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What have you just read? Opinions, recommendations, reviews Part 2
Finished:
The Whisper Man by Alex NorthReview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Dearly Beloved by Cara WallReview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of The Fragments by Toni Jordan
3 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Mod
Here's my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Saturday I've finished Kingdom of the Blind. Loved as all Penny's novels.
This the review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Catch Cat: Discover the world in this search and find adventure is an around-the-world game by Andy Council. He has drawn the continents with tiny cartoon details, amongst which is a cat. The hunt is on!
4★Link to my review with pictures
Just read Aussie author Annie Seaton's latest novel, Undara which is a real place in Far North Queensland - a great setting for an outback family drama. These lava tubes are mysterious caverns, and I included a few pictures.
3.5~4★ Link to my "Undara" review
Starting
Where She Went by Kelly Simmons after finishing the magical
The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman. My spoiler free review can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... and on my webpage https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
Dale wrote: "My review of The Botanist's Daughter by Kayte Nunn
5 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."
Dale, I swear that cover has been used for another novel but I can't think which one at the moment.
The FallI just finished another Camus book, and I'm again impressed with how Camus uses simple, and subtle language to tell a deep story about human beings and how they act and think
I just read Aboriginal author Tara June Winch’s new book The Yield. No wonder she’s won awards - story, characters, history, family - it’s all there. I also added links to other info for any enthusiastic readers. :)
5★ Link to my review of The Yield
B the BookAddict wrote: "Dale wrote: "My review of The Botanist's Daughter by Kayte Nunn5 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."
Dale, I swea..."
It does have a familiar look to it, I agree Bette.
Just started
The Lying Room by Nicci French after finishing
Where She Went by Kelly Simmons. My spoiler free review can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... and my webpage https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
Finished: (non-fiction)
Bringing Columbia Home: The Untold Story of a Lost Space Shuttle and Her Crew by Michael D. Leinbach and Jonathan H. Ward - completed 10/10/19 - 4 stars - My Review
My review of Vegan Mediterranean Cookbook: Essential Vegiterranean Recipes for the Ultimate Healthy Lifestyle by Tess Challis:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I've recently finished two books of the highest quality.Here's a short story deserving of being called classic: James Joyce's The Dead.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
And a collection of essays that is also dark, but darkly funny, Calypso by a favorite author of mine, David Sedaris.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished The Greenhouse by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir.It was quite good but a little disappointing because it wasn't nearly as good as her novel, Hotel Silence.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished
The Count of Monte Cristo. Overall enjoyable, but not the best of the classics. 3.4 stars.My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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