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[J.A.]

Been reading quite a bit of non-fiction this month. Recently finished Succeed: How We Can Reach Our Goals and gave it five stars. Unlike other 'inspirational', goal-setting, motivational type books, this one is written by a proper academic from the field of social psychology, and the book is full of interesting insights and advice, such as:

- Trying to motivate certain types of people with encouragement can actually be detrimental
- Different motivations to think about depending on whether the path to your goal is easy or fraught with difficulties
- and all backed up with some fascinating studies (makes social psychology sound like quite a fun field!)

Best book of its type I've read so far. Definitely recommend.

[Teresa]

I haven't done a lot of cozy reading lately. I recently finished and just started .

[Melissa]

Just starting Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy .

[Heidi]

Melissa wrote: "Just starting Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy [bookcover:Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Ja..."

I love this series - especially on audiobook

[Bonnie]

Reading

[Melodie]

Gray Mountain, haven't read anything by Grisham since AN INNOCENT MAN.

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

I've just finished Unbinding, by Eileen Wilks, and I've loved it.

[Kirsten]

Just finished Suspect by Robert Crais. It's been a long time since I gave a book 5 stars, but this book deserved it.

It was not just a really good mystery/thriller, it probably deserved 3.5 stars for that storyline alone. But add in the dog and relationship building and it shot up like a rocket!

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Mary (Biblophile)]

I just finished What Lies Beneath and really enjoyed it. Nice ghost story.

[Bridget's Quiet Corner]

by Stephanie Perkins

[Bonnie]

So happy to be reading !

[Lynn]

I'm reading The State Counsellor, and while I have it shelved under my Mystery genre, I don't really think it counts as a "cozy" but I'm not far enough in to be sure it doesn't either.

[Melissa]

Just starting Murder at Hatfield House .

[Jill]

Teresa wrote: "I haven't done a lot of cozy reading lately. I recently finished and just star..."

I read Acorna: The Unicorn Girl years ago when it first came out.

[Jill]

I'm almost done reading by Jodi Picoult its a novella, and so far it's interesting. Learning more about elephants than I think I did in school...lol...Which isn't a bad thing.

[Teresa]

Jill wrote: "Teresa wrote: "I haven't done a lot of cozy reading lately. I recently finished [bookcover:Don't Know Much about History: Everything You Need to Know about American History But Never Learned|57572..."

I am currently re-reading books on my bookshelves that I read years ago, some of them as a teenager, interspersing them with the newbies in the TBR pile. I decided I've been hauling them around with me for a couple of decades and they deserve to be read again. It's fun to go back and read something again after so long and it's interesting to see how my perceptions of some of the books have changed.

[Jill]

I do agree with going back and re-reading books is so much fun, it's like going and visiting an old friend that you haven't talked to in a long time.

[Linda]

I love going back and re-reading my books. Its like going back in te.

[Linda]

time -

sorry about that.

[Lacey]

I actually tend to read on kinda the opposite end of the spectrum, I love to read fantasy books especially urban fantasy like Faith Hunter, Kim Harrison, Patricia Briggs, ect. Right now I'm reading

[MaryJo]

My son has been sending me books... his latest gift was , Bill O'Reilly and Marvin DuGard's latest.
I enjoy history and WWII history, so this has been a very interesting read. I've learned a lot more about General Patton, and many of the other characters who cross the pages.

[Linda]

MaryJo

It sounds like it is a really good book. I have a friend who would probably love to read this book. She reads all Non Fiction Books.

[MaryJo]

Linda wrote: "MaryJo

It sounds like it is a really good book. I have a friend who would probably love to read this book. She reads all Non Fiction Books."

yes, do mention it. it is pricey right now, but of course there is the library, plus a short wait always reduces the cost of buying a previous best seller.

turns out my son gets a free ebook reader copy when he sends me one.

[❂ Murder by Death]

I've taken this week to flat out ignore my TBR pile in order to re-read old favourites but I've made an exception and I'm currently reading Persuasion. It's not a re-read, although Jane Austen is an old favourite. Loophole.

[Linda]

MaryJo

Thanks....

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

❂ Jennifer (reviews on BookLikes) wrote: "I've taken this week to flat out ignore my TBR pile in order to re-read old favourites but I've made an exception and I'm currently reading Persuasion. It's not a re-read, although Jane Austen is an old favourite. Loophole."


I approve the loophole, as I read and liked Persuasion in 2008. ☺ The only book of hers I do not like is Emma -- I tried reading it again a couple months ago, got halfway through and still haven't finished.

