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[PattyMacDotComma]

It's over-the-top adrenaline, action, and high-tech when Gregg Hurwitz brings Orphan X, aka the Nowhere Man, Out of the Dark and pits him against US President Jonathan Bennett.
4★ Link to my review (which has no cracks about the current administration, tempting though it was)

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

I finished:


Lord of the Flies by William Golding
Rating: 3 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


The Big Sky by A.B. Guthrie Jr.
Rating: 5 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started reading:


The Terror by Dan Simmons


The Innocents Abroad: Or the New Pilgrim's Progress by Mark Twain

[PattyMacDotComma]

I have finally read the very first Disc World book, The Colour of Magic, by the much-loved, late Terry Pratchett, whose phenomenal output earned him a knighthood. What an absolute romp of a book!
Link to my review

[PattyMacDotComma]

Tales From Nature: Bee by Magali Attiogbé is a sweet little picture book for toddlers. Big, simple, cheerful illustrations that show the life-cycle of a bee.
Link to my review with pictures

[PattyMacDotComma]

Just finished a new favourite, Scrublands! Seasoned Aussie journalist and foreign correspondent Chris Hammer excels with his fictional debut about mysterious crimes in a small, HOT country town.
5★ Link to my review

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

I finished


Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman
Rating: 3 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started reading


The House Next Door by Anne Rivers Siddons

[PattyMacDotComma]

How to Be a Butterfly by Laura Knowles and artist Catell Ronca is such a pretty, informative picture book that I hope it might attract some kids away from dinosaurs!
5★Link to my review with lots of illustrations

[PattyMacDotComma]

Who doesn't love a ladybug? Tales From Nature: Ladybug is another cute book for toddlers.
Link to my review with illustrations

[PattyMacDotComma]

A Few Right Thinking Men by Sulari Gentill is historical fiction with murder, sly grog shops, and the deadly politics of 1930s Sydney.
Link to my review

[PattyMacDotComma]

A handsome, young, American hit-man leaps from the frying pan of the Mob in Philly into the fire of a murder investigation in coastal Australia in Aussie author Dave Warner's River of Salt.
Link to my review

[PattyMacDotComma]

Good book for young people about an inspiring woman. Kids who never knew Oprah can find out what all the fuss is about in Work it, Girl: Run the Show Like CEO Oprah Winfrey by Caroline Moss. Biography, illustrations, and photos!
Link to my review with plenty of pictures

[PattyMacDotComma]

Local kids form a group called The Gunners. Author Rebecca Kauffman shows us how they grow up, still feeling guilty about how they failed a friend.
Link to my review

[Cassie]

I finished The Glass Ocean by Beatriz Williams, Karen White, and Lauren Willig. I loved the writing and have heard good things about Beatriz Williams so I plan to find more by her!

I'm also just about to finish Origin. This was another series I was way behind on, but I loved it!

[PattyMacDotComma]

Out of Sight, by Elmore Leonard, is a popular cops and robbers escapade that was made into a film with George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez. Guess which was which.
Link to my review

[Gunjan]

Just Finished Don't Let Go and Run Away by Harlan Coben

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

I recently finished:


Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams
Rating: 2 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


Neil Gaiman And Charles Vess' Stardust by Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess
Rating: 5 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


The Axeman by Ray Celestin
Rating: 3 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

And I started reading:


In a Lonely Place by Dorothy B. Hughes


Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett


The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Eleven edited by Jonathan Strahan

[PattyMacDotComma]

Just enjoyed Jo Spain's entertaining mystery about a murder and a gated neighbourhood of suspects, all with Dirty Little Secrets. A good read!
Link to my review

[Audrey]

Just finished News of the World, which I found somewhat difficult to get through at first - but by the end, I was honestly close to tears. Ughhh such a great book I highly recommend!!

[Mayke ☕️]

I finished Fantastic Mr. Fox, a nice fun book to read in between my other current reads.

[PattyMacDotComma]

Audrey wrote: "Just finished News of the World, which I found somewhat difficult to get through at first - but by the end, I was close to tears! Beautifully written!"

I liked that one, too, Audrey. Did you review it? There's another that goes with it, The Color Of Lightning, but I haven't read it yet. I think it takes place before this story. I hope to get to it . . . eventually!

I did read News of the World and reviewed it here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[PattyMacDotComma]

Daytona to Dakar! This is one that car racing fans will buy for their kids because they really want it for themselves. : )
Fast Forward by Adam Skinner covers major tracks, drivers, cars, and even incidents around the world.
Link to my review (with lots of pictures)

[PattyMacDotComma]

A good read! The Wife by Alafair Burke is a whodunnit where The Wife is caught between loyalty and the need for secrecy as her husband's life unravels.
Link to my review

[Gunjan]

Just finished My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing

[PattyMacDotComma]

Gunjan wrote: "Just finished My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing"

How was it, Gunjan?

