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Wordless Wednesdays #115

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

By amodini Posted in 2021, 4_star_rating, books, contemporary, feel-good, must read, recommended | Comments Off on 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 : Ladder of Years by Anne Tyler

By amodini Posted in 2021, 4.5_star_rating, books, contemporary, lovely things, must read, recommended, wit, women | Comments Off on 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

By amodini Posted in 2021, 4.5_star_rating, audiobook, books, contemporary, crime, macmillan, must listen, must read, mystery, recommended, slow-burn, suspense, thriller | Comments Off on 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

By amodini Posted in 2020, audiobook, BestBooks, books, contemporary, crime, culture and society, education, favorites, lists, must read, non-fiction, recommended, thriller, Top10, wordless_wednesdays , , | Comments Off on 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 : The Body Double by Emily Beyda

By amodini Posted in 2020, audiobook, books, contemporary, random_house, slow-burn, suspense | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : The Body Double by Emily Beyda

Title : The Body Double Author : Emily Beyda Narrators : Emily Rankin Genre : Contemporary Publisher : Random House Audio Listening Length : 12 hours 26 minutes Rating : 1/5 Narrator Rating : 3/5 The book blurb for The Body Double compares it to Hitchcock’s Vertigo, a comparison this book does not deserve because […]

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Audiobook Review : The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary

By amodini Posted in 2020, 4_star_rating, audiobook, comedy, contemporary, feel-good, humor, macmillan, must listen, must read, quirky, romance, wit, women | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary

Title : The Flatshare Author : Beth O’Leary Narrators : Carrie Hope Fletcher, Kwaku Fortune Genre : Romance Publisher : Macmillan Audio Listening Length : 9 hours 58 minutes Rating : 3.8/5 Narrator Rating : 4.5/5 Tiffany Rose Moore needs a place to live. The budget is small, and on the edge of desperation Tiffy […]

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Audiobook Review : A Spark Of Light by Jodi Picoult

By amodini Posted in 4_star_rating, books, contemporary, random_house, recommended, women | Comments Off on 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 Wife Between Us

By amodini Posted in 2_star_rating, 2020, audiobook, books, contemporary, macmillan, suspense, thriller | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : The Wife Between Us

Title : The Wife Between Us Author : Sarah Pekannen and Greer Hendricks Narrators : Julia Whelan Genre : Thriller Publisher : Pan Macmillan Listening Length : 11 hours 13 minutes Rating : 2/5 Narrator Rating : 4/5 You might have guessed, from the title, that there is an aggrieved wife in this tale. Blond, […]

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Book Review : The Lost Man by Jane Harper

By amodini Posted in 4.5_star_rating, books, contemporary, macmillan, must read, mystery, slow-burn, suspense | Comments Off on Book Review : The Lost Man by Jane Harper

Title : The Lost Man Author : Jane Harper Genre : Mystery Publisher : Macmillan Pages : 363 Rating : 4.5/5 This is my first book by Jane Harper and I’d been expecting a murder mystery. But The Lost Man is not a traditional murder mystery – there is no detective, no case, no legal […]

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