Currently Reading 2024

[PamG]

Here is my 4.41 rounded to 4 stars review of Her Deadly Game by Robert Dugoni:

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

Legal Thriller
First Book in the Keera Dugan series
Engaging, well-written, well-developed characters, compelling plot

[Sandysbookaday (taking a midwinter break)]

Silverton Shores⭐⭐⭐.3 for by Mandy Magro a romance set in far north Queensland, Australia. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[PattyMacDotComma]

I am enjoying a series of novellas by Aussie author Nick Earls, which make up the Wisdom Tree collection. The first, Gotham, begins as a superficial pop star interview in New York, but develops into something more.
My review of Gotham: Wisdom Tree 1

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The second, Venice, is set in Brisbane, where a ypunger brother makes himself indispensable.
My review of Venice: Wisdom Tree 2

[Christine]

I finished my 90th book

[Lindsey]

My 3-star review of The Prisoner --> https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Phrynne]

My review of A Worthington Wedding by Ella Quinn

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

[PamG]

Here is my 4.43 rounded to 4 stars review of Beyond Reasonable Doubt by Robert Dugoni:

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

Legal Thriller
Book 2 in the Keera Duggan series
Great characters, solid plot

[Sandysbookaday (taking a midwinter break)]

A light and entertaining cosy-murder mystery - Death at the Dinner Party by Ellie Alexander ⭐⭐⭐.8 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Rosalyn]

Just like the first in series, the book was really good...until it wasn't. Again, the ending was so disappointing compared to the rest of the book, although this time, it was...

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



This reads like a reddit creepypasta post, it's eerie and ambiguous, cosmic horror realm. I like that there's morse code, symbols and different languages so you have to...

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





She ate and left no crumbs!! If you want a no holds barred peek into the reality of the music industry and how exploitative it can be towards young talent, look no further. But make no mistake, this memoir is not a "woe is me" tale, but one of resilience, pivoting, rebirth...

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





A taut, effective novella with a sympathetic protagonist - or victim, shall we say. It was even a bit humorous, the parts where her hypochondriac thoughts manifested in paranoid googling of her symptoms (which we're all guilty of at some point). The horror hung on the periphery, in the memories one cannot remember, of not being able to...

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





I recognize this book was probably trailblazing in its day, but having read so many modern haunted house stories (yes, of which they took inspiration from this book), the original seems tame in comparison. I was so! bored! Not that I need drama and gore, but most of this novel was...

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

[Christine]

I finished my 91st book

[PamG]

Here is my 3.16 rounded to 3 stars review of The Woodsmoke Women's Book of Spells: A witchy, spellbinding tale of magic and love by Rachel Greenlaw:

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

Magical Realism, Romance
Overall, I enjoyed the entertaining and atmospheric story, but it wasn’t what I expected. However, the world-building was excellent and it was a nice change-of-pace read that was also thought-provoking. The exploration of relationships was well-done.

[PattyMacDotComma]

I'm still glad that this year I chose Michael Connelly as an author to read each month. The Narrows is deadly in the desert and absolutely terrifying in a flood.
My review of The Narrows

[PattyMacDotComma]

An Oxford student tries to find The Girl Who Wasn't There in Arvind Ethan David's dramatised story. He'd really liked her when she was - or was she?
My review of The Girl Who Wasn't There

[Christine]

[Sandysbookaday (taking a midwinter break)]

A charming read The Little Provence Book Shop by Gillian Harvey ⭐⭐⭐.6 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Christine]

I finished my 92nd book

[Phrynne]

My review of Love by the Jewel Sea by Rhonda Forrest

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

[Eli (taylor's version)]

Currently reading clockwork prince by Cassandra Clare, and I desperately need someone who is also reading the shadow hunters worlds

[Phrynne]

My review of Tell Me Everything by Elizabeth Strout

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

[PattyMacDotComma]

The Reunion Dinner by Jesse Q. Sutanto is the second "busybody" story in Amazon's collection of six. They are short, quirky mysteries that I read as an entertaining break between books.
My review of The Reunion Dinner

[PattyMacDotComma]

On a more serious note, I'm glad I decided to give Orbital by Samantha Harvey a try. It's on the Booker Prize short list, and I'm happy to say I can see why they chose it.
My review of Orbital

[PamG]

Here is my 4.12 rounded to 4 stars review of Death Stake by Andrew Mayne:

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

Action Thriller
Book 2 in the Trasker series
Murder, Corporate espionage, and more
Fast and furious action
Plot twists and turns

[Christine]

[Phrynne]

My review of The Banksia Bay Beach Shack by Sandie Docker

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

[Christine]

I finished my 93rd book

[Lindsey]

My 4-star review for What My Husband Did --> https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Sandysbookaday (taking a midwinter break)]

⭐⭐⭐.5 for #3 in the Scottish Isle Mysteries series Death at a Scottish Christmas by Lucy Connelly https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Phrynne]

My review of The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore

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

[PattyMacDotComma]

Would You Like to Choose the Race? is the thought-provoking question suggested by Arvind Ethan David in his clever 'Earworm' series dramatisation.
My review of Would You Like to Choose the Race?

