Rating: 4.5/5 . The Long Call is the finely crafter mystery novel. A great book and the start of an intriguing series!
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Audiobook Review : The Long Call by Ann Cleeves
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Audiobook Review : End In Tears by Ruth Rendell
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Posted in 2023, 4.5_star_rating, audiobook, books, crime, culture and society, favorites, must listen, must read, mystery, random_house, series, suspense |
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Rating: 4.5/5 Another superb Inspector Wexford mystery!
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine
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Posted in 2023, 4_star_rating, audiobook, books, contemporary, feel-good, humor, must listen, penguin_books, quirky, recommended, suspense, women |
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Rating : 4/5 An entertaining, feel-good book!
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review : Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
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Posted in 2021, 2022, 5_star_rating, adventure, books, favorites, fun stuff, humor, must listen, must read, penguin_books, recommended, sci-fi, suspense, wit |
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Title : Project Hail MaryAuthor : Andy WeirGenre : Science fictionPublisher : PenguinRating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Andy Weir’s first book The Martian is one of my favorite books of all time. I loved the book and I loved the film that was based on the book. Well, after that Weir wrote Artemis, which I tried reading […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review : Force of Nature by Jane Harper
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Posted in 2020, 4.5_star_rating, books, contemporary, crime, little_brown, must read, recommended, slow-burn, suspense, thriller |
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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 […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review : The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey
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Posted in 2021, 4_star_rating, books, historical, india, must read, recommended, social issues, south-asian, suspense, women |
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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 […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : The Dry by Jane Harper
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Posted in 2021, 4.5_star_rating, audiobook, books, contemporary, crime, macmillan, must listen, must read, mystery, recommended, slow-burn, suspense, thriller |
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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 […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : The Body Double by Emily Beyda
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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 […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : The Wife Between Us
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Posted in 2_star_rating, 2020, audiobook, books, contemporary, macmillan, suspense, thriller |
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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, […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
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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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