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[Delitealex]

I'm reading on audio its not caught my attention to so far but I'm not too far in yet.

[Heidi]

Loved Ready Player One on audio! It is one of my all time favorite audiobooks. Enjoy :)

[Carla]

Tillie wrote: "I just finished Karolina's Twins by Ronald Balson (it was an ARC) publication date is 9/16. It was an excellent book about the Holocaust, determination and finding love and joy amidst the horror."

Sounds very interesting.

[Gary]

Earlier today I finished Map of Bones by James Rollins

[BLynne]

I just finished reading Blood Price by Tanya Huff. It wasn't bad but there were a couple of areas in the book where it didn't seem to flow very well.

[Karen M]

I am finally starting the series, A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Bad Beginning.

[Gary]

Just started Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb

[Kirsten]

I finished listening to Great Expectations by Charles Dickens last night.

Finally got around to doing my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[BLynne]

I found that I was missing the characters from the Dragon Lance world so I am currently reading "Kindred Spirits" by Mark Anthony and Ellen Porath. Figured it would be a nice change.

[Lacey]

I just started reading by Anna Lee Huber, for another challenge I'm participating in this month. It's a historical mystery and so far I'm enjoying it quite a bit.

[Karen M]

Reading a WWII book that I won from the First Reads giveaway, Tasa's Song by Linda Kass. So I'm only a dozen pages in but really good.

[Paula]

I'm reading a GoodReads giveaway, Black Eyed Susans by Julia Heaberlin that I won in June.

[Melodie]

Lacey wrote: "I just started reading by Anna Lee Huber, for another challenge I'm participating in this month. It's a historical mystery and so far I'm ..."

LOVE the Lady Darby books!

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Started Born in Fire by Nora Roberts last night, a book I honestly forgot I had until chosen for another group's July group group read. Actually, I thought I had read this entire trilogy, but apparently not. I had hoped to really get into it, but had a hard time settling last night during the storms, only managing three chapters before I called it a night.

I usually LOVE a good thunderstorm, but not this one -- especially about 7pm, a half hour into it, when I watched the tree in our front yard topple over. Completely uprooted. Between the torrential rains saturating the ground and wind gusts up to 60 mph whipping between the buildings, the poor tree didn't stand a chance. How it missed cars parked curbside is anyone's guess. How my side of the street managed to maintain power while the buildings opposite and blocks south went dark is also a mystery. Especially since we were included in the storm outage two weeks ago.

About 8:45 pm, as the storm started to abate, I went to check backyard/back of building as there is an even larger tree there, That one only lost a few small branches, no major limbs (of course, it was also pruned away from power lines by the city late last summer, which probably helped). Looking northwest between building on the street behind us, I caught a glimpse of what looked like an amazing sunset. Posted a few pics from the storm and aftermath here. Saw some large branches down en route to work, as well as a couple uprooted trees, and one carport that lost its roof. So glad the storms didn't spawn tornadoes!

[Carla]

@Heather L, I have read the whole trilogy many years ago and I enjoyed it, but do not remember a lot. I am getting too old to remember anymore.

I looked at your pictures and it looked like it was quite the storm. So glad you were safe and there were not tornadoes.

[Melodie]

Heather L wrote: "Started Born in Fire by Nora Roberts last night, a book I honestly forgot I had until chosen for another group's July group group read. Actually, I thought I had read this entire tril..."

Dislike on that storm! Sounds good & scary!

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Thanks, Carla and Melodie. It was a pretty scary one. Landlord was busy Friday -- tree was diced and stacked at the curb when I got home that night, though he neglected to rake up all the smaller branches littering the yard and sidewalk, making them difficult to navigate. We had another good storm Saturday afternoon that dumped another inch and half of rain on us (on top of Thursday's 3-4 inches). Not quite as severe as Thursday, but there were a few more branches or trees felled.

Carla, I am almost done with Born in Fire, hope to finish it tonight before bed, but will depend on how tired I am after working both jobs today. If not today, tomorrow for sure. Then it is on to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain for an August classic group read I am supposed to lead.

[Melodie]

Reading . Love the Andy Carpenter books!

[Karen]

I just finished "Walleye Junction by Karin Salvalaggio". Interesting writer of mystery to put on my list for more books to read in the future.

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

As expected, I finished Born in Fire by NR before bed last night. Have also read the first chapter of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Can't imagine why I'm so tired this morning. :-|

[Kirsten]

Melodie wrote: "Reading . Love the Andy Carpenter books!"

I really NEED to start that series!

