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[KC]

Calathea wrote: "KC wrote: "Read KJ Charles' Rag and Bone (which i liked, but not as much as Jackdaw, for example; i think perhaps i'm not in the mood for villain chases) and Society of Gentlemen, book 3 (which was..."

No fourth... But she said on FB that she started working on a new trilogy, which it seems will also be historical. Can't wait. I really love these.

[Sara]

KC wrote: "Read KJ Charles' Rag and Bone (which i liked, but not as much as Jackdaw, for example; i think perhaps i'm not in the mood for villain chases) and Society of Gentlemen, book 3 (which was amazing, w..."

I love her books. The Magpie Lord would be one of my Desert Island books.

[KC]

Sara~formerly known as Hambel~ wrote: "KC wrote: "Read KJ Charles' Rag and Bone (which i liked, but not as much as Jackdaw, for example; i think perhaps i'm not in the mood for villain chases) and Society of Gentlemen, book 3 (which was..."

One of the things i love about her books is how you can be completely immersed in one character's point of view, completely on that character's side, as it were, and then you have a different point of view that is just as compelling, and it's done so seamlessly. So very awesome. :-)

[KC]

Reading Leta Blake's Smoky Mountain Dreams. It's a quiet book, and i'm enjoying it, slowly, taking a break every few chapters.

Also started Richard Rider's Captured Shadows. Intriguing.

And read Cat Blaine's Eric and Sloot which was so cute and fun; thank you, Johanna, for the rec :-)

[Johanna]

KC wrote: "And read Cat Blaine's Eric and Sloot which was so cute and fun; thank you, Johanna, for the rec :-)"

You're welcome, dear. :-)

[Josh]

Still working my way through the Charlie Chan Carries On.


When I'm sick, I can't read. I don't know why because it seems like it should be the perfect opportunity, but I usually resort to TV and movies. So I have basically read almost nothing. Magazines...that's about it.

[Josh]

Still working my way through the Charlie Chan Carries On.


When I'm sick, I can't read. I don't know why because it seems like it should be the perfect opportunity, but I usually resort to TV and movies. So I have basically read almost nothing. Magazines...that's about it.

[Josh]

I did browse some of my Scottish cookbooks. In particular, the gorgeous Lady MacDonald's Scotland.

Er...the book is gorgeous. Lady MacDonald is so-so. ;-D

[Varecia]

KC wrote: "Also started Richard Rider's Captured Shadows. Intriguing."

Oh, I liked this one a lot. Looking forward to hear what you think!

[Johanna]

Have you seen Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven (1884) with cover and 26 illustrations by Gustave Doré. Isn't it beautiful?



Both the University of Adelaide and the Library of Congress have digital editions of the complete Doré edition of The Raven. Here're the links. I love those illustrations so much!

https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/p/poe/...

http://www.read.gov/books/pageturner/...

[Susinok]

Johanna wrote: "Have you seen Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven (1884) with cover and 26 illustrations by Gustave Doré. Isn't it beautiful?
Both the University of Adelaide and the Library of Congress have digital edi..."

Lovely! Going to browse that when I get home.

[Josh]

Johanna wrote: "Have you seen Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven (1884) with cover and 26 illustrations by Gustave Doré. Isn't it beautiful?



Both the University of Adelaide and the Library of Congress have digital edi..."

OH! Yes. Wonderful illustrations.

[KC]

Varecia wrote: "KC wrote: "Also started Richard Rider's Captured Shadows. Intriguing."

Oh, I liked this one a lot. Looking forward to hear what you think!"

So far (about a third into the story), I love it. The writing is beautiful and intense emotionally, and there's a sense of trepidation (I peeked ahead a bit; just had to). So vivid too. He's a very talented writer.

[KC]

Johanna wrote: "Have you seen Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven (1884) with cover and 26 illustrations by Gustave Doré. Isn't it beautiful?

Both the University of Adelaide and the Library of Congress have digital edi..."

Beautiful and scary too, which makes them perfect for it.

[Mtsnow13]

Just finished a short story by a new-to-me author that does well with an Ace character. Has a time travel/steampunk twist. I liked it quite a bit. Blood and Clockwork by Katey Hawthorne.

[Mtsnow13]

Susinok wrote: "Johanna wrote: "Have you seen Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven (1884) with cover and 26 illustrations by Gustave Doré. Isn't it beautiful?
Both the University of Adelaide and the Library of Congress hav..."
I'm getting ready to order a copy of that for my library. Gustave's illustrations are gorgeous.

[Antonella]

Mtsnow13 wrote: "Just finished a short story by a new-to-me author that does well with an Ace character. Has a time travel/steampunk twist. I liked it quite a bit."

This sounds interesting, thank you for the rec.

I'm reading YA at the moment because I was a bit tired of... sex ;-).
I mean meaningless, repetitive sex on page.

I finished The Star Host (I still have to write a review, but it is 4 stars) and I've started The Year of Ice.

[Antonella]

Mtsnow13 wrote: "Just finished a short story by a new-to-me author that does well with an Ace character. Has a time travel/steampunk twist. I liked it quite a bit. Blood and Clockwork by [author:Kat..."

