Having re-read the previous books in this series, I just couldn't wait to get my hands on this book! I can't tell you how happy I was to also find outHaving re-read the previous books in this series, I just couldn't wait to get my hands on this book! I can't tell you how happy I was to also find out that it was 757 pages long. I wouldn't normally be excited by such a large book but the more the merrier when it comes to this series.
Avoiding spoilers, I adored this book. This book centered more around Nesta and characters around her. I found this story very interesting, watching this character grow as the story progresses. Nesta is not a character that I particularly liked before so I was certainly intrigued how a 757 page book was going to make me like her, but it did!
I also don't usually pick up books with a lot of erotic content but this story certainly does have its fair share of that and I loved it!
I can't wait to see what comes next in this series. Looking at Goodreads, it tells me that there are two more books in this series so I am definitely intrigued!
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I have really enjoyed my re-reading of all of John Grisham's novels. All of them have been great reads but there are always a few that seem to stand hI have really enjoyed my re-reading of all of John Grisham's novels. All of them have been great reads but there are always a few that seem to stand higher than that. This is one of those for me.
One of the aspects that I loved about this is that this time we are following a main female character rather than a male character, which have been a theme for this author's previous novels. We follow Samantha as she is kind of made redundant from her high powered job in the city. Kind of, meaning that they want to still keep her on the hook, unpaid, doing free work while they sort the business out with the hope that they can re-hire her back again. Samantha takes a non profit job at a legal aid clinic in Virginia.
For me, what happens after Samantha arrives in Virginia is my favourite section of this novel. As not only do we follow her adapting to her new circumstances, living in a new place but she also comes across the world of coal mining and learns just how dangerous it could be.
Loved this and would highly recommend!
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I have seen this book everywhere. I usually don't cave into hyped books unless it is a book in a series that I am already invested and love, but this I have seen this book everywhere. I usually don't cave into hyped books unless it is a book in a series that I am already invested and love, but this one just sounded really interested. Someone who cannot die and after you meet her and leave her presence you will forget her. Sounded amazing.
And I was right... This book was amazing. Not only do you have the history of when she was made 'immortal' back in 1714 but you also see her through the years up to present day. You see her struggle to get used to what is happening to her and then see her how she has adapted to get on with it. Addie Larue is not a weak character either. She knows how to play a game and she plays this one very well, right until the very end of the story. You also have an element of romance in this book which although, for me, was a side story in this novel I still enjoyed it
Such a wonderful novel. I will certainly be picking up more form this author at some point in the future!
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For a dark story, I really did enjoy this and it was fun to read. I know that this story was only meant to be a short 31 page story but I would have lFor a dark story, I really did enjoy this and it was fun to read. I know that this story was only meant to be a short 31 page story but I would have loved to have had this as a full length novel with lots of added twists and turns.
I would say that this is a short and sharp eye opener for those who regularly use social media...
I will certainly be picking up more from this author.
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This was a very disturbing read! We follow Vanessa as she both reminises about her 'relationship' with her former English teacher and in present day wThis was a very disturbing read! We follow Vanessa as she both reminises about her 'relationship' with her former English teacher and in present day where she still has contact with the English teacher who seems to still have a hold on her.
I honestly wasn't prepared for how graphic this story was and how it went into details of a lot of the 'relationship' Vanessa had when she was younger.
This book was certainly an eye opener into how awful some people can be and how some people can unknowingly get themselves into situations they may not know or be able to get out of.
A twisted and uncomfortable ready but certainly interesting.
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I have to be honest and say that this book was not at all on my radar but heard about it through the Literally Dead Book Club which is on Goodreads anI have to be honest and say that this book was not at all on my radar but heard about it through the Literally Dead Book Club which is on Goodreads and hosted by Booksandlala on You Tube. I am a massive fan of thrillers, so I thought I would give this a go. Why not!
We follow Sydney who has lived in her Brooklyn neighbood all her life. With her mother ill and not living at home at the moment, Sydney is on her own. She can't shake the feeling that she is being watched or followed. She also notices a lot of changes in the neighbourhood with for sale signs popping up, people she has known her entire life moving away or just play outright disappearing. Something isn't right. With the help of a neighbour, Theo, they delve into the history of the neighbourhood.