[Amy]

Stephen King's short story book, "It's All Eventual." Love the King.
amyjhueston.com

[Gary]

Just finished Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb

I found this slow to start, but was glad I hung in there to finish this first book in the Farseer Trilogy.

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Finished The Adventures of Tom Sawyer over the weekend, and actually liked it. I can see why it would have been especially appealing to boys around the time it was originally published -- but also why adults might object to it, and frequently do challenge or attempt to ban it.

[Karen M]

I'm in the middle of Baby Doll by Hollie Overton. Aftermath of a kidnapping. Really quite good.

[BLynne]

I just finished Kindred Spirits, which is a Dragonlance book. I forgot how much I miss reading this series and how much I really like the original characters. This book focused specifically on Tanis the Half-Elf and the first time he meets Flint the Dwarf. I think I'm going to have to return to reading more books in this series. Maybe even re-read a few of the other ones.

[Karen M]

Doing a group read with The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey. She was such a good writer!

[Bridget's Quiet Corner]

Envy by Sandra Brown

[Gary]

Not sure this qualifies as a cozy, but last night I started Amaretto Amber by Traci Andrighetti

[Carla]

I am going to be reading as well as starting . Right now I am finishing up .

[Karen M]

I'm reading an ARC of The Secret Ways of Perfume by Cristina Caboni. It reminds me a bit of The L-Shaped Room situationwise not characterwise.

[Marja]

I just read my first Victoria Thompson book (Murder on Astor Place) and I couldn't put it down. Someone recommended her to me and I'm glad I listened.

Murder on Astor Place

[Paula]

I just started Blood Defense by Marcia Clark

[Carla]

As soon as I finish the cozy I am reading I am starting .

[Karen M]

Tomorrow I'm starting In the Dark Places or maybe tonight. I do love a mystery!

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Started United We Spy by Ally Carter yesterday, and managed to get 70% done by end of day. Don't you love days off like that? I did also manage to get a load of laundry and dishes done, but the majority of the day was passed reading and watching Olympics. Would like to finish it tonight, but seeing as I work two jobs on Mondays, it will depend on how tired I am when I get home.

[Lacey]

Just finished reading by C.J. Box, it took a few chapters for me to really get into it but once I did I really enjoyed it.

[Teresa]

I started Jane Eyre over the weekend. I read it a long time ago and didn't enjoy it very much. It's better than I remember (so far).

[BLynne]

I'm currently reading Vittorio by Anne Rice. It's been a long time since I have read any of her books. Felt that it would be a good time for one.

[Gary]

Now reading The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Finished United We Spy by Ally Carter late Monday night. I was about 50 pages from the end on the way home from work and so into the action that I actually missed my bus stop. Had to walk back five or six blocks in the dark -- did not make me happy, but at least I realized it fairly soon.

[Carla]

Heather L wrote: "Finished United We Spy by Ally Carter late Monday night. I was about 50 pages from the end on the way home from work and so into the action that I actually missed my bus stop. Had t..."

That is hilarious, not that you had to walk back, but that you missed your stop. My son used to do that on his way home from school.

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Carla -- Happy to amuse you. I wouldn't have minded as much had it not been after dark. At least it wasn't as humid as it was last night. Or raining. Or even worse -- winter. :-|

[MaryJo]

Heather L wrote: "Finished United We Spy by Ally Carter late Monday night. I was about 50 pages from the end on the way home from work and so into the action that I actually missed my bus stop. Had t..."
Glad you got home safely, Heather! I've done that, although not in the dark.
A friend was so immersed in a story while on a road trip she neglected her navigator duties - and her husband drove 150 miles past their turn-off before she came to.

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

MaryJo: Wow, not only do they not stop to ask for directions, they apparently don't ask period? Seriously, the husband never thought to interrupt her and ask which exit they needed?

[MaryJo]

Heather L wrote: "MaryJo: Wow, not only do they not stop to ask for directions, they apparently don't ask period? Seriously, the husband never thought to interrupt her and ask which exit they needed?"
Nope, Tom was trusting her completely, and only after that long did he think something was wrong. Obviously they were traveling somewhere out here in the southwest through the open country.
friend was deep into her story and oblivious to everything else.

[Karen M]

Reading an historical mystery, WWI.
An Unmarked Grave

[Bridget's Quiet Corner]

Crank by Ellen Hopkins I'm listening to the audio as well as reading along in the physical book as I need/want to. It's amazing how quickly this book goes by. :) (tnis is my 4th book read by her)

[Emilee]

Usually I always read mysteries with the exception of a good classic book, Jod Picoult and John Grisham

[Paula]

I'm reading The Games by James Patterson and Mark Sullivan