Linda's Updates en-US Mon, 07 Apr 2025 12:05:03 -0700 60 Linda's Updates 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg Review7355569532 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 12:05:03 -0700 <![CDATA[Linda added 'Blaze Orange: A Midcoast Maine Mystery']]> /review/show/7355569532 Blaze Orange by Allison Keeton Linda gave 3 stars to Blaze Orange: A Midcoast Maine Mystery (Kindle Edition) by Allison Keeton
I understand this is the first in a series and I do think it has potential even though I was not impressed with this first entry. The setting is a good one , the storyline is common and the characters need to be developed more but that will happen in subsequent books.

Thank you Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ and Amazon kindle for the ARC.

]]> Review7451715568 Mon, 31 Mar 2025 16:31:36 -0700 <![CDATA[Linda added 'Wounds: A Novel']]> /review/show/7451715568 Wounds by Sara Blaedel Linda gave 4 stars to Wounds: A Novel (Paperback) by Sara Blaedel
Another excellent entry by a Danish author I enjoy reading very much. A complicated case or I should say cases, with the mixture of human emotions and the intricacies of police work. A very detailed explanation of the effects of cyber bullying and in intransigence of activists with fatal results.

Did I mention the perpetrator in this narrative? Oh, I didn’t see this one coming!

Highly recommended! ]]> Review7445986079 Sat, 29 Mar 2025 17:23:04 -0700 <![CDATA[Linda added 'Tilt']]> /review/show/7445986079 Tilt by Emma Pattee Linda gave 4 stars to Tilt (Hardcover) by Emma Pattee
A young woman, nine months pregnant, finds herself having an unbelievable day as she shops at IKEA for a crib. The big one hits, an earthquake of all earthquakes and Annie finds herself trying to survive long enough to find her husband.

This is an emotional read as we journey with Annie through the destruction and react to the devastation that has literally flattened this Oregon city. The writing is so descriptive and the emotion just permeates the storyline. Her memories tell a life story all their own and you can’t help but admire her resilience as she searches for Dom, reassuring her unborn child that everything will be ok

This book will tug at your heart and will have an underlying stab at all the ills of the world. The ending�..well that remains to be seen.

Recommended! ]]> Review7442036191 Fri, 28 Mar 2025 06:10:50 -0700 <![CDATA[Linda added 'Out of the Dark']]> /review/show/7442036191 Out of the Dark by Heidi Amsinck Linda gave 4 stars to Out of the Dark (Jensen #4) by Heidi Amsinck
I wasn’t sure I would like this book when I started reading. Yes, it’s a new Scandinavian series that I just came across, so that was a plus. I found myself not relating to the characters at first and I believe that was because this book was #4 in the series. I just didn’t know the backstory of those involved. But, the story itself, was good if a little choppy and kept my interest going. Although the subject matter is dark, the ending may surprise you.

I plan on reading the rest of the series. Recommended! ]]> Review7425888782 Sat, 22 Mar 2025 16:01:29 -0700 <![CDATA[Linda added 'The Deepest Cut']]> /review/show/7425888782 The Deepest Cut by P.J. Tracy Linda gave 4 stars to The Deepest Cut (Hardcover) by P.J. Tracy
Welcome back one of my favorite series. I’ve missed you and the Monkeewrench gang of computer geniuses.

Another winner with a cast of characters I would love to be a part of and a storyline that will keep you reading long into the night. Enough thrills, chills and surprises to keep the reader coming back for more. I look forward to the next one. Please don’t let it be so long.

Highly recommended! ]]> GiveawayRequest680916433 Sat, 22 Mar 2025 03:07:05 -0700 <![CDATA[<a href="/user/show/745543-linda">Linda</a> entered a giveaway]]> /giveaway/show/406969-blaze-orange-a-midcoast-maine-mystery Blaze Orange by Allison Keeton ]]> Review6916735454 Sun, 09 Mar 2025 11:24:23 -0700 <![CDATA[Linda added 'Wild Dark Shore']]> /review/show/6916735454 Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy Linda gave 5 stars to Wild Dark Shore (Kindle Edition) by Charlotte McConaghy
]]> Review7304958207 Mon, 03 Mar 2025 05:42:04 -0800 <![CDATA[Linda added 'Badlands']]> /review/show/7304958207 Badlands by Douglas Preston Linda gave 3 stars to Badlands (Nora Kelly, #5) by Douglas Preston
I have always thought that the mystery to be solved in this series plays second fiddle to the book’s setting. This new entry is no exception. The authors place the characters in New Mexico settings, and describe them so realistically that I felt I was there�.the dryness of the desert�.the heat of a blazing sun�.the remarkable stark beauty of the land. Plus, the history of the indigenous peoples that made this place theirs aids in the construction of this narrative.

This book is scheduled to be published in June, 2025. I recommend it.


]]> Review7334445234 Tue, 18 Feb 2025 18:06:54 -0800 <![CDATA[Linda added 'The Pot Thief Who Studied Calvin']]> /review/show/7334445234 The Pot Thief Who Studied Calvin by J. Michael Orenduff Linda gave 4 stars to The Pot Thief Who Studied Calvin (The Pot Thief Mysteries) by J. Michael Orenduff
Love this series! ]]> Review7323274294 Sat, 15 Feb 2025 10:01:08 -0800 <![CDATA[Linda added 'Beautiful Ugly']]> /review/show/7323274294 Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney Linda gave 4 stars to Beautiful Ugly (Hardcover) by Alice Feeney
The ending alone is worth the read. ]]>