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I finished A Brief History of Living Forever by Jaroslav Kalfar
A very good mix of (political) history, dystopia and some SF. My 5 star review can be read here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished Downfall by Mark Rubinstein
It didn't live up to the blurb: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 3.74 rounded to 4 stars review of Murder in PostScript
by Mary Winters:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Mary Winters has penned the first book in a new historical cozy series featuring Victorian era countess Amelia Amesbury and is set in London, England. With plenty of levels to the plot and several red herrings and twists, the story kept me engaged throughout. It grabbed my attention with likeable characters, a mystery to be solved, and a society that was undergoing changes.
A wonderful book with plenty of depth and emotion:Crooked Grow the Trees.
. Carmel HanesMy review:
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Here is my 4.19 rounded to 4 stars review of Gardening at Longmeadow
by Montagu Don:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Dead of Winter by Stuart MacBride https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
I read Robert B. Parker's Blood Feud by Mike Lupica I enjoyed it and recommend to fans of Parker and private eye mysteries. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just a few from this year, all 4-5star ratings:
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I’ve become a huge fan of Peter Grainger. In This Bright Future
takes the series to a new level. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
For those who enjoy a little Swedish noir, try:
The Sins of our Fathers by Åsa Larsson.It's a mixture of a cold case with a recent murder, when a body is found in the freezer of a murdered man. The translation is excellent and although it's #6 in the series, it works well as a self contained novel, although like me you may want to go back and read the series from the start!
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A Tidy Ending by Joanna Cannon certainly has some strange, tidy characters as well as a strange, tidy ending. There is a lot of love out there for this one twisty mystery.
3★ My review of A Tidy Ending
My original post had a broken link, so here it is again. Robert Dugoni's latest, Her Deadly Game, is a courtroom drama with a good investigative dilemma at the heart and a most intriguing solution.
3.5~4★ My review of Her Deadly GameIf you're a NetGalley reviewer, it's on NetGalley until 11 April.
Firebrand
Received as BookSirens ARC.
3 stars reading.
Short story.
Climate change allegory and fantasy.
Recommended.
My detailed review here -
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I’m tired of the same old same old psychological thriller. That s how I felt about The Kind Worth Saving. My three star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I read The Nature of the Beast by Louise Penny It is book 11 in the series, and I have read the previous 10 books in the series. I enjoyed it and recommend it to police procedural fans and fans of this series. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I enjoyed this standalone by Michael Wood, author of the Matilda Darke series: The Seventh Victim https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished a 5 star read by a great yet under appreciated thriller writer HN Wake. Echoes of Thunder.
H.N. WakeMy review:
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Riddle Island
Short story. 5 stars.
Great story. Recommended.
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Here is my 4.67 rounded to 5 stars review of The Instructor
by T.R. Hendricks:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Overall, this exciting debut novel is a powerful page-turner with great world-building details and tension that was almost alive. It is a military action thriller with a lot of violence. Hendricks balances the shocking and upsetting aspects of the novel well against the mystery of the group he’s training and Derek’s love of his family.
This is my first written review for this year 2023, and it's "Normal People" by Sally Rooney. Feel free to check it out. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 3.86 rounded to 4 stars review of
A Problem Princess by Anna Harrington:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Anna Harrington provides readers with a regency historical fiction tale that includes romance, danger, and suspense in the sixth and final book in the Lords of the Armory series.
Here's my 4.02 rounded to 4 stars review for Defiant Mate by Delta James:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This is a paranormal romantic suspense novel set on Kodiak Island in Alaska. It was entertaining, suspenseful, and had great characters, but was a little too short.
Highly recommend I Have Some Questions for You
. My 4.5 star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of
The Librarian by Valerie Keogh, a psychological suspense with a slow build up leading into a fairly predictable plot. I'm giving it a generous 3.5★ because I loved the excellent ending. review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Midnight at the Blackbird Café by Heather Webber ⭐⭐⭐⭐ https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
After the Smoke Clears by Kylie Kaden is an intriguing mystery in a small outback Aussie townreview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished Making Rounds with Oscar: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat
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Finished Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First.: 10 Questions to Take Your Friendships to the Next Level.
. Laura TremaineMy review:
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Her Perfect Murder
3 Star reading.
Murder thriller. Worth reading.
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I read The Postcard by Anne Berest It is historical fiction, set in France. Originally published in French, now available in English. I recommend it to anyone interested in the Holocaust and how it affected France.My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Ukulele of Death by E.J. Copperman is an entertaining cosy mystery with very unusual brother and sister private investigatorsreview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished The Bride to Be by Daniel Hurst
A nice light thriller: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished Flesh and Blood by David Mark
Not for the faint of heart! https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... memoir: Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist
Killing Me
has humor and thriller in equal measures. My four star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Kudos to Rupert Holmes for a wickedly original story. Murder Your Employer was great fun. My 4.5 star review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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J.K. Rowling
My third reading of this book. Great fantasy book and stands the test of time.
5 star reading.
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