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[Teresa]

I just finished The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins for the 2016 Ultimate Challenge. I loved the first book, thought the second was good and didn't enjoy the third. Such a great start and a disappointing finish.

[Kirsten]

Just finished reading Abigail and John: Portrait of a Marriage by Edith B. Gelles

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

[Kirsten]

MaryJo wrote: "I'm in the middle of by Mark Steyn. I was always skeptical about the hockey stick science that touted man-made global warming. My instincts were ..."

So you don't believe the 99% of scientists that tell us climate change is a danger?

[Gary]

Teresa wrote: "I just finished The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins for the 2016 Ultimate Challenge. I loved the first book, thought the second was good and didn't enjoy the third. Such a g..."

Been meaning to read that as John and Abigail, as well as Sam Adams, John Hancock and John Jay are all in my family tree.

[Kirsten]

How cool Gary! I'm descended from Miles Standish.

[Gary]

Also a bit closer up the family tree is noted American poet John Greenleaf Whittier. All of this means I need to read my sister's Daughters of the American Revolution paperwork. I can recall going once with my great grandmother to the battlefield at Gettysburg and having her point out on the Pennsylvania monument names of 2 soldiers that died there that are related to that side of the family. I wish I had been older and asked better questions when she was alive.

[Melodie]

Carla wrote: "I am reading for another challenge and to try and get some books off my bookshelf.

I am enjoying both."

Loved Mr. Mercedes! Looking forward to the final book in that trilogy this year.

[Melodie]

Teresa wrote: "I just finished The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins for the 2016 Ultimate Challenge. I loved the first book, thought the second was good and didn't enjoy the third. Such a g..."

I'm one of those people who wasn't crazy about the middle book and liked the last one.

[Melodie]

Kirsten *Dogs Welcome - People Tolerated" wrote: "MaryJo wrote: "I'm in the middle of by Mark Steyn. I was always skeptical about the hockey stick science that touted man-made global warming. My ..."

I'm with you Kirsten! Man is his own worst enemy and we are killing ourselves.

[Melodie]

Reading Lights Out: A Cyberattack, A Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath by Ted Koppel. Very interesting.....and scary.

[Melissa]

Just starting I, Claudia: A Mystery, 13 B.C. .

[Nancy]

I am with Mark Steyn on climate change too. There are plenty of real challenges to address.
I have not read the book but wonder what the agenda is behind this myth?

[Julie Austin]

Kirsten *Dogs Welcome - People Tolerated" wrote: "How cool Gary! I'm descended from Miles Standish." Descendant of Stephen F. Austin here!

[Melissa]

Currently reading Treasure Island .

[Kellene]

Finally getting around to reading and feel like I am plodding through it. Guess I've read so many cozies lately that I want this one to move faster. Doesn't help that I read several books at a time, and keep letting myself get distracted.

[Kirsten]

Kellene wrote: "Finally getting around to reading and feel like I am plodding through it. Guess I've read so many cozies lately that I want this one to move faster. Doesn't help that..."

Love it!!! I'm reading the sequel The Angel of Darkness right now.

[Kirsten]

Just finished reading Shades of Earth by Beth Revis

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

[Melodie]

Kellene wrote: "Finally getting around to reading and feel like I am plodding through it. Guess I've read so many cozies lately that I want this one to move faster. Doesn't help that..."

It does take awhile to get going, but it's absolutely worth sticking with! I read it some years back and gave it 5-stars!

[Erin L]

Kellene wrote: "Finally getting around to reading and feel like I am plodding through it. Guess I've read so many cozies lately that I want this one to move faster. Doesn't help that..."

This one has been on my TBR list forever. Eventually I'll get to it. HOpefully it gets better!

[Erin L]

I started The Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam on the weekend. It's a nice, short read, but due to not great ratings on GR, I almost didn't start it after I picked it up. So far I'm enjoying it though.

[Heidi]

I am listening to Winter

[Lacey]

Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "I am listening to Winter"

I haven't gotten up to Winter yet but I did buy Cress for the ultimate reading challenge of a fairy tale retold. But I do LOVE this series, it's so well written.

Right now I'm going to start reading by Richard Rust, it's a biography that I've wanted to read for a while I've just had a hard time finding a copy of it. I'm a huge horse lover so I'll basically read anything with horses in it and this sounds like a really fascinating read, I can't wait to get started.

[Heidi]

Lacey wrote: "Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "I am listening to Winter"

I haven't gotten up to Winter yet but I did buy Cress for the ultimate reading challenge of a ..."

Gah! How I loved Cress. I think it was my only 5 star read last year.

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My current non-cozy reads are: Planetfall , Legacy , The Gilded Life of Matilda Duplaine and a great YA novel through Netgalley Into the Dim.

[MaryJo]

Kirsten *Dogs Welcome - People Tolerated" wrote: "MaryJo wrote: "I'm in the middle of by Mark Steyn. I was always skeptical about the hockey stick science that touted man-made global warming. My ..."
Okay, addressing all of you who made comments on my comment about A Disgrace to the Profession.:

The book is not Steyn's opinion on whether climate change exists - of course it does, the evidence is overwhelming. But the premise that global warming has only existed to the degree it does at present because of the industrial age is based on a scientific study that has been proven to be terribly flawed - it is commonly known as the hockey stick. This entire book - via the top scientific men and women in the earth science field on the planet - refutes this study. In fact, evidence is very strong that the world has had significant warming trends in days gone by. Trouble is, after a decade of touting it, passing legislation based on it, and tons of money being made by it, a lot of people are slow to acknowledge the fact it doesn't hold up.

