On the whole, the book was easy to read. The main characters were engaging and well-written, even if some of the secondary characters felt a bit flat. And I definitely felt that the ending didn’t need an extra ‘twist’. But I am glad I was able to read this book, and while it...
Inside the lift the atmosphere was suffocatingly tense. With a flourish she removed his jacket but before she could return it he closed the distance between them. He slid long fingers very slowly into the damp tangle of her hair. Fierce dark eyes searched her pale, upturned face. Heat ...
free of the men in their lives. But when her new patron turns out to be a precocious twelve-year-old named Eliza Fanning, an unexpected friendship sets in motion a string of events that jeopardizes Nella’s world and threatens to expose the many women whose names are written in her ...
Written from the viewpoint of an third person narrator the story is divided into parts between the years 1990 and 2022. Initially part one seems unconnected with the rest of the narrative, but in a surprising twist, this eventually ties in with the main plot. In the second part we read a...
took his lashings without comment. It’s dark yet beautifully written—just hit a little too close to home. I’m glad to see the representation in here—mental health, blindness, domestic violence survivors—and of course I’m thrilled to see where Dau and Liobhan end up in the final ...
("Would it not be preferable to avoid translation entirely, at any cost?"). And the wisdom is undeniable in such observations as "The best way to avoid death has always been to try to remain alive for as long as possible." Truer words were never written. --Michael Magras, freelance ...
Although the Handel and Haydn Society of Boston indeed considered commissioning such a work, the only motif of it we will ever know may be articulated in the mind’s ear as we read of its stumbling fruition and premiere. Written in a narratively and stylistically episodic style and using onl...
“This is a book set during the Peloponnesian war but its characters could be existing today, and are written by an Irish writer with an Irish lilt. But somehow it works. These are Athenian slaves chained in a pit, creating a play and making pots. And it has all the elements of a bu...
aNeither party shall assign, transfer, entrust or sell any of its assets or rights under this Contract in any other manner without the prior written consent of the other party. Such consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed. For avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding the...
Once again, the book is written in the style of a journal, documenting Emily’s research as well as the events that take place as she and her companions follow leads. The story is almost entirely in her point of view. Secondary characters are different than those in Book 1, but just as...