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The Last Book I Read Was...
I read Dracula . I initially had high hopes, but I was disappointed by Stoker' s story telling. I rated it 1.5 Stars. Www.goodreads.com/review/show/3026291500
Phrodrick wrote: "Started 
..."Can't go wrong with Dave Barry.
I finished: 
Arthur & George by Julian Barnes
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
and I started reading:
World Without End by Ken Follett
I just read the case of the beautiful beggar.
The last book I read was Wayward Son. I was expecting a lot but it just screamed second-book syndrome.
I just finished The War of the Worlds and The War in the Air. It was slow at times but I really liked it, and I did prefer Air over Worlds. But I'm very curious to read more from H.G. Wells in the future.
I finished reading the wartime memoir -
When Broken Glass Floats: Growing Up Under the Khmer Rouge. It was a difficult read but probably one of the less harsh introductions to the Khmer Rouge's crimes against humanity. Here's my review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I needed something light afterwards. I finished
Outfox by Sandra Brown. Entertaining, but not one of my favorites by Sandra Brown. Here's my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA by Amaryllis Fox. An October NPR article mentioned 3 titles recently written by women in the CIA. I have another title lined up to be read soon.Also just finished -
Tracking Game by Margaret Mizushima. This is a mystery with a K-9 investigative unit set in rural Colorado. Fans of police procedurals would appreciate it. Here's my review - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Just finished Lisa See's
The Island of Sea Women about the women divers of South Korea during the 20th century.4 Stars - here's my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I posted my review for
Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA. Amaryllis Fox worked as a CIA spy. I wanted to love it, but ... 3 stars - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Last week I FINALLY finished A Court of Thorns and Roses on audiobook! I'm now chewing through A Court of Mist and Fury!
Finished Lee Child's 24th Jack Reacher novel
Blue Moon. Not my favourite Reacher story, but still entertaining.
Here's my review - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished: 
Rainbow Six by Tom Clancy
Rating: 3 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
and I started reading:
In the Heat of the Night by John Dudley Ball
Acceptance by Jeff VanderMeer
warlock in spite of himself just a fun marriage of sci-fi and fantasy despite its flaws. it may not have aged well but its a hidden gem
I read my first book from Leigh Bardugo -
Ninth House. I liked it more than I expected given how polarized many of the reviews appear.my review -
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Acceptance is my a book for A to Z of horror .
I finished:
In the Heat of the Night by John Dudley Ball
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
And I started reading:
Live and Let Die by Ian Fleming
Atl wrote: "Acceptance is my a book for A to Z of horror ."It's not doing much for me, to be honest.
I just finished Catch-22. yes! it took me months.
I read my first novel by Lisa Jewell
The Family Upstairs.I'm glad that I tried a new author and the story was good, but I'm not awed.
My review - 3.5 stars - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished Christina Lauren's newest book -
Twice in a Blue Moon.They had also published
The Unhoneymooners earlier this year. I'm re-thinking my habit of adding my name to my library's waitlist for their new titles.
I've posted my reviews for both:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished S.A. Lelchuk's debut mystery
Save Me from Dangerous Men. The main character Nikki is a bookseller / private investigator - this is not a "cozy" mystery.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finally got around to Le Fanu's
Carmilla - the original vampire story and antidote to Bram Stoker. Victorian gothic horror is not my genre, but it was good. My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read George Orwell's
Animal Farm for the first time, for this group's BOTM. Powerful story - My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Newly wrote: "I just finished Catch-22. yes! it took me months.">
That's one of my favorite books and I also read it this year. As much as I love you really have to stick with, but it's worth it. (Yes, it took me months too).
I finished my first two books of 2020: 
Bloody Rose by Nicholas Eames
Rating: 3 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Live and Let Die by Ian Fleming
Rating: 3 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
and I started reading:
Mort by Terry Pratchett
A Drink Before the War by Dennis Lehane
The unabridged version of Les Miserables. A great book.
I finished my last book for 2019 which was The Song of the Jade Lily by Kirsty Manning. I was interested in this book since it took place in Shanghai and Australia which we were lucky enough to visit. Unfortunately there was too much romance for me and I rated this book with 3 stars.
I just finished
which is a wonderful hard sci-fi novel about first contact with the Rukh (pronounced Rook) that live on Saturn. The mission goes horribly wrong and the humans must rely on the intelligent Rukh for survival.
I finished: 
The Terror by Dan Simmons
Rating: 5 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
and I started reading
The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice
While nervously awaiting regular alerts about the Aussie bushfires, I've been reading the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Overstory by Richard Powers. A good readable mix of characters, history, and tree info, as well.
4.5★ Link to my review
I finished: 
Best Horror of the Year Volume 10 edited by Ellen Datlow
Rating: 3 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Nonfiction to kick off 2020 -
Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men. It's an important & fantastic book to read. My review - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished: 
Fire Watch by Connie Willis
Rating: 3 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
and I started reading:
The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2019 Edition edited by Rich Horton
A retelling of the Donner party expedition to California with an extra fictional twist..scary with lots of dread and drama.
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