Melissa's Updates en-US Mon, 28 Apr 2025 17:08:34 -0700 60 Melissa's Updates 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg ReadStatus9364201000 Mon, 28 Apr 2025 17:08:34 -0700 <![CDATA[Melissa finished reading 'The Globe']]> /review/show/7520921307 The Globe by Terry Pratchett Melissa finished reading The Globe by Terry Pratchett
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]]> Review7520922931 Sat, 26 Apr 2025 13:05:46 -0700 <![CDATA[Melissa added 'Judgement Day']]> /review/show/7520922931 Judgement Day by Terry Pratchett Melissa gave 4 stars to Judgement Day (The Science of Discworld, #4) by Terry Pratchett
bookshelves: fantasy, non-fiction, science
Not what I expected, but I loved it. ]]> ReadStatus9355350979 Sat, 26 Apr 2025 13:04:33 -0700 <![CDATA[Melissa started reading 'The Globe']]> /review/show/7520921307 The Globe by Terry Pratchett Melissa started reading The Globe by Terry Pratchett
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]]> Review7520910703 Sat, 26 Apr 2025 13:00:25 -0700 <![CDATA[Melissa added 'Rebellion 1776']]> /review/show/7520910703 Rebellion 1776 by Laurie Halse Anderson Melissa gave 4 stars to Rebellion 1776 (Hardcover) by Laurie Halse Anderson
bookshelves: 2025, 6th, 7th, 8th, historical-fiction, history, war-am-rev
Enjoyable and, as always with Anderson, well researched. Never quite came alive for me. I would recommend her earlier series ( Forged, etc.). Then suggest this as a follow up. Good pairing with Fever 1793, also by Anderson. ]]> Rating850823697 Thu, 24 Apr 2025 17:12:10 -0700 <![CDATA[Melissa Mcavoy liked a review]]> /
Melissa liked Patrice's review of Flowers Rediscovered: New Ideas About Using and Enjoying Flowers:
Flowers Rediscovered by Tom Pritchard
]]> Review7510505863 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 15:23:06 -0700 <![CDATA[Melissa added 'The Night Raven']]> /review/show/7510505863 The Night Raven by Sarah Painter Melissa gave 4 stars to The Night Raven (Crow Investigations #1) by Sarah Painter
bookshelves: adult, mystery
3 1/2 stars. ]]> Review2769246055 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 13:27:45 -0700 <![CDATA[Melissa added 'The Bridge Home']]> /review/show/2769246055 The Bridge Home by Padma Venkatraman Melissa gave 4 stars to The Bridge Home (Hardcover) by Padma Venkatraman
bookshelves: 2019, 6th, adventure, asian, disability, diversity-represented, non-usa, economic-issues, bookfair-2019, 4th, 5th, passport, to-read
]]> Review7506223360 Mon, 21 Apr 2025 06:54:22 -0700 <![CDATA[Melissa added 'Sparkling Cyanide']]> /review/show/7506223360 Sparkling Cyanide by Agatha Christie Melissa gave 4 stars to Sparkling Cyanide (Colonel Race, #4) by Agatha Christie
bookshelves: adult, mystery
31/2 stars. A lot of exposition in this one. Not one of my favorites. ]]>