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4 | Tragic as a train wreck | Harry and Madeline met at Yale and have been in love for going on 20 years. Harry was the hockey star, studied literature, then was a fighter pilot in the Marines. Madeline is as beautiful inside as she is outside. They have great friends, a beloved 8 year old son, Harry's career as an author is respected and with Made... | [] | 0062201050 | 0062201050 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,360,628,795,000 | 1 | false |
4 | Action packed romantic thriller, 2nd in a series | Dr. Samantha Owens is department head and professor of Georgetown University's forensic pathology department. A terrorist attack leave 3 dead in the Washington DC metro.<br /><br />One of the dead is a Senator which leads to a huge media circus. Homeland Security is on it but D. C. Homicide detective Darren Fletcher w... | [] | 0778313727 | 0778313727 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,360,615,978,000 | 1 | false |
5 | EXCELLENT book club choice | The author is avialable to attend via Skype.<br /><br />Fascinating train wreck. I wanted to know even more about the mother when I reached the end. I have 'seen' her though her child's eyes and now I want to hear what she was like to her contemporaries. What was it about her that appealed to the men in her life. Did ... | [] | 1451675364 | 1451675364 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,360,559,746,000 | 1 | false |
5 | A complete delight! | Enoch, Joseph (he of the coat), Miriam (sister to Moses), Gideon, Samson, Jonathan, Jonah, Esther, John the Baptist, James and Mark and Onesimus. I hadn't remembered Enoch or Onesimus so I was especially delighted by their inclusion.<br /><br />I liked the author's writing style and abundance of insight and there is an... | [] | 1400202086 | 1400202086 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,360,541,897,000 | 0 | false |
3 | might have been better as a novella | Athens, Beijing, and London Olympics. A 12 year Odyssey of competition and friendship culminating in one series of races<br /><br />The premise was so exiciting I couldn't wait to read it. Add in the promise of a asknowledge mast at his craft writer.<br /><br />However the story was more a let down than anything.<br />... | [] | 1451672721 | 1451672721 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,360,517,758,000 | 0 | false |
3 | My expectations and the drama were too high | This could have gone one of two ways:<br /><br />Mallory's story where her happy neighbors, 7 year old Polly and her firefighter Dad 'Pete', turn Mallory's life around and give her the family and life she was denied as a child and adult.<br /><br />or<br /><br />Polly & Pete's story where happy neighbor Mallory enters ... | [] | 1612185878 | 1612185878 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,360,471,454,000 | 0 | false |
3 | Reminded me of the movie How to Marry a Millionaire | with Lauren Becall, Betty Grable & Marilyn Monroe.<br /><br />Great premise, delightful story one that is right up my ally - but lacked the buildup and character development to make it oh so beleivable, wonderful and memorable. | [] | 1612187145 | 1612187145 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,360,469,505,000 | 0 | false |
3 | I saw the category marked romance | & got it without looking at the story line: a Catholic priest & graphic and explicit BDSM - Who Knew?<br /><br />I give it a rating of 5 for writing/story and a 1 for romance - so average 3 stars.<br /><br />Soren is a 40-something Catholic Jesuit priest who's in a BDSM relationship with dominatrix Nora).<br /><br />30... | [] | 0778314103 | 0778314103 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,360,455,808,000 | 0 | false |
3 | Just didn't do it for me | I think it would have been a TREMENDOUSLY fun listen if the author recorded the novel himself, I am guessing that would have been amusing. I think the author could have put a spin on the novel that the written word didn't. In the end, I didn't care for the characters and I wasn't entertained by their appalling desires,... | [] | 160819938X | 160819938X | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,360,379,925,000 | 1 | false |
5 | I can recommend for ages 12 to 14 year olds | Winner! 14 year old eighth grader Flora is the girl's soccer star of her small Maine farming community. She gets an invite to try out for the elite American team for 15 year olds and under. The try out is two weeks in Colorado where Flora comes into contact with sophisticated jocks who are threatened by her talent and ... | [] | 0761457240 | 0761457240 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,360,377,996,000 | 0 | false |
5 | very etheral, very french, very heartfelt | The writer is a terrific storyteller.<br /><br />The translator should be commended for the beautiful translation.<br /><br />While I would have liked the story to go another way I can't complain. The plot was compelling and I stayed up until dawn to finish it. I would say ALOT more but don't want to give any of this ... | [] | 1611097169 | 1611097169 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,360,376,786,000 | 1 | false |
4 | heart breaker | Suki's story breaks my heart. The poor woman never had a chance. An only child living in London with her parents whose marriage is imploding. An event when she was 10 years old leaves her haunted for the next 18 years. Her parents split soon after, her father moves around the world (nice guy - not!). She lives with her... | [] | 0062108166 | 0062108166 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,360,375,756,000 | 1 | false |
5 | Perfect | I wish I could give it to every school and every parent and every child.<br /><br />VERY well written, not preachy. Funny, sad and dear. Basically every element I want in a children's book is here. Positive message with positive people.<br /><br />I so very much enjoyed sharing this with my 10 year old nephew.<br /><br... | [] | 0761462201 | 0761462201 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,360,373,231,000 | 1 | false |
