AboutSecrets

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Such a comfort read again, this second Detective Kawa mystery. Set in Tokyo, a woman is murdered and she seems to have no enemies. Who did it? Kawa has been assigned to the case and his investigation is mainly psychological. No violence, just that typical Japanese serenity.

#52booksclub23 #aboutsecrets #booked2023 #PartOfTrilogy

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BarbaraBB @AshleyHoss820 @Cinfhen @Jenniferw88 @squirrelbrain @deblovestoread @LeeRHarry @karenuk @carolynm @bookbelle84 @Bluebird @Smarkies @triplem80 @larareads @ravenlee @read4life @rmaclean4 @librarybelle @azulaco @Lizpixie @DebbieGrillo 14mo

Librarybelle I need to read this series! 14mo

BarbaraBB @Librarybelle It‘s so clever, I can really recommend it! 14mo

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Megabooks Sounds lovely! 14mo

Cinfhen So glad you found a good book to occupy your time!!! 14mo

thegreensofa Going straight on my list! Thank you for tagging me! 💛😁😁😁 14mo

BarbaraBB @thegreensofa I remembered we talked about it and it is worth reading 🤍 14mo

BarbaraBB @Megabooks @Cinfhen A satisfying read after the flying women 🧙‍♀️ 14mo

Cinfhen Hahaha 🤣 I‘m still on page 140 - have not read more since Sunday!!! I‘m also in middle of season 2 of Fauda - im OBSESSED with the series. 14mo

sarahbarnes I need to check this writer out. I‘m always looking for more Japanese fiction! 14mo

BarbaraBB @sarahbarnes Me too and he always delivers! 14mo

BarbaraBB @Cinfhen I need to check out Fauda. I haven‘t heard of it. 14mo

Cinfhen Fauda is already in season 4 and it‘s an older series first produced on Israeli TV but I‘m watching it now on Netflix‘s because of the subtitles- it‘s deeply upsetting but I find it completely compelling. I finished season 2 last night - that‘s 24 episodes in 3 days!!! 14mo

BarbaraBB I love it when that happens!! 14mo

CBee @Cinfhen my husband is watching Fauda, he absolutely loves it! 14mo

CBee @BarbaraBB the first book is Malice, right? I recently grabbed it on Kindle Unlimited! 14mo

BarbaraBB @CBee It is, of the ones translated. You can read them like stand alone books though! 14mo

CBee @BarbaraBB good to know! Thanks 😊 14mo

Cinfhen I‘m OBSESSED @CBee my hubby watched seasons 1-3 ages ago so he doesn‘t really remember much and I‘m dying to discuss it! 14mo

CBee @Cinfhen maybe you guys could watch season 4 together? 😊 14mo

Cinfhen That‘s the plan @CBee !!! We‘ll see how that goes 😉 14mo

CBee @Cinfhen awesome 👏🏻 14mo

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Tell Me How to Be | NEEL. PATEL

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Living with secrets always takes its toll! Really enjoyed this story of emotional reflections via mother/son on their lives.
Another one brought from Cindy‘s best ofs!

Cinfhen

Cinfhen Yay!!! The audio narration raised this book to another level for me!! Im glad you enjoyed it. 😘 1y

Cinfhen Perfect for those doing #52Books23 #AboutSecrets 1y

Cathythoughts Great review… 👍🏻❤️ 1y

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ravenlee

Bridie of the Wild Rose Inn | Jennifer Armstrong

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Meh. A YA from the mid-90s that reads more like MG now, this is the start of a HF/slight romance series centering on the inn. Bridie leaves Scotland for Marblehead, Massachusetts, to follow her decade-gone parents. Her Catholic faith and healers‘ skills clash with the Puritans there and she struggles to find her place. #52Books #aboutsecrets

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squirrelbrain Look at that cover! 💕 1y

BarbaraBB Doing well on the challenge though! 1y

Librarybelle I had to laugh at the cover! 😂 1y

ravenlee @Librarybelle it‘s a bit ‘90s, isn‘t it? 😆 1y

AshleyHoss820 You‘re cooking through the challenge! Nice! It‘s interesting how YA has evolved over the years! ☺️ 1y

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Cinfhen

The Lost Family: How DNA Testing Is Upending Who We Are | Libby Copeland

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Really fascinating!!! This book delves into the ethics, science, and host of unexpected outcomes one might not think about when they open Pandora‘s box (kit) of DNA home testing. I would love to discuss this with a bookclub. I appreciated that the author included personal narratives. I found Alice‘s story particularly compelling. Second book from @MallenNC #NYWD list 💖 Will use for #Booked2022 #WrittenByAJournalist and #NF22 #OutOfLeftField

