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[Cheryl A.]

I am starting a Christian Romance Suspense genre, The Honeysuckle Island series, beginning with Chasing Whispers: Women's Fiction Romantic Suspense by Jennifer Youngblood.

[Alice]

I am reading A Terrible Fall of Angels by Laurel K. Hamilton. Very different from her vampire series. Main character is a mail detective in Paranormal department. Lots of Angels, demons and other supernatural. Nice change of pace book if you are looking for something different.

[Cheryl A.]

Love the first book so on to book 2, The Fragile Truth , of the Honeysuckle Island series by Jennifer Youngblood

[Alice]

I am reading a wonderful historical mystery A Shrine of Murders by C.L. Grace. aka Paul Doherty. Set in 1471 England. Mr. Doherty is a wonderful story teller and Historian. This is a first in a series about Healer Kathryn Swinbrooke. Very good story.

[Alice]

I am enjoying The Last Night in London by Karen White. Set in WWII and 2019 London. I am not that far in but it is well written and story has grabbed my attention.

[Mark]

I thought this was a cozy when I picked it up, but the language keeps is far from being a cozy.

Blood Red by Sherri Leigh James https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Nell]

Alice wrote: "I am reading a wonderful historical mystery A Shrine of Murders by C.L. Grace. aka Paul Doherty. Set in 1471 England. Mr. Doherty is a wonderful..."

There are very few mysteries set during that time. Sounds like a fascinating story.

[Karen]

Mark wrote: "I thought this was a cozy when I picked it up, but the language keeps is far from being a cozy.... [book:BLOOD RED: Introducing Cissy Huntington, Interior Designer to the Rich and Famous|4442658..."

I read your review. Is it just the language (which I'm assuming is vulgarity?), or is the story itself more "hardened" than a cozy? While I don't prefer vulgarity in my cozies, I don't mind it as much as I mind the violence one finds in more hardboiled mysteries and thrillers.

[Mark]

The violence is a bit more than in cozies, but it is mostly the language. There is a LOT, especially early on.

[Zermeena]

I recently finished Within the Sanctuary of Wings which I loved. The audio narrated by Kate Reading is amazing! Now I'm listening to Turning Darkness Into Light. It has different narrators because tells the story of Isabella's granddaughter.

[Luffy Sempai]

I have completed reading Means of Ascent.
My review.

[Luffy Sempai]

Will be reading a Fantasy book soon, haven't begun yet. It is called Age of Myth. The book has been sitting on my e-reader for more than a year. It can be a very good book. I was just waiting or rather, getting lost in newer books. But this time hopefully I get to start reading it.

[Mark]

Got a week of non-cozies ahead of me. Just turned out that way. Starting out with:

Clouds in My Coffee by Julie Mulhern https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Nell]

Mark wrote: "Got a week of non-cozies ahead of me. Just turned out that way. Starting out with:

Clouds in My Coffee by Julie Mulhern https://www.goodreads.com/review/sh..."

hmm...I include The Country Club Mysteries in my definition of 'cozy'. And I'm a big fan!

But Mulhern's Poppy Fields Adventures series is definitely not cozy.

[Luffy Sempai]

I heard that Julie Mulhern's books were cozies (at least one series) and that she was funny. I didn't like her books. They were too hardboiled and had that suburban aesthetic and were snarky instead of being funny. To each their own.

[Mark]

I know a lot of people consider these cozies. To me, the sexual content, while not explicit, still goes well beyond what I consider cozy. I still enjoy them, but I feel more comfortable considering them outside the cozy realm.

There are plenty of books that are borderline. I'm more willing to include things with main characters who are professionals in some capacity if the book is still fairly clean, for example.

[Luffy Sempai]

I understand and agree on all of these counts.

[Jaye]

This Time Tomorrow

Contemporary time travel. I'm getting towards the end and enjoying it very much.

[Nell]

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear - fascinating book about how its the small things done over time that make a difference.

[Alice]

I finished a noncozy by cozy author Ellie Alexander, Lost Coast Literary . It was very good set in Nothern California. Lots of book discussion. Talks about family relations, death and how that effects a family. I couldn't put it down. I highly recommend.

[Karen]

Alice wrote: "I finished a noncozy by cozy author Ellie Alexander, Lost Coast Literary."

Oooh... Looks good. I just TBRed. Will be looking for it. Thanks!!

[Mark]

Next up for me this week was Murder on Union Square by Victoria Thompson https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Zermeena]

Alice wrote: "I finished a noncozy by cozy author Ellie Alexander, Lost Coast Literary . It was very good set in Nothern California. Lots of book discussio..."

I added this to ever growing TBR list. Thanks for the recommendation!

[Mark]

Finalizing the week with Her Perfect Life by Hank Phillippi Ryan https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Laura]

Just finished listening to The Whistler. Started The Judge's List - Both books feature gutsy female Florida Board of Judicial Conduct investigator, Lacy Stoltz.