3 | It's a foul world after all | Smokin, drinkin, cussin - Sonia is a '35 year old married stay at home (Brooklyn NY) mother of a 2 year old and 4 year old' TEENAGER. If you are going to be married and raise children you need to GROW UP - Sonia, please, grow up.<br /><br />Sonia was a driven artist throughout her twenties and within a few chapters i... | [] | 161695146X | 161695146X | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,360,371,109,000 | 0 | false |
3 | The story, the characters, the writing is ripe with potential. | For such huge subjects (1) a first year associate already maneuvering for partner status in the kill or be killed world of Manhattan law firms (2) a 17 year old house slave in 1852 dreaming of freedom where she can be her own person or be killed escaping, the novel lacked the epic drama to sustain the topic.<br /><br /... | [] | 0062207393 | 0062207393 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,360,368,703,000 | 0 | false |
3 | Great cover! | It appears this will be the first in a series. Too much violence against children for me. This book covers the emotional voyage the daughter takes after her parents die, her heartless uncle and aunt arrive to ruin the rest of her childhood, and ends with her escape on a real voyage aboard her ship.<br /><br />And why c... | [] | 0062119796 | 0062119796 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,359,348,796,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Unbelievable. I just couldn't believe it. I tried. | My mind kept telling me that the course of actions would not have followed the path that it did. I just don't think in real life the social agencies would come down like Thor's Hammer so quickly - I mean - just look at the Casey Anthony tragedy. That and the child was more of a handful then any child I have ever cared ... | [] | 0062121693 | 0062121693 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,359,345,417,000 | 0 | false |
5 | 4th in the series going back to 1997 | Terrific writer - can always pull me out of a funk when reading his novels. The good professor is especially dear, I think I discovered this series in a review from the Washngton Post, comparing the dear professor to Mr Magoo - lol - I had to get the series and enjoyed this one very much indeed.<br /><br />A KEEPER!<b... | [] | 0307279898 | 0307279898 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,359,342,489,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Winner - just wish my Dad was alive - he would have loved this | Junior Bender is a Los Angeles burglar who has never been busted by the police. He broke into the business (and houses) 22 years ago at age fourteen. Little Elvises is wonderfully original, wraping spot on humor around a Los Angeles noir novel, and doing it flawlessly.<br /><br />Junior debuted in CRASH where he was ... | [] | 1616952776 | 1616952776 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,359,340,435,000 | 1 | false |
3 | might not be for you if you have read her diaries | I was struck from the first page by the difference in word choice and tone, it just didn't seem like the woman in the Aviator's Wife was the same person as AML.<br /><br />Still it was a nice 'what if'<br /><br />I find AML a fascianting person, she really is a window on her time.<br /><br />Diaries and Letters<br />Br... | [] | 0345528670 | 0345528670 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,359,338,318,000 | 18 | false |
5 | Portrait of a modern woman | Intense read. Very realistic. Rena is not perfect. Rena is not a terrific daughter or mother or wife. She is real and she has deep emotions and a resevoir of memories that we come to know.<br /><br />Add to that a vacation in Florance Italy and a home in Paris France, and you find yourself lifted out of your own home ... | [] | 080212027X | 080212027X | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,359,313,720,000 | 0 | false |
5 | 13-15 year olds will love this and parents also | Delightfully written, utterly believable and compelling to read. A terrific idea by the moms to connect with their teens and at the same time keep them hopefully out of trouble while increasing their social skills. Not so much about the books, not so much about the moms & daughters, more about how each teen, from Adrie... | [] | 0385737734 | 0385737734 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,359,312,163,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Naughty Crazy Unbelievable and AB FAB | You have to possess a 'over the top' sense of humor or enjoy the show Absolutely Fabulous or Thompson or I LOVE LUCY to truly appreciate the laugh out loud zaniness of this book. My only quibble is it was a bit long and could have been even funnier with tighter editing.<br /><br />Cheers! | [] | 0345529022 | 0345529022 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,359,309,967,000 | 0 | false |
5 | a self help class wrapped in a novella - Perfect for 2013 | With all the negativity flowing around us the last 6 years this book was a timely and enjoyable surprise. I quick read at 150 short pages there isn't alot of depth but in this hectic world it gives you more than enough to think and act on.<br /><br />The message: you are in control of you. Only you have the power to al... | [] | 1401938175 | 1401938175 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,359,308,652,000 | 8 | false |
4 | Creative Writing worthy of The New Yorker | Gave me the feel of my college creative writing days where you are exposed to talented writing that stretches you.<br /><br />Told in 3 parts, each a series of vignettes, from the point of view of three Isralis. In the first part they are 'valley girl' 18 year olds. In the second part they are serving in the Israli Def... | [] | 0307955958 | 0307955958 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,359,306,399,000 | 1 | false |