And it costs only $2.24 at
https://lessthanthreepress.com/books/...

[Jordan]

I'm rereading Mongrel which was our BOM, I think, many many moons ago now, in preparation for finally finishing the trilogy!

[Antonella]

Jordan wrote: "I'm rereading Mongrel which was our BOM, I think, many many moons ago now, in preparation for finally finishing the trilogy!"

It is possible to pre-order the trilogy as a bundle for only $9.99 instead of $17.97:
http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/stor...

[Jordan]

Thanks! I actually bought all three books years ago and just never got around to finishing them.

Having just finished Mongrel this morning, I'm going to start 1984 next. My Dad just finished rereading this one, and I've not read it yet. Lol, I started a "parent challenge" to include all the books I gave my parents for Christmas that I also wanted to read. So many books! So many challenges! Plus, my Dads three books are on every summer reading list around here, so finding copies at the library is going to be fun starting in June. :-) Best get reading!

[Josh]

Jordan wrote: "Thanks! I actually bought all three books years ago and just never got around to finishing them.

Having just finished Mongrel this morning, I'm going to start 1984 next. My Dad just finished rere..."

A parent challenge! I love that.

[Josh]

Mymymble wrote: "Read Harlan's Race by Patricia Nell Warren. Had read The Front Runner before. Was Okay. But this was amazing. Not on e-book sadly. Took me back to those awful years when the Angel of Death (AIDS) m..."

Interesting that you liked the sequel so much. It gets so little attention compared to The Front Runner.

[Jordan]

Yes, I gave my mom the first five books in the Chet and Bernie mystery series by Spencer Quinn about two years ago. I've read the first three, but not the rest, and since I really enjoyed them, I realized I've got more catching up to do aside from last Christmas's books! (This, I've found, is a great way to get my parents reading more, and reading books just for fun. Plus, then we can talk about them.) hence the Parent Challenge.

Also, for all our mystery hounds here, if you like reading about Private Investigators... From the point of view of his dog, and you enjoy good humor, you've got to check out Chet and Bernie! Well worth the read.

[KC]

Read two stories by Lyn Gala (new to me): The Spy and His Boy and Claimings, Tails, and Other Alien Artifacts. I really liked both. I liked the minimalism in the first one; when done right it makes for a powerful story. And I really enjoyed the second one, very well-written, imaginative. There are two more in that series, but I think i'll skip them. I'm trying to find something else awesome by her. I tried Urban Shaman, but i couldn't get into it...

[Ije the Devourer of Books]

I am listening to Sinner's Gin by Rhys Ford. It is one of the best audios I have listened to. The narrator is Tristan James and he really brings the story to life. As soon as I finish this one then I will move onto the next audiobook in the series.

[Johanna]

I've started reading two extremely enjoyable books this weekend: The Lady in the Lake by Raymond Chandler and The Art of Dying by Diana Killian. Both books are so gripping that it's difficult to put them down.

What I REALLY should be reading are my students' art portfolios. But I'm postponing those... successfully. :-)

[Ije the Devourer of Books]

Johanna wrote: "I've started reading two extremely enjoyable books this weekend: The Lady in the Lake by Raymond Chandler and The Art of Dying by Diana Killian. Both books are so gripp..."

I really enjoyed the Art of Dying. It is the only DK book I have read so far and it was great. I am looking forward to reading others.

[Johanna]

Ije the Devourer of Books wrote: "Johanna wrote: "I've started reading two extremely enjoyable books this weekend: The Lady in the Lake by Raymond Chandler and The Art of Dying by Diana Killian. Both bo..."

Oh yes — from the very first page and that crowded bus drive I was hooked. A bus that is spewing fumes like an asthmatic dragon! And those wildly bobbing plastic oranges and cherries on that floppy sun hat that blocks Hilary's view! There were something very John Steinbeck-ish in that hot, bouncy, suntan oil smelling bus drive. Gotta love it. :-)

It's so funny that some authors just manage to do it every time: grip your attention 100% from the very first page of the book. I find it amazing.

[Judy]

Ije the Devourer of Books wrote: "I am listening to Sinner's Gin by Rhys Ford. It is one of the best audios I have listened to. The narrator is Tristan James and he really brings the story to life. As soon as I fini..."

I bought Sinner's Gin audio and wasn't even finished with it when I purchased the rest of the series. SO GOOD! Rhys Ford is writing two more books for the series. Yay.

[Judy]

Ije the Devourer of Books wrote: "Johanna wrote: "I've started reading two extremely enjoyable books this weekend: The Lady in the Lake by Raymond Chandler and The Art of Dying by Diana Killian. Both bo..."

Josh, will THE ART OF DYING by Diana Killian be available in audio and digital format this year?

[Judy]

Needed a fun bit of fluff and a good laugh, so I picked up the sequel to HOW TO CATCH A CHEETAH by Liza Kay (GR, DRitC Love is an Open Road http://www.mmromancegroup.com/how-to-...). THE PANTHER'S HEART (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...) is just what I needed.

rated and reviewed today. 4-1/2 stars.

