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Feb 11, 2022 04:22PM
I am currently reading the new J.D. Robb,
. I can't believe it is #54. I have been reading the series since 1995 and am rarely disappointed.
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I am reading State of Terror
by Hillary Rodham Clinton. She is writing with Louise Penny. Very good so far. I am enjoying the writing style.
I am currently reading Her Hidden Genius
by Marie Benedict
This is such an interesting story, but I am having difficulty feeling a connection to Rosalind and the writing.
by Marie Benedict This is such an interesting story, but I am having difficulty feeling a connection to Rosalind and the writing.
I finished Lisa Jewell Lisa Jewell The Night She Disappeared. There were somethings that did not make sense but overall the book was good and telling a story about a person's control and manipulation over others.
For something completely different, I am finishing up the week with a devotional:
Singing in the Dark by Ginny Owens https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Enjoyed a middle grade mystery -
Forbidden City by James Ponti https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Now reading An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States.
Anyone who is starting to think they are too old for an adventure may, like me, enjoy 
I am reading Monk's Hood
by Ellis Peters book 3 in the series. I have not read this series in several years. I have forgotten what a wonderful character Brother Cadael is. He is kind, gentle wonderful people skills. I love all the discussion of herbs and medicine of the 1100s. Truly a wonderful series
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Alice wrote: "I am reading Monk's Hood by Ellis Peters book 3 in the series. I have not read this series in several years. I have forgotten what a wonderful chara..."I would consider the Brother Cadfael books are classic cozy mysteries.
Alice wrote: "I am reading Monk's Hood by Ellis Peters book 3 in the series. I have forgotten what a wonderful character Brother Cadael is."
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Helen wrote: "I would consider the Brother Cadfael books are classic cozy mysteries."
I agree, Helen. While set in the Middle Ages, it has all the hallmarks of a cozy series, the MA version of Father Brown
BTW... Does watching the series with Derek Jacobi count as "reading" (as listening to the audio does)? How about if I listen and not watch? :o)
Though I'd heard of Ellis Peters, it was the Cadfael series that got me into her books. Like any good cozy TV series, I can watch them over and over again.
Totally love the Brother Cadfael series. I believe I'm on #5 or 6; I'll have to double check and add the next one to next month's tbr list. You know what I appreciate about our Goodyear groups? The things that I learn that I am otherwise clueless about, Like, I didn't know that there was a Brother Cadfael TV series! I see that it may be watched on IMDB (I'll have to double check). So thanks, you all!
Meg wrote: "Totally love the Brother Cadfael series.... I see that it may be watched on IMDB..."Thank you for that tip! I have a Roku device and just did a search for Cadfael. According to my search, it can be found on the Roku channel, PlutoTv, and Tubi as well as IMDb. I selected IMDb, They have all four seasons, 13 episodes in all. Happy viewing!
Next show I'm binging when I'm done with Murder She Wrote.
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The Lake District Murder by John Bude is a crime story written in 1935.
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The Sprout Book: Tap into the Power of the Planet's Most Nutritious Food by Doug Evans is a good introduction to sprouting at home.
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The Sprout Book: Tap into the Power of the Planet's Most Nutritious Food by Doug Evans is a good introduction to sprouting at home.
I just finished an amazing book Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
by Irin Carmon. Excellent review of Ruth Bader Ginsburg live. Very inspirational. Photos really enhance the book.
I recently read When the Body Says No: Understanding the Stress-Disease Connection. Although I learned some interesting ideas, I'm not sure I would recommend this book. There were too many case histories. It also lacked data to back up the theories. Having said that, I agree with his basic premise which is that most autoimmune diseases are triggered by repressed anger.
And now for something completely different.... I just finished the fun
Once Upon Another Time by James Riley https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... It's a fun middle grade fantasy book.
Mark wrote: "And now for something completely different...."I thought this would be followed up by something by Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, or Michael Palin. :o)
Or at least Who Murdered Chaucer?: A Medieval Mystery (by Jones, and not a cozy!)...
Karen wrote: "Mark wrote: "And now for something completely different...."I thought this would be followed up by something by Graham Chapman, John Cleese, [author:Terry Gilliam|1..."
James Riley's first middle grade series was the Half Upon a Time series, so it is a follow up of sorts. New characters in the same fairytale universe. And I think the characters from the first trilogy are going to play a bigger part in the next book.
I completed Under the Maui Sky
by Kellie Coates Gilbert and highly recommend it!https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I am reading Three Book Problem by Vicki Delany.
Finishing out the week with
Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I just finished West with Giraffes
by Lynda RutledgeIt is the real story of transporting the first giraffes from the east coast to San Diego Zoo in 1938. You get to know the characters really well and start rooting for the giraffes
Fun read
I am reading the second book in a series The Becoming . I received this book from the library and there are 60 people requesting it after me so need to finish soon. Nora Roberts is a good story teller.
