What are you reading now?

[Lourdes]

I am at 80% in a heartwarming Historical Fiction by Stephanie Gray. I would highly recommend it to anyone who are into this genre. A compelling drama!

[Glenn Daniel Marcus]

I've just started re-reading some O. Henry. He is very witty. I cannot imagine how he wrote a story a week!

[C., Group Creator]

CNF the last two I tried~ London and Scag Lake, so now going to start ~The Time Travel Trailer by an author that I am familiar with and have enjoyed, Karen Musser Nortman.

[C., Group Creator]

Really enjoyed both ~
and ~

and now going to start a mystery in the show horse industry~

a daughter has (and is working now)-- worked for show horse farms, so I am interested in this.

[C., Group Creator]

Saddle Tramps was a big snooze-fest for me, but I really liked our member author's (Karen Musser Nortman) A Campy Christmas.Now going to read the second book in her time travel trailer trilogy before I return to her campground Cozy Mystery series.

[Ronald]

I am reading the original, 1818 edition of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. The style is literate and romantic, but the content is cynical, as if deliberately anti-romantic—the opposite in that respect to Pride and Prejudice, which I read last month.

[Misty]

I meant to add these earlier but I wanted to make sure I recommended and and I just started a recommendation from C.

[C., Group Creator]

Hi Misty! I hope you enjoy "The Cats That Surfed The Web" as much as I did. I've got to get ahold of Book 2 in the series.
I also want to check out "The Spaceship Next Door" recommended by you.

I really enjoyed the second book in the time travel trailer series. Now I'm reading my library's paper book edition of "The Hawaiian Quilt", for daytime reading, and have to select a Kindle book to read at night on my Kindle Paperwhite.

Ahhh cool, I can download the second book from the (Cats That)-series from Kindle Unlimited for my Paperwhite!

[C., Group Creator]

I was very happy with The Cats that Chased the Stormand also book 3 in this series~ .

Then my next Kindle book was which I found too depressing to finish.
I think my next Kindle read will be a cozy from a different series ~ .

And I am still reading and enjoying my first Fairy read~ Which I will finish today.

[C., Group Creator]

I thoroughly enjoyed~ 5 -stars!
Now my next dead tree book from the library is ~

Wildwood
"A single mother. An abandoned farmhouse. An epic battle with the northern wilderness.

Broke and desperate, Molly Bannister accepts the ironclad condition laid down in her great-aunt’s will: to receive her inheritance, Molly must spend one year in an abandoned, off-the-grid farmhouse in the remote backwoods of northern Alberta. If she does, she will be able to sell the farm and fund her four-year-old daughter’s badly needed medical treatment.

With grim determination, Molly teaches herself basic homesteading skills. But her greatest perils come from the brutal wilderness itself, from blizzards to grizzly bears. Will she and her child survive the savage winter? Will she outsmart the idealist young farmer who would thwart her plan to sell the farm? Not only their financial future, but their very lives are at stake. Only the journal written by Molly's courageous great-aunt, the land’s original homesteader, inspires her to struggle on."

[C., Group Creator]

Was disappointed in Wildwood~3-stars. Started 'Dark, Witch, and Creamy' today, on pg.124.. OMG, enchanting, engaging......I love it!♥♥♥
I need to finish making my taco salad, my son just got in from work, but I hate to stop reading,lol!

[Margaret]

I was on a streak of not being able to find a book I enjoyed. It was so disheartening! I think I started five books only to give up on them after a chapter or two, which is really not like me, but I was either completely uninterested in the characters or turned off by the writing style. I'm happy to report my luck has turned. I read Paige's Turn and really enjoyed it:

With the encouragement of her beloved Aunt Mitzi, plain and overlooked Paige James left her hometown of Bella Port ten years ago and never looked back. But free-spirited Aunt Mitzi had plans for Paige to stop being pushed into the background. Those plans included leaving Paige as sole heir to her fortune and owner of her bookstore, Paige’s Turn. Begrudgingly, Paige returns home to fulfill her aunt’s last wishes, no longer the girl who’d left in baggy jeans and an ill-fitting t-shirt. Paige discovers, though, that Mitzi’s last wishes include a lot of meddling in her love life. From the grave, and with the help of some friends, Mitzi has set out to make sure Paige and Bella Port’s most eligible bachelor, Sam Kennedy, find true love together. What Mitzi didn’t foresee is the firestorm and gossip she created that paints Paige as a swindler and liar, leaving Sam to wonder about the grown woman Paige has become. It doesn’t help when Paige fires him after their first meeting. But as friendship blossoms between Paige and Sam, they find each other hard to resist. Was Mitzi right about the two of them? Will Paige finally have her turn?

I was invested in the characters from the start and was pleased to find it was clean.

I also read A Lake in Switzerland , a novella that was free to read with Kindle Unlimited. It was okay. I was hooked by the setting as I've spent a great deal of time in Switzerland and specifically in the places mentioned in the book, but the story was rather predictable. It was a clean read.

