NetGalley Addicts Support Group discussion

Sandy *The world could end while I was reading and I would never notice* wrote: "I read most of the night to finish a brilliant debut novel that I simply could not put down - Friend Request by Laura Marshall...."

I loved that book, too!

Reading the brilliant . I am also reading .

Read and Reviewed The Ghost Downstairs . My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Close to Home by Robert Dugoni

Close to Home by Robert Dugoni While this is not the best book in the series, it is still a good read. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I've started Artemis and I was really hesitant since scifi isn't my usual thing and people don't seem too excited about the book. Nothing much happened during the initial 16% but it's easy enough to read and I like the main character. I'm relieved this won't be a journey to finish, phew.

My request for Artemis has been pending since the middle of July!!

Dorie wrote: "PattyMacDotComma wrote: "Another 4.5★ read for me. Who'd have though that yummy Sourdough could lead to such an intriguing story? Author Robin Sloan, that's who.
I love Sourdough by Robin Sloan, nice review.! Thanks, Dorie. Here's another book I liked.

You know those people you enjoy except when they relate intimate details to you a little too loudly in public? CRINGE! That's Audra.
Katherine Heiny's new Standard Deviation is a lot of fun.
4★ Link to my review

Adrian wrote: "My request for Artemis has been pending since the middle of July!!"

Oh, no! I hope you get it! I was afraid they'd reject mine since this is not my genre and I didn't have anything from this publisher for a long time. I'm not in love with the book yet, either. But I do hope you get it. :(

Just finished reading Two Sisters by Kerry Wilkinson.
Check out my review for this title and other novels I have read on my blog, reneewellwood.wordpress.com

I decided I wasn't very interested in Dan Mooney's demons in Me, Myself and Them. 2.5★
Link to my review

I am now currently reading Each Little Lie by Tom Bale.

Just finished "The Story of Arthur Truluv" and LOVED IT!!!!
My review: https://fictionophile.wordpress.com/2...
I highly recommend it to readers who liked "A man called Ove" and "The storied life of A.J. Fikry".

Just finished a disappointing read The Secrets You Keep by Kate White https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Sandy *The world could end while I was reading and I would never notice* wrote: "Just finished a disappointing read The Secrets You Keep by Kate White https://www.goodreads.com/review/show......"

Oh, no... Sorry to hear that. I considered requesting that one. :(

Sadly, I'm obviously not the audience for The Girl from Munich by Aussie author Tania Blanchard.
Link to my brief notes

The Coppersmith Farmhouse/The Clover Chapel

Just wondering if any of you have received ARCs of these 2 books by Devney Perry via NetGalley. It has been almost 3 months and I'm still waiting for a response. I even asked NG a month ago to contact/nudge the publisher, but all I got was a NG reply of sometimes it just takes awhile. It has taken so long I read library copies when they became available, so for the first time ever my NG review is ready and waiting long before my ARC request was denied or approved.

A wrote: "
The Coppersmith Farmhouse/The Clover Chapel

Just wondering if any of you have received ARCs of these 2 books b..."

I don't have the contact, but the situation has repeated way too many times for me lately with a number of other publishers.

Have just finished Every Dead Thing by John Connolly and was stunned. Complex, intriguing, enthralling. My no spoilers review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Loved Frank who saves people with music - vinyl only! - in The Music Shop by Rachel Joyce, who is well-known for another favourite of mine and others, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry. I'm happy to say Frank and his friends are equally wonderful characters.
4.5★ Link to my review of The Music Shop

If you're interested in Harold Fry, I gave him 5★
Link to my review of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry

Had a couple of good reads recently, but this wasn't one of them. Emma in the Night by Wendy Walker. It did fill a challenge slot, though. :)
3★ https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

PattyMacDotComma wrote: "Had a couple of good reads recently, but this wasn't one of them. Emma in the Night by Wendy Walker. It did fill a challenge slot, though. :)
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Oh good, another person who isn't on that bandwagon. I thought there was just me and like two other people :)

Just finished a good solid British police procedural, Heads or Tails by Damien Boyd. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Dorie wrote: "PattyMacDotComma wrote: "Had a couple of good reads recently, but this wasn't one of them. Emma in the Night by Wendy Walker. It did fill a challenge slot, though. ..."

You are not alone, Dorie! But here's one I liked and another new favourite. Romance, but not soppy. Julie Cohen has put a couple through quite an obstacle course in Together 5★
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Just finished a really good piece of historical faction/ murder-mystery The Mitford Murders by the author of the Downtown Abbey books, Jessica Fellowes. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Finishing up on God by Reza Aslan....impressive, brave read and a Fareed Zakaria recommend

Just finished Half Past by Victoria Helen Stone which I read in one sitting. Excellent read. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Barbara wrote: "Finishing up on God by Reza Aslan....impressive, brave read and a Fareed Zakaria recommend"

I want to read that! I love his writing.

Prepare for an education in comparative religion....took my time to digest the material.

It's really good to read an author that enjoys his/her research.

I agree I love his writing.

Just finished A Second Christmas Wish by Kathryn Freeman

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

Anyone who's taught or had kids in primary school will recognise the school/family dynamics in The Teacher's Secret by Aussie author Suzanne Leal.
3★ My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Finished

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

Currently reading for Netgalley

We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy

I'm almost finished with The Freedom Broker. This will be a hard review to write... I can't even say if the problem is me or the book. Though it's not really bad, it'll probably be 3 stars but rounding up. I just don't get that thrill while reading.

I have just finished a read that was meant to be suspenseful and wasn't. The Blackbird Season by Kate Moretti https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Finished Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore

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

Highland Promise by Alyson McLayne

Finished To Conquer a Scot by Tamara Gill

My review:

http://celticbarb.blogspot.com/2017/0...

Mary wrote: "Finished Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore

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

I enjoyed this one also, nice review :)

I liked this one more than I didn't, but only just. ... Her Last Goodbye by Melinda Leigh. My review- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Finished The Late Show

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

Sandy *The world could end while I was reading and I would never notice* wrote: "I have just finished a read that was meant to be suspenseful and wasn't. The Blackbird Season by Kate Moretti https://www...."

My feelings exactly, nice review :)

Have just finished a really good espionage/ thriller/ murder-mystery/ historical romance This Side of Murder by Anna Lee Huber. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Dorie wrote: "Sandy *The world could end while I was reading and I would never notice* wrote: "I have just finished a read that was meant to be suspenseful and wasn't. [..."

Thanks Dorie. ☺

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Just started , The Flight Attendant, even though I'm reading it completely out of order I am anxious to see how this will be. I'm hit or miss with this author :)

Just started . 10% of the way in and I really like it!

Lay Me to Rest by E.A. Clark is a debut novel that looks to be the start of a series. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I'm reading The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine and The Prague Sonata by Bradford Morrow.

Finished The Accident by Dawn Goodwin, a slow burning, but definitely explosive debut psychological thriller. My review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...