Tag: Books review
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Books – Review of Iron Widow – 2021 – Awe-inspiring & Engaging
Book Review – Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao My Rating – 5 out of 5 Plot Summary (Storyline) – Iron Widow Xiran Jay Zhao’s young adult novel awes the reader with a reimagined retelling of the only female emperor in Chinese History, Wu Zetian. Iron Widow brings to life a world that is paradoxically…
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Book Review – Tell Tale by Jeffrey Archer – 2019 – Full of Surprise Twists
Book Review – Tell Tale by Jeffrey Archer Rating of Tell Tale – 4.5 out of 5 The only reason I’m not giving a 5 to this is because this left me wanting for more!! Plot Summary – Tell Tale This starts off with a story that’s a 100 word long with a proper beginning, body and…
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Books – Review of Autopsy by Patricia Cornwell – 2021 – Dazzling Read
Book Review of Autopsy by Patricia Cornwell – A Well Written Novel My Rating – 3.9 out of 5 Plot Summary (Storyline) – Autopsy Patricia Cornwell’s protagonist for this series is Dr. Ray Scarpetta, an Italian-American forensic scientist who is now Chief Medical Examiner for Virginia having just been transferred from Boston. Her husband Brenton…
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Books – Review of A Hill to Die On by Ed James – 2021 – Intriguing Cop Novel
Book Review – A Hill to Die On by Ed James – Lovable Cop Novel My Rating – 4 out of 5 Plot Summary (Storyline) – A Hill to Die On One of my most favorite fictional cops – DI Simon Fenchurch is back with his 2021 edition – A Hill to Die On and…
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Books – Review of The Midnight Lock by Jeffery Deaver – 2021 – Epic Novel
Book Review – The Midnight Lock by Jeffery Deaver – Worth the Wait! My Rating – 4 out of 5 Plot Summary (Storyline) – The Midnight Lock After a very long wait for a Lincoln Rhyme thriller, author Jeffery Deaver obliges! The Midnight Lock is another rocking read with Criminalist, Forensic Specialist, and intuitive Detective…
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Books – Review of Gated Prey by Lee Goldberg – 2021 – Badass Cop Novel
Book Review – Gated Prey by Lee Goldberg – Exciting Read My Rating – 4 out of 5 Plot Summary (Storyline) – Gated Prey Another series about Los Angeles Police, only this time it is not LAPD but LASD – the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department. Our main protagonist is Eve Ronin, a young detective with…
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Books – Review of Fear No Evil by James Patterson – 2021 – Blockbuster Thriller
Book Review – Fear No Evil by James Patterson – Great Read! My Rating – 4 out of 5 Plot Summary (Storyline) – Fear No Evil Come the end of the year, come Alex Cross, the much-loved protagonist created by James Patterson and the only series he still writes solo. Throughout the rest of the…
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Books – Review of Serpentine by Jonathan Kellerman – 2021 – Astounding Thriller
Book Review – Serpentine by Jonathan Kellerman – Absorbing Narrative My Rating – 3.5 out of 5 Plot Summary (Storyline) – Serpentine Admittedly, my first Jonathan Kellerman, and it certainly won’t be my last! This year has been a year of discovery for me, particularly new authors. Some on their debut, some seasoned but I…
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Books – Review of Nothing Left by Scott Blade – 2021 – Terrific Action Novel
Book Review of Nothing Left by Scott Blade – A Jack Widow Novel My Rating – 3.8 out of 5 Plot Summary (Storyline) – Nothing Left My first Scott Blade and first Jack Widow. Created in the image of Jack Reacher, Widow is almost a Reacher clone. While Reacher is ex-Army MP, Widow is Navy,…
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Books – Review of Never by Ken Follett – 2021 – Wonderful Novel
Book Review – Never by Ken Follett – Fascinating Storytelling My Rating – 4 out of 5 Plot Summary (Storyline) – Never The ominous tagline ‘The path to war begins with one false step‘ sets the tone for master storyteller Ken Follett’s thick standalone novel ‘Never’. Stepping away from his last decade’s favorite genre of…