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Joy’s 2025 Year in Books
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Joy V. Smith
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in Marshfield , WI, The United States
June 08
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Lying down on the futon on the back porch and browsing with my mind sometimes works.
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Detour Trail
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2013
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Strike Three
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2014
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Sugar Time
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Taboo Tech
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Cold New Planet
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The Doorway and Other Stories
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Velvet of Swords
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Well Met by Water
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Hot Yellow Planet
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Well Met by Water
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The Retired Assassin’s Guide to Orchid Hunting book review
5 stars: There’s another murder to solve; the various relationships get complicated–especially Charlie’s, and there’s a lot of orchid background. Dante’s cat gets involved too. And Dante is threatened by another agent; it’s not easy keeping to the AA code. I can’t reveal much more; there are lots of red herrings, but the ending is satisfying–and impressive. And I loved the ghost moth. I would like
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"This is book 2 in the Retired Assassin mystery series but I was able to pick it up easily without having read book 1 first. The characters were instantly memorable and enough of their backstories introduced organically as the story unfolded to make m"
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"Intelligent storytelling, great characters, and unusual plot elements make this a really great series and entertaining read.
Rating: 5⭐️ I love this series so much. Intelligent storytelling, great characters, and unusual plot elements make this a real" Read more of this review » |
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This is a well-written comedic whodunit. I loved the first one as well and can't wait for the next one. " |
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| Sara Flores is "turned" by a friend who dies shortly thereafter, leaving her without a mentor. This collection of eight stories looks at her early life: Turning is painful, but it doesn't require a full moon, though she has to watch out for silver bu ...more | |
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Review Rating: 5 Stars Reviewed by Jamie Michele for Readers’ Favorite Well Met by Water by Joy V. Smith follows Rand Beckett, who is left to die in the ocean after a criminal dispute, but survives when a water-adapted human, Cathay, frees him with he ...more |
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Review #1: Review by Pikasho Deka Reviewed by: Pikasho Deka Review Rating: 5 Stars Reviewed by Pikasho Deka for Readers’ Favorite Velvet of Swords is a science fiction adventure by Joy V. Smith. Pressured to marry a man she doesn't love, Velvet, a young w ...more |
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“Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.”
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“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”
― The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
― The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
“You know what I did after I wrote my first novel? I shut up and wrote twenty-three more."
("The Castle")”
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“The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.”
― Diggers
― Diggers
“You think those dogs will not be in heaven! I tell you they will be there long before any of us.”
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