Month: August 2020

Book Review

IN THE WOODS by Tana French

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Rating: 5 / 5 My introduction to reading Tana French was a buddy read of THE WITCH ELM by Tana French with a Goodreads group. This was in the very early days of my bookstagram and well before starting this blog. There was much that I liked about the book, but as a whole I… Continue reading IN THE WOODS by Tana French

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A STUDY IN SCARLET by Arthur Conan Doyle

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Rating: 3 / 5 Though I have read some Sherlock Holmes in the past, it was long ago. When I saw that #thebakerstreetbookclub group on Instagram was picking up the first in the Sherlock series, I signed up. A STUDY IN SCARLET by Arthur Conan Doyle begins with the famous pair Sherlock and Watson first meeting… Continue reading A STUDY IN SCARLET by Arthur Conan Doyle

Book Review

THE MEMORY POLICE by Yōko Ogawa

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Rating: 4 / 5 I have had THE MEMORY POLICE by Yōko Ogawa on my TBR for what feels like a long time after seeing a few great reviews, though I believe it was only translated into English from the original Japanese last year. With the return of the ability to pick up books at… Continue reading THE MEMORY POLICE by Yōko Ogawa

Book Review

HOME BEFORE DARK by Riley Sager

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Rating: 5 / 5 It is safe to say I am a big Riley Sager fan and that he is one of my auto read authors. HOME BEFORE DARK was therefore one of my most anticipated summer reads and I'm thrilled to say it did not disappoint! HOME BEFORE DARK's Maggie Holt is the daughter… Continue reading HOME BEFORE DARK by Riley Sager

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ROSEWATER by Tade Thompson

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Rating: 3.5 / 5 ROSEWATER by Tade Thompson was the July book for the Deep Dark Reads buddy read on Instagram. This is a buddy read that introduces me to new authors and books that haven't been on my radar, so I immediately took advantage of my newly semi-reopened library to get a copy! ROSEWATER… Continue reading ROSEWATER by Tade Thompson

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BLUEBIRD, BLUEBIRD by Attica Locke

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Rating: 4.5 / 5 I have been wanting to read something by Attica Locke for a while now and BLUEBIRD, BLUEBIRD has been sitting on my shelf to get to for over a year. I was therefore thrilled when we selected it as one of our July buddy read books for the #SaturdayBookstaClub that I… Continue reading BLUEBIRD, BLUEBIRD by Attica Locke

Book Review

THE NOTHING MAN by Catherine Ryan Howard (Out 8/18/2020)

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I received an advanced audiobook edition and egalley for THE NOTHING MAN by Catherine Ryan Howard in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to Blackstone Publishing and Netgalley for the chance to read and review! I really enjoyed the author's 2019 release REWIND, so was very excited to read this one! Publication Date: 8/18/2020… Continue reading THE NOTHING MAN by Catherine Ryan Howard (Out 8/18/2020)

Book Review

HOW THE PENGUINS SAVED VERONICA by Hazel Prior

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Rating: 3.5 / 5 I always love reading about places I've never been, so finding a book partially set in Antarctica in my adult Once Upon a Book Club book box definitely fit the bill! HOW THE PENGUINS SAVED VERONICA by Hazel Prior is not a book that had previously made it onto my radar,… Continue reading HOW THE PENGUINS SAVED VERONICA by Hazel Prior