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[Debbie]

I'm in the throws of review but some really good ones this month so far

How's the reading in your house this weekend?

[Ang from OZ]

I haven't picked up a book all week, I'm hanging out for Candice Fox's latest, Redemption Point, which releases this coming week.

[Debbie]

While I'm knee deep in my April reviews I just finished listening to a historical fiction set in WWI France and Nova Scotia Canada, Tides of Honour . It was one of the best books I've listened to EVER! I will be featuring it on my blog and interviewing the author who is loving featuring her native Canada's unforgotten history in her novels.

What are you reading?

[Lisa]

Oh wow Deb, that book - Tides of Honor- sounds fabulous! I’ve been on the hunt for some good historical fiction so I’ll check it out

[Debbie]

Lisa wrote: "Oh wow Deb, that book - Tides of Honor- sounds fabulous! I’ve been on the hunt for some good historical fiction so I’ll check it out"

Hey Lisa hi!
It was fabulous, originally published in Canada in 2015 but just released on audible. Sometimes I have trouble with the pictures in my head with an audio book but not this one and the narrator OMG he is really good.

I can't wait to hear what you think if you get a chance to read it.

[Scott]

I finished The Fireman, You, and The Forever War so far this year.

Now, I'm reading Sleeping Giants.

[Kamas]

I enjoyed The Forever War. I haven't read the sequels, though I may have one on my Nook.

I'm about 300 pages into Conan the Barbarian: The Complete Collection, it's almost a thousand pages and I'm only reading it on my phone while waiting places. I'm also about a third of the way through Buried Deep, which I can only get to open on one of my Nooks (not sure why it won't open on the other as the file is the same). And on the Nook I'm reading The Bilbao Looking Glass, of which I'm about a third of the way through as well.

[Debbie]

Scott wrote: "I finished The Fireman, You, and The Forever War so far this year.

Now, I'm reading Sleeping Giants."

I've heard a lot of good things about Joe Hill Scott and he's on my list. Thanks for sharing

[Debbie]

Kamas wrote: "I enjoyed The Forever War. I haven't read the sequels, though I may have one on my Nook.

I'm about 300 pages into Conan the Barbarian: The Complete Collection, it's almost a thousa..."

I don't know too much about technology Kamas probably less than you do but my IT guy always tells me to restart the device as a default and I've found more times than not that solves the problem. Good luck

[Lisa]

I just finished The Gilded Years by Karin Tanabe, about the first African- American graduate of Vassar in 1897 (she had to pass as white to be admitted) and now I’m reading The Last Days Of Night by Graham Moore about the fights between Edison, Westinghouse and Tesla over the electric light bulb. Sounds geeky but it’s really well written and fascinating. Clearly I’m on a historical fiction kick ...

[Debbie]

Lisa wrote: "I just finished The Gilded Years by Karin Tanabe, about the first African- American graduate of Vassar in 1897 (she had to pass as white to be admitted) and now I’m reading The Last Days Of Night b..."

Clearly
And those who know you, know these kinds of reads are right up your geek alley LOL ;-)

I've also been reading a lot of historical fiction, Canadian history. I love learning about history that those in the know decided to leave out of the history books.
Tides of Honour Promises to Keep Come from Away

Plus our in person book club read was a sleeper, a hidden gem and fabulous Be Frank With Me

[Kamas]

Lisa, that sounds quite interesting. I find Nikola Tesla fascinating.

Debbie, I've tried shutting down and restarting that device. I've even deleted the file and reloaded it. For some reason that file and that device just don't like each other. It is a fairly large file, but I've got larger ones that work fine. I suppose I could load it into Sigil and strip it down to bare bones, but I don't really want to spend the time.

[Debbie]

Kamas wrote: "Lisa, that sounds quite interesting. I find Nikola Tesla fascinating.

Debbie, I've tried shutting down and restarting that device. I've even deleted the file and reloaded it. For some reason that ..."

