NetGalley Addicts Support Group discussion

A handsome, young, American hit-man leaps from the frying pan of the Mob in Philly into the fire of a murder investigation in coastal Australia in Dave Warner's River of Salt.
Link to my review

I am reading and I am loving it so far.

Finished The Bookshop of the Broken Hearted

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

I'm reading Sunset Beach

I'm currently reading And Then She Vanishes by Claire Douglas,. Its not even got a cover yet. Its really really good and i cant put it down

I'm also reading My Lovely Wife

Wow, this book is full of crazy! 😮

Recently finished "His Rebellious Lass" by Callie Hutton and it left me feeling VERY ranty. (Review here. As you can see: ranty.)

I gave it 1 star, because I feel like my job as a reviewer is to be honest, but I am curious about what you guys think about posting negative reviews.

Smut wrote: "Recently finished "His Rebellious Lass" by Callie Hutton and it left me feeling VERY ranty. (Review here. As you can see: ranty.)

I gave it 1 star, because I feel like my job as a reviewer is to ..."

I think we've had discussions about this before - most people seem to feel that reviews don't mean much if we aren't honest, even if that means giving a negative review sometimes.

Smut wrote: "Recently finished "His Rebellious Lass" by Callie Hutton and it left me feeling VERY ranty. (Review here. As you can see: ranty.)

I gave it 1 star, because I feel like my job as a reviewer is to ..."

I typically do not post negative reviews to my blog or FB, but I do to GR, Netgalley, and Amazon. I am usually succinct in my negative reviews, at least for every novel up until The Mister by E L James and that I just wholeheartedly trash talked. Negative reviews, especially to Netgalley or EW, are necessary for Publishers to know what their readers do and do not like.

Finished The Mother-in-Law

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

I am currently reading “The East End”

Just finished The View from Alameda Island by Robyn Carr. My spoiler free review can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... and on my webpage sandysbookaday.wordpress.com

About to begin Pray for the Girl by Joseph Souza

Carlene Inspired wrote: "Smut wrote: "Recently finished "His Rebellious Lass" by Callie Hutton and it left me feeling VERY ranty. (Review here. As you can see: ranty.)

I gave it 1 star, because I feel like my job as a re..."

Thanks for the response! It's helpful to see what other people do in terms of where they post reviews of books they don't like. (This one I put on my blog, here, and NetGalley, but didn't send to the author or put on social media - trying to strike a balance with giving good info to publishers and other readers and not completely trashing a book all over the internet.)

Never Kiss a Notorious Marquess (Infamous Lords, #3) by Renee Ann Miller



My Review - 4 Stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

My Review for Little Darlings

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

Kids who never knew Oprah can find out what all the fuss is about in Work it, Girl: Run the Show Like CEO Oprah Winfrey by Caroline Moss. Biography, illustrations, and photos!
Link to my review with plenty of pictures

Local kids form a group called The Gunners. Author Rebecca Kauffman shows us how they grow up, still feeling guilty about how they failed a friend.
Link to my review

An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen



My Review - 4 Stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I'm currently reading Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey Cep.
True crime about a murder case in Alabama. Harper Lee attended the trial and spent a year working on a book but never published it. Not sure if we're going to find out why.
The man who murdered was shot three times in front of 300 people at a funeral by a relative of the dead girl. The victim had five people die in suspicious circumstances around him (including two wives!), allowing him to rake in a fortune in life insurance, but no evidence was found that he was involved. Fascinating case!

I have just finished , the review is here >> https://wp.me/p99tMN-GY

The Wayward Bride (Besotted Scots, #1) by Anna Bradley



My Review - 4 Stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Finished The Eighth Sister

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

The Conspiracy (Maximum Security #1) by Kat Martin



My Review - 4 Stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I'm currently reading

Just enjoyed Jo Spain's entertaining mystery about a murder and a gated neighbourhood of suspects, all with Dirty Little Secrets. A good read!
Link to my review

One Night of Passion (Wicked Dukes Club #3) by Erica Ridley



My Review - 4 Stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Unbroken (Loveless, Texas #0.5) by Jay Crownover



