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[Brenda]

My review for Leaving Blythe River by Catherine Ryan Hyde

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[Brenda]

My review for Will Jones and the Dead Man's Letter by Greg Barron

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[Brenda]

My review for Outback Dawn: The Visitor by Annie Seaton

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[PamG]

Here is my 4.61 rounded to 5 stars review of On Her Watch by Melinda Leigh

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Crime Thriller / Police Procedural + Some Family Drama and a little Romance
Engaging, suspenseful, and intense at times.
Great characterization

[Brenda]

My review for Beyond Summerland by Jenny Lecoat

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[Tiziana]

Clean historical adventure-romance suitablefor cozy mystery readers, clean romance readers, Downton Abbey fans, Scarlet Pimpernel fans.

A Revolution of Hearts Ronda Gibb Hinrichsen

My 4 stars review :
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[Brenda]

My review for The Wrong Man by Tim Ayliffe

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[Mark]

Starting out July with Murder in Rose Hill by Victoria Thompson https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Mark]

My other book for the week is the cozy-adjacent Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Marysia]

My review of The Artificer's Apprentice by Tom Watts:

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And that completes my GR challenge goal of 40 (although one was a novella, I guess the 600 pager balances it out.) I intentionally set it low so I wouldn't be stressed out about it, but I guess it's time to tweak.

[Brenda]

Well done Marysia!! What will you tweak it to?

[Marysia]

I put 60 for now!

[Brenda]

Good number! Good luck :)

[Mark]

Congrats, Marysia! I understand about setting it low so you don't stress out. Always a good plan.

[Karen]

Marysia wrote: "And that completes my GR challenge goal of 40..."

Congratulations, Marysia!!

I always start our small in my GR challenge. I figure I can read at least a book a week (52) and then I round up to 60 -- though thinking about it, I should round down for 2 weeks vacation! I tweak it up if I get to 60 when entering books.

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Marysia— Congrats on reaching your initial goal and good luck achieving the new one!

[Meg]

Congrats, Marysia!

[PamG]

Here is my 4.48 rounded to 4 stars review of Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison:

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Urban Fantasy / Paranormal Romantic Suspense
Great Premise
Decent World-building and characterization
I wanted a little more closure on a couple of things in the ending.

[Brenda]

My review for The Girl Who Crossed Mountains by AA Lelita Baldock

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[PamG]

Here is my 4.34 rounded to 4 stars review of The Burning by Linda Castillo:

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Crime Thriller / Police Procedural
Darker than usual - The novel is graphic in places and the murder descriptions are brutal at times.
Excellent Characterization, Briskly Paced, Suspenseful, Gripping

[Alice]

I finished A Girl Called Samson by Amy Harmon. I enjoyed it very much. A lot of book was set in Massachusetts near were I grew up and of ancestors are mentioned in the book. I didn't like the romance in last third of book. It was not accurate.

[Brenda]

My review for Buried on the Fens by Joy Ellis

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[Marysia]

My review of The Wicked King by Holly Black:

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[PamG]

Here is my 2.8 rounded to 3 stars review of The Book of Elsewhere by Keanu Reeves and China Miéville:

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Military Thriller / Science Fiction
This one didn't quite work for me. Stylistically different, the writing style felt uneven and unfocused at times which adversely affected the flow. It's also non-linear.
Despite this, it has a great premise and is thought-provoking.
This may appeal more to those familiar with the world of the BRZRKR comic books.

[Brenda]

My review for Stolen Mothers by Stacy Green

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[Brenda]

My review for Kaldoras by Lynette Noni

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[PamG]

Here is my 3.15 rounded to 3 stars review of One of the Boys by Jayne Cowie

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Dystopian Near-Future Britain
Mystery
Science Fiction

Provocative, Intriguing, and Disturbing
However, the twists were relatively easy to see coming.
The Story is told from 4 different points of view that goes backwards and forwards in time and adversely affects the pacing for me.

[Tiziana]

Compelling historical fiction set in the Kingdom of Poland in 1610.
Adventure, military action, love, rivalry for power, best friends and bitter enemies... it's all there!

The Heart of a Hussar by Griffin Brady

Here is my 5 star review:
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[PamG]

Here is my 4.27 rounded to 4 stars review of Her Final Breath by Robert Dugoni:

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Police Procedural
Engaging, Suspenseful, Action-Packed, Good characterization

[Tammy]

Started reading Pawsitively Swindled byMelissa Erin Jackson book 4 of the series

[Brenda]

My review for Secrets in Pelican Crossing by Maggie Christensen

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[Alice]

I finished an excellent book Crow Mary . Set in 1800 Montana and Canada. Real story of Crow Mary. A Crow Indian who married a white man. Excellet information of time. Her great grand daughter helped with the book. I highy recocmmend.

[PamG]

Here is my 4.23 rounded to 4 stars review of Ancient Magic by Alexandra Ivy:

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Urban Fantasy / Paranormal Romantic Suspense
Action, suspense, and drama
Fast-paced and entertaining
Great characterization

[Brenda]

My review for The Wife's Secret by Barbara Hannay

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[Mark]

I'm finishing up the week with another great Michael Connelly book, The Wrong Side of Goodbye https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[PamG]

Here is my 4.61 rounded to 5 stars review of Shades of Mercy by Bruce Borgos:

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Crime Thriller / Police Procedural
Intriguing, Gritty, Suspenseful, Action-Packed
Great World-Building, Compelling Characters

[PamG]

Here is my 4.11 rounded to 4 stars review of In the Clearing by Robert Dugoni:

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Police Procedural
2 Cases
Engaging and Suspenseful

[Marysia]

My review of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna:

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[Mark]

I'm starting off the week with Joshua Tree by Sandy Dengler. The book finds Jack Prester taking a case that should be super easy. Only he quickly gets more questions, and more danger, than he bargained for.

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[Brenda]

My review for The Silent Wife by Karin Slaughter

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[Tammy]

Currently reading the 5th book of the series Pawsitively Betrayed byMelissa Erin Jackson

[Brenda]

My review for Murder in the Parish by Faith Martin

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[PamG]

Here is my 4.52 rounded to 5 stars review of Bad River by Marc Cameron:

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Crime Thriller
6th book in the Arliss Cutter series
Great worldbuilding and characterization
Tense, gripping, and has plenty of action

[Tiziana]

I just finished book #2 in The Winged Warrior series, a wonderful historical fiction that takes place in 1614 Kingdon of Poland.
Love and passions, battle, intrigues and vicious villains... it's a gripping adventure romance.

A Hussar's Promise by Griffin Brady

Here is my 5 stars review :
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[Brenda]

My review for Silver Linings by Katrina Nannestad

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[Alice]

I finished a very good Historical Mystery, Death in a Blackout by Jessica Ellicott. Book one of the series. I like her Beryl and Edwina series quite a bit. I like the story about women were trying to do help out the war effort in Britain in 1940. I want to read Book 2.

[Mark]

I really enjoyed that series as well, Alice. I hope we get a third book at some point, but not word yet.

[Mark]

I'm closing out the week with the uneven thriller One Wrong Word by Hank Phillippi Ryan https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Brenda]

My review for Cult by Jack Adams

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[Marysia]

My review of A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers:

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