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Research rabbit hole ~ Southampton trams
Once upon a time, Southampton had an extensive tram network. Every time I go to the supermarket for my big shop, I’m reminded of it as I go up the stairs from the car park, thanks to a large mural on the wall. The supermarket in question was once the old bus and tram depot. … Continue reading Research rabbit hole ~ Southampton trams
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The Light Years (Cazalet Chronicles, #1):
"I read the first quarter and heavily skimmed the rest. While the author describes everyday life with great historical detail, the style is needlessly tedious with no real plot moving the story forward. There is a great deal of sexual promiscuity that"
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"This read like an extremely long introduction to a story that never happened."
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"This was a painful boring read. I kept reading waiting for the story to happen which it never did. The story read like a boring daily journal. No characters to like or dislike because just when you thought you could the story moved to the next dull d"
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| interesting, if rather rambling story of a large family in the years leading up to the second world war. I found the long, convoluted sentences, and head hopping difficult to navigate, and often had to re read passages to work out who was speaking. ...more | |
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What if they found a cure for aging? Sounds good on the surface, but this book really made me think. If you like dystopian novels where the good guys might turn out to be bad guys and nothing works out quite like you thought, this might be for you. |
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| A gentle romantic novel set in a cafe. Eva’s ex wants to be her best friend and her loyal customers want her to find new love. | |
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| Another brilliant read with a well thought out plot that kept me guessing. Yet again, Clement stole the show with his dry humour and his double denim. He’s from my era, it thrown into the modern world to save the day. Glad there are more Clement book ...more | |
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| Having finished the Clement series, I was pining for the man clad in double denim. Then I discovered this prequel. Anther thoroughly enjoyable read, this time set in the USA. Looking forward to reading the second instalment, and hopefully, more to co ...more | |
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| I thought it would be hard to top the first book in this series, but book 2 did not disappoint. This time, Clement’s mission involves a naïve Tory MP, a honey trap, and a blackmail plot. Once again, Clement does his best to help but things do t go qu ...more | |
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He woke every morning expecting the mud and the blood and was haunted by echoes of it in the strangest of places, provoked by a smell, a sound or a shadow in Mary’s eyes. Plagued
You mean lie? I’d rather be an honest sinner than a virtuous liar. There’s enough of them about. Plagued
Far from being the weaker sex, these women were stronger than he would ever be. While he’d been helpless against the devastation unfolding around him, unable to do anything but try to control his emotions and appear strong, they’d been quietly taking care of all the details. Plagued
When it did kick off again there was no guarantee any of them would make it through to see the end. All they could hope was that death would be quick and relatively painless, something like a bullet through the head would do nicely. Plagued