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5 | I had forgotten what a terrific writer this author is | The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is an annual Alaskan long-distance race in early March from Anchorage to Nome over tundra, where wind chill has reached −100 °F, through spruce forests, over hills, through mountain passes, across rivers, creeks and streams. The route passes through widely separated towns, villages, and... | [] | 1594933898 | 1594933898 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,392,923,667,000 | 0 | false |
5 | All things Hollywood | Looking for a happily ever after with humor and passion - yes this is your book. Feel like seeing your lovers do some storm chasing - it's here (ala Twister with Helen Hunt & Bill Paxton). Sexy, smart and quick with a quip actress Avalon is also a bit of a wild child. Paige is a writer/photographer researching for a b... | [] | 1602827834 | 1602827834 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,392,805,367,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Like a warm blanket on a cool fall evening | 38 year old Corey's beloved partner dies in a car crash, 2 years later she moves from Michigan to Colorado to work as maintenance Head at a lodge in the Rockies co-owned by Erin and her Aunt Tess. 28 year-old Erin was dumped 5 years ago by her girlfriend from college and she is not ready to trust again.<br /><br />Over... | [] | 1935627643 | 1935627643 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,392,768,846,000 | 0 | false |
5 | not just a Romance, it's Entertainment and Passion | Reading a novel by Susan Meagher is much like sitting down with a friend and having the friend tell you a story, never a dull chapter, never a moment that seems contrived or out of place,<br /><br />American born Aldo Bagnolesi has never been to his father's homeland of Italy. His father left for America after a split ... | [] | 0983275882 | 0983275882 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,392,756,460,000 | 0 | false |
5 | The Whole Day Through | Can't decide if this is the book for you - want to hear the author read a snippet - you are in luck search "Lizzie's Bedtime Stories Episode 29 Georgia Beers" for a short video. 35 year old Mackenzie is locked in her bathroom wondering how her dreams crumbled so quickly. Her 3 year romance ended with a text mes... | [] | 0989989518 | 0989989518 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,392,751,717,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Delightful, Funny Adult Romance | It may not have the vivid passion of some of the author's other works, however that is amply made up for by two heartfelt, vivid main characters and those who play a part in their lives. Oh, and the snarky sassy humor that I always look forward to in a Kallmaker romance novel.<br /><br />I always try not to give spoile... | [] | 1594933189 | 1594933189 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,392,400,012,000 | 1 | false |
4 | #3 in a Sexy series set in the San Francisco area | Gabe is a firefighter in San Francisco. Pardon the pun but Gabe has been burnt by love before so when he finds himself attracted to a mother and her seven year old daughter who he rescued in an apartment fire he wants to duck and cover.<br /><br />Megan is a war widow, her navy pilot husband killed in combat five year... | [] | 0778315584 | 0778315584 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,392,267,455,000 | 0 | false |
3 | I'd say the only thing missing from Fool's Gold series is some ethnic diversity. | Passionate escapist romance from small town in California<br /><br />Yes this is a idealized slice of life but it is so feel good that you can't help but enjoy it for what it is. Except for the part about about Issbel losing her husband to another man and the friends when they get together for lunch seeming a bit vapid... | [] | 0373777787 | 0373777787 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,392,207,781,000 | 1 | false |
5 | I felt swept away by the writing and the story | 2007, years after the civil war in the Croatian village of Gost (2 hours north of the coastline packed with tourists) 46 year old Duro Kolkak, the book’s narrator, works as a handyman. Gost looks and feels to an outsider like it is still in the early 20th century, however, it is a shadow of it's former self closed sto... | [] | 0802121918 | 0802121918 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,392,182,346,000 | 2 | false |
3 | Ages 13 and up | 18 year old Eva and her twin brother Eamon are the children of the ruler. Eamon is now dead and Eva takes his place in the event called The Testing. The Testing is an Iditarod like dogsled journey over snow and ice to Boundary Lands the land of the previous civilization whose corruption brought down the fury of the go... | [] | 1616951966 | 1616951966 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,391,927,792,000 | 0 | false |
5 | In a time before Match dot com or The Bachelor | Lady Belinda Featherstone is London, England's eHarmony. Rich American's approach her to find cash strapped men or women with titles for their beloved offspring. Belinda has been unlucky in love, betrayed by her dead husband she vows not to remarry. Her altruistic goal is to make terrific matches so what happens to her... | [] | 006211817X | 006211817X | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,391,909,120,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Gang violence crime thriller, set in Washington DC | Terrific, but not for the faint of heart (which I am). This author does a terrific job with the story, the characters, the details and the pace (it really is a page turner). I have an imagination, so I don't need the details of torture painted so vividly for me, it's just gruesome and I wonder who gets off on it? Anywa... | [] | 145164485X | 145164485X | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,391,316,973,000 | 1 | false |
