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Oct 12, 2022 09:07PM
I really enjoyed
Murder on Pleasant Avenue by Victoria Thompson https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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I also read The All Souls Real-Time Reading Companion, which is a chapter by chapter companion to the first two books. It includes photos of real people and places featured in the books, as well as images of objects that inspired her and music the author associated with different characters. It was okay so far as it went but, as it has been more than a year since I read the first book, I would have appreciated brief chapter synopses. I had difficulty remembering some of the key events (or order of them) from book one when they were alluded to in book two.
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Listening to About My Mother: True Stories of a Horse-Crazy Daughter and Her Baseball-Obsessed Mother by Peggy Rowe. This is the mother of Dirty Jobs Mike Rowe.Reading an ARC of The Boy and the Dog by Seishū Hase.
I finished A Memory of Violets: A Novel of London's Flower Sellers
by Hazel Gayner 4 stars out of 5. Duel time book 1870 and 1912. Book discusses life of the flower girls peddling flowers on the streets of London. The awful life they lived and the compassion that was shown to the . Lots of twist and turns in the story. Well written characters. Gives you a good understanding of the times. Highly recommend
I am reading A Perilous Perspective
by Anna Lee Huber. Book 10 of the Lady Darby series. Love this series. Kiera and Gage are great characters. I find aspects of this story a bit annoying like Kiera going into someone's house and telling them their painting fraud (I would keep my mouth shut). Lovely setting in Argyll, Scotland. Set in 1832
I listened to The Talented Mr. Ripley. It was a disturbing story which managed to be compelling at the same time. Tom Ripley is a flawed character who lives life on the edge.
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Definitely not a character with whom one should identify, but the book drew me in as well. You want to know what’s going to happen next, will he be able to pull this off.
Starting off the week with a middle grade fantasy novel:
Tall Tales by James Riley https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Like a thriller or Psychological to get me going
My review for
Christmas in Bellbird Bay by Maggie Christensenhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just startefd reading a scifi book, The Eye of Crasis: An Alien Technology Thriller by Michael J. Edwards
I finished Vanishing Hour
by Laura Griffin.Overall, this engaging and entertaining romantic suspense has wonderful characterization, a little spice, and some great action.
My 4.21 rounded to 4 stars full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 3.33 rounded to 3 stars review of Sign Here
by Claudia Lux.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Overall, this unique, thought-provoking, and entertaining novel has great characterization, and a tense and suspenseful part three. This book has a clever premise and a solid mystery with some twists that will keep readers guessing and others that were somewhat predictable. The world-building is done well, but this is a slow-paced novel that took a while to draw me into the story line.
Here is my 3.7 rounded to 4 stars review of Before You Knew My Name
by Jacqueline Bublitz:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This book has a solid premise and a mystery, but it’s much more than that. There’s a focus on the victim and the one who found her more than the murder itself. It’s about the ability for all to walk safely on streets. Overall, this story is gripping, thought-provoking, and emotional, with wonderful characterization and many scenes of heartache and hope.
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* 4:50 from Paddington by Agatha Christie — Liked this, even though I was wrong about whodunnit.
* The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams — Reread, though it’s been so long it was almost like reading it for the first time.
* All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque — I don’t remember if we read this or only saw the movie in HS, but it definitely sticks with you. I listened to a free audiobook on YouTube read by Frank Muller. Excellent narrator. This was an October classic group read.
My review for
Under Her Skin, the remarkable story of Fiona Wood, by Aussie author Sue Williamshttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished Vladimir by Julia May Jonas - pretty interesting. Can't say I loved it, and it definitely wasn't what I expected, but the writing was nice, more "literary" feeling than some of my recent reads.
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I was planning on starting an audiobook today, Thérèse Raquin by Émile Zola, but after listening to the first few minutes of several free versions available on YouTube, I decided I didn’t like the narration of any of them. So, I guess if I want to read the last of this month’s classic group reads, I’ll have to download a free version online, since a printed copy is currently out of the question. Only around 200 pages, so there’s a decent chance of finishing by end of the month.
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My review for
The Three Lives of Alix St Pierre by Natasha Lesterhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Next up: Ordeal by Innocence by Agatha Christie and a short story by Virginia Woolf, The Mark on the Wall.
Heather L wrote: "Finished Thérèse Raquin by Émile Zola. This turned out to be an excellent choice for Halloween weekend. It is only about 200 pages and was actually a fast read. Though m..."Good for you Heather! Another ticked off the challenge :)
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Which is definitely a feat! Well done :)
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With my review for
Hidden Scars by Angela Marsons my annual Goodreads challenge is complete. 350/350https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Way to go, Brenda! You are an amazing reader. Not only do you read a lot of books, but you also write excellent reviews of them.
Way to go! So what are you going to do the rest of the year?
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