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I'm a reader who enjoys posting comments and recommendations about the books I read. You will not find a synopsis with my recommendations because you can just click on the book title for a link to www.goodreads.com for a synopsis and reviews by other readers. I prefer the 3 Reason format: the reason I chose to read it; the reason I liked (or disliked) the book; and the reason I recommend it.

Saturday, April 29, 2023

Hannah (Farraday Country, #8)Hannah by Chris Keniston


This was in my Nook library since Nov. 2, 2018 when Barnes and Noble offered it for free. Then Barnes and Noble offered it again in 2023. It is an entertaining romance that I might recommend it to anyone, without worrying because the material is PG-rated.

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Friday, April 28, 2023

Lessons in ChemistryLessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I borrowed this Kindle edition from my local library. I had been 65th on the list.
I enjoyed this book so much. I would have been Mad's age so I remember what the expectations for women often were during the times of my mother and my aunts. I enjoy the characters of this book.


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Thursday, April 27, 2023

The 30-Day Sketchbook Project: Daily Exercises and Prompts to Fill Pages, Improve Your Art and Explore Your CreativityThe 30-Day Sketchbook Project: Daily Exercises and Prompts to Fill Pages, Improve Your Art and Explore Your Creativity by Minnie Small
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This Kindle book does exactly what the title offers 30 days worth of exercises and prompts which helped me fill pages in the three sketchbooks I am currently using: sketch paper; mixed media; and watercolor paper. It opened my eyes to the new material, gouache.
Small has a YouTube channel with a playlist titled "Fill a Sketchbook with Me" https://youtu.be/vtOzbQE5X3s for those of us who need to see what she is doing to fully understand and try it ourselves.

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Sunday, April 23, 2023

Blood Trails: A Michael Flint Novel (Michael Flint Series Book 1)Blood Trails: A Michael Flint Novel by Diane Capri
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Blood Trails was the Serial Reads offering from Barnes and Noble for April 2023. It worked well as the two chapters per day format. It was an interesting mystery for Michael Flint who finds lost heirs.

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Thursday, April 20, 2023

On A Night Like This (Callaways, #1)On A Night Like This by Barbara Freethy
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This ebook has been in my Nook library since Sept 2019 when Barnes and Noble offered it for free. I enjoyed this entertaining romance between two people the reader could care about.


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Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Leave No Stone Unturned (Lexie Starr Mystery #1)Leave No Stone Unturned by Jeanne Glidewell
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This cozy mystery has been in my Nook library since Jan 2014 when Barnes and Noble offered it for free.
The more I read the more I enjoyed the characters this author created.
I have no other book by this author in my Nook library.

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Your DNA Guide, the book : step-by-step plans to connect you with your family using your DNAYour DNA Guide, the book : step-by-step plans to connect you with your family using your DNA by Diahan Southard
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Wow! This is an excellent resource that gives me a workflow to help me sort through the 13,000 plus DNA relatives MyHeritage assigned to me. The glossary at the back of the book is helpful to understand terms used by both Southard and other experts in the field of genetic genealogy. She also has a YouTube channel, Your DNA Guide, that may help if you need something more visual to understand terms. l


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Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Love Thy NeighborLove Thy Neighbor by Mark Gilleo
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I downloaded this ebook to my Nook library when Barnes and Noble offered it for free in January 2014.

I enjoyed the suspense-filled entertainment.

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Sunday, April 09, 2023

All the Pretty PeopleAll the Pretty People by Barbara Freethy
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I downloaded this ebook when it was a Free Friday offer from Barnes and Noble on March 31, 2023. I have read romance books by Ms. Freethy, and this was the first suspense novel by her I read.


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Thursday, April 06, 2023

The Seduction of Lady Phoebe (The Marriage Game, #1)The Seduction of Lady Phoebe by Ella Quinn
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I downloaded this ebook from Barnes & Noble in 2013. It is a Regency romance that I found predictable.

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