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4 | Look at the birth of paparazzi and society's obsession with scandalous crimes | This is a very interesting look at the early foundation for the current obsessive culture revolving around reporting on and following of various types of celebrities' lives and crimes. The grisly details of the murder followed by the in-depth look at the murderers' lifestyles and family connections, the minutiae of the... | [] | 1421423472 | 1421423472 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,500,765,706,124 | 0 | false |
3 | Interesting ideas and plenty of humor. Could have been shorter without suffering | I was excited to read this book - the idea here is creatively great - of the Afterlife being an immortality in exchange for full amnesia of one's Beforelife (prior to death). The world building is pretty solid and most of the "whys and hows" are addressed well.<br /><br />I just never really cared for the prima... | [] | 1770413170 | 1770413170 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,500,327,447,422 | 3 | false |
4 | Conversational, story telling tone throughout. | I didn't realize this was a collection of different adventures, some of which had previously been published. It's not a biography in the traditional sense, but a bunch of specific escapades brought together in reverse chronological order.<br /><br />The writing is excellent and feels very conversational throughout the ... | [] | 1493030957 | 1493030957 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,499,818,983,816 | 0 | false |
4 | Little bit longer than needed, but very readable, enlightening for those who think cartels are just in movies | My family maintains a small ranch on the deep West Texas border with Mexico - I have spent countless days and nights watching the stars over the desert, moving Mexican cattle back to their side of the Rio Grande, working good Quarter Horses through the mesquite and octotillo thorns, and sadly, observing the shocking ch... | [] | 0812989600 | 0812989600 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,499,627,840,913 | 3 | false |
5 | Fast fun with excellent world building and sensible plot movement | This is a review of the Audible audio version. I'm so glad the narration is done by the terrific Renee Raudman from the Kate Daniels series. She has a full grasp of the dry humor, solid dialogue and moods Ilona Andrews infuses all the characters with.<br /><br />I really like this series - Nevada is a fine transition f... | [] | B06XYPGF29 | B06XYPGF29 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,499,621,539,375 | 0 | false |
2 | Slow every step of the way. A murder mystery wrapped in a dystopian future | I tried hard to like this book. It's an interesting idea for a story - following a woman as she investigates a mysterious death in an world set several decades after the gradual collapse of society as we know it.<br /><br />The problem for me is that the story moves very slowly with little actually happening. There's n... | [] | 0544947304 | 0544947304 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,498,865,648,098 | 2 | false |
3 | Bogs down in extraneous details, tries to tell three stories at once | I'm a big fan of historic biographies and in depth looks at how the world worked in the past. Additionally, I have a large interest in the African and Indian colonial period. So this book should have been right up my alley.<br /><br />It's a mix of the author's personal travel history, the story of his long lost great,... | [] | 0547443315 | 0547443315 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,498,591,585,835 | 2 | false |
4 | Interesting locations, described beautifully. Despicable characters | This is a story about bitterness, grudges, deliberate cruelty and one upmanship more than anything else. The chase story that I thought I was getting was actually third fiddle to the emotional background and the historical family dysfunction. There is a chase, of sorts, but that's not really the focus of the story, the... | [] | 0544963393 | 0544963393 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,498,421,646,994 | 2 | false |
5 | Still funny, feel good sci-fi with characters you can love | This is a review of the Audible audio version. This is one of those series where having the same narrator for each installment is mandatory. Fortunately, the narration is excellent and each "Bob" is easy to recognize and remember. Each one has it's own voice, tone, personality, and inflection which makes it eas... | [] | B01MRCW0GS | B01MRCW0GS | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,498,100,541,764 | 0 | false |
5 | Action, intelligent characters set in a new sort of dystopia in the Northwest of Canada | Absolutely outstanding. I think this book is easily in the top five for best YA dystopian stories yet. I actually liked it a little more than Hunger Games and Sigler's Awake - both of which I liked enough to buy the hardback copies.<br /><br />The storyline and writing style just flow from page to page with very few sl... | [] | 1481481843 | 1481481843 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,497,926,920,557 | 0 | false |
3 | Very fast read, writing talent is here. She never addressed the big warning signs she ignored early on | From a story telling point of view, this reads like a novel in the vein of Gone Girl - the flashing between the past and present. It flows along and is compelling for the most part. Waite is certainly capable of crafting a very readable tale. You can definitely feel her heart break and anguish in each page.<br /><br />... | [] | 0735216460 | 0735216460 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,497,647,069,520 | 19 | false |
3 | The women are still weak, the overwrought inner dialogues are all consuming. This could have been a single thick book, not three | This is a review of the Audible audio book version. The narrator is Bronson Pinchot returning from the first two books in the series and while I like Pinchot in a other audio books, his intonations seem overly drawn out and actually reflect surprise in weird places. Though...that may be the mediocre dialogue he's readi... | [] | B010N390YK | B010N390YK | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,497,632,196,849 | 0 | false |
5 | Simply put this is a love story from several angles and motives. I loved this novel | Outstanding look at the lives of one close family and the external relationships that shaped each family member. This is a love story at it's heart. The love of adults for themselves, their spouses, children, other family members and the love that others have for them in different ways.<br /><br />There's no specific p... | [] | 1101904712 | 1101904712 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,497,493,815,314 | 0 | false |
