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Christine  Hatfield  | 194 comments I’m reading a book called White Lies by Lucy Dawson


message 3052: by Greg (last edited Jun 13, 2024 08:41PM) (new)

Greg (lupercross) | 2250 comments Have finished Blood and Smoke and The Inn Of The Two Witches. Am currently reading Children of the Storm. Also on my currently reading list are Pandora's Star,
The Charm School. River of Stars, and Pandemic; but I've currently stopped reading those temporarily for various reasons.


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Denise | 436 comments Babel, London, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow


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Rosalyn | 56 comments

i liked everything but the ending, which was unsatisfactory to me, both the motive for the murder (kinda weak), the identity of the murderer, and also the main character's decision after they had figured out the former two mysteries.

my full review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Magpie Murders (Susan Ryeland, #1) by Anthony Horowitz



WAKE UP SHEEPLE!

read this for the first time at my old head age, don't know why it took me so long. and wow, it was awful, in the archaic sense of the word, as in it inspired awe within me, overwhelmed me.

my full review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury


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Christine  Hatfield  | 194 comments I’m reading a book called Don't Ever Tell by Lucy Dawson


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Woman Reading  (is away exploring) | 392 comments The Wager A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann

It was more interesting than I had expected given that so much was revealed in the title. Murder, mutiny, disease, and starvation revealed just how thin is the veneer of civilisation that covers man.

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


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Christine  Hatfield  | 194 comments I’m reading a book called Twenty Years Later by Charlie Donlea


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Elizabeth Sofia | 150 comments I'm currently reading Christmas At Holly Berry Cottage by Jennifer Griffith.


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Anna L | 186 comments I am reading The Aristocratic Journey by Margaret Hall/Una Pope-Hennessy. It's a collection of letters that Margaret Hall, a British Aristocrat travelling through the US 200 years ago sent to her sister, published nearly 100 years ago with Una Pope-Hennessy as the editor. It's really interesting to read her observations on life in the US and on Americans and compare them to my own... interesting how people haven't really changed...


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Woman Reading  (is away exploring) | 392 comments Paved Paradise How Parking Explains the World by Henry Grabar Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World by Henry Grabar

I was surprised to see this a BOTM in one of my other groups. Urban policies usually aren't key discussion topics even though we're all impacted by the policies adopted by the places where we live. And I tend to hear about parking only if someone is complaining about it. I was thus surprised by how interesting the subject became in this book.

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


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Woman Reading  (is away exploring) | 392 comments Veronica Ruiz Breaks the Bank (Finlay Donovan, #3.5) by Elle Cosimano Veronica Ruiz Breaks the Bank by Elle Cosimano

Labeled as #3.5 by Goodreads, this short story is really a prequel to the Finlay Donovan series. Readers get more insight in Vero's character and learn of the history between her and her childhood crush.

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


message 3063: by Lisa (last edited Jun 23, 2024 01:16PM) (new)

Lisa Grønsund | 6163 comments It's been forever since I've added what I'm reading here, so this is as good a time as any.
I'm currently reading True Winter by Q.K. Petty


Jannelies (living between hope and fear) | 31 comments I'm currently reading Middle of the Night by Riley Sager
Middle of the Night by Riley Sager

Still feels a bit flat but the tension is very slowly building.


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Rosalyn | 56 comments

this gif is how i felt upon reading the final page. happy to be unhappy. slow, deliberate, like the unfurling of an intricately beaded and embroidered fan. absolutely beautiful and poignant prose from the author. it was at turns exciting, suspenseful, but also navel-gazey in a good way. ruminations on art, love, purpose, fate vs chance.

full review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett


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Elizabeth Sofia | 150 comments I'm currently reading Matched by Ally Conde. I should say that I am trying to read, because my cat Winnie Ille Pooh came into my bedroom via the window, and wants attention now.


message 3069: by Christine (new)

Christine  Hatfield  | 194 comments I’m reading a book called The Magic Of A Family Christmas by Susan Meier


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Christine  Hatfield  | 194 comments I’m reading a book called Angels at the Table by Debbie Macomber


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Christine  Hatfield  | 194 comments I’m reading a book called Lost December by Richard Paul Evans


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Christine  Hatfield  | 194 comments I’m reading a book called The Mistletoe Inn by Richard Paul Evans


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Jessica (zumbajess) | 18 comments I am reading The Women by Kristin Hannah (hardcover) and Nettle and Bone by T. Kingfisher (Kindle)


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Woman Reading  (is away exploring) | 392 comments Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1) by Leigh Bardugo Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

This felt very different, in a good way, compared with Bardugo's Shadow and Bone trilogy though is set in the same universe. It’s not often that I read a high stakes international crime caper in the urban fantasy genre.


