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[Pat]

Barb wrote: "While I was on vacation last week, I read a lot of books. The best of the bunch was The Devil's Triangle, but I really liked Princess Elizabeth's Spy too. The second..."

Barb! Good Morning, how did you like the Princess Elizabeth's Spy Series? A friend of mine loves this series but I have not read this series yet.

Merry Christmas!

[Pat]

I came across Mariah Stewart FBI series that I am enjoying.

Cozies I love but once and awhile I like to try something different.

Merry Christmas and Happy Reading!

[Barb, Co-Moderator Challenge Expert]

Pat wrote: "Barb! Good Morning, how did you like the Princess Elizabeth's Spy Series? A friend of mine loves this series but I have not read this series yet."

I really like the series, Pat, I think at least in part because the MC is a woman doing 'important' work during WW2, rather than just being in the background or a supporting character. I'm up to book #5 now, which I hope to start next month... maybe?

[Mark]

I think it was the fifth book in the Maggie Hope series where I gave up. That one was really preachy with a weak mystery, or at least it felt that way to me. Others seem to still love the series, so it might just be me.

[Melodie]

Barb wrote: "Pat wrote: "Barb! Good Morning, how did you like the Princess Elizabeth's Spy Series? A friend of mine loves this series but I have not read this series yet."

I really like the series, Pat, I thin..."

The first I read in this series was #5. I liked it. Didn't read #6, but did read #7 and found it quite so-so. Won't be reading more. The Maisie Dobbs series is SO superior to this one.

[Diana]

Started today with


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[Barbara]

I am currently enjoying the audio version of:


Once again, David Rosenfelt has crafted a novel with just the right amount of mystery, legal drama and humor.

And, as a bonus, it takes place at Christmas!

[Rebecca]

I've gone on a Maeve Binchy kick here lately, re-reading old favorites, and picking up the few of her books I haven't yet read. I'll probably be doing that for the next few weeks. I just flat love her prose. Reading Binchy, for me, is like slipping into a warm tub of water on a cold winter's night...all the tiny stresses and anxieties of the day just drift away, and I am transported to a gentle, peaceful place.

Come to think of it, Anne River Siddons and Dorothea Benton Frank affect me in much the same way.

[Christine]

Reading Luke chapter 2 for Christmas Day. MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

[Paris (kerbytejas)]

listening to Before We Were Strangers - so far is a good story

[Christine]

The Harbinger by Jonathan Cahn

[L J]

Still reading holiday books, mostly paranormal romance like The Bite Before Christmas (Argeneau #15.5) (Night Huntress #6.5). There are Christmas cozies I haven't read but most are in the middle of series. Added the series to my list to take another look at after the first of the year when I put together my series list for 2019.

[Zermeena]

I’ve almost finished . Yesterday I started .

[Mark]

I've read a couple of non-cozies this past week.

Flashback by Shannon Messenger

Veronica Mars: Mr. Kiss and Tell

[Debbie]

Radium Girls

[Alice]

Debbie wrote: "Radium Girls"

Excellent book. I hope you enjoy it

[Debbie]

I did, very much! It’s our book club selection this month.

[Beth]

I'm reading The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy: The Shocking Inside Story by Ann Rule for a group read. Also A Map of Days by Ransom Riggs.

[Alice]

I am reading by B.A. Shapiro. 1922 Paris art world mystery

[Christine]

Hocus by Jan Burke

[BLynne]

I finished reading A Call of Nature and Other Short Stories by David Vahlberg. It was a good read. Several good short stories. I'm in the process of reading The Opposite of Loneliness by Marina Keegan, The Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin (audio), Harry Potter Therapy by Janina Scarlet, and Frankenstein by Mary Shelly (audio).

[Mark]

This book is close to a cozy. Definitely a ton of fun.

The Double-A Western Detective Agency by Steve Hockensmith

[L J]

Mark wrote: "This book is close to a cozy. Definitely a ton of fun.

The Double-A Western Detective Agency by Steve Hockensmith"

The Holmes on the Range books are so much fun. They are cozies by my, admittedly broad, definition.

[Mark]

I can definitely see some people considering them cozies. I'm being extremely narrow in my definition these days, but I can see the argument that they are.

Either way, they are absolutely fun.

[L J]

Read High Stakes by Hannah Jayne in Predatory. It has secondary character from Underworld Detection Agency series as engaging and annoying main character narrator. It might be described as weird near cozy paranormal who-done-it. I'm going to try the series because negative reviews say it is not the typical urban fantasy the readers were expecting. I put the series on my themed cozy list which is where I put the Holmes on the Range series.

