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Alex’s 2022 Year in Books
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Alex Craigie
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Born
Sunderland, The United Kingdom
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Influences
The first book that really made an impact on me was L M Montgomery's A
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This had so much promise. There were some genuinely creepy moments but, for the most part, I wasn't engaged and found the pace too slow.The ending didn't work for me at all and brought the rating down from a possible 4* to a 3. This is purely subject ...more "
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"Of Water And Dragons is a tale of Celtic mythology set in Roman Britain.
 An injured Roman soldier is rescued and healed by a water fairy. Nemu has spent many years alone in her forest; she hasn’t realised that she felt loneliness until patient is read" Read more of this review » |
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The Misery House (The House on the Hill #1):
"The Misery House is book #1 in The House On The Hill series of Gothic style modern day thrillers.
 Set in a small American town, this story touches on prejudices and small town traditions that often smother those who live there and that make new comers" Read more of this review » |
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A Play by Any Other Name...: Five Shakespeare Plays in Egg-timer Verse
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This is a superb little gem of a book! The author has taken five of Shakespeare's most famous plays and summarised them in verse. This isn't doggerel. The rhyming is unforced and somehow she has managed to capture all the essentials of each play in a ...more |
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| Letting Go focuses on Izzy and Renee, sisters whose lives were fractured by a family tragedy. Alienated from each other, the book begins with them meeting up again for their mother’s funeral and the author has done an amazing job of describing the en ...more | |
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| Hinting at Shadows is a remarkable anthology. There’s a darkness that tells of the unhappiness, fear, longing and brutality that lurks within us and in the world around us. The book is in four sections. In Mindscapes, we are privy to inner thoughts a ...more | |
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| Lion Scream is a remarkable book from Robbie Cheadle. I’ve admired her syllabic poetry in the past, and there are some lovely examples here, but this is more than just a poetry book. Lion Scream gives you fascinating (sometimes heart-breaking) facts ...more | |
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For the Love of Whiskey (The Whiskeys: Dark Knights at Redemption Ranch #2):
"For The Love Of Whiskey is book two of The Whiskeys: Dark Knights At Redemption Ranch.
Sully has recently escaped from a cult and was picked up by a kindly truck driver. He contacted the Dark Knights and they arranged to protect her and take her to Re" Read more of this review » |
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"This is a crime thriller that is hard to put down once you have started. The author has created a wonderful leading character in DS Julie Kite, and a great plot to make best use of her policing skills.
It can be very difficult moving jobs even within " Read more of this review » |
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| To write a complete story in 99 words is a real challenge. It has to have all the hallmarks of a full-length tale without skimping on atmosphere and well-written prose. This collection manages to achieve that goal with every one of these carefully co ...more | |
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