My Review - 3.5 Stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Daytona to Dakar! This is one that car racing fans will buy for their kids because they really want it for themselves. : )
Fast Forward by Adam Skinner covers major tracks, drivers, cars, and even incidents around the world.
Link to my review (with lots of pictures)

Finished The Van Apfel Girls Are Gone

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

currently finishing up on

finished Just Lucky

feel free to hop on to my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2799397577

Finished The Perfect Alibi

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

Beautiful! More than a picture book, it's a poignant story of a little girl in wartime. Captain Rosalie by Timothée de Fombelle and Isabelle Arsenault (illustrator) is out in June and still available on NetGalley.
5★ Link to my review with pictures

For SF fans, I just finished this excellent novella (still available on NG) by
Adrian Tchaikovsky - Walking to Aldebaran

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

Just got approved for this! Thank you Scribner! Huge fan of Michael Robotham. I highly recommend him to those who haven't read anything by him yet.

Finished The Night Window

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

David Bowie. Whether this makes you think of Major Tom or Ziggy Stardust, you've got to admit he was an artist like no other. Mª Isabel Sánchez Vegara's colourful addition to the "little people BIG DREAMS" series will introduce him to kids today. (And she explains his eyes.)
5★ Link to my review with pictures

I'm currently loving . I'm 40% through it and it is fantastic. I highly recommend because it's not a book you will see everyday. Plus, it's a family saga!

I'm also reading , but haven't picked it up in a few days because the pub date is after The Correspondents, which just came out on Tuesday!

I'm currently reading:

About 20% in so far, and it is so-so good!! :D If you like dragon-shifters and erotic romance, go request this one. Go, go!!

I'm kicking myself for starting it so late at night... I'm gonna have to put it down to get some sleep. :(

Or... maybe sleep is overrated? :P

I'm working on two right now. and . Hard to put either down!

If only the world would learn the lessons of the late Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and renowned teacher and peace activist. Ariel Burger was his student and friend, now a teacher himself. His Witness: Lessons from Elie Wiesel's Classroom is a must-read.
5★ Link to my review

I just finished this excellent book.

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

I just finished this Australian murder mystery, set in Tasmania with decidedly gothic overtones:

Devil's Lair by Sarah Barrie

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

Yay! You're Gay! Now What?: A Gay Boy's Guide to Life is just what it says and lot more entertaining than I'd guessed.

Riyadh Khalaf is a popular YouTube activist, a colourful guy who's put all the facts and fears in this one, well-illustrated book. Celebrities, photos, cartoons!
5★ Link to my review with many pictures

Just finished A Nearly Normal Family which was fantastic!

And just hopped onto my new one

I am only 9% in but I am loving it!!

Nobody should pass up the BuzzBook previews! As expected, I enjoyed Buzz Books 2019: Fall/Winter: Excerpts from Next Season's Best New Titles by Susannah Cahalan, Eoin Colfer, J.T. Ellison, Jojo Moyes, Jeanette Winterson and More which, as you can see, has a lot to choose from. I made a few comments, but it's worth checking the Goodreads blurb for a good list.
5★ Link to my notes

Graphic novels bring the classics to life for the visual generations. Gareth Hinds has a new take on Homer's great story, The Iliad. Historic, artistic, and detailed - for young and old. I enjoyed it!
4.5★ Link to my review with illustrations

Supersize Cross Sections: Inside Engines by Pascale Hédelin is an illustrated look inside some fascinating vessels from ships to the International Space Station and even a travelling circus! I love these cutaway pictures.
4★ Link to my review with illustrations

I’m reading Stalker and You'll Never See Me Again plus The July Girls

Really enjoying them

I just finished Forget Me Not by Claire Allan and it was really good. She's a Northern Irish author which was what attracted me to her books in the first place, being from the North myself. Forget Me Not is her 3rd book and I read it in one sitting. I would strongly recommend any of her books, all stand alone stories. I can't decide what to read next.

I'm going to start The Book Party soon. The Last Book Party This is a book I shouldn't have requested, but I did and I don't remember why? So hopefully it ends up being good. Has anyone read it?