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[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Heidi: I read The Book Thief a couple years ago and loved it, but have not read anything else by Zusak.

[Heidi]

Heather I highly recommend I Am the Messenger by him. Please let me know if you read it!

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Thanks for the rec, Heidi -- I'll add it to my list of books to look for. ☺

[Carole at From My Carolina Home]

Just finished a non-cozy mystery, that is a wonderful book and I highly recommend - A Vintage Affair by Isabel Wolff


When I am not reading cozies, I do enjoy foodie books. Also reading Dearie, the Remarkable Life of Julia Child. Wonderfully written and engaging.

[Dhfan4life]

I'll second that on A Vintage Affair Craftnut, that was the book that spun me off into cozy read territory actually. Cause I not only fell in love with the story from Vintage, I fell in love with the character's passion for vintage fashion. Which amazed me cause I'm in no way a girlie girl that is into purses or anything like that. But the character's passion for her business was so beautiful to me. And so I was a woman possessed trying to find more stories with characters that had a passion for something that much. Amazed me I found that passion and interest in different things I didn't normally seem interested in, in cozy book land. :)

[Melissa]

Just starting Monument 14 .

[Carole at From My Carolina Home]

Dhfan4life, I loved the descriptions of vintage clothing too. I am a thrift store rat, scored a lot of really nice things, and I love consignment stores. I'd really like to visit that one!! If only it wasn't fictional, LOL!!

[Dhfan4life]

Craftnut wrote: "Dhfan4life, I loved the descriptions of vintage clothing too. I am a thrift store rat, scored a lot of really nice things, and I love consignment stores. I'd really like to visit that one!! If o..."

Awesome so you connected to the story on many levels. But yea I would have loved to have visited the character's store too. Especially to see those prom dresses. Heck even be in her fashion show. Always so interesting to see other vintage styles than the usual flapper type of stuff they pull out during Halloween.

[Leslie]

I am reading The Luminaries, which isn't enthralling me as I had hoped. It is well written but just a tad boring...

[Dhfan4life]

Leslie wrote: "I am reading The Luminaries, which isn't enthralling me as I had hoped. It is well written but just a tad boring..."

I hate when that happens. And usually does for me and high fantasy. Great story concepts but the high handed tone at times and other things really start boring me after a while.

[Rachel Anne]

I've just started a historical mystery, The Black Country by Alex Grecian.

[Melissa]

Glamma-ista Steph wrote: "Melissa wrote: "Just starting Monument 14 ."

I have this book saved on my library wishlist. I just haven't gotten to it yet. I look forward to seein..."

I loved it! I checked this out from the library yesterday and read the whole thing last night. Unfortunately they don't have the others, but I am ordering them soon!

[Melissa]

Just starting The Iron Trial .

[Karen M]

Last book I read was just plain depressing so I've now turned to a classic which should be a much easier read, A Little Princess.

[Rachel Anne]

Glamma-ista Steph wrote: "
I have to check that out. I have read a few historical mysteries and have enjoyed them very much."

It is the second of a series. The Yard is the first of the series. It's very suspenseful and gripping.

[J.A.]

Quarter of the way through The Cuckoo's Calling. So far, slow-ish pace, but the London descriptions are spot on so far...

[Heidi]

J.A. wrote: "Quarter of the way through The Cuckoo's Calling. So far, slow-ish pace, but the London descriptions are spot on so far..."

I loved this one. It is excellent on audiobook.

[Jeanne]

I'm reading Suzanne Strempek Shea's Make a Wish But Not For Money and loving it.

[Chelle_Rydz]

I just started The Goldfinch today. I am going in planning not to like it but I hope to be pleasantly surprised. I really like the story so far, but it is excessively descriptive. I find myself forcing myself not to skip really long passages to get on with the story.

[J.A.]

Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "I loved this one. It is excellent on audiobook."

Oo, might look into audiobook for the second one then. Did you like The Silkworm as much?

[Heidi]

I liked Silkworm just as much J.A. They both have the same narrator. He does a great job and really bring Strike to life IMO.

[J.A.]

Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "I liked Silkworm just as much J.A. They both have the same narrator. He does a great job and really bring Strike to life IMO."

Fab, will have a look for The Silkworm when I finish the first book. Love a good audiobook for a long car ride! =) Listening to Agatha Christie's autobiography at the moment.

[Heidi]

I love audiobooks Jen - especially cozies on audio.

[Melissa]

I read a lot of historical fiction, biographies, and memoirs. Right now, I'm reading Dreaming the Eagle.

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Over the weekend I finished Free Fall by Jill Shalvis, Button Holed by Kylie Logan, and started Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding.

[❂ Murder by Death]

I'm currently in the middle of both Love and Freindship: And Other Youthful Writings by Jane Austen and Dawn of the Belle époque: The Paris of Monet, Zola, Bernhardt, Eiffel, Debussy, Clemenceau, and Their Friends by Mary McAuliffe.

Jane Austen's juvenilia reads a LOT like Monty Python skits, and snarky.

Dawn of the Belle Epoque is really great; the author's narrative makes it very easy to become immersed in what's going on; not at all dry or academic.

[Melissa]

Just starting Dorothy Must Die .

[Nancy]

I am reading UndercityUndercity by Catherine Asara, the start of a new scifi PI series set in her Skolian Empire universe. I like the strong female lead character and will look forward to more installments in this series.

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A little bit into The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary . Enjoying it so far.

[Bridget's Quiet Corner]

I'm currently on two books right now. One on my kindle, the other is a regular book.

by Jennifer Lopez (Kindle-Library Book)

by Laura Lee Hope (Regular Book)

[Melissa]

Just started The Counterfeit Heiress .

[Nancy]

Finished Emily March's Dreamweaver Trail. Four stars. #8 in Eternity Springs series.

[Kirsten]

Just finished reading The Magpies by Mark Edwards

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[Debbie]

I am just finishing The Blessing Way . I really enjoy these books for all the Indian lore

[Library Nymph]

I'm reading Od Magic by Patricia A. McKillip. It's very captivating. It's been a while since I read a book I got utterly lost in . . .this is that kind of book.

[Debra]

I'm still reading Alias Grace, which now feels like it's going on forever. There's almost too much detail, as Grace recalls her story with excruciating detail.

[Melissa]

Just starting Return To Atlantis . This is one of my favorite series!

[Rachel Anne]

I've just started Touch of Frost by Jennifer Estep. So far so good!

[❂ Murder by Death]

I finished The Bookshop Book and An Exaltation of Larks: The Ultimate Edition yesterday. Both were good, but the Bookshop Book was my favorite of the two.

[Kirsten]

Yesterday I started reading American Gods by Neil Gaiman, continued listening to The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt, and finished reading Landline by Rainbow Rowell.

[Heidi]

I really enjoyed Landline

[Kirsten]

Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "I really enjoyed Landline"

I was disappointed. I really loved Fangirl, so this was a letdown.

[Teresa]

I just finished Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine and started When You Look Like Your Passport Photo, It's Time to Go Home by Erma Bombeck.

[Melodie]

Teresa wrote: "I just finished Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine and started When You Look Like Your Passport Photo, It's Time to Go Home by Erma Bombeck."

My mom was a HUGE Erma Bombeck fan. She wrote a column for years for the Dayton Daily News back home and mom always read it and saved lots of them. When she became a big time author she bought each new book when it came out. It was so sad that Erma died so young.

[Heidi]

That's a bummer Kristen:(

[Kirsten]

Today I continued reading The Complete Works of H.P. Lovecraft as well as The Boat of A Million Years by Poul Anderson.

I've also been listening to Firestorm by Nevada Barr

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Just finished Curly Girl: The Handbook . Very informative.

[Karen M]

I'm close to half ways through Five Weeks in a Balloon (really becoming a huge fan of Jules Verne) and I just downloaded Orphan Train from the library website (actually Amazon).

[Sabrina]

I'm currently reading Treasure Island, a story I really only know from the Muppet film LOL.

[Kirsten]

I started and FINISHED listening to Blindsighted by Karin Slaughter yesterday. I just could not stop! So intense! Loved it!

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