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Hello, Cathleen. Welcome to the group. I love mysteries too, but I'm behind with most of the series I used to follow because I've found too many other books to read from other members here at Goodreads and in this group, many of them in many genres are comfort reads.
Hi! I love the idea for this group. I have two kids, and live out in the country (yet near enough to a couple of fabulous bookstores and an awesome library.) I read *everything*. My "comfort books" are... let's see: anything by Alice Hoffman. Pride and Prejudice. Also House of Mirth, although it is a bit dark to truly come under "comfort." And lately I'm on a YA bender.
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Welcome to the group, Sarah! I see you have eclectic taste. I do too, as do many members here, and just about every genre/book is a comfort for at least one of our members. You should fit right in!
Hi my name is Sonya. I love to read for comfort, and one of my fave comforting books is the Eddie Dickens series by Philip Ardagh
it's a children's series, but I think lots of adults will love it too.
Hi, Sonya! Welcome to the group. I love kids' books. Thanks for sharing one of your favorite comfort reads.
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Welcome Sonya-& thanks for the recommendation. :)
hi everyone!im new to goodreads
i like suspense, thrillers, and mysteries!
im also a Canadian author... my debut titled "White Lies" will be released by Oceanview Publishing in May 2012
looking forward to getting involved in this group
Cheers!
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Kristi wrote: "Welcome Jeremy!"Lee & Kristi
Thanks!
Welcome to all the new members, it is really nice to meet you!
A BIG welcome to all new members. I look forward to getting to know you. Sarah, what are the two "fabulous" bookstores? It is certainly nice to have them nearby.
Hi, I have been a member for a while but did not really have time to write and introduce myself. I am an avid reader and love mystery novels. I just finished reading the 6 book series from P.B. Ryan with Nell Sweeney as the lead character. It was such a delight and I recommend reading all 6 books starting with book 1 and reading them in order. This is not a new series as book 1 was published in 2003 and the last one in 2007. I would love hearing from anyone who has read a series of books that they recommend, especially of the mystery genre.
First, I want to recommend some awesome mysteries that are old but stand the test of time and, in my opinion, a lot better than some written today.The Yellow Room,The Door, and The Album, all by Mary Roberts Rinehart - they are all stand alone but are terrific mysteries. Jennifer Rowe is good, too, from Australia. The Red Right Hand by Joel Townsley Rogers will having you turn on all the lights, Black Dog by Stephen Booth - it's a series, Kate Ross wrote literate cozies before she died young. I think there are three of them, and lastly for now, a stand alone book called Cache-Cache by Amy Marsland. Also, The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz, etc. When I get a minute I will give you some more modern recommendations but really, don't overlook the older ones - many are classic.
Here are a couple more -Victorian London mysteries by Will Thomas
The Flavia de Luce mysteries by Alan Bradley
Historical Mysteries by Barbara Cleverly
Green for Danger, by Christianna Brand - a classic
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Hi Ginny, Welcome to the group. We have more than one mystery thread going. Feel free to jump in, or start a new one if the existing ones don't meet your needs. I love mysteries, but I'm way behind on most of the series I used to follow.
Ginny wrote: "Hi, I have been a member for a while but did not really have time to write and introduce myself. I am an avid reader and love mystery novels. I just finished reading the 6 book series from P.B. Rya..."Do you like mystery/comedy? If so, try the Lady Justice series by Robert Thornhill. There's only 3 so far, but the author says the 4th is at the publishers now. So hopefully it'll be out there soon.
Oh I also had something catch my eye in the First Reads Giveaways, there's a series by Donna Andrews. I haven't personally read any yet, but it looks like interesting. I have a thing for fun books, and I know some people prefer "real" mysteries, so sorry if that's not your thing.
Kristi, There are actually 2 series I like by Donna Andrews. One is the bird series and one is the computer series. I think they start with Murder With Peacocks and You've Got Murder.
Aha, I didn't know there was more than one. I just scoped her titles out a touch while waiting for my son at the library, but didn't have time and was trying to resist walking out with another book. (it's a problem I'm working on-feeling the need to walk out with one every visit).
Just one book? I usually take out a sack full every visit, especially when I was getting books for my daughter, too. Guilt-free book acquisition. :)
That's an idea. If I leave the library every time with a huge tote bag full of books, I should grab one for someone else too. Then they aren't *all* for me. I think you're on to something Jeannette!
