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These books are fun. They're quite a quick read and have solid character development as we learn more about each individual's motivations. Allison was forced to make a split second decision to become something she's always despised, but adapts to her new (after)life while doing her best to maintain her humanity. I still have book three to look forward to and am eager to find out what happens. Would be a great series for a lazy beach vacation.

As always, I was excited about a new Steven King book and couldn't wait to get my hands on a copy. I was surprised when it didn't pull me in for the first 100 pages or so, but when we finally got settled into the main story and started to get to know the different characters, I couldn't put it down. I'm already waiting for King's next book. Recommended.

A fun read! Bridget is as awkwardly charming and endearing as ever. It's fun and sad and rewarding to see Bridget all grown up. A must read for anyone who loves these books. Recommended.

I recently moved to Alaska and read this book while lying under my covers and watching the snow fall, making me feel like I was in the story. It's a tale full of magic, mystery and kindhearted, likable characters. I found myself cheering for all of them, all the while waiting for tragedy to strike. Thoroughly engaging and highly recommended.

I enjoyed this book a lot, particularly the fragmented writing style. It gave me a sense of how the characters felt, as I imagine that if I were in a similar situation, I would feel pretty fragmented and incomplete myself. The world Heller created is dreary and chaotic, but there a moments of tenderness and introspection that really made the book come alive. Recommended!

Fast pace and gripping, this monstrous novel is a real page turner. Great detail and character development. Can't wait to read the rest of the trilogy.

Fast paced and highly readable, this entertaining novel is filled with intrigue, unbelievable science and related ethical concerns. Recommended!

I can't decide how much I liked this book. At first I thought it was slightly boring but pushed through because I rarely put a book down once I start. As it progressed, however, I grew to care about the characters and make connections between the different story lines. In the end, I thought the novel was entertaining but a bit bland and predictable.

I'm exhausted after reading this book! Strayed's writing is so vivid and full of emotion that I found myself laughing and crying along with her. I also couldn't put it down, starting yesterday evening and finishing it at 3 this morning so maybe not quite enough sleep. Wild is an adventure and a quest to find oneself after a lot of heartache and loss. It's about a brave woman who hikes a thousand-plus miles alone in the wilderness to look back at where she's been and look forward to what she wants to be in the future. Recommended!

I fully enjoyed this memoir! The author's love of good food made me hungry and her descriptions of life outside the kitchen were vivid and full of highs and lows that both made you cheer for her but also realize she just a regular person trying to make her way in the world doing things she loves with people she loves. Most of the time, anyway. Highly recommended!

Shadowfever, along with the previous books in the series, was a page turner! Action, romance, paranormal activity and magical creatures, all set in Dublin, this book (and series) has it all. I read the entire series in a few short days, with little sleep and little productivity at home or work. When this type of story finds me, it's best to just settle in and enjoy til the end because nothing else will capture my full attention. You're in for a fun and unusual ride.

A truly fun and whimsical novel! I enjoy stories that feature a paranormal or unexpected world straddling the border of our own. That's much of what I like about the Harry Potter series, and certainly why I enjoyed A Discovery of Witches. I enjoyed the plot which featured a book cast with a secret spell that, when unexpectedly uncovered, leads to conflict between the creatures of the other world. Humans make occasional appearances throughout the book, but the charm lies in the character development of the witches, vampires and demons. Each character is strong in his or her own way while remaining likable and interesting enough to follow in their quest. I won't reveal the purpose of the quest as you'll have much more fun reading about it yourself. Highly recommended! Happy reading.

I read this book when it first came out so I can't make many specific comments, but I do know that I've recommended it to multiple people. It was an emotional experience for me because someone close to me was diagnosed with cancer when the book first came out. I both felt for Henrietta Lacks and her family for their role in recent medical advances and felt a sense of injustice on their part, while at the same time I was grateful that their unknown contribution helped develop the medicines that were needed to make my person well again. Not to mention the vaccines and other advances that have helped keep many of us healthy to live long lives. The book was a wonderful read and encourages deep questions of morality, duty and gratitude. Thank you to the Lacks family for your contribution to our health care and saving the life of someone close to me.

Code Talker is a wonderful glimpse into the life of real military heroes from the Pacific Theater during World War II told by Chester Nez, one of the original Navajo Code Talkers. Chester gives us context by sharing events about is life growing up near the Navajo Nation where he raised goats and sheep with his family who lived a rustic and traditional existence in the New Mexico desert. He tells of the challenges such as the US government mandated slaughter of Navajo livestock, internment camps and life at Indian boarding schools where the use of the mother tongue earned swift punishment in the quest to purge the Indian culture from the young generation. Despite these experiences, Chester had a deep love for his country and a strong sense of patriotism. As war was raging across the world, he left high school to join the Marines and was assigned to the all-important group of Navajo speakers destined to change the war in America's favor. He, along with 28 original others, developed a code that the Japanese were never able to break, thus saving countless soldiers' lives and protecting the lives of friends, family and countrymen and women at home. Chester's narrative is straight forward and immensely charming, I fell in love reading his descriptions of life in the military, the horrors of war, his respect for he fellow Marines, and his glee at having all the delicious food he could want in soldiers' rations and mess halls! His anecdote about the Boston Red Sox was a particular favorite, but you'll have to read the memoir for further details. This story is late in coming and not as well known as it should be. The US has many heroes, including the original Code Talkers and the hundreds of others that followed in their footsteps to win the war in the Pacific. Read their story to honor their contribution and memory. Highly recommended!