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I've not read any of Jeffery Deaver's work before, so his short story Turning Point was my introduction. Loved it! Finding RDK, the Russian Doll Killer, was cleverly done.
4.5★ Link to my Turning Point review
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Shuggie Bain, the autobiographical novel by Scottish-born author Douglas Stuart, tells of a loving, queer, little boy who adores his beautiful, alcoholic mum. It is heart-breakingly wonderful! Well-deserved winner of the 2020 Booker Prize.
5★+ Link to my Shuggie Bain review
Blood Heir by Ilona Andrews. The authors return to KD's post-shift Atlanta. I am looking forward to the rest of the trilogy. Here's my review- www.Goodreads.com/review/show/3498094618
I finally finished reading
. Today, I am starting
btw, If You Tell satifies my BooklistQueen Reading Challege 2021 prompt "Title with Three Words"
This is designed for little kids, but adults will enjoy seeing how Charles Darwin made the scientific discoveries that changed our understanding of the world. Need I add that every school should have this one?
5★ Link to my review of Charles Darwin with several illustrations from the book
So much to choose from! Buzz Books 2021: Spring/Summer is full of sample chapters of upcoming books, some by established authors and some by those who are also up-and-coming.
5★ Link to my Buzz Books review with some of my picks
I finished reading The Fever King by Victoria Lee: here’s my review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...I’m hoping to start the sequel The Electric Heir either tonight or tomorrow.
And also a book I pre-ordered on Amazon Kindle called The Afterlife of the Party
My last two nonfiction reads -
Instant Pot® Electric Pressure Cooker Cookbook: Quick & Easy Recipes for Everyday Eating by Sara QuessenberryMy review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/3758222975
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson - an American experienceMy review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/3785886795
I finished The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsMy short review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I am currently reading Maynard's House by Herman Raucher
I am reading the first book that will make my worst of 2021, Summer of '69It is a book about entitled white women trying to pretend to not be racist.
A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future by David Attenborough - articulate and science-based My review for my first 5☆ nonfiction of 2021 - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/3812856977
I just finished
by Herman RaucherMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I am starting
by Tim Meyer
Just finished off
Rating 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Enjoyed it thoroughly.
Next, Im.going to read
Part of my Valentines day challenge
I recommend new release BECOME A WINE EXPERT BEFORE YOU DATE: BASICS TO KNOW ABOUT WINEhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B08TVWY7H9
They Called Us Enemy by George Takei - presented in graphical format, this is a quick read into an unpalatable but necessary-to-know part of American history.my review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/3365362217
February is Black History Month, and I found James Baldwin's long story/novella Letter from a region in my mind online from 'The New Yorker Magazine'. Still relevant and worth remembering.
5★ Link to my review of Letter From a Region...
February is Black History Month. Alexander McCall Smith is a white author who created the wonderful Mma Ramotswe in Botswana and The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. She features in The Cleverness of Ladies, a lovely little novella.
3★ Link to my Cleverness of Ladies review
Currently reading The Library of the Unwritten. I can see why this book might not be for everyone, but I'm enjoying it so far.
Gopher Golf: A Wordless Picture Book by Karl Beckstrand is exactly that - many pages of pictures. There are enough varied scenes for a little kid to follow as a story and then be encouraged to "tell" a story themselves. Lots of laughs!
3.5★ Link to my Gopher Golf review with several illustrations to give you the idea
Mick Herron, when interviewed about his latest spy thriller, Slough House, recently said "I look at Jackson Lamb and think: My God, did I write that? My mother reads this stuff!" Well, on behalf of mothers and grandmothers everywhere, I say - Keep up the good work!
5★ Link to my Slough House" review (with a link to the article quoted)
Agent Running in the Field by John le CarréMy first but not last le Carre novel as I loved his humor and wit and the multiple occasions of double meanings kept me on my toes.
My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/3820672188
I'm in a YA rut lately, reading The Fascinators by Andrew Eliopulos. Just finished Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Gavin.
Just got done reading last few weeksOn Libby App
Get Even by Gretchen McNeil I am readlly loving her books Cant wait to read another one from her
Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson I found this book on the boring side
We All Fall Down by Natalie D. Richards Another book I really loved But IMO One Was Lost & Six Months was better book
Amity by Micol Ostow I though this book might be like amityville horror boy was i wrong this book was bloody awful
The Perfect Nanny by Leïla Slimani This book was so good but also very sad too
The Cousins by Karen M. McManus Okay of a book but I think Her One of Us Is Lying and One Of Us Is Next books is better
The Cabin by Natasha Preston Okay of a book but some part of it was very boring and I found myself skipping some pages
Lock Every Door by Riley Sager OMG this book was so good and I was total shock how it ended i wasn't expecting it! Will read more from them!
Now On To Library books I read
A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton Gonna give this series a reread
1st Case by James Patterson Really loved this book But I mostly love all JP Books
The Guest List by Lucy Foley OMG I was so glad when my library finally got this book in I really loved it Will have to read The Hunting Party soon I know Libby App has it but my Local Libray don't so I be reading it on that App
The Girl Before J.P. Delaney Another great book from him. I am really becoming a fan of his writing
To Tell You the Truth by Gilly Macmillan Another great book From Gilly! I just wish my library have more books of her
Monsters Among Us by Monica Rodden Lady work at the library said I might like this book and lets just say she don't know what she talking about. This book was so damn boring
Confessions on the 7:45 Lisa Unger I really loved this one too I was shock how it ended
Shannon wrote: "Just got done reading last few weeksOn Libby App
Get Even by Gretchen McNeil I am readlly loving her books Cant wait to read another one from her
[book:Truly Dev..."
I'm starting a re-read of the Sue Grafton books too - man I miss the author. Good series!
Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod by Gary Paulsen.If you love dogs, then you should consider reading Winterdance. If you also enjoy adventure tales or are curious about Alaska, then I'd recommend that you add this to your TBR.
My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/3801571422
You read some good ones, Shannon. A few of those are on my TBR. That was too bad that she didn't quite get to finish the series, Rachael. Enjoy your re-read.
Alexander McCall Smith offers a monthly short story on his website. I got a kick out of February's Doctors, Detectives, Common Sense, about the "traditionally-built" Mma Ramotswe, the founder of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency in Botswana, and her annual medical check-up.
4★ Link to my Doctors, Detectives... review with a link to his site
A Suspicion of Silver is the latest (#9) in the terrific Sir Robert Carey historical mystery series set in Elizabethan England. P.F. Chisholm simply cannot leave us with that cliffhanger ending!
4.5★ Link to my review of A Suspicion of Silver
Here is my review of Shadows in Death
by J.D. Robb.My 4 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Rereading Poland and The Nightingale Legacy . Have a pile of new books to read after I finish these.
I finished If You Tell today so I'm going to finish reading Becoming by Michelle Obama. this will complete my prompt for Oprah's book club pick
PattyMacDotComma wrote: "Alexander McCall Smith offers a monthly short story on his website. I got a kick out of February's Doctors, Detectives, Common Sense, about the "traditionally-built" M..."I liked that. I must forward it to a friend who is a fan of his books.
I finished an entertaining murder mystery focused around polo. Don't be fooled by the cover of this one.My 4 star review of The Perfect 10: A Palm Beach Murder Mystery
by Eric O'Keefe. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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