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The Searcher | Tana French
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Awesome 👏🏻 2mo
Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 2mo
Catsandbooks 👏🏼👻🧡 2mo
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I do quite enjoy this author. A former cop from Chicago moves to a small town in Ireland and gets himself involved in a local disappearance.

#AuthorAMonth @Soubhiville

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

Soubhiville Glad you liked it! 2mo
TheAromaofBooks Yay!! 2mo
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Texreader
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Chicago cop Cal Hooper retires far from family in a small village in Ireland, renovating an old house. When a kid from a notorious poor family in town, that townspeople shun, asks for his help to find the kid‘s missing brother, Cal reluctantly helps. But he is retired, so he handles things very differently than he would have as a cop. As a result, he learns a lot more about the town than he really wanted to know. Much better than anticipated ⬇️

Texreader because I‘ve tried this author once before. The book was so slow I got bogged down (no pun intended !) and I had to bail, In the Woods. Searcher, however, is constantly moving forward. I was skeptical about the narrator at first but he did a fine job. #authoramonth @Soubhiville Also counts for #HauntedShelf #letterS #HalloweenAtoZ and readathons and bingos. @Catsandbooks 2mo
Catsandbooks 👏🏼🐦‍⬛🧡 2mo
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Texreader
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Librarybelle Looks like a good list! 2mo
Catsandbooks Wow! Great list! 👏🏼🧡🐦‍⬛ 2mo
PuddleJumper Brilliant! So organized 2mo
Larkken Wow! I‘m in awe of your listing skills. Puts my disorganized bingo cards to shame! 😂🧡🎃 2mo
julieclair What a helpful list! Thanks for posting. Screenshotted. 👻 2mo
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Texreader
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My new audiobook for #authoramonth @Soubhiville

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Robotswithpersonality
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Well I just found my successor for the Virgil Flowers series! In some ways Cal Hooper is less straightforwardly part of a good guy detective narrative - aside from technically being retired - his doubts about what is the right thing are palpable, but you never doubt that he wants to do the right thing, that he wouldn't hesitate if he knew for sure what the right thing was. 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? Lena is a treasure, she rescues the book from falling into a few of the machismo-heavy pitfalls a book about a retired Chicago cop mixed up in new trouble in a small town could easily, lazily drift into.
Having spent so much of the book worried about Trey, I was relieved by where the book left things.
Seeing Cal make steps in his relationship with his grown kid paralleled/facilitated by his relationship with Trey really adds to the character
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Robotswithpersonality 3/? development. There are a number of shades of gray going on that put this firmly outside the realm of a cozy mystery even if the atmosphere of the Irish village/surrounding countryside is gorgeous and the characterization of the rooks and Cal\'s relationship with them had me immediately charmed.
I want to warn off readers who would love the ambience but may be unable to forgive the author for some thought-provoking plot choices.
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Robotswithpersonality 4/5 There\'s also a chance that Cal\'s particular take on trying to adapt his efforts to make a more just world amidst modern social justice movements is going to appear to some readers as less nuanced and more archaic. Room for improvement? Maybe. 3mo
Robotswithpersonality 5/5 I\'ve already put a hold on the next in the series. Going by the hold list, I\'ll get the print version long before the audio becomes available, which is a bit of a shame, because Roger Clark performed a hell of a narration for my tandem print/audio read this time \'round and I expect he\'ll do as good a job in the next.
⚠️Animal death, child abuse
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BarbaraBB
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A slow burner this one. I enjoyed the atmosphere more than the plot, which wasn‘t that exciting or surprising. The community though, of this small Irish town, came alive throughout the book. Good characters, a light pick.

