EVERYONE Has Read This but Me - The Catch-Up Book Club discussion
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The Last Book I Read Was...
Sea Storm by Andrew MayneThe Florida Underwater Investigation Unit pursue the attacker of a massive cruise ship and find a conspiracy.
My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4362402698
Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead by Elle CosimanoWhile not as funny as the series' debut, it was good to catch up with Finlay and her antics.
My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4383756161
The Father Christmas Letters by J.R.R. Tolkien and thought it was wonderful. I wish I had known about this book when my children were younger.
America's Test Kitchen Twentieth Anniversary TV Show Cookbook: Best-Ever Recipes from the Most Successful Cooking Show on TVMy review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/3848181913
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë and adapted by Stacy King - the graphic novel versionMy review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4402696025
This month, I read books where there is a character named Marta (or Martha). So, I have finished "A Choice of Gods" yesterday evening:
The Last Whalers: Three Years in the Far Pacific with a Courageous Tribe and a Vanishing Way of Life --
It was a fascinating glimpse of an indigenous tribe whose future is on the precipice.
My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4402693217
Milk Street: Cookish: Throw It Together: Big Flavors. Simple Techniques. 200 Ways to Reinvent Dinner. by Christopher Kimball, formerly of America's Test Kitchen My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4473962140
Soumasree (On Hiatus) wrote: "The Christmas Carol"I read that with this group more than a year ago. It was surprisingly good.
In Family Business, S.J. Rozan takes the reader back to a New York City that's untouched by Covid-19. News of the day is the death of Big Brother Choi - the leader of an organized crime unit - and its impact on a huge real estate deal. P.I. Lydia Chin gets hired to serve as bodyguard and community advisor to Choi's heir.
My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4017644183
Milk Street Fast and Slow: Instant Pot Cooking at the Speed You Need by Christopher Kimball, formerly with America's Test Kitchen. Part of my January challenge to use my new Instant Pot.My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4519081502
Japanese Food Made Easy by Aya Nishimura -- authentic and simple recipes make Japanese cuisine accessible at homeMy review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4535763873
I just finished reading Dinner with Edward: A Story of an Unexpected Friendship by Isabel Vincent and rereading Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War by Craig Whitlock - my first 5☆ this year. Get a look inside the room where it happened. My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4526675440
The Art of War may be the oldest book I've ever read, but it is truly a classic on warfare strategy. My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4562831953
The Stranger was my introduction to its author - Albert Camus. It wasn't what I had expected at all from its synopsis (with its claim to a "perfectly executed thriller") but its zeitgeist was a curiously intriguing aspect. My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4565705108
The Art of War: A Graphic Novel by Pete Katz and Sun Tzu. This graphic novel with bold, colorful images is a great way to learn the ancient military treatise. My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4517376193
Vegan Under Pressure by Jill Nussinow will likely please dedicated vegans more than it did me, an omnivore. My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4608131297
last book i read is the spanish love deception. the only good thing about it is the love interest. it has like 2 smut scenes, so if you like a lot of smut this is not the book for you but still good smut nonetheless. i can't decide but i would give it 2.0 - 2.9 stars.review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli - a must read for those interested in politics or in Renaissance ItalyMy review- www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4481961636
Urvashi Pitre's
Indian Instant Pot Cooking: Traditional Indian Dishes Made Easy & Fast - short but packed with many restaurant favoritesMy review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4649185848
The Diary of a Young Girl One of the most moving books I have ever read.
My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Out by Natsuo Kirino is an award-winning and unconventional mystery novel. The story is set in Tokyo in the late 1990s.My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4608196408
Huggable Amigurumi Crochet Leisure Arts by Kristi Simpson
Great for full size stuffies, fun to make 😊
Great for full size stuffies, fun to make 😊
Continuing my 2022 challenge of getting out of last year's cooking rut -
The Instant Pot Bible: More than 350 Recipes and Strategies: The Only Book You Need for Every Model of Instant Pot by Bruce WeinsteinMy review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4689226514
The end of PBS' "Sanditon" has put me in the mood for Georgette Heyer and I chose
The Grand Sophy, which was first but not to be my last.My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4691087862
The last book I read was "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" by Agatha Christie. I was disappointed. Hopefully the book I'm currently reading, "Birdman" by Mo Hayder, is better.
How to Be a Wallflower - Eloisa James launches a new series of historical romances set in Regency England My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4704249200
The last book I read was "Birdman" by Mo Hayder. I was a little disappointed that I guessed the who, but I didn't guess the end so other than that it was a decent read. I'm currently reading "Dark Matter" by Blake Crouch. Intriguing so far.
On Wings of Eagles. Usually a writer of thriller fictions, Ken Follett turned his attention to recounting the true story of rescuing two American executives falsely imprisoned in Iran during its revolution about forty years ago.My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4684282660
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Controversial and disquieting but deserving of its status as a classic -
My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4281619701