Yeah you definitely went above and beyond trying. Well at least you have it on one device.

[Ang from OZ]

My reading for the weekend and my non-fiction selection for the year was

I haven't read anything on this subject before. So it was a eye opener that's for sure.

All my other reads for the year so far have been physiological thrillers, I was lucky enough to win a copy via Goodreads of "The much hyped" The Woman in the Window I really enjoyed this, and pass along to my Mum who thought the same.

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Reading . This is the 5th in the series and the 2nd by David Lagercrantz. I am enjoying it so far; it reads very similar to "The Girl in the Spider's Web." That said, the Lisbeth Salander character is definitely portrayed differently in the Stieg Larsson trilogy. I doubt anyone could expand her character other than him.

[Debbie]

these are some of the books I'm reading for May

Don't Call Me Cupcake
Read Herring Hunt
The Poppy War
Burning Up
The Hookup
Come from Away

plus a few others I don't have yet

Have a great reading week!

[Kamas]

I finished The Bilbao Looking Glass (thank's to being able to read online) and started the next in the series, The Convivial Codfish, which I must say is starting out as one of the funnier ones. I'll have to remember this one for Christmas time in the future.

[Ang from OZ]

I started reading a book at the start of the week, and when I went to add it to be currently reading on Goodreads I found out it is book 4 in a series. Not Happy :( so I threw it back on the bookshelf and am pondering my next read.

[Scott]

I finished Sleeping Giants. It was very good.

This morning I started Boy's Life. I have heard great things about this one.

[Debbie]

How about a Spring read
Any thoughts or suggestions?

[Kamas]

I finished reading Black Beauty with my daughter. I also finished The Convivial Codfish. Not sure what I'm gonna read next.

[Lisa]

Oooh Kamas Black Beauty was one of my favorite books as a kid. I wonder if I’d like it as much if I read it today. Did your daughter enjoy it...?

[Kamas]

Lisa wrote: "Oooh Kamas Black Beauty was one of my favorite books as a kid. I wonder if I’d like it as much if I read it today. Did your daughter enjoy it...?"

She seemed to like it. She was really worried about him after he fell near the end while pulling the cart. She thought he might end up like Ginger.

[Ang from OZ]

I'm ashamed to say I've never read it! Being such an animal lover I'm always scared to read books about animals. I'm still not over reading Marley and Me.

Have you read Charlotte's Web with your daughter, Kamas? That was a favorite of mine as a child.

[Debbie]

I'm currently digging in my tbr pile reading a couple of books from favorite authors. One in particular I was really looking forward to from a go to author decided its okay to use unprotected sex in her story. I understand why the heroine wanted a little risk taking but these were strangers and that kind of behavior is a deal breaker for me.
How about the rest of you how do you feel?

And Lisa as an author what are your thoughts do you think you have a certain responsibility about that?

When i reached out to my editor at RT about this she gave me the okay to lessen a rating due to it.

I've also just started listening to Mean Streak by Sandra Brown it's a book I reviewed for Library Journal so I'm excited to see how the audible edition fares.

Happy Weekend all!!

[Kamas]

Ang from OZ wrote: "I'm ashamed to say I've never read it! Being such an animal lover I'm always scared to read books about animals. I'm still not over reading Marley and Me.

Have you read Charlotte's Web with your ..."

I'd never read Black Beauty before, either. I somehow missed quite a few 'classics' growing up. Either my schools didn't have summer reading lists, or I just never paid attention to them.

We haven't read Charlotte's Web yet. It's not one I own. I've just been going through the stuff I have one hand.

[Lisa]

Kamas, most contemporary romance authors I know make a point of making sure the reader knows the heroine is making good choices re: sex, but they also tie themselves in knots trying to write the scenes in an original way without always having to point and say - look! Safe sex!

It sounds like, In the case of the book you read, that the heroine is intentionally making a bad and risky choice, which, without clear motivation, may make readers think she’s TSTL (too stupid to live) — a fatal mistake.

