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IX. Currently Reading?
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I just finished Whippoorwill by Joseph Mennenger. It was AMAZING!
Jane wrote: "Mariel of RedwallMariel of Redwall. I love it. Good is good and evil is evil. And evil gets a good bashing in the end. What more d'you want..."
I love the Redwall books!
Just finished the sequel to The Dark Lord of Derkhom, Year of the Griffin
which had some weaknesses unfortunately, much as I usually enjoy Diana Wynne Jones' work.
I finished re-reading
and now I'm reading
Salamandastron I'm doing a second childhood and enjoying every minute. Being childish with brandy is so good
Katheryn wrote: "Just finished my first Margaret Atwood novel, 
Surfacing. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."Superb wasn't it! Would recommend both "The Handmaid's Tale" (obviously) and "Oryx and Crake"
Leslie wrote: "Superb wasn't it! Would recommend both "The Handmaid's Tale" (obviously) and "Oryx and Crake"."Yes, it really wasn't what I was expecting! The Handmaid's Tale is naturally on my list but I hadn't heard of Oryx and Crake - looks intriguing, I'm adding it now. Thanks for the recommendations!
In this past week, I read:Endgame (E, #5) by Kate Wrath
The Path of Water (Quests, book 1) by Barbara G. Tarn
The Path of Fire (Quests, book 2) by Barbara G. Tarn
My Vibrating Vertebrae: and other poems by Agnes Mae Graham
Beat The Hackers by Stephanie Dagg
More Tales of the Southern Kingdoms - volume 2 by Barbara G. Tarn
Oh Auntie! by Stephanie Dagg
The Attenbury Emeralds by Jill Paton Walsh.It's a real read and very difficult to put down.
I'm currently reading Malus Domestica, an urban fantasy/horror book by S.A. Hunt. While horror's not my usual playground (I tend to be more into contemporary fantasy with excursions into sci-fi), it's good so far, and I always appreciate good action heroines.Malus Domestica
Struggling through The Star King. 37% into it. I got this as a freebee and was going to repay the author with a review when I finished it. But I just can't and any review I write would be unfair to the book.The problem isn't the quality of the writing, but that it's a romance in a science fiction jacket. Unfortunately, it's rare that I like a romance and this isn't one of them. Also, there are a couple of small science errors in the yarn.
Romance lovers will probably like this story. It follows the "formula", the characters are well-developed, the guy is a strong "hunk" (as required for the romance genre), and the writing is solid.
If I were still in the publishing business and this was a submission, I'd recommend it to the bosses.
But I'm gonna drop it.
Al "Tank" wrote: "Struggling through The Star King. 37% into it. I got this as a freebee and was going to repay the author with a review when I finished it. But I ju..."That's a problem that people have created a SF-romance genre as opposed to having romance elements in a book predominantly SF. I wouldn't appreciate that either.
Finished Diana Wynne Jones' first children's book, Wilkins' Tooth which was published in the States as "Witch's Business".
Just started two new books: the fourth book of the Restoration series: "Dawn's Light", and a thriller named "Text".
Pam wrote: "Al "Tank" wrote: "Struggling through The Star King. 37% into it. I got this as a freebee and was going to repay the author with a review when I fin..."This one is primarily a romance in an SF setting. I have no heartburn with that as long as the buyer is aware of what s/he's buying. It should be in the romance category.
Just finished
, (research project ) currently reading
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Just finished
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Forgot to mention I had finished The Homeward Bounders a little while ago.Have also read Pat Barker's The Ghost Road and Exile by Martin Owton
I'm halfway through The Snow Queen by K.M. Shea. Lovin' it so far!
Just finished Before We Met by Lucie Whitehouse.Overall a good read but very boring ending lets the rest of the book down.
Just finished HP and the Cursed Child, which I actually loved. Did not expect that. About to start Red Rising!
Just finished Apprentice in Death. I liked, but not as much as I have liked most of the series.
Just finished Becoming Grandma by Leslie Stahl.
one hundred years of solitude is still being read by me
haven't posted an update in a couple of weeks, so here goes...
The Jack Russell Adventures (Book 1): The Pet Shop by Jackie Small
The Jack Russell Adventures (Book 2): A New Life by Jackie Small
The Jack Russell Adventures (Book 3): Santa's Extra Presents by Jackie Small
Oh Grandad! by Stephanie Dagg
Into the Vines by Caroline Clemens
Dylan's Yuletide Journey by Jemima Pett
Oh Santa! by Stephanie Dagg
BookElves Anthology, Volume 1 by Jemima Pett
Pig's Big Secret by Jackie Small
Salt by Helen Laycock
Rhyming Rabbit's Mischief by Jackie Small
Viridian System Sampler: 8 Short Stories by Jemima Pett
The Parting Glass by Elisabeth Grace Foley
The Oldest Flame by Elisabeth Grace Foley
The Silent Hour by Elisabeth Grace Foley
I just finished reading Lock In, and Unlocked by John Scalzi and A Vision of Fire(Earthend Saga #1) by Gillian Anderson, also I finished the Cursed Child play by J.K. Rowling. I am currently reading Mount Dragon by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child.
I just finished January Window, a very good thriller set in the world of English soccer.Just started the political biography, Washington: A Life, which I'm enjoying very much.
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Mariel of Redwall. I love it. Good is good and evil is evil. And evil gets a good bashing in the end. What more d'you want...