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The Final Empire - There's Always Another Secret

Advantages: The Whole Book, Characters, Plot, All Excellent!
Disadvantages: You May Lose Sleep Because You Won't Stop Reading!

The Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson was recommended to me by a friend about a year ago, which I brought as soon as I could knowing that he and I have very similar tastes in such things. However I only brought the first of the series The Final Empire ...

AWildDog 15.08.2011 · Read full review
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The beginning of a beautiful trilogy.

Advantages: Beautiful, beautiful plot; excellent characters, excellent writing.
Disadvantages: A lot of metal groups to remember; the book ends.

I first came across The Final Empire in Waterstone's. It was the cover that caught my eye, the brilliant grey and blue on white. It's a very fitting cover for the content in all honesty. It's available in paper copy and also as a digital copy. ...

AgreeableSquid 26.03.2012 · Read full review
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Not quite as simple as a daisy chain!

Advantages: Enjoyable and interesting plot
Disadvantages: Graphic sex scenes

...really enjoying Tess Stimson’s book only recently named ‘What’s yours is mine‘, I was really quite ken to try some of her other books and when I spotted two in Tesco on the buy one get one free offer I was more than happy to buy them straight away ...

frankiecesca 11.08.2010 · Read full review
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Review of The Infidelity Chain - Tess Stimson

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The Infidelity Chain.... A worthwhile read

Advantages: The style of writing each character's view point is magnificent and so is Stimson's use of imagery
Disadvantages: The ending is a bit far fetched and depressing if you believe in good and stable marriages

...After reading Stimson's other book 'The adultery club', I really looked forward to the Infidelity chain. Her style of writing is interesting and unrivalled as it clearly potrays each character's viewpoints on the same subject. I however did not enjoy the ...

flohonse 07.03.2012 · Read full review
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Bit of sauce and no effort required!

Advantages: Easy reading, page turning characters and dilemmas
Disadvantages: Slightly cheesy, disappointing ending

Well I have to admit I bought this as a deliberate easy, trashy read to while away some travel hours without too much thought provoking matter to disturb me! It fits that bill perfectly. Completely non-highbrow ofcourse and you're typical emotional, rela ...

jammistress 29.04.2008 · Read full review
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