„Die Früchte, die man erntet“ ist der siebte Band der Reihe „Ein Fall für Sebastian Bergmann“ von Michael Hjorth Und Hans Rosenfeldt. In diesem Band gibt es plötzlich Morde, die in keinem Zusammenhang stehen. Sebastian selbst wird mit den Erlebnissen des Tsunamis konfrontiert.
Das Cover zum Buch finde ich sehr gelungen, da es passend zur Reihe einen großen Wiedererkennungswert hat. Ich persönlich würde es nicht empfehlen, den Band unabhängig von den Vorgängern zu lesen. Ich hatte Schwierigkeiten, mir am Anfang die Vielzahl der Charaktere zu merken. Auch fehlte mir das Vorwissen zum Tsunami.
Der Schreibstil hat mir sehr gut gefallen. Es war sehr flüssig zu lesen und auch der Umfang des Buches führte nie zu Langerweile. Zunächst war mir unklar, wie die verschiedenen Handlungen miteinander zu tun haben können. Doch nach und nach fügte sich eines zum anderen. Dies ist kein typischer Krimi gewesen. Er hört nicht auf, wenn der Fall gelöst ist. Die Handlung ist komplexer. Das Ende hat mich total überrascht.
Insgesamt kann ich das Buch nur empfehlen.

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‘The Girl Who Saved Christmas’ is the sequel to ‘A Boy Called Christmas’ though they can be read individually. The book is about Amelia who suffers in a Victorian society and Father Christmas whose magic vanishes as hope starts to disappear.
This is a well thought through story with many great details. The young reader learns a lot about the Victorian society. It is a fun read and has great illustrations. It brings one in the right Christmas spirit. I also enjoyed how many brave females occur within the story. A lovely continuation of the first book.

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‘A Bend in the Road’ tells how Miles and Sarah fall in love. She is a teacher who recently divorced. He is a sheriff whose wife got killed in an unsolved hit-and-run accident. Their love will only success when they overcome their past.
At first, I thought that this will become a solid 5 star read. The story was cute to read and reasonable. The first part of the book is a typical Romance, the second one rather reminds me of a detective novel. I disliked that Sparks put the simulated unnecessary misunderstanding in the ending that created more drama. It made the reading uncomfortable. Nevertheless, I was surprised about the ending. This is a good Romance.

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‘no one is talking about this’ is a about a woman whose life is dominated by the internet. In Part One of the book, the reader faces multiple ideas and posts. In the middle of the book, this life is turned upside down and the woman finds herself back in the real life. This duality can be seen in the beautiful cover as well. Lockwood’s language is very unique. It feels like you are reading an endless stream of consciousness, jumping from one idea to another, metaphors over metaphors. You will either love or hate it. There are so many messages hidden behind her words. The story itself has fun moments, but made me cry in the end as well. This is a very unique novel and a piece of art.

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Seacole describes her adventurous life in her autobiography. Her restless moving and selfless caring for others make her a quite unique character. It is interesting to see how she follows her path though it is such a strong contrast to the Victorian ideal of a woman. Furthermore, her being a person of colour makes this read even more special. Nevertheless, keep in mind that the way of writing seems to be a bit odd as it has been written quite some time ago.

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