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Tag Archives: borrowed

The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan (2010) – BR00192 (2021) – ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธโšช

The PolyBlog
June 7 2021

Plot or Premise

A new trio of Jason, Piper and Leo has arrived at Camp Half-Blood and are ready to set off on a quest, but something seems off about not only them and their memories, but also about their participation in a ritual for the children of Greek Gods at all.

What I Liked

The new trio are fun, and there’s enough mystery in both who they all are and why they don’t remember to keep things interesting. Jason has a lot of power, and some knowledge but a goddess has stolen all his memories. Piper has a big secret, namely that someone is whispering in her ear and in her dreams, when all she really wants to do is be in love with Jason. Leo also has a past, too much fire, and he’s really into machines. All great powers to have, and nothing like what we had with the previous campers.

What I Didn’t Like

The amnesia thing for Jason lands a bit trite at times, as he remembers just enough to move the plot along but not enough to be totally useful. The wind gods start off interesting, as does the flying dragon, but eventually they become almost clichรฉs. And the entire media thing is way too Neil Gaiman/American Gods for my taste.

The Bottom Line

Seven half-bloods shall answer the call but we’ll start with three for now.

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged action, adventure, Amazon.ca, B&N, book review, borrowed, Chapters, children, Ebook, epic, fantasy, fiction, Good Reads, Google, Heroes of Olympus (1), Kobo, Library Thing, magic, mythology, Nook, novel, OPL, paperback, PolyWogg, prose, Reading Challenge, Savvy Reader, series, Young Adult | Leave a reply

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (2006) – BR00152 (2019) – ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธโšช

The PolyBlog
April 2 2019

A young girl uses stolen books to distract herself from the reality of living in Nazi Germany in WWII while hiding a Jewish man in her basement.

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Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged Amazon.ca, Amazon.com, B&N, biography, book review, borrowed, Chapters, children, epic, fiction, Good Reads, Google, historical, history, Kobo, Library Thing, literary, Nook, novel, OPL, paperback, political, PolyWogg, prose, Reading Challenge, stand-alone, used, Young Adult | Leave a reply

Darkest Hour by Jenny Carroll (2001) – BR00031 (2004) – ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธโšช

The PolyBlog
March 28 2004

Suzannah is a mediator — she helps ghosts move on from this plane to the next. But when she’s not embracing her sixth sense, she’s earning money as a staff babysitter at a hotel/resort and dreaming about Jesse who haunts her current home. Then she meets trouble in the form of spoiled brat Jack who can also see ghosts, but doesn’t know that ghosts are actually real and is instead three steps away from a nervous breakdown. Suze has to help him figure out his own role with ghosts, at the same time that she tries to figure out more of the mystery with Jesse’s past life.

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So Like Sleep by Jeremiah Healy (1987) – BR00038 (2003) – ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธโšช

The PolyBlog
October 9 2003

John Cuddy gets asked by a friend to look into what appears to be an open-and-shut case — a young impoverished black man tries to get ahead at university, dates a white co-ed, and then after she turns up dead, he confesses to the crime while holding the murder weapon. Everyone thinks he’s guilty, including him. But Cuddy finds a strange group of people involved — a whacked psychiatrist with strange ideas, an elderly fitness nut, a sports fan, seductive patients, and sundry lovers.

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Scarpetta’s Winter Table by Patricia Cornwell (1998) – BR00087 (1999) – ๐Ÿธโšชโšชโšชโšช

The PolyBlog
October 10 1999

A cookbook disguised as a novel.

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Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged Amazon.ca, Amazon.com, ARC, audio, B&N, book review, borrowed, Brennan, cooking, e-book, fiction, gift, Good Reads, hardcover, library, Library Thing, mystery, new, non-fiction, novel, paperback, PolyWogg, prose, series, used | Leave a reply

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  • The Lacey Confession by Richard Greener (2006) – BR00224 (R2023) – ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐ŸธโšชMay 22, 2023
    Plot or Premise When a rich and powerful man dies, leaving behind a lengthy and vengeful document of his life, many powerful forces move to capture the document before the document can be revealed to the public. What I Liked Whereas the first book read almost like a John Grisham novel, this second one seems … Continue reading →
  • The Knowland Retribution by Richard Greener (2004) – BR00223 (R2023) – ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐ŸธโšชMay 14, 2023
    Plot or Premise Walter Sherman has one unique skill. He can find anything that someone is searching for, which, most of the time, is a person. His nickname is the Locator, which he earned in Vietnam. Now he earns a living doing 5-10 jobs a year when people come to him asking him to find … Continue reading →
  • McNally’s Luck by Lawrence Sanders (1992) – BR00222 (R2023) – ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐ŸธโšชโšชMay 8, 2023
    Plot or Premise What starts as a cat-napping morphs into poison letters, threats and murder. What I Liked There are some decent psychological elements, albeit not well-developed, and a wide cast of characters โ€ฆ a grieving husband vs. a trophy wife who doesn’t care about the cat; a poor poet with a rich wife; and … Continue reading →
  • McNally’s Secret by Lawrence Sanders (1992) – BR00221 (R2023) – ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐Ÿธ๐ŸธโšชMay 7, 2023
    Plot or Premise The book is the first in the Archy McNally series. Archy is the one-man investigations unit in his father’s law firm, handling discreet investigations for Palm Beach’s wealthy locals. One of their clients has been robbed, but she doesn’t want everyone to know. She just wants her stamps back. What I Liked … Continue reading →
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