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[Beth]

I have a sneaking fondness for Fantasy (Mercedes Lackey is a favorite) and Urban Witchcraft. I want to live in Debora Geary's Witch Central community in Berekley, Ca., or maybe I could work for Merlin in Shanna Swendson's New York City...if only!

[Marja]

I'm at the end of Lies of Convenience by M.M. Gornell. I'm very impressed with this author. This is the second I've read in her Route 66 mysteries and I can't wait for her next one. Excellent writer.

[Leslie]

I am (still!!) reading Ulysses and R.L. Stevenson's The Black Arrow (historical fiction adventure story set during the War of the Roses).

[❂ Murder by Death]

Beth wrote: "I have a sneaking fondness for Fantasy (Mercedes Lackey is a favorite) and Urban Witchcraft. I want to live in Debora Geary's Witch Central community in Berekley, Ca., or maybe I could work for Mer..."

Love the Magic Inc. books! :) I'll have to check out Debora Geary's books

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

I've just read To Love a Witch (free for Kindle), a short tale, and it has been a very nice reading. I'm going to get the first one in her novels: A Modern Witch

[Melodie]

Finally finished . It took me months and am glad to be finally done with it. Will definitely not be reading more!

[Erin L]

Melodie wrote: "Finally finished . It took me months and am glad to be finally done with it. Will definitely not be reading more!"

I'm sad you didn't like it because I think I told you you really should read it :) Ah well, they can't all be winners, right?

I'm currently making my way through the Black Dagger Brotherhood books by J.R. Ward starting with Dark Lover. I'm currently on the second book: Lover Eternal . And it's better than the first. The first had a lot of world creation stuff to do. This one seemed to get to the story faster, but it's answering some of my questions about the world too.

[Heidi]

I loved Soulless but I think the audiobook narrator made it even more awesome for me. Steam punk is not for everyone! I loved the Black Dagger books until about book 9 and then I lost interest!

[Mollie]

I just finished John Connolly's The White Road. I liked it, but not as much as some of the others. It's very dark. I will need to read a few cozies now!

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Finished The Casual Vacancy. I wasn't sure I was going to like this one after the first 20 pages or so, but am glad I stuck with it. Though it was a bit difficult to keep characters straight at first, it definitely got better, and I really wanted to know how it would end.

Now reading: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson, another group read.

[Susan]

I am reading The Crown by Nancy Bilyeau.

[Leslie]

Just started Thackery's Vanity Fair... I love that time period!

[Karen]

I love history and historical fiction. Am currently reading "The Lincoln Conspiracy" by Timothy L. O'Brien.

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Had difficulty sleeping last night and ended up reading until 4am and finishing Hill House. Good thing I didn't have to work this morning! Sooo tired and achey today. Time to pick a couple cozies off my October reading list...

[❂ Murder by Death]

I did that Wednesday night! I had just finished reading Hard Bitten and picked up the next in the series, Drink Deep. Couldn't put it down until I was finished! Paid for it the next morning tho...

[Beth]

Marisa wrote: "I've just read To Love a Witch (free for Kindle), a short tale, and it has been a very nice reading. I'm going to get the first one in her novels: A Modern Witch"

Oh, I love everything Debora Geary has published - If you're a person who enjoys stories about loving, caring friends, and notably women who support each other's strengths (with a little magic thrown in) you'll want the whole "Witch Central" series. Enjoy!

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

Thank you, Beth! I'm going to give them a try. At this moment I'm reading Captain Vorpatril's Alliance and I'm liking a lot Ivan's story.

[Susan]

I just started Hungry for You by Lynsay Sands.

[Barb]

My non-cozy reads right now are The Emperor's Tomb and Hurricanes in Paradise. I'm really enjoying both!

[Karen M]

I'm re-reading Hotel du Lac and a so far very cute love story, Ain't Love Grand.

[Jennifer]

Finished four this week:

Viola in Reel Life -- everything I read by this author delights me. I finished Brava, Valentine last month and it had a holiday family dinner meltdown scene that was so funny and riveting I couldn't have stopped reading it long enought to take my hand off a hot burner. Picked this one up last week and it was simply delightful.

The Wedding Quilt: An Elm Creek Quilts Novel another good outing in this series, which, for the uninitiated, tends to alternate between historicals based on the ancestors of the current characters and books about the current characters. It's an interesting approach to a series and the books are thoroughly enjoyable.

The Paris Wife I enjoyed this book a lot more than I thought I would, given that I think Hemingway was a misogynistic ass.

Her Highness, the Traitor. I always enjoy Higginbotham but I liked her earlier four better than this one. (But I'm fed to the teeth with the Tudors, and in fact wouldn't have read this if H hadn't written it.)

