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Wishing I had the rest of the volumes to read straight through. Don't know if the library ordered the others yet or not, but I hope they hurry up!
I also love the covers of the deluxe editions. They're gorgeous!
GREAT NEWS!! LUCIUS PARHELION fans. A new novella, (new to me, anyway): MASKED RIDERS, a western of sorts taking place in 1869 in California. I've just started it, and already am reminded why I adore this writer. For instance: "In California, whenever men of affairs gathered together, they ended up talking about building wharfs, railways, or both. Sooner or later, Jesse had learned from family experience, a few men would break away from the herd and actually build, and then everyone else would be less pleased with the results than they would have predicted."
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I also love the covers of the deluxe editions. They're gorgeous! "
They are lovely.
You must have a wonderful library. : )
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Yeah, our library is pretty good about ordering what patrons request. The only thing that bugs me is that when they can't order something or don't, they don't follow up with the patron to explain what happened and why.
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Karen wrote: "Jordan wrote: "Don't know if the library ordered the others yet or not, but I hope they hurry up! I also love the covers of the deluxe editions. They're gorgeous! "
They are lovely. [bookcover:K..."
I liked it too, read it in the original English volumes, but can anybody tell me whether these deluxe releases of same will advance the story? What has been available just stopped. It did not seem finished to me.
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I assume it's the start of a new series or just another author torturing readers with promises, :D."Yay! I was wondering when we'd see something new from Damon Suede. I enjoyed Hot Head, and looks as if he is turning it into a series with the next one:Hard Head. This fantasy will be something to add to my tbr list, while waiting for the other.
I am currently reading Crossed: A Tale of the Fourth Crusade. It's rather interesting. I am happy that the publisher has made it available in ebook format. From the M/M genre I recently read Wake Me Up Inside. That one was a rather sweet book. A tad bit juvenile, but maybe the intended audience is younger than me. Or maybe I am just an old grump. :D
Mtsnow13 wrote: "Averin wrote: " I assume it's the start of a new series or just another author torturing readers with promises, :D."Yay! I was wondering when we'd see something new..."
Only 99¢, it's a can't miss and a good story, too.
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I recall liking that quite a bit although the plot derailed in the last third and suddenly went veering off into the wild blue yonder. That was a story that I felt could have benefitted from less sex and more focus more on the emotional impact of the initial dynamic.
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I bought it though haven't had time to read yet. It got rave reviews from pretty much everyone!
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That was a very fun book!
I came across I Spy Something Bloody again and I couldn't put it down. Now I'm on to I Spy Something Wicked. Loving the reread. There is something about these two that completely captivates me.
Just read the historical m/m romance novella The Amethyst Cat Caper and its short freebie sequel The Only Star. Both were fun, fast reads. If you like historicals, especially ones on the lighter side, you may dig these. (There was a lightness in their tone and in the 1930's NYC setting that reminded me of classic comedies like The Thin Man.)Anyways, enjoyable reads, and were also a good pick-me-up. :)
Carlita wrote: "I came across I Spy Something Bloody again and I couldn't put it down. Now I'm on to I Spy Something Wicked. Loving the reread. There is something about these two that completely captivates me."I just read them a few days ago. I really enjoyed Mark and Stephen.
Susinok wrote: "Carlita wrote: "I came across I Spy Something Bloody again and I couldn't put it down. Now I'm on to I Spy Something Wicked. Loving the reread. There is something about these two that completely ca..."Mark is heartbreaking, isn't he? Such a tough guy, but so insecure when it comes to love and being loved.
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Who are those by again? Is that Charlie Cochet?
Josh wrote: "So. How many of these classic mystery novels from yesteryear have you read?http://notyourusualsuspects.blogspot...."
I've read three of them. I think. For sure I've read Daughter of Time and Rebecca. I think I read Mary Stewart's The Moon-Spinners. I read a lot of Stewart's books as a kid, but do not remember titles.
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Me neither, and I've got all the paperbacks since... ehmmm ... June 2009!"
