Excellent story, great value for money
592421
Excellent book, very well written with characters that grip you and leave you wanting to know more and more about them as the story continues.
I kept thinking, oh this bit is my favourite chapter, only to flick the page, read the next chapter and think oh no this is my favourite part.
A great romantic story that includes all the safe sane and consensual aspects of BDSM, by an author who just keeps writing great stories.
I highly recommend buying this book, either for yourself or as a present for someone.
307595
This is a superb story that is incredibly well told and for the most part surprisingly realistic. The writing is excellent with a great deal of variety of cross reference to give a more detailed, fleshed out tale.

This is very gripping and entertaining with a lot of well drawn characters. There's a lot of deep reaching into the minds of the costumed heroes and it is very realistically put together.

I found this an incredibly good read and it couldn't come more highly recommended.

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2966261
Reading this has been an absolute treat.  Jemisin is a master at world building and rich character development.  The plot is full of dark twists and surprises, it takes you on quite an adventure to a foreign magical world with its own fascinating history.  Jemisin has managed to find a healthy balance in every aspect of her tale, it's sexy without being pornographic, while there is plenty of action, it doesn't feel as if the author is trying too hard to be edgy with excess gore.  Nothing about her writing feels forced, she isn't pandering to her audience for money, simply telling a wonderfully written story.  The whole book is truly enjoyable and I've decided to read the author's other offerings.
2770079
I bought this book as I liked the cover and the story sounded as though it would be fun. I was very pleasantly surprised and enjoyed it so much, I'm actually leaving this review (it's the first review I've done). The writing style flowed well and was funny in places and to top it all off, it was a good story. It's extremely good value. I couldn't put it down and read it all in one sitting. I'm off to read the second one in the series (and hope that there will be many more in the series).
845795
This is a terrific story with no sex and no gore or cussing that I can recall (I can't guarantee no cussing at all). It even plays nicely with text-to-speech. Why only 4.5 stars, you ask? Well, there are some mistakes. They weren't usually of the magnitude to drive me crazy, BUT I've listened to it via TTS (3 times so far). I didn't find them awful enough to dock it a whole star. DEFINITELY worth a look-see!!!
354920
Excellent video quality, 9/10 on audio quality. Great story, very enjoyable. Great for people that like to think about the story as it plays in the movie rather than what we see today as one dimensional stories with little thinking required by the audience. Highly recommended
3298138
I really enjoyed this story, and look forward to more installments in this series.  It is well written and fun to read, and the unique perspectives of each character give it a lot of depth.  At only $1, this is a fantastic deal!
2145825
This lavishly illustrated book was an absolute delight to read through. The story is up to Terry Pratchett's normal Discworld standards, although shorter by a good half or more. He did this by using fewer secondary and tertiary characters than he uses normally. Few new characters are introduced, and those were more of the supporting variety. Also, there are fewer references to a framing event or theme (that he often uses to parallel or heighten the events in the main plot). The structure is a little shallower for these omissions, making me think that this book might have started as another books B plot before he decided that didn?t do it justice, and became a shorter than normal A plot. But Mr. Pratchett needed the room, and the time you?ll spend looking at Paul Kidby's excellent artwork will make this book just as engaging as any of the other Discworld books (pay special attention to the pages from the notebook of "Leonard of Quirm")!
749486
I can't believe that I got all 3 of these books for just 89 cents.  The story is fantastic and really makes you think about what would happen to society if such a plague were to occur. It shows how society could break down and how different individuals and groups of people would react. I hope we never have to find out for sure. What I also liked about this book is that it gives a more realistic (in my opinion) view of how an alien invasion would likely happen, they are hardly going to come down here and start a war with us when they can just destroy us from space. ( it's different to all the other alien invasion stories that you typically see). The only suggestion for improvement I would make is that everyone in the story spoke the same, everyone always had a wise crack comment and a was sarcastic.  Not everyone talks like that so the author should add some variety to his writing.