[C., Group Creator]

Paige's Turn sounds delightful, Margaret, thanks for sharing! :D

[C., Group Creator]

I was supposed to be reading "Witch Chocolate Fudge", but after my son picked up my reserves that came into the library, I couldn't resist peeking at "The Marriage Lie", which was un-put-down-able! Unrelenting, intense, suspense! What a great mystery and an eye-opening "you can never really know someone", type of psychological suspense/thriller. Read it, only if you dare!

And now back to~

[Margaret]

I've been on a "classics" kick and have re-read To Kill a Mockingbird and Little Women two of my all-time favorites. They are both so amazing! I know I'm not telling you anything you don't know, but I just had to share how happy it makes me to read books I love.

Happy reading to everyone!

[C., Group Creator]

I've had Little Women on my Kindle for some time. Thanks for the reminder. I really need to bump it up to my "read soon"!

[Margaret]

This group has been so quiet, hope everyone is doing well. I haven't gotten a chance to do much reading lately as life has kept me busy but as the school year winds down and I'm off for the summer, I look forward to summer days full of great books :)

[C., Group Creator]

Hi Margaret, yes, it has been pretty quiet here lately. I have been binge-watching British shows on Netflix lately. That is why it is taking me so long to finish my books, LOL!

I am now reading .I have also just been diagnosed as of last week as Type-2 Diabetic so doing quite a bit of reading on that.

I also do plan to start reading Little Women.

[Margaret]

C, I'm sorry to hear about your diagnosis. My father we diagnosed with Type-2 diabetes about 15 years ago. He's been fortunate in that he's been able to manage it mostly without medication, but there was a steep learning curve for him as he tried to get on top of, and stay on top of, all the testing he did throughout a given day. It got easier as time passed. I wish you all the best.

[C., Group Creator]

Margaret wrote: "C, I'm sorry to hear about your diagnosis. My father we diagnosed with Type-2 diabetes about 15 years ago. He's been fortunate in that he's been able to manage it mostly without medication, but the..."

Thank you so much. :D So far just two pills a day and no testing. My learning curve is going to be diet, what foods are ok, and which are not. I did just join "The Cruise Control Diet" which seems very doable and a fraction of the cost of those like Nutri-System!

[C., Group Creator]

I am at 72% in the fantasy/supernatural~ and it is so incredibly cool! :D

[C., Group Creator]

After reading book 2 in the Dark Fantasy ~The 11th Percent series, I feel the need for a palate cleansing 'light' read, so now going to try the fun sounding~

[Kristi]

I'm currently reading Daughter of Time by Sarah Woodbury. I'm not sure where I heard about this one. It's been in my eLibrary for a while. I might have heard about it here in this group. I'm at about 66% and so far it's very sweet, no sex or profanity, and I'm enjoying it rather a lot. I also don't have a good sense of what's going to happen, which is refreshing.

Also, if you like Time Travel, my newest book just came out, called Sherwood Rogue. 20th Century Kay finds herself in 12th Century Sherwood Forest, face to face with Robin Hood and his band of outlaws. It's not squeaky clean, as there's a fair bit of violence that's on the mildly graphic side, and 3 or 4 instances of profanity that's mostly invoking "JC" - no f bombs or other modern curses. It should be available to your library if you request it.

[C., Group Creator]

I tried to read Phantoms by Dean Koontz, but gave up at 40%, because I couldn't take anymore of the pervasive vulgarity.....including religious swears and "F" bombs. At 40% it just became downright FILTHY with crude sexual talk added by a sleazy character aimed towards a 17 year old girl!

Disgusts me to think of the filthy minds of authors like Koontz and King making millions off such trash they write, and how they get their jollies while writing such filthy scenes!

So now I'm starting what I hope will be fun, light, and clean~

[Libby]

I just started reading Joanna Fluke series called Hannah Swensen! So far I'm enjoying it. I just finished Breaking Wild by Diane Les Becquets it was okay. Just not the type of books I want for right now.

[Christine]

Sorry that Koontz didn't work out for you, C. I have never read him - now I won't try! I feel that authors who can't make a story work without all the filth and language don't have a good grasp of either the English language or good storytelling. A great book should be able to entertain anyone from late elementary school to someone in geriatric care.

[C., Group Creator]

I totally agree, Christine! :D

[C., Group Creator]

I hoped My Ghostly Valentine: A Haunting Paranormal Romantic Comedy (Banshee Creek Book 4) was going to be a fun read, but sadly it deteriorated into a really boring snooze-fest!
Seemed to go on and on and on...... while not really saying anything interesting. I just didn't find it at all engaging, so had to give up, because it kept putting me to sleep!

Could have left out 200 pages of 'filler', and I found the female lead, unlikeable.

I've started 'These Haunts Are Made For Walking('Haunted Tour Guide Mystery)~ and thankfully, so far it is much more engaging!

