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What have you just read? Opinions, Recommendations, and Reviews, part 3
Thyme Travellers: An Anthology of Palestinian Speculative Fiction edited by Sonia Sulaiman
OwnVoices Palestinian stories from the speculative fiction genre. Great for SFF readers.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
DNF Starry Skies Over The Chocolate Pot Café by Jessica Redland. no rating.
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Pearl: A novel by Siân Hughes
Booker Prize winners and I rarely gel with each other, so feel free to take my feedback with a dollop of salt.
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Big review catchup:Leonardo's Mountain of Clams and the Diet of Worms by Stephen Jay Gould - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A Clock Stopped Dead by J M Hall - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Bleeding Heart Yard by Elly Griffiths - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
One by One by Freida McFadden - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Travellers in the Third Reich by Julia Boyd - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A collection of interconnected short stories set in a small Irish village.
Heart, Be at Peace by Donal Ryan ⭐⭐⭐⭐.1 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of Flight Of The Heron by Susan Udy
3 and a half stars
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Dale wrote: "My review of Flight Of The Heron by Susan Udy3 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2..."
your link just leads to the book, Dale.
Hecatontagonal Stew: A Collection of 100 Hundred-Word Stories by Kyle A. Massa
Exactly as the cover suggests. A fun, multi-genre compilation of micro fiction. Not Kyle Massa's best, but a good collection nonetheless.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Sandysbookaday wrote: "Dale wrote: "My review of Flight Of The Heron by Susan Udy3 and a half stars
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2......"
Thanks Sandy. I am unable to change it until I can access desk computer.
Read Murder at the House on the Hill by Victoria Walters - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller
I had expected much better from a Newbery Medal winner.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The full ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ for
Just a Cowboy and His Baby by Carolyn Brown. I was all teared up and grinning at the end! https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of The Great Hippopotamus Hotel by Alexander McCall Smith
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It's been on my self for several months, but I finally got to read Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer.
A member of the Potawatomi Nation and an academic scientist, Kimmerer blends science, personal insights, indigenous wisdom, mythology, and culture to articulate the lessons of healing and reciprocity we can garner from plants. Her writing is lyrical and inspiring.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Two middle grade books. One, great; the other, no.1. Puffin and Penguin by Helaine Becker
Cute!
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
2. Me and My Brian by Helen Rutter
Cute only on the cover.
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This was just a bit too much for me. ⭐⭐.5 for
High Wire by Candice Fox https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of
Revealing the True Miss Stansfield: A Sexy Regency Romance 2 and a half stars
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Sandysbookaday wrote: "Dale wrote: "My review of Flight Of The Heron by Susan Udy3 and a half stars
all sorted now. Thanks\
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Sorry, Humans Especially Greg by Faralee Pozo
If you want a totally wacky alien-human story in an apocalyptic setting, you might want to try this unusual entertainer.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
An entertaining read about the dynamics of friendship ⭐⭐⭐.8
The Group Trip by Audrey Ingram https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A lovely family mystery with a little romance and a wonderful dog! ⭐⭐⭐⭐.1 for
Aunt Violet's Locket by Kristin Harper https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna JohnstonMy review 4⭐
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The Whisper Sister: A Novel by Jennifer S. Brown
That bland cover almost made me miss this book. Thanks to a friend's glowing 5 star review that brought it on my radar. This is one of the best historical fiction works I have read in months!
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Catch the Wind: From the Nullarbor to the Far Northwest in ‘68 by Bruce LoweryMy review 5⭐
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I re-read Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri. I enjoyed it so much more this time around than I did when I first read it a few years ago. It's in the first-person voice of a literature professor in her 40s and consists of a series of her meditations presented as short vignettes. The cumulative effect is a powerful portrayal of the internal landscape of a solitary life.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....
Prey by Vanda Symon features sins of the past, but probably not the ones you are expecting . . . ⭐⭐⭐.7 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
The Beforelife of Eliza Valentine by Laura Pearson
Had I empathized with the characters' actions, I might have rated this even higher. But it is still a memorable read with a novel plot idea.
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The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna Johnston
Deserves the hype!
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Three distinct graphic novels with somewhat distinct outcomes:1. Turtle Bread: A Graphic Novel About Baking, Fitting In, and the Power of Friendship by Kim-Joy
Adult graphic novel, but feels YA. The author is a baker, so the baking content is great;. The rest, not so much.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
2. Ellie in First Position: A Graphic Novel by Brian Freschi
Middle-grade graphic novel. Could have been great but ended up just okay.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
3. Blasfamous by Mirka Andolfo
Strictly for adults. Mindblowing but also horrifying. Not recommended to conservative believers.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Let Sleeping Cats Lie - Pet Poems by Brian Bilston
A fun poetry collection for pet parents and animal lovers.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A proposed new development in a small South Australian town pits friend against friend and tears families apart.
Head for the Hills by Tricia Stringer ⭐⭐⭐.7 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...#
A heartwarming and entertaining story set at Christmas
Christmas at the Little Paris Hotel by Rebecca Raisin ⭐⭐⭐⭐.1 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of Caught by Surprise by Jen Turano
2 and a half stars
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We Carry the Sea in Our Hands by Janie Kim
The start of the book was shaky but the second half redeemed it, and how!
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Silverton Shores⭐⭐⭐.3 for
by Mandy Magro a romance set in far north Queensland, Australia. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney
3 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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A series of interviews with Judi Dench in which she discusses her acting career of seven decades. The memoir is full of interesting anecdotes and insights into the plays and characters. The style is conversational. Dench is unpretentious and an absolute delight. Highly recommended for lovers of Shakespeare, the theatre, and fans of Judi Dench.
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