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Miles To Go, the Second Journal of Richard Paul Evans "Walk Series" by popsrocks Pros: Short interesting stories within the stories.
Cons: nothing noted except I wish the books were a bit longer. Immediately after reading "The Walk," the opening salvo of Richard Paul Evans Walk Series, I went to my local library looking for the next two books of the series. I have read both and now look forward to the fourth book that comes out in days. After ...
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May 13, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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The consequences of fallen angels--or--the sins of the father... by dandj Pros: Good angle on fallen angel story; some surprises; pace in second half; not a series
Cons: Red herring was in-your-face obvious; pace in first half; not a series Bridget Liu is 15 years old and can hear demons, not just when they're speaking through a human's body, but any time they're near, in any form or lack thereof. This unwanted "gift" has landed her the role of exorcist, alongside her mentor Monsignor ...
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May 14, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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A Little Bit of Showmanship and Leverage by msiduri Pros: Interesting tale, presented well. The authors make sense of a confusing set of circumstances
Cons: Ebook formatting not the best I was curious enough while poking around the net researching Johanna Michaelsen’s story for my review of her book, The Beautiful Side of Evil ...
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May 14, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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The Thinking Man's Ranger Is Back In "The Coyote Tracker" by kevintipple Pros: Plot, storylines, action, and adventure....
Cons: none for me. May 1875 finds Texas Ranger Josiah Wolfe back in Austin, Texas and very much in career limbo. Wolfe is still is a Texas Ranger despite the recent events and the media backlash. But, he has been told to stay in Austin and await the arrival of Captain ...
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May 14, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Transformers: Regeneration One Vol. 1 - And it begins again. by luquillo Pros: Artwork, story and plot, fans will love this
Cons: Fans will love this more than anyone else, needed more action On the metallic planet of Cybertron a race of intelligent robots exist. The planet was at peace for a time until an army was formed called the Decepticons. Lead by a powerful robot named Megatron, they began a war with another faction called the ...
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May 14, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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I'm Listening With A Broken Ear ~Vicky Kaseorg by susidee34 Pros: wonderful story, artfully written
Cons: none for me On an innocent trip taking her daughter to the doctor, Vicky Kaseorg passed a shopping center and noticed an emaciated dog lying next to the road. From the swollen teats it was obvious this pitiful creature had recently given birth but no puppies were in ...
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May 14, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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A good introduction to a southern California coast people by Stephen_Murray Pros: drawings, information packed
Cons: music is hard to hear from prose description After visiting Santa Cruz Island, one of the (Santa Barbara) Channel Islands last week, I picked up the brief but informative book California’s Chumash Indians, a project of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural ...
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May 14, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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The Road To Grace: The Third Journal of Richard Paul Evans, "The Walk Series" by popsrocks Pros: easy to read
Characters tied togeher well Cons: nothing to note. I must admit that after reading The Walk a New York Times Bestseller, by Richard Paul Evans I immediately went to my local library and took out the next two books that follow this series, Miles To Go and this one Road To Grace. With ...
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May 14, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Take Responsibility, Change Your Life by goldmoon Pros: Introduces (or reinforces) a concept EVERYONE can utilize.
Cons: May be a little simplistic for some. The stories could get repetitive. It seems like such an easy concept: the only person you can change is yourself, so why bother blaming others and expecting them to change? However, it is such a hard concept to put into practice on a regular basis. It seems so much easier to ...
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May 14, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Splendors and Glooms: Creepy Victorian Era Novel For Children by GravityGirl Pros: Very well written, engaging plot, interesting characters
Cons: None I was looking for something new to read, and Splendors and Glooms popped up on a “People who were interested in XXX were also interested in…” ...
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May 14, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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_The Queen's Man:_ Penman turns to a historical mystery series. by telynor Pros: Not bad at all and full of twists and deception.
Cons: On the whole, not bad for a first novel in a series. Ever since she wrote her first novel, I've been a big fan of author Sharon Kay Penman. Her ability to capture the feel of a time and place is impeccable, with her re-creations of Plantagenet England having plenty of insight and that rare quality of ...
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May 14, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Moloka'i by kairosdreaming Pros: It made me shed tears.
Cons: I'm sure there were some cons, but I didn't see them. I'm not ashamed to admit I sobbed several times through the reading of this book. It was a tragic, yet beautiful telling of life in a place where people were sent to die. And it is probably one of the best books I've read in the last couple ...
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May 14, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Middlesex - Not the Story I was Expecting to Read by mmcphee Pros: Very well written
Cons: Not the story I was expecting What does it mean to be male or female? Is it nature or nurture? Can one be born one gender and reborn another? These are questions narrator Cal Stephanides explores in Jeffrey Eugenides’ novel Middlesex. Cal Stephanides was born Calliope ...
