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The Hythrun Chronicles - Jennifer Fallon:
I Wolfblade II Warlord III Warrior I thoroughly enjoyed this second encounter with this author and this trilogy had me as enthralled as her Tide Lords series. Great characters, twists and turns - have bought the second trilogy as a Christmas treat. LabRat
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#51 Maxed Out: American Moms on the Brink by Katrina Alcorn
I'm always interested in the topic of Moms balancing their work and home life. This was a refreshingly honest account. Though I don't necessarily agree with all her suggestions for improvements for all women.
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#52 The Last Anniversary by Liane Moriarty
A woman inherits a house on a small island and learns about the mystery of Baby Enigma, whose parents disappeared. I like this author, though this was not one of her better books.
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Armeggedon Heights - D M MitchellMy second outing from this author and every bit as enjoyable as the first. Not the most original plot but done with flair and using great characters. Kept me guessing most of the way. LabRat
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#53 The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
A light house keeper and his wife, who live on an isolated island discover a rowboat with a dead man and a live baby. Rather than reporting the incident, they decide to keep the baby and raise it as their own. A few years later, they learn there are consequences for their actions.
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#54 Little Mercies by Heather Gundenkauf
I couldn't put this one down. A story about a mom who mistakenly leaves her young child in a hot car, and of a young girl trying to find her mother.
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Chasing The Dead - Tim WeaverI picked up a batch of this series at the doctor's surgery and by luck it seems I have the entire series. This was the first, introducing the character of Raker. I enjoyed it a lot - enough that I'm looking forward to the rest. I could have done with less focus on torture though - there were several passages that weren't for the faint-hearted. LabRat
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Revival - Stephen KingI thoroughly enjoyed this one. More like the classic King of old. A great main character with a strong voice, some wry wit and genuinely creepy and poignant - especially in the final chapters. LabRat
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Rushed - Brian HarmonEric wakes from a recurring dream with an inexplicable compulsion to get in his car and drive. There's somewhere he needs to be... I was hooked by the end of page one, intrigued by the mystery of why and where. But that was answered very early on and from that point I found this one did sag in the middle, becoming quite repetitive. I did enjoy it, but found myself relatively unmoved by the end, with no great desire to read the rest of the series. LabRat
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Silent - D M MitchellAlthough it had it's flaws - much of the Slovakian section had me struggling not to evoke Young Frankenstein and the ending was rushed imo - I did enjoy this psychological thriller, which had me page-turning into the small hours. LabRat
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The Breakers Series by Edward W Robertson:
I Breakers II Meltdown III Knifepoint Quite simply the best PA series I've read in ages. I liked the way each book concentrated on just two or three main characters, switching back and forth between them every few chapters or so. And the way characters - both major and minor - transferred over from one book to another. The PA world was well evoked. There are about five more books in the series. I'm rushing over to Amazon to get book four right now. LabRat
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Breakers 4: ReapersI think this one was my favourite of the series, so far. Mainly because I really liked the main characters in this one. Max - D M MitchellAnother superb psychological thriller by Mitchell. Kept me guessing all the way to the end, pulling the rug out from under me at several points, just when I thought I had it figured out, with some clever plotting and all leading to a truly audacious ending. LabRat
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#55 The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross
My daughter liked these books so I thought I'd try them. I've never read anything like this. It's a regency romance but with fantasy elements (steampunk - steam powered robots, etc). It was entertaining but not highly engaging.
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Flinder's Field - D M MitchellGeorge returns to his home village for the funeral of a father he despised and finds himself piecing together the events of an old mystery. Is his family involved in a conspiracy to conceal terrible crimes? Or is he slowly going mad? Another great thriller. LabRat
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#56 Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
An incident occurs the first day of kindergarten, polarizing the adults and culminating in a murder at the school trivia night. The writer does a nice job with creating characters and introducing thought provoking situations.
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Latimer's Demon - D M MitchellThis was one of Mitchell's early efforts. Still an enjoyable paranormal mystery, but his inexperience showed in a rushed ending. Still, it had enjoyable characters and a couple of intriguing mysteries to solve. LabRat
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#57 Still Alice by Lisa Genova
A bright Harvard professor has early onset Alzheimers and her world drastically changes.
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The Dead Tracks - Tim WeaverI enjoyed this second outing for missing persons investigator David Raker even more than the first. An entertaining thriller and Raker is becoming a firm favourite. Looking forward to book 3. LabRat
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Vanished - Tim WeaverWhoa. I started this last night, intending just to read a few chapters before bed and couldn't put it down until I was done. And thanks to a last minute twist, I don't think I've ever been do relieved to have the next book in a series waiting to be read! Bad author - scaring me like that. Bad! LabRat
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Never Coming Back - Tim WeaverAnd again - couldn't put this down until it was done. I'm sorry to have caught up with Weaver's current back catalogue. Like Lee Child, John Connolly and others, Weaver is now on my list of authors whose books need to snapped up ASAP. can't wait till Raker's new outing. LabRat
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