[Leona]

Reading Kane and Abel by Jeffrey Archer

[Barbara]

Leona wrote: "Reading Kane and Abel by Jeffrey Archer"

I love Jeffrey Archer's books. Check out the Clifton Chronicles (6-book series) if you get a chance.

[Sherrie]

I read Harvest of Secrets by Ellen Crosby. A great main character who ends up with 2 dead people one from the past and one recent who she knew in the past. There is also some history in this series as well. Very well written.

[Mark]

Enjoyed another Harry Bosch novel.

Lost Light by Michael Connelly

[Barb, Co-Moderator Challenge Expert]

I just finished listening to Stillhouse Lake, by Rachel Caine. What a ride, even though the ending leaves the door w--i--d--e open for another book. Thankfully, book #2 in the series is already out :)

[Sherrie]

I am reading A Murder of Mages (The Maradaine Consta…
A Murder of Mages. I also finished Kill the Queen by Jennifer Estep and that was really good. I love good fantasy sci fi books and Jennifer Estep has been great with her Elemental Assassin series.

[Gary]

Just started Death Squad by Don Pendleton, the second of the original Mack Bolan series.

[Arf]

This book is amazing. Explains a lot of human behavior and cognition.

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

[L J]

Finished Connections in Death and found notes still not saving.
For anyone who uses notes field: Updates to notes are not saving whether you post in column or on My Activity. Thought others needed to know this if, like me, you use the notes field for important information like due dates. This bug has been reported.
Update: Thankfully this is fixed. Now I need to re-enter info.

[Donna]

Reading My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Frederick Backman

[Mark]

This week, I read Rhys Bowen's new book The Victory Garden.

[Shala]

Besides the cozy Red Delicious Death, I'm listening to a historical fiction book - All the Light We Cannot See.

[Rebecca]

Tomorrow I'll have finished "Lost Books and Old Bones," and will be starting on "Becoming" by Michelle Obama. After that, I'm taking a break from cozies for awhile, but simply because I have so many other books piled up, waiting while I read cozies instead! I have a big stack of Dorothea Benton Frank books to read, as well as Maeve Binchy. I'll be back to my cozies by the end of March, though!

[Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review), Co-Moderator, Featured Series]

Currently on my annual re-read of Mist Over Pendle by Robert Neill

Everything else is a cozy!

[Rebecca]

I did start on "Becoming," and so far, I love it. The style is as down-to-earth as you would expect from our former FOTUS, and her story is, so far, intriguing.

[Gary]

Casino Royale by Ian Fleming......Bond, James Bond.

[Leona]

Reading The Clockwork Ghost by Laura Ruby. It is an ARC copy I won from Goodreads.

[Rebecca]

I'm still working on "Becoming." This is a slow read for me. NOT because the story isn't interesting (it assuredly is), or that the prose is tedious (it almost sings in places), but because I realized by page 2 that I would need time to really absorb this book. And by page 5, I realized that I would also have to reread it with my trusty Post It tabs with the little arrows in hand, to mark passages that I want to transcribe into my One Note "Wisdom" notebook. For instance, when Michelle's mother says, "I'm not raising babies, I'm raising adults."

[Zermeena]

I'm reading Sweet Tea and Sympathy by Molly Harper and I'm listening to Robot Adept by Piers Anthony (read by Traber Burns).

[Rebecca]

I'm also a member of the Georgette Heyer group here, and am starting "Sprig Muslim," which is our March book for discussion.

[Shala]

I started Hunting Annabelle last night.

[Gary]

Reading Three to Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich for this month's serial read challenge

[Mark]

A rare week with two non-cozies.

Survive or Die by Catherine Dilts

Killer Thriller by Lee Goldberg

[Rebecca]

I just started Dorothea Benton Frank's "Pawleys Island." I'm going to be immersing myself in Frank for the next week or two, then back to the cozies!

[L J]

I like how Robyn Carr writes characters and how she writes about communities but I felt a bit lost when reading Sullivan's Crossing #4 The Best of Us. The scope of the book was too broad to allow me to become attached to characters. A lot of the book was catching up with previous couples. There were three new couples. Of the 6 people only Sully is a well established character from previous books. Despite the book jumping from couple to couple there seemed to be more time devoted to Leigh and to me she was the least interesting character.