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May 15, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Jennifer McMahon's "The One I Left Behind": I Could've Left it Behind by scmrak Pros: strong female characters
Cons: predictable plot, superfluous plot threads, unanswered questions Just as Reggie Dufrane reached that ever-awkward threshold of adulthood - the teenage years - life jerked the rug out from under her. In the summer of 1985 her Connecticut hometown was held hostage by the serial killer called "Neptune," whose grisly ...
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May 15, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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How Can I See When My Brain is Burning? by msiduri Pros: At lot of interesting material, logically presented.
Cons: Slow at times, but this is forgivable Sometime ago, a woman who used to work with Mr. Siduri complained that her phone at home was being bugged because she could hear people talking on it when she picked it up. Finally one day, she asked him to go up on the roof and find out what those ...
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May 15, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Alcatraz and One Last Adventure – Unfortunately by carstairs38 Pros: Action, humor, characters
Cons: Obviously set up for the never appearing final book How can you not love a book that starts off with exploding teddy bears? Yes, that was pretty much when I knew I’d be raving about Alcatraz Versus the Shattered Lens, the last of the books in this middle grade series by Brandon ...
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May 15, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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_Firestorm at Peshtigo:_ a tragedy that has been mostly forgotten by telynor Pros: Intense storytelling.
Cons: A story that is horrifying in its scope. It seems that whenever a massive natural disaster happens, we can't seem to look away. We grieve for the victims, try to console the families, and make attempts to rebuild. And some disasters become legendary, such as the great fire that swept through ...
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May 15, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Mapping Penny's World by Loreen Leedy by artemis8 Pros: great way to teach about maps while having an interesting story
Cons: nothing really My son's second grade class has been doing a big unit on geography and maps. When I saw Mapping Penny's World on a list of recommended books for 2nd graders I thought it'd be perfect, and it was a cute one.The story is told in the first ...
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May 15, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Alan Dershowitz' Rights From Wrongs: Secular Legal Scholar Offers Theory Of Origin Of Rights~ by jankp Pros: well-argued first part; the rest had interesting ideas
Cons: second and third parts often bored me and seemed irrelevant Building a theory of rights on the history of wrongs...is a call to immediate action... a demand for continuing advocacy of rights. If rights do not come from static sources, such as an eternal God or his unchangeable laws of nature, then we must ...
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May 15, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Second Installment: "Dying Voices: The Carl Burns Mystery Series" by kevintipple Pros: Plot, storylines, characters, etc.
Cons: None. Professor Carl Burns starts the fall semester at Hartley Norman College preparing again to teach the sophomore level course on American Lit. While he has a few jitters regarding the start of the new semester he is very much dreading the upcoming ...
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May 16, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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The Last Refuge is not at Tehran's Library by toiletoctopus Pros: Dewey Andreas, Kohl Meir, U.S., Iran, Israel, Character development, Action, Humor
Cons: None, one of the best thrillers yet As we all know, Iran is a country, that has been rather controversial with regards to its political statements and actions. There's no doubt that they support both Hamas and Hezbollah, and while I have nothing against the people of this country of ...
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May 16, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Miss Silver Solves the Case of the Ivory Dagger by befus Pros: Likable characters; plenty of suspects; some good humor; a pretty solid mystery
Cons: Miss Silver keeps coughing. Ending not quite as strong as it could be. Until recent years, when it came to cozy murder mysteries it seemed that women detectives were far more rare than their male counterparts. In the golden age of cozies, women were more likely to be either sidekicks or distractions to famous male ...
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May 16, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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That's not my bunny, but this is my book! by klkk  Pros: Lovely pictures, Different textures, Repetitive text, Thick pages, Bright colours
Cons: None That's Not My Bunny is a childrens book which is part of a series of award winning books by top childrens book publisher Usborne. Other books in the series include That's Not My Dinosaur, That's Not My Santa, That's Not My Bear, That's Not My Angel, ...
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May 17, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Nothing turns out to be quite a lot! The Hole in the Universe by shopaholic_man Pros: I thought K. C. Cole did a good job of explaining nothing.
Cons: Cole does go over board on the puns sometimes. I love Science. One of my favorite subjects in science is cosmology, the study of the big bang, the universe and how we all got here. Since the dawn of man, we have been fascinated by the heavens. We look out at the planets and the stars and ...
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May 17, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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A LEGO Master Shares his Secrets in "Cool Robots" by JediKermit Pros: Great robot designs, excellent use of different colors and parts, inspires imagination and creativity.
Cons: None I've been a fan of LEGO for decades, and now with two sons of my own, it's not unusual for us to spend a few hours on a weekend building with the hundreds of thousands of little plastic bricks that are stored in various containers in our toy room. ...
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May 17, 2013 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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