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[Josh]

Josh wrote: "Alison wrote: "I'm about halfway through CL Polk's Witchmark and it's awesome! Fantasy Edwardian England-like world, secret magic, great characters, an intriguing murder mystery, si..."

Never mind. It is, and I just purchased it. :-)

[Alison]

Josh wrote: "Josh wrote: "Alison wrote: "I'm about halfway through CL Polk's Witchmark and it's awesome! Fantasy Edwardian England-like world, secret magic, great characters, an intriguing murde..."

Ooh, pressure's on! I hope you like it. Hopefully it continues being awesome, but I suspect it will. So far the hype is legit. And, I'm excited it's a "#1", so it looks like there will be more.

[Josh]

Alison wrote: "Josh wrote: "Josh wrote: "Alison wrote: "I'm about halfway through CL Polk's Witchmark and it's awesome! Fantasy Edwardian England-like world, secret magic, great characters, an int..."

hahahahaha. IT BETTER BE GOOD, ALISON. OR ELSE. ;-D

[Antonella]

Josh wrote: "hahahahaha. IT BETTER BE GOOD, ALISON. OR ELSE. ;-D"

What Josh said, you are responsible that I bought it ;-))

[Johanna]

Antonella wrote: "Josh wrote: "hahahahaha. IT BETTER BE GOOD, ALISON. OR ELSE. ;-D"

What Josh said, you are responsible that I bought it ;-))"

What they said! I bought the audio versio. No pressure whatsoever, Alison...! :-D :-D :-D

[Alison]

That's it. I'm never recommending anything again.



(Kidding.)
:D

[Antonella]

Alison wrote: "That's it. I'm never recommending anything again.



(Kidding.)
:D"

Telepathy!

I've read the first two chapters in my break and I came here to tell you that you shouldn't be worried: I'm already hooked!

[Haldis]

Just downloaded the sample.....

[Anne]

Haldis wrote: "Just downloaded the sample....."

So did I :)

[Jordan]

This would also make for a good BOM read!

[Anne]

I just finished Gyrfalcon, the first in the Finding shield series by Anna Butler. It was very good, I just downloaded no 2. She recently published the fifth and last book in the series, so there is no waiting for the next book involved. If the rest is as good as the first, I foresee a lot of enjoyable reading in my near future.

[Alison]

Anne wrote: "I just finished Gyrfalcon, the first in the Finding shield series by Anna Butler. It was very good, I just downloaded no 2. She recently published the fifth and last book in the ser..."

Glad you enjoyed it, Anne! I absolutely love that series. It's one of my most favourites. I read the final book a few weeks ago and I'm so sad it's all over. Such wonderful characters.

The author has made the first book perma-free, so if a queer space opera epic with a gorgeous background romance and evil aliens sound like fun, do check it out. It's intense and exciting and a completely immersive reading experience.

[Alison]

Antonella wrote: "I've read the first two chapters in my break and I came here to tell you that you shouldn't be worried: I'm already hooked!..."

I finished it last night and enjoyed it so much. It's full of great surprises and lots of excitement. Sounds like Book Two is slated for mid-2019. Looking forward to it! :)

[Antonella]

Alison wrote: "I finished it last night and enjoyed it so much. It's full of great surprises and lots of excitement. Sounds like Book Two is slated for mid-2019. Looking forward to it! :)"

Thank you for the information. But does the first book end on a cliffhanger?

[Alison]

Antonella wrote: "Alison wrote: "I finished it last night and enjoyed it so much. It's full of great surprises and lots of excitement. Sounds like Book Two is slated for mid-2019. Looking forward to it! :)"

Thank y..."

No, don't worry. There's a lot that's unfinished, but the story is at a stopping place.

[Jordan]

Anne wrote: "I just finished Gyrfalcon, the first in the Finding shield series by Anna Butler. It was very good, I just downloaded no 2. She recently published the fifth and last book in the ser..."

Ooohh, the last book is out. That means this is perfect timing to read the series!

[Josh]

Alison wrote: "That's it. I'm never recommending anything again.



(Kidding.)
:D"

LOL

[Josh]

My plans to sample read every author going to GRL have stalled. I can't seem to stay awake at night for more than ten minutes. I'm not sure if it's the heat or I'm just worn out by the time I finally get to bed.

Instead I've switched to watching a few minutes of Murder She Wrote, and it's no better. I can't seem to get past the first fifteen minutes.

[Ame]

I just finished P.S. I Spook You after having it on my Kindle for quite some time but never really interested enough to read it. How stupid was I?!

Definitely one of the best books I've read this year. Solid plot, well written. I hope she'll turn it into series.

