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I found this book strangely compelling.

(print edition, not kindle)

This is an entertaining, easy read. It's technically a children's book, which I wasn't aware of when I entered the giveaway.

I received my copy of this book for free through Goodreads Giveaways.

I enjoyed the start of this book, a bit of Greek mythology and Roman historic fiction is my thing really, and this blends those plus the Amazons.

Some way through I got rather lost, all the names started blurring into one and I wasn't quite sure who was who any more. This was most likely mainly my fault for reading at work where I'm liable to being distracted and interrupted, but also because the story struggled to retain my interest after the "quest" had begun.

The ending is definitely unique but perhaps not worth the effort.

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This book has you poking around in other people's houses through the eyes of Grace Bennett (10), who together with her friend Tilly, is trying to find out what happened to Mrs Creasy. Nothing much really happens, significant events are talked about and appear as flashbacks, and nobody is really as they initially seem.

The perfect piece of Arthouse cinema for a Sunday afternoon (but in book form).

A fitting final Discworld novel from Sir Terry, whom Death sadly led away from this world last year.

Esme Weatherwax is also dead. Who will fill her boots? Who will fill the boots of Terry Pratchett? At least the first of these questions is answered in The Shepherd's Crown. The second.... well, maybe we will find out in the future. Like Granny Weatherwax, Terry will be a difficult act to follow. But, maybe we don't need another Terry, but somebody who does things their own way. Not another Granny, but somebody more.. Tiffany.

I quite enjoyed this. OK, so nothing much happens, but that's kind of the point. The timeline jumps around confusingly for a bit - some of the early parts occur before Gwen gets in the taxi, but that's not obvious until later (and really, to figure out the timeline properly I'd need to read it again).

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This was an excellent continuation of the story started in The Way of Kings. Looking forward to picking up Part 2!

This is the story of Kariss, a girl who has been living in 21st Century Britain but is really a prophesied leader from an alternate version of Britain's history. Time travelling between the time she came from and when she currently lives, she goes on a journey to reclaim the throne. It is an easy read and the story kept my interest throughout.

I'm not quite sure what to make of this. It contains scenes of dwarf tossing. It conjures up a mental image of Snow White having a piss in the woods, which will stay with me forever.

Other than that, it's standard running away from zombies fare - bar the flashbacks, which I enjoyed more - and it doesn't start to get interesting until the final chapter (so the next book should be better).

I should say that I'm not a massive zombie fan. I know some people can't get enough of them and they will probably love this book. I think I preferred the concept more than the actual story.

I received this for free through a GoodReads giveaway.

This is a book about a civilisation, where the women hold all the power and the men are enslaved. Consider an extreme mediæval society where the roles are reversed and heterosexual relationships are illegal, and you're getting close.

Things don't really start to get going until the election of High Queen, at which point all the scheming and backstabbing kicks off, and this reaches boiling point when the outsider is discovered.

Without making this a spoiler review that's about all I can say!

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I'm not sure how to review this without giving anything away! It's an interesting story which kept my interest, although a bit anticlimactic. I can't say much more without ruining it... maybe I'll try to add more to this review later.

I received this book as part of a Goodreads giveaway.
I originally posted this review under the wrong edition, which I'm fixing because it just confused me :)