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Love Elly Griffiths books - have you read the Ruth / Nelson series ?Also love the Erica Falck (Camilla Lackberg) series
Will watch out for your views on Rabbit Hole
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What a great list, Vikki!! Fairy Tale was excellent, and I really loved Six of Crows. I did not read the first trilogy of the grishaverse, but I did not feel lost reading this, so good luck with it.
Good luck and happy reading
I love this list, Vikki. I have read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, A Court of Thorns and Roses, Six of Crows and The Reckoning and was glad I read them all. Six of Crows might have been my favorite, it was a lot of fun!
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Also love the Erica Falck (Camilla Lackberg) series
Will watch out for your views on Rabbit Hole
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Yes, I've read all the Ruth Galloway series and am looking forward to the new one in 2023. I've had The Stranger Diaries since it was released but just haven't got round to starting it yet.
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What a great list, Vikki!! Fairy Tale was excellent, and I really loved Six of Crows. I did not read the first trilogy of the grishaverse, but I did not feel lost r..."
I read the Shadow & Bone trilogy last year and enjoyed it. So looking forward to the Six Of Crows duology. Both books are waiting on my shelf, they arrived a few weeks ago.
Ooh, interesting list, some familiar authors but not books on there.
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Ok, cool; yeah, I am going backwards. I just saw the duology and had to get them.
Enjoy your reading! I've only read "Evelyn Hugo", loved it!!
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Loved the Seven Husbands. You will love to see what you think about the book
I loved The Kashmir Shawl. Enjoy your selection!
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Do you mean the Ruth Galloway series? Or Brighton? I have 2 of the Brighton books but haven't read them either.... yet
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Ruth Galloway
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I love that series - how far into it are you?
I have a few of these on my TBR list. Good luck with your challenge.
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Just the first two so far.
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Kudos on the first book read.
I have another of his on my tbr; Sleepyhead. If its good, I may move on to this one.
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3 stars from me. I felt a little disappointed with this book. It didn't grab my attention as much as I expected. Found it a bit hard to get into. Seems like there's meant to be a second book but I don't think I'll read it.
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I read the Shadow & Bone trilogy last year and enjoyed it, so was keen to read this duology. Perhaps not quite what I was expecting but I really enjoyed it and look forward to reading Crooked Kingdom. 5 stars from me.
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I read the Shadow & Bone trilogy last year and enjoyed it, so was keen to read this duology. Perhaps not quite what I was expecting but I really e..."
I enjoyed it too. Thought it was excellent.
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I read the Shadow & Bone trilogy last year and enjoyed it, so was keen to read this duology. Perhaps not quite what I was expecting but I really e..."
Glad you enjoyed this one; I loved it. I now have to read the Shadow & Bone series. May end up rereading Six of Crows, just because. LOL
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It's been a while since I've read this series but nice to delve back into it. A nice easy read and I'm happy to continue reading this series.
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This one has been on my to-read list for a few years. My first historical fiction read around Queen Victoria's family. This book focuses on her eldest daughter, Princess Vicky, the Princess Royal. It was an interesting book that I enjoyed reading. I even learnt some things I wasn't aware of (or had forgotten) - after checking that they were factual.
My one complaint about this book is that it ends in 1871, 30 years before Vicky's death. I would have been interested to read about the last 30 years of her life as well as the first 30. There doesn't seem to have been any mention of a sequel and the epilogue leads me to think there were no plans for a sequel. The book was already around 500 pages so the last 30 years would have added significantly, but I still think it would have been interesting.
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Buried Angels, the 8th book in the Fjallbacka series. Like the rest of the series, I enjoyed this book and liked the short chapters telling what happened in the past. I'm gradually working through this series and look forward to the next book
Vikki wrote: "7th book finished Buried Angels, the 8th book in the Fjallbacka series. Like the rest of the series, I enjoyed this book and liked the short chapters telling what happened in the p..."
Oh, I like this series! But I’ve stalled, my libraries don’t have this title in their systems and I’m too cheap to buy the book. Your review has given me the incentive to put in a purchase request asap.
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The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo
I've heard a lot about this week, a lot of great reviews, and lots of people reading it. But I wasn't really sure if it was my taste or not. I finally got round to reading it this week and it certainly lived up to the hype. Whilst I didn't entirely like the main character of Evelyn, I did find the book hard to put down. I didn't predict the twist at the end. I've already bought another book by this author (Carrie Soto Is Back)
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Most recent finish was The Seaside Cocktail Campervan. 4 stars, a nice easy summer read. Likeable characters. Loved the concept of the mobile catering businesses. There's a Christmas book as a follow on which I'll look forward to reading
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Finished The Stranger Diaries a month ago but forgot to update as I was away with work and had dreadful internet connection!!
I finished the Ruth Galloway series over the summer and decided to finally start this series. Whilst a different feel to Ruth Galloway, I enjoyed this book, liked the main character of Harbinder and I'll definitely be continuing with this series.
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Not my favourite of Grisham's books but I did give it 4 stars. At times it felt a little dragged out. I felt Part 2 was a bit overdone and not all necessary for the storyline. It was well written and was part of WW2 that I wasn't very familiar with. But I began to forget what the main storyline of the book was in Part 2.
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I'm not up date with all his newest books but I have read some of the more recent ones. If you've liked his books the newer ones are also worth checking out
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Not my favourite of Grisham's books but I did give it 4 stars. At times it felt a little dragged out. I felt Part 2 was a bit overdone and not all necessary for ..."
Congratulations, Vikki!!! Woot!!
Haven't read Grisham in a long time. I'm not sure if I feel compelled to read more of him. I feel like it is more of the same; but I do love his short stories.
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Not my favourite of Grisham's books but I did give it 4 stars. At times it felt a little dragged out. I felt Part 2 was a bit overdone and not all ..."
I liked his Camino Island / Camino Storm books. I think there's a 3rd due out next summer? They felt a bit different to me.
Congratulations on finishing! I liked The Reckoning too, but I also agree that it wasn't Grisham's best. He's getting into writing series books, I heard he even wrote a sequel to The Firm which is the book that introduced me to Grisham. I think I'm going to have to read that. I also read his Camino Island series so most likely I'll pick up the 3rd one next year too! :-)
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A Most English Princess: A Novel of Queen Victoria's Daughter (other topics)
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A Most English PrincessRead 16th March 20232:
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn HugoRead 19th July 20233:
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Book of NightFinished 14th February 20235:
The Atlas SixFinished 25th March 20236:
Six of CrowsFinished 22nd February 20237:
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Buried AngelsFinished 10th April 20239:
Edge of DarknessFinished 27th May 202310:
Rabbit HoleFinished 27th January 202311:
The Stranger DiariesFinished 24th September 202312:
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The Seaside Cocktail CampervanFinished 26th July 20232:
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Lemon Meringue Pie MurderFinished 4th March 20234:
The ReckoningFinished 30th October 2023