One of my favorite GLH books
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I like this one because it's sort of the awkward ugly duckling turned swan type of book.  I read this one years ago from the library and was glad to find it and add it to my collection.  Used book in excellent condition.
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I will admit bias as RAH is one of my, if not *the*, favorite authors, this book is at the top of my all time favorites list.  Enough so that I hunted down a hard cover edition to replace my tattered soft cover I have had since I was a boy.  Lots of interesting philosophical items that make you think, great story, and there are several other books that tie into this.  A must read.
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I'm a huge fan of HPL and friends and am usually willing to check out anything based on it, even if it's cheesy.  But what really set this book apart from the others from the beginning was the art.  A lot of RPG books have some shamefully bad art, or else they'll have a really great looking cover and then bizarre, disproportioned, amateurish looking stuff inside that really does nothing to set the mood.  Ctech is different, the art all the way through ALL of the books is excellent, and it really contributes a lot to the very lush, vivid world that the writers have created.  Much like Eclipse Phase, it spends a very good portion of the book going in to details about the history of the world in this universe, and the supplemental books just add to that.  Vade Mecum has some additional options that would have been really nice if they'd have included them in the core book, but I understand the idea of not putting TOO much stuff into the core book since that would just make the price go wild.  Ancient Enemies also looks like it's going to be really good; the game definitely needs more options for Dhohanoids and Tagers, and that's what it looks like that book promises to offer.

I also really like how the Ctech story is continuing to "unfold" as the subsequent books get published, and the authors have said on multiple occasions that their setting has a beginning, a middle, and an end, so the GM gets to choose at what point their game takes place in and what the shape of the world at that time is in.  It's pretty easy to tell where all the influences for the game came from; Dhohanoids are the same in form and function as the Zoanoids from Guyver, a lot of the character and mech design are lifted straight out of RahXephon and Evangelion.  In fact, with all of its anime influences it works better as an anime rpg than a lot of the explicitly "anime" oriented ones, like BESM or Anima.  However, my favorite part of the whole game is the "Framewerk" system.  It's very adaptable for both small-scale interpersonal combat as well as large-scale war machine combat, and does not take very long at all to count up or resolve actions in either situation.  The different scales also make the whole game more flexible in terms of what "sort" of game can be played out of it as well: do players like large-scale Warhammer 40K battles, or do players like small-scale infiltrate-and-double-cross Shadowrun sort of missions, or do players like Call of Cthulhu-esque sort of mystery games?  It's all doable and it tends to work just as well.  The overarching theme is staying sane in a world gone mad and ordinary people forced into extraordinary circumstances, again anime sorts of themes, and so there's a lot of flexibility in what sort of characters people can play, and the qualities and drawbacks system make it easier to sculpt a multifaceted, believable character from the get-go so it's easier to get deeper into the world.  And the authors upload new free content to the website all the time, like new character sheets and book previews on top of regular stuff like art and desktops.  They even have free quick-start rules so you can try out the game yourself before even buying it.  Even though it's at heart a "horror" RPG, it's flexible enough that you can leave that stuff just sort of in the background, and have really ordinary, human sort of things going on with the backdrop of terrible things lurking just out of sight.  I was really excited when the book went back into print and snatched me up a copy as soon as they were available.
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I absolutely love this book.

The dialogues between the characters are so good. A thing that's very important to me.

The planet Lavina is created beautifully with a lot of details and new animals. I really like it and I really can imagine being there.

My two favorite scenes are the one where Tallyn shows up in Kimi's bathroom at the beginning of the story and the scene where Kimi has to ride a dragon-like creature.

The scene I don't like a lot is the time Neyvarre kisses Kimi while she sleeps because they only met one time before that so this is a little bit weird, on the other hand, once I was past this, the book read like a train.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves fantasy and sci-fi books. I also recommend it to people who love cute animals.

