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4 | Heavy and beautiful coffee table book with amazing, impossible photos of our great state. | This is a big, heavy coffee table book. It has some absolutely spectacular photos from the best photographers Texas Monthly had put forward to the date it was published. I do wish some of the photos had a little more information with them for context - as time goes by this will become more important. My reason for purc... | [] | 1556707053 | 1556707053 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,460,132,561,000 | 1 | true |
4 | Cute, funny and like hearing a story from a friend | I really enjoyed this book. It's light-hearted, funny and just what I needed after having just read a very heavy and drawn out "serious" piece of "literature". I found "Ketrin" affable and her mother-in-law a riot worth admiration and emulation in many ways. Raffaella had me in stitches more tha... | [] | 0812998162 | 0812998162 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,459,735,569,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Satisfying end to the series. First third is slow, but the end is worth it. | I really loved the Passage and I enjoyed The Twelve. I wanted to love The City of Mirrors. Perhaps if there had been less time between the second book and this one I would have been more involved from page one, but so much time has passed that, for me anyway, a lot of the spark from the first two books was lost. I had ... | [] | 034550500X | 034550500X | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,459,192,209,000 | 17 | false |
5 | Spiral bound reference for the new bread baker. Great beer-bacon bread on page 44 | I'm new to bread making and I am trying all sorts of things as I find my way to the perfect breads for my family. My first instinct for a bread machine cookbook was anything by Betty Crocker and that was a good bet. The opening pages have loads of tips for the beginner - how to help too dry or too wet dough before it b... | [] | 0028630238 | 0028630238 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,458,496,084,000 | 6 | true |
4 | Not quite as great as Alive - loses momentum in the middle. The end makes you want book three immediately | I absolutely loved Alive and have been frothing at the bit to get my hands on this book. As a long time fan of Sigler's writing, I have high expectations for his stories. I lit into Alight with gusto, devouring the first third of the book in two sittings. The tension, fear, unexplained mysterious surroundings and strug... | [] | 0553393154 | 0553393154 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,457,551,640,000 | 1 | false |
5 | Lots of information the soy allergic. Written in a conversational manner, a must have if you're learning to avoid soy | Having recently been diagnosed with a severe adult onset soy allergy, I am in the process of educating myself on soy and it's addition to almost every food product I have previously purchased and consumed without much thought. Now the addition of soy in almost any form or quantity can leave me with hives congestion or ... | [] | 0983457131 | 0983457131 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,456,857,006,000 | 5 | true |
3 | Depressing from page one. Lead character is another weak woman unable to move on from the Ex-boyfriend | This not really a mystery, not exactly a thriller and not a nail biter of a puzzle by any stretch - I actually find the comparisons to Girl on the Train to be misleading. The only similarities between the two are England and alcoholism. I'll be honest, I am utterly over the latest obsession with adult female leads in b... | [] | 1101885866 | 1101885866 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,456,516,469,000 | 4 | false |
5 | Great gift for a smoothie newbie | I bought this as a gift for my friend after she bought both of us Nutribullet Machines in an effort to jumpstart her own efforts at getting healthier food in her diet. I've been making my random smoothie every morning and texting the recipe & photo to her at 6am - then she copies it in her own kitchen at 7am. (We're ri... | [] | 1502579995 | 1502579995 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,455,587,034,000 | 28 | true |
4 | Fascinating point in time and history in South America | This is an intelligently and tightly woven look at a time and place few of us know much about. It is strongly character driven in a way few novels are any more. The history of Brazil's 20th century politics and past upheavals are shaded by mystery, rumors, diplomatic machinations, and secrets even today. His Own Man br... | [] | 1590516982 | 1590516982 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,454,965,144,000 | 2 | false |
4 | There's a definite charm in this cast of characters that is a delight | I adore silly characters, old Southern women with big mouths, hound dogs and the slow, steady rhythm of small East Texas towns. Bubba and the Dead Woman hits all these notes with plenty of humor. The mystery is fine, but for me the charm of this book is in the characters and their interactions. I loved Miz Demetrice - ... | [] | B004E10W0E | B004E10W0E | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,453,666,586,000 | 2 | true |
3 | Heroine is witless, big plot holes. Reasonable romance, bad thriller | I don't read a lot of romance as a rule and I've never heard of this author before, but the blurb sounded interesting. The guys of this group, Ares Security, are interesting and I was drawn into them and their back story immediately. The interactions between Rafe & Teagan felt like those of some men I know. I also foun... | [] | 1420137557 | 1420137557 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,453,486,845,000 | 1 | false |
3 | Not exactly strangers. This was better as short magazine stories for me. | I love the idea of this couple and their story. However, it turns out that I don't actually love the book. The hype was that these two are strangers and they bound off on a whim & a prayer for three weeks, but that's not exactly right. Turns out they had known one another and dated for several weeks prior to this fanci... | [] | 0762457244 | 0762457244 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,452,881,537,000 | 2 | false |
