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MrsPeel
3 yrs ago
Rivers of London (Rivers of London #1) Known in the US as Midnight Riot
by Ben Aaronovitch
Very cool supernatural detective novel. The main character becomes an apprentice to the only Wizzard policeman in the count…
MrsPeel
3 yrs ago
City of Silver: A Mystery
by Annamaria Alfieri
A mystery set in 1650 Bolivia. A rich, popular, but manipulative young woman dies while in the convent. Was is suicide or murder? The Abbess is determined to find out, b…
MrsPeel
3 yrs ago
Return to the Enchanted Island
by Johary Ravaloson, Allison M. Charette(Translator)
A coming of age novel set in Madagascar and Paris. Not my cup of tea.
Africa (4) - South Africa, Cameroon, Morocco, Madagascar
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MrsPeel
3 yrs ago
The Voyage of the Morning Light by Marina Endicott
I found this book just by searching for books set in the Pacific and had a nice surprise, it's really nice. The blurb describes it better than I can so I'll just copy i…
MrsPeel
3 yrs ago
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How the Penguins saved Veronica by Hazel Prior
I really enjoyed it, thanks for the recommendation Hyphen8!
Africa (3) - South Africa, Cameroon, Morocco
Asia (6) - India, Sri Lanka, China, Syria, Singapore, Myanm…
MrsPeel
3 yrs ago
A Crime in the Family: A World War II Secret Buried in Silence--and My Search for the Truth by Sacha Batthyany (non-fiction)
A journalist reads in the newspaper that his great aunt is now famous for participating in a…
MrsPeel
3 yrs ago
Jewels of Paradise by Donna Leon
This is a standalone novel by the author of the Commisario Brunetti series. It is a bout a historian who takes a research job back home in Venice after being away for a while. The job …
MrsPeel
3 yrs ago
South Sea Tales
Robert Louis Stevenson
A collection of short stories- some realistic tales, some supernatural ones, written about the South Pacific while he was living there. The version I read included examples o…
MrsPeel
3 yrs ago
Lost and Waiting by Amanda Read
An amateur plant hunter searching for a tree with superpowers so she can protect it. She also tells everyone about it, then is shocked to have people trying to beat her too it. Then a w…
MrsPeel
3 yrs ago
The Tenderness of Wolves
by Stef Penney
This turned out to be a really good combination of frontier survival and creepy mystery. I would have liked more of the subplots to be wrapped up at the end but still recommend…
MrsPeel
3 yrs ago
The Book of Lost Names
by Kristin Harmel
A woman in Florida sees a newspaper article about a mysterious book, and leaves immediately for Paris to claim it. On the flight she recalls the war years and what the book …
MrsPeel
3 yrs ago
Thanks for organizing the Challenge again Kiwi!
Book Talk
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666 for 2021 - An around the world reading challenge
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RE: RE: RE: 有關: RE: I will join again
MrsPeel
3 yrs ago
[[Worldaltas has Hawaii as being geographically in the Pacific “Because of its isolated location, Hawaii is not considered a part of the North American Continent”
https://www.worldatlas.com/---/hilatlog.htm
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Can w…
MrsPeel
3 yrs ago
The Glass Palace
by Amitav Ghosh
This is a family saga that covers 100 years of history in Burma/Myanmar, starting in the 1880's teak lumber camps. It was a book of plusses and minuses for me. I think the author trie…
MrsPeel
3 yrs ago
Mrs. Mohr Goes Missing
by Maryla Szymiczkowa, Antonia Lloyd-Jones (Translator)
Set in 1893 Cracow. Running the household and social scheming aren't challenging enough for Zofia Turbotyńska anymore. The disappearance …
MrsPeel
3 yrs ago
Everything Inside: Stories by Edwidge Danticat
Short stories are usually not my cup of tea, but I really enjoyed this collection.
Africa (3) - South Africa, Cameroon, Morocco
Asia (5) - India, Sri Lanka, China,…
MrsPeel
3 yrs ago
Rich People Problems (Crazy Rich Asians #3)
by Kevin Kwan?
Ok it isn't going to win any awards for seriousness, but it's pretty good actually. There is a lot of backstory into Nicholas' family, and lots of insider de…
MrsPeel
3 yrs ago
A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World
by Tony Horwitz
I love Tony Horwitz's style of combining a literal journey into his books about history. This one is about the early explorers and settlers in th…
MrsPeel
3 yrs ago
Come, Tell Me How You Live by Agatha Christie Mallowan
This is an interesting book. It's a memoir by Agatha Christie, but only about her time on archeological digs with her husband in the 1930's. She is so funny an…
MrsPeel
3 yrs ago
Ok technically I was two days over, and haven't logged any in ages, but I'm calling it a win!
Book Talk
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666 for 2020 - an around the world reading challenge
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RE: 666 for 2020 - an around the world reading challenge
MrsPeel
3 yrs ago
I haven't updated for quite a while but have been reading quite a bit for the challenge. I think I will finish just in time! I'll add all my reviews soon for anyone needing ideas for next year :)
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Advent calendars - from the simple to the gorgeous to the over-the-top:
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MrsPeel
3 yrs ago
We get a toy advent calendar for the kids every year. Lego and playmobil are the best because they can be added to the collection after Christmas. I had a tea one last year that I really enjoyed. This year my 9yo got a P…
MrsPeel
3 yrs ago
We watched this too, it's so good.
MrsPeel
3 yrs ago
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Saw these on Facebook, thought you might like them :)
https://www.boredpanda.com/giant-animal-illustration-ariduka55/
MrsPeel
3 yrs ago
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That sounds nice, did you like the book? Last year I read a pretty terrible thriller for antarctica, so I'm following recommendations this time lol :)
