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Ink and Bone is the latest book that takes place in The Hollows. The thing that I like about these stories is that they are pretty much stand alone books. I haven't read all of the series, yet I never felt like I was missing anything. I really enjoyed Crazy Love You, so I had high hopes for Ink and Bone. That being sai... | 2 |
This book made me cry- in a good way. As someone who has played the piano most of my life, I can relate to Grandpa. No, I don't have Altzheimer's, but it is getting harder and harder to remember things. This is a wonderful children's book for a kid affected by a relative with Altzheimer's. | 4 |
I loved this fairy tale like story. I honestly couldn't put it down. I read it late into the night and I just loved it.
There was a bit of mystery with just the perfect fairy tale elements developed. It was a cross between Cinderella and Little Mermaid. The best part it was a book about MERMAIDS that had the actual m... | 3 |
Over the course of a long love affair with English literature (and the coursework therein), I consider myself to have read all of Shakespeare's sonnets. Though the merit of these works is obvious, I have always had trouble connecting with Shakespeare's poetry in the same way I am able to connect with his plays. | 2 |
4.5 stars! I enjoyed the depth of the characters and the story. It was a great mix of history, romance, and mystery. | 3 |
I have to say that I loved reading these prequels...and I am now going to begin reading the first of the Grimm Diaries!!! Some people have talked about them not being that good...but I disagree!!! I found them light and very funny!!! I have loved the fairy tales...and to think of them this way...made me laugh...to even... | 3 |
4.5/5 rounded up for that ending! | 4 |
Review originally posted on journeyintotheshelves.tumblr.com & journeyintotheshelves.wordpress.com
**I received an eARC of this book courtesy of NetGalley and Random House. This has had no bearing on this review.
There is this thing that happens to me every May where I crave an epic novel. (I blame Game of Thrones ... | 4 |
Dini's examination of Batman as a detective is intriguing. It starts off pretty dull, but improves when Dini moves off the straight procedural. The last story, 'Slay Ride', has nothing to do with detective work, but is still the best in the collection by far. Which suggests, perhaps, that though the detective work is i... | 2 |
If it weren't for Cameron's Aliens, I really think Predator would be the better franchise ... much more fun than DC/Aliens. | 2 |
3.5/5 Stars. I enjoyed this, but it was a little slow-moving and I found myself wondering where the plot was going for some of it. Nothing exciting really happened, and while I liked Adelaide, I feel like I didn't really know much about her. Other than that, I really liked this. I liked Cedric & Adelaide's romance, and... | 2 |
Story of lone genius John Harrison, who devised a way to measure longitude. Meticulous like its subject. | 2 |
Oikein kesaista ja leppoisaa luettavaa. Anna on hahmo, josta on helppo pitaa ja sata vuotta vanha teksti on yllattavan tuoretta viela tanaankin. Mukava kirja. | 2 |
These were interesting to read. There were several well-known tales, and some that I had not heard before mixed in. Many stories have elements of these tales mixed in much like Aesop's fables. The writing was a bit stilted - not the best translation - and of course the stories, which ranged between one to three pages e... | 3 |
3 Throttled Stars!!!
My girl Kathy, demanded that I read this book so I could get my Alpha Male fix. I didn't know what to expect but I did know I was going to get me self another Alpha (My Favorite). In this book we have opposites attract. Suzy is the stick in the mud control freak where as City is the tattooed love... | 2 |
An interesting take on Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper. It took me awhile to really get into the book, but by the end I HAD to find out what happened.
