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[Dale]

My review of The Ticket to Happiness by Faith Bleasdale
3 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Canadian Jen]

I am late getting to this one but worth waiting for. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Tamara]

Finished Lab Girl by the award-winning scientist, Hope Jahren. I thought it was wonderful. I especially loved her chapters on the natural environment. Full of fascinating information.

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

[Leslie]

Tamara wrote: "Finished Lab Girl by the award-winning scientist, Hope Jahren. I thought it was wonderful. I especially loved her chapters on the natural environment. Full of fasc..."

As I seem to be on a role with nonfiction lately, I will add that one to my "check at the library" list.

[Dale]

My review of Maggsie McNaughton's Second Chance by Frances Maynard

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

[Raul]

Finished reading Dark Reflections by Samuel R. Delany which I think brilliant.

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

[B. P.]

Amalia wrote: "Finished Fabla salvaje by César Vallejo

5 stars

My review:www.goodreads.com/review/show/3170573593"

The Black Heralds by Vallejo is one of my favorite poems of all time.

[B. P.]

Just finished reading Lost in the City: Stories by Edward P. Jones. For me this book was a walk back in time of my hometown in the mid to late 20th century and it was nice to reminisce on the old times of my youth.

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

[Maja]

Read and really loved the historical romance Devil's Daughter

My 5⭐ review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Phrynne]

My review of Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende

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

[PattyMacDotComma]

I just enjoyed the children's picture book of the colourful, (some might say outrageous, especially her fashion designs) Vivienne Westwood by Mª Isabel Sánchez Vegara. What a wildly inventive lady and role model for kids to learn it's good to stick up for others and protest against evil.
4★ Link to my 'Vivienne Westwood' review with illustrations and a couple of photos.

[PattyMacDotComma]

The current Buzz Books 2020: Spring/Summer is chock-a-block with excerpts from all kinds of new books and it's free for anyone. But be warned that it will tempt your wallet. I picked a few I like the look of.
5★ Link to my review

[Esther]

City of Tranquil Light A simply-written but beautiful fictional memoir of pre-revolutionary China from the pov of two missionaries.
5 stars my review : https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Faith]

My review of Just Watch Me by Jeff Lindsay

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

[Dale]

My review of The Last Train by Sue Lawrence

3 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Phrynne]

My review of Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

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

[Phrynne]

My review of The Strange Case of the Moderate Extremists by Alexander McCall Smith

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

[PattyMacDotComma]

I loved this all over again. Wallace Stegner's characters and relationships are so real, and Crossing to Safety is still wonderful.
5★ Link to my review

[Phrynne]

My review of Aunt Bessie Considers by Diana Xarissa

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

[Nidhi]

I finished No Exit by Sartre as a group read. 5 stars.

[Leslie]

Nidhi wrote: "I finished No Exit by Sartre as a group read. 5 stars."

I also thought that was excellent!

[Leslie]

PattyMacDotComma wrote: "I loved this all over again. Wallace Stegner's characters and relationships are so real, and Crossing to Safety is still wonderful. ..."

That book has been on the edges of my radar for a long time - your comment has brought it once again to my attention. I'll really have to search out a copy!

[Dale]

My review of The Saddler Boys by Fiona Palmer

5 stars
goodreads.com/review/show/3175015322

[Pam]

Starting to catch up with reviews - read Tudor: The Family Story by Leandra de Lisle and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3158568843.

[Phrynne]

My review of It's in His Kiss by Julia Quinn

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

[Sandysbookaday (taking a step back for a while)]

About to begin The Leaving Party by Lesley Sanderson after finishing the very dark and disturbing The Family Next Door by Fiona Cummins. My spoiler free review can be found at https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/... and https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Tamara]

I finished The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter by Hazel Gaynor. I thought it was a good historical novel although the ending was a bit mushy for me.

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

[Faith]

My review of Night Theater by Vikram Paralkar

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

[Pam]

Read book 1 in a series by Tanith Lee, The Storm Lord, and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1915124909.

[B. P.]

My latest book read is Sula by Toni Morrison.

This book ask the question what if your weird childhood bff leaves town for 10 years then comes back as an Übermensch?

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

[Kathleen]

Excellent review, B.P.!

My last three books were all four star reads.

One old
The Country Girls by Edna O'Brien
review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
One older
Gösta Berling's Saga by Selma Lagerlöf
review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
and one oldest!
Inferno by Dante Alighieri
review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Dale]

My review of Rules of the Road by Ciara Geraghty

3 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Phrynne]

My review of Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet by Darynda Jones

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

[PattyMacDotComma]

I do enjoy Aussie Emma Viskic's deaf detective, Caleb Zelic, his deaf community, his Aboriginal extended family, and the harrowing escapades he gets caught up in in spite of his best intentions.
Darkness for Light is the third in the series.
4.5★ Link to my review

[PattyMacDotComma]

Aussie author Terence J. Quinn's The Scoop is a rip-roaring modern pirate story that may make you rethink what fun it would be to sail around the world. Many readers have loved it, so I feel like a traitor!
3.5★ Link to my 'Scoop' review

[Paul]

Ran into some good reading luck early in the year, with three five-star readsout of my first four books, plus a four-star book and a five-star reread shortly thereafer. I'll take it! Here are my four favorites thus far:

The Institute by Stephen King (2019)
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi (2016)
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Letter from Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King Jr. (1963)
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry (1985)
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Decoding Boys: New Science Behind the Subtle Art of Raising Sons by Cara Natterson (2020)
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Sandysbookaday (taking a step back for a while)]

About to begin The Warning by Paul Pen after finishing the very satisfying 5th book in the DCI Matilda Darke series, The Murder House by Michael Wood. My spoiler free review can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... and my webpage https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...

[Leslie]

I read one of my Xmas gift books - Big Little Lies by Lianne Moriarty. 4.5*

I guess that from the title I had expected chick lit or, as a friend called it, "airport fiction". This book was so much better than that. It deals with some difficult issues in a delicate and well rounded manner while still providing a ripping good story. I recommend it to all.

[Phrynne]

My review of Fallen by Benedict Jacka

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

[Don]

My review of Sleep, by CL Taylor,

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

[Phrynne]

My review of Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano

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

[PattyMacDotComma]

I am a firm fan of Louise Penny's Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec. I love visiting the fictional village of Three Pines, although it does seem to have a lot of homicides! How the Light Gets In is my favourite in the series so far.
5★ Link to my review

[Faith]

My review of No Bad Deed by Heather Chavez

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

[Canadian Jen]

Finished . A stunning cover to go with a terrific story.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Leslie]

PattyMacDotComma wrote: "I am a firm fan of Louise Penny's Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec. I love visiting the fictional village of Three Pines, although it does seem to have a lot o..."

I love the Three Pines books too! I think that my favorite one is The Beautiful Mystery, the one set in the monastery. In fact, maybe I will reread that this month!

[Dale]

My review ofThe Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald

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

[Tamara]

I finished The Library Book by Susan Orlean. I enjoyed the information about the library fire and libraries, in general, but I think she lost some focus about half-way through.

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

[Pam]

Read volume 2 in Tanith Lee's Vis series and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3176435871

[Phrynne]

My review of Smailholm by C.L. Williams

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

[Maja]

Read and enjoyed the historical romance The Bachelor (2nd in a series)

My 3⭐ review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...