2 | Immature characters are tedious. Plot is plodding with small bursts of action | I'm all about a good sci-fi story and time travel can bring a fun riddle aspect to the story. However, I am disappointed with this book in several ways. I've never heard of the author before, so I had no preconceived notions of what to expect.<br /><br />The premise here is very interesting, but make no mistake, compar... | [] | 031650307X | 031650307X | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,497,141,175,000 | 5 | false |
4 | Lots of battle action, sharp tongued Chrisjen is back and Amos & Draper see action | This is a review of the Audible audio book version. I'm so glad that Jefferson Mays is back as the narrator for the Expanse books. He has the individual characters' voices down pat - Amos and Chrisjen Avasarala just aren't right with anyone else.<br /><br />Babylon's Ashes is sort of a bridge book in this series. It pi... | [] | B01D53NR9O | B01D53NR9O | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,496,895,083,983 | 0 | false |
5 | Leo ni Leo - Today is Today and dreams must be seized, no matter the cost | I have never heard of Jeffrey Gettleman before seeing this book, but I will definitely be on the lookout for future works by him. I found Love, Africa compelling and fascinating.<br /><br />This is a true memoir with the good, the beautiful, the ugly incidents that define the political chaos of Africa at large and the ... | [] | 0062284096 | 0062284096 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,496,551,444,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Moves pretty quickly with well researched details and interesting characters | I can't decide if this is primarily a history lesson, art lesson, or romance. It doesn't matter because this novel covers all three bases really well. It's a pleasure to read and the majority of the characters are fully fleshed out.<br /><br />Beatrice, Umilta and Gabriel are fascinating and even without the time trav... | [] | 1501152254 | 1501152254 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,495,823,843,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Interesting presentation of a travel guide. Small photos, but good information | I love the idea behind this book. I was excited to see the suggestions and descriptions of many places listed, several of which I've seen. The book layout is a bit strange to me, I expected it to be organized by destination since it is, technically, a travel guide. But that is just my preference. The back index does of... | [] | 1426217803 | 1426217803 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,495,156,738,000 | 1 | false |
4 | Look at emotional costs of an apocalyptic event. More cerebral than action story | I enjoyed this unusual take on the end of the world scenario. Civilization ends with a puff of dust rather than a blast. A random, unrelated group of survivors straggle together and try to make their way through space back to Earth. The call of Home is strong in each of the main characters for different reasons.<br /><... | [] | 0399585117 | 0399585117 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,495,137,875,000 | 1 | false |
4 | More action and chaos than book one. Changes to the variants set the way for book three | I'm listening to this series on audio from Audible. The narration is by Bronson Pinchot and he's doing a pretty good job. There are some points where he seems overly hesitant or slow when the actual words indicate a different feel, but it's not a big deal.<br /><br />Extinction Edge picks up exactly where the first boo... | [] | B00UI1BPPA | B00UI1BPPA | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,495,069,738,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Aliens, Artificial Intelligence, Cheeseburgers and humor in sci-fi. Awesome | This is a review of the Audible audio book version. The narrator is terrific and his accent made Colonel Joe feel like a real guy, telling us a real history. The different characters had distinct voices and intonation, especially Skippy.<br /><br />My husband and I listened to this book together every time we were in t... | [] | B01MQR08XA | B01MQR08XA | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,494,732,451,000 | 1 | false |
5 | Moves at light speed. Full explanation of how and why the Silk Road was set up. Easy, fascinating reading | Outstanding book. I didn't know much about the Silk Road site before reading this, I had heard of it on the news during the take down, but really never thought about the type of people who used it, much less the inventor. So most of this whole story was brand new information for me.<br /><br />The pacing here is very q... | [] | 1591848148 | 1591848148 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,494,014,106,000 | 5 | false |
3 | Not truly funny, lacks heart. The overall writing is decent & the story moves right along | You know that feeling of cringing at a live show when the star is just bombing? That's sort of the feeling that I had reading parts of this book. It's a reworking of the classic Agatha Christie murder weekend, but it just doesn't live up to expectations.<br /><br />The various comedians are mash ups of real life perfor... | [] | 1594749744 | 1594749744 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,493,423,723,000 | 3 | false |
4 | Keeping Up With the Gurgaons. An interesting look at social expectations in India | I am drawn to stories of and in India and this sweet book doesn't disappoint. While not technically "great literature", The Windfall is good reading. The characters are independent, yet intertwined together and most felt very real.<br /><br />This is a story of what social striving looks like from both the insi... | [] | 0451498917 | 0451498917 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,493,250,753,000 | 1 | false |