4 | Interesting new world and characters very different from the Kate Daniels series. I'll read the next one | This is a review of the Audible.com audio book version. The same narrator reads Burn for Me that reads the Kate Daniels series and as usual, her inflections, accents, tones and pacing are exactly right for the mood and pace of the story. I was concerned at first that it would feel like a Kate story gone wrong because t... | [] | 0062289233 | 0062289233 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,451,848,632,000 | 0 | false |
3 | Slow and lost it's way with the modern day storyline. | If this book had simply been the story of the Duchess of Marlborough ( Gladys Spencer-Churchill), I probably would have loved it. The secondary story line with Annie and her mother, Laurel, just dragged and felt entirely irrelevant to me. Neither of those women were of any interest to me. They were in the way of the re... | [] | 1250070635 | 1250070635 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,451,333,297,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Kate & Curran still have that funny repartee. The suburbs aren't ready for this family! | This is a review of the Audible.com audio book version of Magic Shifts. As always, the narration and pacing is excellent and fits the story. Some have described Magic Shifts as a "filler" book in this series and maybe it is in some ways - with 8 books and a few short stories in the Kate Daniels series, there wa... | [] | B012Y9PSVU | B012Y9PSVU | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,450,752,245,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Beautiful photographs and valuable reminders of our veteran's sacrifices | This is an unusual way of telling a story and teaching some valuable lessons. The idea of sending letters today to your younger father, in response to the letters he wrote your mother while away at war took me a minute to wrap my brain around, but then it added depth to the entire book. The author weaves other stories ... | [] | 1401948545 | 1401948545 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,450,556,979,000 | 1 | false |
5 | Twisty with unexpected excellent writing. An excellent collection of science fiction | I'm new to Timothy Zahn, but after reading Pawn's Gambit, I am definitely going to buy some of his other books. His writing is engaging, fun and just easy to read in that great story writer sort of way that makes you look forward to a book. As a rule, I am not a fan of short stories, but this collection is excellent. T... | [] | 150401622X | 150401622X | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,449,858,083,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Funny and cringe worthy - just like the real thing | My mother gave me this as a gag last year because I am known for doing almost anything to avoid setting foot in Wally World. The images in this calendar are why I am willing to pay more, drive an extra five miles away or wait a few days on internet shipping to avoid crossing that threshold. The calendar has held up wel... | [] | 1402298889 | 1402298889 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,449,804,589,000 | 0 | false |
3 | Hooked me in the first few pages, but the last half just dragged. Even paradise can't hide your true self. | The first half of this book really drew me in and I was invested in Ann & Richard. Their lives were wrapped around all the modern amenities we can all relate to - constant connection, work pressure, financial riddles, untrustworthy friends, questions about how to start a family, and the usual marital ups and downs. Li... | [] | 1250043964 | 1250043964 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,449,175,104,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Breaks down the information in a useful way for a newbie and someone returning to Excel after many years away | I haven't used Excel on a regular basis in close to 8 years, but starting in January that will be changing and...of course, the "new" Excel 2016 is chock full of stuff that my prehistoric version couldn't do and I never needed. I've decided to just re-educate myself in Office and Excel now as if I were startin... | [] | 0735698805 | 0735698805 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,448,914,954,000 | 23 | false |
4 | Detestable main character, but the rest are fun & charming. Fast, easy, light reading. | Keep Me Posted kept me entertained and frustrated me, but it is a cute little book and perfectly suited for a rainy,cold winter day. The author moves the story forward with just a few stumbles, but it's well told and there are definitely some laugh out loud moments. I could have done with fewer flashbacks and less det... | [] | 1101989866 | 1101989866 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,448,412,916,000 | 3 | false |
5 | Helping me upgrade from my old, dead Office to Office 365 and teaching me new stuff. Good tutorial | I have been using an ancient version of Office that was on my 8 year old desktop, but it wasn't transferable to my brand-new laptop with Windows 10. (That's a discussion for another day) I was surprised by all the new features in the latest version of Office to be honest - there's a lot of interesting new tricks to try... | [] | 1119074770 | 1119074770 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,448,129,264,000 | 0 | false |
3 | Disjointed and many unanswered questions. Author should have kept a journal to write the book with | I wanted to love this book - I love the idea behind it. A woman striking out to explore some of the most fascinating areas of the world, on her own, on foot and without the typical tourist luxuries. Almost immediately, I realized that I don't like Sarah Marquis much - as a writer, as a person or as another woman. That'... | [] | 1250081971 | 1250081971 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,447,867,844,000 | 35 | false |
5 | A detailed examination of what fear and forgiveness look like inside a bad marriage when the worst happens. | I don't do plot rehashing in my reviews because I don't want to risk spoilers. Finding Jake is unlike anything else I've ever read. It's a story taken from the headlines and turned inside out. Told from the perspective of the parents on the backside of a school shooting, we don't know where Jake is or what his involve... | [] | 0062339486 | 0062339486 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,447,184,118,000 | 1 | false |
