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 Tom - Reader of Books  :

  Rarely are Cross and Sampson separated for long, but when circumstances force them onto different paths, the result is one of the most engaging entries in the series. While Sampson grapples with a wave of crime across the city, Cross is driven by something far more personal: the desperate search for his missing son.

This deviation from the usual formula works surprisingly well. Both strands are rich with tension and emotional weight, yet neither sacrifices character for spectacle. The dual narratives allow Cross and Sampson’s personalities to shine independently, reminding readers why their partnership works so effectively when reunited. The supporting cast is also given greater prominence, strengthening the ensemble dynamic and adding welcome depth to the familiar world.

This is classic Patterson territory. It’s accessible, fast-paced, and effortlessly readable. It may not challenge the intellect in profound ways, but that’s hardly the point. It delivers exactly what it promises: gripping entertainment from start to finish.

And as for Cross himself, one can’t help but wish his television counterpart carried quite this much presence and complexity 

 BWT :

  Do you like hockey? Do you like romances featuring a gorgeous, kind, sweet, and lonely millionaire hockey player falling in love with a gorgeous, sweet, smart, and funny "regular" guy? Do you like a lot of insanely hot sex? Do you love stories where one character is in the closet, but could decide to possibly throw his entire career away all for LOVE?

There's a little miscommunication in Game Changer, but it doesn't feel like manufactured angst. It made sense that Kip wouldn't initially push for the two to make a big announcement at the beginning of their relationship, and it made even more sense that he would eventually tire of being kept secret and having to, in a way, be pushed back into the closet.

I really enjoyed Game Changer. I liked the dual POV, and the story sucked me in quickly and completely. I especially loved the secondary characters in this, especially Rosanov who's my favorite character in the series, and thoroughly enjoyed the humor Scott's teammates and Kip's best friends provide in the story. Plus there's a great, sigh-inducing, happy ending. 

 Miriam Kahn   :

 Hold onto your hats, Dallas and Roarke are on the hunt for a murderer and thief.
In this thrilling installment (#62), readers learn a little more about Roarke as a teen as Dallas and Roarke dig into clues left by thief and killer.

It's a brain teaser as you pay attention to the smallest clues. The suspects are numerous and the solution is wonderfully surprising.

This might not be the best book to jump into the series, then again, you'll also want to read all the previous books.

Fans are excited the next book is out in the fall. 

 Karen   : 

 Nora Seed is a young woman who is suffering from depression.
Her job at a music store has ended,, her cat died..her personal relationships with family are not the best.. and she tries to end her life.
Well, instead of her life ending.. she ends up in The Midnight Library where she chooses books that take her to different lives, parallel lives she may have lived...in these lives she is many different things.. there is a Nora who became a rock star, another who has won Olympic medals, another living aboard an Arctic research vessel; some versions are mothers, wives... if she finds a good life, she can stay.
I enjoyed this story of learning what is important in life!  

 Ericka   :

 I am in shock and awe over how much I loved this book.

I did not want to read this. My book club chose this book and I complained about it because it’s YA, with no spice. I forced myself to read this and from PAGE ONE I absolutely devoured it.

People told me over and over the spice wasn’t needed and that the banter was amazing. I said there’s NO WAY banter replaces spice… and then it did. I did not miss the spice at all. Not once. This book was so action packed and the banter/flirting was so incredible that there was not a single moment I was asking for spice.

Now do I think in another life this book had the opportunity to be a delicious why choose? Yes, yes I do. But in THIS LIFE, the MMCs feelings and his words were enough to absolutely do me in.

I loved the plot. I loved the romance. I loved EVERYTHING about this book. 

 Rachael  :

 it's a decent book of patterns. i think it can be a bit vague in spots but it can be quite difficult to even do a decent search on ravelry for patterns of this nature as human body parts as tools are not available as choice options. also the search terms for arm or finger typically get you things you wear on your arms or fingers as opposed to things to knit with them. considering the different size of human arms or fingers making gauge might be awkward, and yarn usage estimates also might fluctuate greatly. it would require a lot of guesswork or trial and error to either match the patterns as shown with a different body let alone using yarn subs, so the patterns are definitely guidelines. however i did see new techniques i haven't attempted with arm knitting before, like cabling.