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julesG
Ocean's Godori | Elaine U. Cho
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Mehso-so

Out already

Debut SF novel with a bit of romance. Unique cultural approach: Korea is the leading nation for space exploration.

Found family, enemies-to-lovers(?), cliffhanger ending.

Nothing much happens in the first 3/4 of the book, unfortunately. Secondary characters are mere plot devices and can only be distinguished by their quirks.

#MountARC #NetGalley

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julesG
Extinction | Douglas Preston
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Mehso-so

Not saying it's a pan, but it's definitely not a pick.

The Colorado Rockies, a billionaire with a vision to de-extinct the large animals from the pleistocene period and making them the attraction of his lodge and camping resort. What could possibly go wrong?

If you liked Jurassic Park, think of this as the low budget version where two gruesome murders lead to an investigation with ice-age creatures in the background.⬇️

#NetGalley #ARC #MountARC

julesG I had an inkling what went on before the second person was killed, which means in chapter one. I knew I was right before the chapters moved into the double digits. From then on it dragged and I wondered how no one even came up with the motive for the murders (which doesn't makes lot of sense anyways) until the evidence was right in front of them.⬇️ 2w
julesG Should have listened to my instincts, if the author's name is printed larger than the title of the book, steer clear. 2w
Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 2w
Caroline2 Owww, how disappointing. 😒 2w
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julesG
Extinction | Douglas Preston
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🤣🤣🤣

Of course, Mr Preston, of course.

#NetGalley #ARC #MountARC

#AwesomeApril #readathon @Andrew65

willaful Oh good grief! 🤦🏻‍♀️ 2w
julesG @willaful a bit of self-promotion can't hurt, right? 😁 2w
willaful I guess if it was good enough for Madeline L'Engle... 2w
Andrew65 😂😂😂 Talk about self-promotion! 2w
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julesG
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Pickpick

A small island. About 125 inhabitants. One is found dead. It could have been any inhabitant. Because everyone's memory of the night had been erased including the AI's who was the only one capable of doing so.
The murder collapsed the barrier keeping the island safe. If the villagers can't find the murderer and get the AI to raise the barrier again they'll all die. It's a race against time, they have less than two days.

#NetGalley #ARC #MountARC

Balibee146 Looking forward to this one 👍 1mo
TrishB I‘m thinking I‘m the only person who doesn‘t like this author 🤷‍♀️ also I have AI every second in work, feels like the only thing we‘re talking about. So I‘m reading medieval based books from now on 😁 1mo
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julesG @TrishB It was a low pick. Not because of the AI, but it played a role. 1mo
Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 1mo
TrishB 👍🏻 I don‘t feel I‘m missing out. 1mo
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julesG
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Pickpick

Demoted to a small dark office in the basement of the bank in Baker Street, Harry now has to answer letters sent to Sherlock Holmes. She comes across a letter from her home village and decides to not only write back as assistant to Mr Holmes, but to investigate herself. Of course she finds the missing maid, but also much more.

A short cosy mystery. Perfect palate cleanser.

#NetGalley #ARC #MountARC

#MarvellousMarch #readathon @Andrew65

Andrew65 I was looking at this ARC just now, well done 👏👏👏 1mo
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julesG
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Proper #EasterCrime reading: Sherlock - A Study in Pink & the tagged #ARC

@Leniverse

#MountARC #NetGalley

#MarvellousMarch #readathon @Andrew65

dabbe #benedictassherlock 🤩🤩🤩 1mo
Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 1mo
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julesG
The Other Valley: A Novel | Scott Alexander Howard
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Mehso-so

Odile lives in an unnamed valley close to a lake. East of the valley is the exact same valley, just 20 years in the future. West of the lake is 20 years in the past. Citizens can petition to visit the valley to the East or West under special circumstances and after consideration and under strict security conditions by the Conceil.
Odile notices such visitors one day after school and identifies who they are, and by that... ⬇️

julesG ... that her friend from school will die.

Speculative Fiction about time's progress and whether we should or even can interfere with it.