Librarybelle She‘s on my to read list! 3mo
sarahbarnes I read this when a friend gave it to me and liked it. I may read the sequel at some point. 3mo
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Deblovestoread I‘ll be reading something of hers for #AuthorAMonth in October. 3mo
Hooked_on_books The Hunter is even better. The flavor of the community really comes alive in that one. 3mo
Suet624 I liked the characters. 3mo
BarbaraBB @Suet624 Yes! Me too! 3mo
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BarbaraBB
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#WeeklyForecast 35/24

I am reading a short story collection by Roddy Doyle, whom I have a weak spot for ever since the 80s.
I also started The Searcher, which is slow burning but interesting.
For the #Bookerprize my next read will be My Friends. I have read The Return by this author, which was just a so-so for me, but this new one gets good reviews so I am eager to find out what I‘ll think of it.

squirrelbrain I think you‘ll like My Friends! 🤞 4mo
BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain I‘ll keep you posted 🤍 4mo
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quietlycuriouskate
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Read for Library book group: we all loved it!
I did a print/audio combo, which worked really well.
To begin with I had misgivings over the portrayal of Mart: a tad heavy-handed? Dare I say it, Oirishness-for-export? Well, in future I will trust TF to know what she's doing!
And, yes please, I would very much like a slice of that "air rich as fruitcake." ?

Suet624 There is a sequel if you‘re interested. I liked both a lot. 5mo
quietlycuriouskate @Suet624 Oh, that's good to know. 😊 5mo
BarbaraBB I have this one sitting on my shelves too! 5mo
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LitStephanie
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Beautifully written story set in an Irish farming town. The reader is outstanding. Highly recommend. Don't be intimidated by the 15 hour run time. It doesn't feel long.

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CatLass007
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#ReadAway2024 I wavered between a Pick and a So-So. But I finished the book because it held my interest. Tana French doesn‘t shy away from writing about morally gray areas.

DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 5mo
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Kristy_K
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I‘m glad I waited a bit before going into this after her 1st series. While both have the deep character studies French is so good at writing, where her 1st is psychologically thrilling, The Searcher feels more like a literary fiction/contemporary novel with a side of a mystery. The pace itself is slow, but I never felt bored nor did it feel like the story wasn‘t moving forward. I found myself invested in Cal, Trey, & the small town Cal settles in.

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erzascarletbookgasm
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In this new series featuring ex-cop Cal Hooper, French takes us to the Irish countryside where the atmosphere of the place is vividly described. It‘s a quieter book, and as always, the characters are complex and richly drawn. I felt let down to discover the mystery is not much of a mystery, but here French tells a heartfelt story of people trying to do right in difficult situations, and that difference between right and wrong is complex..⬇️

erzascarletbookgasm .. I still prefer the Dublin Murder Squad series (Faithful Place my favourite), but this new series is worth checking out, if you like slow burn mysteries. TW minor graphic descriptions of sheep killings, and of a corpse.
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BarbaraBB I have a copy of this one but am a little nervous about it. Your review is encouraging though. 6mo
LitStephanie I loved this one and lovrd. I will try Faithful Place sometime. 5mo
LitStephanie Oops. Meant to say I loved In The Woods. 5mo
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NatalieR
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I found this to be different from French‘s Dublin Murder Squad books. The story didn‘t have the quick-paced, suspenseful twists and turns that are common in a lot of thrillers. I found the pace of the story smooth and engaging. The overall outcome wasn‘t surprising, but the details and people involved were unexpected. The Searcher contained more emotion than fast-paced crime-solving tactics. 

Full review at https://abookandadog.com

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BarbaraBB
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Which of these series is the best?

Asking for a friend 😂

CBee I recently checked out the Armstrong from the library but didn‘t get a chance to read it - I‘ve heard the series is great! 7mo
squirrelbrain I‘ve only read one. 🤪 7mo
Ruthiella Maybe your “friend” should flip a coin? 😂 7mo
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TrishB The Michael Wood series!! Of the others I‘ve only read French and I‘m not a fan but I‘m loving the Wood series so far, think I‘m up to 6. 7mo
CatLass007 You are too cute! Borrow the first book in each series and make a more informed decision. If you like all of the series, then maybe it‘s time to roll the dice. If I find a series I like or an author I like, I tend to binge until I‘m ready for a break, then binge something else. I‘ve recently fallen in love with William Kent Krueger and all but one of his Cork O‘Conner series, plus a few standalone novels are free on Audible. 7mo
BarbaraBB @CatLass007 ❤️❤️ 7mo
BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain I liked Kim a lot! 7mo
BarbaraBB @Ruthiella I guess so 🤣 7mo
Centique I like Tana French - but ive noticed that most people who like thrillers dont like this series. Its slower moving i think - more about the back stories of the police person involved than the murder. So maybe when youre in a slower mood? 7mo
Centique But i havent read this new one yet! 7mo
BarbaraBB @Centique I‘ve been very curious about her. Thanks for pointing out what to expect! I think I might like that. 7mo
sarahbarnes I don‘t read a lot of this genre, but I did read The Searcher and really liked it. 7mo
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Ruthiella
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I really enjoyed this slow burn mystery. As usual with Tana French, it‘s all about the characters.

