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Heartbreaking story about civil war, genocide in #Burundi and #Rwanda told through the eyes of a growing up boy who is dealing with his family falling apart, his gang of friends started to be more interesting in different things than he is, his country becomes more and more dangerous … Sad story, but at the same time - very warm.
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#19822022 #2016

I was not aware sci fi romance existed. This book was entertaining and I'm not sorry I read it. My only complaint is this cover art...the guy is supposed to have horns and a tail and I don't see that reflected here 😆😆. Annnnnnd I'm just going to admit outright that I went ahead and bought book 2. Amazon is going to catch on and bump up the prices smh

Like books set in extreme weather, I love a book involving climbing Everest or some other daunting mountain. This book starts with our MC going into an underground cave system to film the remains of several young men who perished there previously. Things happen. Then the MC, intending to film more dead, joins a team climbing Everest. This is a horrible summary. If I hadn‘t had to work, I would have probably finished this in a day as I picked ⬇️

This is a historical fiction novel based on the voyage of the convict ship Rajah, carrying 180 women sentenced with transportation to Australia for petty crimes. During their journey, one woman is stabbed. Kezia, the ship‘s matron, along with the captain, the doctor, and the minister (disliked!) must determine who the culprit is before their voyage is over. In real life and in the book, Kezia and about 20 of the women sewed the quilt pictured ⬇️

I really enjoyed this one! It did remind me a lot of Daisy Jones and the Six; the music scene of the late 60‘s/early 70‘s, but tamer, quieter. I thought the characters were great, the choices they made, their experiences and overall growth. #pop22 ~ book about a band or music group #JumpStart2022 @Clwojick @Lizpixie

@Suet624 Look what Robert got in the mail today! He is so kindly sharing this book with me.The preface has me hooked. Non-fiction takes me forever to read so not sure how long this will take me.

This is book 2 in the Lydmouth Series set in 1950s England. This is a good Historical Mystery series, with a good storyline and some interesting characters. I look forward to continuing the series.

#Book6 for #JoyousJanuary and book 17 for #JumpStart2022

You‘ve probably read the story of OxyContin, but have you heard of Subsys? This is the shocking story of the rise of John Kapoor and Insys, a small pharmaceutical company that rocked the world of chronic pain and fentanyl in the early 2010s. They took Perdue‘s playbook into hyperdrive and payed doctors to prescribe and had an in-house department that committed insurance fraud. A must-read if you enjoyed Empire of Pain or Bad Blood! 5⭐️

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I wasn‘t expecting to like this book as much as I did. It follows a year ( each chapter covers one month) of the Alvarado family. Oscar, the patriarch is a born & bred Angeleno of Mexican descent, who comes from a line of prosperous ranchers/farmers. Oscar understands & respects the importance of weather & all of its implications. His wife & 3 daughters take most things for granted, as each has achieved levels of success. 👇🏼

On balance this was a very good introduction to a new series and a new character, a person who is going through a crisis and thinks a body found could be the son she gave up for adoption at birth. This leads us to find out a lot more about Rhône‘s character and as a result you quickly become attached to her. Quite a dark seedy side of Scotland and the odd sexualised bits (could do without those). I look forward to continuing this series.