NetGalley Addicts Support Group discussion

Starting The Caretakers by Eliza Maxwell after finishing the3-star My Husband's Lie by Emma Davies. My spoiler free review can be found at https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/... and https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I just finished Hard Cash Valley and gave it five stars.

Here’s a link to my review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I just finished Above All Else and enjoyed it very much!

Now starting on Why Does Daddy Always Look So Sad? and Lost in The Green Grass

I’m about to finish Shakespeare for Squirrels.

A 2020 release I'm happy to recommend. Small Mercies by Richard Anderson is an excellent read about a couple dealing with drought and doubt and two adult sons.
4★ Link to my review of 'Small Mercies'

I finished Eli's Promise and All Our Summers

Enclosed you'll find my reviews:

All My Summer: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

El's Promise: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I just started Paris Never Leaves You.

Just finished The Search Party By Simon Lelic My review here (https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...)

Next book Unknown My Netgalley feed is Empty

I just finished by Amy Sue Nathan and really enjoyed it. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

This book is a read now on Netgalley.

Starting Find Her Alive by Lisa Regan after finishing the wonderful and atmospheric The Caretakers by Eliza Maxwell. My spoiler free review can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... and on my webpage my webpage https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
The Caretakers is available on NetGalley until 28 April. 😷❤😍📚

Jodie (thathappyreader) wrote: "I just finished by Amy Sue Nathan and really enjoyed it. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show......"

Thanks Jodie. Got it. 😷❤😍📚

Started The Perfect Couple by Jackie Kabler after finishing the breathtaking Find Her Alive by Lisa Regan. My spoiler free review can be found at https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/... and https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Finished: The Jane Austen Society and and Paris Never Leaves You.

Reviews:
The Jane Austen Society: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Paris Never Leaves You: https://bit.ly/2yr30jH

Starting: A Walk Along the Beach and and Miss Graham's Cold War Cookbook.

I am reading The Extraordinaries T.J. Klune

Started Never Forget by Martin Michaud after finishing The Perfect Couple by Jackie Kabler. My spoiler free review can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... and my webpage https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...

Even for Jeanette Winterson this is an unusual, funny, thought-provoking, historical fiction/sci-fi/sex-romp/love story. I’m not surprised Frankissstein: A Love Story was long-listed for the 2019 Booker. Hilarious and scary!
4.5★Link to my ‘Frankissstein’ review

I recently started reading Camille Di Maio's book The First Emma .

Loved Killing Mind by Angela Marsons. Can't get enough of this series!

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

Have started A Cold Trail by Robert Dugoni after finishing the complicated Never Forget by Martin Michaud. My spoiler free review can be found at https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/... and https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I really loved Catherine Ryan Hyde's new book, currently a Read Now on Netgalley:

Brave Girl, Quiet Girl

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

My NetGally is addiction is at an all time high! Due to being stuck at home, I have more time to read.

I finished The Book of Lost Friends and Natalie Jenner's The Jane Austen Society

My reviews:
Book of Lost Friends: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The Jane Austen Society: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I just received The Book of Lost Friends and I'm reading Miss Graham's Cold War Cookbook ]as this month's book club pick.

The Little Teashop in Tokyo pours a decadent serving of Japan's culture complemented by heartfelt characters.

I was swept away by Debbie Macomber's . Have your tissues ready!

Reviews:
Walk Along the Beach: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Little Teashop in Tokyo: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Amy wrote: "The Little Teashop in Tokyo pours a decadent serving of Japan's culture complemented by heartfelt characters. [bookcover:The Little Teashop in Tokyo: A feel-good, romantic comedy to make you smile ..." I love Debbie Macomber books! I can't wait to read this one.

Just started by Jennifer Weiner . I really enjoyed Mrs Everything and hope that this one will be just as entertaining.

Jodie wrote: "Amy wrote: "The Little Teashop in Tokyo pours a decadent serving of Japan's culture complemented by heartfelt characters. [bookcover:The Little Teashop in Tokyo: A feel-good, romantic comedy to make you smile ..." I love Debbie Macomber books! I can't wait to read this one.

Jodie, I love Macomber's books as well. She wrote 'A Walk Along the Beach' in honor of her friend and I teared up throughout the novel. After reading, let me know your thoughts. Make sure to have a lot of tissues handy!