Cal is a retired Chicago detective who‘s moved to rural Ireland for what he thinks will be a simple, quiet life. But his burgeoning friendship with a local kid who has a missing brother complicates things and Cal runs afoul of some of the locals.

BarbaraBB I just purchased this one too. It will be my first Tana French! 7mo
Ruthiella @BarbaraBB Excellent! I think this is a good place to start with French. If you like this, you will probably like her other stuff too. 7mo
vivastory I really need to return to Tana French. I haven't read her since binge reading the Dublin Murder Squad Series. I have so many vivid memories of a lot of those books. 6mo
Ruthiella @vivastory She‘s such an evocative writer. I‘m sure you‘ll like this one when you get to it. 6mo
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Ruthiella
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I brought two physical books and my kindle with me for my one hour oil change wait. What if I run out of something to read? 😱😂

Tamra 😂 I keep telling my husband no serious book person goes anywhere without sufficient reading material. 7mo
Tamra P.S. I love(d) Highlights! What a great magazine - so fun. 7mo
Ruthiella @Tamra I loved Highlights as a kid too. Goofus and Gallant! Spot the difference! 👍 7mo
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Jess_Read_This You are a well prepared reader! 7mo
Ruthiella @Jess_Read_This I need to be ready for all eventualities! 😂 7mo
LeahBergen I was going to say “you can read Highlights”! 😆 7mo
Ruthiella @LeahBergen I did take a gander! It‘s changed some, but would still appeal to 10 year old me. 😃 7mo
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morgan_krahn
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Waiting on the kiddos

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Ruthiella
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Thanks for the tag @Eggs 😊

#WondrousWednesday

1. Probably because of the #NancyDrewBR but I am having flashbacks to excitedly scanning the library shelves for a Nancy Drew mystery I‘d not yet read.

2. It‘s pretty evenly split between library borrows and thrifted/used/new books.

3. I just started the tagged book yesterday.

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Coleen
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I really loved Tana French‘s Dublin Murder Squad series, but I also knew going into this one that it was not as fast-paced as those books, based on reviews. Indeed, this is much more of a slow burn novel. It was not bad, but it was almost too slow in my opinion. I never was really pulled in, even when things started to be revealed.

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Book_Lover95
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This is my second book by Tana French that I‘ve read. I‘m still on the fence. Don‘t get me wrong, it was a good read. But I‘m absorbed into the story line as I normally am. I don‘t feel the characters emotions, I‘m not envisioning the scenery in my head, I don‘t feel like I am a part of the story.

TrishB I gave it 2 books with French and just wasn‘t invested either 🤷‍♀️ 8mo
Book_Lover95 Im not sure if it‘s the writing style or the different cultures she writes about in Ireland. Either way, I don‘t think I‘ll be reading anything by her again. 8mo
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DavidDiamond
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Definitely read this book before you read The Hunter otherwise you will already know the answer to this story's central mystery and a revelation about a particular character will be spoiled.
In other words, don't do what I did!
Despite that, this story, in the words of Trey Reddy, was simply "Grand".

vivastory Thanks for the heads-up! It's been a bit since I have read Tana French, but I was planning on diving back in. DMS is one of my fave series of all-time. 8mo
DavidDiamond @vivastory I haven't read the DMS series but heard great things. I have In The Woods on hold...looking forward to it! 8mo
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DyAnne
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Now I want to read The Hunter. So glad Trey will be in it!

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Suet624
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I‘d never read a Tana French book & @DavidDiamond suggested reading this one before reading her new book. Two great things about it: 1. French was born in Burlington, Vermont (love that fact) & 2. This was set in Ireland and the language and descriptions of Ireland were so good! A retired cop moves to Ireland and ends up, of course, having to find a missing person. I grew to really care for all of the characters and look forward to reading more.

