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Border Gold by S J Bounds a 5☆ read https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Border Gold by S J Bounds a 5☆ read https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Not a thriller, but there is some mystery.I just read a re-release of the 1979 Whitbread award-winner The Old Jest: A Novel by Jennifer Johnston.
1920 Ireland, 18-year-old Nancy itches for Life, discovers war.
4★ My review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just finished an excellent start to a new historical trilogy
Airborne by Robert Radcliffe https://www.goodreads.com/review/upda...
Airborne by Robert Radcliffe https://www.goodreads.com/review/upda...
Peter wrote: "Just finished an excellent start to a new historical trilogy Airborne by Robert Radcliffe https://www.goodreads.com/review/upda..."That link isn't working Peter.
The Drowned Girls
Finished this the other day. Here's my review. I'm new here, so if I'm doing this wrong, please, let me know.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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My review for He Said/She Said
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Blink by K.L. Slater, which I had been looking to, was a disappointment. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished The Dragon's Staircase
This book was just awful! My review was not very nice and contains many spoilers.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This was a good mystery based around a main character who works in a bookstore, Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew J. Sullivanreview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Oh crap, I just put in a NG request on a book I've already read and reviewed. I just wasn't thinking, I was so excited to see it. What do I do if my some small chance I get it? Send the review I've already written in to NG, or email the pub and ask that my name be removed. However, I loved the book and I raved about it.
Dead Woman Walking by Sharon Bolton is up on NG. So good.
Just finished
Abducted Innocence by Sandra Bolton. It is the second in a series, but I don't think I enjoyed it enough to read any more of the series. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Let the Dead Speak
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Tumbled Graves by Brenda Chapman An excellent read by an author new to me. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Maureen wrote: "Oh crap, I just put in a NG request on a book I've already read and reviewed. I just wasn't thinking, I was so excited to see it. What do I do if my some small chance I get it? Send the review I've..."If you loved it, take a second shot at promoting it if you can find somewhere else to do that. You can add in the publisher's note that you've already posted on Amazon or wherever and maybe update your Goodreads review to catch attention again.
Just read this chicklitty mystery. The Golden Hour by T. Greenwood.
3★ My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
PattyMacDotComma wrote: "Maureen wrote: "Oh crap, I just put in a NG request on a book I've already read and reviewed. I just wasn't thinking, I was so excited to see it. What do I do if my some small chance I get it? Send..." Thanks! I did receive it, so I almost totally rewrote the review. Now by getting it through NG I can post it on Amazon when it comes out, which I was unable to do since I bought it from a small bookseller in England.
I did not enjoy this thriller from Netgalley (although it has mostly 4 and 5 star reviews) Size Zero by A.C. Moyer 2★. When I went to post my review, I saw that the author has stated it is going through a publishing process and won't be out until next year so those receiving ARCs no longer have to review it. I posted my review anyway since I spent three days struggling to get through it. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A Rendezvous in Haiti: A Novel by Stephen Becker was an enjoyable read. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished A Life Removed
This just wasn't what I had hoped.
My review.... https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Malina Skrobosinski wrote: "Finished A Life Removed This just wasn't what I had hoped.
My review.... https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."
The author actually liked my review! That's a first for me... and of all the reviews I'm surprised it was this one.
Maureen wrote: "Oh crap, I just put in a NG request on a book I've already read and reviewed. I just wasn't thinking, I was so excited to see it. What do I do if my some small chance I get it? Send the review I've..."I did the same thing, Maureen. I just went ahead & sent my review.
Sandy wrote: "Maureen wrote: "Oh crap, I just put in a NG request on a book I've already read and reviewed. I just wasn't thinking, I was so excited to see it. What do I do if my some small chance I get it? Send..." I rewrote the original, hopefully greatly improving it.
Really enjoyed Michael Robotham's new thriller, The Secrets She Keeps review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just read Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips, which possibly aspires to be Hunger Games in the Zoo.
My review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished
I'll Never Let You Go by Mary Burton the second book I have read and enjoyed by this author. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just finished a not particularly satisfying read
All the Dead Girls by Rita Herron https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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First and foremost, a large thank you to NetGalley, Lee Child (editor), and Simon & Schuster for providing me with a copy of this book, which allows me to provide you with an honest review.
When asked to take the editorial lead in the latest International Thriller Writers (ITW) anthology, Lee Child jumped at the opportunity.
22 of some of the most popular mystery writers are paired together to collaborate. Each taking one of their well known main characters and throwing them together, creating mini tales of suspense that are truly quite engaging, more so in some of the short stories, than others.
A great following from the first Face Off, and with a great introduction by Lee Childs with a little information before each story.
I believe some stories and characters came out better and more realistic than others, and have given a score for each story, it helped that some characters I had read before, and with this book do want to read some of the other authors.
Sandra Brown/CJ Box 4 stars, two great characters and want to read CJ BOX especially.
Val McDermind/Peter James 3 stars, not quite so fast paced as first.
Kathy Reich/Lee Childs 3 stars, not quite an action packed role for Reacher, but okay.
Diana Gabaldon/Steve Berry 3 stars.
Gale Lynds/Dave Morrell 3 stars
Karin Slaughter/Michael Koryta 4 stars, due to, especially Karin Slaughter humour.
Charlaine Harris/Andrew Gross 3 stars
Lisa Jackson/John Sandford 4 stars. Worked well.
Lara Adrain/Christopher Rice 2 stars, just not for me.
Lisa Scottoline/Nelson De Mille 4 stars. Two great strong characters
J.A Jance/Eric Van Lustbader 2 stars. just not for me.
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