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message 1252: by PamG (new)
Jan 10, 2021 12:14PM

PamG (lynguy1) | 975 comments I finished The Keepers The Keepers (Mace Reid K-9 Mystery, #2) by Jeffrey B. Burton by Jeffrey B. Burton. This is the second book in the Mace Reid K-9 Mystery series. Burton managed to seamlessly combine an amateur sleuth mystery with a police procedural that also highlights relationships between dogs and people.

My 5 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1255: by PamG (new)
Jan 11, 2021 03:21PM

PamG (lynguy1) | 975 comments I finished a short story: A Time for Eating Wild Onions A Time for Eating Wild Onions by L.A. Starks by L.A. Starks.

My short 2 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1256: by PattyMacDotComma (new)
Jan 11, 2021 04:45PM

PattyMacDotComma I finally decided to 'review' my own 2020 on Goodreads by choosing the books I liked best. It's a strange assortment, but that's what makes reading fun for me.
2020 on Goodreads by Various 5★ of course! Link to my good reads of 2020


message 1257: by PattyMacDotComma (new)
Jan 11, 2021 04:45PM

PattyMacDotComma Itchy fingers? Amigurumi Crochet: Farm and Forest Animals by Kristen Rask will have you busy with these cute designs. Clear details, excellent instructions.
Amigurumi Crochet Farm and Forest Animals by Kristen Rask 5★ Link to my Crochet Animals review with several pictures


message 1261: by Barbara (new)
Jan 13, 2021 07:56PM

Barbara | 6 comments A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking


message 1263: by Alice (new)
Jan 14, 2021 04:55AM

Alice | 3827 comments I am reading The Awakening The Awakening (The Dragon Heart Legacy, #1) by Nora Roberts by Nora Roberts.I am quite enjoying it. The story line pulled me in from the very begining. This book is first in trilogy


message 1264: by Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator (new)
Jan 14, 2021 09:53PM

Heather L (wordtrix) | 27494 comments Mod
In Monday’s mail, I received a book in the mail from a friend, In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware. She wrote in the accompanying letter that she had found it in a LFL in Mississippi and enjoyed it so much she thought I would, too. She wasn’t wrong. While it took me a few chapters to really get into it, I soon found it difficult to put down, and spent all of this evening finishing it. I did guess who was behind the events that unfolded, but it was the why and how things would work out that kept me turning the pages. Highly recommend to anyone who enjoys a good thriller!


message 1265: by Brenda (new)
Jan 14, 2021 09:59PM

Brenda | 5036 comments I've just picked up my first Ruth Ware book to read - The Death of Mrs. Westaway It's book of the month in one of my groups so I thought it was a good excuse to try her :) I might check out your rec if I like this one Heather.


message 1266: by Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator (new)
Jan 15, 2021 12:49AM

Heather L (wordtrix) | 27494 comments Mod
Small world, Brenda — There was a preview of your book in mine, but I didn’t read it, lol. This was my first Ware, though I do have another of hers in Mount TBR that I found at a used book sale.

Aside from the fact it was a gift I’d just received, I decided to read In a Dark, Dark Wood right away as it fit dual challenges—partially white cover here and B&W cover for the Ultimate Reading Challenge. Turns out it also fits ‘a book about forgetting’ (as well as a book you got for free) so I think I’ll hold off on slotting it for that challenge until I see if I get to the books originally pulled from Mount TBR for those categories. Comes in handy sometimes when a book fits multiple prompts (and I’m not one of those who double dip).


message 1267: by Brenda (new)
Jan 15, 2021 01:35AM

Brenda | 5036 comments It sure is handy! Reading smarter not harder for your challenges ;)


message 1269: by Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator (new)
Jan 15, 2021 10:57AM

Heather L (wordtrix) | 27494 comments Mod
Brenda wrote: "It sure is handy! Reading smarter not harder for your challenges ;)"

Definitely! It’s pure luck that the first several books read this year fit multiple challenges, especially that Ultimate Challenge. Not complaining, lol!


message 1270: by Brenda (new)
Jan 15, 2021 03:29PM

Brenda | 5036 comments Haha! No not complaining :)


message 1271: by Tammy (new)
Jan 15, 2021 04:24PM

Tammy | 411 comments I just finished The Fever Tree The Fever Tree by Jennifer McVeigh by Jennifer McVeigh A historical fiction that takes place in Colonial South Africa. I loved it.


message 1272: by Mark (new)
Jan 15, 2021 06:42PM

Mark Baker (carstairs38) | 1058 comments A psychological suspense mystery I enjoyed this week:

The First to Lie by Hank Phillippi Ryan The First to Lie by Hank Phillippi Ryan https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1274: by Jane (new)
Jan 16, 2021 05:47PM

Jane This morning I finished Cake and Punishment Cake and Punishment (A Southern Cake Baker Mystery, #1) by Maymee Bell by Maymee Bell (aka Tonya Kappes), gave 3 stars. I then started What Ho, Automata (Reeves & Worcester Steampunk Mysteries Book, #1-3) by Chris Dolley What Ho, Automata, y Chris Dolley, which is a takeoff of Jeeves & Bertie Wooster (which I enjoy but only in small doses - the idiocy gets to be Too Much quickly.) I'm already 3 books behind for my yearly challenge - I've been listening to radio & watching the news since January 6, which has severely cut into my reading time. I ought to listen to one of my cousins - he says why bother since neither of us can do anything about it anyway.


message 1277: by PamG (new)
Jan 18, 2021 11:14AM

PamG (lynguy1) | 975 comments I finished a contemporary police procedural: What Waits for You What Waits for You by Joseph Schneider by Joseph Schneider.