Currently reading:

Maid in Waiting, which is book 7 in what is probably my all-time favorite series and a RARE reread for me, One Day, which I'm having a hard time caring about, and closing in on the end of Kitty Foyle, which for you old-movie buffs out there is the book on which the Ginger Rogers film was based.

[Heidi]

Jennifer wrote: "Finished four this week:

Viola in Reel Life -- everything I read by this author delights me. I finished Brava, Valentine..."

I think One Day should have ended 3/4ths way through -- there was no reason for that ending IMO

[Leslie]

@Rachel -- I'm right there with you! I just read a bunch of Baroness Orczy this past summer.

Who is your favorite historical mystery author?

[Melodie]

Currently reading and

[❂ Murder by Death]

Melodie wrote: "Currently reading and "

I've got Biting Cold on it's way now...

[Karen M]

I'm reading Persephone Cole and the Halloween Curse which I honestly think might be a cozy except Persephone is a PI and Drawing Blood which was offered to me in exchange for a review.

[Jennifer]

Heidi (up to no good) wrote: "Jennifer wrote: "Finished four this week:

Viola in Reel Life -- everything I read by this author delights me. I finished ..."


No idea if I'll agree with you or not because I haven't managed to get even that far.....

[Susan]

I started Soulless by Gail Carriger. Its really good so far.

[Mollie]

Melodie wrote: "Finally finished . It took me months and am glad to be finally done with it. Will definitely not be reading more!"

I loved this book. A sort of steam-punk Amelia Peabody. Sorry you did not like it. I think you are the first person I know who doesn't.

[Melodie]

Mollie wrote: "Melodie wrote: "Finally finished . It took me months and am glad to be finally done with it. Will definitely not be reading more!"

I loved this book. A sort of steam-..."

I should have known better. I don't like stories set in this time period anyway.

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Started Haven by Kay Hooper last night before bed. It's been a long time between "Bishop" novels, and so far this one has not disappointed.

[Karen M]

I've finally gotten around to reading The Night Circus. So far it is magical!

[❂ Murder by Death]

Just finished Biting Cold and have started Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet.

[Kaye]

Reading Introducing the Richest Family in America. Kind of a crazy story but I want to see how it ends. Should finish it up today.

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

Heather L wrote: "Started Haven by Kay Hooper last night before bed. It's been a long time between "Bishop" novels, and so far this one has not disappointed."

Are you aware there is another one at the end of November?

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Marisa: Yup, friend and I are eagerly awaiting it. I finished Haven early this nmorning. Overall I liked it. There was quite the surprise twist at the end, though I did guess who the killer was.

Now I've plucked a slightly older romance from Mount TBR, Unexpected Bride by Lisa Childs -- it's a "U" book.

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

I'm rereading now, for Nov Challenge (Favorite Author), Falling Awake. I always like her books.

[Melodie]

Getting ready to start ! This is one of my very favorite series in any genre!

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Finished Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell -- her first Scarpetta. My first by her, definitely not the last.

Am now (re)reading The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. I wanted to read it again before the first movie comes out next month, and it is the November classic group read for TNBBC here at GR.

[DJ =^^=]

then I am listening to a cozy. lol :)

[Cindy]

I'm listening or reading memoirs or historical fiction

[Melodie]

Heather L wrote: "Finished Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell -- her first Scarpetta. My first by her, definitely not the last.

Am now (re)reading The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. I wanted to read it again before the fi..."

Loved the Scarpetta books up until about BLACK NOTICE. Then they just got steadily weirder and she started to believe all her own publicity!

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Melodie wrote: "Then they just got steadily weirder and she started to believe all her own publicity!"

ROFL... Sadly, there are a LOT of popular authors like that. :-\

[Kaye]

I think Black Notice was the one that did it for me too. No more Scarpetta for me!

[Kaye]

Currently reading The Secret Keeper and Uneasy Spirits. The Secret Keeper is fabulous and the pages are just flying by. Uneasy Spirits - not so much. Kind of bored, to tell the truth but I am going to finish it.

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I'm currently reading Stars Collide by Janice Thompson. Not that far into yet, but pretty good so far.

[❂ Murder by Death]

I finished A Not So Model Home last night. Everything about it screams cozy, but let me tell you, it most certainly isn't. It's not a bad story, but the author seems to make a personal challenge with himself to see how vulgar he could get in a light mystery story. Just comes across as silly and adolescent.

[Melodie]

Finished . LOVED it!!

[Ariel]

I just finished The Anatomist's Wife which is an atmospheric historical mystery set in 1830 Scotland. I loved it, great storytelling!

[Kait]

I have just finished War Brides . It was a good book and well written, but not what I expected. I had thought the war would be a main character. Instead, it was a wonderful relationship novel, with the war as a backdrop. I think it's a generational thing. Many of my friends mothers and nearly all of my grade school teachers were war brides. My expectations were a story more in line with those I heard growing up.