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Jos

Jos@books.theunseen.city

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Music arranger and producer. Also web programmer. Thrillers, historic novels, occasionally non-fiction. Utrecht, the Netherlands.

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Glendy Vanderah: Where the Forest Meets the Stars (2019, Lake Union Publishing)

After the loss of her mother and her own battle with breast cancer, Joanna Teale …

Review of 'Where the Forest Meets the Stars' on 'Goodreads'

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I don't usually rate books, let alone give five stars, but this one fully deserves it. Wonderfully moving without being sentimental, and well written. Plausible characters, a good plot, pleasantly paced, and though it's not meant to be a hilarious book, the jokes are really good. Looking forward to Ms Vanderah's next book.

John Scalzi: Redshirts (2012, Tor)

Ensign Andrew Dahl has just been assigned to the Universal Union Capital Ship Intrepid, flagship …

Review of 'Redshirts' on 'Goodreads'

Very promising beginning and clever plot. But then it suddenly drops to the level of a series of blogs. I just leafed through the final twenty pages. Worth the trouble to read the first part though. You'll know when to stop when you get there.