I enjoyed it, and Lyndsay Faye's take on Sherlock Holmes was marvelous. | 3 |
Lupaava alku, mutta loppua kohden tarina hiukan lassahtaa. Juonessa on myos muutama epaloogisuus, jollaisia en ole ennen Cornwellin kirjoissa huomannut. Mutta tyypilliseen tapaansa Patricia Cornwell pitaa otteessaan, eika paasta irti ennen kuin kirja on luettu kannesta kanteen. | 2 |
This one is hard to review properly. I've heard so much about Linda Howard that I jumped at this opportunity to finally read something from her. For what was written it was brilliantly done. The reason its hard to review is because once I was getting into the story it was done. It was just too quick to completely leave... | 2 |
I almost dnf this book at 50 %. I found it very slow moving and thought Eve and Joe were blah. I had to put it aside for a while. At 65 % the action picked up and I enjoyed the last 1/3 very much. I'm undecided if I will read book #2. | 2 |
First let me start by saying that I did enjoy reading this book - great characters, interesting plot and a bit of twist. However it is one of those books where I loved part of it but didn't enjoy other parts of the story quite so much.
The book tells the story of Jason who is desperate to escape from someone who is o... | 3 |
Excellently written, riveting account of an appalling evil. | 4 |
Book three of the Harper Connelly series is much more violent and disturbing than the first two stories. Harper has been called to a small town to search for a missing teenage boy. Her "brother", Tolliver, accompanies her as usual. But this turns out to be the worst case in Harper Connelly's strange career. As an after... | 3 |
While marketing professionals may have recommended a trilogy, the Peleg Chronicles is just one story, with some rather arbitrary cliff hangers between books. The first edition lacked luster and I'm not sure the second will sell as well anyway. In addition, the somewhat slow start of the first book would be mitigated by... | 1 |
I'd read Alice and Through the Looking Glass before, but hasn't encountered Carroll's poetry outside of those two. Now I'm glad I have. The only reasons I'm considering donating my copy after finishing this book yesterday is 1) to pass on the joy and 2) so I can get a complete Carrol poetry collection. | 3 |
This book was recommended to me by a coworker because of my penchant for telling funny stories and riddles. Honestly, I dish it out more easily than I take it (I hate to feel dumb!) but these were pretty fun. The ones that I missed didn't (for the most part) make me feel very dumb because I thought the "answers" were j... | 2 |
I really enjoyed this book | 3 |
Teigiama: Parasyta tikrai neiprastu stiliumi!
Neigiama:
> Sunku suprasti, kas parasyta ir vyksta;
> Sunku skaityti (galbut geriau butu klausyti?)
> Kol pries 2 tukst. metu graiku filosofai kalbejo apie zmogaus buties esme, pries 200 metu Donelaitis kalbejo apie siknos krapstyma pagaliu. Primena "Domino" teatra;... | 1 |
Jalleen ihan ok kirja. | 2 |
Very thought provoking novel. Although the plot sounds like something you've read before it's not a typical "missing person" story. It took me a bit of time to really get into the story but Ingrid's letters and the present day story complimented each other. I like the way this story twists and turns, some of it predict... | 3 |
This is a highly unusual book, and a difficult one to review. It blurs the boundaries between novella and poetry beautifully.
The narrative follows a father and two sons who have just lost their mother, and are visited by a crow, promising to stay until they no longer need him. Crow as a character is extremely intere... | 2 |
I feel in love with Cleopatra and was annoyed at the wimpy Marc Antony. Dryden added his own style to this classic story and it was wonderful. A little hard to get through at points, but worth it. | 3 |
Chronicles the adventures (legends/myths/tall tales) of Joaquin Murrieta, the notorious bandit of the California gold rush; and perhaps the real-life inspiriation behind the legend of Zorro.
A vivid depiction of California in the 1840's and 50's, with portraits of other well-known characters and some not-so-well know... | 3 |
The Icarus arc finale feels rushed as it needs one more issue to put things together nicely. The story unfolds too conveniently in Detective Comics #34, a stark contrast with the slow detective and street-level progress made in it previous issues.
What makes this issue a worthwhile read is Manapul's art. This action-... | 3 |
It's a wonderful manga! I started reading this because I was bored but by the time I finished vol.1, I want to read the next, then next until finished reading the complete series. I love the simplicity of the story, not too much "buhoo-hooo-hooo" drama feeling like in most shoujo and not much glittery either, it's very... | 4 |
A very good book. There's hidden snark here. You go along reading and BAM! Such a snarky turn of phrase. Very clever writer.