- Merel
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One of my favorite alpha male mc leads of all time.  This is in my re-read pile when I can't find an mc with a strong H and an h not too stupid to live.  The chemistry and steam in this book is off the charts.  All the books in the series can be read as  a standalone, but this book introduces you to many of the characters and lays the ground work for the series.  I can't recommend this book enough.
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Where do you start?  I read this book in the last year and I can honestly say that it will forever remain one of my favorite books of all time.  I too am a third child. :)  I fell in love with Ender and felt like I was right there beside him at times.  I connected with this character and he stayed with me long after I finished the book.  The book is well paced and never drags on.  Orson Scott Card delivers some of the most influential lines of text that are absolutely beautiful.  I can't say I loved the follow up after this one, but this is a great read for anyone.
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This is one of my favorite stories of all time. I first read this book in high school as On Fortunes Wheel and though it is technically the second book in the series, it can strongly stand alone, and you don't need to read Jackaroo or Tale of Gwynn in order to love this book.

Birle is one of my favorite female protagonists that I've ever read. She is strong when she needs to be and vulnerable enough to be realistic. Some people may call this a romance in a way, but more than that it is very much Birle's story that just happens to involve a little bit of a love interest as well as many other characters that greatly influence who Birle is and who she becomes.
A fantistic story in an intriguing world. I have reread this book more than any other book, so I'm pretty sure that makes it my favorote.
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I loved this book.  I thought it was great.  Vishous has always been one of my favorite characters in this series.  Did I like the ending?  Not really, but that didn't take away from the fact that this was again, a wonderful book.  Personally, I would have liked to have seen him go on without Jane, learning how to love from her, but finding someone else in the distant future, but's that's just my opinion.  J.R. rarely disappoints, and I like the fact that she writes outside the box.
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Good Angel is... really, one of my favorite books. I read it before revision and publishing and right now I CAN'T WAIT to buy a physical copy for myself, I can't wait to read the revised version. I want it on my shelves. I want it right next to my The Host and my Good Omens and my thousand The Sims 2 CDs.
I don't know what to say! GA is absurdly sweet and also terrible sometimes, speaking of my poor, poor heart; the characters are all beautiful and well-built and they are all my children, and sometimes they made comments that revealed the world of GA in a heartbreaking way. The beginning was a bit slow, but not in a way that felt bad-- Iofiel, the protagonist, was born only a week ago, and we start by seeing and learning everything along with her. Once the plot picks up, it picks up! Things didn't stop from keeping happening. Everything made me sad and the END-- god, I won't spoil anyone, but let me just say: I WAS SHAKEN. SHOOK, if you allow it.
It's a duology. I don't know what on Earth is going to happen in book 2, but god knows my brain is on fire, and also reading it will probably kill my poor, poor heart.
--Fernanda, using my sister's account ;D
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One of my highest rated books for the enjoyment I got out of reading it.  I like Gleick's manner of writing and his structure. If you're on the fence, get it. You won't be disappointed.
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This is a prequel to the movie and it covers the Frost wolf clan, a group of honorable orcs who are challenged by the dying of their world Draenor.

I really loved this book. I've never followed World of Warcraft lore much, but I was a fan and player of the original 3 Warcraft games. This book goes into so much detail about who the orcs are and how they live. The Frost Wolves are noble and honorable, only doing what is necessary to survive off of the animals and land. It has a real Native American (or even Klingon) vibe to it. They are brown-skinned (not green), and very intelligent. They are also very spiritual and the spirits of their world play an active and important role in the story. However, the world is dying and the Frost Wolves must change or perish. Led by Durotan, they leave their home and head towards the seat of the spirits to figure out how to save their world. Meanwhile, a dark sorcerer named Gul'dan tries to unite all the clans to leave the world and go to a new one that they can conquer (and this is where it starts tying into the games and movie). The book was very well written and there weren't any slow spots for me. Durotan was really well developed and you could follow his inner turmoil and his wisdom. Several of the other characters in his clan were also very well done. Gul'dan didn't have a lot of depth but perhaps that will be expanded on in the movie/sequel. The audiobook was great in that the narrator has a wonderful accent and is able to switch voices with ease. Overall, this was a great intro the world and really makes me excited to go see the movie (and read the sequel).