4 | A beautiful & accurate look at non tourist side of Cambodia. Reminded me of The Talented Mr Ripley in places | Read Hunters in the Dark with some patience and the understanding, up front that this novel is not a fast paced thriller. It's more along the lines of a languid, tawdry drift past the worst of human nature in the midst of a fascinating location. In several ways, Hunters in the Dark reminds me of The Talented Mr Ripley ... | [] | 0553447343 | 0553447343 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,447,041,949,000 | 1 | false |
3 | Left me feeling like I was witnessing ugly gossip mongering. | I love stories of Old Hollywood and of course, the classic movies from that era - the 1930s through the 1950s. All the glitz and glamour and no overt vulgarity and muted violence. The scandalous real life behavior behind-the-scenes remained where it belonged - behind closed doors and in private rather than splashed on ... | [] | 0062319191 | 0062319191 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,445,792,664,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Heartbreaking and hopeful at the same time - moved me to tears | Wow. It takes a helluva a story to keep me reading late into the night and thinking about the characters later the next day (hours) after having stopped reading. Fallen Land is a rare combination of harsh and beautiful, terrifying and hopeful and it will break your heart and leave you satisfied at the same time. Taylor... | [] | 1250077974 | 1250077974 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,443,895,730,000 | 11 | false |
5 | When your True North is Due South, you must return and rebuild | I never watched The Wire, but I knew of Wendell Pierce from his other work and most importantly, from his work on Treme. I wasn't sure what to expect from this book, certainly not a cross between an autobiography and a history lesson. Mr. Pierce is a fine story teller and has a way of conveying pain, disappointment and... | [] | 1594633231 | 1594633231 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,443,292,816,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Fascinating storytelling that consumes you cover to cover | This is a review of the Audible audio book version. The narrator is very good and brings a sincerity to the story that feels exactly right. Grisham sort of lost his way there for awhile, but Sycamore Row is a welcome return to the story telling that he became famous for. Slowly drawing you in and drenching you in the l... | [] | B00EFB2VDO | B00EFB2VDO | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,442,853,808,000 | 0 | false |
5 | A Mammoth (Donkey) step forward in overall plot. Return of the humor & lots of action | This is a review of the Audible audio book version. The narrator is yet again, excellent and she really brings Kate, Curran, Jim and the rest to life. Each character has a distinct sound, tone, rhythm and accent when called for and it's done seamlessly. I rarely keep with a series past the fifth book as they tend to dr... | [] | B00M3EW3ZQ | B00M3EW3ZQ | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,442,364,883,000 | 1 | false |
4 | Sometimes you need to beat the Elf on the Shelf with the Yule Log | I am not a member of the Mommy Tribe and I don't care who or what these "Mommy Bloggers" are, but the title caught me because lets be honest...we ALL have people we want to stuff up the chimney at Christmas as we light the Yule Log. Jen Mann is snarky and funny. She says the things you know you want to say, bu... | [] | 0345549996 | 0345549996 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,442,251,488,000 | 2 | false |
4 | A delightful surprise. Beautiful descriptive writing, well rounded adult female lead | I don't normally read a lot of romance as a rule and I read even less erotica, but I couldn't resist the combination of Italy and architectural art restoration written and translated from the native Italian. There have been some comparisons of I Watch You to that 50 Shade of Gray business, but that does this book a ser... | [] | 1497641292 | 1497641292 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,441,740,061,000 | 0 | false |
4 | A good starting point to planning a France road trip. | This is really "Road Trip Light" in the Loire Valley region. It's not a bad starter guide for the big tourist spots and places we've all heard of. If you're going to do just few days on your own by car rather than train, then this is a good way to get your feet wet in the planning stages. There's excellent info... | [] | 1743607091 | 1743607091 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,441,507,548,000 | 0 | false |
2 | Jumbled, incoherent disservice to these amazing women.They deserved better writing | What an unfortunate mess this book is. The story of these women is tremendous and they deserve so much better! They deserve to be respected, honored and their sacrifices of grace shared with similar dignity by an actual writer of talent. Ms. Koppel and her publisher should never have allowed this book to be released wi... | [] | 145550324X | 145550324X | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,441,393,336,000 | 2 | true |
4 | Chick lit you can enjoy in public with a glass of wine and a friend | This is a review of the Audible audio book version. The narration is split between two main actors doing the two main characters and they are both quite good. The inflection of mood and emotions is always clear. I'm a fan of almost all of Jen Lancaster's books. Some more than others ~ as with any author. I like the sli... | [] | B00XQBAXM0 | B00XQBAXM0 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,441,330,824,000 | 1 | false |
3 | Great story, but falls short of the first book in the set | You absolutely need to read The Living first and then read this book. Essentially the two books are just one really long novel cut in half, missing the first one will leave you lost from page one of The Hunted. The Hunted moves as quickly as The Living did and that's a good thing because it's got a lot of ground to cov... | [] | 0385741227 | 0385741227 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,439,776,035,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Fast paced disaster story with excellent lead character. | I love a good disaster story. The Living is a good disaster story. Fast moving with characters that feel real and you care about and want to root for. The plot is pretty solid throughout - a few tiny holes here and there, a few places where I thought "what?", but on the whole this book flows well and I wasn't e... | [] | 0385741219 | 0385741219 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,439,062,807,000 | 1 | false |
