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message 701: by Woman Reading (new)

Woman Reading  (is away exploring) | 397 comments Catch and Kill Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan Farrow Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan Farrow

It's nonfiction, but it has all the elements from the mystery/ thriller genre - a villain with a shadowy cabal, power, money, sex crimes, and espionage. Recommended.

My review: www.Goodreads.com/review/show/3115634695


message 703: by Mike (new)

Mike I'm reading member of the family by Dianne Lake


message 704: by Esther (last edited Jul 28, 2020 11:19PM) (new)

Esther (eshchory) | 125 comments I needed a physical book to take ot the beach so started We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves.

I have several books on my shelves that I need to read for challenges but of course this isn't one of them!!


message 705: by PattyMacDotComma (new)

PattyMacDotComma Under Pressure is the second in the Lucas Page thriller series by Robert Pobi. Chemistry, physics, and brain-power vs money and thugs. Good read!
Under Pressure (Lucas Page #2) by Robert Pobi 4.5★ Link to my Under Pressure review


message 706: by PattyMacDotComma (new)

PattyMacDotComma I hope, I hope, I hope some little girls will be inspired by Corazon Aquino and her passion for democracy! The Philippines needs her kind again. Thanks Mª Isabel Sánchez Vegara for another great addition to the Little People BIG IDEAS series.
Corazon Aquino by Mª Isabel Sánchez Vegara 5★ Link to my Corazon Aquino review


message 707: by Kirsten (new)

Kirsten  (kmcripn) I'm reading Death with a Dark Red Rose (A Writer's Apprentice Mystery #5) by Julia Buckley Death with a Dark Red Rose by Julia Buckley and I just finished listening to Recursion by Blake Crouch Recursion by Blake Crouch


message 708: by Christine (new)

Christine Hatfield  (christinesbookshelves) | 1597 comments I finished my 73rd book


message 709: by Bobby (new)

Bobby I just finished The Night Agent by Matthew Quirk

Highly recommend if you like fast paced writing, action packed, and some decent twists along the way. This is the second of Quirks books that I’ve read, I read Hour of the Assassin earlier in the year.

I’m starting The Nickel Boys on Monday and I’ve heard some good things about it!


message 711: by PattyMacDotComma (new)

PattyMacDotComma Fantastic 2005 best-seller! The Glass Castle is an outstanding memoir by Jeannette Walls, who was lucky to make it to adulthood, more or less intact, despite her neglectful, nutty parents.
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls 5★ Link to my Glass Castle review


message 712: by Renee (new)

Renee (elenarenee) | 149 comments I hated Glass Castle. I did not feel Walls showed her parents respect or love. I really dislike it when people belittle those with mental illness. Mental illness deserves to be treated with sympathy not as a platform for self aggrandizing.( Not sure if that is the right word)


message 714: by Liz (new)

Liz (thecheshiresgrin) Currently Reading the Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes


message 715: by PattyMacDotComma (new)

PattyMacDotComma Renee wrote: "I hated Glass Castle. I did not feel Walls showed her parents respect or love. I really dislike it when people belittle those with mental illness. Mental illness deserves to be treated with sympath..."

I understand, Renee, but these little kids didn't know what mental illness was, and there was no reason they should have had to put up with it. But the still loved their parents.

I think it's important that we know that there are parents like this who are raising children very much in harm's way. It was only really luck that they survived. Not all little kids are so smart and enterprising!


message 716: by PattyMacDotComma (new)

PattyMacDotComma This was a most delightful change of pace from reading thrillers during a pandemic. The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune is Peter Pan in 1984. Both worrying and charming. Absolutely loved it!
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune 5★ Link to my Cerulean Sea review


message 717: by Kat (new)

Kat (curious-kat) I recently started Norwegian Wood Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami by Haruki Murakami. It's very quiet and leisurely in pace so far, but he uses descriptive language so beautifully that it's captured my full attention. It's almost poetic at times.


message 718: by Woman Reading (last edited Aug 06, 2020 03:05PM) (new)

Woman Reading  (is away exploring) | 397 comments Things are heating up in the world of Kate Daniels, created by Ilona Andrews -

Magic Bleeds (Kate Daniels, #4) by Ilona Andrews Magic Bleeds #4

My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/3481656026

Magic Dreams (Kate Daniels, #4.5) by Ilona Andrews Magic Dreams #4.5 - short story featuring Dali and Jim

My review- www.Goodreads.com/review/show/3482350260


message 719: by Jessica (new)

Jessica (justreadingjess) | 9 comments I just finished Little Deadly Secrets Little Deadly Secrets by Pamela Crane

It was so good! I recommend to domestic thriller fans. Release date August 18.
My 4 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 720: by Mel (new)

Mel | 1 comments Kat wrote: "I recently started Norwegian WoodNorwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami by Haruki Murakami. It's very quiet and leisurely in pace so far, but he uses descriptive language so be..."

