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[Beth]

I just finished Cutting for Stone, which was a phenomenal read, even though it's not a mystery, but a family saga. The author is a doctor, so there are a lot of medical situations in the book, and the India/Ethiopia/US settings are very interesting. I learned a lot!

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Finished reading Christmas in Calico by Jack Curtis at 1:30 this morning. Pretty good book. Slept surprisingly well afer--didn't even hear Godzilla and Bigfoot leave upstairs this morning (and they are never quiet). Now starting Mrs. Miracle by Debbie Macomber. Will watch the movie after.

[Shay]

Melodie wrote: "Reading . It's another YA dystopian, but so far it's excellent!"

I just started it too. I really thought it was going to be awful, but it's really a cut above most of the Hunger Games knockoff books.

I also started Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman by Robert K. Massie, and The Shining. All are really great. Plus I have another 10 or so books going.

[Karen M]

Just downloaded from the digital library The Paris Wife. I just knew this would happen, LOL. Books I've been waiting on for over a month are all becoming available now. Guess I just need to read faster.

[Heidi]

Shay wrote: "Melodie wrote: "Reading . It's another YA dystopian, but so far it's excellent!"

I just started it too. I really thought it was going to be awful, but it's really a cut ..."

I really enjoyed Ready Player One on audio.

[Kaye]

Reading and liking it so far.

[Linda]

I just finished reading "An Engagement in Seattle" by Debbie Macomber.

Now I am reading "16 Lighthouse Road" by Debbie Macomber. This is Book #1 in the Cedar Cove Series. I am going to read them in order. This is from my own home Library.

[Melodie]

I found to be a stellar read! Gave it 5 stars!

[❂ Murder by Death]

Just finished . It was a good, fair and balanced portrayal of a visionary's life. 4 stars. But I must admit I would have enjoyed it more had I not known the ending.

[Maria]

Jennifer E. wrote: "Just finished . It was a good, fair and balanced portrayal of a visionary's life. 4 stars. But I must admit I would have enjoyed it more had I not known the ending." Well yeah. That's about as tough as endings get!

[Anne]

Glad to hear that people are enjoying Steve Jobs' bio. I asked for it for Christmas, and I hope I get it!
I'm reading
Another great bio, with a tough ending...:(

[Melodie]

Anne wrote: "Glad to hear that people are enjoying Steve Jobs' bio. I asked for it for Christmas, and I hope I get it!
I'm reading [bookcover:I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon|..."

I read the Warren Zevon book a few years ago when it first came out. One of the best rock bios I've read about a very complex man.

[Anne]

What amazes me is that he personally asked his ex-wife to write it, and not leave anything out. Since you've read the book, you know how brave that was. Some of the stuff is hard to read, but it's by far one of the most honest bios I've read.
Yes, he was complex, and brilliant, and taken way too soon.
As you can tell, I carry a torch for him, big time.

[[deleted user]]

Will be starting Gone to Green by Judy Christie later today.

[Melodie]

Anne wrote: "What amazes me is that he personally asked his ex-wife to write it, and not leave anything out. Since you've read the book, you know how brave that was. Some of the stuff is hard to read, but it's..."

I was always a fan of his, too. I remember reading articles through the years that made it plain that for a long time he wasn't a very nice person, but that never detracted from his appeal for me. I always thought it was kind of ironic that after all the years of self-abuse and what seemed like a death wish, God, the fates, or whatever your beliefs, caught up with him when he seemed to have finally figured it out.

[Stephanie]

Working on The Night Circus amidst the cozies.

[Jennifer]

Just finished Swan Peak . Good book but a weirdness-- in every single other book with this protagonist he's mentioned his family-- his first wife, his second wife, and his daughter all figure prominently, if only in memory in some cases. He doesn't mention them at all, not even once, in this book. Now-- I'm about five books behind in this series (and this is the sixth book I was behind so yeah, I read it way out of order) but I'm now dying to get caught up to see what could so completely have changed!

[Jennifer]

Just finished Swan Peak . Good book but a weirdness-- in every single other book with this protagonist he's mentioned his family-- his first wife, his second wife, and his daughter all figure prominently, if only in memory in some cases. He doesn't mention them at all, not even once, in this book. Now-- I'm about five books behind in this series (and this is the sixth book I was behind so yeah, I read it way out of order) but I'm now dying to get caught up to see what could so completely have changed!

[Heidi]

Jennifer wrote: "Just finished Swan Peak . Good book but a weirdness-- in every single other book with this protagonist he's mentioned his family-- his first wife, his s..."

A lot of changes happened before this one!

[Kaye]

Just finished Untouchable and am now reading The Third Heiress

[Karen M]

Finished The Paris Wife which was very good. I'm trying to get through In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin but it's slow going. I've also managed to start a rather depressing book, One Imperfect Christmas as if the other one wasn't bad enough.