4 | Salut. Sweet look at how coming home can change everything. | This is not a romance novel and yet it is about love. Georgia is faced with hard choices - some of which aren't hers to make - and finding a way to accept, learn and live stronger after facing the unseemly truth. There is no real action or dramatic plot twists in Eight Hundred Grapes, just a well told story about a f... | [] | 1476789258 | 1476789258 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,438,472,833,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Sweet characters with two love stories in one. Fluffy beach material | This book starts with a ridiculous premise and I was aggravated for the first fifty pages. But.... the characters grew on me and there is a certain sweetness overall that is appealing. The love scenes are nicely done without being over done or excessive to the point of becoming porn-like. I also liked the secondary lov... | [] | 0373777450 | 0373777450 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,437,418,419,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Audio narration is perfect for building the tension and anxiety with every twist | This is a review of the Audible audio book version. The narrator was absolutely perfect. His tone and inflection set the mood at every turn exactly. The tension and anxiety as the story progresses is almost palpable and you can hear it in his voice, feel what Tom Ripley feels. I made the mistake of listening to this bo... | [] | B00714Q732 | B00714Q732 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,437,185,534,000 | 1 | false |
4 | Funny in a not safe for work way, fast read for the beach | It's easy to assume that moving to another country that speaks the same language will be simple and life and marriage will be just the same ~ just "Love Under Different Skies". Not so much. Jamie, Laura and Poppy head to Australia and experience culture shock from the airplane ride out of London until the day t... | [] | 1477849890 | 1477849890 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,437,070,177,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Narrator has a wonderful accent, fast storyline & returning characters from earlier books | This is a review of the Audible audio book version. The narrator is excellent and does a great Scottish accent - in fact, he does several slightly different versions of it for Daegus, Durstan, and others through the story. And I like having a man narrator for Ms Moning's books because it adds something extra to the ton... | [] | B001ATDBTM | B001ATDBTM | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,436,411,366,000 | 0 | false |
2 | So much booze, so little character to care about. Very slow and plodding story of selfish women | The biggest secret behind the cover of this book is that none of the three main characters are worth caring about. This is a story of three equally immature, selfish, whiny, irresponsible women who never grew up after freshman year in college. They each spend a summer together in a borrowed lake house bemoaning their p... | [] | 0451471873 | 0451471873 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,436,203,255,000 | 2 | false |
2 | Feels like a D level made for tv movie. Flat characters, haphazard world building, ridiculous | For Pete's sake....REALLY? I saw "dystopian future" in the description and failed to do my due diligence before selecting After the Red Rain. If I had read the reviews first, I would have known to avoid this book. Instead, I waded into it blind expecting a good story to engage my imagination and maybe scare me ... | [] | 0316406031 | 0316406031 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,435,974,100,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Excellent narrator for audio version, riveting collision of secrets - couldn't put this one down. | This is a review of the Audible audio book version. I love that the narrator is Australian, her accent allows you to just immediately fall into the twisted world of Pirriwee Public School. Additionally, the narrator does a fine job differentiating between the different characters and adults vs children. Big Little Lies... | [] | B00K8G4A9S | B00K8G4A9S | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,435,883,319,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Well written, gripping story combined with interesting & important lessons | I don't do plot recaps - giving away spoilers is not my way. This is not my usual genre of choice, but in an effort to adhere to my New year's resolution, I am trying different types of books and this was a good choice. The story flows fast and smoothly with surprises and intrigue suitable for young teen readers and ad... | [] | 0385742533 | 0385742533 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,435,516,887,000 | 1 | false |
5 | Sometimes, listening to a dog is exactly what you need | Lewis won me over. I typically don't read faith based literature of any sort because I find most of it overbearing and the writing or plot is forgotten in the author's urge to send a message. Fortunately, Conversations with Saint Bernard doesn't fall into this trap. This is a very soft, gentle story about lost people f... | [] | 1426791607 | 1426791607 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,434,914,357,000 | 10 | false |
3 | Terrible narrator for audible version, lead character is no Kate Daniels | This is a review of the Audible audio book version of Clean Sweep. I love the writing team that is Ilona Andrews and their Magic series. Kate is a strong, smart female lead who is also balanced with humor and softness. I expected something similar coming into Clean Sweep. The idea is a good one - a magical inn and innk... | [] | B00IT2MNS8 | B00IT2MNS8 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,434,389,287,000 | 1 | false |
3 | Lovely descriptive writing marred by stilted, forced dialogue | The descriptions of Greece and the food and the people and the old traditions in this novel were deftly done and fascinating. The author clearly knows from whence she speaks. I found myself craving a plate of baked feta and olives more than once. The overall story of coming back to your roots, finding your way home in ... | [] | 0062267582 | 0062267582 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,433,957,903,000 | 1 | false |
