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Carolyn wrote: "Brenda wrote: "My weekend readathon reviews:
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Wow! You got through a few books Brenda! 🏅"
Yes I'm really pleased to knock 6 off December's books! Thanks :)
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Wow! You got through a few books Brenda! 🏅"
Yes I'm really pleased to knock 6 off December's books! Thanks :)
Thanks to everybody who links the title or writes it out so we can see what book you're reviewing.The apps are sometimes hopeless, and even on a laptop the covers are too small (for me) to read - which means I probably skip your review. :(
I've just finished Amy Stewart's delightful Miss Kopp Just Won't Quit, the third in this wonderful historical fiction mystery series, based on a real lady cop. New Jersey in 1916. I'm sure glad she won't quit!
5★ Link to my Miss Kopp Just Won't Quit review
My review of Gabriel's Bay by Catherine Robertson
2 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Catching up on some reviews today.Sweet Virginia, a short story by Caroline Kepnes
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Richard Russo's characters always seem like people I'd recognise. In Chances Are, three guys and the girl they all (secretly?) adored were in college together during the draft for Vietnam. The guys are now 66, having a reunion, but where's Jacy?
4.5★ Link to my Chances Are review
Highly recommended to anyone looking for a quick Christmas read, is A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for
Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsendhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Who says you have to be below a certain age to enjoy a YA book? Especially when it's written by Amie Kaufman. I enjoyed The Other Side of the Sky enough to be hoping that A&U don't make me wait too long for the sequel.5★s
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of
Present Tense: A Schalk Lourens Mystery by Aussie Author Natalie Conyer, a gritty murder mystery set in South Africa.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for The Other Side of the Sky by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Rupert Degas really does have the perfect voice and cadence for narrating Sulari Gentill's Rowland Sinclair series. It's truly a pleasure to listen to his rendition of #3, Miles Off Course.5★s
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
2.5 disappointing stars for this one...
The Last Wife by Karen Hamiltonhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of The Other Side of the Dale by Gervase Phinn
4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Terrific book by Eleanor Levenson, illustrated by Paul Boston, that is just what is says it is: World Politics in 100 Words: Start conversations and spark inspiration. I give the list of words and share some of the illustrations about how the world works.
5★ Link to my World Politics review with illustrationsGreat for adults - not just for kids!
Lucky's by Aussie author Andrew Pippos may have struck me on a bad day. Perhaps I wasn't paying enough attention - I got confused.
3.5★ Link to my Lucky's review
My review for Flirtatious: A 'Pride and Prejudice' Variation Vignette by Margaret Lynette Sharp
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I thought the one "Jack Reacher" book I read was one too many, but the "Jon Reznick" series goes from strength to strength.My review of
Hard Way by J.B. Turner 5★https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for
The Garden of Promises and Lies by Paula Brackston
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Garden of Promises and Lies by Paula Brackstonhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I was hooked by a short story by Robert Dugoni so I had planned to read his Tracy Crosswhite series. When I was approved on NetGalley for the 8th title in the series, I thought I'd better start at #1, so I can now say that My Sister's Grave is an excellent start to this series.5★s
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I love Kerry Greenwood’s Phryne Fisher series, and thought I would try an audio version when I saw the latest book, Death in Daylesford, was available through Wollongong City Libraries. Previous books were narrated by (now-deceased) Stephanie Daniel, and having since sampled a few of these, I note that most characters do tend to English accents, even the working classes. This one is narrated by Julia Franklin who, while her rendition of Phryne, and of the Irish and Scottish characters is flawless, does something strange with the Australian characters: their vowels tend to perhaps kiwi or Canadian or some form of English, and likely to grate on Australian listeners. Perhaps I have been spoiled by the TV series. I shall stick to print with this series. 5★s for the story, 3★s for the reading, so call it 4★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I've been reading Swimming in the Dark, by Polish writer Tomasz Jedrowski. Very glad I was able to find the audiobook for this one!https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Aussie author Gina Wilkinson's first novel When the Apricots Bloom is written from personal experience and that authenticity is apparent on every page. Moving and thought-provoking, a brilliant debut.5★s
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
4.5 stars for this historical fiction/mystery.
The Silk House by Aussie Author Kayte Nunnhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I've been meaning to read
The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré all year and am so glad I managed to squeeze in the audiobook before the end of the year. It's definitely my top book of 2020!
my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
It's some years since I read Markus Zusak's early YA series, Wolfe Brothers, but when I saw the audio was available via BorrowBox from my library, I decided to revisit, especially as the narrator is Stig Wemyss, an inspired choice for this sort of character.4★s for the first book, The Underdog
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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