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OutsmartYourShelf
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Panpan

This looked a promising thriller in the synopsis & I really enjoyed books set in/on isolated areas. I found this one a little underwhelming though. Although the idea is good, the POVs for Dee & Tori were not differentiated enough by their characters, & I had to keep checking who was narrating a particular chapter as it could have been either. (continued)

OutsmartYourShelf I also found it a bit all over the place in terms of pacing & plot progression & it felt very haphazard at times. The 'team challenges' also seemed to take a back seat to general griping & sniping between characters. Disappointing. 2⭐

TWs: death, injury detail, drug use (minor references), strong language.

My thanks to #NetGalley & publishers, Serpent's Tail/Viper/Profile Books, for the opportunity to read an ARC.
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Andrew65 Well done on finishing it 🥶🥶🥶 (edited) 19h
BookmarkTavern Oh that‘s disappointing! On to better things! 16h
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TheBookgeekFrau
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Bailedbailed

And that's a bail! Some interesting stuff, but a lot of stuff so over my head that I was just reading words with no meaning.

But, yay, got a bingo! 😁

#HailTheBail 🙌🏼

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TheBookgeekFrau @dabbe 😂Yes!!📚🙌🏼 4d
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TheAromaofBooks Another one off the list!!! 3d
Andrew65 A shame when this happens. 3d
TheBookgeekFrau @Andrew65 Yes 😕 But I might go back to it; because what didn't go over my head was really quite interesting 3d
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LiseWorks
A Christmas Murder | Mary Grand
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Mehso-so

Well, this book had a lot of twists, just like a good murder in a hotel should, but I don't like Susan. She was always doubting herself, and it was driving me nuts. A lot of Readathons #WinterGames24 #HolidayBookDragons #OatmealEscapeReadathon #MidDecemberReadathon #Adventathon #ReadAway2024 #SeriesLove24 @StayCurious @Andrew65 @Bookwormjillk @BookmarkTavern @DieAReader @TheSpineView @GHABI4ROSES

TheSpineView Fantastic! 1w
Andrew65 Well done 🎄🎄🎄 1w
BookmarkTavern Excellent! 1w
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OutsmartYourShelf
The Slaying Game | Faith Gardner
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Pickpick

This is the fourth of the books set in the Jolvix world that I've read, & it's probably my second least favourite. The story line is good but I disliked the main character. Granted she has issues to do with both her childhood & the death of her first love, but she is absolutely horrible to ex-colleague & friend Ted at times. I found myself a bit irritated with her to be honest. 3.5 🌟

TWs: death, discussion of suicide, drug use/alcoholism.

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LiseWorks
Shirley, Goodness and Mercy | Debbie Macomber
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Mehso-so
Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 short stories never have the depth to give me any satisfaction. 2w
StayCurious It was so lame…lol 2w
LiseWorks @StayCurious it was, I don't like this author actually 2w
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BookmarkTavern Too bad! On to better books! 2w
StayCurious Make sure you award yourself 75 points for each story 2w
LiseWorks @StayCurious it's a good thing I have you to keep me on my toes with points 2w
StayCurious Work smarter not harder 😆 2w
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LiseWorks
The Witch Hunter | Max Seeck
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Mehso-so

I read this for #FoodandLit #Findland. It was very confusing, Like I just watched one of those foreign films with subtitles. I think I might have to reread it so I can figure out what happened 🤔. It is on my TBR LIST for #WinterGames24 #HolidayBookDragons #GingerbreadJourneyReadathon #ReadAway24 #ChristmasCardReadathon @Catsandbooks @Texreader @StayCurious @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES @Bookwormjillk

StayCurious If it‘s a wintery read you get 75 points 2w
LiseWorks @StayCurious oh yeah it was winter lol 2w
Bookwormjillk Finland is good because it seems like all of the books are set in winter :) 2w
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LiseWorks @Bookwormjillk I know right? 2w
Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 Some books are translated better than others. 2w
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TheBookgeekFrau
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Panpan

Finished this over coffee this morning. The characters were not written like themselves. The story was ok, but it was very unstarwarsy.

82/62

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Andrew65 Oh no 😣 Hope the next book is better. 2w
TheBookgeekFrau @Andrew65 They can't all be winners 🤷🏻‍♀️ 2w
Andrew65 @TheBookgeekFrau This is true. 2w
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TheAromaofBooks At least it's off the list!! 2w
bookandbedandtea Oh bummer. It was cheap on kindle so I got it but now I don't wanna read it. 2w
TheBookgeekFrau @bookandbedandtea Sorry! But I get why this was a one and done author in the series. I can always hear in my head the voices of the characters. But not this time. It was just not good. 2w
DieAReader #Next hopefully will be better🤞🏻 2w
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LiseWorks
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Mehso-so

A It's a cozy mystery, but it felt more like a soap on tv where it goes on and on without any action.Lots of Readathons #SeriesLove24 Never realized its book 4 of a series. #Advantathon #ReadAway24 #ChristmasCardReadathon #GingerbreadJourneyReadathon #WinterGame24 #HolidayBookDragons I'll classify this as an impulse read as it's not on my TBR LIST but I needed it for #ISpyBingoAugust @StayCurious @Andrew65 @TheSpineView @Bookwormjillk @DieAReader

DieAReader 🎄🎉 #Next 2w
TheSpineView Great job! 2w
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Bookwormjillk That cover makes me smile though. 2w
Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 2w
StayCurious Was it christmassy? Then it would be worth 75 points 2w
BookmarkTavern Cute cover at least! 2w
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