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[Liz]

A Dead Draw is a good addition to the Tracy Crosswhite series. My four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[PattyMacDotComma]

layn wrote: "I just finished The Secret History and it was SO good!! I know it’s an older book, but if you haven’t read it yet, I highly recommend!"

Iayn, you never need to apologise for reading an older book! I'm currently trying to avoid most shiny new titles and enjoy some older ones that I know are good and I don't want to miss them.

[PattyMacDotComma]

I like reading about cultures that are foreign to me, so the acclaimed 2017 debut, Stay with Me, by Nigerian writer Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ was exactly what I wanted. A modern young couple is being pressured to produce grandchildren. Having problems? How about you add another wife? We have just the girl - you'll learn to like her.
My review of Stay With Me

[Charissa]

I'm almost done with "Buried in the Backwater".

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

I've finished reading one of the group read books, Homecoming by Kate Morton. It's a book where I had an inkling of how things would turn out but I just didn't see the hows or the whys behind it all. It's long, but it moves very quickly.

[Liz]

The Busybody Book Club is a very cozy mystery. My 3.5 star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Charissa]

I'm about to start Kim M. Watt's 'Baking Bad'. It sounds like fun.

[Liz]

17 Years Later is a great, twisty mystery. My five star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Thomas]

I read My Friends by Fredrik Backman It is a coming of age literary fiction story with a depressing amount of domestic violence. My 3.5 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Barbara]

The Briar Club by Kate Quinn

In this historical novel set in the 1950s, women in a Washington D.C. boarding house navigate the changing times....and it all leads to murder.

Very good book. 5 stars

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

[Mark]

I'm kicking off this week with Death on the Golden Mile by Caleb Wygal. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[BookishDramas]

I'm Here to Help

3 stars
read as an ARC from NetGalley
psychological thriller with compelling elements
focus on family pressure and mental health

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

[Jean]

The Maid's Secret

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

Now I have to go back and read #2 in the series!

[Charissa]

I'm reading Mary Burton's "The Last Move", and Kim Watt's "Baking Bad.

[Phrynne]

My review of The Seaside Murders by Helena Dixon

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

[Charissa]

Just finished Baking Bad, will go with Northanger Abbey tonight.

[BookishDramas]

Excavation

5 stars through and through
Third time reading this.
terrifying, fast moving thriller

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

[Christine]

I finished my 31st book

[Linda]

Murder By Lamplight

[Christine]

[Barbara]

Nobody’s Fool by Harlan Coben

When former NYPD Detective Sami Kierce sees the (supposedly dead) woman that upended his life two decades ago, he's determined to find out the truth.

Good mystery. 3.5 stars

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

[Mark]

I'm closing out the week with The Library Game by Gigi Pandian https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[PattyMacDotComma]

With political interest growing in the region where I live - the Asia-Pacific neighbourhood - I was glad I chose to read The Gift of Rain, the compelling story of a young half-English half-Chinese boy growing up on the island of Penang off the coast of Malaya, as it was then. Tan Twan Eng's account of this fascinating history and mix of cultures is terrific. No wonder it was so highly regarded when it was published.
My review of The Gift of Rain

[PattyMacDotComma]

On a very different note, It's a Good Life is a creepy short story by Jerome Bixby that was adapted by Rod Serling as a teleplay for my favourite old series, The Twilight Zone.
My review of It's a Good Life with a link to where you can read it online and scare yourself. 😱

[Liz]

Feral Creatures is a great sequel to Hollow Kingdom. Definitely not a stand-alone. My four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Thomas]

I read Four Aunties and a Wedding by Jesse Q. Sutanto It is book 2 in the Auntie series and you should definitely read book 1 first to understand this one. I recommend the series. The aunties are hilarious! My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Liz]

Fifty-Fifty is a great pick for fans of legal procedurals. My four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Phrynne]

My review of Asylum by Jack Adams

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

[Laura]

This is more a general question regarding books I've read this year. Anyone notice that many books published since Covid, have A LOT of grammar and spelling errors? I notice this especially in smaller publishing houses.