Nice! I also just started this one as a (Dutch) audiobook. Got it recommended in another group, and I'm really liking it thus far. The reader has a really nice voice, and the prose is amazing :)


message 721: by Crystal (last edited Aug 07, 2020 03:11AM) (new)

Crystal Strong | 9 comments I am currently reading The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller by Tricia Levenseller


message 722: by Christine (new)

Christine Hatfield  (christinesbookshelves) | 1597 comments I finished my 74th book


message 723: by Christine (new)

Christine Hatfield  (christinesbookshelves) | 1597 comments Aww thanks Vic


message 724: by Woman Reading (new)

Woman Reading  (is away exploring) | 397 comments From Ilona Andrews, two really good Kate Daniels novels set in an alternate future in Atlanta

Magic Slays (Kate Daniels, #5) by Ilona Andrews Magic Slays #5

My review: www.Goodreads.com/review/show/3483301346

Gunmetal Magic (Kate Daniels, #5.5) by Ilona Andrews Gunmetal Magic #5.5 - with Andrea Nash in an overlapping timeline

My review: www.Goodreads.com/review/show/3484128846


message 727: by Tammy (new)

Tammy | 31 comments The Guests on South Battery The Guests on South Battery (Tradd Street, #5) by Karen White by Karen White The fifth book to this series.


message 728: by Woman Reading (new)

Woman Reading  (is away exploring) | 397 comments From Ilona Andrews, 2 more in the Kate Daniels series -

Magic Rises (Kate Daniels, #6) by Ilona Andrews Magic Rises #6 - I had a few quibbles with this one, but I liked the major advancement in the overall story arc of Kate's mission.

My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/3487219651


Magic Steals (Kate Daniels, #6.5) by Ilona Andrews Magic Steals #6.5 - can be read as a standalone adventure with Dali Harimau and Jim Shrapshire. This was my introduction to the KD books.

My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/3487225819


message 729: by Christine (new)

Christine Hatfield  (christinesbookshelves) | 1597 comments I finished my 75th book


message 730: by Kristie, Moderator (Retired) (new)

Kristie | 5928 comments I just finished The Night Swim The Night Swim by Megan Goldin . It was really good, but I don't recommend it if you have a difficult time reading about rape or assault.

I'm starting The Switch The Switch by Beth O'Leary for something lighter.


message 731: by Vandana (new)

Vandana Sinha (runnu) | 39 comments Congratulations Christine. Your 75th!!. That is really great


message 732: by Janelle (new)

Janelle (janellerad) I'm currently reading The Story of My Life by Helen Keller, and her writing style is amazing! The fluidity and description she packs into each sentence is honestly astonishing. It's a short read (around 150 pages long), so if you have some free time, I recommend it!


message 733: by Melissa (new)

Melissa (melissa12345678) | 189 comments Left Neglected by Lisa Genova. Good book! I also watched her 3 part interview on YouTube and ordered the Julia Fox Garrison ( the lady with the condition that Lisa kept asking for details about) book that she mentioned in her interview. fascinating story


message 734: by Woman Reading (new)

Woman Reading  (is away exploring) | 397 comments Small Magics (Kate Daniels, #0.5; 5.3; 5.6) by Ilona Andrews Small Magics is an anthology by Ilona Andrews. Fans of the Kate Daniels universe will want this book just because "Curran's POV" is about 40 percent of it.

My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/3489106953


message 737: by PattyMacDotComma (new)

PattyMacDotComma It's no secret I'm partial to Sir Robert Carey and his Elizabethan escapades, and I loved An Air of Treason, number 6 in P.F. Chisholm's historical mystery series.
An Air of Treason (Sir Robert Carey, #6) by P.F. Chisholm 5★ Link to my Air of Treason review


message 738: by Mystic (new)

Mystic (mystify) I'm reading Coraline Coraline by Neil Gaiman by Neil Gaiman.

I hope Neil Gaiman is as good as people say he is, he has already provided such a great quote before the story itself.

"Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten."


message 739: by Leena (last edited Aug 11, 2020 06:20AM) (new)

Leena Aluru (mgleena) | 580 comments just finished Nobody's Baby but Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips.

My review with 3.5 ⭐rating
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...

Nobody's Baby But Mine (Chicago Stars, #3) by Susan Elizabeth Phillips


message 740: by Leena (new)

Leena Aluru (mgleena) | 580 comments Finished a Pride and Prejudice inspired novella on Mary's love story.
No Other Choice A Pride and Prejudice Novella (Choices Book 2) by Leenie Brown
My 4 🌟 review is here.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...


message 741: by Leena (new)

Leena Aluru (mgleena) | 580 comments Currently reading The Worst Best Man by Lucy Score. The Worst Best Man by Lucy Score


message 742: by Sarah (new)

Sarah | 46 comments Currently reading There There so far I like it, however the many different characters can get a little confusing.


message 743: by Woman Reading (new)

Woman Reading  (is away exploring) | 397 comments Will the long awaited confrontation with the master villain occur in Ilona Andrews' Magic Breaks (Kate Daniels, #7) by Ilona Andrews Magic Breaks #7?

My review- www.Goodreads.com/review/show/3490930537


message 744: by Christine (new)

Christine Hatfield  (christinesbookshelves) | 1597 comments I finished my 76th book


message 745: by Jessica (new)

Jessica (justreadingjess) | 9 comments This Little Light released today. I recommend.

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


message 746: by Renee (new)

Renee (elenarenee) | 149 comments The Dutch House I am enjoying this family saga. It is a nice summer rea


message 747: by Sarah (new)

Sarah | 46 comments I just finished There There. Here are my thoughts on the book. Review


message 748: by Leona (new)

Leona (mnleona) | 179 comments Listening to Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne while I am doing some needlework.


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