3 | Ending is rushed and the explanation of the full motivation of the guilty party isn't satisfying | The story idea is good if you can ignore some plot holes and the extra dialogue throughout. Unfortunately, the author gets in her own way with unnecessary, repetitive conversations and thought trains in Anna's head.<br /><br />Anna makes enemies she can ill afford simply by being self absorbed and arrogant. There were ... | [] | 1683311639 | 1683311639 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,492,821,588,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Well planned apocalypse story with lots of intense action | This is a review of the Audible audio book version. I love a good zombie apocalypse tale and this one is tailor made for an audio experience. The narrator does a good job delivering the sense of urgency and anxiety throughout the book. The pacing of the book as a whole lends itself well to listening in the car or with ... | [] | B00TGHTPW2 | B00TGHTPW2 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,492,573,924,000 | 0 | false |
3 | Not bad, but not quite what I expected. Lots of period heavy dialogue | I don't really read many romances, but I do like a Highland romance now and then. This book just didn't do much for me. It felt more like a history lesson in places and I didn't get the impression that were real feelings or passion between Adham and Fiona.<br /><br />The constant influx of period dialogue made some sec... | [] | 150401619X | 150401619X | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,492,389,062,000 | 2 | false |
5 | Truth and joy and heartache and laugh out loud stories by a true dog lover | "Be the person your dog thinks you are"© has been my lifelong motto and goal and I daresay it fits the author of this book as well. It's so nice to read a book written by someone who feels, thinks and behaves toward their dogs the same way my husband and I do. The added bonus is that Mr. Robertia writes well a... | [] | 1943328919 | 1943328919 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,491,922,279,000 | 2 | false |
5 | Funny, well drawn characters and world building. This is what sci-fi should always be | I preordered the hardback as soon as it was announced and then when I saw that Wil Wheaton was the narrator for the audio book, I preordered that as well. Because Scalzi and Wheaton are fun sci-fi perfection. This book is no exception to that rule. Wheaton has the right dash of sarcasm, disbelief, outrage and snark at ... | [] | 076538888X | 076538888X | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,491,780,555,000 | 3 | true |
4 | Sweet and free of extra angst or immature drama. | Overall, this is a very sweet book with a little romance, lots of heart and good intentions. The primary mystery of Grandma Maggie's life as a young woman is engaging and very nicely done.<br /><br />There are a couple of well done themes through the entire book. The idea of true love deserving a chance to thrive and w... | [] | 0718084225 | 0718084225 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,491,686,746,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Easy to understand ideas that do work. | I've been keeping horses for 35 years in a variety of circumstances - boarding, large open ranch with hundreds of acres, smaller farm set up, and on an urban lot. We just purchased a place with 7 acres in town that requires the horse facilities be built from scratch.<br /><br />This book has definitely helped me figure... | [] | 158017535X | 158017535X | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,491,349,770,000 | 18 | true |
4 | Accept the silly premise at the very start and it's a pretty good story | Once you buy into the ridiculous premise, this book takes off and is one you just want to keep reading. I had a hard time for the first two chapters with the idea that two highly educated, intellectual and mature adults would blindly sign contracts to join a cult they had never heard of. It is just patently absurd on t... | [] | 0385343299 | 0385343299 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,491,011,465,000 | 0 | false |
4 | The Deadtown world was fascinating. Lots of profanity - geared for adult readers. | An interesting look at the comic book tropes from the other side. I was sort of expecting this to include famous, well known women characters from the comic lore, but it's not. Maybe some of these characters resemble ones we know in a faint way, but that's it.<br /><br />There are several stories told from each woman's... | [] | 1481459341 | 1481459341 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,490,636,985,000 | 1 | false |
4 | Fast read with a unique twist to the end. Dysfunctional, unlikable lead characters | This book is actually better than I expected in many ways. The story moves very quickly and it has a number of compelling questions that kept me turning pages to learn the answers. The end is a decent twist, one I saw just before it was revealed, but it's definitely an unusual end.<br /><br />I enjoyed the story, but I... | [] | 039958501X | 039958501X | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,490,503,619,000 | 1 | false |
5 | Wraps up the series on the right note. Lots of action and answers. | Kudos to Sigler for wrapping up the entire trilogy completely and without an attempt to hedge into another book. You do not want to read this book without having read the first two. I liked the series enough, that I purchased the hard back books.<br /><br />I won't rehash the plot - that's what the book cover is for. T... | [] | 0553393197 | 0553393197 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,490,372,341,000 | 3 | true |
3 | Ok audio book for a quick romance, but not a great story. More violence than expected | This is a review of the Audible audio book version. First - the narrator was quite good and her attempt at a Scottish accent was decent enough to pull me in. This is an ok book. Not bad, but nothing special either. There really hasn't been a truly great Highland romance (for me) since the end of the Highlander series b... | [] | B00RKS232S | B00RKS232S | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,489,549,450,000 | 0 | false |
3 | Lead character isn't a woman I would travel with. Forgettable fluff | I normally enjoy a bit of a fluffy read now and then. Wild Woman's Guide is definitely fluffy and utterly forgettable - I put it down on chapter 4 and forgot to pick it up again for almost a week while I read a different book.<br /><br />When I tried again to finish it, I realized that the heroine, Sophie, is just ridi... | [] | 1455597538 | 1455597538 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,489,444,356,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Surprisingly funny, lots of fast action and characters that are worth rooting for | I can't remember the last time I read a real Western. Blue the dog is what drew me to Monahan's Massacre and the humor, bad luck and resigned aggravation of Dooley kept me reading with vigor.<br /><br />Ol Dooley Monahan would have no luck if it weren't for bad luck and that bad luck keeps him alive more than once. I l... | [] | 0786040734 | 0786040734 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,489,078,833,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Fascinating, horrifying and definitely eye opening look at ancient medical thinking | I'm not sure what I expected, but this curious book is definitely different....in a good way. It's a collection of writings and directions from Ancient Greek medical practices. Punctuated by drawings and photos of relics depicting some of the things described. It's fascinating.<br /><br />I'm both horrified and amazed ... | [] | 0190610433 | 0190610433 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,488,994,296,000 | 5 | false |
