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Always (Aud Torvingen 03) by Nicola Griffith
Product description (from Goodreads): Aud Torvingen is back — contemporary fiction’s toughest, most emotionally complicated noir hero returns to teach a new round of lessons in hard-hitting justice, and to confront new adversaries: her own vulnerability and desire. The steely … Continue reading →
Posted in book review, chicklit, contemporary, crime, lgbtq, meh, rating, romance, suspence
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Tagged always, lgbtq, meh, nicola griffith, seattle, series alert, two stories one book
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The Black Widow (Gabriel Allon 16) by Daniel Silva
Product info: A network of terror. A web of deceit. A deadly game of vengeance. Legendary spy and art restorer Gabriel Allon is poised to become the chief of Israel’s secret intelligence service. But on the eve of his promotion, … Continue reading →
Posted in adventure, book review, contemporary, crime, meh, rating, speculative fiction, thriller
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Tagged Daniel Silva, Gabriel Allon, israelis, meh, palestinians, politics, the black widow
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Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Product info (from Goodreads): Cloud Atlas begins in 1850 with Adam Ewing, an American notary voyaging from the Chatham Isles to his home in California. Along the way, Ewing is befriended by a physician, Dr. Goose, who begins to treat him … Continue reading →
Posted in adventure, book review, dystopia, historically-flavoured, meh, rating, sci-fi
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Tagged cloud atlas, david mitchell, good ideas bad execution, meh, stories within stories
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Movie review: Alien: Covenant (2017) directed by Ridley Scott
Product info: A manned spaceship is flying toward an unknown planet with a mission to colonize it when they intercept an echo of a message sent by humans. The captain decides to land on a far closer planet which has … Continue reading →
Posted in fantasy action movie, meh, movie review, rating, sci-fi
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Tagged 2017 movie, alien covenant, meh, ridley scott
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It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
Synopsis: SOMETIMES THE ONE WHO LOVES YOU IS THE ONE WHO HURTS YOU THE MOST Lily hasn’t always had it easy, but that’s never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. She’s come a long way from … Continue reading →
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Tagged colleen hoover, good ideas bad execution, it ends with us, meh, predictable
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Movie review: Queen (2014) by Vikas Bahl
I found out about that one while perusing Tasha/Heidenkind’s excellent blog, Truth, Beauty, Freedom, and Books – thank you my dear for mentioning it! Product info: A young New Delhi woman called Rani (‘Queen’ in English) comes from a very … Continue reading →
Posted in Bollywood comedy drama, meh, movie review, rating
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Tagged 2014, a stupid heroine, bollywood, boring, indian movie, not for me, queen, vikas bahl
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Movie review: Magellan (2017) directed by Rob York
Product info: After NASA picks up a trio of mysterious signals from within our own solar system, astronaut Roger Nelson (Brandon Ray Olive) is dispatched on a multi-year solo mission aboard the Magellan spacecraft to investigate the sources. My impressions: … Continue reading →
Posted in drama, meh, movie review, rating, sci-fi
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Tagged bad sci-fi, boring, improbable plot, Magellan, rob york
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The Age of Ra (Pantheon 01) by James Lovegrove
Summary (from Goodreads) The Ancient Egyptian gods have defeated all the other pantheons and claimed dominion over the earth, dividing it into warring factions. Lt. David Westwynter, a British soldier, stumbles into Freegypt, the only place to have remained independent … Continue reading →
Posted in adventure, alternate history, book review, fantasy, meh, rating
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Tagged ancient egypt, boring protagonists, good ideas bad execution, meh, military fantasy
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The King of Attolia (The Queen’s Thief 03) by Megan Whalen Turner
Synopsis (from Goodreads): By scheming and theft, the Thief of Eddis has become King of Attolia. Eugenides wanted the queen, not the crown, but he finds himself trapped in a web of his own making. Then he drags a naive … Continue reading →
Posted in adventure, book review, fantasy, historically-flavoured, meh, rating
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Tagged boring protagonists, megan whalen turner, meh, series alert, the king of attolia, YA
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Knight’s Shadow (Greatcoats 02) by Sebastien de Castell
Synopsis (from Goodreads): A few days after the horrifying murder of a duke and his family, Falcio val Mond, swordsman and First Cantor of the Greatcoats, begins a deadly pursuit to capture the killer. But Falcio soon discovers his own … Continue reading →
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Tagged dnf, greatcoats 02, knight's shadow, meh, not for me, read out of order, Sebastien de Castell, series alert
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