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.Deadly Intent
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by: Lynda La Plante

September 01, 2008
Brilliant book, couldn't put it down, it has to be the best yet, each page was as exciting as the last, great book.

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.The Final Reckoning
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by: Sam Bourne

August 04, 2008
It takes me a while to get involved in books but this one I stuck with. Although the idea behind it was good there is no real story, and eventually the writer goes off at a tangent and is not talking about the present story line, but another one set 50 years in the past.

He also spends far too much time describing the 'passion' between the two lead characters which seemed to come from no where but still be a dominant part of the story for some reason.

I think the writer was too involved in this story, and as such kept leading off at tangents which ultimately made me lose interest.
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.The Evil Seed
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by: Joanne Harris

September 11, 2008
I love JH's style of writing and I certainly wasn't disappointed here! She manages to hold the threads of the story together well, though I'm not convinced that the ending worked so well. Not sure how else she could have ended it though! Highly recommended.
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.The Uncommon Reader
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by: Alan Bennett

July 03, 2008
Fortunately, Alan Bennett has already declined a knighthood - meeting England's sword wielding Queen after publishing The Uncommon Reader might be a little, shall we say, 'ambiguous'.

But then again, Alan Bennett has a charm and humour which might, if the present monarch does actually read, disarm even the most, "We are not amused!"

The story is simple; England's Queen suddenly develops a passion for reading which humanises her. It does not, however, result in any final satisfaction and at the end of the book we are left with a twist that seems to be setting Mrs Windsor off on a whole new adventure.

In such stark outline it is a piece of amusing trivia ... and I've read several reviews which don't seem to have moved ... Read More:
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.Got You Back
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by: Jane Fallon

August 15, 2008
I read this as a bit of light relief from the normal crime novels that I read. It was funny in parts and easy to read, as other reviewers have said, it starts off well with the plans for revenge but then this does tend to ease up as the storyline focuses on Stephanie's new relationship. Her new boyfriend has zero personality and I couldn't take to him at all. As for the rest of the cast, Stephanie, James and Katie are reasonably well depicted, and generally it's a mildly amusing book, I did feel almost sorry for James at times, especially after the phone call to the London vets about the dead dog.
In summary, it's not the funniest book I've ever read but not a bad read.
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.Firefight
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by: Chris Ryan

September 25, 2008
You know what to expect when you start reading a Chris Ryan novel. The formula has been well established by now and the author has become, over time, extremely proficient at his work. Readers familiar with Mr Ryan's style will naturally expect certain elements to be present in the work - the trademark action sequences and procedural details, for example - but many reviews of the authors' last few novels seem to suggest that, in doing so, the work has lost some of the immediacy that Mr Ryan's earlier novels undoubtedly possessed. An unfair assessment, to say the very least!

Firefight is certainly one of the best novels Ryan has written in many years, and that is said by a reader who has greatly enjoyed the most recent offerings, as much as the first ... Read More:
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.A Killing Frost
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by: R.D. Wingfield

October 09, 2008
Its sad that this will be the last Frost book but lovely to be able to say that Mr Wingfield went out on a high. This is the real Frost, not the somewhat sanitised TV version, rude, crude and full of piss and vinegar. Frost and his nemesis, Superintendent Mullett, battle it out to the end in a multilayered story that makes one laugh and cringe in equal amounts.
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.Dark Fire (Shardlake)
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by: C.J. Sansom

May 18, 2007
I have just finished this book and, after Dissolution, I am well and truly addicted to this series. I really like the lead character of Matthew Shardlake and the other characters in this and the previous book. Will be starting on Sovereign asap and can't wait to read Revelation from what I've read on Amazon about that story. There seems to be a plethora of murder-thriller type books set in the 15th-16th century around at the moment but this is without doubt the best of them all.
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.Wuthering Heights (Penguin Popular Classics)
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by: Emily Bronte

January 13, 1994
I thought it was time to expand my reading horizons with some classic literature without blowing my budget, so this Penguin Popular Classic at £2 seemed the ideal choice, particularly as, when I used the 'Search Inside' facility, it showed in the list of contents a preface, chronology, introduction and further reading.

When I received the book, these 42 pages were missing, and on closer inspection I see the 'Search Inside' facility shows a completely different, more expensive Penguin edition.

This seems highly misleading to me - it's disappointing that a publisher with the status of Penguin would mislead customers like this.

5 stars for the story, reduced to 3 for cheating!!
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.One Fifth Avenue
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by: Candace Bushnell

September 23, 2008
I bought this book on a whim, needing a pick me up on a cold and dreary weekend. I wasn't sure if Bushnell could deliver the goods, but this novel was genuinely enjoyable. She's created an interesting little story and filled it with a mix of likable and not so likable characters. While her insight into New York society seems slightly dated, in spite of the many new media references, her passion for the city shines through as she manages to capture both its glorious history and the never-ending struggle for success.

This book won't put any demands on you as a reader, but it will help to while away a few hours.
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