3 | "Shamil schlimazel, hasenpfeffer incorporated!" | This was my kind of subject matter, my kind of reading material but I was never engaged. At the end of the story I can say it a nice long read and that I wish history had been different. I got a nice overview about the history behind the story by going to the Smithsonain website: chavchavadze.si.edu(shamil) | [] | 1611091454 | 1611091454 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,359,266,956,000 | 0 | false |
3 | I am glad so many of my favorite authors enjoyed it so very much. | 8 years married and still beloved strangers. I loved the premise. But too many questionable for me moments left it an ok read and a likable debut effort.<br /><br />You are a city girl, you fall in love in college and marry. You move to your husband's hometown in rural upstate New York, your mother in law doesn't like ... | [] | 0345534212 | 0345534212 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,359,262,438,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Beware a book that proclaims "bittersweet romance" | RATS! "bittersweet romance" *grumble grumble*. I LOVED the story idea. Both of them. First the dating app that works (I didn't believe that the company would ditch it for fear of putting them out of business so I began to loose belief right there). Then I thought the idea of taking the combined correspondence of a lo... | [] | 0385536186 | 0385536186 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,359,255,694,000 | 0 | false |
3 | A remarkable writer | If you enjoy or love creative writing you will be delirious with this collection of stories. Short story writing is a craft that requires great skill. I can't say that this author's style of short story telling is for me. I looked forward this collection after reading the review in the NY Times. However, the stories... | [] | 0812993802 | 0812993802 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,359,252,160,000 | 3 | false |
5 | horrific truth told with brutal honesty and love | Thank you NPR for the January 5th author interview that hooked me to reading this novel which is told with compelling vivid writing. I would not have wanted to miss it. Let no one mistake that this is fiction as it happens everywhere and the stories need to be told and perhaps no day we can hope they vanish from the ea... | [] | 0062209841 | 0062209841 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,359,247,899,000 | 2 | false |
5 | A keeper. | Jesus loves us all, endorsed by American President & Humanitarian Jimmy Carter, and Bishop & Humanitarian Desmond Tutu, I knew I couldn't go wrong in reading this book.<br /><br />Maybe as a born into the faith Catholic this book was easier for me to appreciate than others might. All through my learning from my parents... | [] | 1400204186 | 1400204186 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,359,244,152,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Chariots of Fire out of a broken childhood | A good read for young adults and grownups. This young man did not have an easy time. It isn't a wretched childhood but when your parents divorce, and drugs are invovled and you make some big mistakes it takes alot to get you on a path to be a champion at the Olympics, as well as a happily maried man and father.<br /><... | [] | 0849948274 | 0849948274 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,359,243,105,000 | 0 | false |
4 | worth a read | The author is certainly qualified on the topic.<br /><br />After I finished I asked my brother-in-law for his opinion. We both agreed that the title is a fact in business and this topic should be addressed in business school and in the workplace.<br /><br />A bit on the dry side (but aren't most business tools?). At o... | [] | 1118157834 | 1118157834 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,358,583,288,000 | 0 | false |
3 | most suitable for girls or boys ages 12-13 | Because it deals with a girl age 13 and a boy age 15 I thought I would read this to share with my cousin's 11 year old.<br /><br />I know the 11 year old enjoyed it more than me.<br /><br />I was disappointed mostly with the ending that brought the 13 year old right back to where she was at page one. That left me think... | [] | 0547681704 | 0547681704 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,358,580,727,000 | 0 | false |
3 | for Girls or Boys ages 9 to 12 | Well written outlandish plot, but my cousin's 11 year old liked it.<br /><br />My only concern is that one of the twins, 'Tom', is the sort of kid I wouldn't want to hold up as a shining example to a child.<br /><br />For me it was a good book to talk about over the dinner table with the family. | [] | 0547645716 | 0547645716 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,358,579,114,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Entertaining tale for boys or girls age 8 to 12 | England 1599 during the rule of Queen Elizabeth and Will is no thief or liar. His mother ran for her life from Will's drunk of a father, and Will's drunk of a father sells him for a drink a day. The next sale was sure death as a chimney sweep. So Will runs for his life. Desperation to stay alive leads him to many hard ... | [] | 0547739621 | 0547739621 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,358,578,112,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Purim 2013: Sunset, 23 February - nightfall, 24 February | The simple book is appropriate for any child age 2 to 6.<br /><br />Got this to bring to a friend's home for her 5 year old. My friends are Christian and trying to incorporate Jewish traditions into their homelife. The story was a hit for the family, especially the recipe for the special cookies at the end of the book.... | [] | 0761462031 | 0761462031 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,358,409,568,000 | 0 | false |
3 | Gorgeous children's book not suitable for children | I know this makes no sense.<br /><br />The illustrations and simplicty of the prose make this seem targeted for children. However, the story and text are better suited for ages 16 to 20, and I can't see anyone that age wanting to hold this book in their hands as their friends would tease them to no end.<br /><br />So I... | [] | 0761461779 | 0761461779 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,358,404,532,000 | 1 | false |
