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This is going to be a very hard book for me to review. Why? It's so darn good I'm not sure I can write anything that will do it justice. I'll give it my best try though.LA Homocide Detective Robert Hunter finds himself facing the work of a killer from his past. Not so amazing, until you realise that the killer was caught and executed years ago. A copycat killer then? Or is the unthinkable actually true? Did he catch the wrong person? Did someone die unnecessarily? The mark, a double-cross carved into the back of each victim's neck is the psycopathic signature of the Crucifix Killer. Hunter is a man in turmoil and I felt every ounce of his guilt, rage, frustration and lust with every twist and turn brought to the case. From the first short chapter where we are thrown right into the action, I was hooked. Chapter three threw me back 5 weeks to before THAT phone call. Very quickly I felt for Hunter, even though a couple of times I felt like slapping him for listening to his heart and not his head. Each chapter left me on tenterhooks wanting to know more (and with seventy chapters to get through the book is very quickly paced. It left me breathless with anticipation!) I didn't guess the killer until just before being revealed but, with hindsight, the seeds had been cleverly and discreetly planted along the way. The cover is fantastic enough as it is, until you realise exactly what it is, then you may well cringe and/or heave. This book is so well written you can picture it in all too clear an image. Sometimes a bit too clear for my stomach. It deserves to be snapped up quickly by a production company and made into a film or, at the very least, a TV series. As this is the first Robert Hunter book I'm left wanting more. Not because there wasn't enough, I'm just plain greedy. Chris Carter is definitely one to watch for the future. |
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Set in 3 different eras, following the lives of three different women, One Apple Tasted is girly fiction with a difference. Dora Jerusalem is an anachronism – living in the 1980’s but with morals and habits more akin to the 1880’s. She is fresh out of Cambridge with Victorian ideals and hopes straight from a romantic novel. When she is hired by Modern Woman magazine Dora seems to have landed on her feet. However, her sheltered background has not prepared her for the life of the rich and spoilt. Falling head over heels in love with the dashing yet occasionally dastardly Guy Boleyn doesn’t help her. In fact, it leads to nothing but heartache for both of them. Moving back to 1939, we see a young woman crying in a Harley Street waiting room. The stranger who approaches her brings opportunities she didn’t know existed.Moving on to 1958, two young women share excitement in preparing for a ball: an event which will change their lives forever. With the stories of all the women intertwined, this book is not your usual chick-lit. Twists, turns, buried secrets and decisions that change lives forever give us a story that is a much mystery as it is romance. Josa Young graduated from Cambridge herself and went to work for Vogue magazine (I’m sure she has drawn on many personal experiences for this story). Having first published this book herself, Josa shows great promise with her debut novel. I’m looking forward to reading more of her work. |
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This is a beautiful gift to give a daughter/niece/granddaughter/goddaughter. It is a bit misleading in the way it is titled Bible as it isn’t the full bible. However, it is completely devotional and is aimed at girls getting to know God better. It is a colourful book with sparkly bits on the front, just what any girl loves.Features included are: Beauty Secrets, Bible Princesses, My Hero (Scripture promises), Take a Bow (Easy plays that are Bible-focused), I Adore You (Put girls energy to use with songs, scripture and worship), Royal Truths, Down In My Heart (Scripture Memory), Princess Charming, Worthy of Love (Ideas to show how to love her royal subjects: family, siblings, friends and those in the community). There are even two pages on being adopted by God – perfect for my little girl who came to live with us last year. So many activities she will be able to do alone and there are many that require Mum to work with her (ooh that’s me!). With so many sections such as Learning to Listen and Eye to Eye, this teaches girls the skills they need to be Princesses of God. Get over the fact that it's an American copy (spellings eg color MOM etc) and it is a beautiful gift I'm going to be giving my special daughter. |
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Like all good fairy tales, Tender Morsels contains good and evil, light and dark. Liga is a young woman with two daughters: one born through incest and the other through rape. Fair Branza and dark Urdda are reminiscent of the traditional Snow White and Rose Red. One sister demonstrating innocence and the other with a darker, more fiery nature.Liga discovers that her universe is porous with characters seeping through from their world to hers. A dwarf or littlee man, in Lanagan's words, comes searching for treasure. He is followed by a kind, treasure-hunting youth who transforms into a bear when he passes through into Liga's world. When he is followed by a less than kind man-bear, Urdda, devoid of the excitement she craves, realises she can pass through into the other world. This is not a fast-paced novel and neither should it be. You need time to take in what is happening to Liga and suffer with her. Then you need to enjoy the exploration of her new heaven; her secure paradise, but secure for how long? The strong suggestions of beastiality and sodomy and descriptions of rape and incest will make this difficult reading for some however it is in keeping with the themes of the novel. The beauty surrounding Liga and her daughters is not to be missed. Not your typical Young Adult novel so I recommend this for older teens or adults. |
