Annie Nicholas and her Dragons

Not His Dragon by Annie Nicholas
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Annie Nicholas is always a super funny reading. This time we have Eoin and Angie, one dragon and one something that smells suspiciously like a she-dragon but cannot shift. We all know how is it going to end, but the road was not an easy one but still amusing!

Annie Nicholas é sempre molto divertente da leggere. Stavolta abbiamo Eoin ed Angie, un drago e qualcosa che ha l'odore di un drago femmina, ma non puó mutare forma. Sappiamo tutti come va a finire un paranormal romance, ma arrivare all'happy ending é stato comunque uno spasso!

Not His Christmas by Annie Nicholas
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Cannot wait to read the two books in between so I skip them to read the new novella whose main characters are Eoin and Angie and I was not disappointed, funny as usual.

Non potevo aspettare di leggere i due libri in mezzo per arrivare a questa novella che ha come protagonisti Eoin ed Angie, da poco assurti nell'olimpo popolato dalle mie coppie preferite. Anche stavolta non sono rimasta delusa e mi sono divertita come al solito.

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Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King, Owen King

Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Why not five stars? Because is way too long. Then why not four? I have problems with little talking animals, all of them with the only exception of Winnie Pooh, whom is not from an angelic universe also. So three stars because it could have been a shorter better story, but it's still a King's story and worthy of the three days I spent sacrificing my sleep, mostly because I have a nightmare tendency after reading of pandemics.

Perché non 5 stelle? Perché è veramente troppo lungo. Ma allora perché non 4? Perché io gli animaletti parlanti non li sopporto proprio, con l'eccezione di Winnie Pooh, che oltretutto ha il merito di non scendere direttamente da uno dei cerchi del paradiso. Quindi le tre stelle ci sono perché é una bella storia che sarebbe potuta essere persino migliore se fosse durata un trecento pagine di meno, ma nonostante questo gli ho dedicato tre notti nelle quali avrei potuto dormire di piú, se non fosse che ho questa brutta tendenza ad avere gli incubi ogni volta che leggo di pandemie.

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Review: Andrzej Sapkowski's The Witcher: A Question of Price

Andrzej Sapkowski's The Witcher: A Question of Price by Andrzej Sapkowski
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: Marriage Made in Hate

Marriage Made in Hate by Julia James
My rating: 3 of 5 stars



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Review: His Forgotten Wife

His Forgotten Wife by Tara Pammi
My rating: 2 of 5 stars



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Review: State of Retribution

State of Retribution by Marie Force
My rating: 2 of 5 stars



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Review: A che cosa serve la letteratura?

A che cosa serve la letteratura? by Isaac Bashevis Singer
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Duke with Benefits (Studies in Scandal, #2) by Manda Collins

Duke with Benefits by Manda Collins
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Faster than the first one and funnier also, but still not the best Manda Collins, IMHO, even if I was waiting for Daphne book , because she is by far my favorite heiress of the 4.

Piú veloce e divertente del primo, ma ancora Manda Collins non al suo meglio, secondo me ovviamente, anche se questo era il libro che aspettavo perché Daphne é di gran lunga la mia ereditiera preferita tra le quattro.

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Review: Compulsory

Compulsory by Martha Wells
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: Obsolescence

Obsolescence by Martha Wells
My rating: 3 of 5 stars



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Review: La mala erba

La mala erba by Antonio Manzini
My rating: 3 of 5 stars



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Ready Set Rogue (Studies in Scandal, #1) by Manda Collins

Ready Set Rogue by Manda Collins

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I must admit that the very slowly beginning almost stopped me from reading all the book, but I had faith in Mrs. Collins and in the end it was a good and enjoyable reading.

L'inizio lentissimo quasi mi ha impedito di proseguire, ma per fortuna il tutto si é trasformato in una piacevole lettura, quindi la mia fiducia nella Sig.ra Collins rimane immutata.

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Review: The Offing

The Offing by Benjamin Myers
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: Invettive musicali

Invettive musicali by Nicolas Slonimsky
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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The Longest Fall (Whisper Lake, #1) by Anna Argent

The Longest Fall by Anna Argent

My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I have got mixed feelings about the whole book, so I will just say that it was not my cup of tea, for many reasons.

Questo libro mi ha lasciato l'amaro in bocca per varie ragioni, quindi posso riassumere il tutto dicendo che non era proprio fatto per me.