[PattyMacDotComma]

I just loved these early adventures of the exuberant child (who grew up to become the dashing Sir Robert Carey in his mystery series) in a couple of wonderful introductory works (free!) by P.F. Chisholm aka Patricia Finney.
A Pest of a Boy and A Boy in Trouble.

4.5★ Link to my review of A Pest of a Boy

5★ Link to my review of A Boy in Trouble

[Gunjan]

PattyMacDotComma wrote: "Gunjan wrote: "Just finished My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing"

How was it, Gunjan?"

Hey
The book is dark and gripping.

[PattyMacDotComma]

Gunjan wrote: "PattyMacDotComma wrote: "Gunjan wrote: "Just finished My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing"

How was it, Gunjan?"

Hey
The book is dark and gripping."

Sounds like a winner!

[PattyMacDotComma]

Beautiful! More than a picture book, it's a poignant story of a little girl in wartime. Captain Rosalie by Timothée de Fombelle and Isabelle Arsenault (illustrator) is out in June and still available on NetGalley.
5★ Link to my review with pictures

[PattyMacDotComma]

If you have not yet read Night, the 60-year old autobiographical account of Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel's time in Auschwitz (followed by a lifetime of teaching and the Nobel Peace Prize), it's time.

Ignorance and silence are still responsible for killing people.
5★ (of course) Link to my comments

[PattyMacDotComma]

David Bowie. Whether this makes you think of Major Tom or Ziggy Stardust, you've got to admit he was an artist like no other. Mª Isabel Sánchez Vegara's colourful addition to the "little people BIG DREAMS" series will introduce him to kids today. (And she explains his eyes.)
5★ Link to my review with pictures

[PattyMacDotComma]

If only the world would learn the lessons of the late Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and renowned teacher and peace activist. Ariel Burger was his student and friend, now a teacher himself. His Witness: Lessons from Elie Wiesel's Classroom is a must-read.
5★ Link to my review

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

I finished:


The House Next Door by Anne Rivers Siddons
Rating: 3 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started reading:


The Hours by Michael Cunningham

[Edmund]

by Neil Gaiman16078221]
Rating: 2 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Has anyone read this book? I was really disappointed by it, it was so bland!

[Betsy]

Edmund, I was going to read this book soon but after reading your review it definitely makes me think twice. It sounds really disappointing, especially with such an interesting premise.

[Melanie]

Recently finished The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater . I really enjoyed it. I don't usually enjoy magical realism or lots of male characters, but I LOVED this. It was so easy to read.

[PattyMacDotComma]

Betsy wrote: "Edmund, I was going to read this book soon but after reading your review it definitely makes me think twice. It sounds really disappointing, especially with such an interesting premise."

Same here, Betsy and Edmund.

[PattyMacDotComma]

Coffin Road is a pretty grim address, but in this case, it's the only starting point a man with amnesia has in the mystery by Peter May. Outer Hebrides, Scotland! Storms, lighthouses, murder!
Link to my review

[Shanna]

Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson

Finished both on the same day. Both are very good!

[PattyMacDotComma]

I started listening to an interview with author Jojo Moyes about her popular Me Before You, and the interviewer warned me to go make a cup of tea if I didn't want to hear spoilers. I decided, better than that, I'll read the book first! And very glad I did, too! I enjoyed both the book and the interview.
4.5★ Link to my review and BBC author interview

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

I finished:


The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham
Rating: 3 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started reading:


Authority by Jeff VanderMeer

[Shinta]

Recently finished 'The Alchemist - Paulo Celho'. I wondered why I am so late to recognise this briliant master work! I really love with the story. At some point, I was bored by the plot. But somehow, I was like under a spell, so that I can finished it only in few days.. Any book recommendation for me please?

[Melanie]

I keep meaning to read something by Jeff Vandermeer. I'm particularly interested in his Wonderbook. What's Authority like?

[Gunjan]

Just finished The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

Melanie wrote: "I keep meaning to read something by Jeff Vandermeer. I'm particularly interested in his Wonderbook. What's Authority like?"

It's OK so far, although I'm only about 10% in. Read Annihilation first.

[RJ - Slayer of Trolls]

I finished:


In a Lonely Place by Dorothy B. Hughes
Rating: 5 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started:


Nightfall by David Goodis

[Shala]

I just finished:

[Suyeon]

I just finished:

Angelfall

I'm reading two books right now:

Stolen Songbird
Kiss an Angel

[Edmund]

I just finished Red Dragon by Thomas Harris and it was absolutely amazing!
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[PattyMacDotComma]

Yay! You're Gay! Now What?: A Gay Boy's Guide to Life is just what it says and lot more entertaining than I'd guessed.

Riyadh Khalaf is a popular YouTube activist, a colourful guy who's put all the facts and fears in this one, well-illustrated book. Celebrities, photos, cartoons!
5★ Link to my review with many pictures

[PattyMacDotComma]

My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier is a much-loved classic mystery, and I enjoyed it as much as everyone else has.

4★ Link to my review