Cathythoughts I enjoyed this one too. 👍🏻❤️ 8mo
BarbaraBB I want to read it too thanks to @DavidDiamond and now to you (edited) 8mo
Suet624 @BarbaraBB haha. I really needed something different than the super sad books I‘d been reading and this really fit the bill. 8mo
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BarbaraBB Yes we need something light more than ever between sad books and harsh reality 💔 8mo
AvidReader25 I love this author! This one is definitely slower moving than some of her others, but I am loving the sequel which has a similar feel. I love her murder squad books too. 8mo
Suet624 @AvidReader25 the murder squad ones sound great! I agree this was slower moving but it‘s just what I needed. I look forward to exploring more of her books. 8mo
DavidDiamond I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I have less than 100 pages to go! Anyone interested in reading this series should start with The Searcher before moving on to The Hunter. While it's not essential, a major character twist is spoiled if you don't. I've already put “In The Woods“ (Dublin Murder Squad Book #1) on my hold list! She's definitely one of my new favorite authors! 8mo
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Suet624
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Considering I had 18 inches of snow yesterday and an earthquake rocked my house today enough to make me feel as if I were on a boat, this quote hit home.

Suzze Yikes! I‘m in SE Michigan, whee we rarely get anything drastic. 8mo
Suet624 @Suzze this is very unusual. 🥴 8mo
dabbe Hope you're tuckered in and cozied up! 💚🩷💚 8mo
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AmyG You felt the earthquake? Wow. 8mo
Suet624 @dabbe I‘m reading and I‘m happy. 💕 8mo
Suet624 @AmyG yes! It‘s wild that it came all the way to my part of VT. It‘s such an eerie feeling. 8mo
kspenmoll The earthquake hit you?! Did you know what it was ? (edited) 8mo
Suet624 @kspenmoll There was no question in my mind what it was. There's nothing like it. We've had a few in Vermont over the years. The power of nature is really something and as you feel your house moving around all you can do is hold your breath and be amazed. Thankfully, I think the house is fine. 😁 8mo
Leftcoastzen Wow , wondered if you could feel that earthquake. Glad the house seems fine. 8mo
Reggie Omg, Sue. I hope for nothing but boring weather days ahead of you. 8mo
Tamra 😬😵‍💫When I lived in AK, the noise was more frightening than the movement. Ominous! 8mo
Suet624 @Leftcoastzen to be honest I haven't actually gone into that dark basement to check it out! :) 8mo
Suet624 @Reggie thank you for your good wishes, Reggie. After the eclipse I'm expecting everything to settle right down. 8mo
Suet624 @Tamra Ooooh, yeah. So true. 8mo
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OneCent76
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This is a great mystery. It is slow paced in parts but I think that adds to the suspense. Is Trey's brother alive and can retired police officer Cal find out what happened? This book really left me guessing until the big reveal.

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Texreader
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The great February book haul: I found these two books for #authoramonth @Soubhiville

Soubhiville Perfect! 10mo
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Susanita
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For #CanadaDay 🇨🇦I wish there would be news about a new Louise Penny book, but so far I haven‘t seen anything yet. #summerspecial

There is news, however, of a new book by Tana French. The Hunter is a follow up to the tagged book. It‘s scheduled to be released in March of next year.

Bookwormjillk Ohhh that would have been good news! 1y
Eggs I‘m sure there must be a new Gamache on the horizon (hope hope). I should probably read them again in the correct order this time! 1y
dabbe I'm a late starter with French--just finished IN THE WOODS last week. LOVE her! 😍 1y
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Gissy
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First book read by this author and it was perfect for me. A slow pace character driven kind of mystery. Cal hooper an American retired cop decided to move to a small place Ireland. There, he will be involved almost by accident in a search of a missing person. This novel will be perfect for a sequel. I really enjoyed it but it is pretty slow in case you like more action 4⭐️

Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 Love the colour coordination of the book cover and the cover. Read this book a long time ago but cannot remember too much about it. 2y
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Clwojick Great job! 🎉🌸 2y
Gissy @Andrew65 Retired divorcee cop moved alone to Ireland, no family no friends there😳He is trying to help a kid to find her missing older brother. Apparently the brother was dealing with some kind of “mafia” from Dublin. Terrible what happened. 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2y
DieAReader ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 2y
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Macnjen
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Audiobook. I liked the writing but didn't love the story, it seemed to drag a bit and was not quite as mysterious as her other books. This was not a “page turner“ of a story.