5 | Beautiful photos, good maps, lots of side trip ideas, menu & conversation guide | We're planning a trip to Florence, Siena and Pompeii for this fall which means devouring all the travel guides online and in print between now and the minute we get off the plane. National Geographic helped get us through Thailand and Cambodia handily two years ago, so I chose their guide for Florence and Tuscany as my... | [] | 1426214626 | 1426214626 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,433,556,205,000 | 1 | false |
5 | Audio narration by Rene Auberjonois is perfect, superb pacing & compelling mysteries | This is a review of the Audible audio book version. Mr. Auberjonois did an excellent job with Cold Vengeance - especially with regard to the pronounciation of the Cajun names & towns etc. I read the first book in this series on my Kindle and chose the Audible version for book two. Both were equally hard to put down at ... | [] | 1611135338 | 1611135338 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,433,004,673,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Really good selection of easily made dishes | Surprisingly full of useable recipes. So many cookbooks end up having just one or two recipes you actually want to make or can make without a bunch of drama. This one has several great ideas that require ingredients we usually have on hand or can get easily. The cheesy tuna noodle bake is really good and that's one thi... | [] | 0811849627 | 0811849627 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,432,832,053,000 | 5 | true |
5 | Nothing moves our hearts so much as true love. Tremendously well written, couldn't put it down | Beryl Clutterbuck was both an amazing woman for any time, but especially for the early 1900s and a woman who frustrated me with her selfishness. I came away from Circling the Sun with a sense of awe tinged by disappointment in the lost opportunities for happiness she seemingly threw away. I have read the Baroness Blixo... | [] | 0345534182 | 0345534182 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,432,660,836,000 | 1 | false |
5 | Big coffee table photo book from the 1980s - a decent addition to a Texas collection | I picked up a copy of this book at an estate sale for about 2 dollars this weekend and it's lovely. It's a huge coffee table size display book full of large, color aerial photos from around Texas. There is also a lot of interesting historical information included with almost every photo. Just be aware that these pictur... | [] | 1887451196 | 1887451196 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,432,594,718,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Airy fluff that has funny moments, nice palate cleanser between serious literature | This review is for the Audible audio book version. I loved The Ex-Debutante by this author and went directly into this book with great expectations. I wanted a palate cleanser between more serious literature and The Devil in the Junior League fit the bill nicely. There's no graphic sex, no violence, no tremendous angst... | [] | 1423324250 | 1423324250 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,432,579,715,000 | 1 | false |
4 | Terribly funny - would have been hysterically funny with Samuel Jackson again as the narrator | This is a review from the Audible audio book version. I absolutely loved the first book "Go the F To Sleep" - the Audible version is hysterical. I immediately bought You Have to F***ing Eat. This one is almost as funny and it does make me laugh out loud, but there's something missing. It's the narrator. He's no... | [] | B00PHCLA14 | B00PHCLA14 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,431,816,106,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Surprisingly more than romantic chick lit, funny and well written | This is a review of the Audible audio book version. The Ex-Debutante was my first book by author, Linda. Francis Lee and I wasn't expecting much more than typical airhead, flighty chick-lit. This book was a pleasant surprise and actually left me feeling happy and wanting to call my Mother after I finished it. The chara... | [] | B001732AC0 | B001732AC0 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,431,626,570,000 | 1 | false |
5 | Jen's sarcasm & snark is back along with some just plain silliness | This is a review from the Audible audio book. I Regret Nothing is a return to the Jen Lancaster of the Bitter days in some respects...her humor and sarcasm is back as well as a few (well deserved) snarky rants directed at the self proclaimed righteous police of social media. She's stepping forward with a bit of the int... | [] | B00UKDZU0W | B00UKDZU0W | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,431,454,480,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Strong ending, the middle dragged a bit - not the best in the series, but a decent story | This is a review of the Audible audio book version... I love Jack McDevitt and both series including Priscilla Hutchins and Alexander Benidict with Chase Kolpath. Echo wasn't one of his best efforts in recent years. The middle was ponderous and seemed overwhelmed with extraneous details & conversation. The beginning & ... | [] | B0061O66Z2 | B0061O66Z2 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,431,300,065,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Not as light as her previous work, still honest and witty | I have been a fan of Jen Lancaster for years and enjoyed her body of work as a whole immensely. She speaks to many of the same experiences and lessons and mistakes so many women of our generation are having. I love her sarcastic wit and ability to winnow out the absurd in the midst of the seemingly ordinary.<br /><br /... | [] | B00D6842HU | B00D6842HU | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,431,218,720,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Cute, cuddly peek into what other folks are doing out there in the relationship mazes | This is just a sweet, cute, light little piece of fluff that takes bits and pieces from the author's newspaper columns and condenses them in one location. That's perfectly fine with me because Ms. McCarthy has done so with humor and a seemingly genuine respect for the subjects of her various interviews. The book is bro... | [] | 0345549694 | 0345549694 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,429,667,356,000 | 1 | false |