[Judy]

Ije the Devourer of Books wrote: "I am listening to Sinner's Gin by Rhys Ford. It is one of the best audios I have listened to. The narrator is Tristan James and he really brings the story to life. As soon as I fini..."

Sweet!
Mark your calendars: Monday, April 25 Rhys Ford's Sinners #5 Absinthe of Malice, Book Five in the Sinners series cover reveal!
https://rhysford.com/2016/04/24/the-n...

[KC]

I just discovered that Eli Easton is writing a third book in the Howl at the Moon series, yay! :-)
https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog...

[Josh]

Judy wrote: "Ije the Devourer of Books wrote: "Johanna wrote: "I've started reading two extremely enjoyable books this weekend: The Lady in the Lake by Raymond Chandler and [book:The Art of Dying|..."

Heavens no. :-D

[Ije the Devourer of Books]

Judy wrote: "Ije the Devourer of Books wrote: "I am listening to Sinner's Gin by Rhys Ford. It is one of the best audios I have listened to. The narrator is Tristan James and he really brings th..."

I have just started listening to book two in the series. Such a great narrator.

[Ame]

I've been rereading Sutphin Boulevard and Sunset Park before starting First and First

Yes there is so much sex but mostly these stories get to me because they are well written and the character are a mess who still manage to get their lives together in a realistic way.

[Josh]

I received an email from a reader asking if I had a list of all the mystery and noir books referred to in the Adrien English series.

And I don't.

But I thought you guys might recollect some of the authors and titles I mentioned in the course of the series.

The Leslie Ford books, China House, Chandler...those all come immediately to mind.

Others?

[Sara]

Josh wrote: "I received an email from a reader asking if I had a list of all the mystery and noir books referred to in the Adrien English series.

And I don't.

But I thought you guys might recollect some of t..."

I'd offer to re-read the series (again) so as to jot them all down if I thought I could stop reading long enough to take notes...

[Josh]

Sara~formerly known as Hambel~ wrote: "Josh wrote: "I received an email from a reader asking if I had a list of all the mystery and noir books referred to in the Adrien English series.

And I don't.

But I thought you guys might recoll..."

LOL

Now my problem was...I could hardly tell the reader, SORRY, I CAN'T STAND TO LOOK AT THOSE BOOKS AGAIN.

:-D

(not true, either!)

[Jordan]

Actually, I've been wondering at that very same thing! I know Michael Nava and Joseph Hansen got mentioned. Maybe I'll attempt a list myself next time I reread them. I was just thinking I'd like to relisten to them again from start to finish. I know. I know. I just did. Can't help myself! But I DO need to finish listening to One Door Away From Heaven and Nightingale first. :-)

[Josh]

Jordan wrote: "Actually, I've been wondering at that very same thing! I know Michael Nava and Joseph Hansen got mentioned. Maybe I'll attempt a list myself next time I reread them. I was just thinking I'd like to..."

Right! Yes. Good God. How could I forget Hansen! Or Nava really.

[Calathea]

KC wrote: "I just discovered that Eli Easton is writing a third book in the Howl at the Moon series, yay! :-)
https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog......"

Cool! I like that series. :-)

[Sabine]

Calathea wrote: "KC wrote: "I just discovered that Eli Easton is writing a third book in the Howl at the Moon series, yay! :-)
https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog......"

Have you listened to the audiobooks? They are really good!

[Calathea]

Sabine wrote: "Calathea wrote: "KC wrote: "I just discovered that Eli Easton is writing a third book in the Howl at the Moon series, yay! :-)
https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog...-..."

Not yet. Might be a good idea for the next longer journey, though. :-)

[KC]

Calathea wrote: "Sabine wrote: "Calathea wrote: "KC wrote: "I just discovered that Eli Easton is writing a third book in the Howl at the Moon series, yay! :-)
https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog......"

I listened to How to Howl at the Moon and it's awesome! I got the audio for the second one as well, but i'll wait a bit since i read it relatively recently.

[Sabine]

KC wrote: "Calathea wrote: "Sabine wrote: "Calathea wrote: "KC wrote: "I just discovered that Eli Easton is writing a third book in the Howl at the Moon series, yay! :-)
https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_..."

I like that kind of shifter story :-)
And Matthew Shaw does a fine job. I think, the second one is even better than the first one. Very nice for a journey.
I am now going to hear A Case of Chrismas, l liked that story so much, so I am happy to listening to it!

[KC]

Sabine wrote: "KC wrote: "Calathea wrote: "Sabine wrote: "Calathea wrote: "KC wrote: "I just discovered that Eli Easton is writing a third book in the Howl at the Moon series, yay! :-)
https://www.goodreads.com/a..."

Me too - like that kind of shifter story. And i really like the characters. And everything about these books. Very sweet and heartwarming.

Now to audible for A Case of Christmas, yay! :-)

[Josh]

[Jordan]

I've started a google doc spreadsheet for this list of books. I wish I'd thought of this sooner. I wanted a large project for my vacation time, which is now about over. Well, we'll see how this goes when I'm hopped up on drugs tomorrow after oral surgery! :-)

I like doing this kind of fun project.