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[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Currently have two books going, which is not usual for me. On is a short classic mystery, R. Holmes & Co. by John Kendrick Bangs. The other is A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy, which is this month's group read for another group I am in.

[Kirsten]

I've been listening to No Dominion by Charlie Huston (a vampire noir) and reading Two Way Cut by Peter Turnbull (a police procedural set in Glasgow, Scotland)

[Melodie]

Kirsten wrote: "I've been listening to No Dominion by Charlie Huston (a vampire noir) and reading Two Way Cut[bookcover:Two Way Cut|710805..."

I really liked Charlie Huston's Joe Pitt books. Don't run across many people who are familiar with them. Definitely a different take on vampires!

[Kirsten]

Melodie wrote: "Kirsten wrote: "I've been listening to No Dominion by Charlie Huston (a vampire noir) and reading Two Way Cut[bookcover:Tw..."

I read the first one ages ago and have had this one in my TBR for years! I like them too. Very noir.

[Kirsten]

Just finished Two Way Cut by Peter Turnbull

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

[❂ Murder by Death]

I'm currently reading (almost finished) Dark Debt and finished Dead Heat on Friday - both of them excellent reads!

[Melodie]

❂ Jennifer (reviews on BookLikes) wrote: "I'm currently reading (almost finished) Dark Debt and finished Dead Heat on Friday - both of them excellent reads!"

Good to hear DARK DEBT is good. Didn't care much for the last full-length book!

[❂ Murder by Death]

Melodie wrote: "Good to hear DARK DEBT is good. Didn't care much for the last full-length book!..."

Just finished it last night - so much great snark - I was laughing out loud in a couple of places.

After about 1/3 of the way through the book, I sort of dreaded where it was going, but the author did something different that what I expected and it ended up being a great story line. Plus, more Mallory! :)

[Melissa]

Just starting The Hundred-Foot Journey .

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Finished The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson over the weekend. Not quite what I was expecting, but pretty good.

[Kirsten]

I started reading The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro yesterday. I also started reading Deadly Memories by S.D. O'Donnell.

[Kirsten]

Just finished reading Hotshot by Julie Garwood

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

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

I'm reading Dead Heat, and I'm liking it so far (only around 20%).

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Marisa wrote: "I'm reading Dead Heat, and I'm liking it so far (only around 20%)."

I'm planning to read that next, as soon as I finish A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy. ☺

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Megan wrote: "I've recently finished which was decent. 3/5 stars

I just finished last night and loved it! 5/5 stars"

Just finished Firefight as well, and loved it. Great follow up. Can't wait for the next one.

Started Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore.

[Karen M]

Melodie wrote: "I remember SILAS MARNER. Hated that book! "

That was my reaction too! LOL

[Melodie]

Heather L wrote: "Marisa wrote: "I'm reading Dead Heat, and I'm liking it so far (only around 20%)."

I'm planning to read that next, as soon as I finish A Week in Winter by Maeve Bin..."

I have this one coming up quick! Might get it started this weekend!

[❂ Murder by Death]

Heather L wrote: "Marisa wrote: "I'm reading Dead Heat, and I'm liking it so far (only around 20%)."

I'm planning to read that next, as soon as I finish A Week in Winter by Maeve Bin..."

I loved it. I gave it 4.5 stars. Enjoy guys!

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Karen M wrote: "Melodie wrote: "I remember SILAS MARNER. Hated that book! "

That was my reaction too! LOL"


I actually liked Silas Marner. :-S

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

❂ Jennifer (reviews on BookLikes) wrote:
I loved it. I gave it 4.5 stars. Enjoy guys!

I enjoyed it! Too much, I'm afraid ☺ Because I was up yesterday night till I finished it, and I'm a bit zombie today.

[Melissa]

Just starting Rebel Belle .

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Just finished Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore . Loved it!!!!

[Kirsten]

I've been listening to The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov as part of the 1001 Books to Read Before You Die challenge.

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Marisa wrote: "I enjoyed [[book:Dead Heat|18941694]]! Too much, I'm afraid ☺ Because I was up yesterday night till I finished it, and I'm a bit zombie today."

See, THIS is why I cannot start it until Friday -- because I KNOW I'll be up at least half the night reading it. :-/

[Melodie]

Melissa wrote: "Just starting Rebel Belle ."

I've been looking at this one!

[Karen M]

Heather L wrote: "Karen M wrote: "Melodie wrote: "I remember SILAS MARNER. Hated that book! "

That was my reaction too! LOL"


I actually liked Silas Marner. :-S"

I think at the age of 14 or 15 when I read it, I probably was wishing I was reading Gidget or Seventeen magazine. Maybe I'll give it another try since my taste in books has matured along with my age.

[Kirsten]

I've been reading American Gods by Neil Gaiman and listening to The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt today.

[❂ Murder by Death]

Marisa wrote: "❂ Jennifer (reviews on BookLikes) wrote:
I loved it. I gave it 4.5 stars. Enjoy guys!

I enjoyed it! Too much, I'm afraid ☺ Because I was up yesterday night till I finished it, and I'm a bit zombi..."

It's great isn't it? I enjoyed it much more than I enjoyed the last one.