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This is not your ordinary, run-of-the-mill recipe book. Think country cottage, stately manor, traditional British food of the countryside. Week In Week Out has 52 sections from Simon Hopkinson's column in The Independent. Each section is accompanied by relevant, mouth-watering recipes. The stories are heart warming and move us through the seasons. Starting with Spring, Simon focuses on a specific seasonal ingredient, such as scallops or tomatoes. Again, with all recipe books I have to try something. Well, for the first time I made chicken liver pate (all on my own!!) and my potato gnocchi with basil and garlic cream are now a firm family favourite - not bad when you consider my family is hubby and two children under 6!. The recipes may not always be for the faint hearted considering some of the ingredients such as ox tongue, however, they are recipeswe should keep cooking so as not to lose focus on our food heritage. (NB ratings are not relevant here but book is excellent so all are 5's) |
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Now this is my ideal book: a chick-lit book based on the world of Formula 1 racing. Heaven! Daisy is a "bun tart", working front of house for one the top teams in the business - and she is head-over-heels in love with William Trust. Will is number 1 driver in the team and the number 2, Luis Castro. Both men are the best in the business and drop-dead gorgeous. Only their differing personalities separate them. Will is suave and sophisticated, kind and generous. Luis, on the other hand, is reckless and rude. Daisy's best friend, Holly, is also a bun tart and forever trying to stop Daisy from falling in love with an unavailable man. For Will is engaged to his childhood sweetheart. Getting to know both driver's, Daisy is forced to face memories that she thought dead and buried. Secrets hidden deep in her past are shared with someone Daisy did not expect; someone she did not know she could trust. With as many twists and turns as Silverstone or Monza, Chasing Daisy is a book for all chick-lit fans. Don't worry, if you're new to the world of F1, it's all explained as you go along. You may even become as hooked as I am. |
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Not having previously read any of Stuart MacBride’s work I was unsure of what to expect. Yet I was pleasantly surprised. From the first chapter, a killing and a killer on the loose, it became clear that this was no ordinary thriller. Criminals are dealt with swiftly. For those who commit heinous crimes, a partial lobotomy and removal of jaw, vocal cords and hair leave the halfheads only good enough for cleaning jobs. Their new purpose is to serve as a reminder what will happen to you if you’re bad...or get caught being bad. Will Hunter is part of the Network, a government run agency who ensure safety throughout Scotland. He is caught up in a crime that brings back memories of a previous killer, but it can’t be. She’s dead, isn’t she? I had great difficulties deciding whether or not to tag this book as science fiction as well as thriller as there are elements which definitely put this book firmly into that genre. However, as these elements are just that, little pieces which enable the story to move forward, it is with ease I place this book into the thriller category. (Ye I still tagged it as sci-fi too.) Now there was no cover picture available when I reviewed this but I have a copy with a cover that may as yet change - I hope so as I'm not entirely sure it fits the mood of the book as well as it could. NB - it didn't change! |
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Are you having difficulty teaching your child how to use a computer keyboard? Or are you having difficulties yourself and want a fun way to learn how to type correctly? Well, learn along with Garfield and friends. Each exercise is broken down into short, simple sections enabling you to learn at your own pace, but be careful to make sure you don’t miss any cartoon shorts as you go along. Automatic help enables independent play and it helpfully tracks your performance so you can check how you or your child is getting on. When practising your typing you can choose from 20 different voices to ensure you understand what is said. How about playing some games as well? Practise your accuracy in Garfield’s Cosmik Ball game or help him eat cookies in the Cookie Catch game. With Garfield, Odie and Arlene, this is a fun, simple, learning game which will entertain your children for hours. |
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You can choose from a list of breeds of puppy to adopt: Labrador Retriever, Miniature Schnauzer, Toy Poodle, Welsh Corgi Pembroke, Miniature Pinscher and Shibu Inu. You can even choose from male and female pups as well as different colour coats.You start off with relatively little money and earn more through attending trials and competitions. The more you win, the more money you earn and then you are able to purchase more puppies, with 3 being able to live together at once. Socialise your puppy by walking it around town where there meet other neighbourhood dogs – sometimes they’ll fight and you’ll need to break them up, other times they’ll play along nicely. Walks start off short as your puppy is young and needs to grow in strength. Go shopping and buy food and toys (though some presents will be found along your walks. It is suggested that you play this game daily however it can get boring, especially as the more puppies you have the more you need to walk them, wash them, feed them, train them and play with them. An ideal gift for a child or adult with a passion for dogs. |
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OK where to start? A brief description of each game methinks.Monopoly: a cute version of the board game where your piece travels around the board. Boggle: this can be quite challenging - take a bunch of letters and using only sets of consecutive dice, make as many words as you can. Yahtzee: play on different backgrounds and enjoy this traditional dice game. Battleships: Playing in story mode gives the option to shoot down pirate ships and sailing ships instead of the usual war mode. For it's price it is a great little compendium. Worth buying to keep anyone (adults or children) amused on long journeys. |
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