[Laura]

Just finished . Parts of it had my heart racing, but I couldn't stop listening! John Grishan is one of my favorite non-cozy writers, and Lacy Stoltz is one of my favorite characters of his

[Jeannine]

Mark wrote: "Next up for me this week was Murder on Union Square by Victoria Thompson https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."

This whole series is like comfort food for me. Love Sarah, Frank, and the little family they've built.

[Mark]

I started the series very late, but I'm so glad I started it. It's going to be hard when I catch up (probably next year) and have to wait a year between visits.

[Alice]

I am reading The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton. Good so far set in 1634 Amsterdam., Starts in Batavia with boat travel. Dutch West India Company.

[Alice]

I am reading The Body in the Garden by Katharine Schellman. Set in 1914 London. I am not very far into it yet, but I enjoy the writing style and the caring of the characters. Ms. Schellman is a new to me Author.

[Luffy Sempai]

Alice wrote: "I am reading The Body in the Garden by Katharine Schellman. Set in 1914 London. I am not very fair into it yet, but I enjoy the writing s..."

Your type made me smile. So modest.

[Alice]

Luffy wrote: "Alice wrote: "I am reading The Body in the Garden by Katharine Schellman. Set in 1914 London. I am not very fair into it yet, but I enjoy..."

Oh goodness I need more coffee. The pot I made this morning is not very good.

[Mark]

Finishing off the week with Island of Thieves by Glen Erik Hamilton https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Luffy Sempai]

I have finally finished reading Le deuxième sexe, I by Simone de Beauvoir , and I am embarrassed to say, I kept referring it as Le second sexe:-

If you can read my review that will be great:-

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[L J]

Death of a Cozy Writer
by G.M. Malliet

Understand why this is award winning especially the Agatha. It's a more than decent traditional mystery but multiple shifting points of view contributed to me not becoming attached to characters. Some were more dislikable than others. Detective Chief Inspector St. Just and Sergeant Fear join the cast about a third of the way in and if I continue the series it will be due to them. Currently I read more cozies and even romantic suspense than traditional mysteries.

[Mark]

Starting out the week with The Drowning Sea by Sarah Stewart Taylor https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Luffy Sempai]

I have completed the reading of Singing To The Dead by Caro Ramsay :-

This is my review.

[Helen]

This book is tagged as cozy, but has too many adult themes to fit that description. The senior characters are also not believable, for example, Agnes is waiting for a hip replacement, but jumps in and out of bathtubs! Not something anyone with joint issues would even attempt.

[Mark]

I enjoyed Charlie Thorne and the Curse of Cleopatra by Stuart Gibbs, a fun Middle Grade mystery/adventure.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Mark]

Closing out the month with A Test of Wills by Charles Todd https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Cheryl A.]

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I am reading Diary of a Single Wedding Planner by Violet Howe. The writing is mostly cozy type reading except for a few curse words. I am enjoying this very funny "diary!"
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[Zermeena]

I listened to An Ex to Grind in Deadwood. It featured the usual cast of characters plus a few additions. Fun as all the Deadwood books are.

[Luffy Sempai]

I have read a very nice book, Death of a Red Heroine, by Qiu Xiaolong

This is my review.

[L J]

Back to the Prairie: A Home Remade, A Life Rediscovered
by Melissa Gilbert
Introduction by Tim Busfield

The audio performance by Melissa Gilbert adds to this book. No surprise, she has narrated several. The introduction by her husband Tim Busfield was a pleasant surprise.

I usually prefer listening to memoirs and autobiographies read by the authors but if they don't do well I bail very quickly. In this case I listened almost straight through. I made myself pause for sleep.

[Alice]

I finished The Gilded Shroud by Elizabeth Bailey 4 stars out of 5.  Ms. Bailey is a new to me author. I greatly enjoyed the books. Set in 1789 England, it is a historical mystery.  Her characters are excellent. The Dowger Marchioness reminds you a lot of Maggie Smith in Downton Abbey, feisty but compassionette. The there is not all that much historical other than referfences to American Revolution and unrest in France. I lot of good sleuthing. I have put book 2 on my WL.

[Luffy Sempai]

I have finished reading a thriller of poor taste and pace, Two Nights in Lisbon. My one star review.

[Alice]

I am reading A Rip Through Time by Kelly Armstrong. First in a new series starts in present day Vancouver and ends up in 1869 Scotland. I have always enjoyed her books and this one is good too. Time travel is a bit iffy but the mystery is good in story is good.

[Barbara]

I just started listening to The Nurse's Secret by Amanda Skenandore. So far, this historical fiction book has held my attention.

[Laura]

Working on and .

[Cheryl A.]

Tonight, I start Hopeful Cowboy by Elana Johnson.