5 | Beautiful art and lots of fascinating characters you may never have heard of | I have never been an avid comic book fan, but I do appreciate them for many reasons - hand drawn artwork, complex story lines and some offer peeks into the issues of the time. I have been pleasantly surprised by how much I am enjoying this book.<br /><br />The book is organized in a chronological order, so we learn abo... | [] | 1594749485 | 1594749485 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,488,908,283,000 | 4 | false |
4 | Audio version is a good choice for the car or a road trip through Texas...like time travel | This is a review of the Audible audio book. The narration was really very good, tension and anxiety and excitement were clear every step of the way. This is a long book that could have become dull and monotonous very easily in audio format, yet that never occurred.<br /><br />As a 7th generation Texan, I have a very cl... | [] | B00UZLRD8G | B00UZLRD8G | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,488,765,792,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Sci-fi from a new perspective. Fascinating | As a long time Sci-fi fan, I was very pleased to see a new and very creative plot. The idea of literal identity theft is awesome. The author had me from page one, describing future genetic engineering as a functional, popular, expensive, but illegal way to sculpt a human embryo.<br /><br />The rest of the story is some... | [] | 110198466X | 110198466X | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,488,675,224,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Outstanding exploration of our shared evolution with dogs - they really are our best friend | As I sit here with my five dogs and recall the previous dogs who have graced my life in the past 40 years, I am not surprised by any of the new scientific research on the inner workings of dogs' minds or emotions. The idea that dogs changed US over millennia as much as we have changed them simply makes sense to me. Any... | [] | 0544286561 | 0544286561 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,488,251,364,000 | 1 | false |
4 | Outlines the sources to blame for the housing bubble and why it happened in layman's terms | Days of Slaughter is aptly named. Written for the average person who is outside of the mortgage industry, this book makes a very dry and complicated subject understandable. The author has done it well enough that I now actually comprehend what several of the reasons were behind the housing bubble and why those things c... | [] | 1421421933 | 1421421933 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,487,828,872,000 | 0 | false |
5 | The Bobs are awesome | This a review of the Audible audio book version of We Are Legion , We Are Bob. This must be the best book I've run across in two years. The narration by Ray Porter is excellent. He distinguishes the different Bobs clearly and it's very easy to just close your eyes and be carried into the Bobiverse.<br /><br /> The stor... | [] | B01L082SCI | B01L082SCI | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,487,642,155,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Sultry Southern summer adventure seeping into your subconscious. Striking beauty | I became a Taylor Brown fan with his first book, The Fallen Land. I was mesmerized by it from the first sentence. The River of Kings is a completely different story, but the lyrical use of language is the same. One sentence has stayed with me for days from River - snakes scrolled along the leaf fall - this is the creat... | [] | 1250111757 | 1250111757 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,487,530,762,000 | 1 | false |
3 | Spoiler Free.... sufficient end to the trilogy. Self indulgent, maudlin and slow beginning. Picks up the pace halfway through | This is a review of the Audible audio book. The narration has been excellent throughout the three books, Tim Gerard Reynolds does a fantastic job with each character and the various moods.<br /><br />I have to admit that the first quarter of this book was a slog. Every chapter was a lesson in how much maudlin whining D... | [] | B019NMZ5MI | B019NMZ5MI | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,487,458,786,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Small farm must have - fences are a necessity not an optional luxury | This is a pretty handy book to have around the farm. It has great information about all sorts of fences from livestock to a deer repellant type for your vegetable garden.<br /><br /> There are very clear diagrams and sketches throughout to visually explain what a specific fence looks like and how to put it together. I ... | [] | 088266753X | 088266753X | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,487,290,989,000 | 6 | true |
5 | Light, easy reading that makes you feel good. Characters that feel like actual people | This a great book for lightening up your mood at the end of a stressful day. The two storylines work well together - Charlie's blooming romance with Kai and the reality t.v.show being filmed at the restaurant where she is the head pastry chef.<br /><br />I felt like Charlie was a real girl, foibles and all. She was wri... | [] | 1510714138 | 1510714138 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,485,455,440,000 | 0 | false |
4 | A little naughty stimulation is natural for both sexes. Funny and educational | I have to admit that I never expected a book about pornography, written by a doctor to be funny. As a Southern woman, I have been hammered with messages about how evil pornography in all formats is. Now, as an educated and independent Southern woman, I keep an open mind about things and base my opinions on my experienc... | [] | 0996485236 | 0996485236 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,484,942,458,000 | 2 | false |
