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Toni's bookshelf: read

The Godfather of Kathmandu (Sonchai Jitpleecheep, #4)
Ape House
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Operation Napoleon
Walking Dead
The Sentimentalists
The Heretic Queen
The Midnight House
Cross Fire
Peony in Love
Absurdistan
Nefertiti
Finding Nouf: A Novel
City of Veils: A Novel
First Daughter
A Place of Hiding
Amagansett
Peter Pan


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Monday, January 6, 2025

"Dangerous Lover", by Lisa Marie Rice



The Dangerous Trilogy book #1

Synopsis literally taken from Goodreads: Riddled with medical expenses after the death of her young brother, Caroline Lake desperately takes in boarder Jack Prescott, a seemingly down-on-his-luck stranger with a high-stakes past who awakens previously unexplored passions in Caroline.

My thoughts:

This story was so out of my comfort zone it wasn’t even funny…. Give me a story with a backbone something that will not only entertain but will keep me wanting more. This story was so boring rehashing the same things over and over again pages after pages of mediocre sex scenes and not much else.

I sum up the story as such

Lust, sex,sex,sex and a very poor story line.

Conclusion:

Since this book was given by the publisher, I felt obliged to read it to the end but my verdict is: Not worth the time.

Friday, January 3, 2025

"No Way Out", by John W Mefford



Jack Whitfield Thriller book # 10

The story in a few words:

In the past one of Jack’s s rich friends, Sokol, saved his daughter who had been kidnapped. It was time to return the favour now. His new mission sends him in the middle of the El Salvadoran forest where he will need to pull of one highly dangerous rescue..And the mayhem begins..enjoy.

My thoughts in a few words:

I loved ¾ of this book immensely, reading it brought flash back of the terrible effects mining can bring to a remote area: water is sucked out of region, threatening water resources by dumping pollutants and affecting the lifestyle of indigenous communities, thus, leaving the population in fear of disappearing.

This story touches some of this but Mr. Mefford expertly added his own spin by having Jack taken prisoner and becoming along with the mine workers unwilling participant in mind altering experiences. But Jack is Jack and after 10 thrillers we know he will come out safe and sound but in the mean time the last ¼ of the story is never ending action…Maybe a bit unbelievable but fun to read.

The author doesn’t miss a beat and once more gave us in “No Way Out” a tense, existing, well- plot out story hard to put down.

Thank you, Mr. Mefford, you once more given me hours of enjoyment.