4 | Epic story stretching from 1938 to 1945 | A powerful story, set in 1938, that perhaps would translate best as an audio book. For me, it lacked the passion in prose I would have needed to have loved it. I am glad I didn't miss the chance to read it.<br /><br />Beatrice Adelaide Palmer lives in Ballycarra, County Mayo (western northern Ireland) only (and yet un... | [] | 0307268438 | 0307268438 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,356,555,611,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Mindfulness (sitting in silence, losing yourself in the present moment) | At first glance I took this to be a public relations advertisement for the 40 year old Congressman from Ohio. It is much deeper than that.<br /><br />In Buddhism mindfulness (sitting in silence, losing yourself in the present moment)is one of the seven factors of enlightenment, it is the seventh element of the noble ei... | [] | 1401939295 | 1401939295 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,356,473,995,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Adventure, suspense, passion, | I LOVE Romances. This story had highs and lows - excellent premise but the writing really is at a new author level. I think I will wait to read more from this author when she matures as a writer.<br /><br />Edge of Oblivion is Book 2 in the world of the Ikati (Book One was the author's debut novel, Shadows' Edge). In m... | [] | 1612184197 | 1612184197 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,356,454,285,000 | 2 | false |
3 | WARNING from series fans - do not read book 3 until you read books One & Two | So I did. I found the first book the best of the lot. The second book was good and might have been a better conclusion to the series. The third book was ok - my personal take was that it was too violent (especially for teens) and by the end I wasn't liking them as heroes very much (least of all Heather). Still they al... | [] | 1612184952 | 1612184952 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,356,445,029,000 | 2 | false |
3 | Terrific premise | It was just too unbelievable and the writing kept tripping me out of the story. It was OK but I probably will not read another by this author. I have read better fan fiction on the internet.<br /><br />Nuclear weapons in a terrorist country. An ancient prophecy of the end of times. The two are connected with a beautifu... | [] | 0765329336 | 0765329336 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,356,134,581,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Perfect gift! Ages 13 and up | Are you not able to see the beauty in this world? This is for you! Do you not think God hears you? This is for you!<br /><br />Do you feel God is not with you all the time? This is for you! Are you having difficulty finding God in all the good that surrounds us? This is for you!<br /><br />Are you only seeing evil in t... | [] | 031044022X | 031044022X | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,356,131,891,000 | 0 | false |
4 | The book of Job set in Seattle Washington | Blake Sanders' son has committed suicide. His wife is now his ex-wife and intent on making him stew in misery. He was fired from his job after being set up as an embezzler. On the bright side he successfully stops a woman from jumping off a bridge.<br /><br />Going on 12 months since his life started falling apart he i... | [] | 1612184189 | 1612184189 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,355,962,043,000 | 1 | false |
5 | Unique, amusing and set in Germany | Martin Gänsewein is a Cologne, Germany coroner - a bit of a nerd and a vegetarian.<br /><br />Pascha is outrageous, foulmouthed, funny, former car thief, now ace detective crime writer, and currently undead 24 year-old. What was that last one?<br /><br />Two more mis-matched yet compatible people you will find hard to ... | [] | 1611090423 | 1611090423 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,355,635,309,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Hollywood or Bust? | Studly Danny Masters originally from Long Island, NY is on top of the world, his scripts have won Emmys (TV) and a Tony (Broadway), and his latest screenplay is a shoe-in for an Oscar. He's dating a gorgeous movie-star, but questions the reality of tinsel town. He is divorced with a 14 year old daughter and is a 15 yea... | [] | 1612184243 | 1612184243 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,355,630,885,000 | 0 | false |
4 | I could not put this down until the last page | Luckily it was the weekend and only a 200 page book.<br /><br />A series of beautifully written compelling, mysterious and riveting vignettes. Alternating between a daughter recalling events of her childhood with her mother, and people they come into contact with.<br /><br />All the daughter remembers is life with her... | [] | 1611091438 | 1611091438 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,355,622,606,000 | 0 | false |
4 | First Amish book for me, | The "Reading Group Guide" make this a total winner for a group new to Amish fiction written by Yankee/English, and the glossary at the beginning of the book was helpful. If you are new to Amish romance (a speculative fiction concept for me) this isn't a bad choice but perhaps the first book in the series would ... | [] | 1595547762 | 1595547762 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,355,600,707,000 | 0 | false |
3 | The cover caught my eye | Sixteen year old Benjamin is a twice failed suicide. His parents leave him at "The Roaring Orchards School for Troubled Teens" a boarding school in upstate New York.<br /><br />Aubrey, the founder and headmaster, is the anti-Dumbledore of Harry Potter fame. Stable and Sage he isn't. Aubrey's creed is a list of seven a... | [] | 1616951885 | 1616951885 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,355,462,476,000 | 0 | false |
