Discussion of HR and other books. And recs. Showing 851-900 of 3,299

[OLT]

Good to hear that about your lungs. Blood thinners for now sounds like a good idea. Blood clots aren't anything to ignore.

[Roberta2]

Cheryl. I agree with OLT. You keep us all truckin'.

And, yes, blood clots are nothing to ignore. That is the problem with Covid. It isn't just the lungs that are affected by the virus.

[Roberta2]

Shaz, I do wordle every day too. So does my daughter. We compare our scores for fun.

[Roberta2]

I am halfway through Lady Odelia's Secret and am not liking it as much as I did the first book in the series. There is too much detail about painting; I am finding it a bit slow going. Also, I don't much care for many of the characters including Odelia.

[HappyBookWorm2020]

HR-ML wrote: "OLT---

Thank you. Saw my MD Thurs. She said my lungs sounded good &
I'd need blood thinners X 3 mos. I trust her.

We have many folks here who keep the discussions lively. And
we can be happy/ ..."

It sounds like you have a good doctor. Blood thinners sound like a good idea. I'm so glad you are feeling better. And ditto to what OLT said. You've made this a happy place.

[HappyBookWorm2020]

I did Wordle once, would like to take it up. There is that little issue of time. :( Besides work, I have tons of chores at the house. Many animals and that's not counting my husband and son.

[HR-ML]

HBW---

I'm greatful for my doc. She re-arranged her schedule to see me last
Thurs. We also make each other laugh.

All here make this a happy place, and a place to share our thoughts.

[Carol]

I do Wordle occasionally. It takes no more than 10 minutes.

[Carol]

I just finished Love & Saffron: a novel of friendship, food, and love. It was a short but interesting read. Most of it is done with correspondence between two women, who have a love of food. It takes place in the 1960's, when a woman's lot was limited, and a lot of chaos and change was occurring in the world. Short, but sweet.

[🐝 Shaz 🐝]

While doing Wordle today. We had to remember that we use double letters in words. Where the New York Times doesn’t 😂
It usually takes us about 5 mins. It’s good to task your brains 🧠 .

[🐝 Shaz 🐝]

Sounds like you have a good relationship with your doctor . Which probably puts you at ease .

[HR-ML]

Shaz---

My doctor is the tops. She is a board-certified internist. She really listens. We share a belief in least restrictive treatment.

[Carol]

Shaz wrote: "While doing Wordle today. We had to remember that we use double letters in words. Where the New York Times doesn’t 😂
It usually takes us about 5 mins. It’s good to task your brains 🧠 ."

I did the one in the NYT. Got it on the 3rd try. It's just a lot of luck.

[Carol]

My dog hasn't adjusted to daylight savings time. He's driving me crazy.

[HappyBookWorm2020]

Carol wrote: "Shaz wrote: "While doing Wordle today. We had to remember that we use double letters in words. Where the New York Times doesn’t 😂
It usually takes us about 5 mins. It’s good to task your brains 🧠 ...."

I've only done it once and didn't get it but it was fun. I'll do it again when I have some time. Grocery shopping and animal care after work. Argh.

[HappyBookWorm2020]

Carol wrote: "My dog hasn't adjusted to daylight savings time. He's driving me crazy."

Our three dogs are hard to get settled down at night now. Maybe that's it.

[Carol]

Mary Kingswood's Stranger #6 is out. So far, so good.

[🐝 Shaz 🐝]

Our clocks change in another week and half. I can never remember if they go back or forward till the day they change. So when I wake up on the Sunday morning. I find out if I am up early or late 😂🤣
Don’t think my little dachshund realises, he’s fine as long as he’s with husband and me.

[Carol]

Spring ahead. Fall back.

[HappyBookWorm2020]

Anne Gracie recommended this site, in her newsletter. It is about Georgette Heyer. I barely glanced at it - didn't have time to dive in - but it had quotes by her, possibly from letters.

https://jenniferkloester.com/category...

[Roberta2]

I hate this week because of daylight savings time. I am waking up around 2:30 or 3 am every night. I don't know when I am going to adjust. We are flying out to see our daughter and son next week. Then we will be on CA time which is 3 hours earlier than here. I suppose my body will figure it all out sometime in April. lol

[HR-ML]

Katerina and the Reclusive Earl
A different story. Liking it thus far.

[Carol]

Did anyone watch Sanditon? I haven't yet. It's Tivoed.

[OLT]

Carol, I watched it last night. Can’t say it was super compelling but I liked looking at the clothing and scenery. Everybody except the heroine’s two love interests is back and some new characters added.

[Roberta2]

I have it recorded but haven't watched it yet.

[OLT]

So...anybody here watched any Sanditon yet? I need to know if my impression is faulty or in agreement with yours?

[🐝 Shaz 🐝]

The first series of Sanditon was on ITV here.
Second series on Brit Box, which we have to pay monthly for. Most of the programs are repeat’s from years ago. Which I have already seen.
So I will not be watching Sanditon . Same with Gilded Age, that’s on another pay monthly channel called Now TV. Already pay enough money about £80 a month , for TV that I don’t watch.

[HR-ML]

Shaz---

We have to pick/ chose a streaming supplier(s). It gets expensive.
I want to see Michael Keaton in Dope Sick, but then I'd need to get
Hulu. Haven't made up my mind. They have a 7-day trial.