[Jordan]

Josh wrote: "My plans to sample read every author going to GRL have stalled. I can't seem to stay awake at night for more than ten minutes. I'm not sure if it's the heat or I'm just worn out by the time I final..."

This is how I feel at night these days. For me though, it might be because I've taken to drinking hot peppermint tea before bed. I think that makes me sleepy after 9pm. I used to be able to read for at least half an hour before I'd turn off the light. Now, I'm lucky if I can keep my eyes open for 10 or 15 minutes!

[KC]

Just finished the fourth Hazard and Somerset mystery, Guilt by Association, and it was awesome! But I think I'll likely stop here with this series. The mysteries are great, and the tension between the MC fantastic, but I realized they also make me anxious... Plus, I really really liked how this one ended.

But, what this particular book did, is make me miss Adrien and Jake so much, especially the first two books in the series. So now I'm all excited about a reread. :-)

[Alison]

Jordan wrote: "Anne wrote: "I just finished Gyrfalcon, the first in the Finding shield series by Anna Butler. It was very good, I just downloaded no 2. She recently published the fifth and last bo..."

I hope you enjoy it, Jordan. It's excellent and really grabbed onto my heart.

[Haldis]

Alison wrote: "That's it. I'm never recommending anything again.



(Kidding.)
:D"

You can recommend all the books you want! Loved loved loved Witchmark and can't wait for more! Definite book hangover going on....

[Johanna]

Josh wrote: "My plans to sample read every author going to GRL have stalled. I can't seem to stay awake at night for more than ten minutes. I'm not sure if it's the heat or I'm just worn out by the time I final..."

Those are some ambitious plans, too. :-)

[Alison]

Haldis wrote: "Alison wrote: "That's it. I'm never recommending anything again.



(Kidding.)
:D"

You can recommend all the books you want! Loved loved loved Witchmark and can't wait for more! D..."

Yay! Glad to hear it! :)

[Jordan]

OMG, I just found out about this really interesting looking historical fiction novel involving a transgender character: Confessions of the Fox. It just came out last month I think.

[WMD]

I reccommend The Ghost in the Penthouse: A Romance Interesting characters...no onscreen sex...ghosts or madness? With mm romance. She wrote a prequel short story to this, with a crossover from her other books, but it isn't necessary for enjoying this one, I think.

[KC]

Just finished Courtney Milan’s The Pursuit Of... - an absolute delight, beginning to end and including the interesting notes after.

[Josh]

Ame wrote: "I just finished P.S. I Spook You after having it on my Kindle for quite some time but never really interested enough to read it. How stupid was I?!

Definitely one of the best books..."

Oh, isn't it great when you find a gem in your kindle slush pile?

[Josh]

KC wrote: "Just finished the fourth Hazard and Somerset mystery, Guilt by Association, and it was awesome! But I think I'll likely stop here with this series. The mysteries are great, and the ..."

:-D :-D :-D Okay, you definitely don't want readers afraid to continue to reading.

[Josh]

In my effort to prepare for GRL I started a Lucy Lennox story. Lennox is a new writer, and it shows both in the lack of editing (and I mean there's some gross oversights here like, um, the wrong pronouns) and of course in anything remotely resembling originality. This was either a lazy reworking of a rejected M/F ms or a paint-by-numbers effort. Or both.

Of course that's just my humble opinion. She's certainly popular with a certain segment of KU readers.

[Ame]

True. But in some ways she reminds me of Mary Calmes, in that sometimes I can't help but to like some of the stories despite knowing I really shouldn't. ;-D

[Karen]

Ame wrote: "I just finished P.S. I Spook You after having it on my Kindle for quite some time but never really interested enough to read it. How stupid was I?!

Definitely one of the best books..."

Yes! Thanks for the recommendations, KC, WMD, and Ame. I loved that Rain’s abilities were doubted, then sort of (almost) accepted by his boss, and how Rain’s self-doubt and Daniel’s uneasy acceptance were described. This was one of the most original interpretations of this kind of story that I’ve read.

[SamSpayedPI]

Wow. The Tin Box is really heartbreaking.

And if Lisa Henry trots out another kid-sister-in-peril, I'm going to start screaming and I can't promise I'll be able to stop.

(I'm not new, BTW, I just embellished my name. There were too many people named "Sam" in another of my groups and it was getting confusing).

[Calathea]

Mymymble wrote: "Can I hire you to investigate what my neighbours are doing with that copse? "

What are they doing with that copse, exactly? Pining? Pruning? ;)

[Josh]

Calathea wrote: "Mymymble wrote: "Can I hire you to investigate what my neighbours are doing with that copse? "

What are they doing with that copse, exactly? Pining? Pruning? ;)"

LOL. Gardening puns. Me love.

