Friday, 4 November 2016

Fast paced a great thriller

Map of the Dead: A mystery thriller that's a page turner


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What a great read loved this from page one. A bit of fantasy, elements of great Egyptian mysteries. it is a tale of a race against time with intrigue, mystery, death and will Alex get to the truth in time.

A well written novel which is fast paced with the reader reading on to the very end to find out what happened - recommended 

Just great for kids this Christmas

Christmas Puzzles: Minkie Monster Saves…

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Just great for kids, Christmas a great story. Education for the child in numeracy, words and much more 

Cute and a must this Christmas. 


A Great read

The Shattered Conscience

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I was so glad I did what a book. I loved his debut novel -The Prediction and knew this would be promising so was so glad when i was able to enjoy and review.

i devoured this from the streets of Curacao to Amsterdam fast paced - crime, terrorism and more all thrown into this great melting pot.

The ending well- I did not expect that 

Will be up there in the top  ten this December cannot wait for the next book the author will write. 




Adorable



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Adorable - 35  and cute Kawaii designs. I loved colouring books as a child and this would be so apt for adult or child. 

Just something to take the adult away from the stresses of real life and this took me back to the late 60s early seventies.

As it is nearing Christmas a great stocking filler. 

Good for the creative writer

Themself: Confessions of an Open University Creative Writing Student

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Essentially this is the experiences of  the author on an Open University  course in creative writing. This was part of his blog.
This aids would be writers in creative writing ( not easy I went on a course a few years back).

I was not sure about this at first but found this inspiring and informative all in the one bag. there are short stories and poems with handy hints on writing.

Recommended read.

Oh my goodness

Raffle Ticket by Daniel Kelley

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Interesting book. Thought provoking just what would you do?

Four winners of the town raffle are offered an additional prize by the weird new raffle draw . The extra prize, if the winner chooses not to use it, can be given to someone else they know who might be in more need. The three winners decided to take the bonus prize. The other one gave it to their best friend. The bonus prize gives each winner a chance to go back to any day in the past they wanted to change.

This book really makes you think about regrets, longing, things you may have done wrong - oh my goodness a moralistic roller coaster.

Wow gosh this made me think and I expect readers too will go through so many emotions and what ifs. Made me think life is short and you get one stab at life.

Remarkable.



Alexandre Vachon : the scholars' cleric and…

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This is a biography of Alexandre Vachon [1885-1953], cleric and scientist, Francophone leader and who became Archbishop of Ottawa. he was born in Canada with descendants from Ireland  in 1832. The youngest of thirteen children  he graduated from the Quebec Minor Seminary and Laval University be. It is a fascinating portrait of  spiritual pastor who advocated for the advancement and elevation of his charges through the study of the sciences.

A fascinating book