Nava does not write romance. But he writes -- wrote -- beautifully crafted and moving gay mystery.
ttg wrote: "Just read the historical m/m romance novella The Amethyst Cat Caper and its short freebie sequel The Only Star. Both were fun, fast reads. If you like historicals, especially ones on the lighter si..."I enjoyed The Amethyst Cat Caper, but didn't know about the sequel, thanks! :-)
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I've read three o..."
I adore Stewart. She is the absolute gold standard in romantic suspense. There was Whitney, there was Eden...there were many, many. But we were talking about subtext? Stewart does subtext. She also does local color like nobody else.
Josh wrote: "ttg wrote: "Just read the historical m/m romance novella The Amethyst Cat Caper and its short freebie sequel The Only Star. Both were fun, fast reads. If you like historicals, especially ones on th..."Yes
Does anyone know if David Frome's Pinkerton books should be read in order? Thanks!
Josh wrote: "Antonella wrote: "Johanna wrote: "And since we are writing down true confessions *grin*... I've never read Michael Nava."Me neither, and I've got all the paperbacks since... ehmmm ... June 2009!..."
I'm looking forward to Nava's books, i have so much catching up to do! I'm now going through Joseph Hansen's books, and i'm so very thankful to you for that, they're wonderful!
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Yeah, our library is pretty good about ordering what patrons request. The only thing that bugs me is that when they can't or..."
Kizuna. I'm smiling just remembering this...
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No need to read in order. They are that old style of classic mystery wherein a "series" simply followed the character (Rex Stout or Patricia Wentworth, for example) but there was no particular continuity to worry about. There is no character development. But there does not NEED to be character development. These mysteries are first and foremost about...the mysteries.
Josh wrote: "KC wrote: "Does anyone know if David Frome's Pinkerton books should be read in order? Thanks!"No need to read in order. They are that old style of classic mystery wherein a "series" simply follow..."
Ah, good then, since they're not that easy to find. Thank you! :-) Sometimes classic mysteries are just what one needs.
Josh wrote: "So. How many of these classic mystery novels from yesteryear have you read?http://notyourusualsuspects.blogspot...."
I am a fan of Rebecca. :)
I haven't read the others.
Josh wrote: "Who are those by again? Is that Charlie Cochet?"As KC confirmed, yep, it's Charlie Cochet. These were the first books I've read by her. I dug her style, so I'm looking forward to checking out more. She has another freebie novella Roses in the Devil's Garden that looks interesting.
Josh wrote: "So. How many of these classic mystery novels from yesteryear have you read?http://notyourusualsuspects.blogspot...."
Daughter of Time and Rebecca. I was fixated for a time on Ngaio Marsh and Patricia Wentworth; now I remember them as quaint.
I think I blew through every Agatha Christie ever written as a teenager. I loved them all. Poirot, Miss Marple, Tommy and Tuppence. All of 'em.And I love the movies they made in the 70s. Murder on the Orient Express, Evil Under the Sun (my favorite, and Death on the Nile.
For police procedurals I'd add Ed McBain. I read so many of the 89th Precinct books.
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, it was really good"Oh, a new ZAM, excellent!! Straight onto my Kindle it goes :)
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I only just started Kizuna so I don't know how they end but my interpretation is that the delux editions are simply omnibus volumes of what's already out there. I assumed the series was finished, but maybe not? It would kill me to get to the end and find out its not actually the end.
I have to say, I started I Do Too the second volume to I Do, an anthology in support of gay marriage put out by MLR a few years ago and I'm loving it!!! The authors I love have fantastic works and those I don't know are amazing me with their stories too. I'm also happy about the well written trans stories in there and the one lesbian story too.
What I'm not happy about is the fact that with only three stories to go (16 pages) I left the book under my desk at work. I'd been planning to finish it at home tonight. Major grrrrr! But at least I did get to finish Neil Plakcy's Mahu short before I put it down.
So I guess that means I'm starting the first of the last two Andrew Grey books that I bought nearly a year ago. I'm catching up with my money. Slowly. Lol.
