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[Kirsten]

I absolutely loved The Light Between Oceans, Beth!

Finished Death's Jest-Book last night. Starting Without Consent today.

[Melodie]

Heidi *Listen. I'll just keep talking anyway. * wrote: "I am over half done with These Broken Stars on audio and really like it so far. I am also listening to [book:The Golem and the Jinni|15819028..."

I have THESE BROKEN STARS in The Pile. Hope to get to it one of these days!

[Heidi]

I am 95% done with it Melodie and am loving it. Soooo good.

[Kirsten]

I'll be reading today.

[Karen M]

Yesterday I finished reading Ice Shear which was a really good mystery but definitely not a cozy.
Today I'm starting California: A Novel which is a post-apocalyptic novel.

[Kirsten]

Yesterday I finished listening to young adult, gothic thriller Her Dark Curiosity by Megan Shepherd. Will be reading Without Consent, a legal crime novel by Frances Fyfield

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Started The Perfect Hope by Nora Roberts last night, the final book in the Inn BoonsBoro series.

[Valerie]

I read Cover of Snow by Jenny Milchman. The mother-in-law character scared the bejeezus out of me. Great winter thriller.

[Debbie]

I'm readingA Good Yarn . I really enjoy series books. Getting to know the lives of the people is so comforting and they truly become part of my life for a period of time. But I have to say I haven't read a cozy in about 5 or 6 books now and I need to get back to them.

[Barb]

I just finished William Shakespeare's The Empire Striketh Back and enjoyed it as much as the first book, William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, a New Hope. The story itself is a lot of fun, but the illustrations make it even better :)

[Marja]

I'm reading Desperate Deeds by Patricia Gligor, and she's keeping me glued to the pages.

[Nancy]

Finished Double Minds by Terri Blackstock...rated it four stars.

[Karen M]

Kirsten wrote: "Yesterday I finished listening to young adult, gothic thriller Her Dark Curiosity by Megan Shepherd. Will be reading Without Consent, a legal crime n..."

I am a fan of Frances Fyfield. I've read four of her books in the Helen West series including Without Consent. Enjoy!

I'm really enjoying reading California: A Novel. I haven't read that many post-apocalyptic books but I do enjoy that type of movie like I Am Legend and The World, The Flesh, The Devil, and the TV show Revolution, so I guess I shouldn't be surprised.

[MaryJo]

yesterday I gave up on The Lowenskold Ring Trilogy by
Selma Lagerlof. it was a charming and well written old-fashioned book, but the complicated romantic issue in the second portion got to be too much - reminded me
of a soap opera, 19th century style.

[Jaye]

The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry

I just finished this fiction about books and a bookstore.
It takes place on an island off the coast of Massachusetts and is the story of the bookseller/owner.
So far, it's the best book I've read this year.

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Am about to start The Widow's Walk by Robert Barclay, which I won from GR and received today.

[Rebecca]

Just finished The Last of His Kind, about one of the greats of early 20th-century mountaineering.

[Kirsten]

Karen M wrote: "Kirsten wrote: "Yesterday I finished listening to young adult, gothic thriller Her Dark Curiosity by Megan Shepherd. Will be reading Without Consent,..."

I love her too. Sad to see that Without Consent was her last Helen West.

[Kirsten]

Will be starting the audiobook of today.

[Karen M]

Finished California: A Novel which was so good and have now moved onto The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing: A Novel which I am almost done reading This book is two generations in a family flashes back and forth between three time periods. Another really good book.

[Bridget's Quiet Corner]

Confessions: The Private School Murders by James Patterson

[Mollie]

I just finished The House on Olive Street, by Robin Carr. Women's fiction and very good. I'll probably read more of her books.

[Karen M]

I have moved on to an "archeo-forensic mystery."
My Lady of the Bog

[Debbie]

I'm reading Wind Chime Point the second of 3 in this series. It's not bad, although I'm not a romance reader, I have enjoyed this series. Until I received this on loan, I had never read anything bySherryl Woods. I will try some of her other books when I finish this series.

[Katie]

I enjoy a variety of books - even cookbooks. Like literary fiction, historical, legal thrillers, medical thrillers, romance, etc. etc. Have a book compulsion.

[Debbie]

Katie wrote: "I enjoy a variety of books - even cookbooks. Like literary fiction, historical, legal thrillers, medical thrillers, romance, etc. etc. Have a book compulsion."

I do too Katie, I always have a book with me. I get nervous if I leave home without one. I'd rather forget my cell than my book.

[Kait]

I just finished by Polly Iyer. I don't give many 5 star reviews, but this book deserves it. It's romantic suspense that is so intense I actually had dreams about the story.

[Debra]

As I said in the review I posted, I had been hearing about suspense/thriller author Lee Child for years, but never got around to reading him until 2 weeks ago. Killing Floor is the first in the Jack Reacher series and I loved it. Intelligent plot, intriguing protagonist, and beautifully written. I'm going to read the second one.