NOTE: I received this for free in exchange for an honest review.
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I read This Adventure Ends by Emma Mills about a month a ago, and I knew after I had finished that that I definitely wanted to check out another book by her because I really enjoyed it, but it was the only book I had read by her so I couldn't say yet weather or not she would be an author who I would check out every book they publish or not. After reading Foolish Hearts, I can now confirm that she will be an auto-buy author for me.
I don't know if I can say this book was perfect, because I don't think any book can be 'perfect', but I can honestly say that I cannot think of anything that I would think of as negative. At first I thought I was not going to be the biggest fan of the romance, but then a couple of chapters after thinking that I started to become obsessed with Gideon. Not only did I like Gideon, but I liked him and Claudia together, and I think that is because I really relate to how Claudia deals with relationships. How she pulls away from people, how cautious she is, I could just relate to her so much, and that was pretty awesome.
On the note of being able to relate to her so much, I just LOVED the emphasis on Claudia's love for Battle Quest, it made my little MMO loving heart flutter. I loved it for so much for two reasons. The first is just that I personally do not see a lot (actually, I don't even know if I have read one) of books with a female main character who loves a video game like Claudia loves Battle Mage. The second one is because the game reminded me so much of World of Warcraft, a game which I used to play so much as a kid, and that was just another way I could relate to Claudia, and it started bringing back old memories for me.
It was really cool just seeing Claudia play the video game, but what made that aspect of the book even better was that she played with her family/best friend. I know I have said I loved a lot of things about this book, but I am going to say it again, because I really loved seeing all of them play together.
I feel like this review is getting pretty long, and it is just me going on about everything that I loved about this book, but the last thing that I wanted to mention that I liked about this book was Iris and Zoe. I (once again) loved the different friendship dynamics. This book did a great job of balancing out the romance, family, and the friendships, to a point where I wanted to read about all three and not just one (which is how I usually end up doing/feeling when reading contemporaries).
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I have just finished my re-read of the League series, and I'm still in love with every word and every character.

Now that we're several books in to this wonderful series, this book feels out of place in the reading order.  But it's still a great read, and it's great to see Syn and Shahara as parents.  I love Devon and Alix, and I love Vik the mecha.. I want one myself.

One of my favorite things is that there is adventure and more than just the love story in each and every book.  I feel like I'm reading a whole experience, not just a small slice of someones life with a little spice thrown in.  These are the kind of books I keep buying and going back to.
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I really loved this story. I read it out of order for the series and will definitely buy the other two. I always enjoy Lorna Seilstad's books. Wonderful writing. I got very wrapped up in the characters. Tessa is a hoot. Reese, such a nice guy yet did a big oops. Loved how that was handled. It's too bad I can't actually meet Tessa. I would get along with her. Aunt Sam is wonderful as well. Loved the book. Highly recommend it.
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I would strongly recommend this book to anyone interested in an easy-read with moral values.  After decades have passed, GLH remains a great story-teller and moral compass.
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I Freaking Love Helen. she is totally amazing and the humor she brings to her work is totally my favorite. this is one of my favorite go to reads. everytime I feel down this is what helps bring me up. Bridget and Darcy are my total favorite characters. and I feel her pain.
not knowing what to do to change to make you bring you back to life when you feel so broken. the wanting to be able to find that true love, soulmate. This is a MUST read.
there is no way you can ever go wrong with this book. I guarantee it will easily become a favorite.
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4-5 stars! I've been wanting to read this after seeing good reviews and ended up borrowing it from a friend.  I like it so much that I plan to buy it for myself so I can re-read it again as it definitely had some memorable parts.  I love the 2 POV's so you can get into the character's minds to see why they make certain decisions.  I also liked that this wasn't an "instant" romance although the H/h have known each other for years but you'll need to read the story to understand their history and future.  Rule was definitely deep and some of his lines had me rereading pages.  While the book moved without dragging there were a few instances that seemed to be repeated but it didn't detract from the story.  I look forward to reading the next story about some of the characters in this book.  This did not have a cliffhanger which was GREAT but it will nice to catch up on these Rule and Shaw in the next story.