Marty Ballard reviewed The Exchange by John Grisham
Review of 'The Exchange' on 'Goodreads'
This was an amazing followup to The Firm. I was on the edge of my seat and read it way too fast!
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I'm an avid reader, I love dystopian, sci-fi, and action. I have a habit of re-reading books I really love, looking at you The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.
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Marty Ballard reviewed Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley
Jess needs a fresh start. She’s broke and alone, and she’s just left her job …
Review of 'Paris Apartment' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
This was a really good story that kept me guessing who the killer was till the very end.
Marty Ballard reviewed Fairy Tale by Stephen King
Legendary storyteller Stephen King goes deep into the well of his imagination in this spellbinding …
Review of 'Fairy Tale' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
This was an amazing book, what a journey. It kept me on the edge of my seat, not in the Stephen King way that I expected. This has been my favorite book I've read so far this year.
Marty Ballard rated Illness The Cry Of The Flesh: 3 stars
Marty Ballard rated The living: 5 stars
The living by Matt de la Peña (The living -- bk. 1)
After an earthquake destroys California and a tsunami wrecks the luxury cruise ship where he is a summer employee, high …
Marty Ballard reviewed Run by Blake Crouch
Review of 'Run' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
WOW!!!! This book was non-stop action from the first chapter. There was so much going on I had no time to figure out how it was going to end. I plowed through this book in 4 nights!! Incredible read.
Marty Ballard rated The Hobbit: 5 stars
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien (The Lord of the Rings)
In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole, filled with the ends …
Marty Ballard rated Water for Elephants: 4 stars
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
As a young man, Jacob Jankowski was tossed by fate onto a rickety train that was home to the Benzini …
Marty Ballard rated The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest: 5 stars
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson (Millenium, #3)
Lisbeth Salander—the heart of Larsson’s two previous novels—lies in critical condition, a bullet wound to her head, in the intensive …
Marty Ballard rated New Moon: 4 stars
New Moon by Stephenie Meyer (The Twilight Saga, #2)
I stuck my finger under the edge of the paper and jerked it under the tape. Shoot, I muttered when …
Marty Ballard rated Charlotte's Web: 4 stars
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
Wilbur, the pig, is desolate when he discovers that he is destined to be the farmer's Christmas dinner until his …
Marty Ballard rated Margaret Atwood, "The handmaid's tale": 3 stars
Marty Ballard rated A Time to Kill (John Grishham): 5 stars
A Time to Kill (John Grishham) by John Grisham
Before The Firm and The Pelican Brief made him a superstar, John Grisham wrote this riveting story of retribution and …
Marty Ballard rated Eclipse: 5 stars
Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (Twilight, #3)
A beautifully written book by Stephanie Meyer. This book will take you on an adventure like no other, the epic …
Marty Ballard rated Dracula: 3 stars
Dracula by Bram Stoker
This Norton Critical Edition presents fully annotated the text of the 1897 First Edition.