[E.L.]

❂ Jennifer (reviews on BookLikes) wrote: "I've taken this week to flat out ignore my TBR pile in order to re-read old favourites but I've made an exception and I'm currently reading Persuasion. It's not a re-read, although Jan..."

"Persuasion" is my absolute favorite Austen! I've always thought it the perfect autumn book.

[❂ Murder by Death]

Heather L wrote: "I approve the loophole, as I read and liked Persuasion in 2008. ☺ The only book of hers I do not like is Emma -- I tried reading it again a couple months ago, got halfway through and still haven't finished..."

Yeah, Emma is officially my least favourite Austen. I've read it twice and I understand its merits, but I don't like Emma very much (the character).

E.L. wrote: ""Persuasion" is my absolute favorite Austen! I've always thought it the perfect autumn book."

I finished it last night and I enjoyed it quite a bit, it's an excellent story - and it reads well in Spring too! (I'm in AU, so we're looking forward to summer here.) I'll still call P&P my favourite though; it just has that bit more frivolity to it that will keep me coming back again and again.

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

❂ Jennifer (reviews on BookLikes) wrote: "Yeah, Emma is officially my least favourite Austen. I've read it twice and I understand its merits, but I don't like Emma very much (the character)."


I think that's why I've had such difficulty finishing the book--I can't relate to or dislike every character.

[MaryJo]

Linda wrote: "MaryJo

Thanks...."

one thing I should mention, Linda. the authors do a lot of quotes, and G.Patton cussed a lot. he had admirable qualities, and not so admirable ones.

[Nicola]

When not reading a cozy I love a Nicholas Sparks book...

[Nicola]

And when I want gruesome I read another of my Alex Cross books by Patterson... Reading lots of series from different genres.

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MaryJo wrote: "My son has been sending me books... his latest gift was, Bill O'Reilly and Marvin DuGard's latest.
I ..." My husband has been reading it --- and giving me a rundown every night. (I may not have to read it myself.)

[MaryJo]

Norma wrote: "MaryJo wrote: "My son has been sending me books... his latest gift was, Bill O'Reilly and Marvin DuGar..."

Aha! My husband gets those rundowns....

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

I was going to start Hostage by Kay Hooper next, but decided on a short rom-suspense instead. I came down with a cold overnight, and my head is a bit too muzzy right now to keep track of Hooper's intricate plots. So, I'm reading one of my "autumn" books instead, Undercover Encounter by Rebecca York. NOT that I've gotten very far into that one, either. :-\

[Katherine]

Right now reading two different thrillers: Invisible and The Forgotten Girl. I like to have one to read at home and another to read at work on breaks.

[Linda]

I just started to read It is a Mystery Book. I got this from my own Library here at home.

[Jill]

I'm reading by Sarah Jio I'm about half way through this one and it's really good. Good plot, good writing, good little mystery, good characters, just an all around good read. I would suggest this one to everyone

[Debbie]

Norma wrote: "MaryJo wrote: "My son has been sending me books... his latest gift was, Bill O'Reilly and Marvin DuGar..."

I finished , last week. It was great. Now my hubby is reading it and rereading a lot of it back to me. I don't mind so much but it doesn't play into to well.

[Bonnie]

Reading and .

[Teresa]

Started Emma by Jane Austen last night. I probably should read a different Jane Austen book that I haven't read before but this old favorite was "calling to me."

[Patty]

Starting . I'm excited I love Harry Bosch.

[Jill]

Finished reading and now I'm moving on to by Lisa See

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

I started The Painted Veil by W. Somerset Maugham Tuesday and am nearly done. Have enjoyed this one more than expected.

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Finished Biting the Moon by Martha Grimes yesterday. A good mystery, though I would not call it cozy (particularly one scene near the end). Have already started book two, Dakota.

[E.L.]

I'm almost finished with The Ships of Air by Martha Wells. I've also been reading a lot of everyday, old-fashioned-ish stories lately, books by Miss Read and D.L. Stevenson. Something about this time of year that makes me crave that sort of story!

[MaryJo]

is probably going to be a bookclub read, so I decided to get a head start. It is well done, interesting.

[Bonnie]

Reading and

[Karen M]

I just finished Treasure Island which I really enjoyed. Now I'm reading The Expats.

[Debra]

I'm nearly finished The Amber Wizard by David Forbes. I don't read a lot of this type of fantasy, but am really enjoying the story. The book's well written, engaging, and turning in quite a page-turner.
The Amber Wizard