5 | Unique characters and a complex plot with terrific reveals. | #1 of eight British police procedurals. Best, the author gets the details right. Only slightly predictable, Detective Sergeant Jessica Daniel is believable. A solid story, it could have been tighter. I like it enough to try the 2nd in the series. Police procedurals are my preferred genre. The camaraderie and dry wit o... | [] | 1611099757 | 1611099757 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,391,196,636,000 | 0 | false |
4 | 1904: a Portuguese East Africa (Mozambique) brothel run by a Swedish widow | hmmm, guess I should have read the book description before deciding to order the book (lol). I thought it was going to be a non-Wallander crime novel. Luckily I love historical fiction so I dove right in. Hanna Renstrom is a 18 year old Swede when the novel begins (the novel ends less than two years later). She leaves ... | [] | 0307961222 | 0307961222 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,391,193,005,000 | 0 | false |
4 | LOL humor! | A super book club choice. Kirin, a 42 year old travel writer who doesn't adjust to travel changes very well! I found that hysterical. One mishap after another kept me laughing starting at the very first chapter. Silke is as unique as her name, how many strangers would you share a hotel room with and come out of the sho... | [] | 1939562236 | 1939562236 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,390,803,144,000 | 3 | false |
5 | Don't read this on the subway | Fast moving and a terrific read, a bit on the unbelievable side with gore that really isn't needed. The drama unfolds with the chapters being told in alternating voices of several of the main characters. I like when the author throws in a few surprises and this novel doesn't disappoint.<br /><br />07:45am A monk likes ... | [] | 1623651026 | 1623651026 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,390,668,787,000 | 2 | false |
4 | Ages 10 to 12 | Sixth grader Spencer Lemon, who looks remarkably like Harry Potter on the illustrated cover, is losing his sight from a degenerative eye disease. He is chosen by Ed, a resident in the senior assisted living home where Spencer is a 'volunteer', to guard Pandora's Book (containing dead people who can be brought back to ... | [] | 1477847162 | 1477847162 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,390,635,380,000 | 1 | false |
5 | To truly enjoy, read Book 1 first | If you don't mind realism combined with a touch of fantasy this book is for you. In The Poisoned Pen we see most of the people from the first book, The Beggars Opera, but now the setting is Canada. I couldn't wait to see what was going to happen to Detective Ellis, especially when his troubles increase. I was glad to s... | [] | 014318976X | 014318976X | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,390,634,786,000 | 0 | false |
5 | First in a series: Inspector Ricardo Ramirez, head of Havana Major Crimes Unit | Havana 2006 Christmas & New Year's, amidst Bureaucracy & Corruption, Decaying Exquisiteness. Ramirez is working on the rape and murder of 8-year-old Arturo Montegri, pulled dead from the sea. In Cuba, that crime carries an automatic death sentence if convicted. Canadian detective Mike Ellis and his wife are on vacation... | [] | 1846972345 | 1846972345 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,390,633,496,000 | 1 | false |
4 | Ages 9 to 11 | Irreverent and LOL stories of children at play - think Ralphie in "A Christmas Story'. Manolito is the son of a trucker and lives a humble life in the working-class quarter of Carabanchel, a suburb of Madrid Spain.<br /><br />A series of 8 chapter books delightfully illustrated, the first novel (1994) Manolito Garf... | [] | 0761456511 | 0761456511 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,390,632,608,000 | 0 | false |
4 | World War 2 profiles of the top 5 movie directors of the 1930's, 40's & 50's | Over 500 pages of pure entertainment, both the personal and professional narrative of the lives of 5 Hollywood superstars.<br /><br />Frank Capra (It Happened One Night, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and It's a Wonderful Life).<br /><br />John Ford (The Searchers, The Grapes of Wrath,The Quiet M... | [] | 1594204306 | 1594204306 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,390,599,297,000 | 3 | false |
5 | Ages 11 to 13 | Very well written. Originally published in 2006. A semi-fictional story of the life of Pocahontas as told by her BFF. This is not the Disney movie (there is alot of killing) it's more like the 2006 movie with Christian Bale. The ending was as expected however the author still was able to surprise me.<br /><br />Jamesto... | [] | 0761452931 | 0761452931 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,390,461,497,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Ages 7 to 9 | Should be required reading in all schools. 3rd grader Gavin, and his family, have moved to a new home, new neighborhood, new school system. He is an all around good kid. Had plenty of friends before but is not having much luck breaking into this new life. His one new friend is something of two-faced weasel and ends up ... | [] | 0547970447 | 0547970447 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,390,109,341,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Ages 7-9 The Adventures of Jo Schmo (Book 4) | I love saying we are reading "The Adventures of Jo Schmo" that I had to get the other titles in the series from the author of the Melvin Beederman superhero series. The black-and-white pencil sketches by artist Frank W. Dormer really compliment and enhance the stories.<br /><br />In this title Dr. Dastardly (b... | [] | 054780797X | 054780797X | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,389,938,505,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Thriller police procedural | 23 bodies are found beheaded on the Mexican border, the image of a hummingbird carved on their bodies, the calling card of a legendary assassin. 13 headless bodies are found in the Rockaway Queens New York City. Word is it's the same beast and will cross paths with Manhattan NYPD Detective Jeremy Fisk (first featured ... | [] | 0062064851 | 0062064851 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,389,859,975,000 | 1 | false |
