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I'm reading a Nordic mystery Chilled to the Bone,
.Biggest problem I'm having is with the character's names. This story is placed in Finland.
Evelyn wrote: "I am reading the Pelican Brief, great book!
"One of my favorites!!
Reading a Susan May Warren book: Escape to Morning
I have been on a streak of reading police procedurals lately & am currently reading the first book in the Jack Frost series, Frost At Christmas,
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(ARGH! Anyone else having trouble with the add book/author function not working again? I swear this is becoming a monthly issue for GR. *insert perturbed look here*)
Finishing my book club series..on book #6Warsaw Requiem...learning a lot about that preWWII history.
The author has me hooked!
I"ve been busy reading Christmas themed books
and I still have a bunch in my TBR hoilday stack. I watch book sales all year round for holiday books and stock pile them for this time of year ;-)
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Started yesterday: The Unsung Hero by Suzanne Brockmann. I'm not linking to the edition I have, as the title/author info is wrong. Yeah, they show the correct book, and there are tons of comments, but the title/author listed for it are WRONG.
If one of our group librarians can help out on this, this is the book page. Correct title: The Unsung Hero (Troubleshooters #1) / Correct author: Suzanne Brockmann / Pages: 392. Thanks in advance...
Heather L wrote: "Read yesterday: The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde.
Started yesterday: The Unsung Hero by Suzanne Brockmann. I'm not linking to the edition I have, as the title/author info is wr..."
Fixed. This is one of the weirdest problem I saw in here.
Started yesterday: The Unsung Hero by Suzanne Brockmann. I'm not linking to the edition I have, as the title/author info is wr..."
Fixed. This is one of the weirdest problem I saw in here.
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Heather L wrote: "Thanks Evgeny! I've seen something like that only once before, but it's been a while."
You are welcome.
You are welcome.
Love The Unsung Hero. I think that's John's love story..the car escape scene stays vividly in my memory ! :)
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I'm reading Gail Carriger's Blameless. This is the third in the Parasol Protectorate series. I love these books- they're imaginative and witty and great fun to read.
I'm reading The View from Casa Chepitos: A Journey Beyond the Border which I won as a FirstReads. It's a memoir and so far interesting. The author falls in love with a house in Mexico and her family divides their time between Mexico and Seattle.
I also like to read suspense, light thriller, and romantic suspense. Just finished Still Watching by Chevy Stevens. I like books with a gothic feel such as the ones where a woman is in jeopardy. I grew up on them and that's probably why I still enjoy reading them. Many of the books I pick to read are psychological mysteries--I like to know whodunit and whydunit.
Just finished listening to I'm Dreaming of an Undead Christmas - a freebie short (~4 hours) audio book on Audible. I love Molly Harper and her narrator does an excellent job, so this was a great one to listen to.
Heather L ~ It is The Defiant Hero that I liked so well. That book grabbed me from the beginning & didn't let me go! She sure can write ! Hope you enjoy them as much as I did :)
That's the sort of book I like too Vickie. Have you read Norah Roberts - I'm sure you must have. One of hers I liked the best was Angels Fall - a great read. What was Still Watching like? Good and worth reading or average?
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Ah, that would be book two. I hope to get to that one in January or February.
Gary wrote: "If you like archaeological detectives, try the Amelia Peabody stories of Elizabeth Peters."Oh I love Elizabeth Peters Books...I have read all of the Amelia Peabody Stories by her.
I am reading "Sachem's Daughter - The White Indian Series - Book #21 by Donald Clayton Porter. I love this series...I have read most of the books in this series.
If you like YA books and want and nice holiday read, I am nearly done with Bittersweet
and am enjoying it more than I expected.
Heidi *Listen. I'll just keep talking anyway. * wrote: "If you like YA books and want and nice holiday read, I am nearly done with Bittersweet and am enjoying it more than I expected."This sounds pretty good! Need to check it out.
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❂ Jennifer (reviews on BookLikes) wrote: "Just finished listening to I'm Dreaming of an Undead Christmas - a freebie short (~4 hours) audio book on Audible. I love Molly Harper and her narrator does an excellent job, so th..."I'm currently listening to this - once I got over my annoyance about vampires and werewolves being friendly, loving creatures, I started enjoying the story!
Currently reading Burial Rites by Hannah Kent since it was recommended by librarians participating in LibraryReads. Creepy and dark
I enjoy thrillers, legal thrillers, horror, sci-fi, historical novels, and occasionally fantasy. My favorite authors include James Patterson, Harlan Coben, Jeffery Deaver, John Sandford, Steppphen King, and Dean Koontz.
Yesterday I readThe Christmas Pearl
I am a DBF fan. This book was not her norm, but it was a really good short Christmas read, plus there is a recipe for "She Crab Soup" that I am going to try. I had is years ago in Charleston and loved it, but it's not something you find in central Pennsylvania...Merry Christmas to everyone!
