Paula Bardell-HedleySep 21, 2024
Winding Up the Week #392
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This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, focus on past posts deserving to be read, bid a sad farewell to 20 Books of Summer, remember Joan Aiken’s Centenary, anticipate SciFiMonth 2024 and highlight fascinating features from across the Internet. #SciFiMonth24 #20booksofsummer24 #amreading #bookstodon #books
Winding Up the Week #392

This week we look at books read and reviewed, discover some of the best writing about literature on the blogosphere, focus on past posts deserving to be read, bid a sad farewell to 20 Books of Summ…

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damppebblesSep 12, 2024

#BlogTour | #BookReview: The Reunion by M.J. Arlidge & Steph Broadribb @orionbooks @Tr4cyF3nt0n #TheReunion #20booksofsummer24 #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #damppebbles

"A skull looks up at Jennie from the trench, but it's not the chalk-white bone and grimacing teeth that send her reeling. It's the heart-shaped gold pendant, its delicate chain snapped in two. The necklace Hannah never took off. It can't be Hannah. But it is. When Jennie Whitmore arrives at her school…

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#BlogTour | #BookReview: The Reunion by M.J. Arlidge & Steph Broadribb @orionbooks @Tr4cyF3nt0n #TheReunion #20booksofsummer24 #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #damppebbles

“A skull looks up at Jennie from the trench, but it’s not the chalk-white bone and grimacing teeth that send her reeling. It’s the heart-shaped gold pendant, its delicate chain sn…

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CurlyGeekSep 5, 2024

My 15 Books of Summer Reading Summary #bookreviews #reading #20booksofsummer24

https://thebookstop.wordpress.com/2024/09/04/my-15-books-of-summer/

My 15 Books of Summer

This year, for 20 Books of Summer, hosted by Cathy at 746 Books, I decided to make a list of 25 books but only commit to reading AND reviewing 15.  This ended up working well – I had enough freedom…

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CurlyGeekAug 29, 2024

Reread/Review: Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin #20booksofsummer24 #reread24 #classics #the52bookclub #backlistreader

https://thebookstop.wordpress.com/2024/08/28/reread-review-tales-of-the-city-by-armistead-maupin/

Reread/Review: Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin

I first read Tales of the City in college in the early 90’s. I worked in a bookstore and I knew which books people came in asking for the most, and this was one of those. Tales of the City ma…

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CurlyGeekAug 24, 2024

Review: There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak #20booksofsummer24 #reading #bookreviews #the52bookclub #netgalley

https://thebookstop.wordpress.com/2024/08/24/review-there-are-rivers-in-the-sky-by-elif-shafak/

Review: There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak

I don’t often do a lot of highlighting (electronically) when I’m reading, but this was that rare book where I found myself marking numerous passages. It’s beautiful and complex, with recurrin…

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CurlyGeekAug 9, 2024

Review: The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon #20booksofsummer24 #bookreviews #the52bookclub #historicalfiction

https://thebookstop.wordpress.com/2024/08/09/review-the-frozen-river-by-ariel-lawhon/

Review: The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon

I loved Lawhon’s Code Name Helene, so I hoped this book would live up to my expectations – and it did. There were many similarities in the style of writing, though the stories are very …

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CurlyGeekAug 5, 2024

Review: The Road to Roswell by Connie Willis #20booksofsummer24 #bookreviews #the52bookclub

https://thebookstop.wordpress.com/2024/08/05/review-the-road-to-roswell-by-connie-willis/

Review: The Road to Roswell by Connie Willis

This is a book for anyone looking for fun, escapist fiction this summer.  It’s about a road trip across New Mexico, when Francie flies in to Albuquerque to attend (and possibly to stop) …

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CurlyGeekAug 2, 2024

My July Reading Wrap-Up #bookreviews #20booksofsummer24 #the52bookclub

https://thebookstop.wordpress.com/2024/08/02/my-july-reading-wrap-up-9/

My July Reading Wrap-Up

July was a quiet month, with no travel, and the heat kept me indoors more than usual. Normally I can be outside for any amount of time in the summer, and I love reading in full sunlight. Maybe it&#…

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CurlyGeekJul 29, 2024

Rereading Tik Tok of Oz by L. Frank Baum #ozathon24 #classics #bookreviews #reread24 #20booksofsummer24

https://thebookstop.wordpress.com/2024/07/29/ozathon-2024-tik-tok-of-oz-by-l-frank-baum/

Ozathon 2024: Tik-Tok of Oz by L. Frank Baum

This book, the eighth in the Oz series, is the third to portray the residents of Oz taking on the Nome King (Ozma of Oz and The Emerald City of Oz are the other two). It has a good storyline, altho…

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CurlyGeekJul 25, 2024

Review: Gravity Lost by L. M. Sagas #the52bookclub #20booksofsummer24 #bookreviews #netgalley #foundfamily #spaceopera

https://thebookstop.wordpress.com/2024/07/25/review-gravity-lost-by-l-m-sagas/

Review: Gravity Lost by L. M. Sagas

Gravity Lost was as satisfying a read as the first one. I often like first books in series more than the others because I prefer character development to action, but this book introduces several ne…

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