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Here is my 4.41 rounded to 4 stars review of You Belong to Me by Karen Rosehttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Romantic Suspense, Crime Thriller
Book 1 in the Baltimore series.
Intriguing, suspenseful, compelling characters
Some disturbing torture scenes
I've recently read a couple of old-fashioned, classic, spooky tales that would be perfect for a chilly night around the fire.My brief reviews have links to where you can read them or save them for yourself.
The Bottle Imp by Robert Louis Stevenson
My review of The Bottle Imp
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The Monkey's Paw by W.W. Jacobs
My review of The Monkey's Paw
My review of The Prisoner of Limnos by Lois McMaster Bujold
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 4.18 rounded to 4 stars review of Murder in White by Patrick Kellyhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Mystery / Police Investigation
Good Characterization
Solid Plot
Excellent World-building
I finished my 61st book
I finished my 62nd book
Andrew McGahan was a fine Australian writer who won the 2005 Miles Franklin Award for The White Earth, which certainly meets the criteria, being of the highest literary merit and presenting Australian life in any of its phases. I do love a good historical mystery.
My review of The White Earth
Here is my 4.61 rounded to 5 stars review of On Her Watch by Melinda Leighhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Crime Thriller / Police Procedural + Some Family Drama and a little Romance
Engaging, suspenseful, and intense at times.
Great characterization
I finished my 63rd book
Six of Crows by Leigh BardugoThis felt very different, in a good way, compared with Bardugo's Shadow and Bone trilogy though is set in the same universe. It’s not often that I read a high stakes international crime caper in the urban fantasy genre.
My review -- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Paradise ProblemChristina Lauren are back. This time, the novel is set in the dreamy island resort in Indonesia and involves the lifestyles of the ultra wealthy.
My review -- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I was glad to hear Aussie author and former journo Tim Ayliffe say he plans to continue his John Bailey series in and around Sydney. I just enjoyed the latest, #5, The Wrong Man. I know those parts of Sydney but luckily not the dangerous kinds of people Bailey gets mixed up with.
My review of The Wrong Man
I finished my 64th book
About 60 pages away from finishing The Devil Wears Prada
Here is my 4.48 rounded to 4 stars review of Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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.
Here is my 4.34 rounded to 4 stars review of The Burning by Linda Castillo:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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
It sounds macabre when a police archaelogist draws a map of an area in LA where old remains are found and titles it a City of Bones, but it makes perfect sense in Michael Connelly's 8th Harry Bosch novel. Another great read.
My review of City of Bones
I read Alice Hoffman’s latest short story The Bookstore Wedding, second in the series following The Bookstore Sisters. 4 stars . My brief thoughts: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished my 65th book
Here is my 2.8 rounded to 3 stars review of The Book of Elsewhere by Keanu Reeves and China Miéville:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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.
Winter Lost Patricia Briggs is back on track after a couple of average installments in the Mercy-verse.
My review -- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 3.15 rounded to 3 stars review of One of the Boys by Jayne Cowiehttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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.
Here is my 4.27 rounded to 4 stars review of Her Final Breath by Robert Dugoni:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Police Procedural
Engaging, Suspenseful, Action-Packed, Good characterization
I finished my 66th book
I am currently reading The Eagles Claw by Jeff Shaara...if my daughter didn't have a softball tournament this weekend I suspect I would be through it this weekend. My guess is that I will be through it within about 5 more days...It will be my 10th book for 2024...It will also tie Jeff Shaara with Stephen King with at 17 books read for my most read author. I have three more on my shelf to read from Mr. Shaara that I intend on reading and currently don't have any on the shelf or in my "To Read" radar from Mr. King...
Here is my 4.23 rounded to 4 stars review of Ancient Magic by Alexandra Ivy:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Urban Fantasy / Paranormal Romantic Suspense
Action, suspense, and drama
Fast-paced and entertaining
Great characterization
I finished my 67th book
Here is my 4.61 rounded to 5 stars review of Shades of Mercy by Bruce Borgos:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Crime Thriller / Police Procedural
Intriguing, Gritty, Suspenseful, Action-Packed
Great World-Building, Compelling Characters
I read The Mighty Red
. Disappointed . 2.5 stars rounded up :https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This is South Africa during its time of turbulent change. The author didn't know she was a privileged white girl until her eyes were opened. It Wasn't Roaring, It Was Weeping: Interpreting the Language of Our Fathers Without Repeating Their Stories. It's quite a story.
My review of It Wasn't Roaring, It Was Weeping...
There are plenty of people I'd swap for the hero of Reduce! Reuse! Recycle! by T.J. Klune, who wrote The House in the Cerulean Sea, a favourite of mine. This one is a thought-provoking short read.
My review of Reduce! Reuse! Recycle! with a link to the story online.
Here is my 4.11 rounded to 4 stars review of In the Clearing by Robert Dugoni:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Police Procedural
2 Cases
Engaging and Suspenseful
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