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Just started reading "A Simple Amish Christmas" by Vannetta Chapman

[Janice]

Just finished . Now reading .

[Sarah]

I just started reading Cowboy by Staci Stallings. Great so far, and I'm sure it will just keep getting better.

[Chrissie]

Finished the audiobook Matterhorn, fantastically narrated by Jeff Harding!
My review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
This started very slowly for me, but then it picked up speed and engaged me. I very highly recommend it.
Will now start Painter of Silencenarrated by Siân Thomas.

I am so glad I am done with I, Mona Lisa!
My review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
This one started great but went rapidly down-hill. At least in my opinion. I didn't learn anything about Mona Lisa. This is a murder mystery. You do learn about Renaissance Florence, ie the end of the 1400s.

And now I will start Triangle: The Fire That Changed America.

[Diane]

Chrissie and Lisa, I wanted to let you both know that I am very much enjoying .

[Chrissie]

Diane, if you want to read more about Vietnam, although it is certainly not a comforting read, I highly recommend Matterhorn. Thanks for telling me about "The Lotus Eaters"! Can't wait to read your review.

[Diane]

Thanks for the recommendation, Chrissie. I am glad you stuck with it, since it seems you liked it.

[Lee, Mod Mama]

Thanks, Diane! I think you meant me. :-)

[Diane]

Lee wrote: "Thanks, Diane! I think you meant me. :-)"

Hi Lee! YES, I meant you :)) I am so used to communicating with Lisa that my fingers naturally type her name - LOL!

[Lee, Mod Mama]

No worries. :-)

[Lisa]

I was confused for a sec, but I'm glad you think of me when you think of books, Diane, and glad you know you all like this book.

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Sarah wrote: "I just started reading Cowboy by Staci Stallings. Great so far, and I'm sure it will just keep getting better."
I love her books. Can't wait to see your review

[[deleted user]]

Just started "Visions of Sugar Plums" by Janet Evanovich

[Diane]

Lisa wrote: "I was confused for a sec, but I'm glad you think of me when you think of books, Diane, and glad you know you all like this book."

There you are! I was missing you today.

[Lee, Mod Mama]

I finished my space opera and am now starting the latest Gabriel Allon spy story called The Fallen Angel,

[Chrissie]

Diane, Matterhorn truly moved me. By the end I did find it amazing. So maybe it should really have received five stars.

[Chrissie]

Wow, I was impressed by Painter of Silence. I have to read/listen to another by this author. My review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

I will start Crossing the Borders of Time: A True Love Story of War, Exile, and Love Reclaimed

[Aoibhínn]

I finished reading by Stef Penney this evening. Overall, I thought the novel was an interesting and mostly enjoyable read. There were some problems with it (not surprising in a debut novel), the plot became slow and tedious at times, there were too many characters - it was very hard to keep track of them all - and the author wrote all of her characters in the first person so sometimes it wasn't clear which character was doing the talking! I had to go back and re-read multiple chapters to figure out what was happening in the story, which was very annoying! The ending was very sudden. It came out of nowhere and it left too many storylines unresolved. I was left wondering WHERE is the rest of the story???
My full review is here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Next I'm going to start by S.E. Hinton.

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Just started " A Gift For All Seasons" by Karen Templeton in paperback

[[deleted user]]

on Kindle and
in paperback

[Chrissie]

I finished: The Calligrapher's Daughter
My review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
and before that
Triangle: The Fire That Changed America
My review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Neither were bad, but now I want a really, really remarkable book. Something super.....
Japanese Inn. Oliver Statleruses stories from the history of an ancient Japanese inn called the Minaguchi-ya to illustrate the colorful history of Japan from 1569 through 1957, similar to the technique employed by Ivo Andrićn in his great book: The Bridge on the Drina. I did love that one!

[Aoibhínn]

I finished reading by S.E. Hinton last night. This was my first time reading The Outsiders. I never managed to get around to reading it as a teenager but I've heard so many people say it is one of their favourite books so I thought it was about time that I read it finally. And now that I've finished the book I can't believe I waited so long! The Outsiders is a gripping and compelling read which is full of suspense. It was also extremely heart-breaking and touching at times. The novel is very well-written, considering S.E. Hinton was just seventeen years old when she wrote it. I was amazed with the amount of depth and layers in this book. It really is wonderful. Five stars!
My full review is here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Today I've started reading by Charlotte Rogan.

[Lee, Mod Mama]

Last night I started The Flight of Gemma Hardy. I was engaged right away but I'm not very far into it yet.

[Kimberly]

I'm currently halfway through I'm hoping to finish it tonight. It's really good!

[Kimberly]

Becky wrote: " on Kindle and
in paperback"

I've heard is a great little Christmas book Becky!

[Dawn]

I am currently reading but I am thinking of starting the book called . That to me, is more of a comfort type book.

[Kimberly]

Well I finished which I enjoyed a lot. It was even better than the first one by a smidgen. 4.5 stars.

Now I've started which I have to have finished and returned by the 8th. I might start later on today when I go pick it up. Not sure yet though.

[Kimberly]

Dawn wrote: "I am currently reading but I am thinking of starting the book called is a wondeful read Dawn! I loved it when I read it a couple years ago.