4 | Ages 5 to 9 - Fabulous Author of 'The Giver' quartet | My 6 & 9 year old's loved it. I think I am the only person who thinks our gal Gooney is obnoxious. I wasn't familiar with the series so I went back for a look-see. The series began in 2002 and each book covers a month in the second grade.<br /><br />Book#1 GOONEY BIRD GREENE: Gooney is new to the school, loves being th... | [] | 0544113543 | 0544113543 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,389,855,490,000 | 0 | false |
4 | #5 Dan Gordon Thriller | You won't need to go back and read the previous 4 although I am going to pick up the first in the series. The author can certainly tell a story. Luckily I am not a nitpicker for tight editing - if you are you might want to give it a pass. I wanted a little background on the character and the series so I include it here... | [] | B00D237Q86 | B00D237Q86 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,389,778,611,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Ages 10 to 12 | Book 2 in the series. My 12 year old loved it and will hand it over to my 9 year old next year.<br /><br />In book 1 Nick and Tesla’s High-Voltage Danger Lab published 11/2013, we met 11 year old siblings with a "knack for science, electronics, and getting into trouble and we see them make everything from rocket la... | [] | 1594746494 | 1594746494 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,389,772,107,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Trust No One or Lemony Snickett (you decide) | Perfect Book Club choice! Don't expect Ragtime, The Waterworks, The Book of Daniel, Billy Bathgate, and The March (all of them I liked so well I re-read again and again). This is an internal novel like the author's most recent (and utterly fascinating) "Homer & Langley".<br /><br />The novel is so dense (and at under 2... | [] | 1400068819 | 1400068819 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,389,379,281,000 | 1 | false |
3 | Before there were calories or cholesterol, | there were State Fairs! The editor was the Public Relations Manager for Pillsbury and judge of the Bake-Off. Do they still have them?<br /><br />The only thing I was disappointed in was the one thing I thought the book would have plenty of, variety by State. I was looking for a recipe from each state but not all the st... | [] | 0316343366 | 0316343366 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,389,141,193,000 | 1 | false |
3 | Before there were calories or cholesterol | there were State Fairs! The editor was the Public Relations Manager for Pillsbury and judge of the Bake-Off. Do they still have them?<br /><br />The only thing I was disappointed in was the one thing I thought the book would have plenty of, variety by State. I was looking for a recipe from each state but not all the s... | [] | 0831703105 | 0831703105 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,389,140,940,000 | 0 | false |
4 | If you loved the TV series Young Indiana Jones - you will love this also. | For ages 10 to 12. Book two in a series. Twelve year old Tom Trelawney and his Uncle Harvey fly from Ireland to India chasing a jeweled tiger, taken possession by an ancestor 200 years ago, and worth millions.<br /><br />Tom is first seen in Island of Thieves. We hadn't read that first book and offer the summary here... | [] | 0544096452 | 0544096452 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,388,994,370,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Worthy | Worthy Brown, a slave promised his freedom, and his daughter her freedom also.<br />Roxanne, his 15 year old daughter.<br />Caleb Barbour, the lawyer who went back on his word with the Browns and continues to enslave Roxanne.<br />Benjamin Gillette, Oregon's wealthiest businessman.<br />Sharon Hill the very definition ... | [] | 0062195344 | 0062195344 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,388,904,308,000 | 1 | false |
4 | If you love several plot lines skipping back and forth this for you. | Another reader told me that if I was looking for strong character development that I really should read book 1 before book 2.<br /><br />Major Nick Baron is a US Air Force 15 year combat pilot veteran with Top Secret clearance. 10 years earlier Nick was a member of a special ops mission that ditched a B-2 stealth bombe... | [] | 0425266877 | 0425266877 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,388,860,327,000 | 0 | false |
5 | a continuation from Volume One | For anyone spending more than a day in this town located at the every tip of Cape Cod. This is a perfect gift to yourself so pick one up, It is packed with pictures as well as text that fun to look at as you stroll through town identifying the history of all the buildings and look at how well preserved these buildings ... | [] | 0738590274 | 0738590274 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,388,808,600,000 | 0 | false |
5 | A MUST | For anyone spending more than a day in this town located at the every tip of Cape Cod. This is a perfect gift to yourself so pick one up, It is packed with pictures as well as text that fun to look at as you stroll through town identifying the history of all the buildings and look at how well preserved these buildings ... | [] | 0738589667 | 0738589667 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,388,808,236,000 | 1 | false |
5 | bon appetit! | From the kitchen of the Historic Seaward Inn of Rockport Massachusetts. The history of this wonderful Inn, and the kitchen, makes me feel like I have found myself in the Bing Cosby / Fred Astaire movie "Holiday Inn". Sadly, after two generations and 70 years the Inn was sold in 2013 and is now a private home. H... | [] | B0010EUFEG | B0010EUFEG | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,388,806,639,000 | 1 | false |