4 | a compelling read even if torture turns your stomache | Nicholas Colt was a rock star, a lead guitarist until a disaster ended it all 20 years ago. Now after a narcotics conviction he's a ex-PI making serious money as a "security consultant."<br /><br />Colt takes the case of a young man who has received a threatening letter: play for real an ultraviolent kill-or-be-killed... | [] | 1469210932 | 1469210932 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,355,460,173,000 | 1 | false |
3 | miserable people, behaving miserablely | David & Jo Henniger live unhappily in London. Old "friends" Richard & Dally invite them to their annual weekend decadent party, worthy of Roman emperors, in the Moroccan desert.<br /><br />At lunch David, in a foul mood, drinks too much. As dusk approaches they search the dark road for their hosts, out of the darkness... | [] | 0307889033 | 0307889033 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,355,456,981,000 | 2 | false |
4 | a winner with my 10 year old nephew | 13 year old David moves to Japan for a year and doesn't fit in at all, until he attends a temple ceremony and is possessed by a Japanese god. Everything seems way cool - able to speak Japanese, turn into a tiger, will a magic sword into his hand. Then he is confronted by terrifying demons of Japanese legend seeking v... | [] | 4805312289 | 4805312289 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,355,451,638,000 | 1 | false |
3 | It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad Baja World!! | Archaeologist Digby Rigby finds the legendary `Jesuit Treasure' of jewels, then is kidnapped. Digby's sister gets worried when she doesn't hear from him and she hires the intrepid Arizona PI Toozie McGill. Toozie beguiles her buddy the billionaire attorney Atticus Fish to use his seaplane in the search. Atticus & his ... | [] | 1612184987 | 1612184987 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,355,448,455,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Not so much a mystery as a Hitchcock psychological drama | The summer of 1990 Galveston Island on the Gulf Coast of Texas<br /><br />Photographer Clare Porterfield's once-happy marriage to Michael disintegrated under the strain of the accidental death of their 6 year old daughter Bailey a year earlier. Clare believes the famous picture she took of her daughter lead to her deat... | [] | 0385535864 | 0385535864 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,355,406,599,000 | 2 | false |
4 | Intrigue & espionage, bullets & Catholic priests, pickpockets & snipers, Germans & munitions | Like a movie with John Wayne or Steve McQueen!<br /><br />Kit is a war correspondent from Chicago covering the Mexican civil war of 1914 and the resulting American invasion of Vera Cruz. Kit falls for Luisa, a laundress, who is not as innocent as she seems and not in this novel as much as I needed. Intrigue & espionag... | [] | 0802120466 | 0802120466 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,355,370,423,000 | 0 | false |
3 | Not exactly a match dot com dream couple | Six years ago, at age 19, gorgeous college student Regan Martin (daughter of an illegal Mexican immigrant mother and French father) fell in love with a married man - only she didn't know he was married to the daughter of the powerful DeLuca family. He took off with millions in family money, she is left an unwed mother... | [] | 1612185851 | 1612185851 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,355,258,077,000 | 2 | false |
5 | Spies & Double agents, Fathers and Sons, Truth & Intrigue | Tremendous depth of character and story - highly recommended.<br /><br />1984 (how apt!) twenty-seven year old Washington DC journalist Bill Cage is granted an interview with his boyhood idol, CIA from 1957-73, turned best-selling novelist of the past 20 years Edwin Lemaster. Lemaster left the CIA in '73, a month after... | [] | 0307700135 | 0307700135 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,354,467,264,000 | 0 | false |
5 | one `OMG!' moment after another | Gwen is happily married to Paul, who is currently unemployed, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, they have a three-year-old daughter. Gwen's been working at Pace Pharmaceuticals for eighteen months, six months ago she was promoted to the position of Manager of Quality Assurance.<br /><br />Fifteen years ago i... | [] | 0843963670 | 0843963670 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,354,459,973,000 | 0 | false |
3 | Not sure I will read another by this author | No crime needed - there is already enough drama for a soap opera. Celeste and Adam have been married over 10 years, Celeste has lost Adam through his addictions and when her violent compulsive gambler husband cannot grow up she needs to walk away for the sake of their son, and does. Jake witnesses Adam chocking Celeste... | [] | 030771683X | 030771683X | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,354,402,395,000 | 0 | false |
4 | He! The joke is on me | He! The joke is on me<br /><br />I saw the cover and thought I was buying a novel about a bar in Portland Oregon, the cover grabbed my attention so much that I didn't read the blurb before I got it.<br /><br />That being said I enjoyed this book tremendously. Tony's zest for life, and for good, and living by Jesus' wor... | [] | 0849947391 | 0849947391 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,354,399,398,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Granted, Child kidnapping is not my usual taste in stories | Scott is a reporter on the San Francisco crime beat. He is contacted by `the Piper' about doing an interview.<br /><br />The Piper has become wealthy from his day job abducting and ransoming children of wealthy families (not exactly a college career track core course). The call was a setup and results in the murder of ... | [] | 0843959800 | 0843959800 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,354,396,175,000 | 0 | false |
3 | Or, the Perils of Pauline | Hayden lands a dream job with Marin Design Engineering thanks to college buddy Shane. They had lost touch and then Shane shows up with a terrific job offer.<br /><br />Next thing you know Shane OD's on drugs and Hayden learns the lead project designer on the top-secret project committed suicide. The only clue an encry... | [] | 1612184065 | 1612184065 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,354,391,366,000 | 0 | false |
