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Squid Boy Raven Girl by R.R. Davis
Partially a case of "it's not you, it's me.' Never thought a book with such a cover would be so disturbing.
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My review of
The Beach Reads Bookshop
by Lee Tobin.McC[ain
4 stars
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My review of Daisy and Kate by Meredith Appleyard
3 and a half stars
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by Nathan DunneA review I forgot to post, lucky the author gave me a quick reminder!
My review 5 stars
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I just finished reading
Crow by Rhonda McCoy.Best debut I've read this year. Comes out August 26th.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A Shooting at Chateau Rock: The Dordogne Mysteries 13 by Martin Walker was another exciting addition to this series set in the Dordogne, this time featuring an aging rock star, a Russian oligarch and a dodgy insurance company. review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Still loving Rhys Bowen's Welsh cosy crime series, and Roger Clark's narration is excellent. 5★s for Evan and Ellehttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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You have to love Wyatt!https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark
The author is very talented, but this isn't her best work, IMHO.
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I wasn't as sold as others on Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
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I'm yet to be disappointed by anything Joanna Nell writes, but The Funeral Crashers is, without doubt, her best yet. 5★s https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Where She Lies by Caro Ramsay, in this enjoyable fourth book in the series, DCI Caplan must investigate whether an ex-super model fell, was pushed or threw herself off a cliff during a party at her family castle. She soon discovers the high profile family is not only isolated but damaged by their fame and tight management.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid is a love story set against the backdrop of the acceptance of women into NASA's space shuttle program in the 1980s.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
4★s for this mesmerising memoir from Hannah Kent: Always Home, Always Homesickhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
5 stars for historical fiction
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins ReidMy review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Sunrise on the Reaping
3 Stars #YA
My feeling - Haymitch deserved better.
Hollow sigh of unfulfilled potential
My review here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Watervale Ladies' Writing and Firefighting Society
by Mette Menzies and my review.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Quiet Librarian by Allen Eskens is a gripping and powerful tale of a woman who escaped the Bosnian war only to have her past catch up with her in America.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Despite the completely misleading title, Emma Knight's debut novel, The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus is a captivating read. 4.5★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Michael Robotham wrote When You Are Mine as a standalone, I believe, about young Philomena McCarthy, who loves her London police career, but she also loves her gangster father and uncles. What's a girl to do? She's a great character, and I'm delighted to say book #2 is out now, too!
My review of When You Are Mine
Stories of the True by Jeyamohan
I'd been looking forward to reading the translation of this Tamil writer's work, but it turned out too meandering for my taste.
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I just finished Empire Falls and loved it, but I must admit to being partial to Richard Russo already. I have read and enjoyed the "Fool" series and a couple of others. While I think the complicated webs woven in 'community' stories are universal, he captures a tone that feels particular to a small-town America that's been disappearing.
My review of Empire Falls
My review of One Last Day of Summer by Shari Low
4 and a half stars
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Snore, Sneeze, Burp by Moira Butterfield
Combines fun body noises with scientific knowledge. A good option for kids.
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Two books by Danielle Steel
My review 3 stars
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My review 1.5 stars
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The Grand Scheme of Things is a thought-provoking debut novel from Botswana-born British author, Warona Jay. 4★shttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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A Cold Heart by Doug Sinclair is the fourth in his DS Malkie McCulloch series and recommended for those who like dark, gritty Scottish crime.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Heretic Cypher
4 STARS ARC NETGALLEY
exciting start to Murray Bailey’s Egyptian Stones, centering on Alex MacLure
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My review 5 stars
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