[Maureen]

I just finished How to be a Wallflower
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[HappyBookWorm2020]

Just stopping in to wave hello. I'm still re-reading urban fantasy by Anne Bishop. Awesome stuff if you like the genre. I've re-read the series several times. She has a new book out and I'm refreshing my memory before I read it.

Finished Book 1: Written in Red

Book 2: Murder of Crows

[HappyBookWorm2020]

Maureen wrote: "I just finished How to be a Wallflower
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
"

If I hadn't already read the book, your review would have persuaded me to do so. Her commode business cracked me up - toilets with a superior flush.

[HR-ML]

Microsoft would not let me on GR today, changed password, still no go. Hubs helps me& I'm in!

[Roberta2]

Hi all. Got back from visiting our daughter in San Francisco. Had a great trip and especially liked our day in Sonoma tasting wine and sitting outside on beautiful terraces with lovely views. Now back in grey chilly New Hampshire.

I taped Sanditon and watched the first 2 episodes. Loved the scenery and clothing. The acting is good. I will keep watching. I don't know if I really care about the characters the way I normally do with a Jane Austen novel.

[Roberta2]

I also watched all of Bridgerton. Again good acting, beautiful scenery/sets and gorgeous costumes. I just was irritated with it. I skimmed the book again and realized there wasn't much to it, and that is why they had to change the plot/add characters. The original book doesn't support a limited series. But I do enjoy the actresses who play Lady Danbury and the Queen quite a lot. I just suspended any expectation of reality and enjoyed it for what it was. Although no actor can ever be as hot as the one who played the Duke in the first series.

[Roberta2]

Maureen, I haven't read any James in a long time. The last book of hers I loved was the one about the doctor. Can't remember the title just now. Thanks for your review.

[HappyBookWorm2020]

Stopping in to wave hello. I've been doing laundry today. Reading is a lot more fun.

[HR-ML]

How to Be a Wallflower
Thanks to Mauren and HBW. I'm almost finished w/ this book.
I liked how each MC was vulnerable but then came together.

[HappyBookWorm2020]

HR-ML wrote: "How to Be a Wallflower
Thanks to Mauren and HBW. I'm almost finished w/ this book.
I liked how each MC was vulnerable but then came together."

It wasn't my favorite of hers, but I suspect this series would be better for reading the books closer together.

[Danker]

Roberta - the one about the doctor is When Beauty Tamed the Beast. One of my favourite titles by James. Thanks Maureen for your review. I’m contemplating a purchase because of it.
Another death of someone very close to me this week (second in just over a month and fifth in 7 months) so I haven’t got back to you all (in the other thread) about the academic papers I tracked down. I did read them, but I need more energy to do them justice. I also need a month on a warm beach on a tropical island - and that ain’t going to happen soon.
All the best to you all.

[OLT]

Our best to you also, Danker. I'm so sorry you are going through such a period of personal loss and sadness. That tropical island does sound good, although I would not want to rough it there. No catching, cleaning and trying to figure out how to cook fish over an open fire. Need my creature comforts.

[Carol]

Danker wrote: "Roberta - the one about the doctor is When Beauty Tamed the Beast. One of my favourite titles by James. Thanks Maureen for your review. I’m contemplating a purchase because of it.
Another death of ..."

I read and enjoyed it. Recommend

I want to cover my ears and scream. So many people are dying. Sorry

[Carol]

BTW, I read Sofi LaPorte's Wishing Well series. A little different than your usual HR. Uplifting. Cute. Not very historically accurate, but I did enjoy the series.

I binge watched Bridgerton. I know it's written partly as a spoof and is kind of funny, but I do not like that the costumes, people, and staging has very little to do with the era. Otherwise, it was enjoyable.

I might do Sanditon this weekend.

[Danker]

The latest Word Wenches newsletter appeared in my email Inbox four hours ago. For those who don’t subscribe, it includes chat from various of the wenches, but also some special deals.
Andrea Penrose’s Murder at Kensington Palace will cost $1.99 on April 11 only.
Mary Jo Putney has a deal for Australian readers on April 12. Her book Nowhere Near Respectable will be offered at $1.99 for that one day only.
Christina Courtenay’s latest time travel book Tempted by the Runes will be 99
Pence for the whole of the month of April and Patricia Rice has a new Psychic Solutions Mystery series.

[HR-ML]

Danker----

Hope you and those closest to you are OK. I picture people who were sick and
passed on, now whole again in the afterlife (if there is such a thing).

[HR-ML]

Hi All---

Our "Friends of the Public Library" Warehouse is now open 4 days
per week for donations & sales! The proceeds go toward buying
new books for the library.

[Roberta2]

Danker, I am so sorry you are going through so much. Hope you get a break from all the sorrow soon.

[Roberta2]

Yes, the title was When Beauty Tamed the Beast. James is a hit or miss for me, and that title was definitely a hit.

[Roberta2]

My daughter is in Hawaii right now for a mini vacation. I would love Scotty to beam me there immediately. I am also up for a tropical island getaway, but like OLT, I want service on the beach. lol I want to be spoiled.

[Roberta2]

I read the latest Stella Riley and enjoyed it. Although anyone who hasn't read the Rockliffe books would be confused with all the characters who have cameos.

[Roberta2]

I am taking a news break today but feel guilty about it. I couldn't read anymore about the situation in Ukraine after spending so much time yesterday reading about what the Russian soldiers did in Bucha.