an excellently well-written, tight story that doesn’t waste many words or let up from start to finish
Read More from: http://bookangel.co.uk/review/the-race/Review: The Virgin and the Rogue
Synopsis: Continuing her bestselling Rogue Files series, Sophie Jordan brews up a scintillating romance about a timid wallflower who discovers a love potion and ends up falling for a dashing rogue. A love potion… Charlotte Langley has always been the prudent middle sister, so her family is not surprised when she makes the safe choice…
Read More from: https://urbanbookreviewsrus.wordpress.com/2020/07/01/review-the-virgin-and-the-rogue/Review: Say Yes to the Duke
Synopsis: A shy wallflower meets her dream man—or does she?—in the next book in New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James’ Wildes of Lindow series. Miss Viola Astley is so painfully shy that she’s horrified by the mere idea of dancing with a stranger; her upcoming London debut feels like a nightmare. So she’s overjoyed to meet…
Read More from: https://urbanbookreviewsrus.wordpress.com/2020/07/02/review-say-yes-to-the-duke/Review: When You Wish Upon a Rogue
Synopsis: She knows what she wants.Miss Sophie Kendall is happiest arranging the secret meetings of the Debutante Underground, a group of women who come together to discuss the weekly advice column The Debutante’s Revenge. What makes Sophie most unhappy is her impending march down the aisle to a man she does not love. But her family’s finances are…
Read More from: https://urbanbookreviewsrus.wordpress.com/2020/07/01/review-when-you-wish-upon-a-rogue/Review: Daughter of the Reich
Synopsis: She must choose between loyalty to her country or a love that could be her destruction… As the dutiful daughter of a high-ranking Nazi officer, Hetty Heinrich is keen to play her part in the glorious new Thousand Year Reich. But she never imagines that all she believes and knows about her world will…
Read More from: https://urbanbookreviewsrus.wordpress.com/2020/07/01/review-daughter-of-the-reich/Review: Keeping the Lights on for Ike
Synopsis: Most people don’t realize that during the war in Europe in the 1940s, it took an average of six support soldiers to make the work of four combat soldiers possible. Most of what’s available in the literature tends toward combat narratives, and yet the support soldiers had complex and unique experiences as well. This…
Read More from: https://urbanbookreviewsrus.wordpress.com/2020/07/01/review-keeping-the-lights-on-for-ike/Amina’s Voice ~ Hena Khan
Rating: 4/5 A lovely story of a young girl finding her way to singing despite her family biases. She’s never been quite comfortable being front and center, and tends to avoid hanging out with the popular girls. She’s had the same best friend forever, Soojin, but things are starting to change now that they’re in
Read More from: https://showthisbooksomelovewordpresscom.wordpress.com/2020/06/30/aminas-voice-hena-khan/Review: The Highlander’s English Bride
Synopsis: In this dazzling new novel from bestselling author Vanessa Kelly, the wildest member of Clan Kendrick has found his purpose as a government agent. Now he must also meet his match… Lady Sabrina Bell has never been so embarrassed in her life. Not only did her new suitor fail to appear for their morning…
Read More from: https://urbanbookreviewsrus.wordpress.com/2020/06/28/review-the-highlanders-english-bride/Review: Midnight Abduction
Synopsis: Ride along on the riveting cases of the Tactical Crime Division — TCD. An elite team of FBI agents specializing in high-risk threats. For the Tactical Crime Division, no case is left cold. When Benning Reeves’s twins are kidnapped, the frantic father knows who can help: the Tactical Crime Division and Ana Ramirez. Even…
Read More from: https://urbanbookreviewsrus.wordpress.com/2020/06/26/review-midnight-abduction/An Orchestra of Minorities ~ Chigozie Obioma
