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Dreaming of the Bones by Deborah Crombie

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challenging emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The strongest yet. A wonderfully nuanced story weaving mystery and misery with grief and growth.

Mourn Not Your Dead by Deborah Crombie

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emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Book four in the series and the best yet. Nuanced characterisation, and nice blend of focus on both the murder investigation the interpersonal mysteries.

Leave the Grave Green by Deborah Crombie

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emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This was an interesting addition to the series. It felt like the author had decided to write a murder mystery with Agatha Troy as a suspect.

Twisted Genius by Patricia Rice

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced

3.5

A 'wrap it all up' finale to the series that I just couldn't get into, ueven like several of the others

Extinct Languages by Johannes Friedrich

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informative medium-paced

3.75

Some interesting information, but very dated and delivered in a pedantic and unappealing style

Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson

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challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

Balanced and informative, an enjoyable biography that must have posed significant challenges to write. Isaacson suceeded in maknig sure that the passages dealing with physics where put simply enough for many reaers with no knowledge of the field (me!) to at least pretend they could understand most of it, and avoided excessive hagiography in the actually biographical passages.

Longitude by Dava Sobel

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informative medium-paced

4.0

not as interesting as I had hoped

Harlequin Historical February 2023 - Box Set 2 of 2 by Lauri Robinson, Liz Tyner, Jeanine Englert

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emotional hopeful medium-paced