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Also Daughter of Time and Rebecca. I read all of the Josephine Teys at some point, and I have My Cousin Rachel.
Susinok wrote: "I think I blew through every Agatha Christie ever written as a teenager. I loved them all. Poirot, Miss Marple, Tommy and Tuppence. All of 'em.And I love the movies they made in the 70s. Murder o..."
Me, too, I especially loved Mr. Harley Quinn and Mr. Satherswaite. I'm not big on shipping but even at thirteen I thought there must have been something going on.
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Zev wrote: "Currently reading Outlander, by Diana Gabaldon. An excellent book. However, reading it in fits and starts does not do it justice. It is a book to be read when one has the time to spend a week-end (..."I love the Outlander series and agree with you. One needs time to read it. There is a lot of rambling going on. Good rambling... but long :)
I just finished the last Sookie BookDead Ever After. There was a lot to like in the book, and I enjoyed listening to it. I did write a small review.
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, it was really good"So glad to hear ZAM has a new one out!
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Also Daughter of ..."
Tey has such a small backlist -- fascinating writer, though. My favorite is Miss Pym Disposes. It's a very well done standalone.
Josh wrote: Tey has such a small backlist -- fascinating writer, though. My favorite is Miss Pym Disposes. It's a very well done standalone...."Brat Farrar is one of her best. I read that so long ago but I can still remember it.
Started today the 5th Donald Strackey mystery, i missed them and the writing! Then i will try Miss Pym Disposes and Brat Farrar. I'm also reading the Rifter very slowly (as much as that is possible) because i don't want it to end :-)
While browsing here i came across Sarah Caudwell - she only has four mysteries (the classic type), but i remember them fondly, as being interesting, very well written, and a lot of fun.
On Tuesday I finished the Ilium series - and I'm sorry I tend to spam this thread with non-M/M books, but I just can't help it. These books were insane. I had some issues with the second one (it was still great in many ways, though), but the first one really blew my mind. Actually, it felt more like an explosion - I have no idea what drugs Dan Simmons took to come up with this story, but I so want some! It's a sci-fi/fantasy cross-over with focus on Homer's Ilias and the world of Greek Gods. It mixes the Trojan War with the Olympos Mons on Mars, quantum physics, the most brilliant bio-mechanical ego-conscious and literature-loving creatures built by humans and stationed at Jupiter's moons and a devastatingly senseless human world trying to awake to a basic understanding of their surroundings.
And it still manages to make sense. Mostly. One of the best trips I've taken this year!
Katharina wrote: "On Tuesday I finished the Ilium series - and I'm sorry I tend to spam this thread with non-M/M books, but I just can't help it. These books were insane. I had some issues with the second one (it wa..."The first one was amazing, the second not quite as good, but still very enjoyable. Have you read the Hyperion and Endymion books by Simmons? I think they are even better. I am not sure where he gets his ideas from, they are quite unique, but those are terrific stories.
I finished Come Unto These Yellow Sands re-read today. I can't stop at a chapter or two a week. I loved it, as always.Then I read Skybound by Aleksandr Voinov. I really loved it. I have family history that takes place in Berlin during WWII, so I was reading it through the filter of my own family history. Wonderful story.
I have NO idea what can follow these two books!
Anne wrote: "Katharina wrote: "On Tuesday I finished the Ilium series - and I'm sorry I tend to spam this thread with non-M/M books, but I just can't help it. These books were insane. I had some issues with the..."Yes, exactly my impression of the Ilium series! I really loved the second book too, there were just a few things that marred the overall feeling I had...
I definitely have the Hyperion books on my to-read list. My husband is a huge fan of Dan Simmon's sci-fi books and has tried to get me to read them for ages, but I never took the time to read them. Now I did and I'm so glad I did! ... unfortunately, I accidentally overheard him talk to his dad (another fan) about Endymion's ending. It's really spoiled my wish to read it. I'm still annoyed by that... :(
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I can confirm! It's awesome. The only flaw is the giant cliffhanger at the end. But I bought all three books of the series together ;-).
ETA: And I love everything by JPC.