Currently Reading 2025

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

I've just finished Good Dirt and started Mr. Whisper.

[Christine]

I finished my 33rd book

[Christine]

[PamG]

Here is my 4.57 rounded to 5 stars review of The Boomerang: A Thriller by Robert Bailey:

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

Political Thriller
Gritty and suspenseful high=stakes thriller
Thought-provoking and moving
Extraordinary, but flawed characters

[Veanne]

Hi! I recently read The Realm: Mirage, historic romance with some twists...

[Christine]

I finished my 34th book

[PamG]

Here is my 4.55 rounded to 5 stars review of South of Nowhere by Jeffery Deaver:

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

Crime Thriller
5th book in the Colter Shaw series
Suspenseful, high-stakes, well-written, great characterization, extraordinary atmosphere

[Melindam]

My 4-star review of The Secret Life of the Savoy: and the D'Oyly Carte family

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

[Melindam]

My 5-star review of The Siege: A Six-Day Hostage Crisis and the Daring Special-Forces Operation That Shocked the World

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

[Tammy]

Currently reading book 3 of the Lost Queen series The Shadowed Land by Signe Pike

[PamG]

Here is my 4.41 rounded to 4 stars review of The Heist by Jack Du Brul:

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

Historical Thriller
14th book in the Isaac Bell series
Briskly paced
Centers around the beginning of the Federal Reserve Systerm
Mix of real and fictional characters woven into a fictional set of events
Over-the-top action at times, but engaging, suspenseful, and entertaining in this high stakes thriller

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

I just started The Final Game .

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

I finished The Love Haters. I enjoyed it, but didn't really care for the MC.

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

[PamG]

Here is my 4.3 rounded to 4 stars review of The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin by Alison Goodman:

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

Historical Mystery
Regency Period
Features 2 financially independent 43-year-old twin sisters
Great world-building
Wonderful characterization
Slow-burn romance as a sub-sub-plot
A few real historical figures appear in the novel

[Christine]

I finished my 35th book

[PamG]

Here is my 3.96 rounded to 4 stars review of The Girls of Good Fortune by Kristina McMorris:

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

Historical fiction
Standalone novel
Riveting, Intense, Heart-Breaking
Dual timeline
Well-researched

[PamG]

Here is my 4 star review of Skin and Bones: And Other Mike Bowditch Short Stories by Paul Doiron:

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

Crime stories
Set in rural Maine
Collection of 8 short stories featuring Mike Bowditch and Charley Stevens
They cover a wide range of years in Mike's career.
Briskly paced, intriguing, sometimes quite dark.

[PamG]

Here is my 4.45 rounded to 4 stars review of Toxic Prey by John Sandford:

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

Thriller
34th book in the Lucas Davenport Prey series
3rd book in the Letty Davenport series
Part investigation and part action thriller
Suspenseful, thought-provoking, action-packed, compelling characters

[Christine]

I finished my 36th book

[Tammy]

Hi currently reading Excavation James Rollins

[PamG]

Here is my 4.48 rounded to 4 stars review of Death at a Highland Wedding by Kelley Armstrong:

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

Historical Mystery / Time Travel
Scottish Highlands setting
Suspenseful, entertaining
Great characterization and atmosphere

[Christine]

I finished my 37th book

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

I loved The Man Made of Smoke . Pub day is today.

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

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

I'm currently reading If the Shoe Fits and It's a Love Story .

[PamG]

Here is my 4.52 rounded to 5 stars review of Save Her Life by Carolyn Arnold:

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

Crime Thriller / FBI
First book in the Sandra Vos series who was introduced in the 13th book in the Detective Amanda Steel series.
Successful Negotiator
Suspenseful, thought-provoking, and action-packed with compelling characters

[Tammy]

Just started reading The Clementine Complex byBob Mortimer

[Liesel]

currently on Blue Sisters

[Christine]

I finished my 38th book

[PamG]

Here is my 4.32 rounded to 4 stars review of A Hired Kill by Steven Konkoly:

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

Thriller
Book 2 in the Garrett Mann series
Overall, this book was intense, suspenseful, action-packed and violent with compelling characters, high-stakes, and a story that is unsettling, gripping, and thought-provoking.
I feel that those who haven’t read book one will be somewhat lost, as no recap is provided.

