Books You Recommend - 2025 Showing 251-300 of 2,542

[Carolyn]

Nesting by Roisín O’Donnell is an excellent debut novel, which explores the difficulties an Irish woman faces trying to take her children and leave her emotionally abusive husband to start a new life. Moving and life affirming. Recommended, particularly if you enjoy Irish writing.

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

[Carol]

Marine Biology - G.L. Carriger - (Ireland)
San Andreas Shifters series Prequel
Genera: M/M Romance/Fantasy/Short Story
4★
Review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Brenda]

My review for The Girl Who Never Gave Up by Kate Hewitt

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

[Phrynne]

My review of Murder at Gulls Nest by Jess Kidd

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

[Debra]

my review for The Garden

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

[Helen]

My review for Where the Heart Is Nicola Marsh

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

[PattyMacDotComma]

Neil Gaiman has been in the news recently for all the wrong reasons (for him, that is), and Goodreads disallowed posting of this review for a couple of weeks. Presumably the trolling (or whatever) has died down, because I was able to post it today.
Coraline is a bright, inquisitive young girl living in a house that has another magical half with what appears to be another family - hers?! Spooky story for kids and an enjoyable read for adults.

My review of "Coraline" is here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Sharon]

My review for Letting Go by Kerrie Paterson

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

[Carol]

Little Eve - Catriona Ward - (Scotland)
Genera: Horror
5★
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[MarilynW]

The President's Lawyer Lawrence S. Robbins

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

[MarilynW]

Dark Vector Ward Larsen

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

[PamG]

Here is my 3.8 rounded to 4 stars review of A Haunting in the Arctic by C.J. Cooke:

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

Horror / Historical Fiction / Mystery
Full of Suspense, Horror, and Drama
2 timelines - 1901 and 2023
Atmospheric
Several triggers
Violence, assault, retribution, trauma
Folklore
A few surprises along the way

[Carol]

Once Upon A Second Chance - Davidson King
Part of Once Upon A Holiday series by various authors (2024)
Genera: M/M Romance/Christmas Short Story
5★
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Helen]

My review for Destined for the Cowboy Justine Davis

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

[Brenda]

My review for Final Option by Clive Cussler

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

[Brenda]

My review for Kimmi: Queen of the Dingoes by Favel Parrett

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

[Phrynne]

My review of Mallory's Oracle by Carol O'Connell

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

[Faith]

My review of Somewhere Toward Freedom: Sherman's March and the Story of America's Largest Emancipation by Bennett Parten

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

[Canadian Jen]

Another one knocked off my 'own' shelf. See is amazing when it comes women and HF with The Island of Sea Women . My thoughts: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Jonetta]

I finished listening to Head Cases by John McMahon, PAR Unit #1, and devoured this in a day.
my review

[Carol]

The Big Fix - Mary Calmes - (Thailand Mostly)
Torus Intercessions Series Book #5 - (Jared & Owen's Story)
Genera: M/M Romance/ Action & Adventure/ Espionage
4★
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[MarilynW]

The Mother Next Door: Medicine, Deception, and Munchausen by Proxy Andrea Dunlop

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

[Brenda]

My review for The Summer House by James Patterson

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

[Book Concierge]

Black Cake – Charmaine Wilkerson – 4****
I really liked this debut work. It was engaging and interesting. The dual timeline was done well and helped give a sense of how unsettling and unmoored B & B felt as they struggled to understand the new information their mother’s final instructions forced them to confront. In addition to moving from the past to the present, the action takes us from the Caribbean to the UK to California. And always, the connection is Black Cake.
LINK to my full review

[Debra]

My review for When the Wolf Comes Home

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

[PamG]

Here is my 4.67 rounded to 5 stars review of Save Your Breath by Melinda Leigh.

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

Sixth and final book in the Morgan Dane series
Crime thriller, private investigation, romantic suspense
Missing adult, great characterization, family drama, found family, love
Entertaining and compelling, great characterization, solid series

[Liz]

I highly recommend The Dark Hours for fans of atmospheric mysteries. My five star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[MarilynW]

Don't Let Him In Lisa Jewell

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

[Brenda]

My review for The Old Girls' Chateau Escape by Kate Galley

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

[Phrynne]

My review of Run Away by Harlan Coben

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

[Sandra]

I finished Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave by Elle Cosimano, a delightfully entertaining romcom mystery! 4 Stars My Review

[Jonetta]

I finished listening to The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan and loved it’s complexity despite the slow start.
my review

[Liz]

Fans of historical fiction will be interested in Happy Land which is due to be published in April. My 3.5 star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Helen]

My review for The Bad Bridesmaid Rachael Johns

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

[Phrynne]

My review of The House of Cross by James Patterson

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

[Canadian Jen]

Finished From Here to the Great Unknown: A Memoir . An intimate memoir of Lisa Marie Presley. Was interesting and emotional. My thoughts: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Robin]

I listened to Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon.

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

And I read The Drowning Girls by Lisa Regan.

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

[Brenda]

My review for Bowen River by Annie Seaton

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

[Carol]

Join The Club - Charlie Cochet -(Florida)
Four Kings Security #3
Genera: M/M Romance/Bodyguards
5★
Review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Debra]

My review for Last One Left Alive

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

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

Finally caught up on this amazing debut novel and loved it almost entirely.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[MarilynW]

Such a Good Mom Julia Spiro

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

[MarilynW]

Penitence Kristin Koval

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

[PamG]

Here is my 4.59 rounded to 5 stars review of A Tiny Piece of Blue: A Novel by Charlotte Whitney:

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

Historical Fiction with a mystery as a sub-plot
Heart-wrenching and heartwarming
Hope, Redemption, Struggle for survival, much more
Great characterization and world-building
1934 - Calhoun County, MI

[Phrynne]

My review of The Dark Wives by Ann Cleeves

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

[PattyMacDotComma]

Liz Moore's The God of the Woods kept me so absorbed that I hope she follows on with a couple of characters.
My review of The God of the Woods

[Kat]

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

[Sharon]

My review for Stories from the Otto Bin Empire by Judy Nunn

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

[Liz]

Mr.Flood’s Last Resort is a wonderful, quirky mystery. My five star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Carol]

The Girl from Rawblood - Catriona Ward (Scotland)
Genera: Gothic horror, Historical Fiction
4★
Review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...