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I just finished Deadly Desire and I am getting ready to start The Moor, which is the fourth book in the Mary Russell/Sherlock Holmes series by Laurie King...GREAT series!
Lyn, both Marisa de los Santos books are favorites of mine.
Mine, too, Kathy. They were great! I hope she writes more.
Lyn M wrote: "Mine, too, Kathy. They were great! I hope she writes more."I read on her site that she is working on a third, but I can't find out any other information about it. I so want to read it!
Lyn M and Kathy, I was very pleased with Belong to Meand I will p/u Love Walked Inthis week. I hope she does come out with a third book, I am sure it will be a great read as well.Belong to Mewas just such a great surprise b/c I went into it with very few expectations, I just wanted a little break from all the historical fiction I have been reading and it turned out to be such a GREAT story and I found so much truth in what was said throughout the book. I found myself relating to all of the characters in some way either through something they said or something they did (yes, even Piper) which was interesting.
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Kathy, let me know if you here anything else about a third book. Anna - I'm glad you liked it.
Donna - it is really good!!
I finished The Moor earlier tonight and I just started Tears of Pearl: A Novel of Suspense, which is the fourth book in the Lady Emily series (historical fiction suspense) by Tasha Alexander.
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I just finished Tears of Pearl: A Novel of Suspense and I am getting ready to start Ken Follett's new historical fiction epic Fall of Giants. I am off to read...YEAH!
I finished Murder on Marble Row and I am currently reading Deadly Caress, which is the fifth book in the Franchesca Cahill series by Brenda Joyce. The books are set in NYC in 1902 and revolve around a socialite who goes against "the rules" and helps to solve murders and who becomes involved with the police commissioner.
I just finished Elizabeth & Leicester: Power, Passion, Politics by Sarah Gristwood, a non-fiction about Elizabeth I & Robert Dudley. It was a great non-fiction read and I'd highly recommend it to anyone interested in the time and especially 'the couple'. Also finished up the Fables graphic novel series (1st Book - Fables: Legends in Exile) by Bill Willingham and read the first three of his spin-off series, Jack of Fables (1st book - Jack of Fables, Volume 1: The (Nearly) Great Escape). I'd also recommend this series. It's all of our favorite fairytale characters in one place, living in modern-day New York. Love it :)
And finally, just started The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson. So far, so good.
I am currently reading The Tenth Gift, which has the potential to be really good, I just cannot sit still long enough to get really into it. I don't know what is going on with me today...must be the gorgeous fall weather (FINALLY) that we are having here in N.C. Oh well, let's just blame it on that!
I finished The Tenth Gift and I started The Face of a Stranger, which is the first book in the William Monk series by Anne Perry. It is a historical fiction murder/mystery series set in Victorian Era London, with Monk as a detective/inspector.
I finished The Face of a Stranger and The Secret yesterday...I did A LOT of reading, the hubby is out of town and I just could not put the books down! Anyway, I am currently reading Messenger of Truth, which is the fourth book in the Maisie Dobbs series by Jacqueline Winspear. It is a great Historical Fiction series, set during WWI and WWII in London, with Maisie as an investigator/psychologist.
I'm reading Fingersmith and listening to The Little Giant of Aberdeen County on audio. I plan to start The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane sometime this week.
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I'm back!! YAY. Missed everyone. I finished a bunch of books while I was gone, but am now reading:Dracula by Bram Stoker and Samurai William: The Englishman Who Opened the East by Giles Milton
Looks like everyone is reading good stuff!
I finished The Gargoyleand over the weekend, I read the following: Time Is a River, Ransom and The Nazi Officer's Wife: How One Jewish Woman Survived the Holocaust, which I could not put down. I started it yesterday afternoon and finished it last night. I decided to stick to the theme of WWII/Holocaust and began to read Skeletons at the Feast, which is also turning out to be a great read, one I cannot put down.
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I just finished Bright Young Things last night. Very Gossip Girl meets the Roaring Twenties. And very, very good. I need the next book right now!
I am currently reading the painted drum but am hoping to finish it today then I will probally be reading the Absoulte True Dairy of a Part-Time Indain.
I finished Skeletons at the Feast, which was a great read and I am glad I read it after reading The Nazi Officer's Wife: How One Jewish Woman Survived the Holocaust b/c they were along the same lines and they were both great reads that I could not put down. I am currently reading Prayers for Sale, which is turning out to be a good little read!
I finished Prayers for Sale and Garden Spells, both were great easy reads that had a good meaning. I am getting ready to start Silent in the Grave, which is the first book in the Lady Julia (historical fiction mystery) series by Deanna Raybourn.
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Anna wrote: "I finished Prayers for Sale and Garden Spells, both were great easy reads that had a good meaning. I am getting ready to start Silent in the Grave, whic..."Anna, I really enjoy the Lady Julia Grey series by Raybourn. I just finished the latest one, Dark Road to Darjeeling a couple of weeks ago.
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This book is part two of the story, which began in Blackout by Connie Willis and came out last February. It involves her time-traveling historians, whom I absolutely love.
Kathy wrote: "Anna wrote: "I finished Prayers for Sale and Garden Spells, both were great easy reads that had a good meaning. I am getting ready to start Silent in the Grave today and now I am on the second one Silent in the Sanctuary. I ordered books 3 and 4 this morning b/c I needed some retail therapy it was that kind of morning.If you enjoyed the Lady Julia Grey series, you would probably enjoy The Lady Emily series, which starts with And Only to Deceive. I have read the whole series and they are shorter books than the Lady Julia books, but they are good...the new one comes out tomorrow!
Kathy, I am currently on the second Lady Julia book Silent in the Sanctuary and I ordered books 3 and 4 this am during my retail therapy moment.If you enjoyed the Lady Julia series, you would probably enjoy the Lady Emily series by Tasha Alexander, it starts with And Only to Deceive. I have read that whole series and the books are not quite as long as the Lady Julia books, but it is a great historical fiction suspense series as well. The new one comes out tomorrow...guess where I will be!!
I'm about half-way done with
. Basically it's about an anorexic teen who becomes Famine, one of the four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Very enjoyable so far.
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I just finished Silent in the Sanctuary and I am getting ready to start Lady in Waiting, which sounds good, so I am excited to start it!
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I gotta finish this thesis and so far I got about 15 pages!
Anna wrote: "Kathy, I am currently on the second Lady Julia book Silent in the Sanctuary and I ordered books 3 and 4 this am during my retail therapy moment.If you enjoyed the Lady Julia seri..."
Thanks, Anna.
No problem Kathy, any time I can recommend a historical fiction murder/mystery/suspense series, I do so, especially ones that I really like!
I finished Lady in Waiting and I am now on to New Mercies by Sandra Dallas, which I can already tell I am going to like. It is h.fiction set in the south with a mystery involved...right up my alley!
I am just starting Truth by Peter Temple. I read The Broken Shore: A Novel by him and it was really good. I hope this one is too.
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Actually,I just ordered some more Victoria Holt books.
I really enjoyed Belong to Me, it took me by surprise b/c I tend to only read Historical Fiction and not current "tear jerkers", but I really enjoyed the different characters and story lines in Belong to Me and to be honest,I did cry at a few parts and it felt good to cry at a good book!