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Jenken1998
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I enjoyed this despite it being a slow read. I enjoyed the conversations between the characters. The twists were easy to figure out but done well. Cal, a retired cop, moves to Ireland for a slower life. His cop instincts for sniffing out trouble failed to retire with him, and he finds himself neck deep in local trouble. 4 🌟

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Shemac77
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Not for everyone. Very slow. Beautiful writing.

Cathythoughts Lovely picture. I agree Tana is a slow read.. I enjoyed this book too 👍🏻♥️ 2y
Shemac77 @Cathythoughts thank you! She really makes you appreciate the word. Made me stop and think often. 2y
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honeydew_reader
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At times I'm frustrated with how achingly slow French moves the plot along but her winding way of story telling somehows makes the reveal ache in a way that is hard to forget. The Searcher is the same.

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Shemac77
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Slow going. Beautiful writing, however nothing is happening

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Shemac77
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Almond hazelnut butter on brown bread and reading.

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Shemac77
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Excited for this. Always beautiful writing.

Cathythoughts Beautiful sky 💫 2y
Cathythoughts I enjoyed this book 👍🏻 2y
Shemac77 I thought so too! I‘m so glad you liked it…you have great taste so I know I‘ll enjoy it @Cathythoughts 2y
Suet624 There is so much to look at in this photo. 2y
Shemac77 Thank you!! I love the Nova Scotia skies. They‘re always changing and changing Color. @Suet624 2y
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BkClubCare
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Mehso-so

Esther prefers reading eBooks on her iPad via the kindle app (than reading on her clunky Kindle) #EstherFest

This might be a 4star read but I think I will keep it with a 3star rating on gr — even if it did have apple pie — but it just failed to excite me after the startling “reveal”/twist. It was OK, it did get me over a bit of a slump, sure; but it felt flat like low-carbonated sodapop. Or something.

#AugBookClub

BkClubCare #LitPie = Apple, book # 66 2y
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candc320
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Mehso-so

This one was just ok. Good character development, great narrator, but middle of the road storyline. Nothing particularly new or different from other similar small town/village, retired cop helping an underdog solve a possible crime stories. Not bad just didn‘t really care about what happened. But it was my May #bookspin for #bookspinbingo so yay! 🌟🌟🌟

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y
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amywithbooks
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Currently reading!

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Pogue
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This was a lovely slow mystery. My only complaint was that it was sunny outside when I was reading this. This is a perfect rainy day book.

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geekymomma
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I really did enjoy this one even though it was slow paced and that's not usually what I go for. I liked the main character and how the story never felt like it was dragging.

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ProudBookNerd
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Panpan

This book was disappointing. To say the pace was slow is putting it mildly. When I was almost three quarters through I was still waiting for something significant to happen and it never did. Some of the descriptions were beautiful but ultimately, there was no big reveal, and it ended up not even being very suspensful. It was very underwhelming and predictable. Very disappointing as I have read French's other books and enjoyed them.

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Jnnlb
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Susanita
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1. I like both, but I think I prefer a slow burn.
2. Tana French is the queen of the slow burn.
#two4tuesday

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 🤩📖📚 3y
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jdiehr
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This book came highly recommended.

I don't normally pick up mysteries or thrillers, but I soon found myself invested in the story of Cal and Trey as they tried to figure out what happened to Trey's missing brother.

The narrator of the audiobook was excellent.

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Jas16
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While I understand why it was too slow moving for some, I loved this standalone novel. A retired Chicago cop who moves to a small Irish town for some peace and quiet finds himself helping a child solve solve a missing person‘s case although he is still learning to find his footing in his new home. Layered and detailed with complex characters, this book illustrates why French is a must read author for me.

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LibrarianBanana
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Going from work to the gym and this book got me pretty hooked. The accents the narrator puts on are a bit funny. Lol

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Outofcontroltbr
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So got my copy of this book today and found an amazing surprise that I was not expecting

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ATB
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Headed home after my first work trip since Feb 2020. It‘s 5 o‘clock somewhere.