[C., Group Creator]

"These Haunts Are Made For Walking" was a 5-star read for me.
Loved this Paranormal Cozy Mystery.

Now going to start the first book in the Area 51 series~Area 51 (Area 51, #1)

[C., Group Creator]

Could not finish Area 51,due to all the profanity,nonsense about Atlantis, and couldn't get past that the author doesn't even know that Nellis AFB, and AREA 51, are both in Nevada..... NOT New Mexico!!!!!!

Next I tried , and couldn't finish it either! I just could not stomach that this little 4-year old toddler was taken from his home to be trained as a Druid! I DESPISED his inhuman teacher and robbing this baby of any childhood, not even a single child to play with or have for a friend. The constant schooling and teaching a toddler to FIGHT, was asinine, and I could take no more!

So now I am going to start ~ Little Women. :D

[Christine]

Lol. Little Women is a guaranteed clean, fun read. Have you read the sequels to it, C? Good Wives, Little Men, and Jo's Boys. I have all four books - very old copies. They belonged to my mother. Good Wives is quite dog-eared, literally. Our puppy got hold of it forty years ago, but fortunately, someone saved it before he took out more than one corner.

[C., Group Creator]

Hi Christine, no I haven't read any of them, but I do plan too. Also want to read~ Eight Cousins.

[Christine]

Is that also by Louisa M. Alcott? I haven't heard of that one. I saw a movie based on one of her books many years ago titled The Inheritance which I wouldn't mind getting my hands on. I thoroughly enjoyed the movie.

[C., Group Creator]

Yes, Eight Cousins is also by LMA.
Sadly I don't remember reading it, so will have to read it again, and there is a sequel~

[The1selectioner]

I've had Louisa May Alcott books on my TBR list for years! The only book of hers I've read so far was The Inheritance but I didn't think it was very good. I then tried the movie but didn't care for it either. I'm up for a buddy read of Eight Cousins or An Old-Fashioned Girl, if anyone's interested.

[The1selectioner]

Currently I'm reading a middle grade novel called Forget Me Not by Ellie Terry. It's in verse and prose and follows Calli a girl with tourette syndrome, and Jinsong, a popular boy who struggles to be open about their friendship. So far it's not bad, perhaps little odd in some places, but it's interesting and I'm learning a lot about tourettes. Additionally, I started the children's classic Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster, couple of days ago and I'm really liking it so far.

[Becky]

C. wrote: "Prejudice Meets Pride was a fun read that would easily have rated 5-stars if the heroine and the kids had been more likeable and more deserving of the Hero.

Now going to start[bookcover:Elephant C..."
Elephant Company is very good. So interesting! We read it for our book group. I'm interested to hear how you like it!

[C., Group Creator]

Hi Becky, I thought 'Elephant Company' was amazing!
Here is my review~
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[C., Group Creator]

O-M-G I am so loving~
So much insight to everything London, the famous landmarks, the food, Brit culture, entertainment, everything one could want.
Plus it is a fun read and no crude talk or vulgar profanity, which was a surprise since it's from a young single guy!

[C., Group Creator]

Latino In London goes on my Favorites shelf and now I am reading another that I believe will also take it's place there~

[C., Group Creator]

Since I totally loved "Lock The Cellar Door", and after reading the first chapter of the next book at the end of LTCD,as soon as I finished it, I had to immediately purchase the Kindle edition of the next book~ "Midnight At Half Moon Bay", because I want more of Gen and Mack's story, plus her new assignment sounds really interesting and mysterious. :D



ETA: This one, sadly doesn't rate my Favorites shelf, just 3-stars for me.

[C., Group Creator]

I'm on page 47 of 265 of What Did We Use Before: Especially found the moon landing(or hoax) info interesting!

[Misty]

Me and my son are enjoying this together So far really good, but a bit sad.

[C., Group Creator]

Just finished One Dog And His Boy and loved it.One Dog and His Boy

[C., Group Creator]

and~

were both 5-star reads for me.

[Becky]

I am currently reading and almost finished with Skyward by Brandon Sanderson. I'm very much enjoying it though I kind of struggled with the main character at the beginning, but I figured that her annoying character traits were probably going to be what she had to overcome in her character arc. I'll write a review when I'm done.

[C., Group Creator]

I haven't been really wowed by my reads lately, so since I was wowed by the first two books in the "Breakthrough" Sci-Fi/Thriller series, I am now reading book#3~

[C., Group Creator]

O-M-G the third book in a row in this series to rate a full 5-stars from me~WOW!

Taking a short break,before I dive into Ripple-book #4.

Highly,highly recommend,this AWESOME, Sci-FI, techno-thriller!

[C., Group Creator]

Just starting~A Ration Book Christmas: A heart-warming Christmas classic for fans of Mary Gibson

Could not finish.I read fiction for enjoyment and pleasure and try to avoid books that are full of misery and angst,such as this one was,plus unlikable characters.

[Becky]

I an about half way through The Forgotten Garden by Late Morton and am liking it so far.