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• Tarzan: The Greystoke Legacy by Andy Briggs
  ...has made it very accessible to novices like myself, while a quick check of reviews of the original Edgar Rice Burroughs novels shows that he's stuck firmly to ...lly, and it's clear that this is a no-holds-barred read with a really wild star. Having said that, it's not particularly gory - the violence is present but
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• Just Another Girl on the Road by S Kensington
  ...too often: if that doesn't bother you then you can certainly increase the star rating to 4½. I'd like to thank the publishers for sending a copy to the Check prices, read reviews or buy from [https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=3787&awinaffid=82628&c
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• Demelza and the Spectre Detectors by Holly Rivers
  This is the debut novel of Holly Rivers (former star of the TV show The Worst Witch), and I have to say I’m impressed with her Check prices, read reviews or buy from [http://tidd.ly/ab658953 '''Waterstones''']
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• Stamps of the World 2011 by Stanley Gibbons
  ...they have to produce such a user-friendly catalogue. It can only be a five star publication. I'd like to thank them for sending a copy to the Bookbag. Philatelists might also be interested in our reviews of [[Great Britain Concise Stamp Catalogue 2010 by Stanley Gibbons|Great Br
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• Billie Templar's War by Ellie Irving
  And she has such great characters! While Billie is the undoubted star – and I can forgive her even some rather bratty moments because her heart Regular readers of my reviews will already have seen me rave about Irving's debut, [[For the Record by El
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• Soil by Jamie Kornegay
  ...e same way Soil has, then I’m sure it will receive many four and five star reviews. I would still gladly recommend this debut novel to the right people; those
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• Dawn French: The Unauthorized Biography by Alison Bowyer
  ...e last twenty years, best known for her work with Jennifer Saunders and as star of ‘The Vicar of Dibley'. ...al questionable venture or resounding turkey. ''Wild West'' met with mixed reviews and lukewarm ratings, while ''Jam and Jerusalem'' was a bit of a dud, and e
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• Selling Well Is The Best Revenge by Linda Gillard
  ...ell in love with Linda Gillard when we read [[Star Gazing by Linda Gillard|Star Gazing]]. Sue described it as intelligent women's fiction and since then w ...ell in love with Linda Gillard when we read [[Star Gazing by Linda Gillard|Star Gazing]]. Sue described it as intelligent women's fiction and since then w
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• An Object of Beauty by Steve Martin
  ...yes, he is pretty well placed to write her amazing story as he writes art reviews. But rather than make a lot of money, he seems to simply scrape by. He ob
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• Firewatching by Russ Thomas
  |summary=The first in a new crime series, set in Sheffield. It's a five-star cracker and I can't wait for the next book. Highly recommended. Check prices, read reviews or buy from [1471180921 '''Waterstones'''].
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• The Highland Falcon Thief by M G Leonard and Sam Sedgman
  ...who stowed away on the train. There is Sierra Knight, a rather snobby film star travelling with her rather beleaguered personal assistant Lucy. There is La Check prices, read reviews or buy from [http://tidd.ly/e8835506 '''Waterstones''']
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• Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn
  ...a stretch) Margot provides… ''extra'' services to foreign guests at a five star luxury hotel, all in the name of making payments on her younger sister Than A lot of reviews are focusing on Margot - how there are no easy answers to her character, ho
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• Grave's End (DS Alexandra Cupidi) by William Shaw
  ...fessional relationship there and it comes off the page well. Cupidi's the star of the show, but I find myself rooting for Jill Ferriter. She had a diffic Check prices, read reviews or buy from [http://tidd.ly/ef4e7072 '''Waterstones'''].
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• The Genesis Fleet: Vanguard by Jack Campbell
  I like to lead with the positives in my reviews but I thought I'd shake it up a little here and get the negative points out ...new ''Federation'' (of sorts) arise from the ashes of an old one. At times Star Trek makes this book seem childish but at other times the roles are reverse
  5 KB (853 words) - 15:30, 17 February 2018
• The Edge of Reason (The Edge Series) by Melinda Snodgrass
  ...spite her wonderfully distinctive name. If you've enjoyed such shows as ''Star Trek'' or ''The Outer Limits'' in recent years, you may have seen some of M Which reminds me, please be careful which reviews you read – I have seen at least one that gives away all the 'wow' moments
  5 KB (758 words) - 11:29, 13 March 2018
• Cry Baby by Mark Billingham
  ...best friends who adore each other and hate being parted. But Cat was the star for me: grieving from the loss of Kieron, struggling on her own, capable of Check prices, read reviews or buy from [http://tidd.ly/f5abce26 '''Waterstones'''].
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• Tintin: Herge and His Creation by Harry Thompson
  ...brutal Belgium colonial rule in the Congo, and his wartime ''The Shooting Star'' has been deemed anti-Semitic. There are some rave reviews printed on the cover of this book, and far be it from me to contradict A.N.
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• Permanent Record by Mary H K Choi
  ...cover that the girl he is chatting with as he serves is a super-famous pop star and, as unlikely as it may seem, they start a relationship. With one chara Check prices, read reviews or buy from [http://tidd.ly/6f10a247 '''Waterstones'''].
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• Newest Humour Reviews
  [[Category:New Reviews|Humour]]__NOTOC__ ...Dresden that what little I knew of it mentioned, too. But you've seen the star rating that comes with this review, and can tell that if love was on these
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• The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
  ...on the front "... an instant classic". I'm increasingly finding that book reviews in national newspapers are rarely critical and seem designed only to sell b ...ale and female characters are all equally strong. That's very unusual. The star of the book for me though was the post-war city of Barcelona. It's beautifu
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