Shared Sorrows
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Frank DioGuardia, a New Jersey college professor always feared the onset of autumn. A chill in...
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The Underhanded (William Dresden #1)
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Europe' s last line of defense against neofascism— a history professor? Professor William...
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2579 KP) rated Antihero in Books
Mar 13, 2026 (Updated Mar 13, 2026)
While this series is always more violent than what I typically read, this one felt darker than it needed to be. Then again, that might have been what helped me fully feel with Evan’s struggle to find another way to bring justice. I felt one subplot was recycled, but overall, I felt the character development was good. And the supporting regulars were good as always. We even saw a couple who hadn’t been around for the last book or two. And the plot kept me engaged. Other readers like me might want to think twice before picking up this book, but those who enjoy thrillers will love it.
ClareR (6236 KP) rated Sharp Glass in Books
Jan 5, 2025
A woman wakes up to realise that she’s being held captive by a man - and she has to work out how she’ll escape.
Over the course of the story, we learn who she is, why she’s captive in a cellar and who’s holding her there. The fact that the cellar is in complete darkness made my imagination run wild - as well as the imagination of the main character! What had she done? Was this revenge? Or something even more sinister?
This is a claustrophobic read and I was right there in the cellar with the woman. They all seem to be thoroughly unreliable characters: no one seems to be telling the truth. I felt that my job as the reader, was to try and detect who was lying the least!
It’s a sad story with some dark, violent themes. This novel was a really good tale, executed really well.
The Woman in the Wallpaper
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Paris, 1789. The Oberst Factory, which crafts exquisite wallpaper for the most fashionable French...
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David McK (3801 KP) rated John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019) in Movies
Sep 5, 2019 (Updated Mar 27, 2023)
And that is pretty much what this film is about, picking up almost directly after Chapter 2 and with Keanu's super assassin John Wick now with a 14 million USD price on his head after killing a man on company (sacred) ground - i.e. The Continental Hotel - in the previous instalment.
I'm still a little hazy on the society itself - just how much are those hitman tokens worth? They constantly seem to change value! - and on why the world and its neighbour seems to be some sort of assassin, leading me almost to wonder are we in some sort of Matrix reality (not helped by Keanu even saying he needs 'Guns. Lots of guns'), but - putting that aside - this is still quite an enjoyable, albeit very violent, action movie.
A Little Class on Murder
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When mystery bookstore owner Annie Laurance is invited to teach "The Three Great Ladies of the...
Bethr1986 (305 KP) rated Constitution Check (Dungeons and Dating #4) by Katherine McIntyre in Books
Sep 24, 2022
This is book number 4 in the Dungeons and Dating series and I have to say I have loved every one so far. The series is centred on a group of people who run a business called the Tabletop Tavern and have come together through their love of board games, particularly Dungeons and Dragons.
Each book focuses on different characters and their love life and life in general. This book focuses on Kelly who is trying to get over a domestically violent relationship that ended with the death of her then-girlfriend and Tabby who has never felt any good for anybody.
Katherine is an absolute wizard with words and you get a clear understanding of what each character is going through. She tackles the tougher subjects abuse/homophobia/grief etc in such a delicate but powerful way. It is a pleasure to read even though some of it is heart-breaking.
I 100% recommend reading not just this book but the whole series. Fantastic Katherine.
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All the Broken Places
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From the author of the globally bestselling, multi-million-copy classic, The Boy in the Striped...
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