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Review
4.5 Stars
A Short Review of The Red Knight
The Red Knight - K.T. Davies

An epic fantasy that's dark without losing life's humorous moments or becoming unbearably grim. However, the last few chapters did have me crying.

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She shrugged him off. "I haven't missed you."

part of today's #AmReading from The Red Knight by K T Davies, P226

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He was therefore disappointed to see that her face remained perfectly composed; untouched by emotion, as unreadable as stone.

part of today's #AmReading from The Red Knight by K T Davies, P69

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Even as a boy, Zaki had sometimes felt beyond rescue, lost in dizzying spirals of panic.

part of today's #AmReading from The Stars Seem So Far Away by Margrét Helgadóttir, P87

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Review
4 Stars
Quick review of The Stars Seem So Far Away
The Stars Seem So Far Away - Margret Helgadottir

A good, strong debut with an interesting setting - I look forward to more words from Margrét

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Review
3 Stars
Quick review of Stealing Light
Stealing Light (The Shoal Sequence) - Gary Gibson

A struggle for me to get into, although I'm not sure whether that's because I'm out of practice with space opera or not! I won't be picking up the rest of this series but I won't go out of my way to avoid any other Gary Gibson stuff that crosses my path.

Source: http://booklikes.com/stealing-light-the-shoal-sequence-gary-gibson/book,12411369
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'Riddles, yes? A conundrum to while away eternity's hours,' came the answer.

part of today's #AmReading from Stealing Light by Gary Gibson, P424

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There was something too convenient about it all. Was it possible, he wondered, for the logs to be faked? Or was he himself simply descending into irretrievable paranoia and madness?

part of today's #AmReading from Stealing Light by Gary Gibson, P296

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Messages flashed through the air in a dozen languages, letters rearranging themselves into Chinese dragons above one establishment, or fat-bellied smiling chefs above another.

part of today's #AmReading from Stealing Light by Gary Gibson, P260

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She lay back in something that looked like Hieronymous Bosch's idea of a dentist's chair, staring up at the ceiling beyond the curving plastic of the scan unit.

part of today's #AmReading from Stealing Light by Gary Gibson, P219

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Dakota's orbit fell out of the infinite night, dropping from orbit in a graceful arc towards a white and blue streaked pearl set against starry night.

part of today's #AmReading from Stealing Light by Gary Gibson, P126

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It was utterly beautiful.

part of today's #AmReading from Stealing Light by Gary Gibson, P54

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"Wel, dyna greadur gwiriona y fro,
Nid oes y fath beth â gryffalo!"

part of today's #AmReading fromY Gryffalo, P4

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Tu dis ça pour me faire plaisir

part of today's #AmReading from Astérix Gladiateur, P9

Source: http://booklikes.com/asterix-gladiateur-rene-goscinny/book,623227
Review
3 Stars
Quick review of Asterix and The Picts
Asterix and the Picts: Album #35 - Jean-Yves Ferri, Didier Conrad

While the older Asterix books aren't always to modern tastes, this album isn't as clever as the older versions. Maybe because it's not the original team (but that's impossible due to time).

Source: http://booklikes.com/asterix-gladiateur-rene-goscinny/book,623227
Review
4 Stars
Quick review of Trolle Liv: Røtter
Røtter (Trolleliv #1) - Sissel Bøe, Peter Madsen

As I'm only learning Norwegian, I didn't understand the words properly but this is obviously a beautiful family book.

Source: http://booklikes.com/r-tter-trolleliv-1-sissel-b-e-peter-madsen/book,8140676