[Erin L]

Still reading the Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam, BUT a hold came in at the library and I had to start it right away: The Republic of Thieves it's the third in a series of very long books (not quite George R.R. Martin long, but it's going to take care of my book over 600 pages for the 2016 challenge) and I had to start it last night.

Also started:The Fate of Mercy Alban on audiobook.

[Melissa]

Just starting The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place .

[Gary]

Currently reading Haunted on Bourbon Street by Deanna Chase. Jade Calhoun book 1.

[Melodie]

Just started The Sound of Gravel.

[adlin]

Currently reading The House on Tradd Street. It's got hints of a mystery, but I wouldn't call it a cozy. Enjoying it so far.

[✨Susan✨]

Interested to see what you think. I really enjoyed Return to Tradd St. and enjoyed the characters very much.

[adlin]

Susan wrote: "Interested to see what you think. I really enjoyed Return to Tradd St. and enjoyed the characters very much."

So far, I'm really enjoying it. I also have the second book and will probably get the 3rd and 4th (which is the Return to Tradd St).

[✨Susan✨]

Cool... Let me know if you want to do a buddy read..?

[Kirsten]

Just finished reading Galaxy Games: The Challengers by Greg R. Fishbone

I loved this book! I think it's a perfect book for kids. Not only is it fun (and funny) but it also presents a wonderful message of peace and tolerance. There's not just aliens but different cultures and ethnic groups, and very strong girl characters! Sure hope he comes out with the followup.

Beware the Dwobleys!

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

[Melissa]

Currently reading Pride, Prejudice and Cheese Grits and enjoying it.

[Lynn]

I'm reading The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma. I really enjoy the books.

[Gary]

Just finished:
The first in the Jade Calhoun series.

Now reading This one is part of my February mini challenge and definitely not a cozy. Did Ed McBain /Evan Hunter ever write a cozy?

[Melodie]

Gary wrote: "Just finished:
The first in the Jade Calhoun series.

Now reading This one is part of my February mini chall..."

I can't imagine McBain ever wrote a cozy.

[Gary]

Melodie wrote: "Gary wrote: "Just finished:
The first in the Jade Calhoun series.

Now reading This one is part of my Februa..."

I know, the closest he came was the Matthew Hope mystery series.

[Erin L]

Finished The Republic of Thieves and moved on to another lengthy fantasy Academ's Fury . I'm listening to this one though.

[Bridget's Quiet Corner]

The Marvels by Brian Selznick & Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

[Chris]

I love psychological mysteries (more why-dunnit than who-dunnit!) police procedurals, detective fiction, books about language and other non-fiction topics. My top three favorite authors are James Lee Burke, Ruth Rendell, and Elizabeth Peters.

I'm currently reading and enjoying these two: and

[Lacey]

Right now I'm on the verge of finishing by Lynne Matson, it's a book for the ultimate popsugar challenge but it was also on my TBR list. So far it's pretty darn good.

[Chris]

Lacey wrote: "Right now I'm on the verge of finishing by Lynne Matson, it's a book for the ultimate popsugar challenge but it was also on my TBR list. So far it's pretty..."

Hi Lacey, I'm new to these boards...how do you hyperlink the author along with the book cover as you did in your post? Thanks!

[Lacey]

When you're writing a comment, right above where you're typing is a link that says 'add book/author'. Just click on that. When you get there type in either the book name or author depending on what tab you're on. Right below where you type in the books name you can either choose 'link or cover', if you want to show just the link pick that one, if you want the cover shown then you click on that one. To add the author you just do the same thing. I hope that helps and isn't too confusing.

[Chris]

Lacey wrote: "When you're writing a comment, right above where you're typing is a link that says 'add book/author'. Just click on that. When you get there type in either the book name or author depending on what..."

Thanks, I'll see if I can do it!

[Teresa]

Almost done with Glory in Death by J.D. Robb. Several of you have mentioned it on this site and I thought I'd give it a try. Now I have a new series to add to the list. Oh, well, I just have to accept the fact that I am NEVER going to get through the TBR mountain.

[Gary]

My TBR gets bigger everyday it seems. I finished 2 books yesterday, but that was a drop in the bucket compared to whats still in the TBR. I read the first In Death book a while back and enjoyed it.

[Kirsten]

Teresa wrote: "Almost done with Glory in Death by J.D. Robb. Several of you have mentioned it on this site and I thought I'd give it a try. Now I have a new series to add to the list...."

I absolutely love J.D. Robb's In Death series! Are you enjoying it? We have a great J.D. Robb community on the Goodreads site: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...

I just finished Brotherhood in Death by J.D. Robb

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

[Chris]

Kirsten *Dogs Welcome - People Tolerated" wrote: "Teresa wrote: "Almost done with Glory in Death by J.D. Robb. Several of you have mentioned it on this site and I thought I'd give it a try. Now I have a new series to a..."
It is a great series!