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[Mark]

Starting the week with a little middle grade fantasy Bastille Vs. the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Zermeena]

I listened to Mythology for the 52 book club challenge. It has been in my Audible library for a long time and the challenge gave the nudge I needed to listen to it.

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[Laura]

Finished The Street Lawyer by John Grisham

[Mark]

Next up for me was Stuff Dreams are Made of by Don Bruns https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Mark]

Finishing off the week with Murder on Wall Street by Victoria Thompson https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Mark]

A fun middle grade spy adventure for your kids and you. City of the Dead by James Ponti https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Zermeena]

I listened to The Girl Who Played with Fire. It started out slow and then turned into a page turner.

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[Zermeena]

I listened to The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest . I am obsessed with these books and wish there were more by Steig Larsson!

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[Leona]

Finished The Mulberry Tree by Jude Deveraux

[Alice]

I am reading The Verifiers by Jane Pek. Set in NYC. Our main character, Claudia, works for a company that verifies people who use social media apps to date. Fun very modern book.

[Mark]

Starting off the week with The Truth We Hide by Liz Milliron https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Alice]

I am reading Portrait of Peril by Larua Joh Rowland. This book is set in 1890 England. Book 4 of the series. There is much discussion of ghost and spritualism, along with the saga of Sarah's father. It is a good series but I like her Sano Ichiro series better.

[Marcia]

I am reading The Escape Artist by Jonathan Freedland about one of the few Jews ever to escape Auschwitz-Birkenou. Heartwrenching, but excellent.

[Zermeena]

I listened to Exit West. I have to think about it before I write a review. I can't say that I liked it and I probably wouldn't have finished it, but it was short and for a challenge.

[Alice]

I finished a wonderful book Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby van Pelt. I gave it 5 starts. It focuses on Marcellus the Giant Pacific Octopus. Human characters are good too. It is her debut novel. I hope she writes more.

[Ophelia]

I'm reading The Silent Patient and Dead to the World

[Meg]

Alice wrote: "I finished a wonderful book Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby van Pelt. I gave it 5 starts. It focuses on Marcellus the Giant Pa..."

I have this on my tbr for the next month or two. It pulled me in when I saw it.

[Alice]

I am enjoying Rhys Bowen's new book Where the Sky Begins . Set in 1940 London and then moves to country side. Good Perspective on London bombings and then evacuees. Well written.

[Christine]

The Silent Patient.
Pablo Picasso.

[Becky]

I'm listening to Prince Harry's book Spare in the car while commuting.

[Mark]

I started the week with "X" by Sue Grafton https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Alice]

I am reading Murder at Beacon Rock by Alyssa Maxwell.
Set in 1900 Newport, RI. I have always enjoyed this Gilded Age series. Ms. Maxwell has grown our main character, Emma, very well over the previous book. Look forward to the next book. Start with book one with this series you would be bit lost otherwise.

[Zermeena]

I listened to The Irish Boarding House and Parable of the Sower. Two very different books and I enjoyed them both.



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[Mark]

Finishing the week with The Black Box by Michael Connelly https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Alice]

I am reading Edinburgh Dusk by Carole Lawrence. Set in 1880 Edinburgh, Scotland. Book 2 in the series. Good mystery and series. I am enjoying the series.

[Barb, Co-Moderator Challenge Expert]

Loved that series and was disappointed to learn there are only three books.

[Mark]

Closing out the week with Her Dying Day by Mindy Carlson https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Zermeena]

I listened to The Postman Always Rings Twice narrated by Stanley Tucci. It was very intense!

I also listen to A Rip Through Time for the 52 Book Club Challenge. It had an interesting premise but the ending was weak and felt like a set up for a sequel. Which of course it was. I have a problem with time travel books that acknowledge the hazards of time travel and then promptly ignore those hazards. SIGH! Setting that aside, the book was very enjoyable and I plan to read the sequel.

[Alice]

I am reading The White Lady by Jacqueline Winspear. This book is not in the Maisie Dobbs series, but a stand alone. Set in 1947 England and flashes back to WWI and WWII. Only about a third in but strong characters and solid writing so far.

[Alice]

I am reading Summer Reading by Jenn McKinlay. Set in Martha's Vineyard. Our main character has dyslexia. Our author has done a lot of research on Dyslexia and weaves good information in the forward and throughout the story. I am really enjoying this one.

