52bookclub24

The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection | Alexander McCall Smith

pick

#TenBeforetheEnd #52Bookclub24 #LandlockedCountry #TBRTarot #TitleStartswithMiddleInitial

Not my favorite of the series but I always enjoy my time in Botswana with Precious and her community. 3.5 🌟

@CBee @ChaoticMissAdventures

ChaoticMissAdventures ✅✅ great job! 9h

45 likes1 comment

Deblovestoread

Four Weekends and a Funeral | Ellie Palmer

pick

#TenBeforetheEnd. #52Bookclub24 #Debutinsecondhalfof24

Allison is surprised to learn that everyone at her ex-boyfriend‘s funeral doesn‘t know they had broken up. Keeping the secret she helps his family and best friend clean out his apartment. For a romance it also had a heavier tone due to Allison‘s health. 3.5 🌟

Librarybelle This is my pick to read for the prompt…hope I can get to it by the end of the year! 5h

44 likes1 stack add1 comment

eeclayton

Napoleon's Spy | Ben Kane

My next 4 books for #52bookclub24 ; another great reading month.

Két feleség (Two Wives, not in the Litsy database) included two thought-provoking novellas about love, desire, and the ghosts of the dead haunting living couples. My first book from this author (Sándor Bródy) but definitely not the last.

(more in the comments)

Kristy_K, LaraReads, KarenUK, Hooked_on_books, BarkingMadRead, Crazeedi, brittanyreads, Magpiegem, BookBelle84, Larkken, jenniferw88, julesG, Deblovestoread, MidnightBookGirl, Librarybelle, triplem80, Tove_Reads, Read4life, Bluebird, kwmg40, BarbaraBB, hissingpotatoes, Book_Lover95, TheAromaofBooks

eeclayton Napoleon's Spy takes place during Napoleon's campaign in Russia. Although I found the descriptions of the campaing compelling with lots of interesting and devastating details, I didn't think the protagonist was likeable, and I wasn't as shaken by the events as I had expected. All in all, it was a good book worth reading, but it didn't stand out for me.

Napoleon's Spy

eeclayton Masha has been obsessed with serial killers ever since her father was murdered. When she begins her internship at the Moscow police station, she gets to study the files of some weird killings, and she starts to discover what seems to be the pattern behind these cases.
This was not exactly a page-turner, but an exciting thriller with a good plot. The middle part was rather slow but not uninteresting.

The Sin Collector

eeclayton Wildtrack is a thriller set in the 1980s written by Bernard Cornwell, who is mostly known for his historical fiction. It was a good book, with enough twists to keep me interested, and I especially liked the atmosphere of life at sea. However, all throughout the book, I felt like the story was promising something that was never quite delivered.

Wildtrack: A Novel of Suspense

Librarybelle Yay! Great reading! 3w

27 likes4 comments

kwmg40

The Last Graduate: A Novel | Naomi Novik

pick

I felt so-so about the first book in the Scholomance series but I decided to give this second book a try, especially since it fit a couple of challenge prompts that I was finding hard to fill. I enjoyed this installment more, perhaps because I'm finally warming up to the characters.

kwmg40 #HauntedShelf #Flerken @PuddleJumper
#AfterDarkBingo #BodyCountBingo #GottaCatchEmAllSpooky
#GottaCatchEmAll (Morgrem: Has a playlist)
#Spookoween @TheSpineView
#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks
#HalloweenAtoZReadathon @Texreader
#RedTaylorsVersion @Emilymdxn
#Witchathon @TEArificbooks
#31by31 @Catsandbooks
#52bookclub24 (an academic thriller) 3w

TheAromaofBooks I really enjoyed this trilogy, but I've seen a lot of mixed reviews. 3w

TheSpineView Awesome! 3w

See All 6 Comments

Catsandbooks 👏🏼🦇💜 3w

PuddleJumper 🖤🧡🖤 3w

kwmg40 @TheAromaofBooks Glad to hear you enjoyed the trilogy. As mentioned, I was a little lukewarm about the first book, but I've loved everything else Naomi Novik has written. 3w

50 likes6 comments

kwmg40

Resurrection Men: An Inspector Rebus Novel | Ian Rankin