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1979 by Val McDermid is an excellent start to a new series. https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I can now post my review of W. E. B. Griffin Rogue Asset
by Brian Andrews and Jeffrey Wilson. Andrews and Wilson were asked to carry on W.E.B. Griffin's Presidential Agent series. Overall, this book was an action-filled, heart-pounding thriller that is entertaining, fast-paced, and thought-provoking. The high stakes made it a page turner.My 4 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
My wife and I went on Columbia/Snake river cruise. The ship had weak WiFi. Here are 3 NG book reviews:Beasts of a Little Land by Juhea Kim Historical fiction set in Korea
My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Storms from a Clear Sky by Denise Frisino
Historical fiction set in WWII US. My 3.5 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Dark Night by Paige Shelton Alaskan mystery. My 3.5 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Another great piece of Australian crime fiction
The Stoning by Peter Papathanasiou https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/... https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Atlas of a Changing Climate: Our Evolving Planet Visualized with More Than 100 Maps, Charts, and Infographics by Brian Buma
- a different perspective on climate change from a professor of Integrative Biology.
My review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4289864022
The Mother's Fault by Nicole Tropehttps://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
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I finished How to Love Your Neighbor
by Sophie Sullivan. It's a heartwarming, humorous, and appealing contemporary romance set in Harlow Beach, California. However it is more than your typical enemies to friends to lovers story. This novel is about all types of relationships.My 4 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Dorie - Cats&Books :) wrote: "Incredible audiobook from this talented author 
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Dorie, I can't read the book titles on your posts (except when I reply like this). The covers are too small. Can you link the names or just type them out? I like to check reviews of books that look good when I can see what they are, and you read some great ones! 😊📚
The Incredible Winston Browne by Sean Dietrich is a warm, poignant heartstring-tugger about small town America in the 1950s. Readers will eat it up, I bet.
4★ Link to my Winston Browne review
Whetting the appetite for domestic explorations - 
100 Great American Parks by Stephanie PearsonMy review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4292858137
Fun with 50 States: A Big Activity Book for Kids about the Amazing United States by Nicole ClaesenMy review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4292857493
A change of pace for me, but I loved
A Lighthouse Christmas by Jenny Hale https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished listening to
Trick or Treat by Katerina Diamond. Sorry, but this didn't work for me. Enjoyed neither the story nor the narrator. https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This is a great 60's book with a mystery/thriller feel to it, 4 1/2 stars rounded up to 5 for
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A Surprise For Christmas: And Other Seasonal Mysteries compiled by Martin Edwards is an excellent collection of mysteries set in the festive season. https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished reading A Thousand Steps
by T. Jefferson Parker. The author blends historical fiction, a thriller, and a coming of age story in a gripping tale set in 1968 in Laguna Beach, California. My 5 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Room in the Attic by Louise Douglas was a five star read for me. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
Sea themes:
Octopus, Seahorse, JellyfishMy review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4299696551
The World of Coral Reefs: Explore and Protect the Natural Wonders of the SeaMy review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4299694010
Oh William! by Elizabeth Strout ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Ninja Betrayed by Tori Eldridge - best installment so far as third's the charmMy review - www.Goodreads.com/review/show/4184893655
A Body at the Tea Rooms by Dee MacDonald ⭐⭐⭐⭐.4 https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
What a fantastic cover and what an odd book. The 1800s were full of fortune-hunters, in all senses of the word, all over the world. Fortune by Lenny Bartulin is wild historical fiction.
4.5★ Link to my review of Fortune
5* for this atmospheric mystery/thriller also available on NetGalley
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The Killer in the Snow by Alex Pine ⭐⭐.6https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
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A Body at the Altar by Dee MacDonald https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
I finished The Starless Crown
by James Rollins.This is a change for Rollins although he did write fantasy early in his career. It's an epic fantasy. hat brings excitement, danger, and suspense to an adventurous journey that includes some unusual allies and some common enemies. With this first book in the Moon Fall series, he introduces the four main characters and does a fantastic job of building a world that is unique.
My 4 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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The Geometry of Holding Hands by Alexander McCall Smith https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
After a long hiatus, Ilona Andrews have returned to their Kinsnen series with this novella - 
Fated BladesI haven't read the preceding installments which were really just short stories. There's plenty of world-building here with a Sci-fi setting instead of their usual UF.
My review - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan Historical fiction, a moral dilemma, and set in Ireland at Christmas. https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished A Cornish Christmas Murder by Fiona Leitch. This is the fourth book in the Nosey Parker contemporary cozy mystery series and is set in a 13th-century abbey on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, England. t was a fun, appealing and entertaining read with a solid mystery to unravel and a fresh take on the protagonist.My 4 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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The Curse of Morton Abbey by Clarissa Harwood. A good story but I was expecting it to be creepy. https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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A Letter from Nana Rose by Kristin Harper. A nice read, but it didn't touch me emotionally. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
I can now share my review of You Can Run
by Rebecca Zanetti. It's a crime murder mystery thriller with a bit of romance. The intricacy of the plot plus attention to detail in the world-building made this a definite winner for me. My 5 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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The Last Time She Diedby Zoë Sharp, narrated by Tamsin Kennard. https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Survivor’s Guilt by Michael Wood https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Miss Kopp Investigates by Amy Stewart is seventh in the entertaining Kopp Sisters historical mystery series about real people in New Jersey, USA. It's the early 1900s, just after WWI - such different times.
4★ Link to my review of Miss Kopp Investigates
Per publisher guidelines, I can now post my review of Wild Cowboy Wolf
by Kait Ballenger. This book delivers on escapism through attraction, friendship, family, romance, and love while also tackling serious issues including secrets, stressful situations, failure to communicate, PTSD, and selfless sacrifice for others. It is the fifth book in the Seven Range Shifters paranormal romantic suspense series.My 4 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Every Little Lie by Lesley Sandersonhttps://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
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I can now post my review of Dark Tarot
by Christine Feehan. The author brings danger, suspense, romance, and action to her latest book in the Dark paranormal romantic suspense series. My 5 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Last Girl Ghosted: The latest gripping psychological thriller from international bestseller Lisa Unger! by Lisa Unger https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
No Less The DevilOoooh...there's gonna be a lot of chatter about this one 😯
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I read Past Life by David Mark It is a dark, gritty mystery with several murders and some graphic violence. Definitely not a cozy mystery. It is set in Hull, Yorkshire, England. My 4 star review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Many Deadly Returns edited by Martin Edwardshttps://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
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I can now post my review of Vital Lies
by Daniel Pyne. This spy thriller is the second book in the Sentro spy thriller series. This book has a clever plot with enough twists to keep a reader guessing. A memorable opening scene immediately pulls any reader into the story. One thing that detracted from the flow of the novel was the continual jumping around in time and points of view (POV) during the first half or so of the story. While POVs continued to change later, it flowed better for me.My 3 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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4.5 stars - I really enjoyed this novella about a Chinese-American ICU physician in NYC. Joan is dealing with the recent death of her dad, her wealthy older brother who lives in Connecticut, her mother who arrives in the US just as the pandemic begins, her ICU colleagues, and her condo neighbor, all the while being alone and without a romantic partner.
I felt as if knew Joan personally and she discusses many of the important issues in life - marriage, kids, work, friendship, loyalty, and family with much wisdom.
Thank you NetGalley for sending me an advance copy of the book in return for this review.