What have you just read? Opinions, Recommendations, and Reviews, part 3 Showing 2,101-2,150 of 2,358

[Ann]

Read Silver by Mark L Fowler. Unfortunately not my cup of tea. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

State of Paradise by Laura van den Berg

The audiobook shattered my state of paradise. Might work better for those who enjoy stream-of-consciousness writing.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Pam]

Big catchup:

Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany by Norman Ohler - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Klaus Barbie, Butcher of Lyons by Tom Bower - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Mrs. Robinson's Disgrace: The Private Diary of a Victorian Lady - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

An apocalyptic trilogy by Kendall Talbot - First Fate - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Feral Fate - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Final Fate - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Devil in Gray by Graham Masterton - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Written in Blood by Caroline Graham - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Winter People by Phyllis A Whitney - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Yellowface - by R F Kuang - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Elizabeth's Spy Master: Francis Walsingham and the Secret War that Saved England by Robert Hutchinson - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Torments by Michael J Malone - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Inheritors of Moonlyght Tower: War-time secrets linger on... by J C Briggs - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Two books by Debra Castaneda - The Devil's Shallows - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
and
The Copper Man - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Mountain of Souls by Marcus Lee - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Scarlet Dress by Louise Douglas - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and finally, The Complaints by Ian Rankin - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Dale]

My review of No Good Deed 16pt Large Print Edition by Diane Hester

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

[Dale]

My review of Her Forgotten Love by Elizabeth McGinty

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

[Suz]

by Anne Tyler

My review 5⭐

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

[Suz]

by Lynda Marron

My review 3 ⭐

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

[Phrynne]

My review of Strangers in Time by David Baldacci

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

[Tamara]

After a couple of very disappointing reads, I finally read a book I thoroughly enjoyed.
84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

The Sea Gives Up the Dead: Stories by Molly Olguín

A fantasy-horror short story collections that worked for me in every way except for the endings of the stories. But lit fic and slice-of-life lovers might still enjoy it.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Suz]

by Melinda French Gates

My review 3.5⭐

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

[Phrynne]

My review of A Witch Worth Praline For by H.Y. Hanna

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

[Dale]

My review of Miss Janie's Girls by Carolyn Brown

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

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

The Rainfall Market by You Yeong-Gwang

I expected much better of this Korean hit, but it seems quite confused about the age group it is targeting.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Alessandra]

I appreciated a lot this book
The Rachel Incident


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

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

An Ocean Full of Stories: 50 Folktales and Legends from Around the World by Angela McAllister

If your kids like folktales, then this author is the one to read!
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Tamara]

I finally read a classic that I've been meaning to read forever. And I'm delighted to say, One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez was well worth it.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Suz]

by Holly Wainwright

My review 4.5⭐

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

[Phrynne]

My review of Who Will Remember by C.S. Harris

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

[Suz]

by Karys McEwen

My review 4 stars

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

[Phrynne]

My review of The Captain and the Lady by Elizabeth Leydin

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

[Suz]

by Anna Snoekstra

My review 3 stars

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

by Kevin Wilson

My review 4 stars

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

[Dale]

My review of Everything After by Jill Santopolo
3 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Phrynne]

My review of Paladin's Grace by T. Kingfisher

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

[Phrynne]

My review of Death Row by Freida McFadden

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

[Tamara]

I read The Last Song of Penelope by Claire North. This is the third and final book in her Songs of Penelope series. I've read all three books and they were all fantastic. Each one is told from the point of view of a different goddess. And each is feminist in its orientation. A wonderful series and highly recommended for those who enjoy mythic retellings.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

[Dale]

My review of The Love Letters by Beverly Lewis

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

[Dale]

My review of
Bound By Their Secret Passion
by Diane Gaston
3 stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

The House of Lost Whispers by Jenni Keer

Not my favourite by this otherwise reliable author. Better not to read this as a timeslip.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Phrynne]

My review of Joy in the Morning by P.G. Wodehouse

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

[Tamara]

I read After You'd Gone by Maggie O'Farrell. I've loved everything I've read by her, and this is no exception. She has become one of my favorite novelists.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show....

[Dale]

My review of The Tea Gardens by Fiona McIntosh

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

[Dale]

My review of Swallowtail Summer by Erica James

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

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

The full five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ for A Beautiful Family by Jennifer Trevelyan. an exquisite and nostalgic blend of mystery, suspense and family dynamics. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

The Keeper of Lonely Spirits by E.M. Anderson

A horror-fantasy that would have worked even better for me if it had dialled down the romantic blushes.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Suz]

Falling behind! Here are a few reviews:

by Kimberley Allsopp my review 3 stars:

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

by Alice Feeney

My review 3 stars:

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

by Ashley Kalagian Blunt

My review 5 stars:

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

[LauraT]

Finished The Lincoln Highway; now I'm going to write my thoughts in the discussion about our book.
But for those interested, this is my review

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

[Tamara]

I read The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason. An adventure story of a piano tuner who goes to an outpost in Burma to tune a piano. It has echoes of the lotus-eaters and Conrad's Heart of Darkness.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

Spinning Briar by Rachel Huffmire

The second book of the Mirror Chronicles series and almost as good. This is an amazing indie YA SciFi-Fantasy series.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

Three middle-grade books that work to different levels.

1. Flying in Colors by Padma Prasad Reddeppa

A middle-grade historical fiction set in 1970s India. The setting and era are unusual for this genre, but the writing didn't work for me.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

2. The Invisibles by Susie Bower

A middle-grade fantasy. Superb concept, decent implementation.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

3. The Elixir by Lindsay Galvin

A middle-grade historical fiction with Isaac Newton as a special character. A nice combo of magic and history.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

The Professional Mourner by Neil Randall

I can honestly say that I have never read such a story before. Despite some flaws, a good option for lit fic lovers.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

Home Has No Borders: A Collection of South Asian Stories edited by Sona Charaipotra

Expected something very different from this OwnVoices South-Asian anthology. Not for me, but YA readers might like it better.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

Upon a Starlit Tide by Kell Woods

Supposed to be an adult historical fantasy combining Cinderella and The Little Mermaid. but the writing style was a bit too YA for my liking. If you still want to try this, do NOT opt for the audio.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Tamara]

I read Lampedusa by Steven Price. It is a fictionalized biography of Guiseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, a Sicilian aristocrat, and the author of The Leopard, a novel published posthumously and one which became a classic in Italy.
Price's diction is lyrical. He paints a beautiful picture of Tomasi as sensitive, cultured, intelligent, and with a mournful spirit. The novel is a meditation on aging. I thought it was wonderful.

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

[Phrynne]

My review of The Bellbird River Country Choir by Sophie Green

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

[Alessandra]

here are my readings in the past month and my reviews

The Oasis

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

Not The Man I Thought He Was
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Not in Love

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


I fiori hanno sempre ragione
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Lighthouse Daughters of Puffin Island

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

[Dale]

My review of A Summer Love Affair by Holly Chamberlin

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

[Dale]

My review of Secrets and Sunshine by the Sunflower Cliffs by Georgina Troy

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

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

⭐⭐⭐⭐.4 for this sweeping story of family, love, resilience and survival set during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong in WWII. When Sleeping Women Wake by Emma Pei Yin https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Suz]

Loved this one.

by Raynor Winn

My review 5 stars

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