4 | Fast moving, lead that you can cheer for. Well written story that you want to finish | The Valiant is my first experience with the author and I found it well done and compelling. The lead, Fallon is easy to root for. She's a teenager and as such, makes impetuous and not smart choices that land her in some very bad spots. Yet, she learns with every twist or turn and digs deep for courage and strength.<br ... | [] | 0448493780 | 0448493780 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,484,073,653,000 | 0 | false |
2 | Tedious. Swamped with extra, unnecessary details. No really likeable characters | I had hoped this book would be one of those who-dunnit suspense stories that keeps you reading late into the night. It is not. Fatal, for me, is a long and tedious meander from page one. There was nothing compelling me to read past my bed time. The main character, Kate is deceitful, spoiled, not smart and selfish. The ... | [] | 1501115677 | 1501115677 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,483,378,353,000 | 5 | false |
4 | Predictable mystery, nice characters that feel like people in love | I'm enjoying this cute little series more than expected. This is book two, but you don't really need to have read the first one to enjoy Kill Without Shame - I actually liked this one better.<br /><br />I definitely like Mia and her character as a whole. Rather than the usual helpless, whining woman in distress, Mia is... | [] | 1420137573 | 1420137573 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,482,864,010,000 | 0 | false |
2 | Disjointed, poorly focused - is it a sci-fi or horror or political overthrow story? | I had such high hopes for this book.... world size star ships, battles for survival, a mystery in space.... what's not love? It sounds like classic, old school Science Fiction Space Opera with some creative twists like an entire cast of women, worlds that are bio-mechanical and a mysterious defection of the one world-... | [] | 0857666614 | 0857666614 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,482,524,588,000 | 15 | false |
5 | Outstanding research for old, forgotten recipes. Beautiful historic photos | I must say that I am very surprised and impressed with the quality and depth of real research Mr Walsh put into this book. The historic photos alone are worth buying the book, never mind the recipes! There are stories in this book that I heard versions of from both my Grandfather & my Great Grandmother when I was a kid... | [] | 0767921496 | 0767921496 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,482,030,257,000 | 9 | true |
5 | A strong female lead you can respect! Fast action that will keep you up late | The Delta is a fun and welcome reprieve from a recent string of books featuring weak, whiny women as lead characters. Sonja Kurtz is a strong, self reliant, intelligent woman who is capable of emotional strength and compassion as well as being a capable special forces soldier/assassin. I really appreciate the author's ... | [] | 125005558X | 125005558X | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,481,656,634,000 | 0 | false |
4 | More back story for Naomi, side story for Alex & Amos and new catastrophic political turmoil. | This is a review of the Audible audio book version of Nemesis Games. Fortunately, we have the excellent Jefferson Mays back for the narration of this installment in the Expanse series - he has each character down pat from Alex's faint Texas drawl & Amos' dry delivery in every crisis to the wonderful, belligerence of th... | [] | B00YDYQK26 | B00YDYQK26 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,481,573,063,000 | 0 | false |
2 | Sadly, not the way to return to this series. Forced dialogue, flat, one dimensional characters | It's been easily a dozen years since I last read a Xanth novel and I thought it would be fun to revisit the series again - especially with a story about a young Night Horse {shoeing} his way into a job that doesn't belong to him.<br /><br />Alas, this book just failed to live up to the joy, pun fun or even the fresh st... | [] | 1504038770 | 1504038770 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,480,724,243,000 | 2 | false |
2 | Fresh idea with poor execution. Repetitive info dumps and slow plot movement | A woman and her search & rescue dog doing heroic work as told from the inside should be a terrific story. The idea is certainly fresh and I was excited to read this book. Alas, it just doesn't live up to the potential.<br /><br />The characters are never fully fleshed out and I didn't feel anything for them - well the ... | [] | 149670441X | 149670441X | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,480,269,010,000 | 9 | false |
5 | Heartwarming and sweet interlude for animal lovers | Honestly, I am not a fan of the newspaper cartoon "Mutts", but something compelled me to give this little book a chance. I'm so glad I did. The poems are heartwarming and sweet without being syrupy. Each little drawing fits the paired sentiment and many are quite funny. The whole book is a lovely mix of sweet, ... | [] | 0143128264 | 0143128264 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,479,871,812,000 | 2 | false |
2 | Weak, simpering lead who drove me nuts. Story struggles to recreate Deliverance. | Almost immediately something about this book struck me as "off". By page 20, I realized that I didn't just dislike the lead character, Win, I was actively repulsed by her. Everything about her is a repetitive "pitiful, poor me" persona and her constant inner dialogue is one of fear, worry and anxiety. ... | [] | 1501143190 | 1501143190 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,479,238,920,000 | 4 | false |