Amy wrote: "Jodie wrote: "Amy wrote: "The Little Teashop in Tokyo pours a decadent serving of Japan's culture complemented by heartfelt characters. [bookcover:The Little Teashop in Tokyo: A feel-good, romantic..."

Will do! She is such a gracious author. 😊

Starting The Island Girls: A heartbreaking historical novel by Noëlle Harrison after finishing the unusual and intriguing Can You See Her? by S.E. Lynes. My spoiler free review can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... and my webpage https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...

Yesterday started reading The Sanction by Mark Sennen. It was one that I was invited to read and is described as a military action thriller.

It’s published today.

I have a couple of others published today that likely will get read very soon.

I just finished the last book on my NetGalley shelf (and was denied another I asked for). The First Emma by Camille Di Maio.

Finished Tombstone: The Earp Brothers, Doc Holliday, and the Vendetta Ride from Hell and now reading When I Meet You.

Starting The Apartment by K.L. Slater after finishing the disappointing 2.5 star The Island Girls: A heartbreaking historical novel by Noëlle Harrison. My spoiler free review can be found at https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/... and https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I just finished . Now I’m on to and .

Author Beth Miller gives us The Missing Letters of Mrs Bright, to explain Kay's coming-of-(middle)-age attempt to jump into life without a safety net.
3★ Link to my "Missing Letters" review

Wendy wrote: "I just finished . Now I’m on to and ."

Wendy, I'm reading Miss Graham's Cold War Cookbook. Just a heads up, it take a bit to get into the story but once Graham sends hidden clues in her recipes, things start cooking!

I just finished and I started with yeaterday.

Just finished The Long Call
4 star police procedural with some sweet characters
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

and now reading Playing Nice which seems to be a parent's worst nightmare

Currently reading We Are Not Free by Traci Chee.

I https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... started The Orphan's Gift by Renita D'Silva after finishing the delightful 4 star The Lost Orphan by Stacey Halls. My spoiler free review can be found at my webpage https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/... and https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

This is a sweet new children's picture book by Japanese author/illustrator Akiko Miyakoshi with a message that's relevant to our times in lockdown: I Dream of a Journey.
4★ Link to my link review with illustrations

I have just finished and I am in the middle of and .

Playing Nice

4 stars for this domestic drama turned thriller

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

Playing Nice

4 stars for this domestic drama turned thriller

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

Now reading Where the Lost Wander

Amy wrote: "Wendy wrote: "I just finished . Now I’m on to and ."

Wendy,..."

Thanks Amy. I’ve actually put it off for now. I just received 2 ARCs that publish in May so I’m reading them first before I pick it up again.

Started We Are Not in the World by Conor O'Callaghan after finishing the very disappointing The Orphan's Gift by Renita D'Silva. My spoiler free review can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... and my webpage sandysbookaday.wordpress.com

I enjoyed this excellent, timely read that Aussie author and journalist Julia Baird has been researching for a long time. Phosphorescence: On Awe, Wonder and Things That Sustain You When the World Goes Dark just happened to be launched during a pandemic, right when we need it!
4.5★ Link to my "Phosphorescence" review

Just finished The Book of Lost Names and Miss Graham's Cold War Cookbook.

I enjoy historical fiction so both were good reads. I had difficulty getting into the latter but the final section made it worth reading.

My reviews:
The Book of Lost Names: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Miss Graham's Cold War Cookbook: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I'm starting The House on Firefly Beach and I'm ready for an escape read after heady yet heartwarming stories.

I have started Given in Evidence, a collection of crime short stories by a variety of authors after finishing the enigmatic and compelling We Are Not in the World by Conor O'Callaghan which I rated 4.5/5. My spoiler free review can be found at https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/... and https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I am reading What Lies Between Us

I finished The Split by Sharon J. Bolton

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

I will be starting Little Disasters by Sarah Vaughan after finishing a 3 star collection of crime short stories Given in Evidence by various authors. My spoiler free review can be found at https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/... and https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

We can probably all currently relate to this novel about a middle aged man feeling trapped in his marriage while snowed in with his family and in-laws.

Drift Stumble Fall by M. Jonathan Lee

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

NOTHING. I've just finished reading the LAST book I was approved for from them!