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Review: The Age of Video Games: A Graphic History of Gaming from Pong to VR and Beyond

The Age of Video Games: A Graphic History of Gaming from Pong to VR and Beyond by Jean Zeid
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: Onigiri

Onigiri by Yuko Kuhn
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: Un posto tranquillo

Un posto tranquillo by Seichō Matsumoto
My rating: 3 of 5 stars



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Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe by Melissa de la Cruz

Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe by Melissa de la Cruz

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Mhhh, this book is entertaining and a page turner, but in the end I didn't like this female Darcy so much and it seemed like all was like a giant bubble where characters where distorted when hit by light.

Questo libro é piacevole e si legge velocemente, ma alla fine di tutto questa versione femminile di Darcy non mi ha convinto per niente, come gli altri personaggi tutto sommato, sembrava quasi di vederli distorti attraverso un vetro zigrinato.

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Review: Say You'll Remember Me

Say You'll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez
My rating: 2 of 5 stars



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Review: Kein Geld Kein Glück Kein Sprit

Kein Geld Kein Glück Kein Sprit by Heinz Strunk
My rating: 2 of 5 stars



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Review: The Garden Against Time

The Garden Against Time by Olivia Laing
My rating: 2 of 5 stars



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星空 by Jimmy Liao, ジミー

星空 by Jimmy Liao
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

歴史は私の好みでは悲しいですが、デザインは本当に美しいです。

La storia é troppo triste per i miei gusti, ma i disegni sono proprio bellissimi.

ARC の おかげ で Netgalley

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Caillou: Happy Holidays! by Marilyn Pleau-Murissi, Eric Sevigny (Illustrations)

Caillou: Happy Holidays! by Marilyn Pleau-Murissi

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Est un titre certain Caillou, surtout à Noël quand il raconte les traditions des enfants du monde. Très agréable à lire avec les enfants au cours de l'Avent.

Caillou è una sicurezza, specialmente a natale quando racconta le tradizioni dei bambini del mondo. Molto carino da leggere con i bambini durante l'Avvento.

MERCI NETGALLEY POUR L'ARC

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Review: L'olivo bianco

L'olivo bianco by Carmine Abate
My rating: 3 of 5 stars



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Review: The Zone of Interest

The Zone of Interest by Martin Amis
My rating: 3 of 5 stars



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Loving Riley (Celebrity, #2) by Liz Durano

Loving Riley by Liz Durano
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

The first one was way better, in this one Riley complete disability in making decision and stick to it was almost painful to me. The whole book was about saying something and, after five pages, going in the complete opposite direction, plus their dialogues where not funny anymore, it seemed like the author had to write this book but was not into it, but this is just my opinion.

Il primo libro di questa serie era decisamente migliore, in questo secondo volume, la completa incapacità di Riley di prendere decisioni e di portarle avanti é stata quasi dolorosa da leggere per me, era tutto un vorrei, non vorrei, ma se vuoi, ma non voglio, o forse sí, ma magari no etc.etc.etc. e i dialoghi che nella storia precedenti erano molto divertenti, stavolta erano di una pesantezza assurda, quasi come se l'autrice fosse stata obbligata a scrivere questo libro contro voglia, ma chiaramente questa é solo la mia opinione.

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Review: The Gifts of Reading for the Next Generation: Essays on Nurturing a Passion for Reading

The Gifts of Reading for the Next Generation: Essays on Nurturing a Passion for Reading by Jennie Orchard
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: Seesaw Monster

Seesaw Monster by Kōtarō Isaka
My rating: 3 of 5 stars



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True Abandon by Jeannine Colette

True Abandon by Jeannine Colette
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

The story was intriguing but was not beautifully crafted or well written. In a way a page turner but still I'm not sure I will read something else she wrote.

La storia non aveva una brutta base, ma in qualche modo era troppo lenta in alcuni punti e eccessivamente veloce nella sua risoluzione, inoltre non era ben scritta ed era piena di refusi. Si legge in fretta ma non credo approfondiró ulteriormente l'opera di questa autrice.

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Review: Perché l'italiano?: Storia di una metamorfosi

Perché l'italiano?: Storia di una metamorfosi by Jhumpa Lahiri
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: Woman on Fire: Alles über die fabelhaften Wechseljahre

Woman on Fire: Alles über die fabelhaften Wechseljahre by Sheila de Liz
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Reading People: How Seeing the World through the Lens of Personality Changes Everything by Anne Bogel

Reading People: How Seeing the World through the Lens of Personality Changes Everything by Anne Bogel
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

As a psychotherapist I'm probably one of the most biased person to read this book, I cannot really see the point of an auto diagnosis trough psychology test picked up from the local library, but each one her own, so if you really think you can do everything alone without asking the professionals out there, then this book could be good, even if it would take you much more time and mistakes.

