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4 stars for contemporary romance
Funny Story by Emily HenryMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Cats of the World by Hannah Shaw
If you are a cat lover, you MUST get this book!
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My review for The Nanny's Handbook to Magic and Managing Difficult Dukes Amy Rose Bennett
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The Nanny's Handbook to Magic and Managing Difficult Dukes by Amy Rose Bennett had too much romance and not enough magic for me (but that's just me - readers of historical romance seem to disagree!)review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I just finished
Murder in the Suburbs: More True Crimes You'll Never Forget by Emily WebbMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review of Mrs Winterbottom Takes a Gap Year by Joanna Nell
3 and a half stars
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Turkish author Elif Shafak has interested me for a while, and I finally read her The Island of Missing Trees. I've heard her interviewed and read glowing reviews of her work, so I expected to love this. Instead, I only liked it - but I liked it enough I may read another.
My review of The Island of Missing Trees
Ship of Dreams
by Donna Jones Alward and my five star review.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Felt very lucky to get an early read of the next book in Mick Herron's Slough House series, Clown Town, and only disappointed to reach the end. Still, I'll have Sean Barrett's audio to look forward to. 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for Waves of Change in Pelican Crossing Maggie Christensen
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My review for
Mrs. Endicott's Splendid Adventure by Rhys Bowenhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My review for
Death at the Village Christmas Fair by Debbie Young
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Death at the Village Christmas Fair by Debbie Younghttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Whether recent, or from his backlist, anything by Mick Herron stands up well to a reread, and Down Cemetery Road, the first book in his Zoe Boehm/Sarah Tucker series, is no exception. Alix Dunmore's narration is spot on. 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
When Dervla McTiernan gives her fans a freebie novella, The Fireground, they get a lot, lot more than they pay for! 5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Kiss Her Goodbye by Lisa Gardner is the fourth in her series featuring Frankie Elkin, a women who find missing people when no one else has been able to. This time a newly arrived Afghan refugee is missing and may be in a lot of danger.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Prophecy by Lisa Zimmermann
An urban fantasy possible better for older YA/NA readers.
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My review of The Lost Language of Oysters by Alexander McCall Smith
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The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin by Alison Goodman is a fun follow up to The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies and just as entertaining. review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The 2nd book in Amanda Ashby's Widows Detective Club series, The Widows’ Guide to Backstabbing wasn't quite as good as the first. High hopes for #3. 3★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Time of the Child by Niall Williams
Almost similar to its companion novel "This is Happiness", but the effect was even more meandering this time around. Still, a great option for prose lovers.
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by Dervla McTiernanMy review 4 stars
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by Melissa PanarelloMy review 2 stars
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by Jodi PicoultMy review 4 stars
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My review 4 stars
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The Last Witch by C. J. Cooke is a dark and chilling novel about the Innsbrook witch trials of the 1850s and an excellent read if you enjoy fiction based on real people and events.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Whispers by Ashley Audrain
A domestic drama. Not as good as the author's debut work, but a good (dark) entertainer.
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3 stars for
Love Letters to a Serial Killer by Tasha CoryellMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A stunning ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐gritty Aussie crime thriller debut
Stillwater by Tanya Scott. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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