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If erotica is not for you, TANGLED should not end up on your TBR.
For those who'd like to dip a toe in...TANGLED is a fun, fast read with a side of HOLY CRAP! sexcapades.
What separates it from the pack?
Drew Evans is absolutely the most raw, irrepressible asshat to ever enter The Redemption Tale. Yes, this is a ... | 4 |
This one was just kinda "meh" for me. It was paced well, it had great plot twists and tons of the misdirection and historical geeking out that I've come to expect from Dan Brown. What I've come to realize is that, in my humble opinion, while Brown has excellent ideas, he does not relate them very well. I find his writi... | 2 |
An intriguing book filled with themes of a man fulfilling his boyhood dream by cracking the code of Egyptian hieroglyphs. Beautiful illustrations, gentle narration and mysterious hieroglyphs complement the inspiring story. A pleasure to read. | 3 |
I'll start off by admitting that I have described Melissa Broder's twitter feed as "my favorite thing on the internet", so I might be a bit of a fanboy. That said, this is pretty fantastic stuff. I've been savoring this book for several weeks, reading only a poem or two every couple days, and I'm glad I spaced it out. ... | 3 |
This book is excellent. I particularly like the way all the plot threads seem to come together (won't spoil anything for you, though). | 4 |
4.5 Surprising Stars
Well let me start of by saying that I won a copy of Bluffing the Devil and promised to read it as soon I'm done with my finals- so here I go, I'm done and read it in 2days.
I was pleasantly surprised how good this book turned out to be; actually, I really enjoyed it. It made me giggle and kept ... | 3 |
A college fraternity tries hazing the Hardys, a shifty leftist professor may know something about a vanished colleague, and we are off to Rockaway and the mysterious caves! Some Frenchies in a fake antique store and restaurant, a crazy British mariner, and possibly a Russian sub! Another great adventure for boys of all... | 2 |
So I was really looking forward to reading this book. I was almost afraid to read it because I heard so many good things about it, that I didn't want to be disappointed. It definitely was not disappointing, it was really, really good:) It took a bit for it to get going in the beginning but once you got passed it, it wa... | 4 |
2.5 stars | 2 |
ok | 4 |
Splendid writing by Mr. Dashner. However, I did not feel with this book what I felt with the last. The Maze Runner had me wondering the whole time what was going to happen. This book had me wondering when the hell it was going to end. I had to literally push myself to finish it which is a rare thing for me.
The plot ... | 3 |
Fluffy, adorable cuteness.
Good for both toddler and preschool storytimes. | 3 |
hilarious story about a pedophile vampire, stalking a bland teen in a small town. A love triangle is introduced, where it is later revealed the werewolf (the other love interest of Bella, the teen girl) has only been in love with one of Bella's unfertilized eggs. Things heat up when that egg gets doused in glittery vam... | 2 |
3.25 STARS. I would give more, but the editing was rough. However, I truly found myself enamored with Lash and Naomi. They were really well developed characters and I connected with their humor and stubbornness. | 2 |
That I have read this book is serendipity at its best. I bought this because it is the book being discussed at a retreat that one of my friends plans. She told me about the retreat several months ago and I bought the book in case I could make the retreat. I knew nothing about the author or what she had to say.
When t... | 4 |
Pretty dumb.
About a man from early roman times, a visigoth, fighting against the Roman oppressors. I'm pretty sure he more or less has a walnut sized brain. He rushes into battle despite any chance of winning. Just a complete bottle of rage. He gets kidnapped by aliens, but has no qualms about seeing a space ship, j... | 2 |
I love Stephen White. Last week, listening to an interview with Jonathan Kellerman, the uniqueness of a series with a protagonist who was a shrink, written by a shrink, was emphasized. I was in the car yelling at the radio "what about Stephen White?" and I realize that despite some success, his works are overlooked WAY... | 4 |
This single sitting overview of Puritan, John Owen is another excellent installment in Carr's series, "Christian Biographies for Young Readers." Don't let the title of the series fool you, these books are worthy to be enjoyed by all ages.
What I like about the series, beyond the straight-forward writing, well thought... | 4 |
I received this book via Goodreads' Don't Buy My Love program in exchange for an honest review.