3 | refreshing story in a period of time I enjoy | It's the eleventh-century England and the son of William the Conqueror now rules. Philippe le Peregrine is the king's emissary. He was cursed by an evil sorcerer resulting in the death of his wife. The curse keeps him from caring for another person as protection against the curse.<br /><br />Leonie of Bosewood is a hu... | [] | 1612185932 | 1612185932 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,354,065,807,000 | 2 | false |
4 | Ha! On me! I thought this was a cookbook! | Lucky for me it's more than a cookbook.<br /><br />The story of a modern Daniel Boone, growing up in Michigan, one of three sons of a hunter. Beginning at age eight when he shot a squirrel, to age 13 his first deer, then hunting his way through college, a career as a fur trapper, hunting sheep in Alaska, canoeing the ... | [] | 0385529813 | 0385529813 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,353,811,925,000 | 0 | false |
3 | When weren't there Globe Quakes? | Pretty much on the dry side - I would recommend it for academic reading. Or perhaps read a chapter a week. Fascinating look at the beliefs held by one man of great influence.<br /><br />Wallace Henley authored over 20 books, worked in the Nixon White House, is the teaching pastor at Houston's 59,000-member Second Bapti... | [] | 1595555013 | 1595555013 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,353,803,473,000 | 0 | false |
3 | 12 stories that are all over the map | Sylvie, Anna, Frances, Maureen, Vita - meet at Oxford University, they move to New York where dates, crappy jobs, unplanned pregnancy, roommates, failure, haunted houses, jealousy and cancer take their toll.<br /><br />Laugh-out-loud momments and mordent humor make this a book easily enjoyed. Top notch writing. The am... | [] | 0307951820 | 0307951820 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,353,692,796,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Sequel to Me & Emma | Sequel to Me & Emma<br /><br />the cover creeped me out so much that I held off getting the book for 3 months<br /><br />I would classify this novel as fitting more in the General Fiction/Literature then mystery. Engrossing writing that keeps you reading even when the story becomes less grounded.<br /><br />Nine-year-o... | [] | 0345524438 | 0345524438 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,353,686,269,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Sibling infighting & love, marital strife & reconciliation, passionate women & introspective men | Oh my gosh anyone can identify to some degree with this novel. I am thankful that my own family is not as intense, competitive and emotional as this one. The NY Times and Washington Post were spot on in their reviews.<br /><br />Marilyn and David's forty-year marriage is falling apart.<br /><br />Clarissa, the oldest o... | [] | 0375424369 | 0375424369 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,353,610,420,000 | 1 | false |
5 | 5th in the FBI Special Agent Raleigh Harmon series, an evangelical Christian literature favorite | Raleigh is a rebel and thinks on her own and for that I am going to get the other books in the series. The reader also is not beaten over the head with religious beliefs to the detriment of the story.<br /><br />Spot on dry humor and cynicism were a excellent touch.<br /><br />Special Agent Raleigh Harmon is undercover... | [] | 1595545360 | 1595545360 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,353,606,672,000 | 1 | false |
5 | Love & Family, Church politics & racism, Death & single parenting, pride & Faith, divorce & adultery, | The writing is top of the line and would heartily recommend this author and these books for someone looking for stories rich in characters and Christian faith.<br /><br />The Sanders and Dillon families return to their hometown at Christmas were they have been close long time neighbors in Hope Springs North Carolina s... | [] | 1595549978 | 1595549978 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,353,601,600,000 | 0 | false |
3 | ermahgerd! | This is a sequel to the debut novel `The Dummy Line'. Stockbroker Jake Crosby, we are told, is an outdoorsman. Eighteen months ago in a rural Alabama hunting camp Jake killed two vicious thugs trying to kill him and his young daughter. Criminal Ethan "Moon Pie" Daniels took exception to Jake saving his daughter's life ... | [] | 1612187218 | 1612187218 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,353,023,208,000 | 0 | false |
4 | inspirational self-help - good writer | Confirmed my belief in getting rid of bad baggage - walk away - walk away! I have not lost any weight as of yet but that may change in the new year with more positive life changes on my part.<br /><br />After I gave it a read I asked my Christian Fundamentalist sister to read it and give me her feedback (I'm Catholic)... | [] | 0849948428 | 0849948428 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,352,858,793,000 | 1 | false |
3 | Rape, grisly Torture, Sexual abuse, Gruesome details, emotional Abuse | Too much rape - too much graphic rape - had to give this a pass after only a few chapters, that was too bad because the author can write complex, interesting stories.<br /><br />Back in 2003 when originally published (BTW I LOVED the cover of the 2011 edition I bought) this was the third in a series set in small town i... | [] | B000FC11OC | B000FC11OC | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,352,857,523,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Over 250 ways to make your business reach the market you want | 24 key processes that can enable you and your company market better<br /><br />Not just for Trade show throwers and goers - Everything from A to Z in marketing to in today's go-go world.<br />Chock full of fresh ideas - that inspire more ideas from the reader, that the reader can tailor to suit their business.<br /><br... | [] | 0789749130 | 0789749130 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,352,854,413,000 | 0 | false |
