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What have you just read? Opinions, recommendations, reviews Part 2
Sandy how are both of your books going?
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I think this is the second or third time for me. Bu..."
Started yesterday and up to now it is a gorgeous as I recalled it!
LauraT wrote: "Started yesterday and up to now it is a gorgeous as I recalled it!..."Wonderful!
I have finished The Sorrows of Young Werther by Goethe. Not really my cup of tea as my review explains:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished Murder is Binding by Lorna Barrett a few days ago. Sorry for the delay.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
5 stars
I finished Blue Jewellery by Katharina Winkler, translated from the German by Laura Wagner. It's a quick and important read, but it's not for everyone because of the frequent and graphic description of domestic violence inflicted on a young Turkish girl.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Starting
The Island Girls: A heartbreaking historical novel by Noëlle Harrison after finishing the unusual and intriguing
Can You See Her? by S.E. Lynes. My spoiler free review can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... and my webpage https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
Completed this WWII historical fiction (published in 2016) covering 1939-1942 in London and Malta:Everyone Brave is Forgiven by Chris Cleave - 3 stars - My Review
Finished a couple of books yesterday and have now reviewed them:Sung in Shadow by Tanith Lee - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3248316621
The Avenger by Louise Cooper - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3233316593
My review of Four Minutes to Save a Life: A feel-good story that will make you laugh and cry by Anna Stuart
4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Recently finished listening to the lovely
Meant to Be Yours by Susan Mallery and narrated by Tanya Eby. My spoiler free review can be found at https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/... and https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I am always happy to revisit Canadian author Louise Penny's village of Three Pines. Too bad that death is the price of admission. I loved The Nature of the Beast.
4.5★ Link to my 'Nature of the Beast' review
I read the English translation from the Norwegian of this award-winning book:Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson - 4 stars - My Review
Starting
The Apartment by K.L. Slater after finishing the disappointing 2.5 star
The Island Girls: A heartbreaking historical novel by Noëlle Harrison. My spoiler free review can be found at https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/... and https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Author Beth Miller gives us The Missing Letters of Mrs Bright, to explain Kay's coming-of-(middle)-age attempt to jump into life without a safety net. 
3★ Link to my "Missing Letters" review
My review of The Museum of Extraordinary Things by Alice Hoffman
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just finished this true crime, a topic I don't normally read, but the author lives in my local area:Little Shoes: The Sensational Depression-Era Murders That Became My Family’s Secret by Pamela Everett - 3 stars - My Review
Sandy how are both of your books going?
My review of the absolutely fantastic Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Read Terry Pratchett's Making Money and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3297899078
My review of A Wedding on Primrose Street by Sheila Roberts:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Roger Ebert was a Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic, but before that, he was a classmate and friend of mine, so of course I've always enjoyed his reminiscences. I wrote some comments about his memoir, Life Itself, but I didn't 'rate' it, just gave it "two thumbs up"! 
My thoughts about "Life Itself"
Just finished this classic science fiction:The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia by Ursula K. Le Guin - 4 stars - My Review
I finally read a classic I've been meaning to read for some time: Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck--a delightful novel loosely based on King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... started
The Orphan's Gift by Renita D'Silva after finishing the delightful 4 star
The Lost Orphan by Stacey Halls. My spoiler free review can be found at my webpage https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/... and https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Sandy *The world could end while I was reading and I would never notice* wrote: "I https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... started The Orphan's Gift by Renita D'Silva after finishing the delightful..."A bit of an orphan theme going there Sandy.
My review of The Homecoming of Samuel Lake by Jenny Wingfield
5 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This is a sweet new children's picture book by Japanese author/illustrator Akiko Miyakoshi with a message that's relevant to our times in lockdown: I Dream of a Journey.
4★ Link to my link review with illustrations
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I think this is the second or third time for me. But it's been at least 20 years since my last reading. I continue to love it. I hope you do, too. Let us know what you think.