4.5 Stars. This is SciFi M/M romance set in our world with a new technology, mnemography. Mneming is the process of having a virtual reality experience, only a bit better.
Daniel Schneider, and his dad, Big Dan, own Adve... | 4 |
PreK&up
This charming sequel to Where's Walrus continues the wordless antics of everyone's favorite escape artist as the Walrus again sneaks out of the zoo and goes on an adventurous romp around the city- this time accompanied by his sidekick Penguin. Savage's stylish retro illustrations are very appealing, as are th... | 3 |
I am very fond of reading books about children's bitter experiences. Perhaps I believe in American psychologist, Erik Fromm's belief that " to understand children, we, adults, try to think like a child again."Unfortunately, not all adults are aware of this fact. That's why the main purpose of literature is to educate p... | 3 |
I like Mma Ramotswe, the main character. She is intelligent, brave and funny in her own way. She enjoys her life and especially in Botswana. The mysteries are ordinary but not uninteresting. It is good to get to know the country as described by Precious Ramotswe with its cattle, crocodiles and dangerous snakes and espe... | 3 |
Another great book in this series! We all enjoyed it and have already started on book 3! | 3 |
This allegorical tale was my first true, in-your-face exposure to Sufism. While it didn't exactly make me want to rush out and join a tariqa, it was quite well-written and certainly very inspiring in many ways. Some familiar tales are found here, but they never seem shoehorned in. Such was the obvious ability of the po... | 3 |
So I first met the Caldwells with the Crime Scene at Cardwell Ranch (Montana Mystique#1). With that story you got to meet the family and all of their quirks and bad traits. In the first book Jordan was a big jerk but in Justice he became a changed man.
B.J. Daniels has a good way of keeping you in touch with all of t... | 2 |
I loved it! I hope Adriana continues to write for a long, long time. ;) | 4 |
Well, that settles it. I'm going to have to read the rest of this series...which is a good thing. | 3 |
What a delightful children's book. The book is about the Children of Ares who are a mixture of war like and peaceful beings. Princess Harmonie and her brother Eros represent love and peace. When these two children have to split up to keep Princess Harmonie safe she meets Princess Coral and her friends. This little grou... | 4 |
4.5 Stars!!
"Was sixteen too young to fall in love? I might've thought so before Manning. Could he love me back, a man seven years older? I was sure if he did, he'd never admit it. But I would wait for him. Even I understood that for a while, our ages mattered."
As a longtime fan of Jessica Hawkins, I just knew I w... | 4 |
Batman The Killing Joke tells the origin of Joker, establishing the fact that the only person who perfectly understands the Dark Knight is none other than the Clown Prince of Crime, and vice-versa. They coexist in Gotham City because they are in fact a single entity who split up, two sides of a coin, after becoming vic... | 4 |
I plucked some lines that I found very interesting.
I wish that I've been understood all.
And all must love the Human form
In healthen , Turk , or jew
where mercy ,Love ,and pity dwell
there God is dwelling too
And I must seek for mine
smiled among the winter's snow
I dreamt a dream ! what can it mean ?... | 3 |
Um, wow, what just happened? I feel like summarising my feelings into dot points now.
Book 1: Leaves you confused but excited for what is coming ahead
Book 2: Things get slightly hopeless but it's alright because there's still some light at the end of the tunnel.
Book 3: Give up hope, all ye who enter Mara Dyer's... | 4 |
I found this to be a great book. I could never really pin point who did it, or if someone really did. I felt like I was on the hunt to find out what happened to Celine, right along side Maggie. I am a huge fan of K.A. Tucker, and this was such a different story from her. I loved it! I hope she writes more of these thri... | 4 |
One of my all-time favorite stories to read to my kids! | 4 |
Ihan viihdyttava kirja, joka tuli lukaistua jouluyona. Ihan taattua Lehtista jalleen kerran. Tassa paahenkilo on onneksi ihan normaali ihminen, eika yliolento kuten joissain Lehtisen kirjoissa on ollut. | 2 |
This book seems to suffer from a sharp drop in quality compared to the first two -- very odd, considering that it appears to be the same creative team!