[Chrissie]

Well, Crossing the Borders of Time: A True Love Story of War, Exile, and Love Reclaimed is still engaging me. My thoughts so far: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Lee, Mod Mama]

I'm reading more fluffy, space-opera. Caliban's War

[Chrissie]

I have completed The Gods of Gotham
My review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

and am now listening to the memoir: Love, Life, and Elephants: An African Love Story about growing up in Kenya, elephants and the Mau Mau Rebellion is included too!

[Andrew✌️]

I'm reading "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe", by Douglas Adams. It's the second book of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series. It's very funny.

[Beth]

I just started

[Beth]

I just started

[Aoibhínn]

I've finished reading by Charlotte Rogan yesterday. The Lifeboat is the debut novel of author Charlotte Rogan. It is a compelling, gripping and extremely thought-provoking tale. This novel tells the story of survival at its most basic level. It explores human nature and morality. It shows what happens to people while they are fighting to stay alive. The novel is a psychological thriller really. The book is very well-written. I really loved the author's writing style. I was completely engrossed in this novel from the very first page. The way in which Charlotte Rogan describes the moral decisions the characters have to make is quiet chilling.
My full review is here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Now I'm halfway through by Sophie Kinsella.

[Darkpool]

I'm finally reading Katherine. only about 50 pages in, but enjoying it very much so far. I also have a bit of kiwi chick-lit on the go in The Sweet Second Life of Darrell Kincaid which is just wonderful: funny and touching and vulgar. Perfect.

[Kimberly]

Darkpool wrote: "I'm finally reading Katherine. only about 50 pages in, but enjoying it very much so far. I also have a bit of kiwi chick-lit on the go in The Sweet Second Life of Darrell Kincaid which is just wond..."

I've been wanting to read Katherine for a few years now. I read her other book Green Darkness though and loved it.

[Kimberly]

I'm Starting .

[Chrissie]

I finished Japanese Inn.
My review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Although similar in lay out, offering stories about a particular place, the writing does NOT have the flair of The Bridge on the Drina. Now that IS a wonderful book, where the city itself has a presence. Beautiful writing. I hate it when one book is compared to another and does live up to the comparison. One being flat and the other beautiful. Here is why I loved Ivo Andrić!s book: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/.... I gave the Japanese book two stars and the Bosnian one 5 stars; it is all in the writing!

Now I have started, hesitantly, The Great Mortality: An Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most Devastating Plague of All Time. In fact it is interesting. I thought I would love the Japanese Inn, and I didn't. The Great Mortality I have been putting off for ages, and hey it may be really good!!!

[Megan]

I just finished re-reading The Second Wives Club. It's one of those I read every year. I never get tired of it :)

[Chrissie]

Finished Love, Life, and Elephants: An African Love Story
On completion, I have changed my review a bit: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Now I will read In Sunlight and in Shadow. I loved A Soldier of the Great War but detested Winter's Tale, all by Mark Helprin. It is new. It is nice and long. I hope it is good.

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I just started a couple of days again "I'll Be Home For Christmas" by Fern Michaels

[Aoibhínn]

I've finished reading by Sophie Kinsella yesterday. The first half of the book was quite good but I got a bit bored with it during the second half. The book was well-written and it had a lot of extremely funny scenes in it. However, the plot was very predictable. I made a guess when I was at 5% of the way in about how this book would end and I figured it out exactly! The author is not very good at adding "twists and turns" into her plots, which is the main reason I haven't picked up a book by this author for ten years. I thought the author would have learned something in all that time but apparently not!
My full review is here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...


Now I'm a few chapters into by Christopher Moore.

[Lisa]

As soon as I can, I'm going to start The Paper Doll Museum. I'm really excited. I love Abigail Padgett's Bo Bradley series, and this book looks really good.

[Jennifer]

I've read a slew since the last time I posted:

Out on the Cutting Edge part of a rare series reread for me.

The Last Coyote an early offering in a series I love, one I hadn't read before.

The Sweetest Taboo nice relaxing chick-lit fluff.

Casting Spells first in a series I'll definitely read more of...

The Last Man -- Love Mitch Rapp!

Currently reading
A Hoe Lot of Trouble first in this series that I've read, although I love her Lucy Valentine and wishcraft series.

The Point in the Market -- if you're not familiar with this series, Pearce paints early 20th century Egypt so clearly the country is like a character in the book. This series is hugely underrated-- I seldom see it mentioned, and it's wonderful.

[Janice]

Recently finished which I liked and also part of a series. Going to start .

[[deleted user]]

Just started " My Kind of Christmas" by Robyn Carr

[Chrissie]

I finished In Sunlight and in Shadow
My review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

I can only recommend it to some people.

Will startEx Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader tomorrow. Embarrassing that I still haven't read this. I have been putting it off since it is essays; I usually prefer longer books.

[Manybooks]

Reading and enjoying Louisa May Alcott: A Modern Biography (although also frustrated and irritated by the Alcotts, especially the parents, sigh). If you enjoyed Little Women and want to have more information about Louisa May Alcott, her family, her associates, her time, read the book, but be aware of the fact that your perhaps glowing and positive memories of the March family (who were definitely based on the Alcotts), especially the parents, might receive some major cracks.

[Chrissie]

Finished Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader in just one day! I prefer longer books, but it was funny and will appeal to just about all of us. My review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

I am crazy about Colum McCann's writing, so now I will begin my third book by him: Dancer. So far I definitely like it. This book has several narrators. One of them, Suzanne Toren, was in fact the narrator of "Ex Libris". She did a marvelous job.