Daily Archives: June 25, 2016

Another thriller of a read with real world overtones

Posted on June 25, 2016 by Iiiireader

First Strike: A Thriller (A Dewey Andreas Novel)

By: Ben Coes

Rating: 5 of 5

firststrikeI picked up this series beginning with the last book, “Independence Day” and was so pleased with the book that picking up “First Strike” was an easy choice. The book takes up shortly after the last one ended and, once again, there is a rush of adventures that culminate with a satisfying end.

The story could have been taken from today’s headlines. It was shocking to have a book talk so much about the atrocities that ISIS is responsible for. At first, I felt like I didn’t want to read about them and then I realized that I should because the author is honest in his appraisal and descriptions of the horrors that this group unleashes.

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Charts Only with no written instructions but with lots of cable examples

Posted on June 25, 2016 by Iiiireader

Cable Left, Cable Right: 94 Knitted Cables

By: Judith Durant

Rating: 3 of 5

cableleft“Cable Left Cable Right” by Judith Durant is the latest in a series of books by Storey Publishing. One of the previous books, “Increase Decrease” is by the same author.

The book contains a great number of variations of cables and would have been a perfect resource for me but for the fact that it contains only charts – there are no written instructions. I can follow charts easily for cross stitch and needlepoint but I find that for knitting and crochet, I prefer written instructions along with charts. I follow the written instructions and then use the charts for the tricky bits.

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