The first two collections of The Batman Strikes, Crime Time and In Darkest Knight, are both manga-sized and slender; they collect five issues each. This collection, D... | 2 |
This book is the fourth in the series of Elvis Cole, L.A. private detective. In this case a young woman seeks the help of Cole in determining what is wrong with her fiancee, a L.A. policeman. With his partner, Joe Pike, he begins the investigation. This action takes him into both middle class and lower class neighborho... | 2 |
Gilbert's Palomar > Jamie's Locas | 3 |
This was the first in Block's Matthew Scudder series that I've read, although I don't believe it's the first in the series. I think perhaps I would have appreciated Scudder more if I'd read the previous books and had known what all he's been through in reaching this point in his life.
Starting the series with this bo... | 2 |
A magical love story with a circus setting;GREAT read! I loved all the charecters, & this has one very very awesome villian :) | 4 |
So I think Manny and Beth-Ann have it spot on. Peter Rabbit dies in this book, and his escape is a moment-of-death fantasy. Peter is the Peyton Farquhar of kids books.
Farquhar, for those who don't remember, is the Alabama Confederate (gentleman farmer / non-combatant) from Ambrose Bierce's An Occurence on Owl Creek ... | 3 |
One word: Beautiful. | 4 |
Not as strong a collection as In the Room We Share or Searching for the Ox. The characteristics of Simpson's mature verse are here, but in many of the poems the parts simply don't add up to much, as though Simpson were struggling to create these poems. And maybe he was--this book follows At the End of the Open Road (Pu... | 2 |
Take your young readers on a yoga flow journey in this story that walks you step by step through poses that go along with the illustrations.
Good for storytimes for all ages. | 3 |
** spoiler alert **
Ohhoh... Alkuosa kirjasta oli suorastaan scifia ja loppuosa niin ennalta-arvattavaa homppaa, ettei tosikaan. Tottakai Bella saa lapsen ja tulee taydelliseksi vampyyriksi ja tottakai kaikki ongelmat, kuten lapsi, Jacob ja Charlie, ratkeavat kuin itsestaan. Ja tietysti kaikki elavat onnellisina ikui... | 1 |
Chloe was a book I didn't even know I needed until I sat down and read the entire thing in one sitting.
I think that the dedication sums this book up pretty well. Kristina Haynes writes "for Chloe, naturally, yours & mine". That's it. That's the book. She's writing to herself and to me and to you and to everybody wit... | 4 |
This book was excellent, and I wouldn't mind reading it through again. Tom Hiney documents the London Missionary Society deputation's travels around the world in the early 19th century. The historical account and experiences are fascinating. But Hiney adds his own brilliance by tying the events into what was known - an... | 2 |
The Principals of Uncertainty is like no other graphic novel I have read. It is literary, political, philosophical, and artistic. Plus, it's very much stream of consciousness, which I love, and very rarely find.
I cannot remember how I stumbled upon this book; but I ended up checking it out of the library a couple of... | 3 |
Viscount Devlin and his doctor friend discover that a member of the foreign office has been murdered. Why? And what is the connection to the United States and the threat of war (War of 1812)? Dead bodies are cropping up everywhere and Miss Hero Jarvis turns out to be stunningly capable of defending herself. It's no sur... | 3 |
I like the story but did not like the way the story was laid out. | 2 |
It's an illustrated book that utilizes rhyming to teach little ones how to be thankful to Allah, the creator, for the senses He has given us. | 3 |
Jake and his girlfriend are traveling to a remote farm so that she can meet his parents for the first time. Unfortunately for Jake, during the drive his (unnamed) girlfriend has basically come to the internal conclusion that she needs to end things with him. Unfortunately for her, she would have been much better off if... | 3 |
This book in verse is excellent dealing with so many topics: playing a sport (basketball), starting to date, being a twin, African American family, family dynamics, diet and health... | 4 |
Long Live the King (47-50). The last X-O arc offers another nice SF menace and a decent conclusion to the fight against the Vine, though the last issue drags a bit with its recap of the whole series. But overall, a nice bookend to VH-E X-O's first series [7/10].