Highly recommended.
521963
This review is for the audio CD version. I was nervous about listening to a book with 25 discs, but I am happy to say I really enjoyed listening to this book. This story is filled with romance, excitment, suspence, some supernatural/psychic situations, and a fair share of violence (graphic descriptions. This is the first book I have read by Margaret George, and also the first book I have read about the Trojan war, although I was slightly familiar with the story. I really enjoyed learning a lot more details about the characters and situation. There was a lot of information about greek mythology, prophecies, and omens. Helen of Troy's story was told in great detail from her childhood, to her death. It was relatively easy to follow, and the descriptions were so vivid. The narration was excellent, with the narrator telling the story with a lot of feeling and animation. I would definately consider re-listening to this story to pick up on details I may have missed the first time, or details that did not seem important at the time of the first listening. I think I would also like to purchase my own print copy so I could easily find certain passages or look back on something for reference. My only slight complaint is occasionally the characters philosophical thoughts would seem to go on a little too long, which got boring or hard to follow.
4690502
As it says in the Introduction of the book, this story was written before Doctor Who got so complex, with multiple timelines and explorations of what it means to be a time traveler.  And I thought that since I'm used to the shenanigans of Steven Moffat, this book would probably be pretty tame.  Wrong.  While it seems old hat now to have the Doctor realize he is going to die doing something, this story takes that chilling realization and spins out a very complex sequence of events.  The plot moves back and forth between characters and incidents that build on each other as the pieces of the puzzle are gradually revealed.  The pure technical skill in an author having to piece such a complex story together is admirable, and having the story come together so perfectly in the end is kind of awe-inspiring.  There were so many little scenes that were dropped, seemingly tangentially, and later brought into the story and explained completely.  Reading this book was pure enjoyment.

Aside from the technical crafting of the story, the characters that make up G-lock are varied, eccentric, and humorous.  It seemed like a melting pot of all the kinds of characters the Doctor is used to coming up against, from pompous, self-important leaders to dutiful, not very bright policemen, selfish, arrogant villians, and kindly, innocent humans and aliens who are very brave.  The characters make up a huge part of the charm of this story and the realistic way in which they are all thrown together gives a great backdrop for the Doctor and Romana to interact with.  The author also captured the dry, sardonic humor of the Doctor, and the patient, efficient voice of Romana so well, that it felt like this story should have been filmed.

The novel also has a tongue-in-cheek humor about it, in the vein of Douglas Adams that made it delightful to read, and there are some great laugh-out-loud moments.  While the many shifts between characters and incidents can make this story somewhat difficult to keep up with at times, I found the whole reading experience to be so much fun, and absolutely worth it!

(I received this book from the publisher or author for a fair and honest review.  I was not compensated for this review.)
3215701
Inside God's Arms was so much better than I expected.  Be warned it is a "short" so only around 60 some-odd pages and volume 1 in 13 I believe.  Though at the price it more than worth it to buy.  Also the story and art are amazing.  The characters are beautifully drawn and the story pulls you in and makes you eager to see where it is going.  It is also 18+ for Explicit content so keep that in mind.  A lot of kindle manga's are not very easy to read, do not fill up the whole page, or have other issues but I found none of the usual with this one; which is a very nice surprise.  Overall I really enjoyed this story and have read it a few times as I waited for the next issues to come out.  If you're a fan of BL I'd definitely recommend this one.
1938190
I liked the voice of the narrator enormously and the difference from the everyday happily-ever-after type of story.  The story was very interesting and easy to get through.  The narrator's direct interaction with me as the reader was a treat and though he used words rather sparingly he made the characters very vivid for me.  The simple, non-flowery style of writing fit the story incredibly well, in a way I would not have expected before reading this book, and I would think very appropriate for a Juvenile reader.  The writing style actually kind of reminded me of C.S. Lewis from the Chronicles of Narnia.  C.S. Lewis wove together magical epic tales in his books, but the details were very sparse and left up to the imagination of the reader to fill in.

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2405615
I totally enjoyed this story, despite the strange plot, characters and setting. It reads like classic Gaiman, well written, well planned and beautifully executed. The characters are lovable and endearing, even though one is a star (literally) and one is a mix of human and Faerie.
It's one of those books where trying to describe it does it no justice, as it all has to be kept in context to understand it.
3284632
I just finished this book, and I enjoyed every page of it.  This is a wonderful story with all of the basic fantasy elements (dragon, wizard, dwarf, friendship and, of course, a quest), but there is not a lot of danger (i.e, the world will not end if the quest is unsuccessful).  However, this does not detract from the adventure aspect.  The story revolves around three main characters who start out to explore a cave, and end up on a quest to discover a lost city.  The story moves along quickly, with only one violent scene, but lots of hurdles that the characters have to overcome together.  Their friendship develops as the story progresses, and the action and adventure keeps your attention.  I also really liked the authors writing style, the story reads more like a "story" than a book.  There were very few grammar or spelling errors.  Overall, this was a great book, and I would love to read more books from this author.
2453074
Five stars is the highest measure of good story telling and time well spent. The best value of a good story is that it leaves you captivated with the characters and hungry for more adventure. This story has all that and more. I would highly recommend it to any audience wanting a good read with engaging characters and exciting action. The added benefit of watching a young boy learning to be an honorable  and trustworthy young man was a pleasant surprise.
3271201
Excellent story, beautiful illustration's!  Fun!