Currently reading 2023

[Dem]

Finished A Hundred Sweet Promises .

My review: www.Goodreads.com/review/show/5625777402

[Tasha]

11/22/63 by Steve King

[Jane]

Currently reading Not To Read by Alejandro Zambra

[PattyMacDotComma]

Tasha wrote: "11/22/63 by Steve King"

I loved 11/22/63, Tasha. Hope you enjoy the 'trip' so to speak.

[PattyMacDotComma]

This very short, gentle story shows how two cultures bond over an old Native American. The Man to Send Rain Clouds by Leslie Marmon Silko is free online and I loved it.
My review of The Man to Send Rain Clouds with a link to the story online.

[PattyMacDotComma]

In the 1920s, London's dance halls, with their young 'hostesses', were the Shrines of Gaiety that Kate Atkinson showcases here. Crime, bent cops, girls as playthings to be cast aside. What a story.
My review of Shrines of Gaiety

[Christine]

I finished my 50th book

[Phrynne]

My review of Just Out of Jupiter's Reach by Nnedi Okorafor

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

[PattyMacDotComma]

A Very English Murder is the first in the light-hearted, historical mystery series by Verity Bright, a husband and wife team. Lady Swift is young, adventurous, and good fun.
My review of A Very English Murder

[PattyMacDotComma]

I love C.S. Harris's mastery of history and mystery. I'm trying to stretch the series to make it last, and have just read the excellent Why Kings Confess
My review of Why Kings Confess

[Phrynne]

My review of Murder at a London Finishing School by Jessica Ellicott

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

[Phrynne]

My review of Slow Time Between the Stars by John Scalzi

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

[Tammy]

Currently reading Dangerous Talents by Frankie Robertson

[Christine]

I finished my 51st book

[PamG]

Here is my 4.3 rounded to 4 stars review of Blind Fear by Brandon Webb and John David Mann:

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

A beautiful setting, the threat of a hurricane, fantastic characters, and plenty of action and danger are combined for another hair-raising and dramatic novel featuring Finn.

[Phrynne]

My review of The Escapades of Tribulation Johnson by Karen Brooks

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

[PamG]

Here is my 4.36 rounded to 4 stars review of Murder in the Book Lover’s Loft by Ellery Adams:

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

Cozy Mystery
9th in the Book Retreat Mysteries series

Overall, this entertaining story immediately grabbed my attention and kept me engaged throughout the book. The plot is twisty, the story is well-written, the settings were easy to visualize, and the characters were memorable.

[PattyMacDotComma]

Saboteur is a very short story about a man who is arrested for no good reason and finds an unexpected way to deal with it. Great little read!
My review of Saboteur with a link to the story online

[PattyMacDotComma]

Garry Disher is a favourite Aussie author whose offbeat Wyatt series features the crook. In Deathdeal, while avoiding his main enemies in Melbourne and Sydney, Wyatt is summoned to Queensland to pull off a job. I reckon you could read these out of order.

My review of Deathdeal

[PamG]

Here is my 3.77 rounded to 4 stars review of The Witch Hitch by Elizabeth Bass:

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

Delightful, Light, and Fun Paranormal RomCom
Witches

Overall, this was a fun and entertaining novel that I advanced through effortlessly.

[Phrynne]

My review of The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary

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

[PattyMacDotComma]

How It Unfolds by James S.A. Corey is the first quirky sci-fi story in The Far Reaches collection. How many lives can you live in how many different places?
My review of How it Unfolds

[PattyMacDotComma]

Sci-fi, mystery. Void by Veronica Roth is an entertaining short story about the murder of a tourist in space.
My review of Void

[Kirsten]

Phrynne wrote: "My review of The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."

Loved it!

[Phrynne]

My review of Tears of the Moon by Nora Roberts

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

[Christine]

I finished my 52nd book

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

I have a few going at the moment. I am hoping to finish The Connellys of County Down, Fairy Tale, and Kill Joy today. I'd like to at least finish two of them.

I am also reading The Wishing Game and If We're Being Honest, but I've put them aside until I return from vacation. I am bringing A House with Good Bones with me instead.

[PamG]

Here is my 4.41 rounded to 4 stars review of The Shadow Girls by Alice Blanchard:

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

Overall, this has a riveting and dynamic plot and is a well-crafted story. It is a page-turner with its complex characters, twisty story line, and fantastic writing that keep me coming back to this series for more.

