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Trying to cook up a treat

Advantages: Clever humour throughout
Disadvantages: Very predictable

Synopsis of the book: Lizzie Pharamond is reaching a crossroads in her life. She has been unhappily married to Tom for years but with her son Jasper heading for University she feels she can move on and start a new life alone. As Tom she feels is not ...

CPTDANIELS 28.04.2013 · Read full review
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Review of Sweet Nothings - Trisha Ashley

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SOMEONE HAS TO DIE TONIGHT,by Jim Greenhill.

Advantages: Great read & lots of detail.
Disadvantages: None

...I'm reviewing a book by Jim Greenhill, titled SOMEONE HAS TO DIE TONIGHT. It is available online from amazon at around £5 new or under £3(inc P&P) in used condition. It is also available for Kindle at £3.86. The book is paperback , measures 170mm x 110mm ...

miloh 16.04.2013 · Read full review
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Review of Someone Has to Die Tonight - Jim Greenhill

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Not the Brightest Star

Advantages: A decent mix of genres within the novel
Disadvantages: Unsympathetic characters make it tough to get involved

Fiction seems to go in waves and one of the recent trends seems to be for Scandinavian authors. First there was "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson and its trilogy. Then, "The Snowman" by Jo Nesbo was named as one of Richard and Judy's Book ...

Soho_Black 22.10.2012 · Read full review
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Review of Strindberg's Star - Jan Wallentin

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Brittle Bones

Advantages: well written, interesting subject
Disadvantages: none for me

Professor Gideon Oliver teaches paleoanthropology at the university of Seattle, USA. His specialty are bones, the older, the better. When you read old, think 30,000 years at least. He's at his happiest when he can fondle, sniff and scrutinise them unde ...

MALU 27.08.2012 · Read full review
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Review of Skeleton Dance - Aaron Elkins

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A great read! But nothing like the cover.

Advantages: A great read, a decent price. Fast paced storyline
Disadvantages: None

I have just finished reading this book, and I have really enjoyed reading it! The story is very different to what I would normally go for, but I went for something different and I have found a whole new love for the 'thriller' side of the genre's. Alth ...

abbiej1711 22.06.2012 · Read full review
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Review of Still Missing - Chevy Stevens

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