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Monthly Archives: March 2016
Review: The Photo Traveler
The Photo Traveler by Arthur J. Gonzalez My rating: 5 of 5 stars Poor Gavin! Everything in his life seems to go wrong for him. He lost his parents in a house fire when he was very young. He got … Continue reading
Review: The Valley of Fear
The Valley of Fear by Arthur Conan Doyle My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book contains two stories which tie up nicely towards the end. The first is a classic Holmes crime and mystery which is resolved, as expected … Continue reading
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Tagged arthur conan doyle, book review, mining, murder, north america, sherlock holmes
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Review: Genghis: Birth of an Empire
Genghis: Birth of an Empire by Conn Iggulden My rating: 5 of 5 stars (In UK, this book is entitled “Wolf of the Plains”) A more harsh childhood is hard to imagine! Although this book gallops along at Conn Iggulden’s … Continue reading
Writer’s Quote Wednesday – SAY IT NOW!
This is slightly out of step with the new challenge that has been thrown out by Silverthreading and Ronovan Writes, which is #WQWWC Writers Quote Wednesday Writing Challenge – “Wisdom”, but only slightly. I prepared this in advance, so please … Continue reading
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Tagged frederik backman, man called ove, swedish, time, WQW, WQWWC, Writer’s Quote Wednesday, Writers Quote Wednesday Writing Challenge
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Review: The Goshawk
The Goshawk by T.H. White My rating: 5 of 5 stars This was one of the books that I had to read for O-Level English literature, and it was the only really interesting one out of the set. (These were … Continue reading
Review: Doomsday Book
Doomsday Book by Connie Willis My rating: 3 of 5 stars Connie Willis is a very imaginative writer. I love the time travel genre, and this story is one of the better ones that I have read. However, at almost … Continue reading
Review: Return of the Pale Feather
Return of the Pale Feather by E.B. Brown My rating: 5 of 5 stars The complex mix of the related characters in this book is marvelous. I just loved the way that the author made it all seem so natural. … Continue reading
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Tagged bloodstone, e.b. brown, historical fiction, native american, time travel
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Writing, Reading and Reviewing Books For Love
Compassion, respect and kindness are human qualities common to all regardless of any faith position. In this post, I’m making a plea for these three things in the online world of books. Even when readers buy physical books in bricks-and-mortar bookstores…
Review: Conqueror
Conqueror by Conn Iggulden My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a wonderful conclusion to the series. Once I was into the last one hundred pages, I just had to keep reading until I had finished at 2.30 am … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, conn iggulden, ghengis khan, historical fiction, kublai khan, mongol empire, mongolia
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