Have you guys tried the ebook lending program? Who knew a person could do ebooks from a library! I think that is wild.
Felicia wrote: "Have you guys tried the ebook lending program? Who knew a person could do ebooks from a library! I think that is wild."I don't have an e-reader, though if I get one I hope to get mostly library books with it. My library does have quite a few Playaway books/all in one and lends out e-readers too. But so far I haven't tried it. I love the idea though.
Lee wrote: "Please introduce yourself, share anything that hits your fancy but what we really want to know is your favourite comfort read! "Thanks for the invite Lee!
Hi I'm Anne
I live in / on? the Prairies now and moved from Ont a dozen yrs ago. I love the fact that I've been exposed to more and more books and authors b/c of moving and travelling ... sort of like what GoodReads offers here with this diversity of offerings.
I loved A Wrinkle in Time mentioned here a few times and had never heard of Meet the Austins which I'll definitely check out now.
Comfort reads ... I love getting a sense of place and time in a book and am not keen on things going too dark. Great stories like Timothy Findley's The Piano Man's Daughter or Helen Humprey's
are what I really enjoy reading.
Hi, Anne. Welcome to the group. Both A Wrinkle in Time and Meet the Austins (these covers/editions!!) are comfort reads for me. In some ways they're very different type of stories, but they have similarities too.
Hopefully members of this group will give you tons of ideas for comfort reads and I'm sure you'll do the same; you've already started. About to check out The Piano Man's Daughter.
Lee wrote: "Anne, welcome! I simply loved Helen Humphreys's The Lost Garden. What a beautiful book!"Yes the the one about flying over the Toronto Island too!Leaving Earth: A Novel. The Lost Garden though ... just such the perfect summer read. Helen is going to be at the Moose Jaw Festival of Words this wknd July 15 - 17 and I'm hoping I get to see her. (Launching my first novel there on the Sat!!)
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Good luck with your book launching!
Hi I'm Veronica. Hmmmmm...my comfy read would have to be Excuse Me Your Life Is Now. Love it!
Hi, Veronica. Welcome to the group! Off to look up that book.
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Hi Veronica and Patricia, it us very nice to meet you and welcome to the group.
Hi, Patricia. Welcome to the group. I hope we can help you find some good comfort reads! And we'll love to hear any good comfort read books you find/read.
Patricia wrote: "Thank you Brenda and Lisa, you guys are so friendly! I needed to find this group weeks ago! Am glad to be here, and looking forward to interacting and learning from you all."Patricia, We have a great group of people here. Very friendly, and fun too. I'm glad you finally found us and hope you enjoy your time in here.
Hello! My name is Katie and I'm terribly new to this group. As far as comfort reads go, I'd have to say Where the Red Fern Grows is up there. I cry every single time, no matter where I am when I'm reading it.
I also enjoy rereading the Sword of Truth series; they're enormous books, but it's nice to be able to tuck myself away for an entire day and just be somewhere else. Shame the television adaptation of it was so terrible.
Hello, Katie! We were all terribly new once. Welcome to the group. :)
Hi, Katie welcome to the group it is nice to meet you.
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Hi Katie, and welcome. I hope you enjoy this group and Goodreads. We have a wonderful group of people here and we're happy to meet you.
Hi everyone! I am very new to this group. I have read all your statements and your selection of books sound great! Can't wait to read some of the books recommended.
Hi! I'm Mary from Texas and my sister Cathy has told me a LOT about how wonderful this book club is. I like to read a lot and hope we can all share some good exchanges about our favorite "reads' and stories we love.
I love mysteries and one author I particularly enjoy is Debra Crombie.
Hi, Mary. Welcome to the group!We're not exactly a book club. Unlike many Goodreads' groups we don't have monthly reads where we read the same books every month. We do have occasional buddy reads, but that's not the focus of the group. Basically, we each talk about our comfort read books (different for different members) and help each other find even more books to read. And we chat a lot. ;-)
Take a look around at our discussion threads, bookshelves, and polls. I hope you'll think we'll be a good fit for you.
It sounds as though it very well may be. We hope to get to know you and hear about some of your favorite comfort reads.
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