A quiet, lovely, slice-of-life coming-of-age story set in the forested mountains of Japan. Instantly pre-ordered the sequel the minute I was done. Recommended, especially for a rainy weekend afternoon.
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dria rated The Locked Room: 5 stars
dria rated Blackbirds: 5 stars
dria rated Beekeeper's Apprentice: 5 stars
Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie King
In 1915, Sherlock Holmes is retired and quietly engaged in the study of honeybees in Sussex when a young woman …
dria rated Kamusari Tales Told at Night: 5 stars
dria rated Hexed: Book Two of the Iron Druid Chronicles: 5 stars
Hunted by Kevin Hearne (The iron Druid chronicles -- [bk. 6])
Two-thousand-year-old druid Atticus O'Sullivan, Granuaile and the wolfhound Oberon race across modern-day Europe to try to escape the clutches of …
dria rated A Stab In the Dark (A Matt Scudder Mystery): 5 stars
dria rated Slow Horses: 5 stars
Slow Horses by Mick Herron (Slough House, #1)
Slough House is Jackson Lamb's kingdom; a dumping ground for members of the intelligence service who've screwed up: left a …
dria reviewed The Easy Life in Kamusari by Brian Nishii
Review of 'The Easy Life in Kamusari' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
dria reviewed The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Nora’s life has been going from bad to worse. Then at the stroke of midnight …
Review of 'The Midnight Library' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
A thoughtful story with a slightly over-telegraphed end. Quick read. Loved it.
dria rated The Near Witch: 5 stars
dria rated The Hanging Tree: 5 stars
dria rated Silver in the Wood: 5 stars
Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh
There is a Wild Man who lives in the deep quiet of Greenhollow, and he listens to the wood. Tobias, …
dria rated Foxglove Summer: 5 stars
Foxglove Summer by Ben Aaronovitch
Foxglove Summer is the fifth novel in the Peter Grant series by English author Ben Aaronovitch, published in 2014 by …