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What have you just read? Opinions, Recommendations, and Reviews, part 3
I finally read A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles. I absolutely loved it. The count was thoroughly charming. The story was engaging. And the narrative voice was a pure delight.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Unnatural Creatures: A Novel of the Frankenstein Women by Kris Waldherr
A retelling of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein from the perspective of the women in Victor Frankenstein's life. Very interesting!
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Read a couple more:The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5783090799
The King's Secret Matter by Jean Plaidy - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5783150631
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark HaddonMy review 5★
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I recently enjoyed the seventh adventure with Master Mercurius (now Doctor, thank you very much!) in the Netherlands, 17th century. This time, author Graham Brack has him investigating a 'locked-room' Murder In Maastricht where he is supposed to be engaged in a debate about witches. An impossible crime scene? Witches?
My review of Murder in Maastricht
Norah's Ark by Victoria Williamson
Enjoyed this middle-grade novel though it is a bit more intense than typical MG works. A lovely tale of friendship and understanding.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Seem to have forgotten to post a review written some time ago - The Auschwitz Photographer: The powerful true story of Wilhelm Brasse prisoner number 3444 by Luca Crippa and Maurizio Onnis - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5726752964and a recent one by Stephen King - Pet Sematary - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5788347913
Reviews for my latest two reads:-The Power of the Dog by Don Winslow
- 4*https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Girl Who Lived Twice by David Lagercrantz
- 4*https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Yet another, this time co-written with Richard Chizmar - Gwendy's Button Box - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5799903400
Taking Sides: a memoir about love, war, and changing the world by Sherine TadrosMy review 4★
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Great picture book! I loved The Story of Conservation: A first book about protecting nature. Illustrator Amy Husband's artwork adds delightful detail to author Catherine Barr's excellent and simple timelines and history. 
My review of The Story of Conservation with several of the illustrations
Finally read Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch! What an amazing book!
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Now I have to read the next two! The Black House is the first of Peter May's popular Lewis Trilogy, and it was terrifying, moving, and compelling. Great read.
My review of The Black House
If you have someone in your life who thinks they're hopeless, show them Beatrice Blue's cute book, Once Upon a Witch's Broom. It follows a pair of little witches, one confident, one anxious, from toddlerhood to old age. 
My review of Once Upon a Witch's Broom with several of the illustrations
I read Regeneration by Pat Barker, the first book in her trilogy about World War 1. Although the characterization was a little sketchy, it is a powerful antiwar novel that blends fact with fiction.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Shrines of Gaiety by Kate AtkinsonI've not reviewed on Goodreads yet because I don't want to spoil my IRL book club but it was a 3.5 star read
My reviews of The Magic of Lemon Drop Pie by Rachel Linden
4 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
and
The Lido by Libby Page4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of this classic war novel, which turned out to be my last completed read for August:-The Naked and the Dead by Norman Mailer
- 4*https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder is Aussie author Kerryn Mayne's debut novel, which shows how childhood trauma could break or make lonely primary school teacher Lenny. 
My review of Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder
Fan-bl**dy-tastic kids' book for everybody: The Book of Time by Clive Gifford. What the heck IS time anyway? Spend a little time enjoying science, history, philosophy, mythology, all about time, from cosmic to nano.
My review of The Book of Time with several illustrations
The Sebastian St. Cyr historical mystery series is a favourite. In #10, author C.S. Harris asks, Who Buries the Dead? (And who steals their heads?!) Great atmosphere, stories, and characters.
My review of Who Buries the Dead?
I've enjoyed several of Amazon's Original Stories, this one in particular. The Scenic Route is by Christina Baker Kline. A woman tells us why she took to the road in a small van, because staying put was destroying her. Good short read.
My review of The Scenic Route If you're a NetGalley reviewer, the story will be archived on Sept 15.
Seem to be massively behind with posting my reviews although I've been doing them:The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5800594798
Wannabe a Writer? by Jane Wenham-Jones - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5803309411
The Holy Grail: Its Origins, Secrets, and Meaning Revealed by Malcolm Godwin - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5812958123
Revival by Stephen King - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5819551794
The Dead Town by Dean Koontz - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5819614744
The Mind's Eye by Oliver Sacks - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1299739695
My reviews for my September reading so far - six books:-Kept by D.J. Taylor
- 3*https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Van Apfel Girls Are Gone by Felicity McLean
- 3*https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Memory of Animals by Claire Fuller
- 4*https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Pastoral by Nevil Shute
- 4*https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Third Horseman: A Story of Weather, War, and the Famine History Forgot by William Rosen - 3*
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Yesterday by Felicia Yap
- 4*https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My reviews of The Saturday Night Supper Club by Carla Laureano
3 and a half stars
and
The Imperfect Art of Caring by Jessica Ryn
4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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If you like breath taking mystery, real page turner, read those!
My reviews of The Daughters of Ironbridge by Mollie Walton
3 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
and
The Songbirds of Colliers Row by Jennifer Hart5 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Catching up, yet again--had some great late summer reads!Two that were perfect for summer:
My Family and Other Animals by Gerald DurrellReview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
and
The Summer Book by Tove JanssonReview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A special Women in Translation month read
The Land of Green Plums by Herta MüllerReview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A great debut:
A Burning by Megha MajumdarReview: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
And two classics:
A Thomas Hardy
A Pair of Blue EyesReview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
and a new FAVORITE
A Fugue in Time: A Virago Modern Classic by Rumer GoddenReview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Caretaker, by Aussie author Gabriel Bergmoser, is a tense thriller about a woman who is hiding out alone on a snowy mountaintop. 
My review of The Caretaker
Almost everyone, whether they're aware of it or not, has heard music by Mozart. This children's introduction by Mª Isabel Sánchez Vegara is another in the Little People, BIG DREAMS series. He was an amazing child prodigy.
My review of Mozart with several illustrations
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