What have you just read? Opinions, Recommendations, and Reviews, part 3 Showing 1,301-1,350 of 2,453

[Christine]

Sandy how are 2 of your books going?

[Suz]

I Give My Marriage a Year by Holly Wainwright

My review 5⭐

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

[Suz]

The Eleventh Floor by Kylie Orr

My review 2.5⭐

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

[Kathleen]

Two very powerful classics:
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

And two more lighthearted ones:
Mrs Bridge by Evan S. Connell
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Some Tame Gazelle by Barbara Pym
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

The Day Shelley Woodhouse Woke Up by Laura Pearson

Quite good, but I expected more. Not a light story, unlike what the cover suggests.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Sandysbookaday (taking a step back for a while)]

⭐⭐⭐⭐ for The Birds and Other Stories by Daphne du Maurier https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Dale]

My review of The Narrowboat Summer by Anne Youngson

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

[Dale]

My review of A Little in Love by Florence Keeling

3 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

The Fells by Cath Staincliffe

A cold case procedural with some interesting novelties and a believable ending.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Sandysbookaday (taking a step back for a while)]

If you only read one thriller this year, make it JD Barker's Behind a Closed Door. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ doesn't do it justice! Behind a Closed Door by J.D. Barker https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Phrynne]

My review of Life, Loss, and Puffins by Catherine Ryan Hyde

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

[Tamara]

I read Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford.
I loved his Golden Hill, but this was a little too ambitious and had too much going on for my liking.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Phrynne]

My review of Thursdays at Orange Blossom House by Sophie Green

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

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

One Tuesday, Early by Annalisa Crawford

If you like atypical literary fiction and second person povs, this is a good one to try.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

Small Hours by Bobby Palmer

Not as fabulous as his debut novel, but still a wonderful read. Great for literary fiction and magical realism readers.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Suz]

Audrey's Gone AWOL by Annie de Monchaux

My review 5⭐

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

[Suz]

Faithless by Karin Slaughter

My review 3.5⭐

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

[Dale]

my review of At Love's Command by Karen Witemeyer

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

[Dale]

My review of
Finding Georgina by Colleen Faulkner
4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Dale]

My review of Flowers for Miss Pengelly by Rosemary Aitken

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

[Suz]

The Idea of You by Robinne Lee

My review 5⭐

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

[Tamara]

I read Cinderella Liberator by Rebecca Solnit. A delightful re-telling of the Cinderella story that empowers Cinderella and gives her agency.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

I also read Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar. Very original and one of the best books I've read all year.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

[Dale]

My review of Barbecue and Bad News by Nancy Naigle

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

[Dale]

My review of
To Capture His Heart by Nancy Campbell Allen
4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Tamara]

I read Late Migrations: A Natural History of Love and Loss by Margaret Renkl.
A series of autobiographical vignettes about Renkl's family intertwined with her keen observations of nature. A poignant, heartfelt, beautiful book, beautifully written and beautifully illustrated.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Ann]

Finished The Fortune Teller by Natasha Boydell and reviewed it. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Pam]

Got behind with posting links to my reviews:

Blunt Force by Lynda La Plante - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Vanishing of Class 3Bby Jackie Kabler - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Lost Boys by Tim Sullivan - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Life & Death by J M Dalgleish - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Where Water Lies by Hilary Tailor - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Suz]

Again, Rachel by Marian Keyes

My review 5⭐

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

[Dale]

My review of Awakening His Shy Vet by Shelley Rivers

3 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

Operation: Happy by Jenni L. Walsh

A middle grade historical fiction based on a memoir. Contains some traumatic incidents that might be too much for sensitive children. A good option, otherwise.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Pam]

Catching up on reviews:

The Crossing by Matt Brolly - reviewed -
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Death Cursed by Sara C Roethle - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Accidental Magic by Iris Beaglehole - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Suz]

The Haters by Robyn Harding

My review 4⭐

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

[Dale]

My review of Big Dreams for the West End Girls: A sweeping wartime romance novel from a debut voice in fiction! by Elaine Roberts

4 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Tamara]

I read Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad. I didn't particularly like her first-person narrator, but I thought Hammad did a skillful job of showing the fear and exhausting struggles of Palestinians living under occupation. The way she wove an Arabic production of Hamlet in the West Bank to resonate with the experience of Palestinians was artfully done.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

A Wonderland Wish on Ever After Street by Jaimie Admans

If you want something light and relaxing while still being deep enough, read this series!
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Dale]

My review of Guide Me Home by Kim Vogel Sawyer

3 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Dale]

My review of
A Stone’s Throw Away by Karly Lane
4 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Pam]

Read and reviewed a few more, sadly not to my taste:

The Brightest Star in the Sky - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Alone - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

It Ends At Midnight - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Suz]

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk

My review 5⭐

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

[Dale]

My thoughts about While We Were Dating by Jasmine Guillory
No rating on this as I abandoned it
I tried, I really tried. I wanted to like this book. But in the end I never wanted to pick it up again. I wasn’t enamoured of the characters and couldn’t relate to them or the story at all. The read wasn’t helped by repeated use of the f word and blow by blow descriptions in the sex scenes. Some of us know how it works. We don’t need the details. In the end I was skimming more than reading and that’s when I gave up. That said, there are going to be people who will enjoy it. But in the end just not for me.

[Alannah]

Suz wrote: " The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma

Glad you enjoyed it but I'm sure it was a tough read. I recommend The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture by Gabor Maté

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

Aya and the Star Chaser by Radiya Hafiza

Had high expectations from this because of the title, the cover, and the setting. But it was a disappointment on many levels.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Tamara]

I read Euphoria by Lily King. Inspired by the work of anthropologist, Margaret Mead, King provides an authentic glimpse into the work of anthropologists and the village they are studying in New Guinea. Her research is extensive. The novel moves at a brisk pace, is well-written, and compelling.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

[Tamara]

I read Remembering Laughter, a novella by Wallace Stegner. It's about the long-term disruption in familial relations caused by a lapse in judgment. And as with all of Stegner, the writing is beautiful.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

The House in the Water by Victoria Darke

Great setting, dull characters, great historical research, dull(ish) plot.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Dale]

My review of The Farm Stand by Amy Clipston

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

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

The Fiction Writer by Jillian Cantor

A poorly crafted ode to the classic 'Rebecca'. You are better off reading the original.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Suz]

Oh my! The finale of Grant County

Beyond Reach by Karin Slaughter

My review 5⭐

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

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

The Coast Road: A Novel by Alan Murrin

Loved this poignant literary fiction focussed on women who couldn't get out of their marriages in the 1990s thanks to Ireland not allowing divorce.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Phrynne]

My review of A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher

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