Just finished A Wish for Christmas by Thomas Kinkade & Katherine Spencer.It was a slow read for me, but a good one.
I rated it 3.5 stars.
Liked the happy ending & Emily Dickinson quotes. (I'll have to read more E.D. !)
I just finished 'Jane Austen in Boca' by Paula Marantz Cohen
Three Jewish female friends enjoy life, find love, have a great friendship with lots of laughter and you can see the comparisons to 'Pride and Prejudice'. I enjoyed it very much.
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I usually will read other mysteries or suspense/thrillers. I like Jeffrey Devers, David Baldacci, and Daniel Silva, but lately I have surprised myself by getting into Urban Fantasy. At first it was just Ilona Andrews' Kate Daniels series that I devoured, then I discovered Patricia Briggs' Mercy Thompson and have been hooked on those. I wasn't as impressed with the usual Anita Blake or Charlain Harris works. Any other Kate or Mercy fans?
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I couldn't get into the Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlain(e?) Harris....I was beginning to think I was the only one who had tried to read them but couldn't get into them..it took me a long time to get into the show but once I did, I loved it...It can be a bit much on the sex and nudity but beyond that, the storyline I like a lot. I haven't read any of the others. I think I tried Anita Blake, but couldn't get into hers either. :-)
Bridget wrote: "I couldn't get into the Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlain(e?) Harris....I was beginning to think I was the only one who had tried to read them but couldn't get into them..it took me a long time ..."Bridget, my first Sookie book, I was so dis-interested that I skipped to the end to see who the murderer was and vowed never to read another. I have no interest in the show either. You are not alone in being a non-fan of Sookie.
Marisa wrote: "Yes A. I'm really a fan of them. And not only Mercy, but Charles and Anna too (Alpha and Omega)."Marisa, I have shied away from the Alpha and Omega series since I am not a romance reader. I don't mind romance as a part of the novel like in Mercy Thompson books - but not as the main storyline. Although the Alpha and Omega book 1 sounds interesting.
I am starting my big fat book of 2014 a bit early - the library came through with the audiobook edition of War and Peace.I am also reading Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood...
Jamie Lynn wrote: "I might read Bram Stoker's Dracula. My friends and I will pass books around. It was in a box of books. I've never read this book. On the other hand I might look some more and pick out something lig..."Jamie Lynn, Bram Stoker's Dracula was originally written in 1897 so the writing style is a bit dated. But it is a classic. You might like The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
for a similar feel as the original Dracula but written in 2005.
Just finished A Virgin River Christmas by Robyn Carr..one of her better ones.
A. wrote: "I usually will read other mysteries or suspense/thrillers. I like Jeffrey Devers, David Baldacci, and Daniel Silva, but lately I have surprised myself by getting into Urban Fantasy. At first it w..."Love the Mercy Thompson books. I loved the Sookie books, except for the last one. Loved the Anita Blake books for a long time and then they got to be about nothing but the "ardeur". BORING, BORING, BORING!! Nothing but VERY badly written erotica, and stories that were just about impossible to find.
Jamie Lynn wrote: "I might read Bram Stoker's Dracula. My friends and I will pass books around. It was in a box of books. I've never read this book. On the other hand I might look some more and pick out something lig..."DRACULA was a favorite of mine when I was a kid. Has been more years than I care to think about since the last time I read it, but it's definitely worth reading.
A. wrote: "Marisa wrote: "Yes A. I'm really a fan of them. And not only Mercy, but Charles and Anna too (Alpha and Omega)."Marisa, I have shied away from the Alpha and Omega series since I am not a romance ..."
The Alpha & Omega books are definitely not romances, though I believe the short story that started the series was published in a romance short story book. I don't like romances either. The Alpha & Omega books are nearly as good as the Mercy books.
Melodie wrote: "A. wrote: "Marisa wrote: "Yes A. I'm really a fan of them. And not only Mercy, but Charles and Anna too (Alpha and Omega)."Marisa, I have shied away from the Alpha and Omega series since I am not
The Alpha & Omega books are definitely not romances, though I believe the short story that started the series was published in a romance short story book. I don't like romances either. The Alpha & Omega books are nearly as good as the Mercy books. "
Yep - I agree with all of this. Heather and Melodie prodded me to read the Mercy series and I loved them. Then picked up the A&O series and liked them almost as much.
A. wrote: "Bridget wrote: "I couldn't get into the Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlain(e?) Harris....I was beginning to think I was the only one who had tried to read them but couldn't get into them..it took..."I actually got through the first one...But just couldn't get through the 2nd. Glad I'm not alone! lol
Jennifer and Melodie,You have convinced me to start the Alpha and Omega series! Thank you :-)
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