5 | Best money I spent all year | From the kitchen of the Historic Seaward Inn of Rockport Massachusetts. The history of this wonderful Inn, and the kitchen, makes me feel like I have found myself in the Bing Cosby / Fred Astaire movie "Holiday Inn". Sadly, after two generations and 70 years the Inn was sold in 2013 and is now a private home. H... | [] | B000H77CQQ | B000H77CQQ | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,388,806,594,000 | 1 | true |
5 | Academic book written while Mr. Leonard was alive, published the month he died. | You won't find anything more about the man than you would find in Wikipedia (his wife of 25 years gets 2 mentions; his second wife the same, plus one picture; his 3rd wife who he married the same year his 2nd wife died, 1993, and divorced in 2012 isn't mentioned; neither mentioned are his five children from his first m... | [] | 142141015X | 142141015X | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,388,778,204,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Ages 6 to 8 - 2012 IRA Children's and Young Adults Book Award | Romare Bearden, born Sept 2, 1911, was a collage artist raised in North Carolina. This children's book takes the form of a memoir, of his great-grandmother’s Cherokee stories and the Bearden Family's move, via the Railroad, to New York City for employment during The Great Migration. The journey he would translate late... | [] | 0761458107 | 0761458107 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,388,711,196,000 | 1 | false |
3 | I was totally intrigued by the premise | The pacing is off. I never felt compelled to read on and in a mystery that can be deadly (and not in a good way).<br /><br />Light on character development and I never felt a real sense of place it could have been anytown, anywhere USA.<br /><br />I was liking it up to the very end, but the last plot twist was a bit mu... | [] | 0451417518 | 0451417518 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,388,477,852,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Ages 10 to 12 | 6th grader and self-described “Gourmet of Gore” Desmond loves creating special effects. The story opens with Desmond getting his mom up in the middle of the night with a stomachache. Next thing we see is something out of the 1980 movie Alien. Mom, amazingly, takes it in stride with a flip comment of her own.<br /><br ... | [] | 1449435483 | 1449435483 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,388,462,429,000 | 1 | false |
5 | Compelling | I ended up googling all the major players and the locations for any wisps of information - I was completely smitten and fascinated. An unsparing biography of a fascinating woman first a young woman set a drift by a cold father who doesn't qualify, in my mind, as worthy of being called a parent. Rescued by an older man,... | [] | 0062297031 | 0062297031 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,388,373,925,000 | 2 | false |
4 | Unique | long and ambitious - Thanksgiving weekend 2007. I was excited by the premise and the reviews. My best recommendation is to read the sample - if I had I would have seen this novel isn't for me. The best I can define it, the reading for me was a slog. Having lived in Northern New Jersey from age 6 to age 44 I liked the ... | [] | 0547352204 | 0547352204 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,388,371,079,000 | 1 | false |
4 | have enjoyed all his novels | Pure entertainment. Although the plot had some questionable stretches in reasoning I am hoping he makes a series with Bobby and Alex. Bobby Astor, the head of a New York hedge fund who is betting it all that Chinese yuan valuation will make him and his company the next Goldman Sachs. As background we find he is the on... | [] | 0385535066 | 0385535066 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,388,346,517,000 | 1 | false |
4 | sweet PG rated romance - no need to read the previous titles in the series - you will not be lost in the reading | OK time to pack the uhaul and move to the town of Fool's Gold where there's a heated cabin in the woods that the town owns, stocked with homemade casseroles and, bonus, the town council supplies the birth control - woot! Seriously, the book lost me there but the Christmas setting salvaged the time spent.<br /><br />Noe... | [] | 0373777825 | 0373777825 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,388,281,190,000 | 0 | false |
4 | HOT! | I enjoy a little steam in my romance novels, and this book, from a new to me author, had enough for a sauna. Graphic details and naughty language at just the right point in the story.<br /><br />Best part? Walker. He is a guy any gal would fall for and any parent would love to have for their daughter. Seriously. | [] | 0373777892 | 0373777892 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,387,868,392,000 | 0 | false |
2 | Nicholas Sparks readers will love this book | Excellent book club choice as you can see by the conflicting reviews, readers either love alot or not at all. I am in the latter group. Your feelings may fall into the love it group, when I read the positive reviews it's like we were reading different books.<br /><br />That Natty, for all the positive things she does i... | [] | 080509489X | 080509489X | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,387,822,350,000 | 2 | false |
2 | Amazed - Lots of flashbacks, and time tripping. | Nadia and Jessica fall in love while Nadia is in college and Jessica works in burlesque. The attraction is so great that Jessica comes clean with Nadia and tells Nadia that she has a boyfriend that she didn't tell Nadia about but she broke up with him last night. Not the best start for a relationship but doesn't seem t... | [] | 0984937765 | 0984937765 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,387,674,310,000 | 0 | false |
5 | 1 maid a milking her tea while reading this delightful cozy | 3rd in the Father Christmas Mysteries set in England featuring Reverend Tom Christmas, vicar of St. Nicholas Church in Thornford Regis whose wife died as a result of a violent crime 4 years ago. Celebrity sky diving to raise money to repair the church, Hector, the tenth Earl of Fairhaven and Oliver fforde-Beckett, seve... | [] | 0385344473 | 0385344473 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,387,657,785,000 | 1 | false |