Rating: 4/5 I finally got around to reading this book after it had been on my shelf for a few years. I’m not sure why I put it off. It’s one of the most unique books I’ve read in a while. Told from the point of view of a chi, a guardian spirit, this contemporary
Read More from: https://showthisbooksomelovewordpresscom.wordpress.com/2020/06/26/an-orchestra-of-minorities-chigozie-obioma/Review: 48 Hour Lockdown
Synopsis: The Tactical Crime Division—TCD—is a specialized unit of the FBI.They handle the toughest cases in the most remote locations. When TCD learns of a school invasion turned lockdown, every agent is ready to engage. With children in jeopardy, the stakes couldn’t be higher. But it becomes personal for hostage negotiator agent Evan Duran when…
Read More from: https://urbanbookreviewsrus.wordpress.com/2020/06/26/review-48-hour-lockdown/Review: Secret Investigation
Synopsis: In the wake of a tragedy, the Tactical Crime Division is the first call. When ironclad body armor inexplicably fails and soldiers perish, the Tactical Crime Division jumps into action. Agent and former ranger Davis Rogers asks to go undercover to find the traitor responsible for the death of one of his friends, and…
Read More from: https://urbanbookreviewsrus.wordpress.com/2020/06/26/review-secret-investigation/Review: What Momma Left Behind
Synopsis: Worie Dressar is seventeen years old when influenza and dysentery ravage her Appalachian Mountain community in 1898, leaving behind a growing number of orphaned children with no way to care for themselves. Worie’s mother has been secretly feeding a number of these little ones on Sourwood Mountain. But when she dies suddenly, Worie is…
Read More from: https://urbanbookreviewsrus.wordpress.com/2020/06/24/review-what-momma-left-behind/The Dragon and the Princess
A wonderful children’s book for teaching them to count
Read More from: http://bookangel.co.uk/review/the-dragon-and-the-princess/Hillbilly Elegy ~ J. D. Vance
Rating: 3/5 I listened to J.D. Vance’s memoir on audio. I’ve been doing a lot more of that since I’ve been stuck at home due to Covid-19. We’ve been puzzling, cross-stitching, doing lots of cleaning and extra chores, and hiking as much as we’re able. All of these activities are great for audiobooks. I’d heard
Read More from: https://showthisbooksomelovewordpresscom.wordpress.com/2020/06/23/hillbilly-elegy-j-d-vance/Review: Dead End by Nancy Mehl
Synopsis: When a body is discovered in a field in Iowa, the police uncover fourteen additional corpses ranging from 20 years old to recent. The remains point to a serial killer with an MO the authorities have seen before–Ed Oliphant, a man who has been in prison for over 20 years . . . and…
Read More from: https://urbanbookreviewsrus.wordpress.com/2020/06/23/review-dead-end-by-nancy-mehl/The Goodbye Man by Jeffrey Deaver
More like goodbye Mr. Deaver… ** Just when I thought Deaver was back to his excellent writing mode, here comes The Goodbye Man. I was looking forward to another great read and sadly was disappointed. The style he … Continue reading →</a
Read More from: https://gutreactionreviews.com/2020/06/19/the-goodbye-man-by-jeffrey-deaver/Normal People ~ Sally Rooney
Rating: 4/5 Listening to Normal People on audio was not what I expected. I was drawn in almost immediately by Connell and Marianne’s story, and the accent of the narrator, presumably Irish as the story is set in Ireland, kept me hooked. I found chores to do in order to spend more time listening to
Read More from: https://showthisbooksomelovewordpresscom.wordpress.com/2020/06/19/normal-people-sally-rooney/Diabolical D.C.
A highly enjoyable cozy mystery that hits all the right spots
Read More from: http://bookangel.co.uk/review/diabolical-d-c/Book Review: Finale by Stephanie Garber (4.5/5)
It’s been two months since the Fates were freed from a deck of cards, two months since Legend claimed the throne for his own, and two months since Tella discovered the boy she fell in love with doesn’t really exist. With lives, empires, and hearts hanging in the balance, Tella must decide if she’s
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