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Jim Kochanoff

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in Leamington, Ontario, Canada

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Jim Kochanoff’s specialty is action/adventure, putting the reader into adrenaline driven stories. His first novel “Men of Extreme Action” is based on the action movie industry and is signed with Toonz Animation of India to be produced as an animated television pilot.

He is the former production manager of the animated children series, “The Hippo Tub Co.” airing on the CBC and created by Canadian musician Anne Murray.

He is the Chairman of the Nova Scotia SPCA and uses the proceeds from his children’s book towards this worthy charity. He is Chartered Professional Accountant (CMA) and works for the Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness. He has a beautiful wife, Avai, an entertaining daughter named Jaya, and an extremely fast doberman na ...more

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Average rating: 4.07 · 30 ratings · 12 reviews · 14 distinct works

	Master of the Mini 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Drone World 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Pursuit 3.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Clan World it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	There's a Beagle in My Bed! by Jim Kochanoff (Goodreads Author), Peggy Kochanoff it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fists and Fantasy it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2007 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Money Gap it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Die a Hero 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Jim Kochanoff rated a book really liked it The Gate of the Feral Gods (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #4) by Matt Dinniman (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Enjoyed the new characters and the way they worked together. The ending was a bit flat - didn't care for all of the released gods, no real fight at the end. ...more
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Jim Kochanoff rated a book really liked it The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #3) by Matt Dinniman (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Great characters but liked the first two books in the series better.
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Jim Kochanoff rated a book liked it The Gilded Blade (The Grandest Game, #3) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I think I should have read the earlier books. I found there was too many characters for me to follow and I felt there was more drama than puzzles. Made for a younger reader.
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Jim Kochanoff rated a book liked it The Library After Dark by Ande Pliego (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I liked the premise and the characters but there was too many twists that made the ending exhausting.
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Jim Kochanoff rated a book liked it The Heirs by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Struggled with the book. Only like one of the siblings. Murder seemed implausible as well as the way to resolve it in the end. I guess money solves everything.
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Jim Kochanoff rated a book really liked it Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #2) by Matt Dinniman (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Like the first novel, continues the fun with a directed quest. Introduces more interesting characters.
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Jim Kochanoff rated a book it was amazing Dungeon Crawler Carl (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #1) by Matt Dinniman (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Lots of fun. Great lead and supporting characters. Always wanted to read more. Looking forward to the second book.
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Jim Kochanoff rated a book really liked it Running Blind (Jack Reacher, #4) by Lee Child (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Great premise and enduring suspense. The ending seemed implausible for the motive though.
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Jim Kochanoff rated a book really liked it The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Cute characters and story. A bit too much exposition - rather show not tell, but clever concept for a novel.
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Jim Kochanoff rated a book really liked it Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1) by Pierce Brown (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Good characters that you cared about. Similar to Hunger Games - not knowing who to trust.
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