5 | Outstanding world building and character development continues. True cliffhanger ending | This is a review of the Audible audio book version. The same narrator, Tim Gerard Reynolds, has returned from the first book and that is excellent. The Irish accent is essential to bringing the story to life and Mr Reynolds really knows these characters and voices their emotions perfectly.<br /><br />I can't remember t... | [] | B00R6OOUV8 | B00R6OOUV8 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,478,986,576,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Loose ends beginning to find closure despite Kate acting like a brat | This is a review of the Audible audio book version. First off the narration by Renee Raudman is excellent as it has been through out the entire series and she has defined the voices of each of the major characters. She fully understands the moods, tones, and levels of humor and sarcasm the authors have intended to conv... | [] | B01LYE7TF3 | B01LYE7TF3 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,478,838,333,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Cute little romance with characters who feel like adults | I don't read a lot of romances, but sometimes I just want a happy ending with out a bunch of scary drama in the middle. The Wedding Favor fit these requirements nicely. I liked that Victoria was a grown woman with her own career and previous adult relationships under her belt before she met Tyrell. (I have no patience ... | [] | 0062282263 | 0062282263 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,478,457,450,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Well written sneaky mystery that keeps you on your toes | Every once in awhile you find a mystery that keeps you twisting and turning even though you think you know the answer. The Marriage Lie is a sneaky little book in a very good way. It wraps you up and makes you think you have everything figured out, but rather than jerking the rug out from under you with massive plot tw... | [] | 0778319768 | 0778319768 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,477,851,140,000 | 5 | false |
4 | Funny and non aggressive conversation starter | What a delightful little view at days of yore. The sketches are just amateurish enough to be quite funny and they don't take themselves too seriously - allowing you to enjoy them.<br /><br />The facts and ideas about women in general that this book focuses on are primarily from the Victorian & Edwardian ages. Hence the... | [] | 1449479766 | 1449479766 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,477,591,692,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Well thought out world building, fun space opera in need of editorial trimming | I love when I discover a new author in a genre I enjoy, who can tell me a story that makes me want me to keep reading late into the night. Forsaken Skies is one of those stories.<br /><br /> It's the beginning of new space opera set in a well designed, fully thought out human world of the future. A future that is advan... | [] | 0316355690 | 0316355690 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,477,364,816,000 | 4 | false |
4 | Witty look at a real question - what is wrong with just enjoying actual life? | Ruth Whippman definitely has an interesting and witty take on the more ridiculous extremes some portions of the U.S. population will go to in the name of "happiness". Looking beneath the surface reveals a rat race indeed and I found myself both laughing and cringing throughout this book.<br /><br />Reading this... | [] | 1250071526 | 1250071526 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,476,467,372,000 | 3 | false |
5 | Terrific, fun story with a new idea that just works. Quinto is a very good narrator | This is a review of the Audible audio book narrated by Zachary Quinton - I actually had no clue who Quinto was and didn't particularly care, because I am a fan of the author, John Scalzi. If he writes it, it's on my must read/listen list and I am rarely dissatisfied. Quinto did a superb job as the narrator - bringing V... | [] | B01KKPH1NI | B01KKPH1NI | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,476,384,592,000 | 3 | false |
2 | Slow pacing, slow plot movement and almost no real backstory on the aliens | I wanted to like this book and I really tried, but by page 244/Chapter 28, I had to throw in the towel. It was time to admit defeat and allow myself to just not finish the book. I stopped reading and read another book and then came back to Io - twice - and still couldn't find the pace any more pleasant.<br /><br />I li... | [] | 0857665820 | 0857665820 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,475,609,435,000 | 4 | false |
3 | Starts out interesting and drifts to a slow, disjointed, pointless end. | Wibbly-Wobbly timeline messiness. The idea here is actually quite good and the first half of this story is very interesting and fun. Two points of view with four main characters whose timelines and actions will presumably cross/intersect and something important will happen or be revealed as a result. Awesome.<br /><br ... | [] | 0316399426 | 0316399426 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,475,518,017,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Fast, well narrated, fun audio book. Excellent, detailed world building on Mars | This is a review of the Audible audio book version of Red Rising. The narrator was outstanding and the Irish accent really dropped me into the story instantly. He does a fine job of distinguishing the separate characters with changes of tone and timbre. I was swept up in Darrow's world and the the politics of the color... | [] | B00I3PUCIY | B00I3PUCIY | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,475,366,852,000 | 0 | false |
1 | Immature and narcissistic point of view that belittles a healthy marriage | Oh for the love of....well, not my husband of 20 plus years, because he would use this sniveling nonsense for kindling before actually deigning to participate in any of the childish "couple's exercises" on these pages. Frankly, I'll get him the matches.<br /><br />Let me be clear. I expected a light hearted, cu... | [] | 1594749345 | 1594749345 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,475,279,251,000 | 3 | false |
3 | Not like Black Beauty at all. Fast moving story about obsession and greed. | Dark Horses is in no way similar to Anna Sewell's elegant, timeless,l literary masterpiece Black Beauty. The only possible similarity is the fact that half of this book is told from the horse's perspective and his own voice. Dark Horses is a story about teenage angst, drug & alcohol abuse, and obsession from several p... | [] | 1616955171 | 1616955171 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,474,744,006,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Eye opening look at what the net can do to us as well as for us | The overall topic of this book is fascinating in general - Are we who we are in real life on-line or do we change on-line as a result of cyber influences? Essentially, this is a look at peer pressure magnified in the extreme. The simple fact that hundreds, thousands (or more) of people can and do interact with your wor... | [] | 0812997859 | 0812997859 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,474,567,558,000 | 1 | false |