Fiction is all about bad choices — but not the kind that could easily be avoided. And there are lots of ways the author could have worked this so that the result — the consequences of her actions — could have been the same without the heroine intentionally shrugging away a simple fix.

...which is a very long way of saying that I think you were right to mark the rating down.

[Debbie]

Lisa wrote: "Kamas, most contemporary romance authors I know make a point of making sure the reader knows the heroine is making good choices re: sex, but they also tie themselves in knots trying to write the sc..."

LOL thanks Lisa, the post/question was from me :)
But I so agree with you. This heroine was an oncology nurse lost her dad on 911 and runs into a too sexy for his shirt pumped up stranger she decides to take the leap and have a one night stand and deliberately throws the condom across the room.

when I'm reading/reviewing a book if a condom isn't mentioned I assume it's there but when it's deliberately discounted it just burns me up especially today. I'm on the pill just doesn't cut it in the 21st century to me anyway.

ps thanks for the vote :)

[Kamas]

Romance really isn't my thing. I had an issue with the sex scene JA Jance stuck in Until Proven Guilty because it seemed a little too graphic for the rest of the story. I haven't gone back. I did read a couple of urban fantasy, and all the sex seems a little distracting.

[Debbie]

Happy Monday

“The lesson I want you to learn is
it doesn’t matter what you look like.
You can be tall or short or fat
or thin or ugly or handsome,
like your father,
or you can be black or yellow or white
– it doesn’t matter –
what does matter is the size of your heart
and the strength of your character.”
~ Herman Munster

Herman Munster is a fictional character in the CBS sitcom The Munsters, originally played by Fred Gwynne. The patriarch of the Munster household, Herman is an entity much like Frankenstein’s monster.

[Scott]

I finished Boy's Life. Fantastic book!

Now I'm reading The Chalk Man.

[Kamas]

I'm mostly through Friday, and almost 3/4 of the way through Buried Deep

[Ang from OZ]

Hi Scott, I read The Chalk Man a few weeks ago. I'll be interested to hear what you think.

[Debbie]

I have also heard great things about The Chalk Man, I love British Thrillers too. I'm putting it on my list!

And Buried Deep and Friday look good Kamas I also like Sci-Fi man so many great books so little time. :)

[Debbie]

I've been hitting my June reviews hard I've read some really good books.
Right now I'm listening to The Recipe Box by Viola Shipman The Recipe Box: A Novel so far so good!

Last month I reviewed two that are super
Come from AwayCome From Away by Genevieve Graham Historical Fiction

The Poppy WarAnd The Poppy War by RF Kuang Hard Fantasy

[Ang from OZ]

I experiencing severe book hangover from my last read, "Lake Silence by Anne Bishop" I liked it so much I ordered the audio book to listen to in the car. Everything I've picked up since hasn't held my interest. This normally happens with Anne Bishops books, I loved her "The Others" series so so much. Lake Silence is ths first book in a spin off series.

[Kamas]

I finished Friday. She had way more sex than I was expecting. Not sure what I'm gonna start reading tonight at work, yet.

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My number came up to download "The Woman in the Window" from my library, so I'm just getting started on it. Guess I'll soon find out if all the hype is justified.

Deb, I read "The Charm Bracelet" and really liked it, but haven't read any of his others yet. "The Recipe Box" sounds good too.

[Ang from OZ]

Tarheelgirl, both my Mother and I enjoyed The Woman in the Window. I was lucky enough to win my copy from Goodreads giveway. It is now doing the rounds with my work colleagues. I don't frequent my local library often, the staff there are terribly rude, plus because of the free computer use, alot of the town riff raff choose to hang around there. Makes me feel unsafe. I hope you enjoy the book!

[Debbie]

Ang from OZ wrote: "I experiencing severe book hangover from my last read, "Lake Silence by Anne Bishop" I liked it so much I ordered the audio book to listen to in the car. Everything I've picked up since hasn't held..."

