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Dec 27, 2020 02:08AM
I am on tenterhooks now, waiting to see where Gregg Hurwitz takes the Nowhere Man next! Terrific, disturbingly real warfare concerns in Prodigal Son.
4.5★ Link to my Prodigal Son review
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Rainbow Colors by words&pictures is a cute little book for very young kids to enjoy with an older friend to help them find the things that are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.
4★ Link to my Rainbow Colors review
I am reading I Found You
by Lisa Jewell. Good Thriller plot pulls you in right away. Not sure how it will end up.
I finished an entertaining romantic suspense novel: Courage Under Fire
by Lindsay McKenna. This book has a lot of details in it on topics as diverse as beekeeping, raptor rehabilitation and military sniping. The author did a good job of meshing the romance and the suspense without either suffering. My 4-star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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(I feel I should add that this is for my last 2020 Popsugar Ultimate Reading Challenge prompt of a book on a subject about which I know nothing.)
And, because my brain needs an occasional respite from the serious stuff, I am also reading a Christmas novella, Santa in a Kilt by Donna Kauffman.
Good job Heather! Your first read sound mind boggling!! But your second sounds perfect :)
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The other is pure mind candy and a welcome break. It looks like I’ll be stuck inside quite a bit this week with the weather, so might manage at least one more book before NYD besides these two. Snowing tonight, with two more storms coming.
Frederik Backman's thought-provoking short novella, The Deal of a Lifetime is about a meeting between a somewhat estranged father and son that happens to take place on Christmas Eve. Loved it!
5★ Link to my Deal of a Lifetime review
Heather L wrote: "Brenda— It is a bit mind boggling, especially for someone who struggled with math and science and never even took physics. I excelled in languages/language arts. Neil deGrasse Tyson does a pretty g..."The best place to be - inside with a good book, toasty warm and cozy! While here in AU it's hot, blustery, humid - can I have some of your snow please? ;)
I finished Bloodline
by Jess Lourey. This is a psychological thriller that grabbed me from the beginning. The writing is very atmospheric and creepy; the plot tense and suspenseful, with a few twists and a dramatic ending.My 4 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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* Santa in a Kilt by Donna Kauffman
* Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson
* The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams Bianco
About the “Astrophysics” book — As I’ve said before, the sciences were never one of my best subjects, but who hasn’t looked up at the stars and wanted to know more? Neil DeGrasse Tyson is good at explaining things in layperson terms...dumbing it down, if you will. I don’t know how much of this will stick with me, but it was an interesting read, that was even a bit philosophical at times.
There are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on any beach, more stars than seconds have passed since Earth formed, more stars than words and sounds ever uttered by all the humans who ever lived.
We do not simply live in this universe. The universe lives within us.
There’s also a very long passage (page and a half) on “the cosmic perspective” that I loved. 💫 🌟 🌎
Glad you enjoyed that book Heather even if it was a bit 'over your head' in places! You've had some great reads to end the year with :)
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Tweet-length "fiction". I love, love, love wise sayings, witticisms, simple fun. I am too wordy - these guys are not. A Small Fiction by brothers James Mark Miller and Jefferson Miller is a sheer delight. Funny, clever, excellent!
5★ Link to my Small Fiction review with excerpts
John Lennon by Mª Isabel Sánchez Vegara is a beaut little kids' book about his life and the Beatles. This is a lovely little tribute to the musical genius we lost to a gunman 40 years ago this month. 40 years!
4.5★ Link to my John Lennon review with illustrations
Heather L wrote: "Brenda— Reading is supposed to expand our horizons (no pun intended), right? 😀"LOL! Of course :)
I am reading a historical mystery Death and the Maiden
by Ariana FranklinLast book in the series written by her daughter Samantha Norman. Set in 1191 England. I really enjoyed the rest of the series.
I finished All the Colors of Night
by Jayne Ann Krentz.This is a paranormal romantic suspense novel and is the second book in the Fogg Lake series. The world-building was clear and intricate. Lots of twists and turns as well as high stakes kept me fully engaged.
My 4 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished a short story / novelette in the Sigma Force series. Crash and Burn
by James Rollins.My 4 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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My 403rd and final review for 2020 is
Blacklight Blue by Peter Mayhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
PamG wrote: "I finished All the Colors of Night by Jayne Ann Krentz.This is a paranormal romantic suspense novel and is the second bo..."
I have this on my WL. I've read her books forever...
Meg wrote: "PamG wrote: "I finished All the Colors of Night by Jayne Ann Krentz.This is a paranormal romantic suspense novel and is ..."
I've read several of her books and have more to read.
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I finished my first book of 2021 and it was excellent. The Kaiser's Web
by Steve Berry. This is the sixteenth book in the Cotton Malone series. It's a political thriller and suspense novel that takes place in multiple countries. Berry once again did an excellent job of combining fact and fiction into an entertaining and fast-paced novel.My 5 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished a short story: Robert & Therese Guillard: Choices
by L.A. Starks.My 4 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My first review for the year is for the worthy Pulitzer Prize winner Beloved by Toni Morrison. It's hard to understand the kind of treatment 'former' slaves still endured after the end of the Civil War. Technically, it's an easy read; emotionally, it's a heartbreaker.
5★ Link to my review of Beloved
My first book of 2021 was more lighthearted. We know from the title to look forward to The Great Escape from Woodlands Nursing Home, but it's an after dark innovation suggested by author Joanna Nell that interests me. I do love a good idea.
3.5★ rounded up Link to my Great Escape From Woodlands review
I'm about 3/4 through
Tears of the Giraffe, the second in #2 Ladies' Detective Agency series. I just love this series.
Meg wrote: "I'm about 3/4 through Tears of the Giraffe, the second in #2 Ladies' Detective Agency series. I just love this series."I like that one, Meg. That should qualify as a cozy!
A Clash of Spheres by P.F. Chisholm is the eighth in this favourite historical mystery series where the dashing Sir Robert Carey is always close to being assassinated! Scotland, 1592.
4.5★ rounded up Link to my Clash of Spheres review
Nobody Walks by one of my favourite authors, Mick Herron, has nothing to do with driving kids to school these days. : )Always suspenseful!
4★ Link to my Nobody Walks review
Who knew there was an in-depth, scientific (GORGEOUS!) study of international fairies?! A Natural History of Fairies by Emily Hawkins and illustrator Jessica Roux is terrific - as appealing for oldies as for kiddies!
5★ Link to my Fairies review with several beautiful illustrations
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