Yes, I did enjoy reading this book and was certainly very intrigued as to what on earth was going in the neighbourhood and who was 'watching' Sydney. For me, this story dragged a lot with plenty of places throughout where I could have easily put this down and not picked it up again. Maybe it was my mistaken expectations but I was hoping for a twist or spectacular ending that just didn't land for me. Very predictable. That said, I really did enjoy the writing and would certainly look at some point in the future to pick up another book from this author.
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A haunting contemporary horror novel. That was the first words I read for this novel and I knew that I had to pick it up. Well, that and the interestiA haunting contemporary horror novel. That was the first words I read for this novel and I knew that I had to pick it up. Well, that and the interesting cover. Why would someone have roses in their eyes? That was the one part that intrigued me the most.
We follow Jane when she, and her mom, move to her grandmother's home in her mom's home town. There's a lot of history to the house and the family that had lived there for so long So many secrets that want to be told.
Just a heads up, but this story does deal with a lot of hard hitting issues such as grief, death, murder and certainly mental illness.
This book kept me on the edge of my seat wondering what on earth was going on. This story was very weird and I loved it! The best part for me was the secrets both within the house and within other aspects that I won't tell you because I don't want to spoil it for you. This is definately a very spooky book as you never know what is 'around the corner' and a book that I certainly did not read at night!
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I do read quite a lot of biographical and memoir novels and, generally, I enjoy learning more about that particular person and hearing what they have I do read quite a lot of biographical and memoir novels and, generally, I enjoy learning more about that particular person and hearing what they have to say, but that's usually as far as it goes. I like it, understand it and then move onto learn about someone new. Yes, I got all of that from this novel but I took so much more from this book than I had ever expected.
I would highly recommend listening to this on audio book for not just the fact that Matthew himself narrates but he narrates in his own unique style that you really feel like you are having a one to one discussion with him. Not only does he talk about his life but also gives inspirational messages throughout the book. I absolutely adore the word 'Greenlights'. So often in life, we ignore the Greenlights and just do what we have to do and not see the possibilities of what we could do if we paid attention to the Greenlights.
This book has stayed with me long after finishing and I know this is a book that I am going to go back to time and time again when I need a bit of life inspiration.
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I am going to start this review off by saying that I wanted to enjoy this book so much. What more could you want, it was a book about books. UnfortunaI am going to start this review off by saying that I wanted to enjoy this book so much. What more could you want, it was a book about books. Unfortunately that was not the case for me.
What I was expecting from the title is a narration by someone who used to own or work in a bookshop going through the seven kinds of people you find in a bookshop with a funny narration and something I might relate to by either being one of those people being described or knowing someone or seeing someone like what is being described. That was not the case.
Now, this is just my interpretation of what I read so it may be that I had misunderstood in some way or took some of the jokes the wrong way but I didn't find a lot of this funny or relateable and not only that but I found some descriptions to be a bit too much judgemental. I get the feeling that a lot of assumptions were taken by the author in describing people in this book and those assumptions (or opinions) I felt were very judgemental and not given in the spirit of being nice. Some comments I felt were not very nice.
This story just wasn't for me. I found the humour to be too mean and judgemental for my tastes.
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I will be the first to admit that I don't follow baseball nor do I know anything about it or how it is played. But this is a novel written by John GriI will be the first to admit that I don't follow baseball nor do I know anything about it or how it is played. But this is a novel written by John Grisham, so I am going to read it anyway because I know I will enjoy it for the writing alone, even if I don't really understand the rules of the game.
In this story we follow Joe Castle (Calico Joe) who back in 1973 is the superstar of baseball but also we follow the story of Warren in the present day who is the son of a baseball player who played at the same time as Calico Joe. We mainly follow Warren as he tries to fix a situation that happened so many years ago.
I really enjoyed this story. Yes, I didn't understand the baseball side of it and yes there is a lot of that in this book (as it is meant to) but the characters and the story made this truly enjoyable to me. A son who is trying to help his dad fix a problem that happened so many years ago.