3 | The story was fun and the ending was too | Romantic Comedy from Prolific new to me author, 10 titles in 16 months, 'Bridesmaid' being the most recent. I got it because of the 5 star reviews. Is it only me who gets stuck on the title? I always thought you were either a bridesmaid or the Maid of Honor? I had never heard the term Bridesmaid of Honor.<br /><br />'B... | [] | 0988619644 | 0988619644 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,387,642,057,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Awesome illustrations | A Magical Fantasy set on the island of Aletheia. The Elite live in “the Shining City" of Asteri. There is also Barrow Village where lives;<br />Master Caleb (MC), the “first magician in a generation”, he sells charms and potions to the populace of Asteri<br />Wolf, the well named bully apprenticed to MC<br />11 yea... | [] | 0062015079 | 0062015079 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,387,514,360,000 | 0 | false |
5 | I've read all 9 titles and wish there were 25 more; chronicle of gay, straight, Trans, single and married life in San Francisco | What we have is Mrs Madrigal 'Trip to Winnemucca' and as wonderful as that is I can't help wanting the zaniness, community and Joie de Vivre of the first three novels.<br /><br />We also spend half the novel in Nevada at the Burning Man festival were almost half the cast of characters appear but sadly not all together ... | [] | 0062196243 | 0062196243 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,387,423,331,000 | 3 | false |
5 | Wow, just Wow! Excellent choice for bookclubs! | Every time I came to a conclusion as to who killed Dani and why, the debut author twisted the story along another possible motive and killer. At no time did roll my eyes in disbelief. I would love to tell you some of the surprises but they really are delicious.<br /><br />One thing may be helpful to the potential reade... | [] | 0804136823 | 0804136823 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,387,399,180,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Book 7 in the Victorian Mystery series | On a spring morning in London in 1875 Charles Lenox is a successful former private investigator turned Member of Parliament and happily married man. As a favor to his protégé, Lord John Dallington, he goes to a London restaurant on his behalf to meet a new client, but the meeting falls apart and doesn't take place, Ne... | [] | 1250011612 | 1250011612 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,387,363,047,000 | 1 | false |
4 | Book two in the Ash Rashid police procedural series | Terrific police procedural featuring Detective/sergeant Ash Rashid who has been with the Indianapolis, Indiana Police Department for 12 years and now works in the investigative unit of prosecutor's office. One night he gets home and crime boss Konstantin Bukoholov is in his backyard offering $5,000 for information on ... | [] | 1455526010 | 1455526010 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,387,361,277,000 | 1 | false |
5 | corker of an ending! | Set in a small village in England's Lake District, Lisa is a happily married mother of 3 working full time. At the Christmas holidays her world flips on it's axis. Her close friend Kate's daughter Lucinda is to have a sleepover with Lisa's daughter Sally, except she doesn't arrive and Lisa doesn't notice (and Kate does... | [] | 0802121624 | 0802121624 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,387,313,212,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Published in 2002 as "Casey:'Buckhorn Brothers, Book 5" | and in 2007 re-released in a double book "Enticing (Casey/Caught in the Act). This is the final in the Buckhorn series, I thought the author introduction was a nice touch. New to me author that I admit ordering because of the great cover; If I had only read the publishers summary I know I wouldn't have chosen it beca... | [] | 0373777086 | 0373777086 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,387,304,215,000 | 0 | false |
3 | Thank goodness this wasn't my Christmas | Set on the romantic island of Nantucket off the coast of Massachusetts at Christmas time featuring a 3 year old, an abandoned dog, newlyweds and a couple expecting their second child, you would expect a terrific story. hmmmm, What I got was Kennedy, married and 8 months pregnant with her 2nd child. And for some god for... | [] | 1469295857 | 1469295857 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,387,260,751,000 | 16 | false |
4 | Yes! | Half Self-Help and half auto-biography. I have delighted in watching Leeza on TV since 1984 and her days with Entertainment Tonight. She is on resilient woman weathering 4 marriages and three divorces and raising 3 wonderful human beings.<br /><br />If anyone can get you to Take 2 it is this woman - this is a well done... | [] | 1401939813 | 1401939813 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,387,257,747,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Nantucket: three sisters, one father & 3 mothers, 3 men and one summer | The death of Rory Randell brings his daughters home, along with their jealousies and resentments and man issues and mother complications. Adulthood, the sisters are all in their 30's, has not brought maturity however come September that will all change for the good.<br />Arden, was banished by stepmother #3 when she w... | [] | 0345528735 | 0345528735 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,387,254,273,000 | 0 | false |
4 | What a treat! | While the book lacks polish and is not as fulfilling as Buck's other novels the read was very enjoyable.<br /><br />Total bonus for me personally was after finishing this I was insatiably curious about Buck and spent half a day getting to know more about the author via the internet.<br /><br />I read The Good Earth 30 ... | [] | B00CX4WMWK | B00CX4WMWK | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,387,091,622,000 | 0 | false |
