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What have you just read? Opinions, recommendations, reviews Part 2
My review of The Cottage at Rosella Cove by Sandie Docker
5 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Ever wanted to drop out, disappear, become somebody else? The Last Flight by Julie Clark brings to mind the old saying "out of the frying pan, into the fire"!
4★ Link to my 'Last Flight' review
My review of Murder on Pleasant Avenue by Victoria Thompson
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Sandy how are both of your books going?
After reading Little Women last month (for pandemic comfort), I followed up with the rest of the series. Jo's Boys was my favorite as a child, and I was surprised to find I still loved it!
Review of Little Men: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Review of Jo's Boys: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Great you were able to get in some comfort reads Kathleen. Something many of us can do with right now! :)
Greg wrote: "Kathleen wrote: "After reading Little Women last month (for pandemic comfort), I followed up with the rest of the series. Jo's Boys was my favorite as a child, and I was surprised to fi..."Thanks, Greg. Hope you are finding some comfort reading yourself! :-)
Starting
The Last Bathing Beauty by Amy Sue Nathan after finishing the realistic and intensely pleasurable 4 star
Mum & Dad by Joanna Trollope My spoiler free review can be found at https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/... and https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My few thoughts on Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristohttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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O Pioneers! by Willa Cather - 4 stars - My Review"
I liked that one a lot Joy!
At long last I was able to pull a book off my 'own' shelf. Finished
. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of Murder In The Afternoon by Frances Brody
3 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I've had a couple of political reads recently. Colombiano is about the terrifying situation of kidnappings, guerrillas, and drug wars in Colombia.Aussie-born author Rusty Young spent a lot of time there and wrote this compelling, fictionalised, first-hand account of a child soldier.
4.5★ Link to my "Colombiano" review
On an entirely different political note, I just enjoyed this children's biography Work It, Girl: Michelle Obama by Caroline Moss. Written to inspire girls to become leaders, it has lots of details and includes more resources at the end.
4★ Link to my 'Michelle Obama' review with a few illustrations.
Just read the totally inspiring memoir/biography of footballer Rio Ferdinand and his struggles to cope with life as a single parent after the tragic death of his wife at a young age:-Thinking Out Loud: Love, Grief and Being Mum and Dad by Rio Ferdinand
My review is here:-
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Sandy how are both of your books going?
Started
Of Literature and Lattes by Katherine Reay after finishing the very nearly 5 star
The Last Bathing Beauty by Amy Sue Nathan. The book is as beautiful to read as the cover is to look at. You can read my spoiler free review at https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/... and https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Very much enjoyed this book about a wildlife biologist studying foxes in London and a Ghanaian psychiatrist making a keynote speech in London on PTSD:Happiness by Aminatta Forna - 4 stars - My Review
I finally read The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers. I've read a few of her other books but never this one. It was absolutely amazing. I can't get over the fact that she was only 23 years old when she wrote it.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Sandy how are both of your books going?
Read and enjoyed All the Ever Afters: The Untold Story of Cinderella's Stepmother
My 4⭐ review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of American Rebels: How the Hancock, Adams, and Quincy Families Fanned the Flames of Revolution by Nina Sankovitchhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Twelve months ago we moved into our own home, which has a difficult section and heavy clay soil.
Yates Garden Guide 2015 has been has been, and will continue to be, my invaluable companion. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
Read The Angel Tree by Lucinda Reilly. This book didn’t compare to her other books which I really enjoyed.
I read The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett, and liked it less than most people. Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...Then I read The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion, and liked it more than most people. Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Catching up on a few reviews:Sabella, or The Blood Stone by Tanith Lee - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3310220210
Six Moon Dance by Sheri Tepper - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1381976754
and Lady Of Hay by Barbara Erskine - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1399410863.
My review of The Betrayal by Kate Furnivall
3 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
Started
Killing Mind by Angela Marsons after finishing the 3 star
Of Literature and Lattes by Katherine Reay. My spoiler free review can be found at https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/... and https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Dale wrote: "My review of The Betrayal by Kate Furnivall3 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3..."
Wrong link, Dale.
Finished reading the marvellous Medea by Christa Wolf. A wonderful modern retelling of the ancient story.Here is my review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read The Red Sofa by Michel Lesbre, translated from the French by Nicole Ball and David Ball. It's a quiet, unassuming novel about a woman's internal meanderings while on the Trans-Siberian Railway and the lasting impact of her friendship with her elderly neighbor.I thought it was very good.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just completed the 2nd book in Mantel's trilogy on the life of Thomas Cromwell, this one relates the fall of Anne Boleyn:Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel - 4 stars - My Review
Starting
Into the Darkest Day by Kate Hewitt after finishing the exciting
Killing Mind by Angela Marsons . My spoiler free review can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... and my webpage sandysbookaday.wordpress.com
Read and enjoyed the historical mystery Solving Sophronia
My 4⭐ review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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I agree about both of the Three Men books. I do have to say, though, that the funniest overall chapter for me was in Bummel, even though Iiked the Boat one more consistently.