4 | compelling whodunit | Christine Prusik is the chief forensic anthropologist in Chicago, Illinois for the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)<br /><br />She has a gruesome serial killer strangling women and dumping their eviscerated bodies in neighboring Indiana, with a carved figurine in their throat (yuck - didn't need that visual).<br /... | [] | 161218605X | 161218605X | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,352,811,600,000 | 1 | false |
2 | Blasphemy | I wanted to enjoy it, truly I did. Robert B. Parker was my all time favorite go to author. I truly mourned his passing. No one could equal him at writing his own characters but I wanted to give this a try figuring his estate couldn't possibly let dreck be published in his name.<br /><br />I was wrong.<br /><br />I got ... | [] | 0399159495 | 0399159495 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,352,699,837,000 | 6 | false |
5 | Bawdy Farce about the Mob, who knew? | WOULD LOVE THIS AS AN AUDIO NOVEL!<br /><br />My 74 year old dad who loves crime novels and mob movies, is in rehab fighting for his life and this was the one light in our time together that I can read this aloud and we both laugh at the absurdity. This Jersey girl thanks you Bob Garfield.<br /><br />Jack Schiavone, em... | [] | 1612183964 | 1612183964 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,352,698,946,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Excellent end and wrap up - no loose threads | Detective Sergeant Apelu Soifua spent seven years in the San Francisco Police Department, now back home on the 70 miles island of American Samoa where no one is a stranger.<br /><br />A family's home is burglarized, not just any family - the VP of the tuna cannery, the islands largest industry. The detective follows o... | [] | 1612185002 | 1612185002 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,352,157,879,000 | 0 | false |
4 | A real GOTCHA! | 35 year old Becca is burned out, her workaholic husband is burned out, their 14 year old daughter is miserable and wants the whole family to join her there, their 5 year old is your typical out of control tiny tot. Becca's dad is fading into dementia. Becca's step-mom is a wonderful woman and the only mother Becca has ... | [] | 0987745778 | 0987745778 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,352,050,996,000 | 1 | false |
5 | Perfect Coming of Age novel | Ren Molson is a small town girl from the Midwestern United States. She just graduated from her local community college, next up is another 2 years in university/college getting her Bachelor of Arts.<br /><br />Ren is the only lesbian she knows. She has great friends from childhood who are, and have been, supportive of... | [] | 1602827486 | 1602827486 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,352,039,932,000 | 7 | false |
4 | Silly cover - better novel ! | The author has been published since 1974 (non-fiction, paranormal fiction and mysteries) so I knew I had a winner before getting this book. After reading this 5th in a series of 6 books I bought the other 5.<br /><br />We first met federal agent Alexandra LaDuca in the RUSSIAN TRILOGY, she's smart, tough and cool under... | [] | 0310324564 | 0310324564 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,351,987,617,000 | 1 | false |
4 | who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Vicar of Nether Monkslip knows! | The author is the Agatha-winner of three witty and highly entertaining British cozy mysteries featuring the crusty Cambridgeshire policeman Detective Chief Inspector Arthur St. Just (Death of a Cozy Writer & Death and the Lit Chick), his assistant, Sergeant Fear and his girlfriend the crime novelist Portia De'Ath.<br /... | [] | 0312647972 | 0312647972 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,351,976,415,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Insider''s window to Hockey, in this case leading to Murder | The bubble gum card at the beginning of the book, with Shade's lifetime hockey career stats, told me this was going to be a fun read.<br /><br />Even tho I got the Bobby Hull Hockey game for Christmas 1970 I don't follow the sport (however going to a game with ring sides seats is a ton of fun).<br /><br />I really enjo... | [] | 0670066907 | 0670066907 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,351,972,438,000 | 1 | false |
5 | 2010: High School students & football players, parents & coaches - A poverty stricken town | 40 minutes from the Florida Gold Coast of Palm Beach, Jupiter - A town of 17,000 with no jobs. Why no Jobs? Why so many people? The town didn't exist 100 years ago. Then the Everglades were drained. The rich soil became owned by large corporations. Corporations employed migrant workers. As automation set in the migran... | [] | 0307888622 | 0307888622 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,351,860,639,000 | 1 | false |
3 | Always excited to try a "Man Booker Prize" winning author | This novel just didn't do it for me.. The prose was gorgeous at times and over-wrought at others.<br /><br />I probably would have enjoyed it much more if I had read the first two novels in this series.<br /><br />I am very glad I read to the end.<br /><br />ANCIENT LIGHT is the 18th book from the Man Booker Prize-winn... | [] | 0307957055 | 0307957055 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,351,815,533,000 | 2 | false |
5 | From the very first page I was hooked by Grace | This is a total feel good romance. Very current, very now, very funny, very real. Loved Grace, thought Tyler was an all around great guy and the ending was all I could want. I loved Grace's humor and that she can spot hypocrites, sheep and bigots from the first chapter. | [] | 1250003504 | 1250003504 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,351,560,919,000 | 5 | false |