[Alice]

I just finished a wonderful book, I gave it 5 stars.
Atlas: The Story of Pa Salt by Lucinda Riley. A wonderful ending to this series. Ties everything together. If you read this series you must read this book but read them in order.

[Mark]

Finishing up the week with Murder on Madison Square by Victoria Thompson https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Cindy]

I picked this up by chance because it caught my eye because the writer lives in Albuquerque NM where I used to live and I am absolutely loving it!!! It is her first book and I hope there are many more.

[Mark]

I've got a slightly early review of A Stolen Child by Sarah Stewart Taylor https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Karen]

I recently finished two books by Olivia Sinclair connected in an interesting way.

I first read Deal with the Devil, which started its life as a bonus "excerpt" for readers of Sinclair's book Busted (which I read right after).

In Busted, the hero, Aiden, finds out he's been the model of a romance author's books -- more than 20 at the time. His sister, Linda, loves the author and happened across a old version of one of the books that mentions the hero having a very unusual tattoo, exactly like her brother's and in the same location. After looking at a few other books, she encourages him to read the books. He figures out who's hiding behind the pseudonym "Darla Simone" -- busted!

Olivia Sinclair provided a bonus for readers of Busted, a three-page "excerpt" of the "Darla Simone" book, Deal with the Devil containing the scene with Aiden's tattoo. Fans wanted the whole story so Sinclair started posting it as a serial. Deal with the Devil is that serial compiled and edited for consistency.

So, technically, Deal with the Devil is a rom-com by fictional author Darla Simone as penned by Olivia Sinclair, author of Busted, wherein "Darla Siomone" is, well, busted.

Both books are enjoyable reads, but lacking.

** My Review of Deal with the Devil **
** My Review of Busted **

[Alice]

I am reading A Necessary Evil by Abir Mukherjee, book 2 in the series. Very well written. Set in 1920 India. I recommend reading book 1 first A Rising Man.

[Mark]

Closing out the week with Racing the Light by Robert Crais https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Alice]

I am reading Crimson Angel by Barbara Hambly. Set in 1838 New Orleans and Haiti. Book 13 in the Benjamin January series. One of my favorite series. Very well written. Start with book one Free Man of Color.

[Christine]

What Alice Forgot by Moriarty

[Julie]

Besides the cozy Book Corner selections, I amcurrently reading by C.J. Box. It's number 9 in the Joe Pickett series.

[Zermeena]

I finished listening to Changes . It was classic Harry Dresden and intense!

[Jaye]

Games and Rituals: Stories

I just finished this book of short stories which i enjoyed throughly. I'm not one that gravitates towards short stories as a rule so giving this 5 stars says something.

I've also read 2 other books this author wrote which i also gave high ratings. Standard Deviation is a favorite that I've read twice.

[Leona]

Amost finished with a short book I won from GR. The Wisdom of the Bullfrog: Leadership Made Simple by William H. McRaven

[Mark]

I'm starting out July with The Last Orphan by Gregg Hurwitz https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Julie]

Zermeena wrote: "I finished listening to Changes . It was classic Harry Dresden and intense!"

I love Dresden too. Although I liked the original Harry Potter crossed with Sherlock Holmes premise better than the later super wizard format.

[Julie]

Finally got a copy of Earth Called: Tales of a New World by P. C, Cast from the library! The hold list was huge.

I read this in two days. This much awaited finale to the Tales of a New World series was great. Like a lot of P.C. Cast books, it is labeled YA but is enjoyable for fantasy fans of all ages.

[Zermeena]

Julie wrote: "Zermeena wrote: "I finished listening to Changes . It was classic Harry Dresden and intense!"

I love Dresden too. Although I liked the original Harry Pott..."

I agree Julie. The recent book are a shade too dark for my taste, but I keep reading them.

[Mark]

Next up for me this week is the stand alone thriller Gone but Not Forgotten by C. Michele Dorsey https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[marita]

i'm listening to the audio book

and reading

[Julie]

I finally returned to Below Zero after reading some book club choices and library books that were due soon. It was great and I highly recommend it to thriller fans who have read the earlier Joe Pickett series novels. Next up is Patterson's Circle of Death a thriller in his new updated version of The Shadow.