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Thursday, May 14, 2020

Favorite Recent ARCs

The following are all NetGalley ARCs, not yet published, but I liked them all and have two reviews scheduled for Aug. 21.

Ann Cleeves latest Vera book is one of my favorites.  There are a couple of changes that I liked.  spoiler:  Not so much emphasis on Vera's weight and a change in Holly.  Other than those two things, The Darkest Evening has the well-developed characters and clever plotting one expects from Cleeves.  (Sept. 8, 2020)

I loved the Ariana Franklin series about Adelia Aguilar, known as The Mistress of Death for her medical and investigative skills.  The books were set during the reign of Henry II and were fascinating historical mysteries.  Ariana Franklin was the pen name of Diana Norman, and after her death, her daughter Samantha finished Death and the Maiden.  A pleasure!  I hope Samantha Norman will continue the series with focus on Allie, Adelia and Rowley's daughter.  (Oct. 20, 2020)

One by One by Ruth Ware may make you recall Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None.  A ski chalet, two likable caretaker/hosts, a group of tech company guests.  As the guests are stranded by an avalanche and as their numbers diminish, survival becomes tricky.  (Sept. 8, 2020)



14 comments:

  1. I'm very excited about all of these books, Jenclair! I haven't thought about the Ariana Franklin books for a while and don't think I actually am caught up on the series. Now I've got time to do that. Yay!

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    1. :) I thoroughly enjoyed catching up with an older Adelia and Rowley and hope for more from their daughter!

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  2. I'll be interested to hear your thoughts on Ruth Ware's new book. I enjoyed her first, but didn't care for The Woman in Cabin 10. Didn't read The Turn of the Key. Keep us posted!

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    1. I didn't read The Woman in Cabin 10, but saw mixed reviews. Didn't like The Turn of the Key at all, but I did enjoy One by One.

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  3. I'm so excited to hear about Ruth Wate's new book and will definitely add this to my wishlist. I'll also look forward to your thoughts on it. :)

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    1. Liked it, but she is still not on my very favorite authors list. Ann Cleeves is. :)

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  4. I read the blurb for Ruth Ware's newest and it does sound like a plot I've read before. But I do love books where characters are snowed in or stranded somewhere. :D

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    1. The plot is also similar to Ware's first book, but I like the snowed in or stranded plot-line as well!

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  5. I loved the Ariana Franklin series so much! It is so exciting to see that we are finally getting that final story.

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    1. It was such a great series, and I'm so glad Samantha Norman has finished this last book. And there is the possibility that she may continue with Adelia and Rowley as secondary characters. Fingers crossed that Adelia's daughter Allie will carry on and become a second generation of Mistress of the Art of Death

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  6. I forgot about Ariana Franklin's series. That's great that her daughter was able to pick this up and continue. I'm looking forward to the Ruth Ware book and thinking it might be worth it to read in conjunction with Agatha Christie's novel.

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    1. The comparison would be interesting, Iliana! I haven't read And Then There Were None in--ahem, a long, long time. :)

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  7. I can't believe that I've still not read an Ann Cleeves novel. I've been meaning to do it for a while now but always seem to get sidetracked by something else. I even have a library copy of her The Long Call on hand right now but the reviews were sort of so-so and I still haven't picked it up because of that. And now there's already a new one out...

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    1. The Long Call is the first in her newest series, and I liked it. The Shetland Island series and Vera and the new one have such different characters, and the personalities of the characters have so much to do with the plots. :)

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