5 | I am LOVING this Thunder Point series, | The first book was The Newcomer published earlier in 2013.<br /><br />In HERO Spencer is the new high-school football coach in the Oregon Coastal town of Thunder Point (somewhere north of California and west of the University of Oregon in Eugene.<br /><br />Devon has fled a cult who follow and adhere to the wishes of t... | [] | 0778314596 | 0778314596 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,387,089,836,000 | 0 | false |
3 | Jenny and Caleb deserve each other | Difficult to enjoy a romance when you think the grown woman is a self centered brat who doesn't care when she hurts her 4 year old half brother and neglects her mother who has found happiness in a new marriage. Especially when it is the holidays and I am missing my own mother who died 12 years ago at the same age as Co... | [] | 0778315118 | 0778315118 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,387,086,855,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Ages 3 to 8 | 8 year old Sam's family (Mom, Dad, little sister Ava) are creating a sukkah in their backyard to celebrate the Jewish harvest thanksgiving. When a huge storm rolls in they run into their home to wait it out and wonder if the new building will survive the storm undamaged. See for yourself if the Sukkah provides for mor... | [] | 1477817166 | 1477817166 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,387,059,759,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Ages 6 to 8 reading level but fun for the littlest of listeners - first published in 2009 | The art work is amazing and the humor is fun for the whole family. The story is about Mae who lives on a farm. May is always getting into a new project however once it shows signes on nearing completion she loses interest. Aunt Susan sends Mae chicken who needs some TLC. Mae is vastly interested at first then loses int... | [] | 147781664X | 147781664X | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,387,058,062,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Slavic cinderella ages 3 to 8 | I loved reading this to my younger cousin back in 1976, then my nephew back in 1994, and am getting a huge kick reading it again to my cousin's children.<br /><br />I prefer the colors from the 1976/1994 edition by Illustrator Margot Ladd Tomes (10 August 1917 - 25 June 1991). Probably a generational thing.<br /><br />... | [] | 0816431477 | 0816431477 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,387,054,920,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Ages 8 to 11 | Steampunk 10 year old twins Jimmy and Stella resurrect and use a Hippomobile to rescue their hometown, Wymore's (population 51), from financial crisis. The twins' have forty-seven grandmas and grandpas so there is always a babysitter available!<br /><br />Rarely do you see footnotes in fiction but you will here. Intere... | [] | 0547995482 | 0547995482 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,387,053,380,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Baby to beginning reader level | A day in the the life of a princess who gets up by herself, dresses herself eats by herself and so on. The LOOK INSIDE feature was very helpful in deciding the targeted age group. A sentence per page and illustrations as you see on the cover.<br /><br />The board book has pages that are thick and not bendable so the li... | [] | 0761454500 | 0761454500 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,387,052,250,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Ages 11 to 14 | 13-year-old Colophon's family owns a 400 year old book publishing company. Her dastardly uncle now runs the business. To save the company's reputation she must investigate the death of Christopher Marlowe (a peer of Shakespeare) and the resolve the true authorship of Shakespeare's plays.<br /><br />From Oxford Universi... | [] | 0547839537 | 0547839537 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,387,051,248,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Fun book for ages 3 to 7 | Old game of "telephone" or "I've got a secret" with bunnies and paper cutout illustrations - all three kids (ages 3, 4 & 6) were delighted and it lead us to play the telephone game ourselves and included their older cousins age 8 & 12 as well as the adults at the Thanksgiving table. Totally delightful.<br /><br />Sunny... | [] | 1890817295 | 1890817295 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,386,955,720,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Ages 7 to 9 | The map and a drawing of all the characters satisfied my 8 year old - the story was so great that with more illustrations like the cover it would be a family book for ages 3 to 9. The author has a terrific page on the internet with all sorts of study guides and information for the parent or teacher.<br /><br />This is ... | [] | 076145974X | 076145974X | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,386,954,642,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Ages 9 to 13, | The 90 page chapter book contains memoirs, diaries, letters, quotes, photographs, artwork, and "wall poems" discovered at the facility after it closed. The author describes, in an accessible way for the age group, the immigrants; the screening process; detention and deportation; the immigration policy; and beco... | [] | 0547903782 | 0547903782 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,386,923,582,000 | 0 | false |
4 | 3rd in a series | Maria despises her tiny hometown of Arpikylä, Finland with it's pervasive smell from the closed copper mine<br /><br />Arpikylä's sheriff asks her to serve as deputy sheriff for the summer<br /><br />Which results in Maria investigating a sucide which may be murder and not suicide.<br /><br />If you enjoyed this Mari... | [] | B00CYPPRFM | B00CYPPRFM | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,386,890,375,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Ages 3 to 6 - a great trainer for teaching time | With vividly colorful cut-paper collages holding our interest.<br /><br />The fun takes place from 6am to 7am.<br /><br />A boy and his cat are sleeping as a mouse eats a cookie nearby.<br /><br />Over the next hour the mouse, the cat, a dog, a dogcatcher, a bank robber, the police, a produce guy and a box of banannas ... | [] | 0761451293 | 0761451293 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,386,888,329,000 | 0 | false |