2 | Slow, whining and non-stop immature selfish behavior from almost every character | Sigh. The only character in this book that doesn't whine, pout, sulk, cry, act like a spoiled brat or behave in self destructive ways for attention is the location. The mom & her new fiance, Olivia and Brody might be a nice romance between grown adults on their second half of life except for the fact that Olivia is jea... | [] | 0345548957 | 0345548957 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,474,306,532,000 | 2 | false |
5 | Devoured it every chance I had. Fresh, fast, fun, scary take on alien invasion. | I haven't devoured a book this fast with this much pleasure since Awake by Scott Sigler. The Rains was my first experience with Gregg Hurwitz and I immediately purchased his book, Don't Look Back on audio as soon as I finished The Rains tonight.<br /><br />The Rains is a fresh, very scary, fast moving, take on alien in... | [] | 0765382679 | 0765382679 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,474,081,566,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Beautiful photos, reads like a good story rather than a dry text book. | City of Dreams is an enormous undertaking for both the author and the reader. This book is no casual glance at the impact, importance or immensity of the immigration paths into and through New York City. City of Dreams starts with the earliest days, 400 years ago when the immigrants were fur trappers in New Amsterdam a... | [] | 054410465X | 054410465X | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,473,879,718,000 | 0 | false |
3 | Most of the ideas are taken right out of popular sci-fi t.v. shows & books. | Ninth City Burning is a collection of fun new characters woven into a series of borrowed ideas from previous sci-fi classics and presented in a creatively told, very detailed story. I think the author has a good story here and I very much enjoyed it, but it's not entirely original.<br /><br /> I found myself stopping t... | [] | 1101991445 | 1101991445 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,473,529,957,000 | 2 | false |
5 | So. Much. Fun! A must for Firefly fans! Adam Baldwin is great - funny, but not for the weak of spirit. | This is a review of the Audible audio book version. Adam Baldwin is a most cunning narrator and not to be missed! He brings a terrific range of inflection, accents, humor and personality to every single character. There's no question that he's enjoying the story and that in turn, makes it even better. Fair warning - do... | [] | B01D0E075A | B01D0E075A | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,473,099,300,000 | 3 | false |
5 | Mature characters with fleshed out personalities, great story & hard to put down | Wow - a romance with an Alpha Male hero who is not a jerk or a buffalo in a china shop. Jake Sharp is tough and not to be trifled with, but he has a sense of humor and humanity that makes him both believable and irresistible. Camille Logan is also a relief from the typical female lead in romance novels - she's not sim... | [] | 1455568198 | 1455568198 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,472,925,179,000 | 4 | false |
3 | How does a marriage destroy everyone around it? Loose, incomplete ending. | First thing - Mercury is not a book about a horse, if you're looking for a horse story, this isn't one. What Mercury actually is is a tale about what happens when two self absorbed people marry and forget about the Partnership part of marriage and focus instead on themselves & their personal desires & needs.<br /><br /... | [] | 006243750X | 006243750X | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,472,405,744,000 | 20 | false |
3 | Moments of funny shine through under loads of Text Speak & name dropping | Odd Mom Out is one my regular DVR recordings and a guilty late night pleasure. I don't have kids and don't live in NYC, but I fully appreciate the snarky humor and not so subtle jabs at the more ridiculous aspects of trendy nonsense. It's not the best show on t.v., but it's definitely got its moments. Until I began wat... | [] | 0399594574 | 0399594574 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,472,150,991,000 | 13 | false |
4 | Well told, fully fictionalized true story. Needs maps or even photos to add context | Mrs. Moss has an incredible story to tell here in Girl On A Plane primarily because it is, quite literally her story. In 1970 the Palestinian and Israeli situation escalated beyond their individual interests and began to envelope Jordan and Syria, creating a civil war and more. September of that year was when multiple ... | [] | 0544783999 | 0544783999 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,471,910,309,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Well told story of a flailing marriage in the face of a looming disaster | There's a lot to like about this novel. It is well written and feels real in a number of ways. You can sink in and get to know the community of Isole, Vermont and it's people - feel the vast beauty and depth of the wooded rural areas surrounding it. Immediately in the first chapters we find out who Ash and Pia are as p... | [] | 0778319431 | 0778319431 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,471,456,202,000 | 0 | false |
4 | A plan ahead sort of guide - too big & too detailed to use on the road | Comprehensive to the point of almost too much information in one book. This is not a pocket guide to Italy. At almost 1,000 pages with pull out maps and close to three inches thick, this tome is meant to be studied, highlighted and referenced during the planning stages of an extensive Italian tour. I certainly wouldn't... | [] | 1743216858 | 1743216858 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,470,270,907,000 | 0 | false |
3 | More angst, ennui and self doubt than humor. Lovely dogs, loses its way in the end | With so much ennui and existential angst on almost every page, you might be hard pressed to find the humor in Jonathon Unleashed. I loved the dogs, Sissy and Dante, a great deal and they felt like dogs I know. The story moves along at a glacial pace which is fitting for the inertia of Jonathan's life in general. He hat... | [] | 1101980907 | 1101980907 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,470,160,467,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Interesting woman who's story is weighed down by extra random info. Lovely photos | I have a soft spot for biographies about women from this era - the early 1900s through the 1950s or so. They truly were the trail blazers for the choices and lives modern first world women can/do have today. There were so many limitations placed on women that we are unable to fully imagine now and yet there they were, ... | [] | 110187113X | 110187113X | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,469,128,775,000 | 5 | false |
