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The Thirteen Hallows (Thirteen Hallows, #1)

by Michael Scott (Goodreads Author)

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Shannon Skinner said: " H'ok, first of all I won't repeat what you just read up there directly printed from the inside cover of the book.
What it doesn't tell you is that "Hey, if you're a fan of Nicholas Flamel, don't read this. This ain't no kids book."
Always felt that th H'ok, first of all I won't repeat what you just read up there directly printed from the inside cover of the book.
What it doesn't tell you is that "Hey, if you're a fan of Nicholas Flamel, don't read this. This ain't no kids book."
Always felt that the Flamel needed a little perk. So whichever mind it is producing the Clive Barker/Marquis DeSade writing, I like it.
I noticed in other reviews the "gratuitous sex" bothered some people. Well, cry me a river if the sex isn't pleasant and or erotic. Read Anais Nin for erotic sex.
For the I-don't-like-gore-against-children people, I had a hard time getting through Lovely Bones, as I'm a parent and the thought of losing my daughter makes me sick. Reading the horrific torture leading to mutilated bodies of all ages of human beings by mythological/fantastical reasons/creatures didn't bother me at all. If my family was ever mutilated and eventually murdered ( I don't mind telling you that as Sarah's family doesn't matter anyway to the plot of the story) by evil people who wanted something I had.... would probably never, ever happen so although the thought of coming home to a dead family is enough to make the stomach of a parent flutter, it didn't bother me as a reader in the least.
For those who didn't like the fact that the characters, save a few, were a little drab and one dimensional etc. Which I quote "Couldn't get into them." ...
Personally sometimes it's just great to read an adventure instead of having the desire to hang out with all the characters and know their shoe size, what their favourite colour is and why they do what they do. I don't really care, I just want a good story.

So, In general if you don't want to imagine yourself having tea or a guinness with the characters and you don't mind extreme torture and violence against any age group and the sex doesn't need to be something that will leave you with a sigh from your passionate heart BUT would like : A keen adventure of cat and mouse, evil and good, time constraints , a bit of heart pounding moments and a generally darn good read... Then by all means ignore the reviews that are under 4 stars and
just read the book.
Oh and by the way another thing that bothered some people about a number of older folks that seem to have this miraculous energy after being tortured or ran after and seem to come out of it immediately, just maybe these Hallows, these imbued items may have magically given them something that is unspoken and unnoticed until the time is needed. So there :P . If I needed to guard something as an elderly person and the fate of the world depended on it, you're damn rights I would use all my strength even when my attackers thought I had none.
I got it on sale so didn't buy it for almost 30 bucks. Take it out of the library, borrow it etc. It's a good read. ...more "

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"Ch 52" — Jan 04, 2014 06:58PM

Jan 04, 2014 07:00PM · see review

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