An enjoyable story for teens. I thought it was going to be a horror novel, but turned around into something different.
Jennie and Stacy are out in the woods, when they see a creature. After initially being scared, Jennie feels an unexplained connection with the creature. The girls decide to help the Mantis like creature.
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I enjoyed the story. It held my interest and was well written. The main characters are likable, and I found myself rooting for them with every new obstacle. I always love a good retaliation story. Justified vengeance works for me. I just find Naomi a little too strong and invincible. You don't really fear for her too much, because it seems that nothing on earth can hurt her.
Nate, Hershel, Diane, Zeke and Tiffany need a little more participation in the story. I will be reading book 3 next. I hope it doesn't disappoint.
My copy had a good many typos and errors.
Such as: page 78 (which one is the right date)
On the night of Wednesday, December fourteenth, the Geminid meteor shower begins. I view them through a small opening in the forest canopy.
The next day, Thursday, December fourteenth, begins like the previous three.
Or chapter 15 (Which is the proper spelling)
Rebecca talks about her life. Ms. Berniece, then Ms. Bernice.
These are only two examples. Most don't matter too much (like the spelling of a name), but others make a big difference.
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There were some rough spots in the book. Rape, murder, and mutilation are described in very clear detail. I could visualize the event, and had to put the book down for a short while. My only issue with the story is when the golem begins to appear. The story was "real" until then. These are things that are really happening in the world, even if we don't want to admit it. But the mythic creature took away from the tale for me.
I am still going to read the other 2 books to the series. I recommend this book to anyone who has a strong constitution, and can handle the couple of rough patches throughout the book.
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I didn't find any of the stories to be scary, and all are too short. All of the stories are only 1 to 4 pages long. I understand that they are only suppose to be quick "flash stories", but I still needed a touch more.
Story #7 Payday Assistance was probably the best. It almost had me. But I didn't like the ending.
As far as the historical events, I could have done without the history lessons. I just wanted to read a few good, quick stories.
I would possibly recommend this book to anybody who only has 2 or 3 minutes at a time, and just wants something to quick to read.
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Allison Newberry, a young detective sent to this strange, forbidding city to solve a murder.
During her investigation, Allison finds a lot more going on in this city than just murder. The clues left by the murderer lead her through some of the town's most lecherous areas. And help her uncover a bizarre group of religious zealots.
The plot, characters, and storyline were sensational. There were some grammar errors (possible typos) that need fixed. But all-in-all I enjoyed "Murder at the End of the World" and would recommend to anyone looking for a good murder mystery.
Hello,
How's is everyone's New Year going? Hope 2025 is treating you well so far.
For anyone new here, my name is Pam Kaye. I am reviewing mostly books for you. I want to do music, art, tv, movies and other things also.
A lot of my books come from a website called LibraryThing.com. Authors post their books free for you to read. They only ask for a review on Amazon and Goodreads. You should check it out. I have found some really good books here. And have also started following some authors that I have never heard of. Goodreads.com also has some free giveaways, if you want to check them out.
I have plenty of stories to read and review. Yes, I still will be reading some more famous authors and their books. Such as James Patterson, Louis A'mour, and Danielle Steele, just to name a few. Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Joanna Lindsey, Janet Evanovich, and Anne Rice are my top 5 favorite authors, so I will be reviewing more from them too.
For now, I have about 30 books from LibraryThing awaiting my attention. So that is what I will being doing for the next month or two.
If you have read any of the books that I review, please leave a comment. I would like to know if you agree with me or not. No judgement or arguments, everyone is intitled to an opinion. There are so many genres of books because there are so many different types of people. Sometimes someone can have an opinion that differs from mine, and if stated why it can make me rethink my own views.
So read, respect, and enjoy.
I enjoyed the story, but was a little let down by the romance part of it. Kathryn falls in love with John's kind eyes, and John falls in love because she is not his real wife, Nadine. Is this right or am I missing something?
Okay, so the premise of the story is Kathryn goes back in time, into another woman's body, Nadine Elsingham. She must try to convince the man who is now her husband that she is not crazy, and he shouldn't send her away. All the while she is trying to escape Donner, who may be a witch and had Nadine under some spell.
