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Jun 25, 2017 07:14AM
To the British members here, NetGAlley has the latest Daniel Silva book "House of Spies" and Stephen Booth's "Dead in the Dark". Also Nicci French's "Sunday Morning Coming Down."
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Question. Yes, I know. Again. Do authors ever comment on reviews or hit like to show they have read them? Is it in bad taste to let an author know you have read their books? I have done this twice on FB, only because they do not seem to be well-known on GR I wanted them to know that someone has reviewed them.
by Katherine Hayton is quite brilliantly different from anything I have ever read. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Maureen wrote: "Question. Yes, I know. Again. Do authors ever comment on reviews or hit like to show they have read them? Is it in bad taste to let an author know you have read their books? I have done this twice ..."What a lovely idea Maureen. I have had a couple of authors contact me to thank me for reviews and to offer me other books. I do publish all my reviews on FB but had never thought of seeking out the authors in that way.
I enjoyed The Fourth Monkey by J.D. Barker even though it's pretty dark, but very clever and twisty!review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
These were great https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... , The Marshking's Daughter, https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..., Little Fires Everywhere
Finished
UNSUB by Meg GardinerMy All Time Favorite!
My Review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Megan Miranda's The Perfect Stranger was a very satisfying read!
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
STILL AVAILABLEBuzz Books always give a tantalising taste of what's coming up for publication, and this one is no exception. Buzz Books 2017: Fall/Winter: Exclusive Excerpts from Forthcoming Titles by Louise Erdrich, Bill McKibben, Celeste Ng, Robin Sloan, Amy Tan and 35 More
5★ my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
An exciting find.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Blast from the past
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
..and echoing Sandy's excitement
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Ginny Moon is an adopted, autistic teenager - a real handful who can't explain what she wants to her frustrated (nervous!) Forever Family. Benjamin Ludwig has given a unique voice to the voiceless in this terrific book.
4.5★ - My review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Thank you to Net Galley, the publishers and to Karin Slaughter for an ARC copy for review..
Firstly this book has taken be longer than usual to read, as away for six days right in the middle of the book. This made it difficult to get back into the book fully.
Second, I do believe this book was too long...at 528 pages..
Karin Slaughter is a very favourite author for myself and my group which Karin has kindly done Q and A's before and many members love her books..
Two girls are forced into the woods at gunpoint. One runs for her life. One is left behind…
Twenty-eight years ago, Charlotte and Samantha Quinn's happy small-town family life was torn apart by a terrifying attack on their family home. It left their mother dead. It left their father — Pikeville's notorious defense attorney — devastated. And it left the family fractured beyond repair, consumed by secrets from that terrible night.
Rusty is a notoriously able lawyer who believes that justice should be for everybody, such as defending innocent black people, and others deemed beyond the pale, like rapists. This has made Rusty a host of enemies, seen the family home burn down and bring fresh danger to his wife, the fiercely intelligent and double PhD genius, Gamma, and his two young daughters, Samantha and Charlotte, known as Charlie. Two masked men enter the family home, shoot Gamma dead, leaving Sam for dead, buried in a grave, though a bloodied Charlie manages to get away. This is a story that transcends the most violent of crimes, its about family, loss, love, sibling relationships, regret, survival, damage and forgiveness.
Twenty-eight years later, and Charlie has followed in her father's footsteps to become a lawyer herself — the ideal good daughter. But when violence comes to Pikeville again — and a shocking tragedy leaves the whole town traumatized — Charlie is plunged into a nightmare. Not only is she the first witness on the scene, but it's a case that unleashes the terrible memories she's spent so long trying to suppress. Because the shocking truth about the crime that destroyed her family nearly thirty years ago won't stay buried forever…
Packed with twists and turns, brimming with emotion and heart, The Good Daughter is a thriller with a difference a unique story and two compelling main characters bringing a tragedy of today and memories of the past to one powerful story.
A four star book for me, good points the strength and characters of the two leads, but just a little too long for me.. Just my thoughts
Thanks to NetGalley for a copy of this book.Here's my review of Beneath the Surface
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Thanks to NetGalley for a copy of this book. Here's my review of The Fourth Monkey
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
#WeNeedDiverseBooks Tania Duprey Stehlik's picture book, Violet, has brightly and inventively illustrated kids, by artist Vanja Vuleta Jovanovic.
I shared several illustrations - great addition to libraries! 4★
My review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just finished
The Secrets She Keeps Rated 4 Stars, here's my review... https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...I also forgot to share my review for
The Memory Agent Rated 5 Stars, here's my review... https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Last Place You Look by Kristen Lepionka, another good debutreview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I enjoyed
Emma in the Night by Wendy Walker, a tale of narcissism, dysfunctional families and revenge!review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Kitty Peck and the Daughter of Sorrow by Kate Griffin is the third book in what looks like an interesting series set in the grimy world of the music halls of Victorian London. Would be best to start with the first book Kitty Peck and the Music Hall Murders to get the full back story.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just finished
A Dark And Sinful Death by Alison Joseph a delightful cosy. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Recently finished
Death Wore Spurs by
Clinton Spurr an excellent western.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Death Wore Spurs by Clinton Spurr an excellent western.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just finished
Dead List by an author who just gets better, Helen H. Durranthttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Never Stop on the Motorway by Jeffrey Archer A heart-pounding very short read (25 pages) from master story teller Jeffrey Archer. Thank you to St Martins Press via Netgalley for providing a digital copy of Never Stop on the Motorway by Jeffrey Archer for review. All opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.
bookcover:Blood Land|25941847] Blood Land by R.S. Guthrie is a great start to a new series. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I Know Where She Is by S.B. Caves is not published until next month. If you can get your hands on a copy, I urge you to do so. Although the subject matter is horrid, there are no detailed descriptions. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Finished the second book in a really good series
Money Land by R.S. Guthrie https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
Money Land by R.S. Guthrie https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
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Here and Gone
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Marsh King's Daughterhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Kitty Peck and the Daughter of Sorrow by Kate Griffinhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewellhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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