[Tammy]

Starting to read Subterranean by James Rollins

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

I finished It's a Love Story. Not my favorite book by Monaghan, but still pretty good.

- my It's a Love Story review

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

Currently reading Somewhere Beyond the Sea.

[Leena]

I am currently reading What Angels Fear

[PamG]

Here is my 4.48 rounded to 4 stars review of Hidden Nature by Nora Roberts:

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

Romantic Suspense
What an opening sentence!
Overall, this a well-written, intriguing, and gripping novel with an action-packed show-down that has well-developed and compelling characters.

[PamG]

Here is my 4.43 rounded to 4 stars review of Bodies and Battlements by Elizabeth Penney:

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

Cozy Mystery
Book 1 in the Ravansea Castle series
Set in the castle overlooking the village of Monkwell in Yorkshire, England
Filled with suspense, occasional action, and memorable characters, this was a fun read.
The atmosphere and world-building were great.

[PamG]

Here is my 4.5 rounded to 5 star review of Burned Bridges by John Gilstrap:

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

Crime Thriller
Setting: West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle
First novel in a series featuring former FBI director Irene Rivers (She was a supporting character in the Jonathan Grave series).
Overall, this is a powerful, emotional, intense, and riveting novel with great characterization, a solid mystery,

[Christine]

I finished my 39th book

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

I finished Somewhere Beyond the Sea today and I thought the book had some wonderful parts. Unfortunately, I found some parts felt a little too preachy. I thought the book really took off in the second half, but some of the ending felt repetitive from the first book.

I listened to the audio and I think that was a mistake. The narrator was overdramatic and it took away from the sentimentality of the story. I think I would have enjoyed it more had I read a physical copy. I ended up giving it 3.5 stars and rounding down due to the audio.

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

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

I'm starting Only the Beautiful tomorrow for my book club.

[Christine]

I finished my 40th book

[Liesel]

I finished Blue Sisters and One Golden Summer this week and I'm about to start Antarctica by Claire Keegan :)

[PamG]

Here is my 4.55 rounded to 5 stars review of A Dead Draw by Robert Dugoni:

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

Police Procedural / Crime Novel
11th book in the Tracy Crosswhite series
Suspenseful
Well-developed and compelling characters
Occasionally pulls on the heart strings
Plenty of action

[Woman Reading]

Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave by Elle Cosimano

My review : https:://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7602995441

[Christine]

I finished my 41st book

[PamG]

Here is my 3.73 rounded to 4 stars review of Chasing Shadows by Robert Bryndza:

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

Police procedural / crime novel
9th book in the Erica Foster series
Gripping, emotional, and complex
Well-developed and compelling characters
Plenty of action
Chilling prologue
The storyline goes back and forth in time frequently which disrupted the flow and pacing for me.

[Tammy]

I am currently reading The Return byNicholas Sparks

[Kristie, Moderator (Retired)]

I finished Only the Beautiful and The House Children since my last update. I think it was a mistake to read The House Children right after Only the Beautiful. They had some similar themes, but The House Children just seemed a little more juvenile. I stilll enjoyed it, but not nearly as much.

I am now reading The God of the Woods.

[PamG]

Here is my 4.02 rounded to 4 stars review of Stuart Woods' Finders Keepers by Brett Battles:

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

Action Thriller
66th book in the Stone Barrington series
Comfort reading
In this adventure and crime novel, readers quickly learn the antagonists, but it’s the journey that Stone and his team take that kept me engaged.
Tense, clever, action-filled, well-developed characters

[Christine]

I finished my 42nd book

[PamG]

Here is my 3.47 rounded to 3 stars review of Hard Lights by J.B. Turner:

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

Crime Novel
More of an investigation than a thriller, which is a departure for this series
14th book in the Jon Reznick series
Compelling, Atmospheric, Slow pacing in the first half or so of the book