5 | New to me author - Winner! | Complex plot and a Surprise Surprise Surprise conclusion has made me go and find the first novel (A SMALL FORTUNE published March 2010) in this trilogy and then get to read this novel again.<br /><br />Benny (the biological child of Celia's ex-husband Jonathan and Benicio's sister Isabel who are both in jail for crimes... | [] | 1935597663 | 1935597663 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,351,556,577,000 | 0 | false |
5 | For fans of the TV show MAD MEN ... | ... and fans of good story telling.<br /><br />A Must for any Book Club. This is a compelling read that I didn't put down until the last page.<br /><br />FABULOUS introduction. This is a perfect slice of life for anyone who enjoys the work of interior pieces and would make a interesting play.<br /><br />The novel was f... | [] | 1612183190 | 1612183190 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,351,540,865,000 | 1 | false |
4 | Australia 1816 to 1830 from the POV of a 1st generation woman | Epic tale. Fascinating character study. No need to read THE LIEUTENANT (see below). THE SECRET RIVER plays a significant role in this novel, I had not read it first (now I have) and feel it added suspense to my reading not to have read it.<br /><br />Sarah/Dolly, Jack and John where terrific characters. Because the Po... | [] | 0802120245 | 0802120245 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,351,525,609,000 | 0 | false |
4 | Major League Lacrosse - never heard of it - lol! | True story: fitness guru `Body by Jake' and 30 year old former Princeton University lacrosse standout Dave Morrow, together with money man Tim Robertson created Major League Lacrosse (now in its 12th season. From 1998 to 2001 obstacles, setbacks, crisis and chaos makes it seem a longshot.<br /><br />I got it first for... | [] | 1401940277 | 1401940277 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,351,471,416,000 | 1 | false |
5 | Perfect escapist reading | I got this book after having such a wonderful spring vacation in Glenwood Springs Colorado that I wanted more of it. This is a book where crappy things happen to good people. It's eventually a feel good book and when you are in a low place yourself this will be the perfect read. Don't look too closely at whys and wh... | [] | 1250013879 | 1250013879 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,351,458,725,000 | 2 | false |
5 | And Laughter Fell From the Sky | But alot didn't land in this book<br /><br />Which makes perfect sense as the Author says in her afterword that it was inspired by Edith Wharton's THE HOUSE OF MIRTH. Yes! There are so many similarities between that time in upper class American life and the Indian immigrants experience today - fascinating!<br /><br /... | [] | 0062105760 | 0062105760 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,351,450,376,000 | 0 | false |
4 | December in wine-making Clare Valley, South Australia | The author's seventh novel and a follow-up to her earlier `The Alphabet Sisters' (Lola's grandchildren). 84-year-old Lola focuses on her grandchildren & their families, Lola's romances past & present and Lola's gal pals from the local charity where they volunteer. Her son and daughter-in-law own the Valley View Motel,... | [] | 0345534034 | 0345534034 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,351,440,750,000 | 1 | false |
3 | ok first novel | I really felt like I got to know Grace, Michael, Bea and the others - however their actions left me flummoxed. Especially the ending. The stories start when all of Europe is on the brink of World War 1 that has been looming for a decade. The best part is over the next 4 years we see from their Point of View as Bea and ... | [] | 0345803280 | 0345803280 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,351,435,917,000 | 0 | false |
4 | This Jersey girl really liked it and so did my Dad | I got this to read to my football loving/Soprano watching Dad while he is in the hospital, and it was a total winner for the two of us. It bascally is a book length series of vignettes, all are entertaining. The author seems like a great guy to his friends and family and he can certainly tell a story! This is a book... | [] | 0307955982 | 0307955982 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,351,433,444,000 | 0 | false |
5 | All the things I love when reading Dickens ... | ... with all the depressing dark elements relentlessly exposed<br /><br />Ostracized Hungarian gypsy boys `Romas' look for plunder, an abandoned Soviet military base hospital, a Roma law student (Sandor Horvath) future destroyed by prejudice, Hungarian Gypsies in a Copenhagen suburb secretly suffering a deadly plague, ... | [] | 1616951702 | 1616951702 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,351,291,034,000 | 0 | false |
5 | a Murder She Wrote plot if Jessica Fletcher was in her 30's | Very Entertaining<br /><br />I really really enjoyed the writing, the story - everything about the book was a perfect tea cozy mystery.<br /><br />BFF's in college Gretchen and Jaimie stay in touch but have no time to see each other, Gretchen is an author of the best seller "Tammyland".<br /><br />- then one day Gretch... | [] | 0062103105 | 0062103105 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,351,287,292,000 | 1 | false |
3 | We have a stiff, also stiff language, stiff characters & stiff plot | I was really looking forward to this new to me author. Maybe it's the translation or a Finnish style. To me, the narrator droned on, making a police procedural a little different and a lot uninteresting.<br /><br />The main character is more a drifting law student with an unappreciated job (rather than a cop). She se... | [] | 1612184375 | 1612184375 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,351,274,729,000 | 0 | false |
5 | Loved loved loved it - getting the other two books now! | What a delight! From the first page to the epilogue and author `thank you' at the end. I couldn't get enough of Waverly or her creator. Definite feel good, charming and funny novel.<br /><br />It really put a smile on my face when I have needed it most caring for my Dad. Even when Waverly made choices I would not hav... | [] | 1612183735 | 1612183735 | AFWVN52MRBWOTIK7UGXBWGOY4HBA | 1,351,255,026,000 | 0 | false |
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