Official Review: When Lions Roar by Karen Leigh Gruber

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Re: Official Review: When Lions Roar by Karen Leigh Gruber

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I love the title of this book. And to imagine the human world interwoven with the animal's. Intriguing! I would like to know if Maggie escaped her abusive marriage. Nice work!
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Thanks for the thorough and informative review. The book is intriguing and the story seems captivating. It's surely worth a try. Congrats on being the BOTD.
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This story seems to be an interesting mix between the human kingdom and the animal kingdom. I'm not sure if I will like it, but the way the OBC reviewer describes it, it looks like an adventure.
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I loved how in depth your review was. Especially where you mentioned that the story is based in Africa and the authors balance of writing a story that includes the animal kingdom and the human race.
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Animals and humans mixed together. What a plot! I love it!
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The book sounds interesting. It dwells on such topics as sexual and physical abuse, motherhood, animal kingdom, friendship, and family which are never old and never outdated, there is always something to talk about. Besides the blending of the human world and that of animals is exciting. I'm eager to figure out out how that author did this. Congratulations on becoming BOTD!
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The story of a woman and lioness interspersed together seems to be interesting.

Thank you for the great review.
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Thank you for your review. I am very curious about how the human and animal worlds comes together and how the author balances such serious themes.
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The summary of the book is honestly a bit confusing to me, but it does sound interesting as well. I'm going to have to read it so that I know what's going on, haha.
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It sounds like you really enjoyed this book. I think it's interesting how it incorporates animals and fantasy elements. Great review!
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Losing the only thing that makes one happy even in an unfavorable environment, as seen in the issue of Maggie, can be very devastating. I want to know Hanna's disappearance impacted on both Maggie and the Lioness. Congrats on Botd.
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I like the way the book has an African and Safari setting, i would love to see how the author brings together the human and animal world in an emotional theme. Your review makes it more compelling to read. Great review
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I am looking forward to digging into this book to find out how the two worlds of Maggie and Kazi will meet and how the former will resolve her abusive relationship with her husband.
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Sounds like a gripping plot. I wonder how Maggie relates to princess Kazi in all this. Meanwhile am imagining what David had to say about the situation. I want to know how the author skillfully combined the African setting, violence, loss, and animal thoughts. Thanks for the recommendation.
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I have just read a sample of the book, but it sounded pretty good. Thank you for your review and for stating what all was included in case we don't like books like that. Since we could download it for free today, I might take a chance on it since I have a soft spot for lions.
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