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Final Cut | S J Watson

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#19
This was so good..love this author

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DaniJ

One of the Girls | Lucy Clarke

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Something is amiss on a Greek island with a bunch of bachelorette party ladies.

This book presented very lovable and approachable characters and encompassed the tangled web of female friendships, but also the unwavering love of girlfriends, too. Set in a stunning Greek island backdrop, this piece of fiction makes you wonder “what is going to happen and when”.

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GingerAntics

The Surgeon | Tess Gerritsen

so-so

RANT ALERT

I liked it - sort of, and only in relation to my enjoyment of the TV show - and will continue the series, but I‘m hoping the books get better from here or I won‘t be continuing for long. For being the Rizzoli and Isles series, Isles wasn‘t even in it. She wasn‘t even mentioned. This one was actually kind of painful. There was a ridiculous amount of sexism that is not present in the show.
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GingerAntics Meat is “men‘s food” and a daughter‘s career - Jane‘s career - is less important than either of her “good looking brothers.” Frankie is a huge jerk in this one, and can‘t be bothered to help either his mother or his sister in the kitchen, and Jane was yelled at for having to rush back to work in the middle of a case because Frankie is home from war and he should be her priority. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 8h

GingerAntics Worse yet, Jane was openly sexually harassed by another detective when he put one of her tampons in her bottle of water. One character even had all white furniture specifically because it was “pure” and “virginal.” Supposedly this was written in 2001, but that one made me question if it was actually written in 1901. It was just deplorable. I know the show came from the books, but so far the show is WAY better. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 (edited) 8h

GingerAntics It doesn‘t take long to remember this was written over 20 years ago, and the reminders never stop coming. From medical charting being done by hand, the explanations of what chat rooms are, what CODIS and VICAP are, to referring to a character as not quite as attractive as Mel Gibson but still good looking, the dated references just keep on coming. That Mel Gibson reference did NOT age well at all. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 8h

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GingerAntics It even refers to AOL accounts being used in office settings (which I never knew was a thing seeing how expensive it was). There was also a black guy with a cop‘s boot on his neck and no one batting an eyelash. I nearly stopped at that point. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 8h

GingerAntics The narrator was HORRIBLE. She doesn‘t know how to pronounce the first victim‘s name, Ortiz (and apparently no one else involved in the production of the audiobook knew either). She also couldn‘t pronounce basil, saline, epinephrine, or synapses. All of these words came up multiple times. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 8h

GingerAntics Considering the author is a medical doctor, you‘d think you‘d get someone who could say these basic words, but no. Considering this version of the audiobook was recorded in 2020, it‘s just ridiculous. #TessGerritsen #TheSurgeon #RizzoliAndIsles
#JaneRizzoli #Mauralsles 8h

AnnCrystal I haven't watched the show or read the books, but did some web research for you, here is what I found:

“Rizzoli appears in the series' first novel, The Surgeon, and Isles is introduced in the second, The Apprentice, which serves as the basis for the television series.“

Hope this helps 😉📚📺💝.
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Blueberry

Watch Out for Her | Samantha M. Bailey

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I bailed on this about 50% thru. I only finished it because it was shortlisted for #CanadaReads2025. The ending 10% was the best part of the book and the only reason I'm giving it 3 ⭐ instead of 2. The ending makes the reader feel guilty for disliking the rest. 😆

NataliePatalie 🤔 9h

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MaleficentBookDragon

The String Diaries | Stephen Lloyd Jones

#Coverstories
#reptile

Eggs, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Excellent choices! 11h

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Pippa

The Last Mrs. Parrish | Liv Constantine

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This story kept me hooked. The characters are absolutely despicable but I needed to know what they would do next.

100% manipulation and sociopathic behavior!

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Octoberwoman

Dead Eye | Mark Greaney

I‘m posting one book a day from my massive collection. No description, no reason for why I want to read it.

#ABookADay2025

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Soubhiville

The Historian | Elizabeth Kostova

so-so

Did we need another book about Dracula that feels not too different from the original? I‘m not sure I did. It felt overly long, and dragged in parts for me. I did like that many of the characters were scholars and that a good deal of the story is them researching, delving into old tomes in search of historic scraps about Vlad that others may have missed.

Overall though, I can‘t say I gained much from reading this.

Kerrbearlib Love her blue socks 12h

Ruthiella I loved this when I first read it - back when I read maybe 20 books a year- but am not sure how I‘d feel were I to read it now. 11h

dabbe 🩵🐾🩵 10h

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emilycoc

Savages: A Novel | Don Winslow

Next up: this was a favourite of mine for a long time. I haven't touched it in ages and it's possible I've outgrown it now, but that's the fun of my challenge to clean up my bookshelf - out with the old, in with the new, and able to share the love with others through lending and little free libraries (or donations). #BookSevenOf2025

LapReader Love the movie but not the book. That rarely happens. 10h

emilycoc @LapReader yeah, that rarely happens to me too! I've actually not seen this movie 4h

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GingerAntics

The Surgeon | Tess Gerritsen

Since I‘ve been home the last 7 months, my mother has gotten me hooked on the TV show Rizzoli and Isles. When I found out it was based on a series of novels and short stories, I knew I had to read them. My mother says Maura Isles reminds me of her… it‘s better than Sheldon Cooper so I‘m down. lol
#TessGerritsen #TheSurgeon #RizzoliAndIsles #JaneRizzoli #MauraIsles

GingerAntics No Isles in this one and the narrator can‘t even say the name Ortiz. I‘m just chugging through so I can get to the next book with Isles in it. 12h

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