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Apr 24, 2018 12:47PM
I read the latest offering of children’s manga series YO-KAI WATCH, Vol. 9 by Noriyuki Konishi with my nephew last night. Great series — one of our favorites! My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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YA Fantasy SF/lite steampunk tale... with space pirates, no less.
Heart of Iron by Ashley Poston, 2018
4 YA stars, or ~3 adult stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished The Eight Mountains by Paolo Cognetti. Lovely book, beautifully written -- one that I really enjoyed! I gave it 4 stars. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just finished Anthony Ray Hinton's memoir The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row. This was easily one of the best memoirs I've ever read -- powerful, uplifting, and an absolutely necessary read! Nothing less than 5 stars! Here's my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished Abbi Waxman's Other People's Houses. I gave it 3 stars. Here's my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Dark Between the Stars by Kevin Anderson.670+ page space opera, book 1 of 3 in a series.
Overall, about 3.55 stars. Review at: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just finished The Italian Party by Christina Lynch. It was an ok read for me. 3 stars. Here's my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Somnambulist, an odd Victorian-ish fantasy/crime/paranormal-ish tale populated by even odder characters. It's also a bit steampunk or horror, but not full-frontal either. As an author's first (and weird) tale, it was interesting.
REVIEW: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Thanks for the recent book reviews, Bkwmlee and Pien and everyone!~~~~~~
Jack Reacher #7, Persuader, by Lee Child
REVIEW: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
(pretty good, for the popcorn & blood thriller genre)
Just finished How to Walk Away by Katherine Center. For me, this one was good, but not great. 3.5 stars. Here's my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just finished Devin Murphy’s The boat runner.5 stars, and almost left speechless.
Had to think it over for a while before writing this short review:
Read my 5-star review of De schipper by Devin Murphy
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pien wrote: "Just finished Devin Murphy’s The boat runner.5 stars, and almost left speechless.
Had to think it over for a while before writing this short review:
Read my 5-star review of De schipper by Devin M..."
Excellent review, Pien! I've heard many good things about this one and it seems to be highly rated amongst most of my GR friends too! Glad I was able to find a copy at a library sale a few weeks back, though doesn't look like I'll be able to get to it soon...but good to know it's one to look forward to when I do eventually get to it! :-)
Thanks, bkmwlee! How great you found the book at the library sale, I’d like to have it myself! (This was a library book)Enjoy, I look forward hearing what you thought of it, somewhere in the future ;-)
Finished Gods of Howl Mountain by Taylor Brown. I gave it 3 stars. Here's my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just finished The Broken Girls by Simone St. James. This one was quite good -- not your typical mystery/suspense/thriller. I gave it 4 stars. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Hit my 2018 Reading Goal (67 books, not counting 4 DNFs) with JACK REACHER #10, aka The Hard Way. See y'all next year, I'm going to DisneyWorld!
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Thank you, Pien and Bkwmlee, for the recent good book reviews. I enjoy 'em, even if it's for a non-Starman genre (romance, cooking, gardening, erotica, or erotic garden romances between two chefs).Happy Summer Reading to y'all, and everyone feel free to share your reviews!
Finished Michelle Gable's The Summer I Met Jack. This one didn't work for me at all (in fact, I think it was pretty obvious from my review that I didn't like this book much). I ended up giving it 2 stars. Here's my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished a short non-fiction book about China's One Belt One Road project -- High-Speed Empire: Chinese Expansion and the Future of Southeast Asia by Will Doig. Very informative and eye-opening read! I gave it 4 stars. Here's my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished The Lost for Words Bookshop by Stephanie Butland. Enjoyed this one immensely! Rated it 4 stars. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished Anne Tyler's latest novel Clock Dance, which publishes next month. Definitely enjoyed this one -- a story that was subtle, low-key, not much going on, yet still meaningful and interesting. Gave this one 4 stars. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Bkwmlee wrote: "Finished The Lost for Words Bookshop by Stephanie Butland. Enjoyed this one immensely! Thanks for the reviews. A book about a bookshop. WIth books. How can it not be good, right?
Didn’t have a good time reading this one, where others seem like they did. Couldn’t finish it although I tried hard...https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
StarMan wrote: "Bkwmlee wrote: "Finished The Lost for Words Bookshop by Stephanie Butland. Enjoyed this one immensely! Thanks for the reviews. A book about a bookshop. WIth books..."
You’re welcome! :-)
Yes, most definitely agree!
Finished The Madonna of the Mountains by Elise Valmorbida. Well-written family saga that I definitely enjoyed! Gave it 4 stars. Here's my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A few YA titles I've recently read:
Children of Eden -- 3 stars (dystopia)
review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Color of Rain -- 2+ stars (SF)
review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Bloodlines -- 2+ stars (vampire)
review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Alive -- 3 stars (SF)
review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
No recent 4+ stars (the last one was Heart of Iron by Ashley Poston), but maybe soon....