[Josh]

Ame wrote: "True. But in some ways she reminds me of Mary Calmes, in that sometimes I can't help but to like some of the stories despite knowing I really shouldn't. ;-D"

It's just so clearly a reworked M/F novel I couldn't get past it.

[WMD]

Lucy Lennox's sets up some interesting MCs, does the meet cute.....and despite having this framework so little happens....the last one I read by her kept having false events (have interesting jobs but we don't see them working, almost attacked, almost wandered into a bad neighborhood, almost reconciled with parents but decided that the parents were too superficial...after an hour, where the reader doesnt even get to see the parents). Read it thru just to see if anything would happen, and that was it for me. ..and the characters declared their love, the end.
Borrowing Blue and Taming Teddy had their moments, but I will not venture in Lucy land again (and I do find it bemusing how high the ratings are...a lot if people really love her stuff!).

[WMD]

KC wrote: "Just finished the fourth Hazard and Somerset mystery, Guilt by Association, and it was awesome! But I think I'll likely stop here with this series. The mysteries are great, and the ..."
The college town where these stories are placed is judgmental, criminal, bigoted and
I think none of the characters are completely clean...no one has clear uncompromised motives...
..and the MCs history has some bitter unrequited issues that, as much as we want them to get together, I can't really think how it will work.
All of that to say: I can understand the tension you are feeling!
I do recommend his other work....

[Ame]

WMD wrote: "Lucy Lennox's sets up some interesting MCs, does the meet cute.....and despite having this framework so little happens....the last one I read by her kept having false events (have interesting jobs ..."

Yes, she is very much all over the place. Too many plots and BADLY needs an editor.

[Jordan]

So my coworker just handed me a copy of The Lawrence Browne Affair, because, yes, er, I mean, no, I haven't read anything by Cat Sebastian yet! So, I guess this will be a next read for me. :-)

[Loretta]

Mymymble wrote: "Josh wrote: "Calathea wrote: "Mymymble wrote: "Can I hire you to investigate what my neighbours are doing with that copse? "

What are they doing with that copse, exactly? Pining? Pruning? ;)"

LOL..."

*snort*

[Anne]

WMD wrote: "KC wrote: "Just finished the fourth Hazard and Somerset mystery, Guilt by Association, and it was awesome! But I think I'll likely stop here with this series. The mysteries are grea..."

I agree with all this, but still I like the books and has preordered no 5. :)

[KC]

Anne wrote: "WMD wrote: "KC wrote: "Just finished the fourth Hazard and Somerset mystery, Guilt by Association, and it was awesome! But I think I'll likely stop here with this series. The myster..."

:-) Please share impressions after you read it. My decision to not continue after book 4 is not as strong as I want it to be, lol.

[KC]

WMD wrote: "KC wrote: "Just finished the fourth Hazard and Somerset mystery, Guilt by Association, and it was awesome! But I think I'll likely stop here with this series. The mysteries are grea..."

I thought the flawed-but-lovable characters was very well done, and they make a good pair in lots of ways, especially since they seem to have an intuitive understanding of one another; so for me the tension/anxiety is coming more from the fact that they're both too stubborn to communicate properly while overthinking everything between them, and in book 4 I felt that was taking over my enjoyment of the mystery...

[KC]

Read Witchmark. Awesome! Thank you for recommending it, Alison! :-)

[KC]

This weekend I went back to reading Colin Cotterill's Siri Paiboun mysteries (mainstream) - the first one is The Coroner's Lunch. It's been years since I read the last one, and I forgot how good they are.
The stories happen in Laos in the '70s-'80s, the MC is the one medical examiner Laos has at that time, and he's in his late sixties. Great atmosphere - one can really get a feel for the place, people, customs, politics - plus I enjoy his sense of humor. In a way they remind me a bit of Alexander McCall Smith's Mma Ramotswe books - the "human" aspect, the sense of place - though they're completely different.

[Anne]

KC wrote: "Anne wrote: "WMD wrote: "KC wrote: "Just finished the fourth Hazard and Somerset mystery, Guilt by Association, and it was awesome! But I think I'll likely stop here with this serie..."

I will:)

[WMD]

So far, I can recommend Cole McCade's Criminal Intention series...the first one was good, establishing a new cop partnership with two intriguing characters that we get too know as they solve a serial murder.
Let the games begin!

[Karen]

KC wrote: "Read Witchmark. Awesome! Thank you for recommending it, Alison! :-)"

Yes, me too — thank you, Alison! I read it along with audio. I very much liked the narrator's voice, but felt that his differentiation between character voices wasn't as strong as I prefer... until about mid-point and then I was completely caught up in voice and story. Five points for Gryffindor! Uh, for the author, narrator, and story!