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[BookishDramas]

Staccato Passage: A Riley Forte Suspense Thriller

4 stars
unputdownable thriller
read as an ARC

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

[Mark]

I loved this middle grade mystery! London Calling by James Ponti https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Mark]

Starting out the week in the cold of Alaska with Termination Dust by Sue Henry. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Barb, Co-Moderator Challenge Expert]

I really like that series, just wish the books were easier to find.

[Mark]

It's frustrating when a series goes out of print.

[Helen]

My review of by Margaret Atkin is here
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
It is the autobiography of a nurse from New Zealand who married a journalist from Solomon Islands. I read it while visiting friends in the country.

[Alice]

I finished James by Percival Everett. It gets 4.5 review here, but it was just okay for me. The book is a redo of Huck Finn from Jim's point of view. I read Huck Finn as a freshman in high school 48 years ago. I may have liked it better if I remembered more about the original story.

[Zermeena]

I listened to All Systems Red . It took a bit to get into the story and I didn't realized how short it was. Now I'm stuck on the wait list in Libby for the next book!

I also listened to Big Damn Hero . I learned about these books based on the TV show Firefly recently. The show was sadly only one season plus a movie. I highly recommend the books if you loved the series.

[Christine]

Over and Out by Jenni L. Walsh (middle school/ junior high historical fiction)

[Karen]

Sinfully His by Zoe Blake and Alta Hensley (aka Blake Hensley)

I believe this is the last book in the Gilded Decadence series. The series started out under the "Blake Hensley" pen name, then was reissued with new titles under the the two authors' names (Zoe Blake and Alta Hensley). I reviewed the first two books and am deciding whether to review the other four (I keep notes.)

Overall I enjoyed the books, but it was mainly because of the heroines. The "heroes" are pretty much alpha a-holes as the stories begin. They are redeemed by the women--at least the way I see the stories unfolding. These are "darker" romances and I had some issues with certain things that happened in a couple of the stories. And, I don't know if it was having dual authorship--I don't know how the authors shared the writing, etc.--but there were inconsistencies that just angered me (e.g., one H--and I use the moniker loosely--spends multi chapters using his ward, controlling her monies, her actions, etc. then can't believe she doesn't know he loves her. Really... you've spent chapters telling her--and readers--that she's of no use other than the money and giving him more children and you don't understand?)

Again... overall I enjoyed the series, not so much because of the Alpha A-holes, but because of the women who turned out to be stronger, and in some cases smarter, than the men who didn't set out with the best intentions.

[Mark]

I'm ending the week with a trip to the wine country via the pages of Running on Empty by Karin Fitz Sanford https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Barb, Co-Moderator Challenge Expert]

I really liked The Four Queens of Crime, by Rosanne Limoncelli and would recommend it to almost any mystery reader :)
My review

[Helen]

My review of Exiles by Jane Harper is here https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Helen]

My review of by Eliza Watson is here https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[BookishDramas]

Point Nemo


⭐⭐⭐⭐ .5 stars
Ticked so many boxes for me - Science Fiction
Aliens Horror Adventure Thriller
high-energy sci-fi adventure

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

[Mark]

I'm taking a look at another of next week's new releases - Shattered Sight by Liz Milliron https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[BookishDramas]

Body Count

Published January 19, 2025
⭐⭐⭐.5 stars FOR ME
NetGalley
fast-paced, action-packed thriller

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

[BookishDramas]

Hollow Ground

3.5 stars for me.
#netgalley
well-crafted crime thriller

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

[Barb, Co-Moderator Challenge Expert]

Still catching up from the backlog

A Death in the Small Hours (Charles Lenox #6), by Charles Finch, finished 3/6/25 ★★★★
Review

The Long Call (Two Rivers #1), by Ann Cleeves, finished 3/11/25 ★★★★
Review

To Kingdom Come (Barker & Llewelyn #2), by Will Thomas, finished 3/12/25 ★★★★
Review

[BookishDramas]

The Other Family: a nail-biting psychological thriller

3.5 stars for me.
#netgalley
gripping psychological thriller

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

[Zermeena]

I listened to A Court of Mist and Fury. It was awesome! Thank you to who ever encouraged me to keep going with the series. This book was much better than A Court of Thorns and Roses.

[BookishDramas]

The City Below

3.5 stars
final book in William’s The Land Below trilogy
adventure, creature-feature

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

[Mark]

I'm kicking off the week with the thriller Helpless by Annette Dashofy. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Alice]

I very rarely read nonfiction. I finished it yesterday very well written and researched Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune .

