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Madeleine McLaughlin

Autor de The Mountain City Bronzes

3 Obras 4 Miembros 3 Reseñas

Obras de Madeleine McLaughlin

The Mountain City Bronzes (2011) 2 copias
Beggar Charlie (2014) 1 copia
The Devil's Witches (2017) 1 copia

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When Detective Benjamin Coffey is just about to retire, the remains of teenaged girls are being discovered in the forest. They are covered with black veils. The detective decides to solve just one more case. But he has no clue as to what he is in for. The murderer and enemy he’s chasing is far more menacing, threatening and meticulous than he has ever faced in his career. It threatens his life, his wife and everything he holds dear. He must find the killer. But he is dealing with a supernatural force that is the enemy of all mankind.

The Devil’s Witches is one chilling wild ride. Supernatural horror fans will revel in this fast paced horrific story. Detective Coffey must fight and deal with a menacing character that threatens his life, his wife and his friends.

This is a rollercoaster filled with fear and trembling. It is so scary that I would compare the fear level to the exorcist. If you love nail biting, can’t sleep at night horror stories, then The Devil’s Witches is the book for you.

Madeleine McLaughlin has composed a chillingly engaging story that will knock the socks off readers. I was scared beyond belief but I couldn’t put it down, it is a real page turner. It has all the components of a great supernatural horror story.

The characters are all well developed and realistic. The main character, detective Coffey is especially well written and multidimensional.

The Devil’s Witches isn’t just another horror story. It is largely creative and well composed. It is realistic, and that’s one of the things that makes it so scary. The storyline is well thought out and developed. It flows with ease and intensity.

Madeleine McLaughlin has a way with words that keeps the reader fully captured and entranced. The descriptions are vivid and I felt like I was right there watching the chilling scenes as they gushed forth. The ending is phenomenal and very satisfying. I was delighted and petrified at the same time.

I fully recommend The Devil’s Witches to all horror fans that love the supernatural.
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JanieReid | Feb 18, 2018 |
Beggar Charlie chronicles the adventures of a 12-year-old orphan and his 15-year-old shipmate when they are given a day to wander in Shanghai.

They meet up with Tang, a young Chinese boy who speaks English and befriends them, inviting them to his home. Arriving at his home however, they find Tang’s father murdered, leaving Tang an orphan just like Charlie and Dick. They decide to return to their ship and bring Tang with them. They see it overtaken by the Chinese and sunk while in port. Charlie sees the Captain fall overboard with several Chinese with knives landing on top of him. Thinking the captain is dead, the ship sunk and the crew scattered, the boys must figure out what to do.

There are a lot of twists and turns in this novel that surprised me. These twists did not seem contrived or too coincidental, but flowed naturally as part of the story, yet were unexpected.

The characters of the three boys developed immensely throughout the book. Each one developed loyalty towards the others; they came to understand that a sense of family and friendship comes from shared experiences and caring for one another. Charlie became more self-confident, Dick more self-assured and mature and Tang a little more world-wise.

Beggar Charlie is written from the first person point of view in Charlie’s voice. His English is old English so readers will need to be aware of that. This gives a greater feel of authenticity to the book for the era of 200 years ago in which the book is set.

I liked the pacing of the story. It was a comfortable speed, and the book was not all that long, just 79 pages. Beggar Charlie was a very engaging read and showed the development of friendship and family. Usually family is made up of people we are related to, but sometimes the people we call family are the people we choose to be our family.

I would highly recommend Beggar Charlie for readers of all ages. It is a book that will make you feel good by the time you put it down. I gave it 5 stars out of 5.

Thank you to the author for providing a copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review. A positive opinion was not required. All thoughts are my own.

To see my complete review, visit Shelf Full of Books http://kathrynsshelffullofbooks.blogspot.com/2015/07/book-review-beggar-charlie-...
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KathrynSvendsen | Jul 2, 2015 |
What major emotion did the story evoke in you as a reader? I was shocked
about the sculptor. The author was very descriptive about what he did and I really hated him.

What are the most revealing scenes? Kevin’s father looking in the sculptor’s window.

Did you find this book a quick read? Well, the book is only 18 pages. The book club members read this and discussed during one meeting.

Disclosure: I received a review copy of this book from the author.
 
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MelissaSimpson | Jan 4, 2014 |

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Obras
3
Miembros
4
Popularidad
#1,536,815
Valoración
5.0
Reseñas
3
ISBNs
2