Come psicoterapeuta mi sfugge completamente l'utilitá di autodiagnosticarsi attraverso test psicologici e libri presi in prestito dalla biblioteca, piuttosto che farsi aiutare da tutti i professionisti che ci sono in giro, quindi non era proprio il caso che scrivessi in effetti questa recensione, tanto meno che leggessi il libro; d'altra parte, se siete una di quelle persone che preferiscono fare tutto da sole mettendoci molto piú tempo e commettendo molti piú errori, allora buon divertimento.

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Review: Paladin's Faith

Paladin's Faith by T. Kingfisher
My rating: 2 of 5 stars



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Review: L'ACCADEMIA E IL FUORI

L'ACCADEMIA E IL FUORI by Unknown Author
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: Junge Frau, am Fenster stehend, Abendlicht, blaues Kleid

Junge Frau, am Fenster stehend, Abendlicht, blaues Kleid by Alena Schröder
My rating: 3 of 5 stars



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Lab Girl by Hope Jahren

Lab Girl by Hope Jahren

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

A memoir that is sometimes a science book and sometimes a psychological essay. If you ask me, the book is a little bit too long, but it was enjoyable.

Un'autobiografia che sconfina nel libro di scienze a volte, ed altre assomiglia ad un saggio di psicologia. Secondo me leggermente troppo lungo, ma piacevole comunque da leggere.

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Review: Die Rückkehr des Terrors: Wie uns der Dschihadismus herausfordert

Die Rückkehr des Terrors: Wie uns der Dschihadismus herausfordert by Peter R. Neumann
My rating: 3 of 5 stars



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Review: Spark

Spark by Naoki Matayoshi
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Unfortunately, I think this is one of those cases where “I'm not Japanese enough” (by the way, I'm not Japanese at all) to appreciate both the story and the kind of sense that should be implied, I think. These two characters around whom the whole plot revolves have always remained too distant from me to feel not say any kind of empathy, but just plain interest. It will be better next time, I hope.

Purtroppo credo che questo sia uno di quei casi in cui "non sono abbastanza giapponese" (per altro non lo sono affatto) per apprezzare sia la storia che il tipo di comicitá che dovrebbe essere implicita, credo. Questi due personaggi attorno cui ruota tutta la trama sono rimasti sempre troppo lontani da me per provare non dico qualche tipo di empatia, ma proprio anche un semplice interesse. Andrà meglio la prossima volta, spero.

I received from the Publisher a complimentary digital advanced review copy of the book in exchange for a honest review.

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Review: The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy

The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy by Brigitte Knightley
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Review: The Undercutting of Rosie and Adam

The Undercutting of Rosie and Adam by Megan Bannen
My rating: 3 of 5 stars



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Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Started and finished the same night, couldn't stop reading, even if post pandemic books are not always my favorite (still having nightmares about S.King's The Stand). A wonderfully written story that spans along many years, with flashback and forwards and unforgettable characters. It was a long time since my last binge reading but this one was a real page turner!

Cominciato e finito la stessa notte perché non riuscivo a smettere, anche se i libri post pandemia di solito non sono i miei preferiti (ho ancora gli incubi da L'ombra dello scorpione di S. King). Una storia scritta in modo magistrale che copre parecchi anni con flashback e forwards e piena di personaggi veramente indimenticabili. Era passato parecchio tempo dal mio ultimo binge reading, ma questo romanzo ne valeva veramente la pena!

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Review: Bei euch ist es immer so unheimlich still

Bei euch ist es immer so unheimlich still by Alena Schröder
My rating: 3 of 5 stars



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Review: Il bell'Antonio

Il bell'Antonio by Vitaliano Brancati
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Diavoli custodi by Erri De Luca, Alessandro Mendini (Illustrator)

Diavoli custodi by Erri De Luca

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Disegni e parole, un classico senza tempo che permette ad uno dei miei autori preferiti di usare le parole in libertà, senza doversi sottoporre ai limiti imposti da una storia, lunga o breve che sia. Piacevole sorpresa, non gli avrei dato una lira all'inizio....

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Review: Irresistible Devil

Irresistible Devil by Jenny Nordbak
My rating: 1 of 5 stars



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Review: Autocracy, Inc.

Autocracy, Inc. by Anne Applebaum
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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Le tre del mattino by Gianrico Carofiglio

Le tre del mattino by Gianrico Carofiglio
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Una bella storia, un padre ed un figlio che imparano a conoscersi in una strana circostanza che in qualche modo cambierà le loro vite per sempre, e inoltre si parla di jazz. Carofiglio non delude nemmeno stavolta.

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Review: James

James by Percival Everett
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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