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[Christine]

Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See

The outstanding The Caretakers by Ron Rash

[Phrynne]

My review of Demon Daughter by Lois McMaster Bujold

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

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

The Picture Bride by Lee Geum-yi

Great start, okay end. But contains quite a lot of interesting historical information about Koreans in Hawaii.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Dale]

My review of Above the Bay of Angels by Rhys Bowen

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

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

A Dark and Secret Magic by Wallis Kinney

Mine is an outlier review for this fantasy-romance. It had too much romance and too little fantasy for my liking.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Dale]

My review of Winter Sisters by Robin Oliveira

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

[Tamara]

I read Heat Wave by Penelope Lively. Another great novel by this author. I love the way she writes. She packs a powerful punch but she does it with such subtlety. The narrative unfolds in dual time frames and is about a mother and daughter and their adulterous husbands.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell

Not for everyone, and definitely not my kind of book either. But I still ended up liking this monster romance to a great extent. Go figure!
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

The Briar Club by Kate Quinn

I mostly enjoyed my first novel by this talented writer. What a wonderful historical fiction!
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

The Envelopes by Hasu August

Great premise but needed better structuring. Still, a decent option showing an unexplored side of contemporary China.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Suz]

Danielle Steel
My review 2 stars:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

by Margaret Hickey
My review 3 stars:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

by Lucia Osborne-Crowley
My review 5 stars:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

by Danielle Steel
My review 2 stars:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Suz]

by Madeleine Ryan

My review 5⭐https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

Speak to Me by Ben Raterman

A great story marred by some poor editing.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Ron]

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin is a powerful, complicated and beautifully written novel about love.

[Greg]

Ron wrote: "Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin is a powerful, complicated and beautifully written novel about love."

Definitely Ron! It's such a beautifully written book that I read it twice!

[Dale]

My review of Moment of Truth

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

[Dale]

My review of
Clock Dance by Anne Tyler
4 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Suz]

Deceivious by Darcy Daniel

My review 2.5⭐

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

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett

I expected far more from this final installment of the Emily Wilde trilogy. It was good, but not in the league of the earlier two books.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Phrynne]

My review of A Taste of Witchcraft by Patricia Finney

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

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

The Language of Love and Other Stories by Nancy Christie

The cover might be a bit drab, but the stories in the "love" collection hold much magic. A great option for short story readers.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Phrynne]

My review of The Life Impossible by Matt Haig

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

[Suz]

From Here to the Great Unknown: A Memoir by Lisa Marie Presley Riley Keough

My review 5⭐

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

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

Two middle-grade novels. One good; the other, not so much.

1. The Last House in the Row by Lesley Parr

This publisher rarely goes wrong!
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

2. The Forgotten Magic of Zoey Turner by Erin Stewart

Expected far better from that cover and premise.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Pam]

Love and Loyalty: The story of Jane Austen’s secret love affair by Jan Margrave - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Legacy of Foulstone Manor by J C Briggs - reviewed -
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Hill of Secrets by Galina Vromen - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and finally the last volume in The Dark Tower series by Stephen King, The Dark Tower - reviewed -
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Phrynne]

My review of Lost Girls by Angela Marsons

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

[Dale]

My review of Across the Blue by Carrie Turansky

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

[Phrynne]

My review of Her Mother's Grave by Lisa Regan

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

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

Poor Girls by Clare Whitfield

A great historical crime fiction based on an actual gang of female thieves. Had the final quarter been better, this would have rated even higher for me.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Tamara]

I read Betty Boo by Claudia Piñeiro; translated by Miranda France.
It's more than just a crime novel. Fast-paced, entertaining, and with great characterization.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

Two good nonfiction options for younger readers:
1. What to Do When Your Temper Flares, 2nd Edition: A Kid's Guide to Overcoming Problems With Anger by Dawn Huebner

A great and practical guide book for kids (as well as adults) who wish to learn how to manage their temper in a better way.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

2. Remarkable Women: Fascinating Facts You Never Knew About Amazing Women! by Eric Huang

An interesting and inspiring compilation of amazing women throughout the ages.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Suz]

Consider Yourself Kissed by Jessica Stanley

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

Pictures of You by Emma Grey

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

[Phrynne]

My review of Emerald Secrets by Rhonda Forrest

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

[Alessandra]

I read
The Intimacy Experiment



and this is my 4.5 review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Alessandra]

I read The Reunion


and this is my 4.4. review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Alessandra]

I read and reviewed also
The Love Algorithm

This is my 4.2 review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden

Good for the historical fiction, below par for the fantasy.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Dale]

My review of Dreaming of Flight by Catherine Ryan Hyde

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

[Dale]

My review of The House at Flynn's Crossing
by Elisabeth Rose
3 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Suz]

The Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop

My review 5⭐

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

[Dale]

My review now up of Carolina Breeze by Denise Hunter

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

[Dale]

My review of Carolina Breeze by Denise Hunter

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

[Suz]

You Need to Know by Nicola Moriarty

My review 3⭐

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

[Pam]

My recent reads:

Thirteen Steps Down by Ruth Rendell - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print by Renni Browne and Dave King - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

A Secret History of Witches by Louisa Morgan -reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Tatyana]

Dale wrote: "My review of Dreaming of Flight by Catherine Ryan Hyde

Looks interesting! Added it to my 'to read' shelf.

[Tamara]

I had heard so much about it that I finally got to read A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman. It was an enjoyable read that reminded me a lot of The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett.

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

[Dale]

Hope you love it as I did when you read it Tatyana.

[Ann]

Read Witch Bottle by Tom Fletcher. Rather gruesome and depressing - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Dale]

My review of Under the Alaskan Ice by Karen Harper

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

[Alessandra]

I have read a big and difficult book:
Strong Female Character

and this is my 4.5 review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...