Riveted_Reader_Melissa, BarbaraTheBibliophage, monalyisha, alisiakae

Cinfhen Would work for #AboutSecrets #pop22 @BarbaraBB @Megabooks @KarenUK @Cortg @RaeLovesToRead @Laughterhp @jenniferw88 2y

squirrelbrain Sounds fab - stacked! 2y

keepingupwiththepenguins Oooh, this sounds fascinating!! 2y

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Cinfhen I really think your scientific brain will like this one @squirrelbrain it‘s BEYOND fascinating @keepingupwiththepenguins SO MUCH to think about 🤓 2y

alisiakae Oooh, stacking! This sounds like a book I would really enjoy discussing. I still sometimes can‘t believe that a little DNA test solved so many mysteries for me, even though that was the whole point of me taking a 🧬 test! 2y

monalyisha Thinking about using an Audible credit for this. It does sound interesting! How was the reader? 2y

Cortg I‘m adding this to my TBR! Genetics is interesting and I want to learn more. My youngest wants to do genetic research when she finishes her schooling, more like studying blood disorders, but genetics in general is fascinating. Thanks! 2y

Cortg A friend found out she had a half brother and nephews after taking a test and said there‘s no denying him, he‘s a spitting image of her dad who had passed. Her mom remembers his mom from a relationship before he joined the military and deployed. So interesting. 2y

jlhammar Totally agree. So fascinating! 2y

Cinfhen It‘s free on #AudiblePlus @monalyisha and the reader was very pleasant/ easy to follow (edited) 2y

Cinfhen I didn‘t realize that‘s how you found your sister @4thhouseontheleft I think you‘d find this book interesting as someone who went through the process. The author does a really good job describing the 3 types of seekers. The serious family historian, who‘s looking for family roots, the person who has gaps in their personal history ( ie adopted) and is seeking medical or identity answers and then the causal seeker who thinks, why not spit & see 2y

Cinfhen That‘s crazy @Cortg did the family embrace the discovery or did it throw their lives into turmoil?? This book covers lots of different reactions and ways different families and family members handled the discoveries they weren‘t actually anticipating 2y

Cinfhen It‘s a lot to consider @jlhammar because by sharing your DNA you are effectively sharing other family members DNA as well without their knowledge or consent (edited) 2y

Cortg @Cinfhen They accepted him. He lives in Florida, they‘re in Pa/Ct. When her dad left and they broken up, she found she was pregnant and just never told him. He met their mom and had their little family, no one knowing until she got a call from him after they had both done the DNA kit. Kinda crazy but kinda cool as well. 2y

Cinfhen Nice that they had a happy ending @Cortg unfortunately not every story ends that way💔 2y

MallenNC I‘m so glad you enjoyed this one. I listened to it too, and really liked the narrator. I enjoyed the personal stories most but the science and the legal issues were also very interesting. 2y

Cinfhen Definitely @MallenNC so much to consider/ I loved the ethics component 2y

BarbaraTheBibliophage I didn‘t know this was in Audible Plus. Just downloaded! I have the Kindle but just haven‘t gotten to it. We found a new cousin on my mom‘s side through DNA tests. I met her in October for the first time and we had so much fun! 2y

Cinfhen So nice that you discovered a cousin @BarbaraTheBibliophage 💖 2y

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Cinfhen

Who is Maud Dixon? | Alexandra Andrews

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Completed my first #NYWD from @MallenNC list @monalyisha
While I owned the audio, it was the push from being on Melissa‘s list that caused me to finally listen. Narrated by Therse Plummer I was amused & engaged by this cat & mouse game. Works for #ReadingAfrica22 #Morocco and #PoP22 #AboutSecrets

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squirrelbrain Sounds like a great read! 2y

BarbaraBB Sounds good! 2y

MallenNC I‘m glad you liked it. I through it was fun. I listened to it and the narrator made it even better. 2y

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Cortg Nice! Sounds great! 2y

Cinfhen It was definitely a fun listen 🎧 engaging & entertaining @squirrelbrain @BarbaraBB @MallenNC @Cortg 2y

Megabooks This was a fun pick for me too. 2y

monalyisha One of the Reference Librarians at my work put this in her Top 3 reads of the year. High praise! Glad it was fun! 2y

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