@ Heather: I was the same way with the latest Others novel Vision in Silver - I made myself stay away from the book until Thursday night when I knew I could stay up all hours reading it without worrying about work. :)

[❂ Murder by Death]

Christina wrote: "Just finished Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore. Loved it!!!!"

yay! It was such a surprise hit for me - so glad you loved it too! :)

[Melodie]

❂ Jennifer (reviews on BookLikes) wrote: "Christina wrote: "Just finished Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore. Loved it!!!!"

yay! It was such a surprise hit for me - so gl..."

Hmmm..........may have to look at this one!

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

❂ Jennifer (reviews on BookLikes) wrote: "It's great isn't it? I enjoyed it much more than I enjoyed the last one. "

Yes, I enjoyed more, too. And it's great for me (although not for my sleep ;) )

❂ Jennifer (reviews on BookLikes) wrote: "@ Heather: I was the same way with the latest Others novel Vision in Silver - I made myself stay away from the book until Thursday night when I knew I could stay up all hours reading it without worrying about work. :) ? I enjoyed it much more than I enjoyed the last one. "

I enjoyed a lot the first one, but second and third one are in my TBR, I don't know, I haven't had the mood.

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Melodie wrote: "Hmmm..........may have to look at this one!
"

Definitely! It goes in my "permanent keep" pile.I just recommended it to friends last night.

[Kirsten]

I've been reading American Gods by Neil Gaiman and listening to The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt.

[Carolyn]

The Girl in the Empty Dress, Bennett Sisters Book Two by Lise McClendon .

$2.99 on Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/Girl-Empty-Dres...

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

I'm reading Rock Hard now. I don't usually read contemporary romance, but I've taken an exception with her and I'm liking it (in the same way I began to read her Guild books when I'm fed up with vampires).

[Pearl]

I'm currently reading . It's a novelized historical book about a Polish woman who saved many Jewish children in Warsaw during the Holocaust and the three Kansas high-school girls who brought her to national attention. I am really enjoying it so far.

[Carla]

I read just about anything. I read crime, mystery, thrillers, dramas, romance, cozies, non-fiction, best sellers, Christian, YA, some fantasy and magic etc. About the only thing I don't read is Horror and books with lots of graphic sex. Right now I am reading , and . I plan to start , and when I am finished with the first three. Ambitious, yes, but I am retired.

[Kirsten]

I've been reading Bleak House by Charles Dickens and listening to No Dominion today.

[❂ Murder by Death]

Christina wrote: "Melodie wrote: "Hmmm..........may have to look at this one!
"

Definitely! It goes in my "permanent keep" pile.I just recommended it to friends last night."

I loved it - it wasn't like anything I'd ever read before (keeping in mind my reading isn't nearly as varied as yours is Melodie) and it really just made me feel like a kid reading a fairy tale (or something).

[❂ Murder by Death]

I'm currently reading Last Days of Summer and I'm loving it - about 1/3 of the way through it and it's excellent - funny and oftentimes very moving without making me weepy at all.

If you are a fan of the 40's era, and you like baseball (or at least don't dislike it) it might be worth checking out. Some profanity in it though, for those that are sensitive to the use of colorful language.

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

I'll check about Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, because it's in my pile, but I think I began to read it but...

[Heidi]

❂ Jennifer (reviews on BookLikes) wrote: "I'm currently reading Last Days of Summer and I'm loving it - about 1/3 of the way through it and it's excellent - funny and oftentimes very moving without making me weepy at all.

If..."

Yay!!!! This is one of my all time favorite books and no one has read it. I actually sent it around to a group of people in my YA group because I wanted others to read it! They all loved it.

[Kirsten]

Continued reading The Boat of A Million Years by Poul Anderson and Mystic River by Dennis Lehane yesterday.

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❂ Jennifer (reviews on BookLikes) wrote: "I'm currently reading Last Days of Summer and I'm loving it - about 1/3 of the way through it and it's excellent - funny and oftentimes very moving without making me weepy at all.

If..."

Heidi I can relate! I read it years ago. Lol That is so true on feeling like no one has read it. I had to gift it to my friends as well. I agree, hands down, one of my fave books of all time. I love that book. :)

[Heidi]

Yay Christina!

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Just finished A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy (LOVED IT!), and am ready to start Dead Heat by Patricia Briggs.

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

You'll tell us if you like it, Heather.

[Teresa]

I finished Tales of the South Pacific by James A. Michener last night. It started a little slow but got better as it went on. I'm planning on starting The Crucible by Arthur Miller tonight.

[❂ Murder by Death]

Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Yay!!!! This is one of my all time favorite books and no one has read it. I actually sent it around to a group of people in my YA group because I wanted others to read it! They all loved it. "

Christina wrote: "Heidi I can relate! I read it years ago. Lol That is so true on feeling like no one has read it. I had to gift it to my friends as well. I agree, hands down, one of my fave books of all time. I love that book. :) ..."

I'm almost finished with it, and truly the book is freaking brilliant!! I've already told my husband he has to read it - it's a condition of our continuing marriage. ;-)

[Heidi]

Hahaha that is awesome Jennifer!