The story was good, too. Didn't really care about the girl when she was snobby (still funny, but a snob), but I liked how she grew as a person. I also liked how this story didn't actually end. ... | 3 |
As Harry moves deeper into adolescence, the tone of the series becomes darker. Still engaging and engrossing, the plot lines are a bit more intertwined now, and the boundaries between good and evil a bit more indistinct--sort of like real life. | 4 |
I've read this book for the second time, the first time concentrating only on the poetry and have missed the fascinating detective story through centuries and continents that goes into finding the origins of the legends and how they travelled and morphed as they were told and re-told, transferred to other countries and... | 3 |
3,5 | 3 |
Really good and tough to put down at the beginning; but once you hit about 2/3 of the way through, really slowed down and got pretty predictable. | 2 |
Jamie is the resident bad boy with his signature mohawk and tatoo'd body and a smile women would die for. Jamie is a member of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and a also is a shape shifter. He can have any woman he wants as they all fall for him and his to die for smile except the one he really wants.
Kelsey is y... | 4 |
This was not a novel, it was a play. And it read quite well as a play. I liked the depiction of Harry as an extremely protective father, even though that is something he would have hated as a teenager. The contrast with his young self was interesting. I also like the conflicted relationship of Harry and Albus. For that... | 3 |
Can't wait to get my hands on the next one! | 3 |
As a huge fan, I never imagined I could not love something created by James Robinson. His Starman in particular stands out as one of the best series efforts by a major company in the superhero genre, offering a full mature modernization on many a tired trope. Yet with Earth 2, he seems to go completely off the rails. N... | 2 |
I will be the first to admit that Sophocles' Antigone is one of the plays that I have forgotten a lot about, but I do remember the praise of Antigone by my English teacher in high school, praising her rebellion, and the message of suffering in the living world only to receive salvation in the afterlife. While not as dr... | 1 |
romance
This book was just silly. (I mean, look at the cover--good grief.) The main character fabricates a summer romance to her friends and then the boy she used as her summer fling (the son of a family friend) ends up coming to live with her and her family. Oh, the drama! I didn't find the writing quality compellin... | 0 |
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A fantastic follow-up to Leaving Paradise. Definitely recommend. | 4 |
I appreciated the story. For me it felt a little predictable but it was still enjoyable. The author's writing style seems to be one that drags things out and uses really in-depth descriptions as place fillers in the story. Everyone's ending was well deserved and not at all surprising. But it was definitely a bit a feel... | 2 |
Didn't finish.....not because it wasn't good, to many irons in the fire! | 2 |
Keep Sweet is a story about a young girl born into a fundamentalist Mormon polygamist cult, rife with domestic abuse, rape, and child abuse. It was stomach-churning to read parts of this book that showcase the way that women are treated, and even worse to read how the women buy into it and think that they literally hav... | 2 |
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The Inferno tie-in that leads things off is interesting because we see how Excalibur's humor integrates with the rest of the X-universe, but sort of disappointing for the fact that they don't do anything [6]. The follow-up in New York is better because it gives all the characters a chance to shine [7]. The two-parter a... | 2 |
I really loved the push and pull between these characters. | 4 |
see full review @ Katie's Corner | 4 |
Love all the references, the gorgeous art, and poor alarm cat. | 3 |
Belle Aurora has sealed her reputation as one of the most versatile authors around! Night Fury is action packed, filled with some hot sex scenes, characters that I'm dying to read more about and a great storyline. Who are these people?? Who is Cat? Where did she come from? This is quick read, and will leave you wanting... | 3 |
review to be posted | 2 |
Vallgren skriver med ett fantastiskt sprak och inlevelse. Det har ar en ren frojd att lasa. Och historien sticker ut lite fran standardupplagget. Kanske inget storre bestaende intryck men absolut bland det battre jag last pa valdigt lange. | 3 |
OMFG!!!!!! I LOVED this crazy backwards book!! YES YES YES | 4 |
2.5 Meh Stars!
Source: eARC for Honest Review Courtesy of Berkley | Penguin Group
Unfortunately this was another meh for me. It didn't not like it, but it also didn't wow me as well. As I was starting to read the book, I couldn't even recollect what this series was about nor what the first book was about. After ref... | 1 |
"What in me is dark illumine...(that)
I may assert Eternal Providence,
And justify the ways of God to men."
