NetGalley Addicts Support Group discussion

I am currently reading Fractured Tide and Chosen Ones (I am really excited about this one).

I have started Strange Hotel by Eimear McBride after finishing the 4.5 star Little Disasters by Sarah Vaughan. My spoiler free review can be found at my webpage https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/... and https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

About to begin Mum & Dad by Joanna Trollope after finishing the 2.5 star Strange Hotel by Eimear McBride. This would have to have been my most challenging read yet. Check out my review to find out why. It can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... and on my webpage sandysbookaday.wordpress.com
Strange Hotel is available to request from NetGalley until June 30, 2020.

Ever wanted to drop out, disappear, become somebody else? The Last Flight by Julie Clark brings to mind the old saying "out of the frying pan, into the fire"!
4★ Link to my 'Last Flight' review

Currently reading ‘Little Secrets’ by Jennifer Hillier. It’s a psychological thriller that is totally delivering on the thrills.

Publication date on Thursday.

Starting The Last Bathing Beauty by Amy Sue Nathan after finishing the realistic and intensely pleasurable 4 star Mum & Dad by Joanna Trollope My spoiler free review can be found at https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/... and https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Mum & Dad is available for request from Netgalley until May 8th.

I've had a couple of political reads recently. Colombiano is about the terrifying situation of kidnappings, guerrillas, and drug wars in Colombia.

Aussie-born author Rusty Young spent a lot of time there and wrote this compelling, fictionalised, first-hand account of a child soldier.
4.5★ Link to my "Colombiano" review

On an entirely different political note, I just enjoyed this children's biography Work It, Girl: Michelle Obama by Caroline Moss. Written to inspire girls to become leaders, it has lots of details and includes more resources at the end.
4★ Link to my 'Michelle Obama' review with a few illustrations.

Well done PattyMacDotComma. I DNF the Rusty Young book as I found the violence overwhelming.

I was in the minority though.

Finished When I Meet You , and just finished Hello, Summer (loved it), and now reading My Wedding Date .
Finished My Wedding Date and just finished On Ocean Boulevard . I just love Mary Alice Monroe and this was another good one.

Started Of Literature and Lattes by Katherine Reay after finishing the very nearly 5 star The Last Bathing Beauty by Amy Sue Nathan. The book is as beautiful to read as the cover is to look at. You can read my spoiler free review at https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/... and https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

While it's snowing in NY, Hale's provided a romantic escape!

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

I'm ready to pick up the new Picoult!

Started Killing Mind by Angela Marsons after finishing the 3 star Of Literature and Lattes by Katherine Reay. My spoiler free review can be found at https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/... and https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Update: Finished The Love Square, it's a must read if you like a family-focused stories (both family who are friends and friends who are family)!
Read my spoiler free review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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I'm currently reading The Love Square by Laura Jane Williams.
It's about a chef who has had a bit of a tough life, but is still optimistic and trying to find love. Enter amazing guy, and the difficulties they face to be together (I guess, haven't reached the end yet!)

I am enjoying it a lot, definitely recommend it for anyone who's feeling the need for a lovely, fun, and emotional read about love and the choices we make in life.

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I started

Starting Into the Darkest Day by Kate Hewitt after finishing the exciting Killing Mind by Angela Marsons . My spoiler free review can be found at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... and my webpage sandysbookaday.wordpress.com

I’m starting The Editor
Which must be coming out in paperback because it’s currently available again in netgalley. I just finished The Finders

Here’s my 3.5 star review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

There's no two ways about it, Jodi Picoult knows how to craft a compelling story. Her extensive research provided framework to visualize Ancient Egypt and interpret hieroglyphs.

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

Donning my historical fiction hat and heading back in time for the

Little Whispers by K.L. Slater
Recently finished the creepy and chilling Dear Child by Romy Hausmann. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I am reading To Catch An Earl by Kate Bateman. I am really enjoying it!

Finished reading Seven Days, by Alex Lake
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

The Banty House by Carolyn Brown

Finished and Disappointed with Little Whispers by K.L. Slater https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... and my webpage https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...

I'm sure a lot of readers are familiar with Montessori schools, but I bet they don't know Maria Montessori was the first woman in Italy to go to medical school. Maria Montessori by Mª Isabel Sánchez Vegara is designed for little kids, but I learned a lot, too.
4★ Link to my 'Montessori' review with illustrations

Stories We Never Told by Sonja Yoerg

Finished my first ever book by Carolyn Brown The Banty House and just loved it! https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Finally wrote reviews for 2 Netgalley books I read back in March. I need to stop falling behind.



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




My Review - 5 Stars
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Harper brilliantly weaves fact with fiction and utilizes Lala as an insider's perspective into the royal family. Historical fiction fans will enjoy traveling along with the family and crying with them during joys and sorrows.

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

My next book is the acclaimed 'The Library of Legends.' I've read wonderful reviews of Chang's novel.

I loved Lynn Austin's If I Were You.' I stayed up until 3: 30 am reading as I couldn't put the book down. It publishes on June 2nd so please keep in mind!

A Good Read for anyone that enjoys historical fiction and characters challenging and holding fast to faith during difficult times. 'If I Were You' I'd check out this thoughtful and intriguing novel.



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

Finished Stories We Never Told by Sonja Yoerg. 3 stars. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Started When Grace Went Away by Meredith Appleyard

Just finished a great 4.5 star read set in a small South Australian town When Grace Went Away by Meredith Appleyard. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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I just finished Florence Adler Swims Forever

3.5 stars, it’s a book that grew on me as it went along
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Just finished this one - a non-fiction account of Noor Inayat Khan, a young Indian/French spy sent into Paris by the British SOE, as an radio operator in 1943. Raised as a Sufi she was one of their most unusual agents.

Code Name Madeleine: A Sufi Spy in Nazi-Occupied Paris by Arthur J. Magida

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

currently working on "Of Salt and Shore" by Annet Schaap

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

Got to one from my backlog. One day I'll completely clear my Netgalley shelf, stupid reading slumps.



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

The Museum of Forgotten Memories by Anstey Harris

John Boyne probably broke all kinds of rules writing his new novel, A Traveller at the Gates of Wisdom, so of course, I loved it!
5★ My review of 'Traveller'

You Are Lovely! by words&pictures is a clever little board book for tiny tots.
5★ Link to my review of "You Are Lovely" with illustrations

The House Guest by Mark Edwards

Just Finished:

The Library of Legends:

If I Were You:

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

Looking Forward to Reading:

I just started
The Empire of Gold

I am really looking forward to also starting:
The Once and Future Witches

I am currently reading The Ten Thousand Doors of January eventhough it got archived a long time ago.

Her Perfect Life by Rebecca Taylor

Atmospheric, Australian and Intriguing The Van Apfel Girls Are Gone by Felicity McLean https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/... https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Gringo Love: Stories of Sex Tourism in Brazil

and

Currently reading Every Missing Piece and The Second Home . I have one on my phone and one on my iPad so whenever I have a few minutes to read, I can pick it up.

Just finished the YA read now ‘When We Vanished’ by Alanna Peterson.

It was a 5 star from me


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

The Red, Red Snow by Caro Ramsay

Only a middling 2.5 stars from me for Her Perfect Life by Rebecca Taylor. https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I just finished 'The Paris Library' and didn't want to leave Charles' world. Check out, 'The Paris Library, I shelved a rare five-starred review.

"The library is a bridge of books between cultures." The Paris Library provides a fictional yet historical account of Paris during WWII. Janet Skeslien Charles offers a new perspective of the brave men and women safeguarding the libraries' collections.



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

I've been on a reading spree and finished 'A Sunset in Sydney' on Monday.


A Sunset in Sydney Review:
Get ready to climb aboard and set sail with Sarah on her love-triangle adventure with James and Josh. Since Sarah's Mediterranean trip, she's been harboring feelings for both men. They complement other sides of her personality. James is cultured and well traveled while Josh is younger and adventurous.

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

Read another one of my backlog. Slowly whittling it away.

Bred in the Bone (Widow's Island #4) by Kendra Elliot



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

Greta Thunberg is a young girl who has inspired adults all over the world. Mª Isabel Sánchez Vegara has told her story here for children, all of whom should know about her.
Link to my review with illustrations

I am currently reading The Obsidian Tower a week after it got archived!

Atmospheric and a little creepy The Red, Red Snow by Caro Ramsay https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
and my webpage https://sandysbookaday.wordpress.com/...

The Summer House by Lauren K. Denton