I am devastated to learn that this is a duology and not a trilogy and that there are therefore no more Wyatt and Emyr stories for me to read. I am comI am devastated to learn that this is a duology and not a trilogy and that there are therefore no more Wyatt and Emyr stories for me to read. I am comforted by the knowledge that the author does have other upcoming releases....more
I reviewed the sneak peek of this book back in January, so you can read about the premise of the book, and how I liked the beginning, over there.
BasicI reviewed the sneak peek of this book back in January, so you can read about the premise of the book, and how I liked the beginning, over there.
Basically, it continued on being awesome when I finally got the full book. The twists and turns were wonderful; I never saw them coming, and I was always surprised (in a good way) by who was a good guy and who was a bad guy, and every other revelation that was thrown at me.
I was shipping Mackenzie and Wesley right from the start, and the interactions between them were some of my favourite parts of the book. I did not much care for the other boy who comes along in the middle of the book, but he was definitely an interesting story line.
I'm not doing it justice, but this was really a fantastic book. I couldn't put it down, and I can't wait for more in this series!
5 stars.
This review is copied from my blog, The Towering Pile. It was originally published here....more
This review is copied from my blog, The Towering Pile. It was originally published here.
Rachel Bertsche moved to Chicago to be with her boyfriend, tirThis review is copied from my blog, The Towering Pile. It was originally published here.
Rachel Bertsche moved to Chicago to be with her boyfriend, tired of being in a long-distance relationship. But before long, while she's happily married, she realises that her new life is missing one very important thing: friends. She's still close to the people she left behind in New York, but still, they're in New York. She wants someone she can call for a last-minute brunch or pedicure. So, she goes on a search for a new BFF, in which she goes on a friend date with a different woman every week for a year.
It's hard for me to even put into words just how much I love this book. I loved it before I even read it, and then I read it, and loved it more. That's because it focuses on a very real and unfortunate phenomenon: it's considered acceptable for a woman to admit she's looking for a man, yet the response to a woman admitting she's looking for a best friend is generally some variation of pity.
I can complete relate to the author of this book. There have been a handful of girls I've considered my best friends during my life. Of those, I'm only still close with one of them. Her name is Megan, and she lives in Vancouver. I see her when she comes back to Winnipeg for holidays, and I went on vacation in Vancouver to visit her last summer. And I know she's my BFF because, even though we both utterly suck at calling and emailing, when we see each other it's as if no time has passed. I'm very lucky to have her as a best friend.
So that's the upside of my friendship situation. (Is this book review getting weirdly personal? Oh well.) The downside is that here in Winnipeg, I, like Rachel, don't have someone I could invite to go wedding dress shopping with me. You see, all my local friends are guys. I studied computer science in university. You meet a lot of guys there, and not a whole lotta ladies. So now I have a group of friends who are super fun, and I can meet them for lunch in the food court, but I cannot call them to talk about feelings. Well I could, but they'd be weirded out, and would not give me the responses I'd need. They certainly wouldn't talk about their feelings.
So anywho, as I read this book, and saw all the ways that Rachel got herself out there meeting new people, I became inspired. I started thinking about how I could go from someone who spends the vast majority of my personal time on my computer or curled up with a book to someone who has more of a balance in life. And I'm already noticing a difference. I'm not going on a friend date every week or anything, but I am getting out there, and it's been really fun.
So, now that you know all about my personal life (hey, that's like the point of the blogosphere, no?), you should read this book! In fact, you should start a book club with a bunch of girls you don't know, and then read this book together. Maybe you'll find your BFF.
Warning: This is a review of the third book in the series, and may therefore contain spoilers from the first two books.
The third and final instalment Warning: This is a review of the third book in the series, and may therefore contain spoilers from the first two books.
The third and final instalment in Stieg Larsson's brilliant Millennium trilogy, this book starts with Lisbeth Salander in critical condition with a bullet in her head. Meanwhile, Mikael Blomkvist struggles to prove her innocence, all while exposing the huge governmental conspiracy that has resulted in Lisbeth's rights being violated since she was a little girl.
I think this book is actually the best in the trilogy. As all the different threads that have been going on throughout the story start to come together, the conclusion is quite intense. A big chunk of this book is Lisbeth's trial, and it is epic. A lot of the time you don't know what's going on, what people's strategies are for the trial, etc., so it really keeps you on edge, and when Annika would whip out surprise defences for Lisbeth, I was alternating between laughing hysterically and saying "holy crap!". It's probably good that I didn't read this book in public too much...
5 stars!
This review is copied from my blog, The Towering Pile. It was originally published here....more
An exciting sequel with a scary ending. I can't wait to start reading Specials!An exciting sequel with a scary ending. I can't wait to start reading Specials!...more
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