Just finished Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier. Excellent, well-written suspense thriller. Highly recommended! I gave it 4 / 4.5 stars. Here's my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Bkwmlee wrote: "Just finished Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier. Excellent, well-written suspense thriller. Highly recommended! I gave it 4 / 4.5 stars. Here's my review: https://w..."Sounds like it would make a good movie, too. Thanks for the review. I added this one to my Wishlist.
StarMan wrote: "Bkwmlee wrote: "Just finished Jar of Hearts by Jennifer Hillier. Excellent, well-written suspense thriller. Highly recommended! I gave it 4 / 4.5 stars. Here's my r..."Thanks StarMan! Yes, I can definitely see this one being made into a movie or a TV series. Judging from the feedback on the book so far, I wouldn’t be surprised if this one gets picked up by a studio soon!
Finished A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza. Beautiful book, one of my favorites this year! 5 stars without a doubt! Here's my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
DEAD TIME by Anne CassidyA pretty good murder mystery set in London. Book 1 in a series. Probably best enjoyed by the younger end of the YA spectrum (maybe age 17 and under). I gave it 3.4 YA stars, or 2.8 Adult stars.
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead
(Bloodlines #2)~4 YA stars (3 adult stars)
No big spoilers review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
If you avoid Science Fiction or Dystopias/Post-Apocs due to lack of people of color, or not enough LGBTQetc. characters, here's a YA SF short story collection that aims to balance the scales a bit:Diverse Energies
Very short review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished the newly published Bruce Lee biography Bruce Lee: A Life by Matthew Polly. This is A LONG book but well worth the read! 5 stars. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished Cherise Wolas' sophomore effort The Family Tabor, which was a follow-up of sorts to her amazing debut novel The Resurrection of Joan Ashby from last year. While I did enjoy this one, I loved her debut more. I gave this one 4 stars. Here's my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished She Was the Quiet One by Michele Campbell. Another murder mystery set at a boarding school, but managed to be a little different from others with similar setup. I gave it 4 stars. Here’s my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Read Making history by Stephen Fry and gave it four stars!Here’s my short review
Read my 4-star review of Geschiedenis maken by Stephen Fry
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished A River of Stars by Vanessa Hua. Another book I enjoyed and also was able to relate to. I gave it 4.5 stars. Here's my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished Not Her Daughter by Rea Frey. Emotional, well-written story! I gave it 4.5 stars. Here’s my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Finished Rust & Stardust by T. Greenwood. Heartbreaking read but absolutely deserving of 5 stars! My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished The Late Bloomers' Club by Louise Miller, which is about a small-town community with lot of heart. This one was lighthearted and fun! Rated 3.5 stars. Here’s my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Passage by Justin Cronin
(Book #1 of 3, to date, in a series)
It's a near-doorstopper (784 pages, paperback) apocalyptic/post-apoc tale.
No actual spoilers here, I'm just hiding the blurb for compactness:
Book Blurb: (view spoiler)
GR aggregate rating: ~4.04 stars
My review (3+ stars): https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished Sold on a Monday by Kristina McMorris. This was my last bag for August and it was a good one! I gave it 4 stars. Here’s my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Light (Empty Space Trilogy #1) by M. John HarrisonA speculative/SF/fantasy book that was more imaginative/weirder than mainstream SF. I can't recommend it to casual SF readers, but check it out if you like your characters weird and your plots more convoluted than a bag of ferrets.
GR says ~3.6 stars.
StarMan says 3 stars. Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just finished
The Unseen World. I thought this was going to be the September 2018 read. Very glad I went ahead and read it anyway. It's about AI, among other things, and is well written. My review is here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Onward to Dragon Teeth!
Bkwmlee wrote: "I finished Sold on a Monday by Kristina McMorris. This was my last bag for August and it was a good one! I gave it 4 stars. Here’s my review: https://www.goodreads...."Great review! So glad you liked it. Can't wait to read this one!
News of the World This is one of the best books I've read in a long time. Based on true events, it's about a Texan returning a 10-yr old girl to her relatives after she'd been held captive by the Kiowa for four years. Like other child captives, she was never the same, preferring her life among the Indians for the rest of her life. No one knows why, no matter how old they were when captured, or even if they'd been held captive for less than a year. Fascinating. Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished Lies by T M Logan. Had some issues with this one but it hasn’t some redeeming qualities so I’m the end, decided to go with 3 stars. Here’s my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
a cozy mystery (not my usual genre):Class Reunions Are Murder by Taffy Canyon.
It was pretty good, as murder mysteries go. I liked that it was set in the mid-90s, and there were no quick Internet searches to solve the case, nor anyone saved by a mobile phone.
3 stars Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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