The story was a fun read as far as the adventure and all the events that Kathryn had to go through. The characters were likable (except for Donner and Adrian, of course). You felt pity for John. But I wanted more time between the two main characters. He was only in her presence 4 or 5 times. And John, thinking she was Nadine, was mean and rude. So where and when did they fall in love?
There were also a few errors in word usage throughout the book. Example: "At least you are remarkably consistent. Those are the dates you quoted me last night. There is no coherence in your story...."
Doesn't coherence mean consistency? To have no coherence would mean that she didn't stick to her story.
Overall, if you can overlook some errors and the fact that the romance is not really a romance then you will enjoy this book. It is a fun read and exciting. The action is almost non-stop.
We are invited into their lives during this time. Vicky and Joe go through many trials, tribulation, joys, and hilarious moments. The neighbors, their chickens, the renovating of the house they bought, along with natural occurring issues.
Vicky has made me want to try a life in a small Spanish village. Although it may be hard without all of modern day luxuries, it seems very peaceful.
I really enjoyed the story, characters, and animal tales in this book. Everyone should like this tale.
Past history of Dream Analysis was interesting, but somewhat sparse. Author kept mentioning a book "10.000 Dream Interpretations" by Pamela Bell as a reference. I may try to find and read this book. Hopefully it helps to describe what my dreams mean and why I am dreaming them.
Interesting book but it took a little too long to get to the main point of the book.
It explains chakras, what they are, and how to unblock and re-balance them. It explains colors, color therapy, and how colors work with each chakra.
Then we get to the purpose of the book, gardening and succulents or cacti. We learn which succulents are most suited to each chakra due to color. And how to tend to your plants and help them grow and multiply.
I learned a little about gardening and meditation. Most of the information was already known. I loved the pictures of each plant. I will be purchasing a few that I really liked, and I'll see if meditating with them will help me to feel more at peace in my life.
| I received this book free from LibraryThing in return for an honest review. I am new to reiki and chakras and such. I had a bit of trouble understanding what to do or expect. The attunement directions were slim. "Just relax and ask for attunement." But I did feel a slight pressure in my head when I did the chakra meditations. And I think I may have opened up my ability to empathize. I took a family member to the doctor's. In the same building is a pain clinic and dialysis clinic. After about a half hour in the waiting room, I got a severe headache and very nauseous. When I was leaving, a woman was being taken out on a stretcher. Her daughter said that her blood pressure dropped to dangerous levels during the dialysis treatment. I'm going to continue with the attunements and read a few other books to learn more. Hopefully I learn to understand this and it helps bring peace and clarity into my life. |
This is the story of Max. We first meet Max sitting on the edge of a roof, contemplating suicide. Lady F appears to talk to him. It isn't clear who or what Lady F is: a hallucination, a guardian angel, a ghost. She seems to magically appear when Max needs her. She gives him some cryptic advice that always help him, if he can decipher it.
His friend Viktor is a photographer. His friends Mutt, Linda, Torte, and Tanya are all street artists. They have some very philosophical and thought-provoking conversations.
It seems that the story is about nothing inparticular until about the last 200 pages. That is when things come together. And if you look back you realize that everything was leading you to this conclusion. I thoroughly enjoyed this novel and recommend it to everyone.
This is the story of April, told by April herself.
Dr. Emerson Noble is a well-respected and excellent surgeon. One slight mistake in surgery and he loses his practice. The insurance investigators use their power and influence to destroy the good doctor. A few years later, Dr. Noble wants revenge. He sets out to destroy their careers and lives. He hires a private detective agency to locate and dig up as much dirt on these people as possible. This is done by illegal means (breaking into hotel rooms; hacking into security systems, phones and computers).
When another doctor is murdered on her way to see Dr. Noble, Scotland Yard gets involved. The detectives piggyback off of the illegal hacks to watch their suspects. And allow them to remain free to kill again.