A truly enjoyable story and you really don't have to be a fan of baseball to read this.
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Having read Eat Pray Love and Committed quote a while ago now, I have always wanted to pick up more by this author and have been meaning to pick this Having read Eat Pray Love and Committed quote a while ago now, I have always wanted to pick up more by this author and have been meaning to pick this up for quite some time now. I am always looking for books that give inspiration, whether that be creatively or organisation-wise.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Not only did it give me inspiration to stop living inside the box all the time but it made me reevaluate most of what I do presently - some of which is fine but some I have certainly tweaked and I am so much happier now. I hadn't realised that this would make a big difference, but it has.
I would highly recommend this book for both those who want to live more creatively but also for those who maybe like to stay inside the box for most of time but want to inject a little bit of creatively here and there. It certainly makes a difference.
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This year I am really getting into listening to audio books, particularly biographies and memoirs. Being a massive American Country music fan, I knew This year I am really getting into listening to audio books, particularly biographies and memoirs. Being a massive American Country music fan, I knew I had to pick this up. Not only does it have Dolly's amazing music layered throughout the audio, you have Dolly Parton herself narrating, which just adds another layer of depth to hearing more about her story in line with her lyrics.
If you are a fan of American Country music and Dolly, you need to pick this up as audio. It was so much fun!...more
Being a fan of George Michael and Wham, I was really excited to get my hands on this book. With Andrew Ridgeley himself narrating the audio book I kneBeing a fan of George Michael and Wham, I was really excited to get my hands on this book. With Andrew Ridgeley himself narrating the audio book I knew that this was the format that I wanted to get my hands on and devour.
This was very interesting and learning more about both George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley, both in their time before Wham, during Wham and after Wham just made me really appreciate both of them more than what I had done before. The best part of this read for me was learning more about the friendship between George and Andrew.
This book was so much fun to listen to. With Ant and Dec narrating the audio book there really wasn't any other way I would read this to be honest. ItThis book was so much fun to listen to. With Ant and Dec narrating the audio book there really wasn't any other way I would read this to be honest. It just added a depth of sincerity, fun and what comes through both in the words spoken and in the way they are spoken that there is such a great friendship there.
Would highly recommend the audio book, so much fun!
Stephen King has written so many books and as I have started to get more into his writing I wanted to go back and start at the beginning. I think thisStephen King has written so many books and as I have started to get more into his writing I wanted to go back and start at the beginning. I think this was his first published book (but do correct me if I am wrong!) and one that I was very keen to read and discover more. I have always been meaning to watch the movie also but haven't because I wanted to read the book first - as books are nearly always better than the movie!
We follow Carrie as she is bullied both at school and at home and she was at the brink of falling apart, having had enough. However, there is more to Carrie than meets the eye. Carrie has powers that she hasn't really used... until now...
I really enjoyed this but do have to admit that I couldn't get hooked into this story and found parts of it not interesting to follow. For me, the story picked up when Carrie was about to break and we start to see exactly what power she has and what she could do with it. Honestly, the best part of the story was the characters. This is something that I have come across with the Stephen King novels that I have read so far, that I tend to enjoy the most. You have a mix of good and bad characters, interacting independently, together and against each other.
A slow read but worth a pick up for the enjoyable characterisation.
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Diana Chamberlain's novels have always intrigued me. Having read The Good Father quite a long time ago, I have been meaning to get back to reading anoDiana Chamberlain's novels have always intrigued me. Having read The Good Father quite a long time ago, I have been meaning to get back to reading another of her novels. I just happened to see this copy on sale so I thought it might have been a sign that I was meant to read this now!
We follow Molly in this story, which splits into two separate timelines. In the past, we see Molly when she was young and watch the events unfold on what happened that led to her leaving her family behind all those many years ago. In the present, we see Molly and her husband as they go through the adoption process, having not been able to conceive themselves.
I am so conflicted with this story. On the one hand, I really enjoyed the writing and the suspense. What really happened long ago and how was it going to impact what was happening in the present. On the other hand, I wasn't surprised by any of the events that happened and I so wished that I could have been. This story was very predictable and I wished there were more twists and turns.
