What have you just read? Opinions, Recommendations, and Reviews, part 3 Showing 1,351-1,400 of 2,453

[Dale]

My review of Running Out of Time by Cindi Myers

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

[Pam]

Dale wrote: "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 th..."

I know what you mean Dale. The whole sex-by-numbers is rather a turn off not on!

[Pam]

Read four books and reviewed them:

The Intruders by Louise Jensen -https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Shell House Detectives by Emylia Hall - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig -
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Witches of Vardø by Anya Bergman -
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Dale]

Pam wrote: "Dale wrote: "My thoughts about While We Were Dating by Jasmine Guillory
No rating on this as I abandoned it
I tried, I really tried. I want..."

Glad to hear it’s not just me Pam.

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera

Not sure if I would have liked this had I actually read it, but the audiobook made the experience fun.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Tamara]

I read The Fawn by Magda Szabó, translated from the Hungarian by Kathleen Szasz.
The novel is in the form of a monologue by Eszter Encsy, an accomplished stage actress in Soviet-era Budapest. She addresses it to an unnamed reader. Eszter's voice is unreliable, blunt, vindictive, and bitter. A powerful portrayal but not an easy read.
This is the fourth novel I've read by Magda Szabo. Her novels are thought-provoking and compelling. I've ranked this novel along with her Iza's Ballad and The Door as one of my favorites.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Suz]

Secrets of Riverside by Mandy Magro

My review 2⭐

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

[Suz]

Clear by Carys Davies

My review 5⭐

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

[Dale]

My review of The Shell Collector by Nancy Naigle

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

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

Olivetti by Allie Millington

Who would have thought that a book with a talking typewriter would be so boring!
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Suz]

The Dinner Party by Rebecca Heath

My review 3⭐

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

[Suz]

Outstanding debut.
Why Do Horses Run? by Cameron Stewart

My review 5⭐

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

[Tamara]

I read Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver. It was an enjoyable read although I did find the characters to be somewhat contrived and stereotypical.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Kathleen]

Two Thomas Hardy novels
One light and fun
Under the Greenwood Tree
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

One more complex and fulfilling
Far From the Madding Crowd
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

My second, and maybe last for a while, Muriel Spark
Memento Mori
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

And a simple but lovely Rumer Godden
The Dark Horse
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

Fang Si-Chi's First Love Paradise: A Novel by Lin Yi-Han

This was so, so difficult to read, and I am still not sure if I am advocating it for the content or the author. But if you can handle the traumatising topic and like literary fiction, do try.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Dale]

My review of Over the Rainbow by Katie Flynn

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

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

Embroidered Worlds: Fantastic Fiction from Ukraine and the Diaspora by various writers.

Might work better for those who like hardcore SFF.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

The Legendary Mo Seto by A.Y. Chan

Though I did have some minor issues with this middle-grade fiction, I still enjoyed it a lot. I'm sure kids will love it even more.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

The Afterlife of Mal Caldera by Nadi Reed Perez

Great title and cover. Weird story! But might work for the right reader.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker

I'd have liked it even better had I know it was a literary fiction and not a thriller as promised. Still, could be a great read for fans of the author. (I am not one yet as I have read only this one book.)
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

Garden of Her Heart by Zoë Richards

A very cheesy title, but a good story for romance-drama readers.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

Living With Viola by Rosena Fung

An amazing middle-grade graphic novel tackling the topic of anxiety disorder.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Dale]

My review of The Proof of the Pudding by Rhys Bowen

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

[Dale]

My review of Cornish Clouds and Silver Lining Skies by Ali Mc Namara

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

[Tamara]

After reading John Buchan's The 39 Steps, I felt like reading another spy novel. I remembered how much I used to enjoy novels by John le Carré, so I picked up his Agent Running in the Field. Read it and enjoyed.

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

[Suz]

Suddenly Single at Sixty by Jo Peck

My review 4⭐

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

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

The Phoenix Ballroom by Ruth Hogan

If you know Ruth Hogan's writing, you know what to expect from this. A nice, soothing found-family story.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Veronica ⭐️]

A fun children's book with a moral message.
My review of Into the Blue by Cristy Burne

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

[Pam]

Read another two:

MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Mystery of Three Quarters by Sophie Hannah - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Veronica ⭐️]

Colonial Australia, bushrangers & corruption

Among the Grey Gums by Paula J. Beavan

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

[Suz]

Never Lie by Freida McFadden

My review 2⭐

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

[Veronica ⭐️]

I loved this one: All the Colours of the Dark by Chris Whitaker

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

[Dale]

My review of Beacon of Light: An Amish Romance by Linda Bylor

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

[Dale]

My review of
A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder by Dianne Freeman
3 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Tamara]

Although I was a bit late for the discussion, I finally read The Wren, the Wren by Anne Enright. The novel uses familial relations to show how language and silences can serve to connect us or distance us over time. It was very well done.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

[Phrynne]

My review of The Prisoner of Limnos by Lois McMaster Bujold

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

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

T.J. Klune fans who have enjoyed In the Lives of Puppets might also enjoy this new short story, which is set in the same universe and acts as a precursor.

Reduce! Reuse! Recycle!


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

[Veronica ⭐️]

My review of The Surprise Party: An utterly gripping psychological thriller packed with secrets and suspense by Julia Crouch

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

[Pam]

Read and reviewed:

The Decline of Magic: Britain in the Enlightenment
by Michael Hunter - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Cats Prey by Dorothy Eden - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

From Pitch to Publication: Everything You Need to Know to Get Your Novel Published by Carole Blake - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Tamara]

I read James by Percival Everett.
A brilliant re-imagining of Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn which honors its predecessor while interrogating the social construction of race through the performance and voice of an eloquent and unforgettable James. An impressive achievement.

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

[Phrynne]

My review of Outback Moonlight by Annie Seaton

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

[Phrynne]

My review of Reduce! Reuse! Recycle! by T.J. Klune

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

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

The Curse of the Flores Women by Angélica Lopes

An English translation of a Brazilian novel (written in Portuguese originally.) A good option for literary fiction readers.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Phrynne]

My review of The Villa by Nora Roberts

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

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

Troubled Waters by Mary Annaïse Heglar

Great intent, average execution.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Dale]

My review of The Lombardi Emeralds by Margaret
Mounsdon

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

[Dale]

My review of The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams

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

[Suz]

Enemy: A True Story of Courage, Childhood Trauma and the Cost of War by Ruth Clare

My review 5⭐

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

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

In This Ravishing World by Nina Schuyler

Might have worked better for me had it been advertised as a composite literary fiction than as a short story collection.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

Taxi Ghost: A Graphic Novel by Sophie Escabasse

A cute Canadian graphic novel for tweens and teens. Loved the story and the approach.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...