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ebookadventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447673063444521186noreply@blogger.comBlogger186125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906943636331928971.post-57791294080809012722021-08-01T19:32:00.001+01:002021-08-01T19:32:33.234+01:00Review: Saving Missy
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56925840">Saving Missy</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19073903">Beth Morrey</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4130958384">4 of 5 stars</a>
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ebookadventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447673063444521186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906943636331928971.post-14357912660934545082021-07-10T13:55:00.001+01:002021-07-10T13:55:25.044+01:00Review: Let Me Take You By The Hand
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58309066">Let Me Take You By The Hand</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/718296">Jennifer Kavanagh</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4051610295">5 of 5 stars</a>
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ebookadventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447673063444521186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906943636331928971.post-28388445510410761752021-04-25T23:26:00.001+01:002021-04-25T23:26:24.038+01:00Review: The Madness of Grief
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55870757">The Madness of Grief</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17252874">Richard Coles</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3925719449">5 of 5 stars</a>
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ebookadventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447673063444521186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906943636331928971.post-85774963470976960492021-04-11T18:00:00.001+01:002021-04-11T18:00:22.136+01:00Review: The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34728925">The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/11890">Theodora Goss</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3929020595">4 of 5 stars</a>
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ebookadventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447673063444521186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906943636331928971.post-77669300483460470762021-03-15T22:36:00.001+00:002021-03-15T22:36:08.732+00:00Review: Klara and the Sun
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54120408" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1603206535l/54120408._SX98_.jpg" border="0" alt="Klara and the Sun" /></a>
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54120408">Klara and the Sun</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4280">Kazuo Ishiguro</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3855683907">3 of 5 stars</a>
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ebookadventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447673063444521186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906943636331928971.post-17293138472851650402021-03-02T19:55:00.001+00:002021-03-02T19:55:41.943+00:00Review: The Mermaid of Black Conch
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49869087">The Mermaid of Black Conch</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/430817">Monique Roffey</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3835799464">4 of 5 stars</a>
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ebookadventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447673063444521186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906943636331928971.post-114940532365467782021-02-21T18:55:00.001+00:002021-02-21T18:55:11.460+00:00Review: Miss Benson's Beetle
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53095522" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1581699635l/53095522._SX98_SY160_.jpg" border="0" alt="Miss Benson's Beetle" /></a>
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53095522">Miss Benson's Beetle</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5309857">Rachel Joyce</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3727567513">4 of 5 stars</a>
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ebookadventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447673063444521186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906943636331928971.post-66389948275504109132021-02-13T15:51:00.001+00:002021-02-13T15:51:11.615+00:00Review: Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2277185">Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/468569">Winifred Watson</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3835500111">5 of 5 stars</a>
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ebookadventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447673063444521186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906943636331928971.post-84833786330642602342021-01-18T08:48:00.001+00:002021-01-18T08:48:39.716+00:00Review: Love in Color: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54698746">Love in Color: Mythical Tales from Around the World, Retold</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19331796">Bolu Babalola</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3721869275">3 of 5 stars</a>
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Reason for DNFing = I really wanted to love this book. "Mythical tales retold" will always hook me in - particularly when they are tales that haven't been retold before (there are only so many Greek myth retellings one can read..). However, I just struggled to get into it. Babalola can certainly write and her characters have a lot more nuance to them than the stereotypical romance characters. Maybe that's the issue. You just get interested in one set of characters and then the story ends. That's probably why I usually don't read short stories. I'm telling myself I'll come back to it to "dip in and dip out" of, but I probably won't. That just isn't how I read.
