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Book Review : Force of Nature by Jane Harper

Title : Force of NatureAuthor : Jane HarperGenre : MysteryPublisher : Little BrownPages : 347Rating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2 Five women, Jill Bailey, Alice Russell, Lauren Shaw, twins Breanna and Bethany, go out on an office-sponsored survivalist-style corporate retreat, a moderately challenging exercise where they will have to make their way from one point to another […]

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Book Review : Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler

Title : Redhead by the Side of the RoadAuthor : Anne TylerGenre : ContemporaryPublisher : KnopfPages : 192Rating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2 I recently read Ladder of Years and liked it very much. So I picked up “Redhead by the side of the Road” and like it even better! This is a story of people – […]

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Book Review : The Art of Racing in The Rain by Garth Stein

Title : The Art of Racing in the Rain Author : Garth Stein Genre : Contemporary Publisher : Harper Pages : 321 Rating : 4.2/5 The protagonist of this tale is a dog. Literally a dog. His name is Enzo and he is the faithful pet of racecar driver Dennis. He tells us Dennis’s story […]

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Book Review : The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey

Title : The Widows of Malabar Hill Author : Sujata Massey Genre : Mystery Publisher : Soho Crime Pages : 432 Rating : 4/5 Young Perveen Mistry has just joined her father’s law firm. Although she has her law degree Perveen cannot practice in the courtroom because of the current laws preventing women from being […]

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Book Review : Ladder of Years by Anne Tyler

Title : Ladder of Years Author : Anne Tyler Genre : Contemporary Publisher : Vintage Pages : 336 Rating : 4.5/5 Anne Tyler has written The Accidental Tourist, a book I haven’t read (but mean to) which was transformed into the fabulous film of the same name starring Geena Davis and William Hurt. Recently I […]

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Audiobook Review : The Dry by Jane Harper

Title : The Dry Author : Jane Harper Narrators : Stephen Shanahan Genre : Thriller Publisher : Macmillan Audio Listening Length : 9 hours 59 minutes Rating : 4.3/5 Narrator Rating : 4.3/5 Federal Agent Aaron Falk has returned home to Kiewarra after any years, for friend Luke Hadler’s funeral. Luke has shot his wife […]

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Wordless Wednesdays #110

I tweeted this list out in response to a question on the #TSBC Book Chat, so here it is again! My Top 10 Books of 2020 – some have been reviewed here and some will appear in the following months!

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Audiobook Review : A Spark Of Light by Jodi Picoult

Title : A Spark Of Light Author : Jodi Picoult Narrators : Bahni Turpin Genre : Contemporary Publisher : Random House Audio Listening Length : 13 hours 3 minutes Rating : 4/5 Narrator Rating : 3.5/5 A Spark Of Light is about the The Center in Mississippi, the only clinic that can provide abortions services […]

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Audiobook Review : The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

Title : The Testaments Author : Margaret Atwood Narrators : Ann Dowd, Mae Whitman, Bryce Dallas Howard Genre : Dystopian/Sci-fi Publisher : Random House Audio Listening Length : 13 hours 18 minutes Rating : 4.5/5 Narrator Rating : 4.5/5 The Testaments is a sequel to The Handmaids Tale, set 15 years after the events of […]

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Audiobook Review : The Rainmaker by John Grisham

Title : The Rainmaker Author : John Grisham Narrators : Frank Muller Genre : Legal drama Publisher : Bantam Audio Listening Length : 16 hours 59 minutes Rating : 4.5/5 Narrator Rating : 5/5 I picked up the Rainmaker for a change of pace, assured that with Grisham’s skilled writing I’d be hooked instantly. It […]

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