[marita]

Alice wrote: "I very rarely read nonfiction. I finished it yesterday very well written and researched Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune [bookcover:Astor: The Rise and Fall of an Am..."

I read it a few years back. Hate the fact they were fur traders, but that's how it was back then.

[BookishDramas]

First Lie Wins

3.5 stars Female author
very hyped book. fair share of twists and turns.
decent addition to the genre

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

[BookishDramas]

Ashen Lands: A Short Story

3.5 stars
Read as a free Review copy.
A very short story, just around an hours reading.

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

[Helen]

My review of The Golden Man by Dave Crawford is here https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Helen]

My review of Edenglassie by Melissa Lucashenko is here https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[BookishDramas]

The Cosmos Keys: An Archaeological Thriller of Lost Civilizations, Ancient Machines, and a Deadly Secret

4 stars Read as an ARC. NetGalley.

Intriguing mix of history, archaeology, and high-stakes adventure, somewhat of a cross between an Indiana Jones adventure and the Da Vinci Code.

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

[Pam]

Some Choose Darkness, by Charlie Donlea. It's a mystery, but not a cozy.

[Mark]

Starting the week with something different - Kingdom Keepers Inheritance: The Final Draw by Ridley Pearson https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Zermeena]

I listened to A Language of Dragons and I was underwhelmed by it. It had a lot of potential, but I didn't think it was well executed.

[BookishDramas]

The Enemy Within

4 stars
NetGalley review copy
high-stakes thriller

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

[Alice]

I finished Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix. HIs books are unusual. This book deals with pregnant teens in 1970 who get sent away by their families to have their babies. Does a good job showing morals of the time. Some witchcraft mixed in and very interesting ending.

[Leona]

Treasures of Castle Rowley: A Rowley Family Romance Novel by Matilda Lockwood. I started yesterday.

[Helen]

My review of Treasure & Dirt by Chris Hammer is here https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[BookishDramas]

Fragments of the Past: She Took Her Secrets to the Grave

4 stars
my second reading of this book. Had read it earlier last year as an ARC.
intense and emotional ride. family secrets and unresolved tragedies

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

[Mark]

I'm kicking off April with People of Darkness by Tony Hillerman https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Barb, Co-Moderator Challenge Expert]

The more I read from this series, the more I like the stories *and the characters!

Murder at Kensington Palace, by Andrea Penrose
Review

[Mark]

I'm slipping in The Lies We Live by Liz Milliron, the sixth in her series set in World War II Buffalo. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Alice]

I finished a very good Historical Fiction book Katharine, the Wright Sister by Tracey Enerson Wood. Lots of good historical perspection on the Wright family, early days of aviation and how they created airplane company.

[Meg]

Barb wrote: "The more I read from this series, the more I like the stories *and the characters!

Murder at Kensington Palace, by [author:Andrea ..."

Love this series!

[Barb, Co-Moderator Challenge Expert]

Alice wrote: "I finished a very good Historical Fiction book Katharine, the Wright Sister by Tracey Enerson Wood. Lots of good historical persp..."

Have you read Amanda Flower's series about her? To Slip the Bonds of Earth came out last year, and the next book, Not They Who Soar, is scheduled to be released late next month. I really liked the first one, but it may help that we have a pilot in the family :)

[Helen]

My review of The Murder of Allison Baden-Clay by David Murray is here https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Alice]

Barb wrote: "Alice wrote: "I finished a very good Historical Fiction book Katharine, the Wright Sister by Tracey Enerson Wood. Lots of good historical persp..."

Have you read Amanda Flower's s..."

I read the Amanda Flower book and Enjoyed that too

[Mark]

I started the week with Hounds of the Hollywood Baskervilles by Elizabeth Crowens https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Meg]

@Mark: I just got that one yesterday. Hope to get to it before the year is out!

I'm nearly finished with Ruddy Gore, 7th in the Phryne Fisher series. I had it a little further down in my April tbr, but moved it up in honor of the author's recent death. RIP, Kerry Greenwood.

[Alice]

I finished a very good historical mystery The Twilight Queen by Jeri Westerson. Book 2 in series. Set in King Henry VIII court 1536. Our main character Will is the court Jester. The book is very witty, strong characters and very good History. I highly recommend this series but start with book 1.

[BookishDramas]

The Sentinel

3 star
fantasy, horror and creature feature. start of a different zombie story.

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