4 | New reason for aliens to come to Earth, lots of fun, ending could be better | I loved the first three quarters of this book. I do not do plot recaps in my reviews, so no spoilers here. The idea of two alien races in an already established war stumbling onto Earth and demolishing it as collateral damage is nice change to the usual sci-fi tropes where Humanity is the lead dog out in the Universe. ... | [] | 1596067039 | 1596067039 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,429,470,271,000 | 0 | false |
2 | Bless her frivolous heart. Spoiled, self centered and utterly out of touch | Bless her heart, but Prissy is a most frivolous and shallow little thing. At least she's pretty. That's what my Southern good manners dictate I should say and nothing more. Alas, a book review requires the whole truth. I chose to read Far Outside the Ordinary because I have cared for a terminally ill family member and ... | [] | 082530783X | 082530783X | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,428,339,609,000 | 11 | false |
2 | Despicable main characters, cringe worthy rather than funny | The author would have us believe her character, Lily Wilder is just a modern young woman living life to the fullest and exploring her sexuality and youth in a world that judges and condemns women for behavior that men are high-fived for. The cover blurb would have us expect a funny, cute Rom-com along the lines of "... | [] | 0553417827 | 0553417827 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,427,685,630,000 | 7 | false |
3 | Not a story of horses. | This is a fascinating look at Spain and the history of the Moors and the early Christian/Muslim territory battles for the Andlusian plains. It is also a fascinating look at a variety of lives in a variety of situations of the times - royalty, slaves, women in harems, warriors, conscripted soldiers, monks, rogues, knigh... | [] | 1497697557 | 1497697557 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,426,616,224,000 | 2 | false |
4 | Light romance, longer than it needed to be, nice little story | All in all Swan Point is a reasonably decent, average romance. There is nothing remotely offensive or upsetting here. On the flip side, there's nothing really exciting or heart racing going on either. I wanted a light, middle of the road book to serve as a palate cleanser between other "heavier" topic books and... | [] | 0778316424 | 0778316424 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,425,147,752,000 | 0 | false |
3 | Moves quickly, chick lit playing dress up | I'll be honest, I read the Great Gatsby, but I barely remember a word of it....it was 25 years ago and I didn't like it or I would have have come back to it as an adult. However, I gave this book a try hoping a more modern take on the story would be more palatable. Great was...at best...a middle of the road, beach read... | [] | 0062222694 | 0062222694 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,424,365,337,000 | 1 | false |
3 | Not for me - weak & overwrought females, feels derivative of other similar books | I am new to Harry Hunsicker and The Contractors was not the best introduction to his work. Make no mistake, I LOVE a good shoot 'em up story and I really love a good chase story - especially when it rolls through West Texas, so I was excited to pick this book up and looked forward to settling in for weekend immersed in... | [] | 1477808728 | 1477808728 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,423,804,493,000 | 0 | false |
4 | First three quarters is a rollicking good time all over Africa, last quarter dragged for me | Boyd Varty takes us through his childhood and into his early years as a young man growing up in and all over the African continent. The exploration of his family's land and preserve, Londolozi is a fascinating story of it's own and coupled with the viewpoint of childhood memories of adventures and misadventures with th... | [] | 1400069858 | 1400069858 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,422,654,116,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Beautiful, sturdy - great for cast autograph collecting | I bought this on a whim two years ago and it ended up being a conversation starter, debate settler, Shiny coffee table accessory and an utterly awesome autograph book at the 2014 Dallas Comic-Con "Firefly" panel. The leatherette cover is easily cleaned and has withstood countless hands and fingerprints, not to... | [] | 1781161682 | 1781161682 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,422,060,883,000 | 2 | true |
5 | Finding yourself just when others need you the most...lovely story | It's rare that I find a novel that both breaks my heart and makes me happy at the same time. Charleston was a soft, subtle story, no sharp edges, no vulgarity, no violence or shocking outbursts, yet I found myself almost in tears as I closed it for the last time. This is a romance for the soul of a grown woman who is s... | [] | 006233252X | 006233252X | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,421,716,279,000 | 1 | false |
3 | Couldn't decide what story it wanted to be - mystery, romance, mid-life angst....not great | Wait? What happened??? The Stories We Tell started out as a story I really wanted to be told and then it was as if the author lost her place and forgot what story she wanted to tell. Was it about the inner turmoil of a marriage losing it's way and a couple forgetting how to be a couple, a team, a pair united into a fam... | [] | 1250040310 | 1250040310 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,420,571,265,000 | 2 | false |
4 | Characters feel real, witty dialogue, tad too long | I don't read a lot of romance or "chick-lit", but I wanted something light and funny without violence or an overly sexualized backdrop. Here's Looking At You met all those requirements nicely. This is a decent overall story with a well rounded group of supporting characters that feel like people we all know and... | [] | 000755947X | 000755947X | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,419,797,275,000 | 0 | false |
3 | Mindless happily ever after escapism based on every Hallmark channel movie plot ever made | If you take every Lifetime and Hallmark channel Christmas tv movie plot, then you have Love Is Pink. Obnoxious, self absorbed, whiney, single girl...Check. Gorgeous, hunky, loveable guy with heart of gold and secret fortune....Check. Precocious, tow-headed, irresistible 5-year girl....Check. Big dog in need of rescue..... | [] | 1477826831 | 1477826831 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,419,020,578,000 | 6 | false |
