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[Mark]

I'm starting off this week with a look at Dream Town by Lee Goldberg. Another fast moving and fun mystery from him. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Helen]

My review of A Vintage Vacation by Maddie Please is here. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... Not a mystery, but would appeal to those who like English cozies.

[Helen]

Mark wrote: "Hey Helen, I'm not seeing the link to either of your reviews."

Thanks Mark. I was a bit sleepy when I posted last night. Fixed now, I hope.

[Helen]

My brief review of A Trail Through Time by Jodi Taylor is here. A hilarious series about time travel through history.

[BookishDramas]

Absolute Power

David Baldacci

Debut novel. Political thriller. 1996 release.
Made as a movie.
Power corrupts and Absolute Power corrupts absolutely.

My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Leona]

The Modern Fairies by Clare Pollard

[Zermeena]

Has anyone else read Magic, Lies, and Deadly Pies? I started it and marked it DNF because it was not a cozy and I thought it was icky. The main character is a hired killer and there was too much profanity.

[BookishDramas]

The Gage

4 STARS
A good political thriller in the sci-fi space. The story is closer to 3.5 stars for me.
Read as a NetGalley review copy.
Released March 2024

My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Zermeena]

I listened to Moloka'i. It is historical fiction done well. The narrator was awesome. I highly recommend listening to it.

[Barbara]

I am listening to The Women by Kristin Hannah for my book club. I'm still iffy on Kristin Hannah, but so far it's a much better story than her prior The Four Winds.

[Barbara]

Sanjib Dash wrote: "Absolute Power

David Baldacci

Debut novel. Political thriller. 1996 release.
Made as a movie.
Power corrupts and Absolute Power corrup..."

I read this a long time ago (10+ years), and it's one of the books that piqued my interest in Baldacci's books (and series).

[Helen]

I loved The Angry Women's Choir by Meg Bignell. An Australian book about feminism and friendship.
Review here https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[TracyPixel]

I'll be reading The 24th Hour by James Patterson next.

[Mark]

I'm ending the week with Listening Woman, the third Leaphorn and Chee Mystery from Tony Hillerman.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Barb, Co-Moderator Challenge Expert]

I like that series, Mark - love learning more about Navajo traditions with each book!

[Mark]

I'm enjoying learning about Navajo traditions as well. Quite an interesting part of the series.

[Leona]

Started Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier

[Bethany]

Im reading Eruption currently, , very good so far. Im about a third of the way through

[Vanessa]

After Oz by Gordon McAlpine

[Helen]

My review of The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri is here
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Quite short, translated from Italian, and definitely not cozy.

[BookishDramas]

The Mechanics of Memory

4 stars
Debut novel. Female author. NetGalley Review copy.
First published August 27, 2024
Science Fiction. Mystery. Thriller

Memory is Copeland-Stark’s business and they have a much larger secret they are determined to protect by any means.
Everyone has secrets

My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Alice]

I finished a very good HF book Three Words for Goodbye by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb. Set in 1937, Long Island, Paris, Venice and Vienna. A story of two sisters Journey very good.

[Alice]

I finished The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club by Helen Simonson. Set in 1919 England. Lots of issues covered as England recovers from War and Spanish Flu. Very good read.

[Mark]

I'm ending the week with The Late Show by Michael Connelly https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Alice]

I finished delightful book The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst. Wonderful characters, setting and plot. Magic and mythical creaters. I highly recommend.

[Leona]

[Island Cooking] by [[Dunstan A. Harris]]. The book has history as well as recipes.

[Mary]

I have just finished In the Freedom of Space: A Memoir on Conquerine Blindness by Margaret Comin. The author makes a point of not letting her loss of vision define her.

[BookishDramas]

Countdown

4.5 stars for me.
Read as a free review copy. NetGalley.
Fast paced thriller. Conspiracy theory.

My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Leona]

On the Royle Range by William W. Johnstone

[Zermeena]

I listened to Lessons in Chemistry and gave it 5 stars. It is a very compelling story. As a female scientist it was fascinating and sad to hear about how women were treated in the 1950s and 60s. I found myself making excuses to listen because I had to know what plot twist was coming next!

[Mark]

I'm finishing the week with a review of 26 Below by Kimberley Woodhouse. This thriller was a bit uneven for me.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[BookishDramas]

Dating App

3.5 stars
Read as a free review copy from BookSirens.
Published April, 10, 2024
Female author. Thriller. Dating through social media. Stalking.

My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Mark]

I'm closing out the week with What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust by Alan Bradley https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Melissa]

I just finished The Only One Left by Riley Sager. It was great - I could barely put it down!

[Helen]

My review of The Ninth Life of a Diamond Miner by Grace Tame is here. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Not an easy read, but an important one, from a young woman from Australia’s smallest state who became Australian of the Year.

[Parker]

Just started a non-fiction book All That She Carried, by Tiya Miles.

[BookishDramas]

Keep The Doctor Away

4 stars
Published September 9, 2024

My thanks to the BookSirens team, the publishers and the author for this review copy. Well paced story, a psychological thriller


My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Helen]

has most of the elements of a cozy, except for its setting (New York city) and the lack of a mystery. Well drawn, interesting characters.
Review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Mark]

Started the week with a middle grade mystery - The Sherlock Society by James Ponti.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[⋆❀₊˚⊹♡ kenna]

reading the midnight feast by lucy foley

[Leona]

Santa Cruise by Fern Michaels I won on GR.

[Mark]

Ending the week with the fun Send in the Clowns by Julie Mulhern. Turned out to be perfectly timed since the book is set around Halloween.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Barb, Co-Moderator Challenge Expert]

Huh... I've always considered the books from that series to be cozies.

[Alice]

Every now and then it is nice tob surprised by a book. I finished Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross. It was Goodreads YA Fantasy book of year last year. I didn't think I would like it but is was very good. Kept you turning the pages. Now I want Book 2. Highly recommend.

[Mark]

Barb wrote: "Huh... I've always considered the books from that series to be cozies."

I know a lot of people do. I find the sex/fetish talk in the books to be outside the bounds of cozy.

[Barb, Co-Moderator Challenge Expert]

I've apparently not noticed or have skimmed right over those parts, with a couple of notable exceptions :)

[Mark]

I'm closing out this week with the fabulous Til Death, the tenth Zoe Chambers Mystery from Annette Dashofy.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[BookishDramas]

Cavern of the Damned

3 stars
Short novella.
atmospheric horror with supernatural elements and unseen creatures.

My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Bethany]

Reading this at the moment. I love her books, really enjoying this one.

[BookishDramas]

Origin of Violet: Violet's Tales Novella

3 stars
Published October 13, 2024
Read as a review copy.
Novella. Prequel. Female underage protagonist. Hours reading.
Abuse depicted.

My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...