"O Heav'nly Muse, although I am young,
I feel that deep inside my soul, a well
Has sprung, and although I do not compare
With your brightest inventions, Milton being,
Your light and joy, your proude... | 4 |
Not quite as good as the first book in the lower middle grade B Magical series. In this second installment, B learns the difference between real magic and fraudulent charlatans. Meanwhile, her bff, George, learns about the powerful influence of suggestion. This book ends on a terrible cliffhanger, and not in a satisfyi... | 2 |
[O]ver a relatively short time--certainly no more than a generation or two--women have moved from being the subjects and objects of Irish poems to being the authors of them. It is a momentous transit. It is also a disruptive one. . . . What is more, such a transit . . . is almost invisible to the naked eye. Critics may... | 3 |
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This was the best of all if her books. | 4 |
It was an incredible story. | 4 |
Solid. I like how Snyder is building the mythos regarding different breeds of vamps. | 2 |
Best book I've read in a while! Took a bit to get into but then I couldn't put it down. Well worth the almost 500 pages. | 4 |
** spoiler alert **
I find myself wavering here. If I could give 2.5 stars, I think I would.
The beginning and middle were good. It put me in mind of Harry Potter a little bit, how he had to deal with suspicion and continue his studies as best he can while learning a new sports game. Potter was more sociable than M... | 1 |
Each letter of the alphabet is represented by a princess whose name starts with that letter. Although each princess is diverse in skin and hair color, they are all positioned in exactly the same way, making it a bit on the boring side. The illustrations are all very colorful and bright. I like the style, I just wish th... | 2 |
Interactive picture book about a tree that moves through each of the season with the help of the reader. A little finger wiggle, jiggle, tap, knock, and blowing of kisses causes colorful changes to appear. A fun read aloud with young children. | 3 |
I read this book to my kids over a few nights. What really stood out to me are the excellent illustrations. Rendered in pen and ink, they are truly beautiful, even the ones showing ugly creatures. The cover is colored and very nicely done. Actually, the production of the book as a whole is superb with thick uneven size... | 3 |
Love, love, love this book. The author definitely gave me a twist at the end! I wanted jump in a speak for this poor girl! | 2 |
4 Sexual Tension Stars!
Source: eARC for Honest Review Courtesy from Author
I hate to admit this but this was my first Marni Mann book.
I know, I know have I been sleeping under a rock? The answer is no but the good news I can't to read more from this author. So glad my Marni cherry has been broken.
In Unblocke... | 3 |
great illustration
and very catchy word | 3 |
4.5 stars. A brutally honest novel about rape culture, and the things people are capable of when pushed.
I loved this book. I loved the characters. Alex, Peekay, Jack. I wanted to give them hugs. No one was a stereotype, even the characters that seem like stereotypes when they first appear, like Branley. You start of... | 4 |
Who doesn't love this??? | 4 |
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3.5Vamp
overall it was a good read which I enjoyed. It made me gasp,swoon and smile -great novella
Full review to come | 2 |
This is a lovely book. I love how the memoir is written in a poetic style. I was so caught up in the language and the story that I arrived on the last page and was surprised that I had finished the book. Excellent book! One I could read again without hesitation. | 3 |
2 1/2 Stars
This book has such potential for me: period piece, love story with secrets and twists, and yet when I finished it I was completely unsatisfied.
