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[Christine]

[Debra]

I'm currently reading a terrific urban fantasy called Secret Sky by JP McLean. I'll post a review when I'm finished, but I'm loving it so far.

Secret Sky

[Christine]

I finished my 59th book

[Shanna]

Currently reading

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Just finished
http://www.shannaswenson.com/my-blog/...

[Victoria]

Here's what I read this week:

Lost Roses
by Martha Hall Kelly
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is a really good, and obviously well-researched, book. It's upsetting in places, especially given the fact it's based on true events, but well worth
the read. I didn't enjoy it as much as "Lilac Girls" (which it's a prequel to) but did find it to be a great read.

The Human Experiment
by Cory Zwick
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
The plot concept was interesting, and there were some great entertaining and action-packed scenes. But the author's writing style just isn't for me, and
I really didn't enjoy most of it because of that.

[Tamara]

I finished Bellman & Black by Diane Setterfield. It wasn't as good as her novels, The Thirteenth Tale or Once Upon a River. Although it's been described as a ghost story, it's really more about the impact of suppressing a trauma.

My 3-star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Bonnye Reed]

Good reviews, Victoria - thanks for sharing!

Victoria wrote: "Here's what I read this week:

Lost Roses
by Martha Hall Kelly
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is a really good, and obviously well-researched, book. It's upsetting in places, especially given the fa..."

[Victoria]

Bonnye Reed wrote: "Good reviews, Victoria - thanks for sharing!

You're welcome. :)

[Christine]

I finished my 60th book

[Julie]

I'm reading Black Tide by Peter Temple and nothing else comes close. Is there a fan club?

[Pam]

Didn't get time to post links to these reviews written over a week ago:

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1389245412.

Brilliance of the Moon by Lian Hearn - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1404851594.

[Alice]

Recently finished the Chinese classic Jin Ping Mei (I read the Chinese version 金瓶梅). 3.5 stars.

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

I'm now reading Acre's Bastard: Historical Fiction from the Crusades by Wayne Turmel.

[Leslie]

Just finished Crome Yellow - review coming as soon as ......

[Tamara]

I read another re-telling of a myth. This time it was Ithaca: A Novel of Homer's Odyssey by Patrick Dillon, told mostly from Telemachus' perspective.
Disappointing--mainly because of inconsistencies and inaccuracies.

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

[Christine]

I finished my 61st book

[Victoria]

Here are this week's reviews:

Instructions For Falling In Love Again
by Lucy Mitchell
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I've been a fan of Lucy's blog for some time, and eagerly awaiting the publication of this book. I was not disappointed! Had other commitments - not to
mention, the need for sleep - not prevented it, I could have easily devoured this book in one sitting! The story had me hooked from the start, and the
characters were well-rounded and fascinating people I was glad to get to hang out with for a while. Add to that the author's fantastic writing, and you
have exactly what this is: a truely fantastic read, complete with all the feels you'd expect to find in this kind of book. In other words, a fantastic
debut novel, which has me already eagerly anticipating the next book from this author.

A Gypsy Song
by Willow Rose
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
There were parts of this book that were really good: the fantasy creatures in particular were very creative. I also thought the plot idea was great. Unfortunately,
it was spoiled for me by the lack of emotional connection with the main character, the fact the behaviour of her adoptive parents wasn't believable (nobody
who wanted a child as badly as they supposedly did would be so quick to push one aside if they'd taken her in, even if they later had some of their own)
and the fact it needs some serious editing. I loved the ending though.

Breakfast By The Sea
by Jeff Sobel
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
This was a kind of cute story. However, the main character was a horrible person I couldn't like or connect with. Not to mention, the story could have
been improved if our glimpse of her enjoying breakfast by the sea with her dog had shown her obviously devoted to the dog and loving the beach, rather
than clearly caring more for her newspaper and routine than either of those things. I mean, she even has to be persuaded to take the dog with her when
going door to door to get people to back her in stopping dogs being banned from the beach. Speaking of which, why is the dog loose when she does finally
take him? Ever heard of a leash? He should have been on one... Especially given his habit of getting in to mischief. Basically, the main character seems
like an irrisponsible and horrible person to me, and it spoiled the story as far as I was concerned.

[Leslie]

Just finished Crome Yellow by Aldous Huxley. My review is available https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Pam]

Finished a massive historical novel by Sharon Penman, When Christ and His Saints Slept and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2887886157.

