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Dec 01, 2021 10:53AM
The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard: Annotated by Arthur Conan Doyle - 4 stars - My Review
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I finished The Accusation: Forbidden Stories from Inside North Korea by Bandi. This is a small volume of short stories smuggled out of North Korea where the author still lives. Very important read!
Finished the ⭐⭐⭐⭐.4
A Life Without Regrets by Marci Bolden the third and final book in the trilogy. I don't know if I am ready to say goodbye to Carol. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
And also finished the ⭐⭐⭐⭐.4
The Secrets She Keeps by Michael Robotham. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
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Glad you enjoyed it Laura!
Finished the ⭐⭐⭐.6
The Mark by Matt Brolly https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
My review of The Moon, the Stars, and Madame Burova by Ruth Hogan
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just finished a most pleasurable read of The Lincoln Highway. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This was great, thanks to Marianne for the heads up. 
by Louisa LunaMy review, five stars:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The classic Graham Greene novel, The Quiet American, is up there with my favourites. Vietnam in the early 1950s - what a mix of people and a mess of politics and war, plus a love story.
5★ Link to my review of The Quiet American
I've enjoyed some real winners in the Amazon Original Stories series, but this was not one of them. Oh. What. Fun. by Chandler Baker seems to have amused other readers. Not me.
2★ Link to my review of Oh. What. Fun.(not)
Sandy how are 5 of your books going?
Finished the ⭐⭐⭐.5
The Life She Wants by Mel Sherratt Not my favourite by this author but a decent read nonetheless. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
by Richard B. Woodward and photographer Kevin BubriskiMy review, all the stars: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Christine wrote: "Sandy how’s your book going called The Life She Wants by Mel Sherratt?"Christine, if you click on one of Sandy's links right above your post, you will see her review, which she has shared here on Goodreads and also in her own blog. 😊
I've not read American author Lily King before, but I sure enjoyed her collection of short stories, Five Tuesdays in Winter. I do love finding new writers I like. 😊
4.5★ Link to my review of Five Tuesdays in Winter
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Glad you enjoyed it Patty! I have been meaning to read her for a while.
Greg wrote: "PattyMacDotComma wrote: "I've not read American author Lily King before, but I sure enjoyed her collection of short stories, Five Tuesdays in Winter. I do love findi..."I wasn't familiar with her before, Greg, but I am now!
My review of Murder at the Castle: An absolutely addictive English cozy mystery by Lisa Cutts
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished the ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ for
A Little Bird by Wendy Jameshttps://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Number two in a great series.
by Louisa LunaMy review, five stars: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished an early Nabokov:★★★★Laughter in the Dark by Vladimir Nabokov
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
(my favorite cover of the year!)
A writing guide:
★★★★★The Hidden Machinery: Essays on Writing by Margot Livesey
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
And a somewhat-obscure African story:
★★★★The Bride Price by Buchi Emecheta
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Christine wrote: "Sandy how’s your book going called A Little Bird by Wendy James?"It's really really good Christine. ❤📚
Finished the ⭐⭐⭐.7 action thriller
The Girl in the Ground by Stacy Green https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished Latitudes of Longing by Shubhangi Swarup. I loved the first section. Her writing in this section was lyrical and quite beautiful. But she became increasingly incoherent in the remaining sections. I think she overreached and rambled, which is a pity because she is obviously capable of some great writing.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished reading The Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovIt was a very funny and very serious read that I enjoyed very much. My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Raul wrote: "Finished reading The Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovIt was a very funny and very serious read that I enjoyed very much. My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/r..."
I loved that one, too, Raul. It is a classic to be read and re-read umpteen times :)
Tamara wrote: "Raul wrote: "Finished reading The Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovIt was a very funny and very serious read that I enjoyed very much. My review:
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I agree completely and I look forward to the re-reads already.
Her Second Death (Bree Taggert #0.5) is a short-story prequel to Melinda Leigh's homicide detective Bree Taggert crime series. I had never read any of this author's work before, but I enjoyed this introduction enough to consider reading the series.
4★ Link to my review of Her Second Death
I read enough of Double Blind to agree with those who thought Edward St. Aubyn was showing off and being preachy. One or the other, I might manage. Moving on!
2★ Link to my Double Blind review
Finished the wonderful ⭐⭐⭐⭐.7
A Cornish Christmas Murder by Fiona Leitchhttps://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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by Madeline Miller that, sincerelly, didn't stunned me as it has so many around. I found it a bit confusing, conceited, inaccurate in parts. Probably because as Italian we grew up listening to Ulisses's stories - a figure I've never liked, by the way - I find this a bit preposterous...
Raul wrote: "Finished reading The Master and Margarita by Mikhail BulgakovIt was a very funny and very serious read that I enjoyed very much. My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/r..."
We lived in Moscow for a year, and this was the first Russian tome I tackled while we were there. I loved it too, and it certainly colored my view of the city.
Have to share one of my favorite things: at Patriarch Ponds, where the novel begins, there is this sign (the Russian reads "Do not talk to strangers"). The sign is frequently stolen, as you might imagine, but always swiftly replaced.
spoko wrote: "Have to share one of my favorite things: at Patriarch Ponds, where the novel begins, there is this sign (the Russian reads "Do not talk to strangers"). I love it! I wish I could "borrow" the sign.
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