Official Review: The Deadly Five by Raymond Maher

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Re: Official Review: The Deadly Five by Raymond Maher

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Nihala Nazer wrote: 18 Jun 2021, 01:03 Your review was great. You wrote in a way which gives proper insight to the book. These five people coming together for a gold hunt and encountering gore and violence seems like a high-key “Famous Five” stuff for me. It’s been so long since I took a book like this. Thanks for you recommondation.
I am glad that my review was useful for you. Thank you for the kind admiration 👍👍
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wow this is really awesome
the thing that like with this book is about the selection of character names and his choice of words
I also like the fact of how it portrait the past event which is really awesome
thank for that review it's great
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Elijah Mwangi wrote: 06 Jul 2021, 05:59 wow this is really awesome
the thing that like with this book is about the selection of character names and his choice of words
I also like the fact of how it portrait the past event which is really awesome
thank for that review it's great
I agree. That was a great name to choose nicknames. Thank you for reading and commenting 👍👍
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Congratulations to the author on the high level of realism achieved. The book goes to the very top of my reading list.
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markodim721 wrote: 11 Jul 2021, 14:37 Congratulations to the author on the high level of realism achieved. The book goes to the very top of my reading list.
I believe you will like the book very much. Thank you for stopping by 👍👍
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What a colorful group of gold-seeking characters! This book sounds like it would make a great movie. Thank you for your take on this one. :balloon:
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Definitely just sparked my interest. I would love to read about the gold rush. Great recommendation.
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I love that it is written in spoken language. Great review
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The title gives some idea of the adventures one can read about in the book, your review also sheds some light. good job!!
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The positive points highloghted by you are appealing, especially the narrative. Thanks for an insightful review :)
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MsH2k wrote: 17 Jul 2021, 00:53 What a colorful group of gold-seeking characters! This book sounds like it would make a great movie. Thank you for your take on this one. :balloon:
I think you will love this book. Thank you for reading and commenting 👍👍
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Uzoma Kalu wrote: 11 Aug 2021, 06:11 Definitely just sparked my interest. I would love to read about the gold rush. Great recommendation.
It is quite a nice read, and I think you will like it. Thank you for the comment 👍👍
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Brandy_Nyongesa wrote: 18 Aug 2021, 04:38 I love that it is written in spoken language. Great review
Yes, the read was simple and felt like telling a story. Thank you for the kind admiration 👍👍
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AbhyarnaAman wrote: 18 Aug 2021, 07:36 The title gives some idea of the adventures one can read about in the book, your review also sheds some light. good job!!
The title itself is quite catchy. I am happy that you found my review helpful. Thank you for stopping by 👍👍
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Reader-247 wrote: 16 Sep 2021, 23:03 The positive points highloghted by you are appealing, especially the narrative. Thanks for an insightful review :)
There are many positive things about the book. I am happy to be a help, and thank you for the kind appreciation 👍👍
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