[Christine]

I finished my 62nd book

[Pam]

Read a quick and free short story, A Witch’s Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies by Alix E Harrow, available at https://www.apex-magazine.com/a-witch... recommended by another Goodreads member.

Reviewed it here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2893196723.

[Christine]

I finished my 63rd book

[Leslie]

Am I missing something here? Are books to be read and savoured, enjoyed, appreciated? Or is the aim to bash through as many as possible in the shortest amount of time and chalk the number up on the bedroom wall?

[Michelle]

I'm giving Tim Winton another go with 'Cloudstreet'. Probably my favourite of his so far...

[Tamara]

I finished Measuring Time by Helon Habila. The lives of twin boys is interwoven with the recent history of Nigeria. I thought it was very good.

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

[Christine]

[Natalie]

The first book in The Mortal Instruments series :)

[sonya]

Current: big magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

[Pam]

Read a history book about WWII - Fortress Malta: An Island Under Siege 1940-1943 by James Holland - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2891918698.

[Pam]

And Scapa Flow by Malcolm Brown and Patricia Meehan, about the Royal Navy base, in both World Wars, told through the experiences of ordinary people - review - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2898088168.

[Pam]

Also read The Tough Guide to Fantasyland by Diana Wynne Jones - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2898113756.

[Bridgette]

Healing Developmental Trauma by Heller and LaPierre.
Just picking this up.

[Christine]

I finished my 64th book

[Liberty]

I just started Again the Magic by Lisa Kleypas.

[Victoria]

Here's what I read during the past week. There would have been a third book, but I finished it late last night, and haven't had a chance to sort the review.

Hell Divers
by Nicholas Sansbury Smith
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This was a pretty great read. There were some things left unanswered by the end, which I'm hoping will be answered in later books. Also, I didn't like the way things went for the main character at the very end (can't explain without spoilers, and I never put spoilers in reviews). But other than that I really enjoyed it, so I'm looking forward to seeing what happens in the rest of the series.

Ghosts
by Nicholas Sansbury Smith
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This one was even better than the first book, and was an awesome action-packed read. Many of the questions left unanswered in book one were answered in this one, and the way things were left at the end of book one for the main character of the previous book now makes more sense (even if I still wish they hadn't been left that way). I can't wait to see what will happen next.

[Christine]

I finished my 65th book

[Stéphanie]

Je lis actuellement "Les nymphéas noirs" de Michel Bussi. C'est prenant, j'adore.

[Tamara]

I've read a couple of books since my last update:

The Turtle of Oman by Naomi Shihab Nye.
A charming children's story about a young boy's preparation to leave his Muscat home with his parents to spend a few years in Michigan. It's a book one can give to a child who has apprehensions about leaving home.

Goat Mountain by David Vann. Unsettling, replete with graphic violence and visceral language. Not for everyone.
My 3-star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Christine]

[J.]

I just started Rising Tides the fourth book in the destroyermen series. Not into it enough yet for any opinion.

[Christine]

I finished my 66th book

[Victoria]

Here's what I read during the past week:

Deliverance
by Nicholas Sansbury Smith
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This was an excellent and action-packed read. There are some great characters in this series, and it's great to see their relationships evolving. The bond
between X and his dog, Miles, is one of my favourite parts about this book... I love that his dog means so much to him that he puts the dog's survival
above even his own.

Wolves
by Nicholas Sansbury Smith
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This book is an excellent continuation of the series, which had me up past my bed time to finish it. It's probably a good thing I didn't have the next
book ready to go, or I might have ended up staying up even later than I already had to start reading it. Like the rest of the series, it's action-packed,
and will hold your attention from start to finish. Plus, the worldbuilding and character development is wonderful.

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[Pam]

Just caught up with a big pile of book reviews:

Ian Rankin's Tooth and Nail - reviewed https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2898128107.

Another Rankin Rebus novel - Dead Souls - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2913019901

Third Rebus novel - A Question of Blood - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2913048350.

Neil Spring's The Lost Village - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2913063374

And four from Jodi Taylor's time travel series - first book 1 - Just One Damned Thing After Another - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2913098729

book 2 - A Symphony of Echoes - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2913129437

book 3 - A Second Chance - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2913163772

and finally book 7 - Lies, Damned Lies, and History - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2913232735