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PattyMacDotComma
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Jun 02, 2023 04:57AM
I can't pass up a good sampler, and the latest Buzz Books 2023: Fall/Winter is full of tempting excerpts. I've picked some I like the look of and included many short quotes to tempt you too. These are always available for free online from Publishers Lunch as well. Check the GR blurb for more info.
5★ My review of Buzz Books Fall/Winter 2023
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Finished reading Russia: People and Empire: 1552–1917: People and Empire, 1552-1917
by Geoffrey Hosking. My review.
The Half Moon by Mary Beth Keane
This had everything that should have worked for me, and yet it didn't. Disappointed.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I really enjoyed the audiobook edition of AA Rijn Collins’ debut, Fed to Red Birds. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of
Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by AA Benjamin Stevenson. Not a winner for me; 3.5★https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
While the topic was interesting, I feel that with better editing Mr Hammond and the Poetic Apprentice by Mellany Ambrose might have dragged less, had less repetition. Still, an impressive debut. 3.5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Road To Dalton by Shannon Bowring
This needs more readers - it is such an excellent literary fiction novel, and a debut one at that!
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
She Who Became the Sun is an award-winning debut novel by Asian-Australian author Shelley Parker-Chan. It is a reimagining of the 14th century Red Turban rebellions that ended the Mongol Yuan dynasty and issued in the Ming dynasty. It is historical fiction with a touch of fantasy and features village girl Zhu who must become a man to save herself and seek her fate of greatness. Here is my review
My god, what a MESS this was.The Steel Remains by Richard K. Morgan
My rant here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers is a cozy utopian sci-fi; a sweet quirky little book featuring gender neutral, tea-making monk Dex and the caring philosophical robot Mosscap. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ here is my review
OK not a book review, but a book light reviewHere's my review of the Glocusent Portable Clip-on Reading Light
What I really like about it:
• It’s very light (40g) so barely adds any weight to your book
• The light can swivel to the page you are reading.
• It charges via a USB port so there’s no messing with dead batteries. It takes just over 2 hours to fully charge.
• When fully charged it lasts between 9½ hours (torch bright) and just over 57 hours (perfect for night-time reading) depending on the colour and brightness you choose.
• It offers five different colours of light so you can decide what’s easiest on your eye or suits your needs or the conditions.
• Each colour of light can be set to three levels of brightness.
• LED means no heat generated
• It would be great for travelling: light, compact, easy to charge, long lasting.
What I like less about the Portable Clip-On Reading Light:
• Clipping onto the page means the light doesn’t cover both pages without swivelling
Here's the light doing a fine job on one of my favourite reads this year (thanks Toni Jordan):
Thanks Glocusent for this device to test and review.
Marianne wrote: "OK not a book review, but a book light reviewHere's my review of the Glocusent Portable Clip-on Reading Light
What I really like about it:
• It’s very light (40g) so barely adds any weight to your..."
Looks like a winner!
I love Aussie author Robbie Arnott's writing, and I'm sure I would have enjoyed The Rain Heron more if I'd read it instead of listened. It is original, poetic, and magical, but it is also brutal, which is a (little) less confronting on the page than when going straight to the brain.
3.5~4★ My review of The Rain Heron
That’s a really good point, Patty.I’m yet to tap into audio books but a friend with failing sight said she uses a very clever program to convert the text to speech but it’s robotic and can be quite awful, apparently.
Others find audios, from real people, exiting.
What I’m gettin’ at = I do want to ‘read’ the Rain Heron one day.
Cheers from CB
PattyMacDotComma wrote: "Marianne wrote: "OK not a book review, but a book light reviewHere's my review of the Glocusent Portable Clip-on Reading Light
What I really like about it:
• It’s very light (40g) so barely adds a..."
I have another that I'm still testing that hangs around the neck, watch this space...
4.5 stars for contemporary domestic drama
The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding by Aussie Author Holly RinglandMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
'The Escapades of Tribulation Johnson, or A Woman Writes Back' is a must read for Karen Brooks (The Good Wife of Bath) fans. More delightful historical fiction.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A book that has sat on my shelf for a couple of years: 
Home Body by Rupi KaurMy review 3.5★
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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One More Time by Mandy Magrohttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Let's Play Make-Believe by James Pattersonhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just Shoot Me Dead by Anne R. Tanhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Murder in the Meadow by Faith Martinhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Of Murders and Mages by Nikki Haverstockhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A Book Signing To Die For by Judy Moorehttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Marshlight by Joy Ellishttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Castelmezzano, The Witch Is Dead by Adriana Liciohttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Wonderful Thing about Phoenix Rose by Josephine MoonMy review 2.5★
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Brenda wrote: "My weekend readathon reviews: One More Time by Mandy Magrohttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
[bookcover:Let's ..."
Wow Brenda, you did so well and eight books over the weekend.
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My review of
The Burglar Who Counted the Spoons by Lawrence Blockhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of A Tidy Ending by Joanna Cannon
2 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
While the ending indicates there will be further books, A Botanist's Guide to Flowers and Fatality by Kate Khavari has given me more than my fill of botany and melodrama. 3★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here are reviews for two of the murder mysteries I read on the weekend. Both excellent reads!
Murder in the Belltower by Helena Dixon, #5 in this entertaining historical cosy mystery seriesreview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Murder in the Mansion by Faith Martin, #8 in this English village mystery seriesreview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Reviews of my latest two reads below, both read as e-books through our library's excellent BorrowBox service:-The Dance Tree by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
- 4*https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Old God's Time by Sebastian Barry
- 4*https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for
Kindred in Death by J.D. Robb, an excellent episode in this enjoyable series. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Phrynne wrote: "My review of Who Cries for the Lost by C.S. Harris 
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."
I just started this today, so I won't read your review yet. So far, it looks like it's going to live up to expectations :)
I weakened and started a new (to me) series. (What was I thinking?!) Of course, I enjoyed Martin Walker's French village, so I expect to be squeezing in another visit to Bruno, Chief of Police again before too long. 
4.5★ My review of Bruno, Chief of Police
Finished reading Hospitaller Malta and the Mediterranean Economy in the Sixteenth Century
by Joan Abela. My review.
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