I am reading The Paris Library
by Janet Skeslien Charles. The book starts in 1939 Paris, and jumps time period to 1983 Montano. very good storyline and characters. Can't wait to read some more tonight.
Just spent the last month with one of my favorite families. In betwixt and in between other reads, I revisited the two series about two generations of the Collins family . These series are two of my favorite go-tos...Mari Carr's Wild Irish and (second gen) Wilder Irish.
The first, Wild Irish, comprises eight books about widowed patriarch Patrick Collins' seven children finding and fighting for the loves of their lives. The eighth book tells the story of Pat's (Pop) love affair with their mother.
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**Patrick and Sunday Collins came to the US (Baltimore, MD) from Ireland and opened an Irish bar (Pat's Pub) and connected restaurant (Sunday's Side). They raised their seven children in the apartment space above the bar. The first book of Wild Irish takes place around 9-10 years after Sunday's death. These stories (seem to) take place one after another in time over the course of a few years.
Wilder Irish takes place 33-35 years later (the oldest grandchild is now 33). These stories take place in and around one another as PopPop's grandchildren move in and out of the family apartment, now referred to as the "Collins Dorm," covering 3-5 years in time. That is, events of one story are referenced or appear from other characters' points of view in subsequent stories. However, all can be read as standalone stories.
There are a couple of what I call "b" books, stories that take place in the Collins' Bar and feature friends of the family. I didn't reread those (yet???!).
If you're looking for something good, you can't go wrong here. You'll smile, laugh, and cry (and maybe even get a bit hot and bothered...). The stories never lack in love. So good!
Finishing out my week with a thriller:
Dark Horse by Gregg Hurwitz https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
***This was posted on "What Cozy Are You Reading in 2022. I deleted (today) that and now posting here since the books do not have all of the elements of cozy (sex outside of marriage although only implied.)***Tomorrow, I will start with Politicians, Potholes and Pralines
and then Fireworks, Forensics and Felonies
by Colleen Mooney to complete my serial reader challenge for January '22. Slowly but surely I am catching up! 🙃
I've been reading some sports history: Dynastic, Bombastic, Fantastic: Reggie, Rollie, Catfish, and Charlie Finley’s Swingin’ A’s by Jason Turbow
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The books you listed are categorized as cozies. Marital status does not disqualify them. Nor does intimacy when it is implied or alluded to and not described.
Nell wrote: "Cheryl wrote: "***This was posted on "What Cozy Are You Reading in 2022. I deleted (today) that and now posting here since the books do not have all of the elements of cozy (sex outside of marriage..."*
Okay, I guess I should have left the post in the original place. I will remember the category of her books in the future since I have 2 more left in that series.
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Read Her Night In Shining Armani by Lisa Wells today. It's the first book in her The Manhattan Knitters’ Club series.
Wells is a new-to-me author, but based on this, I'll definitely be reading more by her. While it's a typical story, it is so funny and sweet and the characters are great. I can't wait for follow-up stories featuring the other club members.
I am reading A Lullaby for Witches . The author goes in the past and the present in an interesting way.
When not reading cozies, I'm pretty much reading romance... I just finished the short (35-40 pages) Cake by the Ocean by Cambria Hebert.
If you're just looking for an enjoyable morsel, give it a try.
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I've been reading Silver Island Moon
by Kellie Coates Gilbert. This is book 2 in the Maui Island series and I really love the author's descriptions of locations, characters, food, and general actions. I can "feel" I am on the isles during the consistent flow of the stories!
I am reading two books (Evil in Emerald, Means of Ascent) and I have completed Greenglass House.Means of Ascent is a quite ambitious book. It is nonfiction. A book about Lyndon Johnson. I am finding it as interesting as a good fiction book. People who say that David McCullough or Walter Isaacson is the apex of biographies disregard Robert A. Caro's excellent books. I recommend them to everyone, including middle graders. The level of research into the subject is so, so, vast. It is written in basic English with a smattering of precise words. Means of Ascent will occupy and delight me for days.
Evil in Emerald, by A.M. Stuart, is a third book in the Harriet Gordon Mystery series. It contains a subdued and understated style of writing, with a plot that could be better so far (I gave books 1 and 2, 3 and 2 stars respectively). I hope the story is worth reading. Even if the book disappoints, I will come back for a fourth helping. There is a special quality in this book. There is an outdated austerity that I find authentic. Hope I manage to read it all.
I am reading one of my favorite historical mystery series, newest in series An Impossible Impostor
by Deanna Raybourn. Love the banter between Stoker and Veronica. This would a make a great TV Series.
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