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[PattyMacDotComma]

Jess Kidd has taken the difficult history of the 17th century Dutch ship 'Batavia' and tied it to a contemporary Australian story through two wonderful nine-year-old children. The Night Ship is well-researched and beautifully written, with a little bit of magical realism readers should love.
4★ My review

[Phrynne]

My review of Aunt Bessie Invites by Diana Xarissa

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

[Kathleen]

Enjoying my Women in Translation month reading:
A Bookshop in Berlin by Françoise Frenkel
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
and
Love in a Fallen Cityby Eileen Chang
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

And two great Chekhov stories:
The Lady with the Dog
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
and
Misery
Reivew: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[PattyMacDotComma]

I'm another short story fan.
I liked learning a bit more of DCI Vera Stanhope's background in The Woman on the Island, a short story by Ann Cleeves. Why did the daughter of a petty crim become a cop?
4★ My review

[Kim]

Here is my review for The Oxford Book of American Short Stories edited by Joyce Carol Oates

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

[Suz]

Another new release Aussie women debut author.

by Nina D. Campbell

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

[Phrynne]

My review of Death at the Manor by Katharine Schellman

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

[Dale]

Review of Find Her First by Emma Christie
DNF so no rating
and review of Wildflower Ridge by Maya Linnell
4 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Canadian Jen]

Disappointed with . DNF. Hoped this would have delivered a great 70's story. It did not. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Suz]

Enjoyed this one. Please note a trigger for emotional/physical abuse/coercive control.

My first from this author.

by Jane Caro

My review, four stars:

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

[LauraT]

Finished tonight Rêver, a breath taking thriller by Franck Thilliez. I don't see any English translation; pity...

[Phrynne]

My review of A Truth Most Treacherous by Genevieve Essig

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

[Tamara]

I read Bitter Orange Tree by Jokha Alharthi, translated from the Arabic by Marilyn Booth.
I enjoyed it but didn't think it was as good as Celestial Bodies. Although she does a good job of capturing the plight of women, it felt as if there was very little movement or character development in the narrative.

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

[Suz]

by Kirsty Manning

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

[PattyMacDotComma]

I reckon Neil Armstrong deserved better than he got from Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara in this addition to a children's biographical series I am usually enthusiastic about.
3.4★ My review

[PattyMacDotComma]

I loved The Secret Life of Birds by Moira Butterfield. it is an entertaining delight for kids and their grown-ups. The fact that it's full of information doesn't hurt either (meaning I learned things 😊).
5★ My review with several illustrations

[Dale]

My review of When in Rome by Nicky Pelligrino

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

[Raul]

My review of The Beggar Maid: Stories of Flo and Rose by Alice Munro

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

[Phrynne]

My review of Death Down the Aisle by Verity Bright

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

[Christine]

Sandy how are 2 of your books going?

[Christine]

Oh that’s good PattyMacDotCom and no problem PattyMacDotCom and oh ok PattyMacDotCom

[Dale]

My review of The Unbelieved by Vikki Petraitis

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

[Phrynne]

My review of Disappeared by Linda Castillo

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

[Suz]

This was sweet, even if a tad fanciful!
by Phaedra Patrick

My review, four stars: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Suz]

Definitely recommend this one!

by Michael Robotham

My review, five stars:

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

[PattyMacDotComma]

Mick Herron's Slough House series is the perfect mix of political intrigue, action, and humour. Here the Slow Horses are up against some Bad Actors indeed. Love it!
5★ My review

[Pam]

Wrote a couple of reviews today then realised I hadn't posted links for the previous two either:

The Flamingo's Smile: Reflections in Natural History by Stephen Jay Gould - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4881240857

Shouting at the Wolf: A Guide to Identifying and Warding Off Evil in Everyday Life by Anderson Reed - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4900637716

My Evil Mother by Margaret Atwood - reviewed- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4652840306

and

Black House by Stephen King and Peter Straub - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1400873236

[Phrynne]

My review of The Bombay Prince by Sujata Massey

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

[Phrynne]

My review of Dewey Decimated by Allison Brook

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

[Maja]

Found the YA Fantasy book Felix Silver, Teaspoons & Witches very underwhelming - lacking in everything from worldbuilding to character development and plot progression.

My 2⭐ review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[PattyMacDotComma]

The current FBI stories have reminded me of the Bureau's connection with First Nations Peoples, whose treatment around the world is also much in the news.

David Grann of 'The New Yorker' wrote Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI. I am still furious about this case, as I'm sure most readers would be.

5★ My review with a couple of photos

[Canadian Jen]

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

[Tamara]

Read The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali.
A decades-long thwarted romance that begins in Iran in 1953. I enjoyed parts of the novel, but I felt the romance aspect dragged and was unrealistic--as if it were deliberately intended to be a tear-jerker.

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

[Dale]

My review of the paperback version of The Holiday Bookshop: by Lucy Dickens
bookcover:The Holiday Bookshop:|59238564]
3 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Suz]

by Neela Janakiramanan

My review, three stars:

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

[Faith]

My review of The Lost Get-Back Boogie by James Lee Burke

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

[Kathleen]

I somehow hadn't read this classic children's book until now, and really enjoyed it.
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

A great Edith Wharton short story,
Roman Fever
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

And an entertaining memoir about two college girls traveling Europe in the 1920's
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay: An Unforgettable Comic Chronicle of Innocents Abroad in the 1920s by Cornelia Otis Skinner
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Phrynne]

My review of Cozy Up To Death by Colin Conway

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

[Phrynne]

My review of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

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

[Faith]

My review of Three Assassins by Kōtarō Isaka

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

[Nichole]

PattyMacDotComma wrote: "I loved The Secret Life of Birds by Moira Butterfield. it is an entertaining delight for kids and their grown-ups. The fact that it's full of information doesn't hurt..."

I've heard a lot of good things about that book.

[Suz]

This one with the beautiful cover by Vanessa McCausland

My review, four stars:

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

[Suz]

What a gem!

by Diane Connell

My review, five stars:

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

[Phrynne]

My review of All That's Left Unsaid by Tracey Lien

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

[PattyMacDotComma]

Nichole wrote: "PattyMacDotComma wrote: "I loved The Secret Life of Birds by Moira Butterfield. it is an entertaining delight for kids and their grown-ups. The fact that it's full of...

I've heard a lot of good things about that book."

If you have a look at my review, Nichole, you will see some of the artwork and get a good feel for the book. I think it's wonderful.

5★ My review of The Secret Life of Birds with several illustrations

[PattyMacDotComma]

I recently enjoyed a famous, creepy old story, The Yellow Wallpaper with the Short Story Group. Very 'Twilight Zone' and good fun ... or is it?
4★ My review

[PattyMacDotComma]

Just finished How We Disappear: Novella & Stories. Each of these stories is interesting and unique, with memorable characters in settings all over the world. Tara Lynn Masih is an author worth watching.
4.5★ My review

[Kim]

Here is my review of the excellent crime thriller:

Not a Happy Family by Shari Lapena

Rated this one as 5* (10/10). My review is here:-
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Suz]

My review, five stars: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Phrynne]

My review of Crime for the Books by Kate Young

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