Currently Reading 2024

[PamG]

Here is my 4.34 rounded to 4 stars review of Hard Duty by J.B. Turner:

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

Political Thriller

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

Another 5⭐ read - short story this time by Lisa Unger The Doll's House: A Short Story https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Phrynne]

Snap Sandy!
My review of The Doll's House: A Short Story by Lisa Unger

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

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

A book of two halves - but it's well worth it in the end. The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz ⭐⭐⭐.7 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[PamG]

Here is my 4.05 rounded to 4 stars review of The Slate by Matthew FitzSimmons:

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

Political Thriller

[Christine]

I finished my 86th book

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

A potentially good mystery overshadowed by a predictable romance Coming Home to Starr's Fall by Kate Hewitt ⭐⭐.5 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Lady]

I am now reading Some Tame Gazzelle

[PattyMacDotComma]

Acclaimed Aussie author Michael Robotham's Joe O'Loughlin series is always excellent. The Wreckage takes place between Baghdad, London, and Washington and would be a great read on its own.
My review of The Wreckage

[Melindam]

My review of Henry V: The Astonishing Rise of England's Greatest Warrior King by Dan Jones - 5 stars

and

My review of Butler to the World: How Britain Helps the World's Worst People Launder Money, Commit Crimes, and Get Away with Anything by Oliver Bullough - 5 stars

[Christine]

I finished my 85th book

[PattyMacDotComma]

"... democracy is misleading, because the Founding Fathers did not care for the word, which is nowhere to be found either in the Declaration of Independence or the US Constitution."

They actually designed an aristocracy, so it's no surprise we have The Forever War: America’s Unending Conflict with Itself. Acclaimed BBC journalist and foreign correspondent Nick Bryant writes a fascinating account of how and why we are still fighting it.
My review of The Forever War: America..."

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

A collection of interconnected short stories set in a small Irish village. Heart, Be at Peace by Donal Ryan ⭐⭐⭐⭐.1 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

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

⭐⭐⭐.6 for Devils Island by Midge Raymond and John Yunker https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[PamG]

Here is my 3.61 rounded to 4 stars review of The Hushed by K.R. Blair:

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

Paranormal Thriller
Unique premise
Atmospheric

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

The full ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ for Just a Cowboy and His Baby by Carolyn Brown. I was all teared up and grinning at the end! https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Phrynne]

My review of The Great Hippopotamus Hotel by Alexander McCall Smith

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

[PamG]

Here is my 3.23 rounded to 3 stars review of Wicked Embers by Keri Arthur:

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

Urban Fantasy with some Paranormal Romance
Action-Packed
Unable to connect with the characters

[PamG]

Here is my 4.27 rounded to 4 stars review of Her Deadly Rose by Carolyn Arnold

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

Police procedural / crime thriller

[Lindsey]

My 4-star review of NEW-The Lost: A Mace Reid K-9 Mystery --> https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[PattyMacDotComma]

Is there anyone whose mind John Boyne can't inhabit? In the 3rd book of his Elements Quartet, he gives us Freya, a talented burns specialist doctor, but a vengeful manipulator of the unwary. Fire is ironically chilling.
My review of FIRE

[Dorothy]

Sandysbookaday wrote: "A collection of interconnected short stories set in a small Irish village. Heart, Be at Peace by Donal Ryan ⭐⭐⭐⭐.1 https:/..."

I'd like to read this but my Library does not have it. It has some other books by Donal Ryan so I might try one of those.

[Jenny]

Finished a few book:

Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney


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


How My Neighbour Stole Christmas by Meghan Quinn


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


How to Piss Off Men by Kyle Prue


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

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

This was just a bit too much for me. ⭐⭐.5 for High Wire by Candice Fox https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Christine]

I finished my 87th book

[Christine]

[PamG]

Here is my 4.16 rounded to 4 stars review of Two Good Men by S.E. Redfearn:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Crime Thriller and some Romance
Two men seeking justice from opposite sides of the law
Great Characters

[Jenny]

The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna Johnston



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


Swamp Princess by Tara Lush



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


Deena Undone by Debra K. Every



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

[PamG]

Here is my 4.38 rounded to 4 stars review of Say You're Sorry by Melinda Leigh:

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

Crime Novel / Romantic Suspense

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

An entertaining read about the dynamics of friendship ⭐⭐⭐.8 The Group Trip by Audrey Ingram https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

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

A lovely family mystery with a little romance and a wonderful dog! ⭐⭐⭐⭐.1 for Aunt Violet's Locket by Kristin Harper https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[PattyMacDotComma]

Candice Fox is known for her thriller novels, but this short audio story, Hunting Game is presented as an entertaining radio play, sound effects and all. Kidnappers have grabbed the young son of a greedy Big Pharma mogul, hated by the entire nation.

My review of The Hunting Game

[PattyMacDotComma]

Just finished the latest full-length thriller from Candice Fox - an outback doozy - High Wire. What a complex, dark imagination she has!
My review of High Wire

[PamG]

Here is my 4.41 rounded to 4 stars review of Her Last Goodbye by Melinda Leigh:

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

2nd book in the Morgan Dane series
PI investigation + lawyer + a little romance
Great characterization
Multi-layered plot with some twists

[Christine]

I finished my 88th book

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

Prey by Vanda Symon features sins of the past, but probably not the ones you are expecting . . . ⭐⭐⭐.7 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

[PattyMacDotComma]

What a delight to listen to Adjoa Andoh tell Alexander McCall Smith's children's story of Precious and the Monkeys, Precious Ramotswe's Very First Case. She is only seven, but already in training for her No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency.
My review of Precious and the Monkeys

[PattyMacDotComma]

Staged by Elle Cosimano is the first of six Amazon Original Stories in the light-hearted #BusybodiesCollection featuring amateur sleuths. A body spoils this real estate agent's groomed carpet, so she starts looking for clues.
My review of Staged

These are still available until the end of October on NetGalley.

[PamG]

Here is my 4.52 rounded to 5 stars review of Ultimate Justice by Tee O'Fallon:

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

Romantic Suspense
3rd book in the series
Well-done, but tough subject

[PamG]

Here is my 4.21 rounded to 4 stars review of Disturbing the Bones by Jeff Biggers and Andrew Davis:

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

Political Thriller / Military Thriller
Overall, this was an intense and engaging thriller that looks at peace and patriotism from different perspectives.
- Exceptional characters, suspenseful events, and multiple conflicts

[Morgan]

I recently finished:

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden



and The Risk by S.T. Abby



I'm currently reading A Killing in the Hills by Julia_Keller

[Christine]

I finished my 89th book

[PamG]

Here is my 4.07 rounded to 4 stars review of In Too Deep by Lee Child and Andrew Child:

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

Action Thriller
Entertaining
Short Term Amnesia

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

A proposed new development in a small South Australian town pits friend against friend and tears families apart. Head for the Hills by Tricia Stringer ⭐⭐⭐.7 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...#

[Chiara]

I started the acotar series now :)

[Leona]

Santa Cruise by Fern Michaels

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

A heartwarming and entertaining story set at Christmas Christmas at the Little Paris Hotel by Rebecca Raisin ⭐⭐⭐⭐.1 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Phrynne]

My review of The Marigold Mind Laundry by Jungeun Yun

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

[PamG]

Here is my 4.19 rounded to 4 stars review of Run by Blake Crouch:

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

Post-Apocalyptic
Re-release of an early book
Action-Packed

[PamG]

Here is my 3.13 rounded to 3 stars review of Midnight Magic by Rebecca York, Susan Kearney, and Jeanie London:

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

3 novellas
Romance centered around a magical painting that serves as a portal for second chances