4 | Lessons are learned in different ways by each of us | Initially this book caught my eye because my father was a polio survivor, so I was fascinated by the character, Vivian's point of view. Her entire life spent in an iron lung, evolving to become not only a full personality, but a beloved and trusted source of information and business development in a small & tight commu... | [] | 1477822798 | 1477822798 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,418,407,192,000 | 0 | false |
3 | Writing style distracts from a disjointed collection of stories | Good grief. I tried so hard. I wanted to enjoy this book, I wanted to laugh out at suicidal chickens and modern literary wit with an intellectual bent. Instead I was aggravated and felt like my eyes were being assaulted page after exasperating page. The book couldn't decide if it was a novel or a disjointed collection ... | [] | 1400062691 | 1400062691 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,417,152,670,000 | 11 | false |
3 | Excellent writing hampered by a mediocre story | I found this book to be both at once a refreshing step back in time and a depressing study of vapid girls trapped in a story that had no place to go. The writing was at times lovely and captivating - primarily when the author was setting the scene and taking us into 1955 Manhattan. Yet that spell waned as the plot need... | [] | 0544313542 | 0544313542 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,416,116,635,000 | 2 | false |
4 | Will broaden your view more than TV news for sure! | Intense and very detailed look at multiple aspects of terrorism from a variety of sources. This is an in-depth study of the new world threat from several different angles. I appreciated that the book looks at more than just the usual mid East crazies we see on the news every night - there ARE other extremists out in th... | [] | 1466588322 | 1466588322 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,414,508,649,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Gorgeous photos! | Really nice calendar - great photos of very nice, classic Ridgebacks. These are lovely dogs with big solid bodies and square, traditional heads. The types of Ridgebacks that actually look like they could do what the breed was meant to do - hunt and protect rather than insipid show dogs bred down to be pretty and unable... | [] | 1782080872 | 1782080872 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,388,891,180,000 | 0 | true |
5 | Sigler is the new master of horror, suspense & general corspified creepiness! | I've been a fan of Scott Sigler for a long time via his podcast and as a result, his previous books all reside on my book shelves. I was enthralled with Infected - it made my skin itch! Hypnotised by Contagious... Pandemic lived up to the first two in the trilogy thankfully. Terrifying, fast and gripping with the delig... | [] | 0307408973 | 0307408973 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,388,111,612,000 | 2 | false |
4 | Plenty of good info, maps & tiny print! | This is a neat book. I really like the idea of a travel guide designed for road tripping rather than the usual single city or tour group approach. There are loads of good ideas in this book and good descriptions of the different regions and cities in Italy. Nice current maps as well. My only complaint is the tiny print... | [] | 1742209874 | 1742209874 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,369,956,293,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Slightly slower pace than previous books - nice addition | I listened to Trip Wire on audio and found the narration to be involving and nicely done. Some others have voiced displeasure with the narrator, but he does an excellent job of giving each character a distinct voice that is consistant through the entire book. Makes it very easy to disinguish who is who in conversations... | [] | B009YQ72CU | B009YQ72CU | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,365,790,909,000 | 0 | false |
2 | Nice opening action, drudgery the rest of the way | I have had this book a very long time. I have tried time after time after time to read it and appreciate it. No dice. The opening scenes were captivating and promised a mystery worthy of some late night page turning. The promise of a horrific crime scene needing answers and explanations and a story that would take us t... | [] | 0307271862 | 0307271862 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,365,214,561,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Funny, good tips, totally worth reading! | I am prepping for a two week trip through Cambodia and reading literally any and everything I can find about the culture, people, experiences etc. I really enjoyed Dos & Don'ts In Cambodia. I read it start to finish on two domestic flights recently and had check myself - laughing aloud on a crowded plane can draw some ... | [] | B003ZDP1LW | B003ZDP1LW | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,361,758,225,000 | 0 | true |
5 | A rare third book in a series as strong as the first! | Normally with a series of any length the third book is far weaker than the first. The characters and plots become slightly worn and predictable... NOT with the Monster Hunter Interntional gang! MH Alpha stands solidly and brings the same humor, wit and fast action as the first two books. Alpha also changes perspective ... | [] | B005EJFV0Q | B005EJFV0Q | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,359,474,526,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Great little pocket size book UPDATE May 2013 | while preparing for a 2 weeks trip through Cambodia, I have been reading everything I can find online and in regular, tree-books. Some are certainly better than others, but this little Lonely Planet guide to Siem Reap and the Angkor region is terrific. It has hotel, dining and activity suggestions beyond just the templ... | [] | 1741797209 | 1741797209 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,358,957,638,000 | 3 | true |
4 | Funny moments, fast read | I liked this little book overall - it was light and had some funny moments and it sort of just "got to the point" without a bunch of meandering. There were some decent travel tips here for first timers heading to India and some valuable points made about security, safety and ways to avoid being scammed. I would be happ... | [] | B006QJTW6W | B006QJTW6W | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,358,469,236,000 | 0 | true |