50 Specials (50). The 50th issue also offers some short... | 3 |
I love love love my lazy bull. This was my favorite book growing up!!! | 4 |
very good | 4 |
I was questioning how Kuklo learned all those stealth and combat-ish skills - but I think they will dig more in that merit as the manga goes on - so besides that, this manga series is a new delight look into the past before the main series. The end of this issue specially! | 4 |
I really enjoyed this book! The characters were well developed and it wasn't like other books I've read like this. I'm happy to say that I found this book to be very tasteful, original,and all around a great read. | 4 |
Omg best book in the series! Holy cliffhanger! Chapter 23 is my fav:) | 4 |
A good continuation of the series, though the plot is (again) a little muddled at times. Its biggest problem is that it just stops, rather than having an actual ending that resolves its weird questions. | 3 |
Ms. Moning creates fantastic characters that you come to care about. I found myself pulling for Grimm. She sure knows how to tug on your heart strings and create an entertaining, romantic tale. Her settings are vivid and descriptive, allowing the reader to easily get caught up in the story. | 3 |
More good Simone stories that make me want to pick up her run to set beside my Greg Rucka issues. The Black Canary story is a nice one of sisterhood, while the Paradise Island story does a great job of building up the mythological threads that Simone has woven. | 4 |
Not my favorite entry in the series, but it is still entertaining. | 2 |
The writing isn't great, but it's good enough to move into the next books (where the writing gets better). | 2 |
Aubrey is an attorney on a cross-country drive from Chicago to Temecula, California to take a new position far from her cheating ex, Harrison, a partner in the firm she just left. She's pretty much hating on men when she comes across CB, Chance Bateman, a sexy biker boy who teases her at a rest stop. They meet up later... | 4 |
Sandra Dallas is a little bit hit and miss for me. Either I love it, or I don't. This particular book had all the good elements. Women, a small community, a mystery and some conflict. But it was boring. I never really bought in to the mystery or the drama. For some reason, it just fell flat for me. Too bad. | 2 |
Enjoyable us a tad pedestrian and predictable. The lead character's near-obsession with Peyton Place's author borders on psychotic, and the central "mystery" is no mystery at all. There is, however, a certain charm to the book, especially where the relationship between our heroine and the people of her hometown is conc... | 2 |
I had to re-read this for a university class and I think I actually enjoyed it even more the second time around! I hadn't realised quite how much Katniss "plays the game" in terms of her scheming and constant awareness of how her actions are perceived by those watching the games. Naturally I'm going to try to squeeze i... | 4 |
Fast read but a great story about a character I'd always wanted to know more about. Admittedly I've never read the source material but have seen the movies and the musical. I'd always had a soft spot for Eponine though. I'd wanted to see her get a happy ending and while you know how this one ends, it's her journey that... | 3 |
Mercy Conde has all the confidence she needs in the corporate world of running her parents restaurants. What she lacks in confidence is her abilities and strength to take care of herself in dangerous situations. To prove to her parents she can do just that and take over their international business, she enroll in Broth... | 2 |
Oh City of Lost Souls, oh you poor thing. True, I lost some sleep over this book and technically I still am because I'm crazy enough to attempt to write this review at 5 in the morning but: WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?
Seriously, Clare? Seriously?
As if COFA wasn't bad enough but you just had to make it worse, didn't you... | 2 |
I liked the book very much. It was quite short, though and we only get brief intro to characters. We don't find out why charming, gorgeous Jacob liked insecure Victor.
The world created has a special police unit where psychic cops are paired up with normals. There is lots of potential for future stories with the wide... | 3 |
Two boys with very different lives, Perry and Steve are connected by the path of a train although they never really get to know each other. Perry rides the B&O railroad line twice a week since he alternates living with his grandmother and his mother. He feels disconnected from all that is familiar since his father is m... | 2 |
I thought this book was cool because the adventure and journey throughout this book was entertaining. Rick Riordan never had a boring moment throughout the entire book and kept the reader on the edge of his or her seat. There was always something happening, every flip of the page and danger was eminent throughout. You ... | 3 |
I enjoyed this book and would like to see this series continue. This is a fast read and since I had read the first two, I finished this one in a day. | 2 |
This is a really good story that is set in a whole new futuristic world. It's one of those books that you're not sure where it's going from the beginning, you think it's just a book about normal teenage girls going through normal teenage stuff like boy crushes. Soon though you realize that things are a whole lot more c... | 4 |
I confess I skimmed this one but I enjoyed hearing Tony Bennett's view of many famous and not so famous people in his life. He's such a positive guy - make no mistake this is a love fest [and that is okay]. I think what impressed me most was all of his artwork, fantastic! | 3 |
I hadn't read a Xanth novel since probably the 90's. It was a fun read/listen. A little too much focus on sex and nudity for my tastes, but the story was good as long as you don't mind lots of puns. | 2 |
From the author of "Hands Are Not For Hitting" is a new book that talks to kids about what they experience because they are on the autism spectrum.