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54373691">Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Tales from the Café</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16836980">Toshikazu Kawaguchi</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3721905967">3 of 5 stars</a>
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ebookadventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447673063444521186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906943636331928971.post-72237417305546011732020-11-21T21:41:00.001+00:002020-11-21T21:41:58.833+00:00Review: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11072232" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1328327948l/11072232._SX98_.jpg" border="0" alt="The Murder of Roger Ackroyd" /></a>
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11072232">The Murder of Roger Ackroyd</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/123715">Agatha Christie</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1691761435">5 of 5 stars</a>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54403237" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1602700467l/54403237._SX98_.jpg" border="0" alt="How to Be Ace: A Memoir of Growing Up Asexual" /></a>
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54403237">How to Be Ace: A Memoir of Growing Up Asexual</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7124846">Rebecca Burgess</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3623846669">4 of 5 stars</a>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50556927">One Good Turn: A Jolly Murder Mystery</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/10015">Kate Atkinson</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3623673099">4 of 5 stars</a>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54725030">Love and Other Thought Experiments</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18777848">Sophie Ward</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3589100000">3 of 5 stars</a>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52128695" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1580804471l/52128695._SX98_SY160_.jpg" border="0" alt="Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex" /></a>
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52128695">Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/20211516">Angela Chen</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3556385882">4 of 5 stars</a>
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ebookadventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447673063444521186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906943636331928971.post-83036530737239827252020-10-11T11:16:00.001+01:002020-10-11T11:16:47.784+01:00Review: Dear Reader: The Comfort and Joy of Books
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48562591" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1588237605l/48562591._SX98_.jpg" border="0" alt="Dear Reader: The Comfort and Joy of Books" /></a>
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48562591">Dear Reader: The Comfort and Joy of Books</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13818032">Cathy Rentzenbrink</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3556810695">4 of 5 stars</a>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7063048" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1328370910l/7063048._SX98_.jpg" border="0" alt="High Wages" /></a>
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7063048">High Wages</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/279856">Dorothy Whipple</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3523348453">5 of 5 stars</a>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48768043" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1573687018l/48768043._SX98_.jpg" border="0" alt="A Thousand Ships" /></a>
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48768043">A Thousand Ships</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/995841">Natalie Haynes</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3526473897">4 of 5 stars</a>
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ebookadventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447673063444521186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906943636331928971.post-48767923049517934382020-08-30T11:20:00.001+01:002020-08-30T11:20:07.937+01:00Review: Night Watch
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20168299" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1394243187l/20168299._SX98_.jpg" border="0" alt="Night Watch" /></a>
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20168299">Night Watch</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1654">Terry Pratchett</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3510302984">4 of 5 stars</a>
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ebookadventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447673063444521186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906943636331928971.post-73784117891039326452020-08-20T13:07:00.001+01:002020-08-20T13:07:30.276+01:00Review: This Is How It Always Is
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33875119">This Is How It Always Is</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/300536">Laurie Frankel</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3505678418">4 of 5 stars</a>
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I enjoyed this story of Claude and his family coming to terms with the fact that Claude may really be Poppy. I think Frankel, although edges towards sentimentality at times, does a fair job of weighing up the difficulties of raising a transgender child. How, regardless of how loving and accepting you are as parents, the transition from one gender to another is complicated - that the transition may not be linear. The book is another reminder that, given all that Claude/Poppy has to deal with, no one in their right mind would choose to be transgender. This is something you are and have to find your way as best you can. <br /><br />Importantly, Frankel herself has a transgender daughter. I don't think this type of story should be told unless you have direct experience. Though this book is very much a parent's perspective not that of a transgender child - and Frankel, in her author's note, makes clear that this is not her daughter's story.<br /><br />
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ebookadventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447673063444521186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906943636331928971.post-90145166972027573452020-08-07T18:12:00.001+01:002020-08-07T18:12:00.585+01:00Review: A Monk's Guide to Happiness: Meditation in the 21st century
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45430980" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1556745870l/45430980._SX98_.jpg" border="0" alt="A Monk's Guide to Happiness: Meditation in the 21st century" /></a>
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45430980">A Monk's Guide to Happiness: Meditation in the 21st century</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19119556">Gelong Thubten</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3473028013">3 of 5 stars</a>
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ebookadventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447673063444521186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906943636331928971.post-20135298313504167872020-08-05T11:16:00.001+01:002020-08-05T11:16:01.671+01:00Review: Tower of Thorns
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22567177" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1422042818l/22567177._SX98_.jpg" border="0" alt="Tower of Thorns" /></a>
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22567177">Tower of Thorns</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8649">Juliet Marillier</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3462472521">3 of 5 stars</a>
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I very much enjoyed this second outing of Blackthorn and Grim - both are compelling characters - but the book was just too long. For a while, I felt the book was a holding pattern: Blackthorn was keeping a secret from Grim; Grim was keeping a secret from Blackthron, and Lady Geileis had a secret of her own as well. As the reader, you know what the secrets were or at least knew that there were secrets and had to "listen" to all three go on about their respective secrets when really you'd wish they'd say what the secret was and tell someone else!<br /><br />So while the beginning and ending were compelling, the middle bit dragged and could have done with editing down.
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ebookadventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447673063444521186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906943636331928971.post-17368792995470894402020-07-16T17:49:00.001+01:002020-07-16T17:49:45.604+01:00Review: The Vanishing Half
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51467369">The Vanishing Half</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/10802967">Brit Bennett</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3389539874">4 of 5 stars</a>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34323328">The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16333030">Lindsey Fitzharris</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3415405516">4 of 5 stars</a>
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ebookadventureshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15447673063444521186noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-906943636331928971.post-40713433471898423152020-06-28T15:19:00.001+01:002020-06-28T15:19:43.075+01:00Review: A Very British Murder
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19508293">A Very British Murder</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/541690">Lucy Worsley</a><br/>
My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3405807152">3 of 5 stars</a>
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