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I have been meaning to pick up a novel written by this author for so long now and has been highly recommended to me. I don't know what it is but maybeI have been meaning to pick up a novel written by this author for so long now and has been highly recommended to me. I don't know what it is but maybe it is the time of year (Winter) or just a particular reading phase I am in at the moment but I am loving thrillers.
We follow mainly Laura as she discovers there is more to her mother than meets the eye. A random violent event in a shopping mall shows a different side to her mother and makes her question what she is hiding. As the story unfolds we see Laura discover those secrets and how she deals with the new knowledge she has learned.
I loved this story. It was fast paced and certainly kept me on my toes! There were so many twists and turns that I just could not put this down.
Would highly recommend and I will certainly be picking up more by this author.
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Despite the fact that I live in the UK, I have always been fascinated by the assassination of John F Kennedy. What happened before, what happened afteDespite the fact that I live in the UK, I have always been fascinated by the assassination of John F Kennedy. What happened before, what happened after and who really shot him. There are so many stories and so many conspiracy theories it is sometimes hard to have a feel as to what really happened. When I heard that Stephen King had written a novel with this as the main plot, I knew I had to pick it up. Yes, I bought this book when it first came out back in 2012 and no I haven't read it until now and the only reason for that is that this book is so big. The copy that I have is around 740 pages and the text inside is closely spaced and not large.
We follow Jake as he is introduced to this portal that takes him back to the 1950s and is given a mission. To prevent the assassination of John F Kennedy. Now, this is not all what this story is about and at 740 plus pages I would expect more than just that in this story. The main story, for me, is following Jake as he discovers life in the 1950s/1960s, where he makes friends and works to have money to live, where he fits in locating and watching Lee Harvey Oswald to get more of a feel as to what he should do and what Lee Harvey Oswald is doing at the time. Jake needs to be sure that he is getting the right person. Jake even falls in love and we follow that relationship also.
I enjoyed every moment of this story. It is very slow paced and for a very long book I would normallly get frustrated by going slower in a book that is going to take longer to read but there's just something about this author's writing that does make me slow down, sit back and kind of relax (as much as you can reading a Stephen King novel!).
I would certainly not classify this as a horror. More like science fiction with a touch of romance and a thriller all mixed in together. I wouldn't pick this up if you are are wanting a classic horror. This is not that story.
Right after IT, this is my second favourite novel I have ready so far from Stephen King. I can't wait to delve into more. Certainly, there are loads to choose from!
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I can't tell you how excited I was for this book to be released. I have read each and every book by this author and although not all of them have beenI can't tell you how excited I was for this book to be released. I have read each and every book by this author and although not all of them have been my favourite I do enjoy her writing and the suspense that she builds in her stories.
We follow quite a lot of characters in this story and usually that can be hard to follow but the way this story is written I honestly didn't forget a single character. This story was very suspenseful especially when you have a bunch of people stuck in a cabin - some of them know each other and some of them don't.
What I loved the most was the journey the story took me on from when the different characters meet up at the cabin, to discovering each and every character and seeing what makes them tick and then following them as they try and both figure out a way to get out of their situation and who is after them.
The ending, for me, was predictable. In an ideal world, I would have loved to have been surprised but honestly speaking knowing what was going to happen didn't ruin my enjoyment of the story as a whole.
I would highly recommend this story. If you do decide to pick this up, do go into it thinking that it is a mystery story rather than a thriller, so it does have a slower pace.
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I thought it was about time I got back into another Colleen Hoover book, as it has been so long. I do enjoy her books and her writing style is always I thought it was about time I got back into another Colleen Hoover book, as it has been so long. I do enjoy her books and her writing style is always something I enjoy but I find that there is always some kind of moral drama or question that I always have coming out of her books that lasts for days that I need to be in the right mood to pick one up.
Well, this book was fairly twisted and intriguing at the same time. I spent most of this book wondering what on earth was going on?! My oh my, I was expecting a romance and yes it was a romance of some sort but very twisted and that ending I didn't see coming and was very good!
Would highly recommend! If you haven't picked up a Colleen Hoover book this would be a good one to pick up to start with.
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