces around somewhat in time from toddlerhood to the present day. It’s auto fiction, really, although I had to double check that. So I suppose it’s a mix of Saisio’s autobiography that has been fictionalised in places.
I found the details of a child growing up in Finland, Saisio’s communist parents, along with 1950’s Finnish life, fascinating. It also made me curious about the war and occupation of the Russians in Finland, and I consequently did a bit of background reading about that.
I love reading translated books, and the translator, Mia Spangenberg, has made sure that this has lost none of its humour. The relationships between the narrator and their family members are so well drawn. Their experiences, traumas, upbringings and their expectations of this small child make for an engrossing read.