My 4 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1278: by PattyMacDotComma (last edited Jan 19, 2021 12:20AM) (new)
Jan 18, 2021 10:51PM

PattyMacDotComma This is an unusual addition to the Little People BIG DREAMS series for children by Mª Isabel Sánchez Vegara. Louise Bourgeois was a troubled, unique artist who created disturbing sculptures.
Louise Bourgeois by Mª Isabel Sánchez Vegara 4★ Link to my Louise Bourgeois review with illustrations and a few photos of her "Maman" spiders


message 1279: by PattyMacDotComma (new)
Jan 18, 2021 10:51PM

PattyMacDotComma Amazing Things Are Happening Here is a collection of short stories by Jacob M. Appel, a doctor who has a knack for writing stories with a twist.
Amazing Things Are Happening Here by Jacob M. Appel 3★ Link to my Amazing Things review


message 1282: by PattyMacDotComma (new)
Jan 20, 2021 02:25AM

PattyMacDotComma I really enjoyed The Crossing, the first of Aussie author B. Michael Radburn's mystery series about a park ranger escaping his grief by taking a posting in Tasmania. It's frying pan into the fire stuff, except it's so bl**dy freezing that the fire might be welcome. Good read!
The Crossing (Taylor Bridges, #1) by B. Michael Radburn 4.5★ Link to my review of The Crossing


message 1283: by Meg (new)
Jan 20, 2021 11:46AM

Meg (makeli2) | 2322 comments I'm finishing up #43 in J. D. Robb's In Death series. So darn good!

Apprentice in Death (In Death, #43) by J.D. Robb Apprentice in Death


message 1284: by Jane (new)
Jan 21, 2021 04:13PM

Jane Jo wrote: "I enjoy reading Terry Pratchett Discworld novels. Fairly new to them but they are really good. I also enjoy reading young adult books (despite being 38 haha)."

I loved these. The humor !


message 1286: by Mark (new)
Jan 21, 2021 11:11PM

Mark Baker (carstairs38) | 1058 comments A non-cozy this week:

Blood Alone (Billy Boyle World War II, #3) by James R. Benn Blood Alone by James R. Benn https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1287: by PamG (new)
Jan 22, 2021 11:35AM

PamG (lynguy1) | 975 comments I finished Snow Snow by Orhan Pamuk by Orhan Pamuk. This is a book set in Turkey and written by a Turkish author that I read for a book club.

My 3 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1288: by PattyMacDotComma (new)
Jan 22, 2021 10:54PM

PattyMacDotComma This is a great one for kids and music lovers. Elton John by Mª Isabel Sánchez Vegara is bright and interesting and real.
Elton John by Mª Isabel Sánchez Vegara 5★ Link to my Elton John review with several illustrations


message 1289: by PattyMacDotComma (new)
Jan 22, 2021 10:54PM

PattyMacDotComma Sulari Gentill's exceptional Rowland Sinclair historical mystery series takes her four Australian characters to 1930's Shanghai in Shanghai Secrets. What a terrifying place it was - but a great read!

Shanghai Secrets (Rowland Sinclair #9) by Sulari Gentill 5★ Link to my Shanghai Secrets review


message 1292: by Tammy (new)
Jan 23, 2021 02:15PM

Tammy | 411 comments Rereading Poland Poland by James A. Michener by James A. Michener I large historical fiction.


message 1293: by Jane (new)
Jan 23, 2021 06:18PM

Jane I'm 31% into The Golem and the Jinni The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni, #1) by Helene Wecker , highly recommended by several members of the Bujold List. I'm liking it, so far.


message 1294: by Brenda (new)
Jan 23, 2021 06:45PM

Brenda | 5036 comments I loved that book Jane! I'd borrowed it from the library, so bought myself a copy after enjoying it so much :)


message 1296: by PamG (new)
Jan 24, 2021 09:12AM

PamG (lynguy1) | 975 comments I finished Serpentine Serpentine (Alex Delaware, #36) by Jonathan Kellerman by Jonathan Kellerman. This is the 36th book in the Alex Delaware series: Mystery, Suspense, Cerebral Police Procedural.

My 4 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


message 1298: by Alice (new)
Jan 25, 2021 05:32AM

Alice | 3827 comments I am reading Cold Wind Cold Wind (Alaska Wild Mysteries, #2) by Paige Shelton by Paige Shelton (Book 2 in series). Generally Ms. Shelton writes cozies, but this series is more mystery thriller. Set in Alaska. Very good setting and characters. Lots of room to grow this series.


message 1299: by Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator (new)
Jan 25, 2021 03:42PM

Heather L (wordtrix) | 27494 comments Mod
Last week while rearranging and sorting through books, I happened upon a slim autobiography by Eudora Welty, One Writer's Beginnings. It was originally published in 1983, and (according to the cover) spent 46 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List. I have no idea how or when I acquired this book. Was it given to me? Did I find it at a used book sale? No idea.

I don’t remember reading it previously, though there are some blue ink markings of passages here and there. I was trying to decide what to read next last night and this unearthed treasure was calling to me. Probably because I have been working through a collection of short stories of Welty’s since last autumn. One of her best-known stories is “Why I Live at the P. O.”, which we read in high school English.


message 1300: by Brenda (new)
Jan 25, 2021 04:22PM

Brenda | 5036 comments An interesting story Heather. I hope you enjoy it :)


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