[Kirsten]

Debra wrote: "As I said in the review I posted, I had been hearing about suspense/thriller author Lee Child for years, but never got around to reading him until 2 weeks ago. Killing Floor is the fir..."

I really like that series. Killing Floor was a wonderful entry in the series. I read an interview with Lee Child where he was basing it (sort of) on the Lone Ranger theme. Where the protagonist rides off in the sunset at the end.

[Debra]

Kirsten wrote: "Debra wrote: "As I said in the review I posted, I had been hearing about suspense/thriller author Lee Child for years, but never got around to reading him until 2 weeks ago. [book:Killing Floor|781..."

It works for me! A new setting with each book holds a lot of appeal :)

[Melodie]

Debra wrote: "As I said in the review I posted, I had been hearing about suspense/thriller author Lee Child for years, but never got around to reading him until 2 weeks ago. Killing Floor is the fir..."

I have a lot of friends on my M/T board who love Reacher. I've tried, but for some reason have never taken to the books. I read KILLING FLOOR some years ago and then 61 HOURS a couple of years ago for a challenge. I love Lee Child, but just not crazy about Reacher. I do love Robert Crais' Elvis Cole & Joe Pike books and Steve Hamilton's Alex McKnight books, tho.

[Kathy]

Miss Buncle's Book by D.E. Stevenson. Why am I just now learning of this book/author? The ebook sells for $2.51 on Amazon. The sequel is $2.99. Originally published in the 1930's!

[Leslie]

Kathy wrote: "Miss Buncle's Book by D.E. Stevenson. Why am I just now learning of this book/author? The ebook sells for $2.51 on Amazon. The sequel is $2.99. Originally published..."

I have this on my TBR...

[Kirsten]

I started reading last night, not a cozy or a mystery, but very cute.

[Rhonda]

I'm not big on romances either, but I have loved all of her series' including this one.

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

I finished The Widow's Walk by Robert Barclay last night. Good story, but the author has a nasty "just then" habit that annoyed the heck out of me. It's so overused that I had picked up on it by page 50, and he used it five times in one chapter alone. Ugh! I can't believe any editor would let him get away with that. It's lazy writing, and almost every sentence in which it was employed would have been better -- stronger -- without it.

[MaryJo]

Picked up my reserved copy of by Laura Hillenbrand at the library so there is some pressure to read it in a timely manner. The book is widely touted, and so far I am also finding it a fascinating and worthwhile true story to tell.
fyi: Hillenbrand wrote Sea Biscuit.

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

MaryJo wrote: "Picked up my reserved copy of by Laura Hillenbrand at the library..."

I've heard that one is good. It was a group read for another GR group last July. Would have liked to join in, but I had too much going on and couldn't get my hands on the book. It's on my list of books to watch for.

[Barb]

I listened to Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption last year and liked it more than I thought I would -- learned a lot too! Daughter just read it a month or two ago and was surprised at how much she enjoyed the book too.

I guess "enjoy" and "like" aren't really the right words, as it's hard to like some of the things included in the book. But it was well-written and informative. Neither of us regrets the time we spent reading/listening to the book, and that's always a good thing, right?

[Rhonda]

What book by Laura H? I love her books.

[Debbie]

I'm just about done withMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore . It has been very enjoyable, sort of a Harry Potter type book, but set in the US and very techy. I see there is another book out in the series, I may have to read it too.

[Barb]

The prequel isn't a full-length book, Debbie, it's only ~60ish pages, depending on which version you read (Kindle v. paperback, etc.) I haven't read it yet, but I want to, because I loved the original book :)

[Heidi]

I am listening to Cress and loving it.

[Bridget's Quiet Corner]

Hereafterby Kate Brian (Book 2 in the Shadowlands trilogy)

[Karen M]

I'm reading Fallen Beauty, .

Interesting take on Edna St. Vincent Millay's life by adding a fictional character named Laura Kelley.

[Melodie]

Heidi *Listen. I'll just keep talking anyway. * wrote: "I am listening to Cress and loving it."

I've got Cinder in The Pile and need to get to it. I picked it up because you liked it so much!

[Heidi]

Melodie wrote: "Heidi *Listen. I'll just keep talking anyway. * wrote: "I am listening to Cress and loving it."

I've got Cinder..."

Yay! Hope you like it Melodie!

[Susan]

Debbie wrote: "I'm just about done withMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore. It has been very enjoyable, sort of a Harry Potter type book, but set ..."

The prequel is really good, though only short. I got it for kindle quite cheap on Amazon, I haven't read Mr Penumbra's 24 hour bookstore yet, looking forward to it.

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Debbie wrote: "I'm just about done withMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore. It has been very enjoyable, sort of a Harry Potter type book, but set ..."

I saw this one mentioned somewhere else recently, and it does sound good. Thanks for the recommendation!

[❂ Murder by Death]

Heather L wrote: "Debbie wrote: "I'm just about done withMr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore. It has been very enjoyable, sort of a Harry Potter type..."

Heather, I absolutely LOVED Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore. It's definitely worth picking up!