Shocking! Revolutionary!
Wait....why aren't we talking to our kids about autism? That's something I've thought during most IEP meetings, at which my son is not present.... | 4 |
This book takes you to a little British town outside of London. Through the investigatation, you meet the small town's interesting residents and learn all their secrets. Did the victim reserve what he got? Was he as nasty as the towns people made him out to be? You don't know for sure until the final pages.
Another g... | 3 |
I'm not even sure why I read this. I think it was for the pug. | 1 |
Time to lend the book to Lisa. :) | 3 |
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This was better than I thought it would be. I wasn't sure I'd like it because I hate the Bane character. I think he's boring. Thankfully, even though this story arc is about his villany, he's not in it as much as I thought he would be. In fact, this is more of a Robin/Jean-Paul story than either a Bruce Wayne or Bane o... | 3 |
For diehard Jim Thompson fans. | 4 |
A mix of a historical mystery and a legal thriller. The pleasure boat was blown up by the dynamite. 200 people died as a result of it, killed during the explosion, drowned in the river, and perished from pneumonia or sustained injuries. William Monk, the commander of the River Police and a direct witness of the tragedy... | 2 |
Intriguing premise and characters, including Lilith, the cat. Esmeralda--Ralda--has come to Atonement because she bought a house--cheap--there. She meets and makes friends with some women; she also meets two mysterious men that make her uneasy--or something. Strange things happen, some of them involving a bed and a mir... | 3 |
My Review:
Quinn suffers depression. When she was young she dated a manic-depressive, Bash, who was the star quarterback of their high school. He was extremely dependent upon Quinn, and suffered more and more depressive events when he went to college-away from her. She did the best she could to visit, but Bash became... | 3 |
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3.5 stars | 3 |
I received a free copy of this book with the Don't Buy My Love program at Goodreads in exchange for an honest review.
Matty Marcus is a World Champion figure skater recovering from a back in jury and a disappointing showing at the Olympics. He is on the verge of bankrupt and needs money to begin training for the next... | 4 |
Still reading....interesting, but can I read ALL THESE BOOKS?!!!! | 2 |
Starting with the Walt Whitman epigram reminding us that children have the gift of imagination, being able to become the objects they see, these ten simple poems written in Spanish and then English follow two friends as they explore the natural wonders outside their homes and count their blessings. The street is descri... | 2 |
This book was fascinating. It tells two different stories at the same time. The story of Ana Eliza Dee Young, the 19th wife of Brigham Young and a modern day mystery regarding the death of a husband by his 19th wife. The story is interesting and told in two different perspectives.
Some have complained that it was con... | 4 |
Beautiful, evocative, deeply moving story. The writing is stellar and keep you turning pages. | 4 |
** spoiler alert **
This story starts out strong but I felt that ultimately Knoll told a story that was a bit too complicated for the length of this book.
If you're going to tell the story of a school shooting that is as complicated as the Columbine massacre (and Knoll thanks Dave Cullen in her acknowledgements), t... | 2 |
This book consists of several short vignettes written from the standpoints of various people. Stitched together they form a very rough picture of the history of Muhammad. But the point, I think, is not so much to recount history but to give a picture of the sheer power and inspiration the man wielded. When I first read... | 3 |
The wrighting chg. a lot in this book. They have a ghost writer now,because they want to go along better with the TV program. anyway, all of the kids are getting ready to go off to Dalcrest College.Elena is hopeing things will normal in her life get back to sort of normal,because nothing is ever normal in her life.With... | 3 |
Suspenseful, gripping, and absolutely stunning read. | 4 |
Interesting. I did watch the series fro Starz and it helped visualize the book better. | 3 |
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