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The Princess Bride has been one of my favorite movies for decades. The book has been languishing on my bookshelf for nearly as long. While what makes the film great is there, numerous extraneous tangents and long expository interludes ruin the book’s flow and destroy the experience.
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This book may have been written over thirty years ago, but it holds up well. Ben Holiday’s crazy adventure after purchasing the throne of a fantasy kingdom, Landover, shows that some things never change, no matter what world you’re in.
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Change is in the air as Mercy and Adam embark on their married life. It will be eventful if their honeymoon is a sign of what’s to come. Far from home, Mercy and Adam find themselves in trouble as the River Devil takes an interest in Mercy. It’s a wild ride with plenty of danger and new allies, but I found myself missing the usual gang.
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Dresden Files #17
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Things are looking up for Mercy, so naturally, everything has to go wrong simultaneously. Pack politics and dodging the fae are nothing new, but her friends are now used to backing her up in crazy situations and are along for the ride. It’s another fun entry in the Mercy Thompson universe.
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I was drawn to this book’s cover, and the premise seemed interesting. Unfortunately, it ended up being a rehash of different tropes and, ultimately, a disappointment.
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Spider’s Bite is what you’d expect from an Urban Fantasy assassin’s tale. Crazy characters, powers, and a whole lot of gore. This book would have been five stars for me, except for the cringe-worthy, predatory attitude Gin has towards Donovan.
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The running theme of the Mercy Thompson books is that there are consequences for everything. While recovering from the end of Iron Kissed, the events of Blood Bound come back to bite Mercy. Quite literally, given that the vampires are gunning for her this time. She’s not quite back to the sass level from the first two books, but she’s getting there, and I hope her mom (and her pretty pink gun) get more screen time in future books.
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I was hoping that the long build-up in King of Ashes would pay off. Did it ever! This book is aptly named because a storm hits the main characters, and none of them are left untouched by the fallout. It was a curveball I didn’t see coming, and it has been an incredibly long time since that has happened.
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The Dresden Files #16
HARRY DRESDEN IS BACK AND READY FOR ACTION, in the new entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling Dresden Files.