[Stephanie]

Karen M wrote: "Finished The Paris Wife which was very good. I'm trying to get through In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin but it's slow ..."

I LOVED The Paris Wife - I think that is going to be my #1 book of 2011.

[Donna]

I'm reading Zero Sum Game to finish up the A to Z challenge. It's pretty good.

[Kaye]

Just started one of Patterson's oldies after finishing a very sweet Christmas story , a kindle freebie.

[Karen M]

Finally back to Christmas themed books. I will be starting The Christmas Dog today. I'm also about half done with the most depressing Christmas book One Imperfect Christmas. Both of these are a bit preachy but hey it's the season.

[Caitlyn]

Reading The Sherlockian by Graham Moore and Nyx in the House of Night by P.C. Cast in addition to my cozy reading.

[Susan]

I just started Working Stiff by Rachel Caine after finishing Highlander for the Holidays by Janet Chapman.

[[deleted user]]

I started reading a history of the War of 1812 - research for a possible MS. Do you realize that's almost 100 years ago? Where's the big hoopla?

[Sally906]

I am reading Christmas themed books only at the moment - so have The Christmas Mystery by Jostein Gaarder - not a who dunnit the mystery of the nativity. Also reading 1225 Christmas Tree Lane byDebbie Macomber which is a cosy romance.

[Jewel]

Are all Debbie Macomber books cozy books?

[Kaye]

Karen M wrote: "Finally back to Christmas themed books. I will be starting The Christmas Dog today. I'm also about half done with the most depressing Christmas book [book:One Imperfect Christmas|6..."

I actually liked One Imperfect Christmas. Life is not always fun and games. I kinda skim over the preachy stuff :) Happy Holidays!

[Karen M]

Continuing with my Christmas theme:

An Irish Christmas and Christmas at Harrington's both by Melody Carlson. Enjoyed The Christmas Dog also by the same author (free downloads all) and all Christian but mildly so.

Happy Holidays Everyone!

[Caitlyn]

Sally906 wrote: "I am reading Christmas themed books only at the moment - so have The Christmas Mystery by Jostein Gaarder - not a who dunnit the mystery of the nativity. Also reading ..."

Sally, I had a stack of Christmas themed books to read for the holidays but finished them before Christmas. Bummer!

[Sally906]

Jewel wrote: "Are all Debbie Macomber books cozy books?"
Sorry I didn't mean cosy as in mystery - but cosy as in feel good - should have used a different word :)

[Donna]

I'm reading A Vampire Christmas Carol.

[Sally906]

I am reading a mystery at the moment - not a cosy but not 'hard core' either - it is Dead Cold (aka A Fatal Grace) by Louise Penny.

I am also reading a book set in WW1 that looks at loyalties in times of war - Traitor by Stephen Daisley

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

I've just read a novella that Ilona Andrews has uploaded to her site (for free), Kate Daniel's Magic Gifts. I've liked it a lot.

[Karen M]

Just downloaded from the library Friendship Bread. Also reading An Irish Christmas.

[[deleted user]]

Just downloaded They Call the Horses: Eleven Race Announcers at American Thoroughbred Tracks onto my Kindle. I'll be starting it today.

[❂ Murder by Death]

Received for Christmas and started it last night.

[Ariel]

I got for the holiday and devoured it in 24 hours, so I just had to get the fifth in the series Magic Slays. Now I am all caught in in the series and can't wait for the next book. I have tried other urban fantasy and didn't care too much for them, but this series just has a grip on me.

[Heidi]

A.F. wrote: "I got for the holiday and devoured it in 24 hours, so I just had to get the fifth in the series Magic Slays. Now I am all caught in..."

Very fun series :)

[Kate]

I just started reading Benjamin Franklin: An American Life. This is the author of the Steve Jobs biography everyone's talking about. He wrote the Benjamin Franklin one, an Albert Einstein one, and the Steve Jobs one. I decided to read them all in the order in which the men lived.

[Beth]

I'm well into The Past Came Hunting by my friend, Donnell Bell. It's her first published book, and one I've been waiting for for a looong time. It's a suspense, not a mystery, because you know who the killer is near the beginning. But, you worry about what he's going to do for the rest of the book. It's a gripping read, and even if it wasn't written by a friend, I would highly recommend it. ;-)

[Kouk]

I am reading:



I really enjoy this series!

[Pamela]

I love books in a series. So, when I am not reading a book from one of my many cozy series, I read another book from a series I am working through. Currently reading, 2nd Chance.

[Susie]

I'm reading and enjoying it very much!

[Melodie]

I just finished the other day. VERY dark book, but an excellent read!

[Karen M]

I'm reading Blood Ties which is a mystery but not a cozy but it is good! My other book is also a mystery and I will be starting it today, Driving Force.

[Sarahandus]

Lately I seem to be reading history or earth science between cozies.
Next up after I finish "The Grub and Stakers Move a Mountain" by Charlotte MacLeod will be "The Mapmakers".