[PattyMacDotComma]

George Saunders is one of the very best short story writers. He reveres the Russian masters. I, on the other hand, prefer his work, like the moving, inventive, bizarre stories in Tenth of December. What an imagination!
My review of Tenth of December

[Anneke]

i started reading acotar and i'm already deeply in love with the way the charachters are being pictures. i even cried😭 on page 57, sooo i think i'm hooked 🥰📖

[Anneke]

*pictured

[PattyMacDotComma]

The skies of the Scottish Hebrides in Peter May's Lewis Trilogy mysteries are often as dark as the covers suggest, but the people's stories are fascinating. The Chessmen was the last, but a new fourth one just came out that I'm looking forward to. A trilogy+1?
My review of The Chessmen

[Tasha]

Shatter Me and Luck by Chris Coppel

[PamG]

Here is my 3.39 rounded to 3 stars review of A New Lease on Death by Olivia Blacke:

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

Supernatural mystery
Unlikely crime-solving duo
Funny, Charming, and Entertaining

[Phrynne]

My review of Evie by Annie Seaton

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

[PamG]

Here is my 3.12 rounded to 3 stars review of Murder in Highbury by Vanessa Kelly:

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

Regency period cozy mystery
Features Emma Woodhouse Knightly from Jane Austen's Emma .
Entertaining, amusing, enjoyable
Uneven pacing, dialogue didn't always feel true to the period

[Phrynne]

My review of His Outback Nanny by Annie Seaton

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

[PamG]

Here is my 4.2 rounded to 4 stars review of An Insignificant Case by Phillip Margolin:

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

Legal Thriller
Standalone novel
Entertaining, Good characterization, several plot twists

[Sandysbookaday (taking a midwinter break)]

I liked The Plot but loved The Sequel: The follow up to the New York Times Bestselling The Plot: 'Insanely readable.' Stephen King by Jean Hanff Korelitz ⭐⭐⭐⭐.6 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[PamG]

Here is my 4.43 rounded to 4 stars review of Frozen Lives by Jennifer Graeser Dornbush:

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

Mystery
Suspenseful and engaging
Great characters
Family drama, friendship, romantic relationships, death, abduction

[Christine]

I finished my 94th book

[PamG]

Here is my 3.95 rounded to 4 stars review of Hill Magick by Julia French:

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

Light Horror / Supernatural Suspense
Somewhat dark and suspenseful, good characterization and world-building

[Sandysbookaday (taking a midwinter break)]

⭐⭐⭐⭐.2 for this multi-layered Aussie outback story Out in Nowhere by Fleur McDonald https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Leanne]

Since June 23, 2024
91 books starting 01/01/2024 -- who would have thought
Buried 10/27/2024
The Lawn Boy
Little Fires Everywhere
Hidden
No Exit
Chilled
West with Giraffes
A Scandal in Spain
The Nowhere Girls
And Then There Were None
The Last Sister
The Taken Ones
The Rules of Three
"The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian"
Fatal Intrusion
All My Secrets
Kill You Twice
The Dickens with Love
Total Control
Behind Closed Doors
Whisper of Bones
White Rose Black Forest
A Love Song for Ricki Wild
Fox Creek
The Alchemist
Lightning Strikes
A Long Time Coming
The Silent Hunter
The Yellow Bird Sings
The Secret
Killing Moon 07/04/2024

[PamG]

Here is my 3.91 rounded to 4 stars review of The Gardener's Plot by Deborah J. Benoit:

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

Cozy Mystery
Debut Novel
Entertaining, Good characterization, small-town atmosphere

[Esther]

My 4 star review
A Court of Thorns and Roses

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

[Sandysbookaday (taking a midwinter break)]

A lovely second chance romance with just a little spice Outback Reunion by Rachael Johns ⭐⭐⭐⭐ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Leona]

Finished Santa Cruise by Fern Michaels which I liked because it was light and a fun read.
Reading Evelyn Francis book on Avebury. We were there in May (my second time) and this small book is very interesting.

[Christine]

I finished my 95th book