One of my absolutely Favourite
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when I read this book, I let everything else alone and read the book in one time. I read the whole day til late at night, until I had finished it. Great book, phantastic story, thrilling from the beginning til the end. Everyone who wants to read a good and thrilling Star Trek Novel I will recommend this one.
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Of the three novels I have read in this series thus far, this one is most definitely my favourite. Whilst the other books were good, this one is fantastic. The characters feel more real in this story, and the events from previous books come to a culmination of sorts, making for a lot of interesting happenings.

Natasha Troop has an excellent command of language and is able to use that to set her characters apart in the way they use dialogue and interact through her descriptions.

I quite liked the thoughtful way in which this novel was written. The unfolding of events felt very natural and the passage of time never felt contrived or rushed.

I recommend this series to anyone who enjoys a novel that will stay with you one you have finished it. For fans of series books, you can't go wrong here.
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This is one of my favorite books ever. I teach it in my 10th grade English class and I'm absolutely in love with it (and the author Khaled Hosseini). He is a stellar writer, has an incredible handle of figurative and descriptive language, and brings you into the story so deeply that you truly feel and experience with the characters. I cannot recommend this book enough.
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I can not even count the number of times that I have read this novel...it is by far, my absolute favorite.
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This is absolutely one of my most favorite love stories.  It is just perfect.  I had read it many times from the library and just had to have a copy of my own.  It is totally worth reading over and over again and you won't get tired of it.  The characters are wonderful and will have you totally engaged and wondering what they will be up to next, even though you've read it many times.  I love this book and my life is truly better because I have read this book.  Thank you to Kim Fielding for writing a truly magical book that I will enjoy for the rest of my life. Seriously.
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This is one of my favourite books - I have read it several times and find something new whenever I read it.  The characterisation is brilliant and not just of Renee and Paloma but of the side characters too.  It is so rich, multi-layered and evocative and the title is so apt and descriptive.&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/The-Elegance-of-the-Hedgehog/dp/B00BS030RQ/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">The Elegance of the Hedgehog</a>
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I often reread certain books, and this is one of my favorites.
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10 stars if I could. One of the best of all time.
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Firstly I must mention the gorgeous cover Christie Barlow's book is proudly displaying! I think it is my absolute favourite so far. It is so cheerful and just looking at it makes me very excited about the story written inside it.
I immensely enjoy reading Christie's books they have the perfect balance of romance mixed with more serious issues, and as I delved into Christie books, it is always very hard to tear away as my eyes hungrily running over the captivating words that make her books resonated with me.

Aside from the fantastic, dynamic and very well created characters of Kitty's Countryside Dreams it is the gripping storyline that made me laugh and shed a bucket of tears in equal measures. I felt completely taken by Kitty's story and her sad family history. I felt for Kitty from the very first page to the end.  Before Kitty found out she inherited her grandmother's farm, the Bluebell Lodge, she led a very quiet and mostly lonely life. Kitty was the sole carer of her ill mother Alice and not long after her mother passed away, Kitty's life took on an unexpected turn.  Learning that she inherited a farm from the grandmother, she never knew opened up a whole new and much more exciting chapter of Kitty's life with a few shocking discoveries along the way.

Kitty is such a warm and genuine character! I found bonding with her straightaway. I loved the way Kitty grabbed her new life with both hands and made lifelong friends as the owner of the Bluebell Lodge.  I love reading the scenes taking place at Bluebell Farm. The way the author described the scenery of the farm and its occupants it felt very vibrant and vivid in my mind.

I adored all the characters living in the pages of this book, and I can honestly say I could not choose my favourite because it was really hard to say goodbye to them but without a doubt, they will stay with me for a very long time. Tom, Jeannie, Violet, Ted, Robin and Lucinda injected so much warmth and belonging to this story.

In the beginning, I found myself fascinating with the storyline but as I reached the middle my interest was indeed piqued I was intrigued by Kitty's hidden family, especially after Kitty found out Violet's Diary I had my suspicions but what the diary entries reveal have left me in tears! I  felt the heartbreak through the pages as snippets of memories were relived by Kitty and the pieces of this intricate family puzzles slowly put together, but as well as the sadness there was the sense of happiness that a new found discoveries can create within one's family unit.