I really enjoyed the author's writing style and the characters she wrote were vibrant and real. I liked the heroine of the story, Kate, who was the main voice o... | 1 |
A great read, Buchan through and through. Although I was at first off-put by the appearance of a more aged Hannay, he has lost none if his vigour in this novel, and Buchan's decision to include Hannay's son, Peter-John adds another dimension to his character. With events such as a mountaintop siege in Africa, a thrilli... | 3 |
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I found I liked this book better than the first in the series. Lindsey is a sympathetic character--the socialite with a social conscience. He's 24, wealthy and lonely. His family is very loving and he's got close friends in the Harker pack--notably Cole Harker--but he wants a life partner. Wolves are very big on mates,... | 4 |
Man, I love Angela Carter. She does things with words I didn't even know were possible, and for that alone her work deserves to be read. Not to mention she takes traditional fairy tales and revamps them to give them a super boss feminist twist. The titular story is my particular favourite since it reminds me a little o... | 4 |
Exactly what you'd expect from this series. If you liked the first, you'll like this. As always, Patterson delivers another easy read perfect for lying on the beach and escaping for a while. | 3 |
*Hyperbole; Texas themed
Very humorous tale of an English widow who inherits thirty-five million dollars and a Texas ranch. Tulip Jones decides to move to Texas with her twelve pet tortoises and three servants for ranch hands. When news of the rich widow spread through the land one thousand Texas suitors decended upo... | 3 |
This is one of those friendship stories that will tug on your heartstrings and make you want to be with your best friends while reading it. I was surprised at how much emotion this little book contains, but was glad for it nonetheless. A wonderful book!!! | 4 |
Another great book in the Evernight series. I can't wait for book four! | 4 |
Not as funny as the first book. At times it felt like the jokes were just being run over and over and over again. Like beating a dead horse. I started to glaze over at the ending, and can honestly say I flipped through a couple chapters just to get it over. | 2 |
This is one of the best YA books I've read in my entire life.
Seriously.
It'll melt your panties off, all thanks and shivers to the cockiness that Daemon possesses, but not after throwing you into a spiral of happiness and bliss. Trust me, I'd know. I'm still on an unconditional high from Obsidian. Damn, can pure a... | 4 |
I almost quit after the first chapter but glad I stuck with it. Surprisingly good!! I was impressed and went right on to the next book. | 3 |
Wow! The grammar in this book is so terrible that it is difficult to imagine that it was written (or translated, or edited, or reviewed) by an English speaker.
My children and I were laughing and shaking our heads in amazement all the way through. Here are a few of our favorite passages:
"It always rains in Denmark... | 0 |
Hunting Hour is an intriguing mystery. The characters are interesting, especially the ones in the sheriff's department, but I like Robo, the German shepherd, the most. The points of view vary between Mattie, the main character, and Cole, her boyfriend---maybe. They both have family issues. There's suspense, danger, tra... | 3 |
3.5 stars
Thanks to an abusive father and a passel of younger brothers who rely on her for protection, Bethoc Matheson has more than enough challenges in her life. Despite that, when she comes across a man who has been beaten and nearly drowned she cannot help but take him under her wing as well.
Warrior Callum Mac... | 3 |
Definitely not a psychological thriller a straight police procedural as you know who the killer is as the story unfolds.
There is a lot of back story, so I believe you could really start anywhere in the series without any problems.
The one thing that really irritates me in this series is "clocked"! There are so man... | 3 |
The fourth book is great!
Nikki cannot skate but she volunteers for an animal shelter that is about to close. Will she do it successfully? Will Mackenzie win again?
I greatly recommend this book to SERIOUS Dork Diaries readers and it is because there are no basic explanations like the other books. | 3 |
Love That Book! :-) | 4 |
Here on Goodreads most of us go by our real names, but my handle of choice on most websites is Snowmaiden. I gave myself the name years ago when I was having problems with too many men harassing me in chat rooms. (Yes, I really have been around long enough that I experienced the days of online chat rooms!) To discourag... | 3 |
For giggle and romantic part, I'd like to rate it 3 because it's so lame to know that Roger and Amy have to fell in love towards the end of the story. But, however, I love how Amy has to pour in all of the pain that was welling up on her to Roger so that she can gauge if Roger is really someone for keeps. When Roger ac... | 3 |
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