Greg

Loved this story till I didn't. I never figured out what the “deal” was so I was ultimately not satisfied. The voice was sometimes fantastic but the final few pages left me deflated.

Twenty something virgin trying to lose her V card.

V as in virginity.

Fun, lighthearted book that I probably was not the target audience for. But as I will read the occasional book that is out of genre such as Western, I'll also read anything that looks to be interesting. Radhika Sanghani's book has some definite laugh out loud moments and others that are cringe worthy compelling. In the end she gets exactly what she's looking for and what she's been trying to avoid.

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Virgin was provided by Berkley Publishing Group on NetGalley in return for an unbiased review.

Excellent twist!

Oversold book that is thin on content and thick on case study padding.

The theory is good, but not revolutionary.

The story is good. SOMEtimes the crocodile is a little (way) overdone. The power of a good editor should not be ignored. Keep writing.

Maligned, rebel, fighting genius engages with the establishment for a one time smack down which ends up being the catalyst for all out war.

I received this book from NetGalley for an impartial review.

Wow, I hate to give a thumbs down on a book I received for free...BUT this one just didn't do it for me. The initial promise of blended martial arts being used against the evil traditionalists was promising. Unfortunately it went down hill from there. The names of the characters and the various cults were contrived. The scenes and character building was shallow, relying more on telling than showing. The special power of what I started calling the “stoner look” which was used for mind control by the zealots was a little deus ex machina-ish. Those are the acceptable things. What I really didn't like was that the characters often weren't true to themselves...when they were they became very one dimensional. Some folk may like it - not me.

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Cuddle Dungeon deserves a five but the rest of a book is sadly a three.

Daniel Kucan is a master story teller. He has taken a violent world and filled it with poetry, nuance, and style. The story follow's Zach, a MMA champion, not only as he goes from place to place but also as he navigates the interior of your heart and haunts your psyche. The stories are brutal and yet touching. Cold and filled with heat. Heartless and full of joy and love. I laughed and at times I must have gotten a little dust in my eyes as I found them watering up. I read this book over a month ago and I'm finding that I still think about it from time to time. No matter what genre you usually read, I would highly recommend this book.

I received this book for an impartial review from the author.

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Very small book that gave me one good piece of advice.

Shamans in swampland. Evil creeples snag children and a duo of shamans save the day.

You won't get lost in the second of this series by Mark Onspaugh although it would probably be helpful to read them in sequence.

The story of Deadlight Jack takes us into Louisiana swampland and is replete with giant Albino alligators, malingering ghosts, and other gruesome nasties. The writing seems a little scattered. The dialog, especially between Jimmy (Inuit shaman) and George when they are insulting one another, never truly gels.

After saying that the book was still good enough that I kept reading and stayed up past my bedtime to finish.

This book was an ARC via NetGalley.

A little soft-core porn paired with a good mystery makes this easy reading book a lot of fun to read in big dollops.

Uses a journalistic theme to move the plot.

Liked it.

YEeeowwwwch...Good book.

Nora always delivers...although this one seemed like a couple of the characters, Meara and Conner, weren't as well developed. I'm sure that's because this is the first of a trilogy.

Nothing new, in fact it is tired and hackneyed. Some of the authors “original” examples I heard many years ago, i.e., who hasn't heard some version of the professor asking the class if a container is full. Although in this case we go from golf balls to coffee rather than from rocks to sand. Piffle.

I read books like this to grow and improve. This book accomplished neither.

John “the Penguin” Bingham has written a book that gives me hope as I start my running journey. My first 5K will be 05/12/12 and his advice is extremely helpful.

Great book on the basics of fermentation. I'm going to start with sauerkraut, progress to Kim Chi, and amble towards mead.

Going to be a fun journey.

OK business fable book that's not “cheesy”

Excellent future path strategies!

Just like the title says. Nice techniques. Teaches you how to open your body and your spirit so your voice can emerge.

Visual literacy. How to understand what you see in design.

Kay Scarpetta in the time of Henry Plantagenet. Delicious murder history/mystery which is well worth the read.

One of my page a day books finished for the year. The author has grown considerably since she first wrote this years ago.

CLunky. I usually like stories like this but this one simply didn't appeal

Sorry but this one is kind of a reconstitution of a lot of other exercise books. The author tries to differentiate with the “daddy” niche but for me did not succeed.

For Project Manager's and Sharepoint apps users...this is good stuff.