5 | Nice updates for new attractions, good maps with Metro line stops & neat walking tour ideas | I've been to Rome three times in my life and it is a fluid, ever changing city and yet.... classically the same in personality and vibrancy. This updated and current (late 2015) Lonely Planet guide to Rome and the immediate areas around the city is a really good way to refresh my knowledge and plan my next visit. There... | [] | 1743216807 | 1743216807 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,468,866,965,000 | 1 | false |
4 | A look at the motivations of the scientists who set the Proto Molecule free | This a review of the Audible audio book version of The Vital Abyss. The narrator is the same as the main books in The Expanse novels and I really appreciate the consistency of Jefferson Mays. He knows the entire background story and understands where and when emphasis is needed and how much. This novella is a short gli... | [] | B016MXFAU8 | B016MXFAU8 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,468,438,071,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Audible version has bland, flat narrator. Story is cute, but go Kindle not Audible | This a review of the Audible.com audio book. I preordered this from Audible without a second thought because I have come to rely on Jen Lancaster for fun, funny and sweet summer reading with equal doses of snark and love. The key to her particular written voice is the pacing and phrasing of her sentences - it's what ma... | [] | B01FKKCIN6 | B01FKKCIN6 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,468,112,620,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Well rounded with recipes for everything from healthy to alcoholic type smoothies | So many ways to make super simple, uncomplicated and delicious smoothies. This is a gem of a book with lots of variations on the standard breakfast options, but where it shines is the extra recipes for the dessert types and the adult beverage based mixes. This is not geared just for the folks focused only on health foo... | [] | 1416205101 | 1416205101 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,467,656,445,000 | 3 | true |
2 | Mistakes in the printed information renders this history book inaccurate. | What should have been a terrific coffee table style reference book is reduced to a semi untrustworthy picture book. I wanted to give this to my husband for his collection and I was a little embarrassed to realized that there are number of errors throughout this book. Some of the photos are mislabeled, some of the infor... | [] | 0785827382 | 0785827382 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,466,387,194,000 | 9 | true |
5 | Historic nonfiction that reads likes an action movie. Love can cross enemy lines and create a miracle | If I didn't already know everything in this book was true, I might think that I was reading the script for an amazing and implausible Hollywood blockbuster. This tale has it all - heroes, courage, drama, grace, beauty, fear, action, villains of the worst order, horror and kindness in the least expected moments. The aut... | [] | 0345544803 | 0345544803 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,465,845,340,000 | 2 | false |
5 | A delicious look at a selfish, arrogant woman and the friend who is obsessed with her | This is one of those novels that makes you sink down with an adult beverage, a rich and decadent dessert and lose yourself in the world between the pages. The dysfunctional and pitiful Cece is both heartbreaking and infuriating - I wanted to hug her, shake some sense into her and laugh at her behind her back for being ... | [] | 1594633169 | 1594633169 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,464,285,596,000 | 2 | false |
5 | Sweet look at the strength love can bring to a family | Gonker was more than a lost dog who found his way home. He was a bridge for a family to find their paths through the pain and wounds of the past into a present that was brighter because of their shared love for Gonker. There's something about being loved by a dog that enlarges us and makes us better people if we allow ... | [] | 1101947012 | 1101947012 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,462,934,696,000 | 3 | false |
5 | Great reference guide that is fun & packed with really useful information | This has to be the cutest serious book I've ever seen. The cartoon dogs on every page are a riot and engaging and worth the price of the book alone. The actual information inside is equally good. I've had dogs all my life and most of this stuff is second nature to me, but it never hurts to have a handy reference guide ... | [] | 1449472303 | 1449472303 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,462,817,112,000 | 1 | false |
5 | Reads like a race from Presidio to El Paso with a cartel hit man on your heels. Fast & slick | I am a native Texan and in particular, a native of the "Far Empty" deepest reaches of West Texas - past Big Bend, beyond Presidio and the end of Highway 67 begins my family's ranch road. So it was with both eager anticipation and a dose of wariness that I picked up this novel. It's extremely easy for an author ... | [] | 0399176349 | 0399176349 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,461,527,257,000 | 19 | false |
5 | Pursuit of man's ego shows the courage of the Horse's heart | I've been showing horses, riding horses, and fascinated by them all of my life. Dressage horses, wild horses, roping horses, endurance horses, pleasure horses, eventing horses, medieval war horses, farm horses, and race horses.... I grew up devouring every book I could find about horses, fiction and non-fiction and stu... | [] | 1250065690 | 1250065690 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,461,176,796,000 | 4 | false |
5 | For want of courage, people died unnecessarily. Moving and haunting. | How many lives might have been saved if only the men of the Californian had heeded their subconscious knowledge and direct training? If only the craven Capitan Lord had been bothered to do his base duty as both a seafarer and a human being, how many children might the Californian have plucked from the frigid waters? Th... | [] | 1250080932 | 1250080932 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,460,483,956,000 | 2 | false |
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