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#BookCoverChallenge
Day 298.
Here I will note 365 books (or as many as I will have before I get tired) that have shaped my taste in literature. No explanations, no reviews. Just the cover of the book.
I do not challenge anyone. You are all welcome to take part.

10/10

Great thriller mystery 8/10

Such a strange book! This might be the first thriller novel set in the Soviet union that I've ever read. I'm not totally sure how I feel about the story. Some parts I liked some parts I wasn't too crazy about. 🤔

I think I‘m one of the few who don‘t like this book, but I was honestly bored. For a thriller, I didn‘t find it very thrilling, nor did I care about or like the main character. Not for me!

This book is actually my #bookspin #doublespin. (I loaned my book spin selection to my aunt. Duh.) Child 44 has been on my tbr shelf forEVER. I have mixed feelings about this one. It‘s a thriller set in Stalin‘s Russia. Lots of Russian names & backstory. When it was thrilling, it truly was. It was also frustrating & dragged in some spots. Apparently it‘s book one of a series, although I likely will not carry on. #covid19readathon
@TheAromaofBooks

Book haul from Used Books Monthly! I‘ve never heard of either of these, so I hope I like them!

My May #doublespin is finished. This was a good read, with a main character whom I didn't understand and did not feel empathy for. Different times and a different view of society.
TBR since June 23rd, 2011, 470 pages.
@TheAromaofBooks

I just finished the book and then watched the movie. A great book about the investigation into a serial killer in 1953 Moscow, when murders were covered up by the state and blamed on the less "desirables" of that time. The movie added some visuals to the story but so much was left out, as is usually the case with the movie vs.book. I would give both ??

Interested in #russians? #serialkillers? This might be the book for you! I enjoyed reading it several years ago and recommend it! #wanderingjune

It's a serial killer's dream to murder in a country that doesn't acknowledge any criminal activity and does everything to blame obviously connected murders on invalids, drunks or enemies of the Party.
An interesting and well-constructed book; although I'm not sure I'll read the next one in the series.
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆

Book 5 of 2019, and what a book! Full of drama, intrigue, and suspense, we follow Leo as he tries to catch a child killer that his own government denies exists.
Well-written, great character development, would definitely recommend. And I've just learned it part of a series - woohoo!

5/5

#popsugarreadingchallenge

1. My lunch today!
2. #Child44 by #TomRobSmith
3. No US states yet, but if we consider European countries, then 9 or 10
4. Not really
5. Would love to, but don't have exact plans yet 🙂
@MinDea #HumpDayPost

On to the next one.

Day 12 #adventrecommends @emilyrose_x

This first book is a great murder mystery wrapped up in Soviet life and the pressures of living in a communist state. The characters are very real and it was because of them that I read the other books which are equally brilliant. Read the book DON'T see the film despite it having Tom Hardy & Gary Oldman as the leads

#BookNotTheFilm #BookLove #Bookaholic #BookNerd #ReadABook #Books #Thriller #MurderMystery

Welcome to Stalin's Russia. This is a slow burner for thriller but actually it worked very well. It's quite action packed but it just quite slow to start with. I enjoyed reading about the regime and life under Stalin rather than the actual plot lines itself. An interesting read of an interesting time.

Some of my unread #white books.
#readingresolutions @Jess7

Daaaaaaaang this book was so good!!! I'm so glad I had it with me at work because the suspense pushed me through the night. I never would have thought Soviet era Russian literature would interest me but FIVE STARS

A fresh mani, beautiful weather, and catching up on some reading.

Reading with some “minor” distractions 🤣

Working on this bad boy this weekend

Stalin‘s Soviet Union is “officially”free from crime, but the citizens live in fear of the all powerful State and the MGB. But when a serial killer of children is discovered, Leo Demidov, a high ranking MGB officer loses everything to find who‘s responsible. Chilling, exciting, turbo charged. Couldn‘t put it down! Based on a real life criminal, Andrei Chikatilo (pictured).

A friend loaned this to me months ago and I haven‘t read it yet. He is coming back to my town on Tuesday. I am reading fast and furious, so I can return it and thank him for passing it on to me. #bookfriends

Hey Littens! Please roll out the #litsywelcomewagon for my friend @Aped12 We‘re in book club together and always have the best discussions. You‘re going to love it here, Amy! #litsyhappenings

I just love it when there are maps in books.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is well paced, well researched, gripping and captures what it was like living in Russia during the late stalin period. I have the next book in the series and am looking forward to reading it.

Couldn‘t sleep last night (never can the night before a new term starts) so started listening to Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith. Looking forward to this as have wanted to read it for some time! Now using the book as my commute book.

Excellent book. Amazing combination of thriller and historical novel. Interesting to see how the Sovjet regime took care of a mass murderer.

Child 44 is a murder mystery set in Stalinist Russia. More importantly, it's a story that teaches the reader what it was like in a hopeless, paranoid, deluded state-run society. It's an amazing book, and hard to believe, it's the author's first.

My friend decided that I should read this one. The only problem is that it is taking me forever to finish the previous book that he shared with me! 😬🙁

Day 12: #setineasterneurope

I haven't read this one yet. Shocking, I know! Rereading the description made me want to plop down and start. I've got a few library books, Bradbury books, and an unread book club pick that are not gonna let this one jump the line though.

#uncannyoctober @RealLifeReading

So many favorite, and so many more TBR... #shelfie #riotgrams

Como eu amo esta trilogia. O meu fascínio pela URSS só aumentou! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

New book from a different Little Free Library. The prior one was a DNF so I swapped it for this!

I'm going back to day 3 of #rockinmay because I really wanted to post this, but forgot. This one has been on my TBR shelf a long time, and I just haven't gotten to it. I'm trying to work it into next month's reading list...

#backintheussr #rockinmay this is a very compelling thriller set in Stalin's Russia. It was a booksale recommendation 🐉, usually the best kind. In fact this year my fave booksale is this weekend. If anyone has any suggestions for books from three to five years ago please let me know 👍that's about the lag time for popular books to end up in the sale.

This was excellent. And the song brings back memories too! 🎤

#LyricalApril #sweetchildomine

April is Donate Life Month. My husband is a two time double-lung transplant recipient. We are forever thankful for his donors. Please become an organ and tissue donor.

An excellent thriller. Sequels are very good, too.

#InternationalCrime #feistyfeb

This was a fun Tom Clancy-esque Soviet crime novel. It had plenty of twists and turns to leave some excitement and keep you reading.

My favourite read was a reread. It happens.

Some of my #redandwhitebooks for #novemberland

44+14969=Whoo hoo! I love checking in with you Littens! You guys are the best!

This #Thanksgiving weekend I'm grateful for the little breaks

This was an excellent thriller set in Soviet Russia. I was at the booksale and a friend spotted it and handed it to me saying I should read it. He always suggests good books and movies . Photo credit Pinterest #reccomendsday

Heartbreaking story of unthinkable war atrocities. Excellently written.

My #funfridayphoto submission is Child44. This was Super popular when I worked at B&N. I love the story and it is actually a trilogy that I never finished. Nothing gets colder than winter in Stalin's Russia (USSR).

Surprising!