This could have been a really good book, except for the fact of the police being fools. People are killed right in front of them, and they don't even realize what is going on. Also, maybe the author should research crime scenes and details about blood spatter and such things. When somebody is stabbed repeatedly while in bed and then dismembered, you will need to do a lot more to hide the crime than just change and wash the sheet. The mattress would be soaked, and there would be blood spray all over the walls and ceiling. I also didn't feel that I needed so much past history on All the characters. I don't need to know where someone was born, where they went to school, and who their first girlfriend was only for that person to be killed 2 pages later.
Would I recommend this book to anyone? Maybe: I think the plot is not bad. Just be warned there is a lot of detail issues.
The author stated in his note to readers that racism, skin color, drug abuse, violence, and sexual content are subjects that he touches on. This is a world I don't really know, since I never dealt with these issues. Maybe someone who has will connect to the poems a bit more than I did.
Some poems seem unfinished (examples: "Are You That Type?" page 22 & "Body Safe" page 27). Some have the wrong word tense and take you away from feeling the poem (examples: "Evaporated Energy" page 40 - we are creating and then cremated & "Vernacular Vines" page 86 - what is they poison). Some are too short (examples: "Are You That Type?" 4 lines, "Body Safe" 4 lines, "Chapters of Self" 3 lines, & "Fowl Beauty" 3 lines).
There are a couple of poems that are the same with a different title. "Revolving Thoughts" page 70 and "Gambling Thoughts" page 45 are exactly the same. Then "The Mind Tray" page 82 and "Cortex Caption" page 33 are the same at the beginning, then one line is added to "Cortex Caption"
I like a couple of poems "A Blind of Reality", "Daunting Realities", and "Heart-Humper" are a few of them. "Cries of Ships" was deep and touched my soul.
All in All, I thought the poems were ok. It was a decent and quick read. Only 90 pages and none of the poems were too long.
First example: In book 1, Kyle was one of the original shifters. He followed a human named Uri to Russia, in hopes of making friends and helping his kind survive. But in this book, Kyle originally landed in Russia and came to Alaska to hide. (No mention of Uri).
Second Example: The Stanger was a hybrid in book 2 raised by the shifter clan including Joelle, Brendan, Gin, and Clay. Now in this book when Brendan runs into The Stanger, he doesn't know who he is. Plus the books have all mentioned that the shifters know one of their own by scent.
Also when humans have babies to the shifters, they don't seem fazed by the quickly maturing children. Melanie's babies are one day old. She goes into the room and they look at her and smile. Then she puts them on the floor and watches them play. (One day old babies do nothing but eat, sleep, poop, and cry.)
Overall, I recommend reading this book (the whole series actually). It is very interesting and action packed. You root for the shifters to survive. Your heart hurts when one is hurt or killed. And I personally would like to blow up the SCM with Raul inside.
If you can ignore or overlook the slight inconsistencies and issues that I mentioned, then you will like this book.
What he is like as a military captain/general and what he is like as a man? Can he love someone more than his career?
We are also introduced to the group of hybrids. They are not children of ages 9 or 10. Each has a personality and challenges of their own. They are in need of adventure.
I do like this series, even with the few flaws I find in the storyline. I wasn't as interesting as book 1.
And where is Uri Petrov (human) and Cloud Light/Kyle (shifter)? I thought their friendship would have a bigger part to play.
This is book 1 of the Shifter Evolution Series.
Jake returns to Estia to save Ben's life and to continue to fight the evil forces of Vantrex. He must go on a quest to restore the stones, with the help of Verustus, Tien, Ben and a few new friends. He meets the Heynai, they are the great spirits of the world. They are like God, but with limitations. They can use their powers to help, then need to rest and recuperate.
The teenagers (Jake, Ben and Zephany) are the heroes in this book. Their lives are put in peril over and over. And they continue to take the next task on like it is no big deal that they almost died.
I really enjoy this series and will be reading the last book soon.
Part 1 of 3: must be read in order. These are not stand alone books.
CAUTION: Parental discretion, this story has violence, death, and some swear words.
Suggested for 12 and over.