4 | for ages 15 to 18 | 16 year old Micah and his friends Nora and Aiden are in their third year of High School, but this year they are in different schools. Set in the scary near future in a world George Orwell could have created (and did in the novel 1984).<br /><br />This is riveting and well written fiction that I am looking forward to s... | [] | 1477816607 | 1477816607 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,386,872,140,000 | 1 | false |
4 | I've started this review many times but can never decide what to say | HIGHLY recommended for book clubs - I wish I had one to talk with this story about.<br /><br />I find myself wanting to give so many spoilers to explain what I thought of the novel. So I will do a very high level summary instead.<br /><br />It was a beautiful read. Set on the north Shore of Lake Erie back in the 1980s ... | [] | 1596923660 | 1596923660 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,386,869,653,000 | 0 | false |
4 | calling all girly-girls ages 3 to 6 | Trouble starts on page 3. Rose has an awesome new lunch box. Velntina asks is it ok if I get one too. I thought that was odd. Anyway instead of Rose thinking that would be so cool to have matching lunch boxes with her BFF, she wants to say no, buts says yes anyway. It escalates from there.<br /><br />Originally publish... | [] | 076145814X | 076145814X | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,386,867,743,000 | 0 | false |
4 | epic 1860 to 1930 three generations of a family | From the Jacket copy (first and last paragraph): It was by devious ways that Clyde Batchelor realized his dream of possessing a lavish Steamboat Gothic mansion on the Mississippi. The background of his astonishing success had been both sad and sordid: an orphan asylum was his first home, the city streets his first play... | [] | B0012UR2TY | B0012UR2TY | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,386,743,785,000 | 5 | false |
5 | Adorable story that any child can relate to! | Ages 3 to 8<br /><br />Be wary homes without pets - after reading this your kids will want one now!<br /><br />Bandit is a delightful imp! We loved the illustrations - they really give Bandit a persona that you relate to.<br /><br />Bandits people are moving and so is Bandit. the story is told from Bandit's POV and it... | [] | 0761453822 | 0761453822 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,386,619,712,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Ages 7 to 9 | A grittier Little Red Riding Hood with *SPOLIER ALERT* (lol) Grandma and Little Red being devoured by the Wolf but being saved in the end by the huntsman who kills the wolf by cutting open his dead belly to release Grandma & Little Red.<br /><br />We see them in the end snacking on cake while safely and happily tucked ... | [] | 0761457046 | 0761457046 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,386,574,551,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Ages 3 to 8 | A total delight for me and the tiny tots - First I read it to the whole gang ages 3, 4, 6 & 8. Then gave it to the 8 year old to read on request.<br /><br />The whole family loves the fun tale of Granny Smith (lol) wanting to make an apple pie but not having any apples. So she heads out around her neighborhood to see i... | [] | 0761454527 | 0761454527 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,386,553,225,000 | 1 | false |
4 | Ages 17 and up | Hermione is 11 years old when the Trojan war begins and 20 when it ends. In no way is this a novel for my 12 year old, with its violence, rape and all around bad adult behavior by those who surround Hermione. Getting that out of the way, this is an excellent story. Growing up I loved mythology, read all the Mary Renaul... | [] | 0544108620 | 0544108620 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,386,551,456,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Ages 4 to 8 | I think this is a terrific introduction to Karate making the sport fun and accessible in it's rhyming prose and appealing in it's realistic photo art. I read this 30 page picture book to the little ones and my 8 year old read on her own. | [] | 0761458409 | 0761458409 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,386,537,250,000 | 1 | false |
5 | reading ages 8 to 13 | 12 year old Chap is a conservationist deep in his soul in this delightful and funny story from a new to me author.<br /><br />Set in the Louisiana Bayous, where the swamp's canebrake sugar is used to make fried pies the "Paradise Pies" cafe, owned and run by Chap's parent.<br /><br />Raccoon brothers Bingo and J'miah a... | [] | 1442421053 | 1442421053 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,386,466,835,000 | 0 | false |
5 | 1940 Lisbon No Rick, Ilsa and certainly no Victor Lazlo | Brilliant - I loved every minute of this book including the perfect finish.<br /><br />No one is likable. except for poor Daisy - but she is the beloved family dog. It was so refreshing to read a book where I don't have to pull for anyone. Where I don't have to care or be sad for someone. It was like going to a party w... | [] | 1596910429 | 1596910429 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,386,407,244,000 | 0 | false |
3 | Ages 12 to 14 appropriate | 13 year old (I am guessing) Hilary is living in the make believe land that is similar to England 200 years ago. With Magic. And Pirates that aren't scary. Hilary is the daughter of an Admiral. She can not follow her father into the Navy because that is for boys only. Her father the Admiral is an self-important egomani... | [] | 006231467X | 006231467X | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,386,402,181,000 | 1 | false |