4 | Food Porn with humor | BAWAHAHAHA! Bourdain is still funny and decidedly more bitter in some ways than he was with Kitchen Confidential. He has toned down some of the vitriol in other ways and clearly the new wife & child have altered his perscpectives in positive ways. Medium Raw is definately worth reading - though be ware... it is utterly... | [] | B003VXG9VW | B003VXG9VW | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,357,058,403,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Funny, Smart, fast paced - Amazing book | How did I miss Monster Hunter International all this time?? Holy cow what a fun book! I am not a fan of the romantic vampire genre by any means, so I tend to be wary of urban fantasy books. What a happy surprise to start this book and find that not only are the characters based in real life - they speak and think and r... | [] | B004S4ZCMU | B004S4ZCMU | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,356,712,517,000 | 2 | true |
4 | Better follow through with story lines than Passage | One of the complaints I had with the Passage was at times, it felt overwrought, overly emotional and padded. The Twelve still carries some of those issues, but it also felt a tad more streamlined to me. The author took us back for a closer look at some of the sideline characters from the first book and gave another loo... | [] | B009RFGP8K | B009RFGP8K | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,354,209,343,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Audbile edition well narrated. Thinking man's vampire story | I am 90% finished with the Audbile version of The Passage and loving it. I have been utterly enraptured with the story, the action, the characters and the sense of building doom/climax/hope all rolled into one. I have avoided the majority of the vampire books on the market for many years. (Twilight was trashed in the f... | [] | B003QL14NC | B003QL14NC | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,351,833,007,000 | 1 | true |
4 | Lots of good info, very small print | We've been tossing around the idea of going to Hawaii for a couple of years and I decided to learn a little more about the state. The Discover Honolulu, Waikiki & Oahu book is handy and has what seems to be a ton of good information for the first time visitor. It covers the basics like hotel, beaches, activities and wh... | [] | 174220466X | 174220466X | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,351,191,889,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Slick suspense from a reliable author | I listened to The Woods via the Audible.com audio version and the narration was well done. Though it struck me as funny with every word for the first chapter or so... the reader's voice and cadence was so much like William Shatner from the original Star Trek days that I could not focus on the story - kept waiting for h... | [] | B00196OF8C | B00196OF8C | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,348,618,296,000 | 0 | false |
3 | Well done mystery & characters - bad ending | First the good stuff - the narration on the Audible version is excellent! You can really feel the tension & anxiety and even arrogance in each character as the story moves along. I listened to this book on a round trip to & from New Orleans and was completely hooked. The characters are intensely developed and the plot ... | [] | B0088UT8IO | B0088UT8IO | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,348,192,752,000 | 3 | false |
3 | Tiny print, some good info, lacking in some areas | I've been lucky over the years and have traveled in & around almost every state in the US and I take travel guides seriously. Normally, I normally like the Lonely Planet books for a number of reasons, but this one is distinctly lacking. I realze that attempting to cover the whole of the United States in a single book m... | [] | 174220001X | 174220001X | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,346,429,574,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Solid story, heavy violence, amazing detail | I read this years ago and remember liking it a great deal. However, I had forgotten how violent this book is and as I've matured I find some of the more gruesome section over-wrought and over-done. The basic story is solid and so detailed, you can find yourself becoming a part of 1700's Scotland - almost smell the peat... | [] | B000GW8NVA | B000GW8NVA | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,340,904,850,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Blend of horror, suspense & sci-fi elements | This was the first book by the author that I've read and I was pleasantly surprised. I love finding new indie authors and finding one with a well written, good book is always a bonus cherry on top. The monster in Canals was unique and different from others that have just been done to death in the fiction world (if I ne... | [] | B004QGYA0A | B004QGYA0A | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,338,909,606,000 | 1 | true |
4 | Excellent info & photos, very tiny print | We've been contemplating a trip to Maui for this winter and I dove into the Frommer's Guide of Maui 2012 with relish. It is loaded with tons of great tips, general information about the locations, sidetrips, transportation, hotels and the like. Loads of really nice photos of the different beaches, towns and sites on th... | [] | 1118002830 | 1118002830 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,338,518,953,000 | 1 | false |
4 | Fun, fast read with a tiny twist of sorts | I liked this book, well longish short story is probably the better term. It was well written, with plenty of thought given to the details by the author. The story is told from a "Groundhog Day" sort of perspective that kept me on edge - hoping the characters would pay attention to their dejavu feelings and make differe... | [] | B005C1MYW4 | B005C1MYW4 | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,338,480,159,000 | 1 | true |
5 | Audible version with Samuel Jackson is HYSTERICAL! | I had no interest in this book at all until I saw it on Audible with Samuel Jackson as the narrator. The audio version is only 6 minutes long and I laughed my A** off! Jackson's inflection and tone is spot on. | [] | B0055QAEVE | B0055QAEVE | AHPOHKN4PU4W3V5PGFL7AGTAD2AA | 1,336,787,954,000 | 3 | false |
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