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JSWolf 07-23-2017 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Luffy (Post 3557014)
I second Playing With Fire.

Thank you.

JSWolf 07-24-2017 05:08 PM

Anyone else for a nod for Playing with Fire? Tess is an excellent author.

Dazrin 07-25-2017 01:08 AM

I haven't been able to find a thriller I really want to read on my TBR so I will second The Rook and third Playing with Fire.

JSWolf 07-25-2017 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Dazrin (Post 3557780)
I haven't been able to find a thriller I really want to read on my TBR so I will second The Rook and third Playing with Fire.

Thank you.

JSWolf 07-25-2017 07:35 AM

Since we only have 6 fully nominated books, let's give Rook the final nod and Stillhouse Lake the final two nods and then I think we can go to the vote.

sufue 07-25-2017 01:09 PM

I have one more vote, so will give Rook its final vote...

WT Sharpe 07-26-2017 01:06 AM

If anyone's been following this thread in the past 10 minutes, forget everything you saw. We still have 23+ hours to go.

JSWolf 07-26-2017 09:15 AM

At this point, it seems silly to me to give another book a recommendation. But, if you have any nods left, there's one book left that already has one nod.

WT Sharpe 07-26-2017 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf (Post 3558516)
At this point, it seems silly to me to give another book a recommendation. But, if you have any nods left, there's one book left that already has one nod.

I don't know what the book is like, but the blurb at Goodreads makes it sound as if the female protagonist is some kind of super hero who adopts a secret identity in order to fight crime. Is that close to the mark?

JSWolf 07-26-2017 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe (Post 3558518)
I don't know what the book is like, but the blurb at Goodreads makes it sound as if the female protagonist is some kind of super hero who adopts a secret identity in order to fight crime. Is that close to the mark?

Not from what I read. I see it as a Mom who changes her identity to do what she has to to try to keep her family and friends safe. I get nothing of a super hero from the vibe.

Besides, if I was trying to do the super heo thing, I could just as easily have nominated a Batman story.

Stillhouse Lake does have an average of 4.15 stars on Goodreads. So if it was as bad your you've misread into the blurb, then it would have a much lower rating.

Have you not read (or seen in the movies or on TV) of an ordinary person getting into a situation where said person does what's needed to be done to save the day without becoming a super hero?

John F 07-26-2017 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf (Post 3558516)
At this point, it seems silly to me to give another book a recommendation. But, if you have any nods left, there's one book left that already has one nod.

Maybe some review blurbs would encourage people to give it a nod.:p

issybird 07-26-2017 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe (Post 3558518)
I don't know what the book is like, but the blurb at Goodreads makes it sound as if the female protagonist is some kind of super hero who adopts a secret identity in order to fight crime. Is that close to the mark?

After reading this, I took a look at Goodreads and apparently the book "ends" in a colossal cliffhanger and you have to read the next book to find the resolution. Also, the word "gruesome" figures in a lot of reviews. Either of those is a total deal-breaker for me.

JSWolf 07-26-2017 04:06 PM

The next book is due out later this year and is available via Kindle Unlimited.

CRussel 07-26-2017 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by issybird (Post 3558546)
After reading this, I took a look at Goodreads and apparently the book "ends" in a colossal cliffhanger and you have to read the next book to find the resolution. Also, the word "gruesome" figures in a lot of reviews. Either of those is a total deal-breaker for me.

'gruesome' is a deal-breaker here. I really don't want or need to read anything described that way.

JSWolf 07-26-2017 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by issybird (Post 3558546)
After reading this, I took a look at Goodreads and apparently the book "ends" in a colossal cliffhanger and you have to read the next book to find the resolution. Also, the word "gruesome" figures in a lot of reviews. Either of those is a total deal-breaker for me.

But, those same people are calling a really good read. So take that as you will. The next book comes out sometime in December, 2017


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