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Tenth Commandment: A Cat Caliban Mystery (The Cat Caliban Mysteries) – D. B. Borton
(Reviewed by Pat Luboff) “I’m too tired. I just want to go to bed with a book.” In Chapter 1, sixty- one -year-old Cat was asked what she was good at. She thinks: “Certainly not marriage or motherhood or … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, Light Fiction
Tagged book reviews. fiction, murder
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Happy New Year 2025!
(by JD Jung) We at UnderratedReads wish all our readers a safe and Happy New Year filled with health and love throughout 2025. We have discovered wonderful books during 2024, and since we only post reviews of books that we … Continue reading
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Tagged book reviews. fiction, Bulgaria, Donald Trump, heroism, memoirs, Non-fiction
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Hour of the Jackals: A fast paced, gripping thriller full of action and suspense – Emil Eugensen
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Hour of the Jackals is a postmodern paranormal story that takes place over a sequence of seven days during which an international conspiracy tries to destroy the European Union and take power over the US, China, … Continue reading
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Tagged book reviews. fiction, paranormal
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The Tailor of Riga – Jonathan Harries
(Reviewed by Don Jung) Joe Harris thought that his ancestors weren’t particularly interesting, as he came from a family of tailors from Riga, Latvia. His views changed though, when he met a distant relative at a convention who told him … Continue reading
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Tagged Action thriller, book reviews. fiction, Jack the Ripper
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Only Lies Remain: A Psychological Thriller – Val Collins
(Reviewed by Don Jung) This story takes place in Ireland and starts out slowly as the characters emerge in this psychological thriller. A husband, Danny Walsh, disappears and his wife Maura is left alone to raise five sons. She mysteriously … Continue reading
Ms. Never – Colin Dodds
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Ms. Farya Navurian who suffers from depression, is the daughter of a famous astronaut. She falls in love with Bryan, a divorced telecom CEO. His job is not all that it seems, and as they begin … Continue reading
Posted in Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Mythology
Tagged book reviews. fiction, depression, science fiction
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Broken Humanity – Karine Vivier (Author), Kirsty Catriona Olivant (Translator)
(Reviewed by Heidi A. Swan) Reader beware: this story is about people involved in child kidnapping and child deaths. Wanting to turn away from such a topic, I was lured inside, like a child promised treats which can only be … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Mystery and Thrillers, French Literature, World Literature
Tagged abduction, book reviews. fiction, thrillers
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The Desire Card – Lee Matthew Goldberg
(Reviewed by Christopher J. Lynch) Lee Matthew Goldberg’s, The Desire Card, is the kind of book that can put a strain on your relationship. That’s right, it’s that “pull-you-right-in, page-turner” type of book that can evoke the ire of your … Continue reading
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