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[Kaye]

Kait wrote: ""


This is a wonderful series! I hope you are enjoying it.

[Susan]

I'm starting Room by Emma Donoghue...I have heard so much about this book!!

[Marja]

Right now I'm reading The Night Killer by Beverly Connor. It's hard to put it down to do other things. I really like both of the Beverly Connor series.

[Kimmie]

I finished on Friday and yesterday. I had started this series several times and I couldn't get past the first 15 pages. This series came so well recommended that I decided to give it another shot and it did get better. The only thing that really bugged me was how much time the author spent recapping book 1 in book 2. I don't think it was necessary. I have already started .
-Kimmie

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Heidi I wrote: "It [Mockingjay] is depressing but in a good way."


You've got that right! I finished the book over two days, starting mid-morning Saturday and finishing late last night, with a few breaks (an hour walk Sat, boys state basketball game [best game ever!], a bit of cleaning...). I was emotionally wrung out last night, especially after the last 100 pages, but loved it. Gave it five stars. Don't want to ruin it for Kimmie, but do recommend she keep Kleenex close at hand. ;-)

[Susie]

Just finished . I liked it ;)

[Kelley]

Just started reading The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry. I have heard mostly positive things about it, so I hope it's good. Having a hard time focusing on the cozies I've been picking up lately. too many new ones out, and most are not up to what cozies should be.

[Karen]

I am readingRift in TimeI read this a few years back and liked it so well, I am reading it again. this book is really Biblical so I already know many would not like it-of which you are going to miss out.I thought i would let everyone know so none get upset if they try and read it.

[Kimmie]

I finished Mockingjay on Tuesday. I feel the need to premise this with the fact that I don't like sci-fi novels at all. This is a genre I have no interest in. That being said I enjoyed the first two books in the series but I didn't like Mockingjay. I felt like the main character had changed so much that I could no longer relate to her. She seemed to have lost all her innocence and I couldn't understand some of her actions. I would still recommend the series.
-Kimmie

[Heidi]

Kimmie I didn't know what to think of Mockingjay after I was done with it, but after I read some comments about it in my YA group I decided it was a fitting ending to trilogy due to the harsh world Katniss lived in. It was very different that the first two books through.

[Melodie]

Kimmie wrote: "I finished Mockingjay on Tuesday. I feel the need to premise this with the fact that I don't like sci-fi novels at all. This is a genre I have no interest in. That being said I enjoy..."

I actually really liked MOCKINGJAY. It was very different from the other 2 books, but I believe Katniss couldn't have been any different from the way she was in the book due to the things she had been forced to do and endure.

[Kristi]

I just started Identity Crisis yesterday. I didn't get very far. I'm reading it for the Spring Challenge, but am thinking it won't be a cozy. I could be wrong though.

[Dee]

Heidi I wrote: "Kimmie I didn't know what to think of Mockingjay after I was done with it, but after I read some comments about it in my YA group I decided it was a fitting ending to trilogy due to the harsh world..."

Melodie I couldn't agree with you more. Katniss went through so much and you definitely see the results of her experiences in the third installment of the series.

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Agreeing with Dee and Melodie about Katniss/Mockingjay. Considering how much and what she had experienced at such a young age, it's amazing she was holding herself together at all by end of the trilogy, especially when contrasted against tributes like Haymitch or Annie.

[Heidi]

Heather L wrote: "Agreeing with Dee and Melodie about Katniss/Mockingjay. Considering how much and what she had experienced at such a young age, it's amazing she was holding herself together at all by end of the tri..."

Me too. That is what I said too :)

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

So it is! :)

[Kimmie]

Heidi I, Melodie, Dee, Heather L, Kristi, Melodie,
You have given me some things to ponder in Mockingjay. (Possibly a SPOILER but I'm not sure and I don't want to ruin anything) (view spoiler)[Not to reveal too much but the big decision Coin puts to her and the other victors near the end really bothered me. Maybe I should do a little research to see why people thought her choice was acceptable. Maybe acceptable isn't the right way to phrase it. (hide spoiler)]
-Kimmie

[alicia]

I have started My Soul to Take

[Heidi]

Kimmie wrote: "Heidi I, Melodie, Dee, Heather L, Kristi, Melodie,
You have given me some things to ponder in Mockingjay. (Possibly a SPOILER but I'm not sure and I don't want to ruin anything) [sp..."

Here is the comments I read after I read Mockingjay http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/3....

[Donna]

I'm reading Princeps' Fury by Jim Butcher. It's been almost a year since I read the previous book in the series. I'm not sure what took me so long to start reading this one, but the story has sucked me right in.

[Kaye]

Reading the new one The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen and it's wonderful!

[Heidi]

Kaye wrote: "Reading the new one The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen and it's wonderful!"

Yay! I am on hold for the audio for Peach Keeper. I am listening to A Discovery of Witches, The Deadly Dance, and My Bonny Light Horseman: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, in Love and War and reading Hex Hall. Busy busy!

[Sherry]

I just started . Including the Historical Notes, etc., it's 440 pages, so I will probably intersperse a couple of quick cozies during the time I'm reading it.

[Kaye]

Heidi I wrote: "Kaye wrote: "Reading the new one The Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison Allen and it's wonderful!"

Yay! I am on hold for the audio for Peach Keeper. I am listening t..."