Trust me, I am not the grammar police, as I can barely SPELL grammar correctly, but it's noticeable even to me. Anyone else?

[Charissa]

The publishers are starting to really rely on the authors to have the book as cleaned up as possible.

[BookishDramas]

I Remember You

3 stars
ARC from NetGalley
predictable but entertaining thriller which starts off with a beautiful premise

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

[Mark]

Laura wrote: "This is more a general question regarding books I've read this year. Anyone notice that many books published since Covid, have A LOT of grammar and spelling errors? I notice this especially in smal..."

I feel like it comes and goes. I've seen books with quite a few errors (and like you, it's rare I notice them). But then I'll read quite a few that don't have any, at least that I find.

Hopefully, they start being caught again.

[CBRetriever]

Laura wrote: "This is more a general question regarding books I've read this year. Anyone notice that many books published since Covid, have A LOT of grammar and spelling errors? I notice this especially in smal..."

some of those smaller publishing houses are ones the self-published authors created for themselves or vanity presses, so I'm always pleasantly surprised when the grammar and spelling are correct. I routinely report errors.

[Jannelies (living between hope and fear)]

I finished The Girl In Cell A by Vaseem Khan


I liked the book but not the ending: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Karlee]

I finished:


I'm reading:

[Nancy, Co-Moderator]

I've started reading The Mouthless Dead by Anthony Quinn. It's based on a real case in 1931 which was never solved. It was unique because the husband was found guilty but he had an unbreakable alibi. He was later acquitted but no other suspects were ever found, so the case went cold. The novel is written from the POV of a British police inspector who in later years is going over every aspect of the case.

Sadly, this book isn't available in the US yet, but I bought my copy at Blackwell's in the UK.

[Agnes]

Just finished Somebody's Home by Kaira Rouda and it covers not only psychological thoughts but also mental illness. What happens when a young man is constantly told he is no good, So much of it resonated with today's news.

[Phrynne]

My review of Nobody’s Fool by Harlan Coben

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

[Jannelies (living between hope and fear)]

I finished Favourite Daughter by Morgan Dick


A good debut: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Christine]

I finished my 32nd book

[Charissa]

I've just finished "The Last Move", and will be reviewing it later on today.

[Liz]

King of Ashes is fabulous, but boy, is it dark. My five star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Sandy]

Some recent reads:

Eat Slay Love -
Julie Mae Cohen
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

When Justice Sleeps (Avery Keene 1)
Stacey Abrams
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Parents Weekend
Alex Finlay
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Barbara]

Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family by Robert Kolker

This non-fiction book is about the Galvin family. Mimi and Don Galvin had 12 children (10 boys and 2 girls), and 6 of the boys were diagnosed with schizophrenia. This was a disaster for the family but a boon to medical science.

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

[Phrynne]

My review of A Death on Corfu by Emily Sullivan

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

[Araych]

White Corridor by Christopher Fowler

Bryant and May #5. I'm reading the series in order and this is the weakest entry so far. For a large part of the story we are watching a young mother and her little boy flee from a serial killer. And for the rest we have Bryant and May marooned in a snow storm with little contact with the Peculiar Crimes Unit. Book is just OK -- 2 stars.

[Liz]

The River is Waiting isn’t an easy read but it’s well worth the effort. My four star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Barbara]

Cold Earth by Ann Cleeves

In this addition to the 'Shetland' series, Scottish Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez investigates the murder of a beautiful stranger.

Good mystery. 3.5 stars

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

[Liz]

The Quiet Librarian is a good mix of historical fiction and thriller. My 4.5 star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[BookishDramas]

The Ayakashi Hunter's Tainted Bride 1
4 stars
Manga. Graphic novel.
A captivating blend of fantasy and romance with stunning artwork.

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