4 | ages 14 to 17 | 16 year old Micheal is living my idea of a horrible future world. He spends so much time in the virtual world he has no life in the real world. All his friends are from the virtual. His parents are not evident.<br /><br />Michael is also a hacker and along with virtual friends Bryson and Sarah they are on a mission to ... | [] | 0385741391 | 0385741391 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,386,396,236,000 | 1 | false |
4 | Arkady Renko #8 | 32 years after first reading Gorky Park I am always eager to pick up a new Arkady Renko Novel. Arkady is a great character, you should really give this author a try a police procedural.<br /><br />While 'Tatiana' wasn't the page turner that Red Square and Gorky Park were it was still entertaining and a good finish.<br ... | [] | 1439140219 | 1439140219 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,386,342,193,000 | 1 | false |
5 | Perfect | Just what I thought it would be. Part Mrs. Dalloway and part a story of a marriage. You really get to know both Ruth and Peter. I loved how each story thread was resolved. Each character came alive on the page for me. The Maine setting was so real, even though I have never been to that state. Their shared history so ve... | [] | 0307908038 | 0307908038 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,386,314,418,000 | 1 | false |
5 | Perfect for ages 3 to 10 | Thoughtfully we don't see Owen and his pal Sheepie grow together through the years for the first 15 pages, it would be an even bigger tearjerker. As it is poor Sheepie passes away peacefully on the first few pages and in their yard where Owen finds him.<br /><br />Owen gets his Dad and they have parent/child time talki... | [] | 0761455981 | 0761455981 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,386,311,274,000 | 0 | false |
3 | I am probably over reacting to the ending | but when we try and instill in our little ones not to bully and not to steal, and that is the resolution Sheriff Bart chooses to get the Bull in the Wild West Show to act bullish, it just seems to send the wrong message to me.<br /><br />Otherwise, I loved the humor and the unique illustrations. I think age 8 and above... | [] | 0761453911 | 0761453911 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,386,297,409,000 | 0 | false |
3 | So I don't get it. *sigh*, | I was hoping for something close, or better than, the first novel or close, or better than, the TV show. By the end I wasn't even sure that this wasn't ghost written, but then I know from experience that fan fiction writers are often as good or better than the TV shows that have a team of writers.<br /><br />If you ne... | [] | 0385536518 | 0385536518 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,386,295,144,000 | 0 | false |
5 | True story - Will to appeal to any age or gender | It's a universal story of triumph, overcoming adversity and achieving your dreams and being recognized world wide for your talent.<br /><br />The art work will appeal to any age. I liked it very much for the art, the biography, the prose, the details.<br /><br />I read the book to my 3 and 4 year old girls. I didn't re... | [] | 0761455620 | 0761455620 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,386,274,266,000 | 0 | false |
3 | Might be best served in a 2 child house where the 3 year old can read to a younger sibling. | Nice basic indestructible book for your baby/toddler. When you want to have a short book that you can read to your littlest child this is for you. It's a very basic book. the colors and shapes are kind of bland but maybe that is best for babies - I think having one word per page is all a baby/toddler would be able to a... | [] | 0761454519 | 0761454519 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,386,267,594,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Odered this because I had to know what the tragic secret was | and had to know how it would end.<br /><br />The author has a huge talent.<br /><br />Anyone who ever made friends in high school or college will find part of themselves in this novel. Just remember it isn't a requirement that people be admirable or lovable or be like you to enjoy a story.<br /><br />The book is told i... | [] | 0307907988 | 0307907988 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,386,229,609,000 | 1 | false |
5 | From it origins in Africa through the slave trade to America | A true historical depiction on the elements that led to the sound Jazz makes. Not ducking the tough issues with it's gorgeous illustrations. We see Africans forced to board ships to America as slaves and how that too is an element of the soul that is part of Jazz. The book takes the reader on a vivid trip in the histor... | [] | 0761457321 | 0761457321 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,386,227,046,000 | 0 | false |
3 | How to say why i didn't love it | without giving the plot away?<br /><br />I snapped this book up after reading the publishers summary, it sounded right down my Alley with having read Kathleen Woodiwiss, Daphne DuMaurier, Laurie McBain and countless other romance novels the last 35 years.<br /><br />And to read so many loving reviews I really thought I... | [] | 1477808760 | 1477808760 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,386,224,928,000 | 3 | false |
3 | The messages are not what I would want for children | the son wants to drive the car. Father says no. Car breaks down. Car fixed by a repair shop.<br /><br />A reapir shop managed by a gorilla and run by grase monkeys (lol!).<br /><br />Owner says that the father won't have to pay the huge bill if he lets the son drive - so we see the son drive off rather than pay the bil... | [] | 0761454616 | 0761454616 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,386,212,109,000 | 0 | false |
4 | ages 3 to 7 | Book 2 in the Ogg and Bob series (book one was Ogg and Bob Meet Mammouth).<br /><br />The fun for me was reading to the 3, 4 and 6 year olds who are too young to read right now. They got a total kick of my talking like a caveman and the stories (3 chapters) were simple and silly and easy for them to follow along. | [] | 0761457224 | 0761457224 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,386,208,926,000 | 0 | false |
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