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Nov 16, 2021 12:14PM
Currently reading The Wrong Heart
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The Silent Sisters - With the best installment of the trilogy, Robert Dugoni concludes his espionage intrigues featuring Charles Jenkins and Russia.My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4331453956
Dorothy wrote: "Just finished "The Broken Shore" by Peter Temple. Another good Aussie writer to enjoy."I'll be finishing that in the next few days. I really like it so far, about 2/3 the way through. It has gotten better as it goes along.
I finished the interesting-yet-dull "authorized" sequel to Michael Crichton's The Andromeda Strain:
The Andromeda Evolution by Daniel H. Wilson
Rating: 2 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
and I started reading the third book in the Old Man's War series by the Master of Snark:
The Last Colony by John Scalzi
currently reading The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwoodit's so hyped right now, and i'm trying to see if this ends up being my favorite romance of the year or not
The Way it is Now, by Aussie author Garry Disher, is the latest addition to his popular mysteries. Small, unspoiled beach town, old disappearance (crime?), and old wounds make for good reading.
4★ Link to my review of The Way it is Now
Gift for fans, old or young! Rule the music scene like Queen Beyoncé Knowles by Caroline Moss is a colourful, informative, graphic and text bio of a little girl who worked her heart out to become a world-famous entertainer. More than pictures.
5★ Link to my Beyoncé review with many illustrations.
Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle CosimanoThis was a very fun revenge fantasy thriller to read after much heavier fare.
My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4342285515
Set in the Philippines in 1901, the 1970s, and present day:Insurrecto by Gina Apostol - 3 stars - My Review
Currently reading Mrs Dalloway. But currently stuck at page 5. I hope this is going to get better..
The Annotated Lolita by Vladimir NabokovControversial and disquieting but deserving of its status as a classic and crime in the literary mode.
My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4281619701
The highly anticipated Devotion, by acclaimed Aussie author Hannah Kent, is not only a tale of devoted religious migrants to Australia in the early 1800s, it is also an unusual, exquisite love story. 
4★ Link to my review of Devotion
The You I"'ve Never known by Ellen Hopkins
I finished the book that inspired one of my all-time favorite films:
The Shining by Stephen King
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
and I started reading:
Gone South by Robert R. McCammon
This Shining Life by Harriet Kline has a very pretty cover showing a young boy, after his dad has died, looking for what makes life worth living.
3.5★ Link to my Shining Life review
I finished the award-winning Aussie crime thriller
The Broken Shore by Peter Temple
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
and I started reading
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
Death at Victoria Dock is #4 in the Phryne Fisher mystery series by Aussie author Kerry Greenwood, and I enjoyed it as much as the previous adventures of this clever siren and amateur detective in 1920s Australia.
4★ Link to my review of Death at Victoria Dock
The Dragon Prince, Book one: Moon - extended and bonus scenes from The Dragon Prince Netflix show season 1 written by the creators of the show. 
I'm reading "Four Souls" in English by Louise Erdrich which is another one of the "Love Medicine" series of books. I'm also reading "En la sombra del viento" in Spanish.
I just finished The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins and it was very thrilling:my review here
Now I've started a few books to see what takes my mood:
The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper
Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams
The Overstory by Richard Powers
Sea Storm by Andrew MayneThe Florida Underwater Investigation Unit pursue the attacker of a massive cruise ship and find a conspiracy.
My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4362402698
Nancy85 wrote: "Still working on King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo"Oh, I heard that book is good... How are you liking it?
I'm reading the companion by Katie Alexander... So far it's really good!
Cyrena wrote: "Nancy85 wrote: "Still working on King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo"
Oh, I heard that book is good... How are you liking it?"
I'm really enjoying it.
Oh, I heard that book is good... How are you liking it?"
I'm really enjoying it.
Nancy85 wrote: "Cyrena wrote: "Nancy85 wrote: "Still working on King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo"Oh, I heard that book is good... How are you liking it?"
I'm really enjoying it."
oh, that's good I have the book on my tbr cant wait to start it.
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