a truly absorbing coaster!
597376
After years of buying cheap coasters, got these & have already tested with ice-filled drinks; allowed them to melt, & no mess!
3334674
These coasters are fantastic! Not only do they not stick to the bottom of your glass, the great colors and modern design take everything up a notch. I bought them in purple and I love how they brighten up my coffee table. Since the price is so great, I 'm thinking about buying some more for friends. They'd also be a great hostess gift.
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Sail, book 1 in a new series by Linsdey Loucks is a breath taking, non-stop roller coaster of a story.  We follow the emergency adventure of Absidy, a chain wearing, metal eating outcast on a search for a goal that means the entire world to her but could very well be her undoing.  This tale, told at break neck speed is well worth the read.  Cant wait for book 2!
2012028
Intense! The story develops into a spiral of emotions and feelings intertwined, unspoken words, secrets revealed, dense dialogues. Desperate lives, irreparable losses, loves and passions, adventures. Everything goes writhing together, lives are dramatically affected, all too real. Looks more like a report of events and real experiences. In many instances, the course of events changes direction abruptly. The characters will come to life and the pages will pull the reader into the streets and places where everything will be taking place in a furious sequence. It is possible to feel and understand the psychological changes that will be happening in each one. Karen Perry controls and drives safely interlacing the human interactions. She waltzes with the perspectives from mom and dad with mastery, each one at a time, everything seems to come out of a real story with real characters. We can follow the ups and downs of their lives and feel winds blasting while the very roller coaster they live tears the air. Very impressive! Extraordinary! And the end, wow, the end!
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A friggin roller coaster. An unbelievably tall, long, terrifying, roller coaster. That is how I would describe this book. Where you start out nice and slowly build up that first hill to finally reach its peak, only to see that you can't see rest of the track. The track disappears into absolute, terrifying darkness and all you can do is pray that you make it until the end. Each time you crest a hill - each one higher and higher than the last - and rush down, hanging on for dear life, you wonder when it will be over. And that end? It's like free falling from the tallest building in the world, waiting for your wings to open and spirit you away? only to be slammed against a sidewalk made of slightly springy concrete. You're able to walk away, but barely, just barely.

I'm going to have a book hangover for at least a month after this. So thanks for that Sarah J. Maas! Totally, absolutely, worth it though
1575629
I love anything that conjures up the magic of my favorite city - and this book has character and depth to spare. The main character, Harrison, embarks on a journey to find his long-lost class valedictorian - but in the process, ends up finding himself. The language and pace are accessible; I virtually read this book from cover to cover in one breathless evening. Highly recommended for anyone tuned in to the roller coaster ride of our shared, human condition.
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My four year old begged all season for this toy.  I figured like many toys, the cost would far exceed the value. BOY! Was I wrong.  Since Christmas morning my daughter and I have played and played and played with this coaster! Daddy likes it too. Everyone that has come over to see what Santa brought heads right to the crank on the coaster.  I do wish the cars were available to purchase as extra accessories though.  I think it could use at least one more car.  Daughter loves it, Daddy loves it, and Mommy loves it! The toy doesn't really make any noise either- It is the perfect toy!
327498
Parallel was both intriguing and interesting, taking you on a roller-coaster ride to a suprising climax. It is gripping, and you can't put it down.  I was able to finish reading this book in three days because it was so compelling. At times, you just have to sit and reflect on what you've read; then you can't wait to pick it up again. It is a great read!
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When I received the book "Jack Downing: The Lunatic Memoirs" by author Thatcher C. Nalley in exchange for my honest review, I was quite pleasantly surprised at the refreshingly unique way this book reads. The way the author crafted this story makes it seem quite like a thrill-ride at an amusement park. I read on my phone a lot, so the stylized formatting of this book reads like being on a roller coaster... I had no control and couldn't avoid going over the next hill or... flipping to the next page!

The story is written from Jack's disturbed perspective and of his dark thoughts, in such a way that really gives it a unique style all its own. The character Jack Downing is masterfully written, and I found myself wanting help him and then kill him at several points in the story. As one reviewer stated "He is a sickeningly smart and devious" and another said "His thoughts make us wanna help him", and I couldn't agree more. This author created a character that is such a monster, he pulls you in several directions at once, ever so cleverly almost making you feel he could be right... Then you catch yourself... That is just so wickedly wrong!... ;)

This is an amazing story and a real page turner with one climactic twist after another drawing you closer to the end. Speaking of the end; I didn't even realize I was getting close until I was already there... Talk about getting engrossed in a good book! What an intense ride! I loved it!
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A Review of Gagged by Aubrey Parker

One hell of a roller coaster - 5 stars

After learning a little bit about Caspian from a previous series, I was totally excited to read his story. It was fun getting to know Aurora before we got to Caspian and what makes him tick. She had a platform that she was standing behind and it is a valid one when you stop and think about it. Education is so stagnant for many public schools and with the speed that technology has brought into our lives, depending on books that are sometimes ten to fifteen years old to teach our youth is sort of repugnant.