Heidi - I just finished it and loved it, loved it, loved it!!! Hope you get it soon. Let us know what you think.

[Kelley]

Just started Letters From Home by Kristina McMorris. Shows promise. After that I will read Bellfield Hall by Anna Dean.

Both are library books, so I need to knock those out pretty quick.

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Heidi~ Thanks for the link to the Mockingjay comments. Will have to pop over and read those.

Read this weekend: The Frog Prince by Jane Porter, a chick lit recommended by a good friend of mine. It was...good, but depressing. Or maybe it was just the mood I was in this weekend (did not feel good yesterday). And though I thought the bulk of the book on the depressing side, I did like the ending, and like Porter's writing enough that I will read more by her.

[Duffy]

Just started Dial Om for Murder. I do mostly cozies since I write them. Keeps me in the game. :-)
Since this one is on yoga I'm hoping it inspires me to get my butt out the door and to a yoga class.

[Rusty]

I pick up a classics read, a YA favorite, fantasy, contemporary novels or something in historical fiction. Love the variety. Currently reading The Oracle of Stamboul by Michael David Lukas.

[Laura]

I recently re-discovered Jan Karon's books. Satisfying books -- lots to think about, but they have funny bits, too.

[Melodie]

Duffy wrote: "Just started Dial Om for Murder. I do mostly cozies since I write them. Keeps me in the game. :-)
Since this one is on yoga I'm hoping it inspires me to get my butt out the door and to a yoga class."

I really like this series!

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Decided to read a rom suspense recently received from a friend next, Man with the Muscle by Julie Miller. Julie Miller is a doll, and well -- ya gotta love the eye candy on the cover.

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

I've just finished Steam & Sorcery and I've liked it A LOT. A romance steampunk, quiet, sweet, funny and magical. I hope it's a series.

[❂ Murder by Death]

Yay! I am on hold for the audio for Peach Keeper. I am listening to A Discovery of Witches,"

Is the Audio for A Discovery of Witches good Heidi? I've already read the book twice (!) but I have such an awful long drive two days a week that I'd welcome listening to it.

[Heidi]

I am only on disk 3 (of 20!) but I am liking it so far.

[❂ Murder by Death]

Heidi I wrote: "I am only on disk 3 (of 20!) but I am liking it so far."

Yikes! Will have to try to find it on iTunes and play through iPod - I can't imagine trying to change disks that many times while driving the highway! :D

[Heidi]

Pure skill Jennifer! Actually it is only once per day because I drive about and hour total per day.

[❂ Murder by Death]

Ahh... well done! Sadly, my drive ranges anywhere from 45 to 90 minutes each way, so there is often multiple disk changes and even after three years, driving on the 'other' side of the road still isn't as seamless as driving back home was. :D

[Deborah]

Heidi I wrote: "I loved Wives and Daughter the BBC mini series (I own it). Hope the book is as good."

Loved the book too.

[alicia]

I also started These Things Hidden so far so good.

[Duffy]

Trouble is, I get so wrapped up in the book I pass my exit on the expressway. Nothing like a good book to make you late!

[Sherry]

I'm not reading a cozy right now; I'm reading David Dickinson's latest Lord Francis Powerscourt mystery, "Death in A Scarlet Coat." I love this series, and one of the things I like best about it is the subtle humor, which is not often a part of this kind of mystery.

[Beth]

I'm reading Room for my book club. I was leery at first because of the subject matter, but since the narrator is a five year old boy, I'm finding the story to be enchanting versus creepy. This is a very well-written book that will keep you up late at night!

[Judy]

Room was the book of the month last month on another club I'm on, but I was just too afraid of it. Right now I've been reading - for quite awhile - The Terror by Dan Simmons. It's interesting but LONG, on my Nook it's 698 pages. When you're used to reading cozies that are usually under 200 pages, that's REALLY long! I'm going back and forth with that and The Gun Seller by Hugh Laurie.

[Chana]

Beth wrote: "I'm reading Room for my book club. I was leery at first because of the subject matter, but since the narrator is a five year old boy, I'm finding the story to..."

I just finished Room. While the first half was intriguing, and necessary, it was sometimes hard going. I found the second half much more fascinating, and could not put it down.

[Karen M]

Reading The Devil Wears Prada but am also reading a mystery.

[Shay]

The Peach Keeper, Memoirs of a Geisha, and just starting The Count of Monte Cristo. I always like to have at least one really long book going and a non-fiction (John Adams, right now).

[Kimmie]

Over the last week I listened to and . I loved Garden Spells and look forward to listening to it again some time. The narrator really enhanced the story.

I enjoyed The Girl Who Chased The Moon but the ending was just okay.

Thanks to everyone who recommended this author. She spins a wonderful tale. I have on hold.
-Kimmie

[Heidi]

Yay Kimmie! I just love her books. They make you feel good :)

[Kimmie]

Heidi I wrote: "Yay Kimmie! I just love her books. They make you feel good :)"
They do make you feel good and suck you right in from the beginning. This group has led me to some of the best books...not just cozy mysteries!
-Kimmie

[Caitlin]

Shay wrote: "The Peach Keeper, Memoirs of a Geisha, and just starting The Count of Monte Cristo. I always like to have at least one really long book going and a non-fiction..."

Shay, is one of my all time favorite books!!!! I've read it three times already, and I am not one to re read books!