Why this book should definitely be on top of your TBR?

This book is a real gem! I think Christie Barlow is a fantastic author who creates engaging storylines that twist and turn in unexpected ways. Kitty's Countryside Dream is indeed a dream read with a sumptuously emotional end and wonderfully developed protagonists that will stay with you for a long time. I want more!!!
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I LOVED this book. Definitely one of my favorite series ever
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I have read so many romances, especially Regency era, and this has been one of my absolute favorites.  It is clean- rare in romance novels  these days.  It creates an even greater sense of anticipation and shows respect for our sexuality by keeping it private.  Sarah Eden has a gift for clever dialogue and wonderful timing in the unfolding of her characters.  I absolutely loved the correlation to the Greek myth of Hades and Persephone.  I actually cried and cried when I finished reading it.  I've been known to cry when a character dies but, when the book ends?  That's rare and a true sign of how deeply the book touched me.  It's been years since I've had this reaction.  The last time I reacted like this was at the end of "A Town Like Alice", one of the best books I've ever read.
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I first stumbled across this record in a thrift shop and bought it on spec for a dollar. It is one of the luckiest finds ever, and has gone on to become a favourite. It is so lovely, and so charming... a great voice singing clever, well-written songs from a bygone era. It's become my go-to gift for all the the people I love.
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This story was beautifully written, it drew me in and didn't let me go. I wish I could reread it again for the first time, sadly I cannot. However, I will definitely reread it anyway and recommend it to any book lover. This book has become one of my all time favorites. It has amazing characters, plot and a well developed setting. Enjoy it!
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This has been one of my very favorite novels ever for a very long time (ever since my first reading of it when it was first published in 2003). I just re-read it for the - 4th? or maybe the 5th? - time, and I loved it more than ever.

I don't know that it would work for anyone who hasn't first read The Curse of Chalion (which was Book 1 in this series, and which is tightly connected to Paladin of Souls) - but luckily The Curse of Chalion is wonderful too. (That one has a slow start but then becomes INCREDIBLY tense and absorbing and fantastic. It was my favorite historically-based fantasy I'd ever read up until Paladin of Souls was published.)

I love the heroine, Ista, a disillusioned 40-year-old woman and mother of grown children who thinks her life is over only to find a new calling, great and frightening power, and love; I love the whole varied cast of characters around her; I love the wry humor, and the magic, and the deep compassion that run throughout this book. It's an *enriching* book to read. I feel better every time I re-read it.
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OH MY WORD. I think I could read there story on a continous loop and never get tired or bored. By far my second favourite book from Ms. Adams after Married for Christmas. (There will forever be something about Jessica and Daniel that just clings at my heart)

 I THOROUGHLY enjoyed this story. I simply could not put it down, the characters sucked me into their world and wouldn't let me leave.
Yes there are parts that made me angry like how cruel Harrison was with his words, but the beautiful thing about Noelle's writing in this book, is that despite the disgust you feel at what he says to her, she develops his character so exceptionally that you truly understand how Marietta is able to move past it.
As for the lovely Marietta, she has climbed the ranks of my top five most favourite heroines if not my favourite all together. She is my ideal heroine. She is so soft and sweet, understanding, lacking arrogance and attitude yet strong in the most subtle way. She is exactly what Damon said she was, she was sunshine and by one one of the most enjoyable heroines I've read in a very very long time.
 The relationship between her and Harrison is swoon worthy is every way and watching them fall in love was indeed my reading pleasure. Ms. Adams did a superb job with this one.
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This is my favourite book of all time.  I never get tired of reading it.  It's about this thirteen year old girl in England during the second world  war, and stuff that happens to her over a year or two.  It's one of those  books where the girl is narrating and perceiving one thing but you (with  your superior wisdom and experience) can see more than she does.  I think  it's very real and subtle and a true statement of what it's like to be a  teenage girl.  This part is so true, that I feel like I'm really learning  about how it must have been like during the war in England.  So often I  feel a disconnect when people write about this age group.
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One of my favorites in this area of reading.