What made me put this down over and over again was that there are no punctuation marks or indentations that indicate dialogue. I know this is a current trend, but it's annoying when you have to track back half a paragraph because you did not notice there was dialogue until the end of it.
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TrishB That current trend needs to be over! 2mo
julesG @TrishB Yes, sooner rather than later. 2mo
Bookwomble @TrishB Seconded! (Actually, thirded!) 2mo
Lindy I just picked up my library hold but haven‘t started reading it yet. I checked just now to see the dialogue style in the Canadian edition and it‘s without dialogue marks. In general, I don‘t mind, although it depends on the author‘s skill. I find the absence tends to contribute to my immersion in the story rather than detracting from it. 2mo
julesG @Lindy It might be easier when you read the finished novel. The eARC had strange line breaks and that made the missing dialogue "landmarks" even more of a nuisance. 2mo
Lindy @julesG Yes, digital ARCs can be rough 2mo
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julesG
Elusive | GENEVIEVE. COGMAN
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I think it's my lucky day. Was approved for both books 🥳🥳🥳

Perfect for the upcoming #MarvellousMarch #readathon. I'll start early, @Andrew65, hope it's okay. 😉

lazydaizee Well done, I hope you enjoy the books, 2mo
LeeRHarry Very nice - I‘m eagerly anticipating Queen B. 2mo
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julesG
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Wanted to read the tagged #ARC. You know, eroding #MountARC and all that... Got sidetracked and spent nearly an hour reading reviews and review comments on Goodreads. 🙈🤦🏻‍♀️🙈🤦🏻‍♀️🙈🤦🏻‍♀️

Anyone else regularly fall down a reviews rabbit hole?

RaeLovesToRead I'm going to go see Stuart Turton next month. He is awesome! 2mo
julesG @RaeLovesToRead I'll let you know if I've got any questions for him. I'd love to live somewhere where I can go to author events without having to use my passport 😐 2mo
Hooked_on_books I do sometimes do that. Sometimes I‘m glad I did and sometimes I regret it, as some people have spoilers they don‘t mark as such. 2mo
Ruthiella Totally. Sometimes I spend more time reading ABOUT reading than I do actually reading books. 😆 2mo
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Andrew65
Readathon: Occasional List : Geleentheidslys | Gauteng (South Africa). Education Media Service
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This Saturday sees the start of the #MarvellousMarch 9 day Choose Your Own Goals Readathon.

Life been stressful and intensely busy recently, hence not finding time to be on Litsy much. Hoping this will help me find some reading time and get the reading habit back.

A great way to have a good end to the month‘s reading, you know you want to join us! Just comment below, share your goals (anything goes) or books you want to read.

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LiseWorks Yes! 2mo
TheSpineView I'm in! 2mo
Traci1 Can't wait! ❤️ 2mo
TheBookHippie I‘ll be SNOWED in it seems so plenty reading time 🤣❄️☃️ 2mo
Allylu I know I will want to join. I'm heading to reading all 25 books on my #BookSpin this month - hope I didn't just jinx it. LOL
2mo
OriginalCyn620 I‘m in! 😊 2mo
Bookwormjillk Yay! I‘m in. 2mo
Monica5 I'm in😊 2mo
Librarybelle Hooray! I‘ll have to think of my goals! 2mo
Ruthiella Awesome! Thanks for the tag! 😃 2mo
DieAReader 🎉🥳Wonderful @Andrew65 A boost to help us finish the month off! Goals TBD🙄😏📚 2mo
Susanita Yay! It‘s been a weird month. I could use a readathon. 2mo
CoffeeNBooks I'm in! I hope to finish a couple of my current reads. 📚 2mo
julieclair Yay! I‘ll be on vacation for the duration of this Readathon, so I‘ll either achieve all my goals, or none of them, lol! 2mo
julesG Good to hear from you. I've missed your posts, Andrew. That's a lovely picture you chose, full of spring vibes. My goal, as usual, erode #MountARC. 🙈🙈 I would like to have read at least 3 ARCs by the end of the month. 2mo
Crazeedi Been missing you Andrew, I thought you might still be struggling. I hope the warmer weather to come helps you feel better! I'm in , will try to get my #readyourkindle books done! 2mo
Read4life It‘s good to hear from you, Andrew. You know I love this monthly Readathon. My goal is to blackout my #BookSpinBingo board. 2mo
TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Hope things calm down for you soon, Andrew!! 2mo
Mollyanna Woohoo! I‘m in. Hope this helps you get back to reading Andrew. 2mo
eanderson Yay!!! Hopefully I can get some reading in! 2mo
kezzlou85 Yay I'm in. I hope it gets you back into reading @Andrew65 2mo
CrystalE02 I'm in!!! Hopefully I can work on my yearly goal. I am 21 books behind. I know I won't read 21 books in a week, but I would like to get that number down a little. 2mo
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I've had one heck of a month. Things are looking better for next week, so I'm hoping to catch a small pocket of time each day to read a bit. I hope life takes a chill pill so you can get back to reading. 💛 2mo
Rissa1 I am in. My goal is to finish at least 2 of 5 I have going. 2mo
LibrarianRyan Sorry I missed this. 4w
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