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Andrew65
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Pickpick

My 2nd book finished for #MarvellousMarch

An enjoyable romp of a crisis situation when a deadly virus/bacterial strain is released in Yellowstone Park that quickly kills people, & is found to be a preliminary attack prior to a bigger more devastating plan. If only the Covid situation could be solved in the way this book was. A very enjoyable book but not sure how the science really stood up. I look forward to continuing this fast moving series,

DieAReader 🥳Fantastic!! 4d
Tove_Reads Yeah, same feelings here. Probably not all facts correct, but fast and enjoyable read. 4d
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Tove_Reads
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Anyone read Nick Thacker‘s books? I‘d like to try one or two, and they seem to be on Kindle Unlimited, but I have no clue where to start. He‘s written quite a lot, yet I‘m not familiar with him 🤷🏼

Andrew65 Not read any, but appears I do own books 1, 2 and 5 in this series. Must have been free downloads. If you choose to read from the series let me know, l‘m already set up for the first 2 books 🤣 (edited) 7d
Tove_Reads @andrew65 Harvey Bennett? I‘m a bit confused with how many series there are. But, if he‘s an excellent author, then we‘re in luck! I‘m ready to start tomorrow or Sunday! 7d
Tove_Reads @andrew65 Another one I was looking at is John Carson. 7d
Andrew65 @Tove_Reads Yes The Harvey Bennett Series. Sunday would work for me. 6d
Andrew65 @Tove_Reads Not aware of John Carson but he seems to have a lot of books! 6d
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Amiable
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Pickpick

Book 2 ✔️ for #DiseaseoftheMonthBookClub
(Prompt: Read a book about a virus)

Fascinating look at the scientific research that was being conducted on coronaviruses after the SARS and MERS outbreaks, which enabled scientists to quickly pivot to create a vaccine when COVID-19 spilled over into the human population. A bit technical so I‘m glad I had at least a semester of college-level biology.

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intothehallofbooks
Whiteout | Ken Follett
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This was a great wintry thriller by one of my favorites. The story involves family that gets dragged into a terrorism plot by one of their own. Very suspenseful throughout, very engaging. My husband and I read it together using a combination of audiobook and print copies. I just love Ken Follett‘s work, both his thrillers and his historical fiction.

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Whiteout | Ken Follett
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My husband and I are reading this together. We started listening to the audio to/from vacation last weekend, and now he has picked our physical copy up to keep going. I‘m listening throughout the day on my work commutes. I LOVE Ken Follett and am thrilled that my husband has begun to love his work too.

This one is thrilling and reminds me a little of my last book read: The Drift by CJ Tudor. Follett always keeps me on the edge of my seat.

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BarbaraBB
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Bailedbailed

I‘ve had this book sitting on my shelves and now that I finally picked it up I am bailing. The reason is probably me, but I enjoyed the realistic parts but couldn‘t focus on the demons etc. I really tried but I cannot do it for hundreds of pages.

MrsMalaprop Interesting 🤔. I have this on my #tbr shelves too. 3mo
Hooked_on_books I LOVED this book, but definitely not going to be for you in the supernatural type bits don‘t work. Bailing is a smart choice! 3mo
BarbaraBB @MrsMalaprop Most people love it so I‘d certainly give it a try! 3mo
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BookMaven9
The Night Parade | Ronald Malfi
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Mehso-so

🎃🎃for the most part I found this boring and unsatisfying. Plague, runaway, drive, drive, drive, eat food get to destination and never find out what the hells going on! Cool concept that‘s about it.

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Amiable
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Happy Litsyversary, @BarbaraBB ! Tagged is the book I‘ve already preordered (the paperback edition comes out in March 2024). I saw the author at a literary festival this year and was mesmerized by his commentary. And this is the type of nonfiction book that hits one of my sweet spots: #DiseaseoftheMonthBookClub 😀

@dabbe @CBee —see original post to enter!

#BBGiveaway

CBee Thanks for the tag! 😘 6mo
BarbaraBB Thanks for entering the giveaway 💕 6mo
dabbe Will do; thanks for the tag! 🧡🎃🧡 6mo
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Monica5
Viral | Robin Cook
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Book 14 for #SummerEndReadathon @TheSpineView

Not as good as Cook's older books. I figured out what was going to happen in the first part of book. More a rant about healthcare in America. We already know it sucks. Goodreads Giveaway that I won.

#bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks

TheSpineView Fantastic!🤩📖📚 6mo
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 6mo
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Amiable
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Santa Fe International Literary Festival, Day 2: Attended a presentation with David Quammen, nonfiction author of 18 books including “Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic,” “Ebola: The Natural and Human History of a Deadly Virus” and the tagged one. He provided an edge-of-your-seat description of a trek he made in Gabon, Africa in pursuit of an article for National Geographic.

TiredLibrarian The festival sounds wonderful! I hope sometime I have a chance to attend something like that. 10mo
Amiable @TiredLibrarian It was really an incredible lineup of authors! 10mo
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