[Tammy]

Currently reading Touch of Regret by Autumn Reed

[PattyMacDotComma]

The Long Game by Ann Leckie is another quirky and still topical sci-fi short story about people and humans - two different things.
My review of The Long Game

[PamG]

Here is my 3.70 rounded to 4 stars review of An American Beauty by Shana Abe:

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

The characters came to life in this novel, but so did the settings. Overall, this story is entertaining and thought-provoking. The author delivers a vivid story of life and drama during the gilded age.

[PamG]

Here is my 4.38 rounded to 4 stars review of You Can Die by Rebecca Zanetti:

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

Overall, this was a riveting story with intense scenes as well as compelling and complex characters that kept me fully engaged. It’s skillfully written and will appeal to readers who enjoy psychological thrillers and police procedurals involving serial killers. The intricacy of the plot plus attention to detail in the world-building made this a definite winner for me.

[PattyMacDotComma]

Killer Traitor Spy is a very current Aussie thriller in former journalist Tim Ayliffe's Greater Good series. It's not just Reds under the bed anymore! It's a big world and it's full of spies

I love the series, but this would be just as good as a standalone.
My review of Killer Traitor Spy

[DENISA]

What am I currently reading? hmmm I am looking.. for a new book.. yes I am reading The Quarry Girls but usually read two books at once... Looking for one who is also on kindle...
Any suggestions?

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

DENISA wrote: "What am I currently reading? hmmm I am looking.. for a new book.. yes I am reading The Quarry Girls but usually read two books at once... Looking for one who is also on kindle...
Any suggestions?"

A few that I saw on your shelf that I enjoyed: Me Before You, The Glass Castle, Tell the Wolves I'm Home, and Yellow Crocus. Also, enjoyed Scarlet if you're in the mood to work through a series. :)

[sonya]

a biography of vc Andrews is out. the woman beyond the attic.

[Tammy]

Currently rereading Al Dente's Inferno by Stephanie Cole

[Christine]

[PamG]

Here is my 3.98 rounded to 4 stars review of What Harms You by Lisa Black:

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

Mystery

Overall, this riveting story arc immediately grabbed my attention and kept me engaged throughout the book. Readers interested in all aspects of forensics ranging from fingerprinting to genealogical tracing and much more will find something of interest in this book. I found it fascinating, but a little too detailed at times.

[Jim]

Reading the Game of Thrones series by George R.R. Martin for the 3rd. time. Currently reading the 4th. book of the series titled A Feast of Crows.

Since the 5th. book of the series titled A Dance of Dragons was published in 2011, I doubt that Mr. Martin will ever finish writing and publish the final 2 books as originally intended.

The HBO TV series created its own final two episodes, including a controversial ending.

[PattyMacDotComma]

I loved Katherine Heiny's latest book, Games and Rituals: Stories. Unconnected stories ranging from imagining who taught Ted Bundy to drive (yikes!) to worrying if your wife's Marie Kondo decluttering is going to turf you out next. (Do you still spark joy?!) Thought-provoking as well as entertaining.
My review of Games and Rituals

[PattyMacDotComma]

As the title suggests, The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies is an amusing historical fiction about the daring adventures of twin aristocratic sisters who risk more than their reputations to rescue women living in desperately awful circumstances. Fun, but also dark.
My review of ...ill-mannered Ladies

[PamG]

Here is my 3.05 rounded to 3 stars review of Until It Hurts by Polly Whitney:

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

While it has a decent mystery plot and is amusing at times, it is also somewhat forgettable.

[Phrynne]

My review of A Walk in the Park by Rebekah Weatherspoon

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

[Christine]

I finished my 53rd book

[sonya]

needful things

[PattyMacDotComma]

The Thing at 52 by Ross Montgomery is the most beautifully illustrated story of a small child and an enormous creature learning about life. The artwork by Richard Johnson is stunning and as moving as the story. Every child should read this one.

My review of The Thing at 52 with several of the illustrations

[PattyMacDotComma]

Christine wrote: "I finished my 53rd book"

Keep up the good work, Christine! I hope you're enjoying most of them if not all of them. 😊

[PattyMacDotComma]

Return to Valetto by Aussie author (living in US) Dominic Smith felt like someone's real story to me. Old women in an ancient Italian village conduct Google searches from their crumbling villa. War crimes are not forgotten.
My review of Return to Valetto

[PamG]

Here's my 4 star review of Dead and Gone by Joanna Schaffhausen:

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

Police Procedural

Overall, this riveting story arc immediately grabbed my attention and kept me engaged throughout the book. What a disquieting and unsettling prologue!