Novel

The O'Hurley's
Nora Roberts also had a second volume of two books for 'The O'Hurley's'. These two books are titled 'O'Hurley's Return' and the individual books are entitled 'Skin Deep' and 'Without a Trace'. 'Skin Deep' is the story of another sister by the name of Chantel who is mainly all business with her decisions on life and relationships and 'Without a Trace' is all about their only brother who is close to his family, but needed to find his own way in life, but he also needed something else to be truly happy.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
Watch Me
Brenda Novak has written a thriller mystery entitled 'Watch Me'. The main character of Sheridan has a mystery to solve that has been bugging her most of her life. Sheridan has to learn how to cope and learn how to work things out with some of her past relationships that were affected by what occurred in the past. Brenda Novak is a writer that will let the reader learn step-by-step how the characters work together to solve this mystery thriller.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
No Greater Love
Danielle Steele has written the romance novel 'No Greater Love' which has a cast of characters that have tickets for the voyage of a lifetime on the ship name 'Titanic'. Danielle Steele shows how relationships can change when faced with disasters of many kinds. 'No Greater Love' is a novel that the reader can read in one or two sittings for it is another show and tell story for the reader will be able to visualize what the characters are doing from start to finish.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
The Sherbrooke Twins
Catherine Coulter has written a historical romance entitled 'The Sherbrooke Twins'. James and Jason are the names of these two identical twins for only their mother can really tell them apart. The main premise of the story is that James and Jason have to figure out who wants to kill their father. James has a love interest by the name of Corrie who he has known all his life, but for some reason James only sees a little girl till a very serious event takes place. Catherine Coulter has written a show and tell story that will keep you reading to see how James, Jason and Corrie work together to solve a family's problem of epic proportions for only how a historical romance can.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
Once an Outlaw
I believe I have had written a critique on this novel entitled 'Once an Outlaw' written by Jill Gregory. It is the story of Emily Spoon and Clint Barclay and their many misunderstandings of what a relationship really means. To me the story is one of family and community and how Lonesome, the name of the town Emily and her family moved to and how one figures out how to fit in even though you are from the other side of the tracks. Jill Gregory has a good grasp of what a good historical romance is all about for the characters are well-developed and the reader will feel for the characters and what happens to them throughout the story.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
Blood Brothers
Nora Roberts's has written a family/romance/thriller novel entitled 'Blood Brothers' the first part of the 'Sign of Seven Trilogy'. The main characters are three boys by the names of Cal, Gage, and Fox who when they were 10 years of age well the night before all three turned 10, they made a pilgrimage to the Pagan Stone in their small town of Hawkins Hollow that is the center when in every seven years of the seventh month for seven days weird happenings occur. Nora Robert's in this part is a very show and tell writer and one needs to read it to really understand and know the fear that these three boys now men have been living.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
Independence
I am starting a new series of novels that I have had on my shelves for quite a while now and I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. The first volume is entitled 'Independence' written by Dana Fuller Ross. This is the story of the start of the first wagon train to the great future state of Oregon from the plan of Andrew Jackson. The main characters are Sam Brentwood, Claudia Humpries, and Cathy Van Ayl and their friends who all want to help them cross the country for enlarge the United States. Dana Fuller Ross is an author who has written quite the picturesque story of Westward expansion that all started on Long Island. I am hoping for comments on these critiques for they really are quite enjoyable.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
Another side of human madness is purely for profit.. Content Warning.
"Oh no... I feel like it's not too late yet, before General Hendro knows everything, I have to access and send this message immediately... before this madness will come out and cause fear everywhere."
By Prayoga Yuliano2 years ago in Critique
Winnie the Pooh
The other day I wrote a short critique on Winnie the Pooh that mainly gave the idea how this book could help children and their mental health. But the story of Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne is actually the story of friendships in all their various forms from Pooh and Piglet, Pooh and Eeyore, and even Pooh and all the others. The most important friendship is Pooh and Christopher Robin. Pooh and Piglet and their various adventures, Pooh making new friends with Kanga and Roo, Pooh and Rabbit when Pooh would like a snack, Pooh and Eeyore who needs to feel friendship. All of these are shown when hunting for Woozles and Heffalumps, to throwing a party when a flood is over to just sharing a favorite snack or two and as a gang going on expedition. Winnie the Pooh is a children's novel that makes a good read for adults as well as kids even though the illustrations are pencil sketches, they give the story a homey feel.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
Winnie the Pooh
This is the first Winnie the Pooh novel that is entitled 'Winnie the Pooh' created by A.A. Milne. This first book is all about Pooh's adventures in the Hundred Acre Woods living under a sign saying 'Sanders'. Pooh meets a Woozle, a Heffalump, goes to a birthday party and a few other activities as well. After I have read this book several times and still quite enjoyed the read, but since I was a mental health nurse it also showed me a different way of looking at eating disorders, anxiety, depression, hyperactivity, attachment disorders, and even grandiose ideations. Mainly though it is a book showing how imagination is the way to go as a child such as Christopher Robin shows how to grow up to be a good person in many ways.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
Dr. Zhivago
Boris Pasternak wrote the novel 'Dr. Zhivago' that is quite a piece of Russian literature that is to me and was quite enjoyable even though it was a romance story. The story is set during the Russian Revolution and a family's search for freedom. Pasternak is quite the show and tell author for this novel to me is quite detailed in describing the settings, the characters and the basic theme of the book.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
Little Dorrit
I am a person who likes reading classic novels. Here is one that I read entitled 'Little Dorrit' by Charles Dickens. This is quite the thick book even in paperback, but to me it is worth the read. It is about a young girl who lives with her father with many questions that seems to have no answers but they both go on a journey to seek answers to how they are living their lives. Do they find their answers?
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique