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Dec 18, 2022 10:01PM
And now for something completely different - a middle grade fantasy epic 
Stellarlune by Shannon Messenger https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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I finished Fairy Tale
by Stephen King. I am generally not a Stephen King fan but this was a very good book. Well put together and kept you reading.
I finished reading A Noble Cunning: The Countess and the Tower
by Patricia Bernstein.My 3.19 rounded to 3 stars review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Patricia Bernstein brings to life the political and religious situation in Scotland and England. This novel is historical fiction set in the early 1700’s, but based on real events with names changed and fictional individuals added. Overall, the book was atmospheric and full of suspense. It is also very descriptive, which does a great job of giving readers a feeling of the time and place. However, it also slows the pace and adds to the instances of telling versus showing. Additionally, at the 95% point in the book, there is a fast jump in time with no transition.
My review for
A Stone’s Throw Away by Karly Lane (copied and pasted from a challenge)https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here is my 4.52 rounded to 5 stars review of The Wolf is Mine
by Paige Tyler: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This is the thirteenth book in the SWAT: Special Wolf Alpha Team paranormal romantic suspense series. As always, this author does a great job of bringing action, romance, and suspense to the story line.
I started a new to me author and series last night, The Mad Girls of New York
by Maya Rodale. It is set in 1887 New York City.The book is about the famous journalist Nellie Bly and her attempts at working at a big paper in New York. Good so far
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I’ve also been working on Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid for two weeks now, but between work and being sick I’ve not gotten much beyond the midway point. I’m finding it difficult to get into. I’m not a fan of biographies/celebrity interviews, so the writing style simply isn’t appealing to me. I *will* persevere and finish it this week, though, since I need it to complete a couple challenges.
Here is my 4.09 rounded to 4 stars review of Wicked Dreams
by Lisa Jackson and Nancy Bush:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The authors brought suspense, interesting characters, and an exciting story line together in a thrilling novel. This writing duo brings a twisty and chilling tale to readers with excellent characterization and terrific. world-building that fits well with the story line.
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Now to decide how to finish out the year.... 🙂
I finished Back in a Spell
by Lana Harper.My 3.7 rounded to 4 stars review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Lana Harper knows how to draw readers into a story with great characterization and world-building. This is the third book in The Witches of Thistle Grove series.
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Heather L wrote: "Now to decide how to finish out the year.... 🙂"Now you pick a book just because you want to, not because it fits a prompt or because someone else says you should read it :)
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Heather L wrote: "I did it! I finished Daisy Jones & The Six, which means I have officially finished both the Popsugar Ultimate Reading Challenge (PS) and the Around the Year (ATY) reading challenge...."Well done Heather! I had no doubt you'd finish :)
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Congratulations Heather! What challenges do you have lined up for 2023?
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Thank you! I have four challenges planned for the classics group that I also did (and completed) this year, including a short story challenge and classic bingo (I was two squares from a blackout this year) and I’m going to try both Popsugar and Around the Year again, with a goal of at least 30 books for each of those. As my schedule has recently changed, I’m going to set my Goodreads goal at 75 and increase in the fall if necessary. I know I won’t manage 150 books next year and I don’t want to put too much pressure on myself.
Heather: Good luck with all that! I am trying the 52 book club for the first time. Challenges aren't really my thing so I'm "challenging" myself. 😊
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I'm reading All the Light We Cannot See - a military history
I can now post my 3.13 rounded to 3 stars review of The House in the Pines
by Ana Reyes.https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This is an atmospheric psychological thriller with an unreliable narrator.
As usual, when not reading cozies, I'm reading romance -- sweet to hot hot hot!Among other reads, I spent the last part of the year reading (and rereading) Mari Carr series...
It started with the latest in her Italian Stallions series, Rough and Ready. The series involves Italian siblings and cousins who live in Philly. Some of the characters cross over in stories from her Wilder Irish series, so I revisited several of the books in that series. Which led me to rereading a couple from the original Irish series, Wild Irish.
I don't know how it caught my eye -- a freebie in a newsletter, I think -- but I then hit her Sparks in Texas series. That led me to her Big Easy series.
I have yet to be disappointed by anything of hers I read.
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I finished my review of Son of the Poison Rose
by Jonathan Maberry.My 3.95 rounded to 4 stars review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This is the second book in Maberry's foray into his epic dark fantasy series featuring Kagen Vale. Fantastic world-building, compelling characters, and lots of action and suspense made this one a page turner.
I finished Chasers
by James Phelan.My 3.73 rounded to 4 stars review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Teen Post Apocalyptic.
Great ending twist.
I am reading a good new book, Mother Daughter Traitor Spy
by Susan Elia MacNeal. It is standalone, not part of the Maggie Hope series. Set in 1940 Los Angeles. Mother and daughter try to break Nazi sympathizer groups. Based on real people. Good so far.
I actually read this book in 2022, but couldn't post my review until early 2023. City Under One Roof
by Iris YamashitaMy 3.79 rounded to 4 stars review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
The author blends a unique setting with diverse characters in this atmospheric debut mystery novel. Overall, this story is gripping, thought-provoking, and emotional, with great world-building.
I have been looking forward to reading this prequel to The Pillars of the Earth , The Evening and the Morning
by Ken Follett
My review for
Isla by Annie Seaton (a light read to wash the dirty taste from my mouth after the last one!)https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I listened to Flash and Bones. It was good, but I found the mystery easy to solve which made me wonder why Tempe didn't figure it out sooner.
I finished The Devil You Know
by P.J. Tracy.My 3.86 rounded to 4 stars review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Overall, this was a complex police procedural with compelling characters. With the several sub-plots, it kept me turning the pages. It's the third book in the Detective Margaret Nolan series.
I finished Duty to Defend
by Jill Elizabeth Nelson.My 4.05 rounded to 4 stars review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
This is an inspirational romantic suspense novel filled with action.
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