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Nancy wrote: "Valentina wrote: "Hello everyone, I'm new in the group. Just started "We Have Always Lived in the Castle" by Shirley Jackson... (in the italian translation, hope it will be worth it)"Welcome to t..."
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I read Robert B. Parker's Debt to Pay by Reed Farrel Coleman It is book 15 in the series and builds on book 14. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A Song of Comfortable Chairs
by Alexander McCall SmithIn this book in the 'No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency' series, Mma Ramotswe's concerns include a problem in the office; a furniture store's cutthroat business practices; and a rebellious teen.
Usual quiet cozy from this author. 3.5 stars
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished Nicci French's "Until It's Over."I couldn't wait until it was over. Before that it was another women-oriented psychological suspense, "Wherever She Goes."
Both were disappointing - I said in another group that this is the one category - female oriented psychological suspense - that I'm finding most disappointing. There's no real personality in the writing, no real "voice" - going only by the writing style, one person could be writing all of these books.
Lately I've had more luck with historical and Sherlockian books than contemporary novels.
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I couldn't wait until it was over. Before that it was another women-oriented psychological suspense, "Wherever She Goes."
Both were disappointing - I sa..."
And many of the plots are the same, reworked with names changed. I just don't even bother to try them any more. It's really frustrating.
Now starting ACT OF OBLIVION by Robert Harris, his newest hardcover thriller set in the 17th century and focusing on the manhunt for those who ordered the execution of King George I.I have read five of his previous novels (ARCHANGEL, THE GHOST, MUNICH, AN OFFICER AND A SPY, and V2) and enjoyed them, so I am looking forward to continuing that winning streak.
Now starting ACT OF OBLIVION by Robert Harris, his newest hardcover thriller set in the 17th century and focusing on the manhunt for those who ordered the execution of King George I.I have read five of his previous novels (ARCHANGEL, THE GHOST, MUNICH, AN OFFICER AND A SPY, and V2) and enjoyed them, so I am looking forward to continuing that winning streak.
Now starting ACT OF OBLIVION by Robert Harris, his newest hardcover thriller set in the 17th century and focusing on the manhunt for those who ordered the execution of King George I.I have read five of his previous novels (ARCHANGEL, THE GHOST, MUNICH, AN OFFICER AND A SPY, and V2) and enjoyed them, so I am looking forward to continuing that winning streak.
What an amazing woman! Helen Keller, deaf and blind from a childhood disease, travelled the world, inspiring leaders and the public. This children's picture book by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara is all the better for the wonderful artwork by Sam Rudd.
5★ My review of Helen Keller with several illustrations
So many readers have loved Barbara Kingsolver's important novel, Demon Copperhead, that I'm sorry I didn't (probably because I'm already familiar with the subjects). But I'm glad she felt compelled to write it.
3★My review of Demon Copperhead
The Crossing Places ⭐⭐⭐⭐.2 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn00wgirZ...
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The Janus Stone by Elly Griffiths ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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The House at Sea's End
by Elly GriffithsRuth Galloway #3, probably best to read series in order. I thought this was probably the best so far in the series. The past (WW II) plays an important part in the plot and the story is very atmospheric about the titular house and the surrounding area. I liked it a lot, 4 stars.
Finished Dark Whisper (Dark #36) / Christine Feehan. I feel that the series has become repetitive ...
On the Savage Side is beautifully written but very, very violent. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Silent Voices
helps cement what a great mystery series the Vera Stanhope series is. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Australia Day, so I read the first book in the Ella Marconi series.My review of
- Frantic by Katherine Howellhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
No Plan B by Andrew Child and by Lee Child This was the third Reacher novel by Andrew Child. Third time wasn't charmed.
My Review -- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Currently Reading Edgar & Shamus Go Golden: Twelve Tales of Murder, Mystery, and Master Detection from the Golden Age of Mystery and Beyond by
by Gay Toltl Kinman
Pretty good. I haven't read her novel in a while.Moonlight Becomes You
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Darkness Falls by Robert Bryndza ⭐⭐⭐⭐.1 https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
just finished verity and it is one the best thriller books I've ever read
I’m adoring the Bruno Courreges series and Fatal Pursuit
continues the streak. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
CBRetriever wrote: "I love all the Bruno books"I’m so happy I still have 7 left to read.
For those that want some humor with their mystery/road trip adventure, check out The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise
. My five star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Sandy how are 6 of your books going?
I'm making my way through the Dan 'Spider' Shepherd series and have found I've enjoyed the double life of the undercover police work.My review of
- Soft Target by Stephen Leatherhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Soulmate by Sally Hepworth ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
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Not a fan of Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six
and based on it, I won’t bother with any of her other works. My two star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
It's nice every now and then to return to the lighter side of Lawrence Block and his Burglar series.My review of
- The Burglar Who Studied Spinoza by Lawrence Blockhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
If you have ever heard sisters bicker, you will recognise the shrill voice of the two in this 80-year-old short story, Why I Live at the P.O, by Eudora Welty. With very few changes, it could have taken place today.
4★ My review of Why I Live at the P.O.
Gimpel the Fool, sometimes studied in schools, is a fable-like tale written by Isaac Bashevis Singer and translated by Saul Bellow, who was famous at the time. Good publicity never hurts!
3.5★ My review of Gimpel the Fool
Finished Plunder: a memoir of family property and stolen Nazi treasure
My review: www.Goodreads.com/review/show/5284693937
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I read that decades ago, recall the title rather than the story but also recall I thought it really funny.
For myself, I'm finally reading Death at La Fenice by Donna Leon, which I've said I was going to read for at least five years. I've already read a few others in the series, and as usual with a first book I'm a little surprised how much is already in the book that becomes a staple of the series.
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3/5 stars
Coming out February 7, 2023
Keirra and her friends get closer to uncovering her past.
Please read my review that is linked below:
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