Caspian is one of those broken men that has all kinds of walls up, but something draws him to Aurora and he basically becomes obsessed with her. There are lots of twists and turns and holding on to the edge of you seat in this book, because it is so riveting. I even appreciate the cover  the fact that it is metophorical instead of the story being about bondage. I am soooo looking forward to Lucy's story. Absolutely great work!
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**Borrowed from Kindle Unlimited**
4822771
Cisneros has a unique style of writing that will draw in almost anyone. This book is like the newest roller coaster, when you think it's leveling out, it throws you for another loop. Anyone with an interest in fiction would quite likely enjoy this writing. You find yourself following the main character, Esperanza, throughout her childhood living on Mango Street and all the people she's run into in that time. She finds herself running into all sorts of characters from abuse victims to peculiar abusive and manipulative kids. All in all, a very good read and I would suggest it to anyone.
2169121
Clearly Stephen King has devised some form of visual hypnosis with the pattern of his words to induce a reader to ignore their spouse, their children, their job, and their sleep patterns just to find out what happens next. I have blazed through this book in the last few days and am left with a pretty cool feeling of exhilaration and wonder like I'm stepping off of an unexpectedly extended roller coaster ride. This was a thrilling read and I highly recommend it!
1202183
These coaster are so much more than I expected.  They honest to God soak all the sweat from your glass right up and never leave a hint of moisture on your wood surfaces.  I live in FL where it's hot and humid most days and I don't drink anything unless it has ice in it and these coasters have proven their worth every time!  I will be buying more of them.
3210952
In the wake of the many amazing novels I've been catching up on throughout this year, from Neil Gaiman's 'American Gods' to the many Dresden Files books, this paradoxical story of an anthropomorphic canine breaking out of a gray world and going on an adventure through the multiverse is the one that I simply could not put down until I reached the end, and even then I had to stop myself from going right back to the beginning and reading through it all again.

And if there is one word I could use to describe Summerhill as a whole, it would be "rereadable", and addictively so. The depth of the title character and the flow of the story combine very well, sending you on this rollercoaster of events throughout time and space, and continues to leave you guessing throughout. And once I finished, due to the very timey-wimey nature of the novel, I wanted to hop on the coaster again and give it another ride, just to see the small bits of fun details I missed on the first go around.

I cannot recommend Summerhill enough. It's a fantastic sci-fi novel that was engaging and very fun to read, and I'll be spreading my praise of it to friends and family alike. Nobody should miss out on this!
2055931
What a ride! Following LX from the moment his ship crash landed in the forest through everything he experienced after was a thrill. I loved so many things about this character. I loved his connection with nature, the abilities he had, and his temperament. I loved that he was a non-violent alien who tried very hard not to disturb those whose lives he touched while he was sent to explore our planet. This alone would have been an intriguing and exciting premise for a book, but Atcheson took it further. Much further. Vampires? Check. Romance? Check. Government conspiracy? Check. Apocalyptic threat? Check.

The book meanders through the plot in a very realistic fashion, allowing the reader to discover things as Alex does. This gives the reader a sense of peace and security, which is often followed by an abrupt punch of action and suspense. This results in a page-turning roller coaster of emotions.

I could go on and on about what I loved about this book, but I don't want to take away your reading time. If you're on the fence about reading Fate, get off it (yes, Alex, that's a figure of speech), and go read it now. You won't be disappointed.
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David Harwood is a newspaper reporter. He's been working on a story about a for profit prison being built in his small town. The editor keeps killing his story, even after he uncovers some shady dealings with local politicians. But he's really worried about his wife Jan. She's been acting oddly lately, saying disturbing things and just isn't her usual self. When she suggests a trip to an amusement park with their four year old son, he readily agrees, happy that she is acting more like herself.

What happens at the amusement park is the stuff of nightmares. And that's just the beginning...

And on that note, I absolutely refuse to give you any more of the plot! Suffice it to say, that Never Look Back had me on the edge of my seat. Barclay has crafted a non stop roller coaster of a plot, full of twists and turns that I never saw coming. The book starts off action packed and just never lets up. Barclay's foreshadowing had me reading just one more chapter long after the lights should have been out...

Have you read Linwood Barclay yet? If you're a suspense/thriller fan, than you will love this Canadian author!
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I learned of this author and londo n steampunk as a genre from the blog of Tracey Cooper Posey"s blog. I was intrigued and decided to check out both in the other series ms. Renwick has written and was immediately hooked. I am listening to them in audio books but wanted to read some as well. This has been an amazing rollercoaster. The characters are real-flawed but true heroes and heroines you can't help but root for. The stem that results when they do could power several steam powered carriages!