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Hello and welcome! My name is Emma and I've been a bookseller for over a decade. I also write fantasy under the name E. M. Epps. This blog features my Two-Paragraph Book Reviews. One paragraph from me. One from the book. Here's why I keep it short.

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The Xanadu Talisman (Modesty Blaise series)

Review: “The Xanadu Talisman” by Peter O’Donnell

Image Emma 9 May 2011

 

Thumbs up for The Xanadu Talisman (Modesty Blaise #10) by Peter O’Donnell. Suspense.

A fun adventure story with a kick-ass female heroine (insert inevitable comparison to James Bond here) though I don’t think I read quite fast enough to read books that are nothing more than fun adventure stories. I get impatient and start thinking: I want to write my own story with a kick-ass female heroine. But that’s me. To everyone else who can calm down and just read for fun, I would highly recommend Modesty Blaise.

“‘This is where I go into my enigmatic bit again. A hint of a smile, and slightly narrowed eyes. Does that look fairly enigmatic?'”


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