Some of my blogging friends really like Bishop Ang and I've heard so many good things about her. She is on my list just waiting for the universe to give me more time LOL. You know its like what do I want to give up to be able to read more. The answer nothing right now.

[Debbie]

Kamas wrote: "I finished Friday. She had way more sex than I was expecting. Not sure what I'm gonna start reading tonight at work, yet."

I don't mind sex, but sometimes I think an author thinks he/she needs to add it to attract a wider audience base and all it does is make the reader scratch their head.

[Debbie]

TarHeelGirl00 wrote: "My number came up to download "The Woman in the Window" from my library, so I'm just getting started on it. Guess I'll soon find out if all the hype is justified.

Deb, I read "The Charm Bracelet" ..."

I hope you enjoy the book TarHeelGirl.
The Recipe Box is so charming, it's like stepping back into time and being in the present too. He's a wonderful author

[Debbie]

Ang from OZ wrote: "Tarheelgirl, both my Mother and I enjoyed The Woman in the Window. I was lucky enough to win my copy from Goodreads giveway. It is now doing the rounds with my work colleagues. I don't frequent my ..."

Ang that's terrible not feeling safe in your library.
I know that whenever I finish a book I love it goes to my mom and then makes the round in our circle of family and friends.

[Kamas]

Debbie wrote: "I don't mind sex, but sometimes I think an author thinks he/she needs to add it to attract a wider audience base and all it does is make the reader scratch their head.."

In this case it wasn't graphic, she just had a lot of it.

It starts out kinda weird. She's an undercover courier who gets caught, and to get information out of her she's tortured and raped. But because she doesn't consider herself human, it doesn't bother her much. While recovering she kisses some of the staff, but seems rather tentative when kissing the females. Later, she's basically having orgies with men and women (not graphically described).

[Kamas]

I picked a book to read, finally. River of Darkness: Francisco Orellana's Legendary Voyage of Death and Discovery Down the Amazon, about the doomed conquistador expedition in the Amazon.

[Debbie]

Happy April everyone what is on your reading agenda.
I thought I'd be getting my July contract reviews this week but my editor said they're trying something new. I wish they'd let the reviewers know because its how I base my other reading for the month.

Anyway right now I'm really enjoying a biography that comes out soon by Debra Dean about the tapestry artist Jan Yoors, his time with the Rom Gypsies, his part in the WWII Resistance and his two wives.
Hidden Tapestry: Jan Yoors, His Two Wives, and the War That Made Them One

Next up is my in-person book club read by Sally Hepworth
about early onset Alzheimers
After that I guess it'll depend on if RT sheds some light LOL

What are you all reading right now?
Any thoughts about a Spring group read here?

[Kamas]

I almost finished Where There's a Will last night. I have like 10 pages left, but since I didn't sleep hardly at all Monday night, when I got to bed last night I crashed hard and didn't do any reading. I was going to re-read The Naked Anthropologist: Tales from Around the World, but I forgot to grab it off my bookshelf this morning before I left for work.

[Scott]

Ang from OZ wrote: "Hi Scott, I read The Chalk Man a few weeks ago. I'll be interested to hear what you think."

I liked it. I had a few issues toward the end of the book but all in all it was a fun read.

[Debbie]

Happy Weekend All
Sprig is finally here! Yay so I'll be doing some much needed yard work and planting this weekend.

Right now I'm really enjoying Sarah Morgan's upcoming July release, How To Keep a Secret. This is her first foray into mainstream/women's fiction and it's fantastic. One of those books you just can't stop reading. How to Keep a Secret

Next up is an August release by another favorite author Kristina McMorris, Sold on a Monday.

I know Kamas is leaning toward a light read but what is everyone else reading this weekend.

[Ang from OZ]

I'm thinking about starting Margaret Atwood's, The Handmaiden's Tale. I've been watching the TV Series. I have heard the TV series deviates from the book though, but hey that wouldn't be the first time that has happened, lol!