"Lexicon" by Max Berry

Lexicon by Max Barry is about Will and Emily.  They both come to Broken Hill, Australia where there is a disaster in the making.  I liked how the story switched from Will to Emily and the action.  I really enjoyed the ending!
(Gerard's review, 4.5 stars)

Have you read this one? What did you think of it? If you reviewed this too, feel free to share your link to your review in the comments. Happy Reading!

The Cold Nowhere by Brian Freeman

The Cold Nowhere by Brian Freeman is a real good book!  A young girl hides under the porch while her mom is stabbed to death because the detective who was supposed to watch over her was too late.  Years later, they met up again. Is the young girl out for the guy or is somebody after her this time?  This is a real page turner with lots of action!
(Gerard's review, 5++ stars) 

Have you read this one? What did you think of it? If you reviewed this too, feel free to share your link to your review in the comments. Happy Reading!

Tuesday Teasers: 3 This Week

Gerard's:

The girl glanced at the dining room windows, as if she expected to see the face of her stalker framed behind the glass.  She was like a deer, alert and swift.  

From page 11 of The Cold Nowhere by Brian Freeman.  (My review will be up tomorrow.)

He was getting more of a cold, soulless kind of vibe.  Like those eyes could watch terrible things and not look away.

From page 7 of Lexicon by Max Berry.

Karen's:

 "History will be here soon enough, my friend.  And that's what this is, you know--history.  Yes, indeed, the first train to arrive in Wind River is quite a historic occasion."

From Location 70 on Kindle of Wind River by James Reasoner and L. J. Washburn.  (Just starting this one.)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should  Be Reading. Anyone can play along, so I thought  I  would play for fun! Just do the following

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page (well, we cheat and choose specific ones)
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on  that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away!   You don’t  want  to  ruin the  book for others!)
• Share the title and author, too, so that other TT participants can  add the book to their TBR  Lists  if they  like your teaser.   

Happy Reading!

"The Winter Horses" by Philip Kerr (UPDATED)

Watch this video to see Gerard and I discuss this book:


The Winter Horses by Philip Kerr is based on a true story, or I would like to believe that it really happened.  Read the book, then you decide.  It is about an old man and a young girl who save two horses that might be the last of their kind.  It takes place during World War II.  I liked both the main characters, the old man and the young girl.  I also liked the animals in the story--both horses and especially the dog!

This is a real page turner that I loved!   Give it a chance.  If you liked War Horse, you will like this one too because it's similar.
(Gerard's review, 5++ stars)

Karen's review:
The Winter Horses by Philip Kerr is a moving historical novel about Kalinka, an Ukrainian Jewish orphan girl who saves a couple very special Przewalski’s (pronounced “shuh-VAHL-skeez”) horses during World War II with the help of an old man named Max, a loyal wolfhound named Taras, a kind German army Captain and a kind Russian Major.  The wild horses did their part in the struggle to survive as well.

This is an amazing story that made me cry three times!   It addresses the wide range of how low and how kind people can be.  Part of the book I especially enjoyed were the words of wisdom Kalinka remembered her grandfather saying.  It is a wonderful story about a girl’s special connection with a couple wild horses and a great dog too!  Although it had several very sad and disturbing parts, I loved it!  It is a page turner that I didn’t want to put down. 


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Have you read this one? What did you think of it? If you reviewed this too, feel free to share your link to your review in the comments. Happy Reading!

"Far From You" by Tess Sharpe is a Real Page Turner!

Far From You by Tess Sharpe is a YA novel about a special friendship between two young girls, Sophie and Mina.  One night they are confronted by a masked man.  Sophie is knocked out and Mina is killed.  Sophie will not rest until she finds the killer that the policy cannot seem find.

This is a real page turner.  I was always anxious to pick up where I left off.  The writing is really good and the main character, Sophie, is awesome!  Loved the ending too!
(Gerard's review, 5++ stars)

Have you read this one? What did you think of it? If you reviewed this too, feel free to share your link to your review in the comments. Happy Reading!