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


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Karin | 228 comments I started off liking this but it eventually went downhill for me.

Tweet Cute by Emma Lord
Tweet Cute by Emma Lord
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


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Woman Reading  (is away exploring) | 392 comments The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren The Paradise Problem

Christina Lauren are back. This time, the novel is set in the dreamy island resort in Indonesia and involves the lifestyles of the ultra wealthy.


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


message 3078: by Christine (new)

Christine  Hatfield  | 194 comments I’m reading a book called A Christmas Bride by Hope Ramsay


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TEE | 267 comments The first two books of the series were not my favorite reads, but I had several people telling me to stick it out; that it got better. So glad that I listened. I'm now on book 5 Empire of Storms, of the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas.
Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass, #5) by Sarah J. Maas


RJ - Slayer of Trolls (hawk5391yahoocom) I finished the overrated thriller (now a streaming series!)

Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
Rating: 3 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started reading a near-forgotten gem of a horror story written by a former actor

The Other by Thomas Tryon
The Other by Thomas Tryon


RJ - Slayer of Trolls (hawk5391yahoocom) Also, I finished the disappointing third installment in the Mick Axebrewder and Ginny Fistoulari hard-boiled Private Eye series

The Man Who Tried to Get Away (The Man Who, #3) by Stephen R. Donaldson
The Man Who Tried to Get Away by Stephen R. Donaldson
Rating: 2 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started reading the first book in the Marseilles Trilogy

Total Chaos (Marseilles Trilogy, #1) by Jean-Claude Izzo
Total Chaos by Jean-Claude Izzo


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message 3083: by Elizabeth (new)

Elizabeth Sofia | 150 comments I'm currently reading Emilie Loring's As Long As I Live, which was first published in 1937.


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GailW (abbygg) | 1113 comments I'm reading Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies by Catherine Mack. After some intense reading, this is just plain fun.


message 3085: by M (new)

M | 338 comments I'm currently reading the final book of the First Law trilogy, Last Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie. I've realized that I have a lot of trouble finishing books I really, really like haha.
I'm loving every page of this (and have loved each book before) but I keep putting it down because I don't want it to end!


message 3086: by Christine (new)

Christine  Hatfield  | 194 comments I’m reading a book called Middle of the Night by Riley Sager


message 3088: by Karin (new)

Karin | 228 comments I just finished two 4 star books (very good from me).

Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
my review

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
my review


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Amanda (moteel) | 3 comments Currently reading One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware. Currently listening to The Drowning Woman by Robyn Harding.


message 3090: by Amanda (new)

Amanda (moteel) | 3 comments Christine wrote: "Middle of the Night by Riley Sager"
Do you love? I am a Sager fan for sure. I haven't had a chance to get my hands on this one!


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Woman Reading  (is away exploring) | 392 comments Winter Lost (Mercy Thompson, #14; Mercy Thompson World, #20) by Patricia Briggs Winter Lost

Patricia Briggs is back on track after a couple of average installments in the Mercy-verse.

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


message 3092: by Denise (new)

Denise | 436 comments Never Whistle at Night
From A Cats View
Why We Love Baseball
Why We Read


message 3093: by Elizabeth (new)

Elizabeth Sofia | 150 comments The Ladies of Ivy Cottage by Julie Klassen. It's a Christian Regency Romance, and is the second in the series Tales From Ivy Hills.


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Ági (milkywayconqueror) | 228 comments An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield by Chris Hadfield


message 3095: by Christine (new)

Christine  Hatfield  | 194 comments I’m reading a book called The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney


message 3096: by Dorothy (new)

Dorothy  (vilette) | 267 comments Amanda wrote: "Currently reading One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware. Currently listening to The Drowning Woman by Robyn Harding."

Just started the Ruth Ware book last night


message 3097: by Susan (new)

Susan Fleming | 4 comments I thought it was time to read ..... "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck. Time to broaden my scope and try out one of the classics.


RJ - Slayer of Trolls (hawk5391yahoocom) I finished Stephen King's first short-story collection

Night Shift by Stephen King
Night Shift by Stephen King
Rating: 4 stars
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and I started another short story collection, this one with a book cover that looks like it was assembled by a three year-old with blunt-nosed scissors and a crusty bottle of Elmer's Glue

The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson
The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson


message 3099: by Linda (new)

Linda Martin (lindajm) | 206 comments Currently reading: The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh.


message 3100: by Lisa (last edited Jul 13, 2024 01:27PM) (new)


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