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  • Book Nook

    Book Selections ~ July 2012

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    Please add the books you read to the group's shelf. Thanks!

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  • Book Nook

    Book Nook (edited)

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    audiobooks ~

    LULLABY . . . . Ace Atkins for Robert B. Parker
    (latest Spenser novel/a 14-year-old girl asks Spenser to look into her
    mother's murder/OverDrive/Robert B. must have been whispering
    this book into Ace's ear!)

    TALE OF CASTLE COTTAGE . . . . Susan Wittig Albert
    (#8 in the Tales of Beatrix Potter series/England 1913/remodeling
    of Castle Cottage prior to BP's marriage/cozy mystery)

    WOLF HALL . . . . Hilary Mantel (pulled plug)
    (#1 in a trilogy/England, 1520s/Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, Thomas
    Cromwell/OverDrive)

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      I've not read Robert Parker yet. He's supposed to be good. I'm planning to re-read all the Chandler novels some time, and then will probably move to Parker after Poodle Springs.

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  • Ursula
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    Read
    Vampire Mine by Kerrelyn Sparks, ★★★★★

    Reading Now
    Sexiest Vampire Alive by Kerrelyn Sparks

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  • Madelyn L
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    MISS JULIA PAINTS THE TOWN by Ann B. Ross This is number 9 in this series and I am still enjoying it!

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  • Erika M

    Erika M (edited)

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    Reading list for July:
    Italicized → currently reading Strike through → read

    Group Reads/Month Themes:
    1. Monkeewrench by P.J. Tracy (Mystery group)
    2. Graceling by Kristin Cashore (All Genres group)
    3. Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Handerson (Historical Fic & IANABS groups)
    4. Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury (Bibliophile group)
    5. The Prophet by Amanda Stevens (Bibliophile group) - Found out this is part of a series, so I will put it aside until I've read the others.
    6. Marley & Me by John Grogan (Bibliophile & IANABS groups)
    7. Ghost in a Polka Dot Bikini by Sue Ann Jaffarian (Bibliophile group)

    Theme of the Month and Double Dare on Bookworm Group:

    8. Chalk One Up to Murder by Bailey M. Hines Changed to One By One by Phil Tucker
    9. The Two Crosses: A Novel by Ernie Lindsey
    10. Three Days to Die: A Thriller by John Avery
    11. The Four Last Things by Timothy Hallinan
    12. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
    13. Six Days of the Condor by James Grady
    14. Seven Dogs in Heaven by Leland Dirks and Angelo Dirks
    15. The Eighth Trumpet by Jon Land
    16. Nine Lives by Beth Balmanno
    17. Top Ten by Ryne Douglas Pearson

    Carryover (if I have time - yeah, right!):
    18. Blue Heaven by C.J. Box
    19. As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
    20. As I Die Lying by Scott Nicholson
    21. White Seed: The Untold Story of the Lost Colony of Roanoke by Paul Clayton

    Add ons:
    22. The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
    23.
    24.

    As usually, I probably won't get through all of these, but I will try.

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    • Erika M
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      Finished Something Wicked This Way Comes and starting Six Days of the Condor.

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    • Erika M
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      Finished Graceling and started Ghost in a Polka Dot Bikini.

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    • Erika M
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      Finished both Condor and Ghost in a Polka Dot Bikini. About to start The Red Badge of Courage and Monkeewrench.

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    • Marguerite M
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      I really enjoyed The Red Badge of Courage.

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    • Lisa L
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      I read The Red Badge of Courage in 10th grade and I struggled through it! I HATED IT! That and Moby Dick....maybe it's because i was in 10th grade!

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    • Chuck H
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      Nice list of reads!

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    • Erika M
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      Thanks, Chuck.

      Lisa, you should try The Red Badge of Courage again. I enjoyed it.

      Now I'm on to Slaughterhouse-five.

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    • Laurie G
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      How are you able to read so many books in one month? And you have serious books on this list! How do you do it?

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    • Erika M
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      I usually read two books at once. One book on my Kindle and one physical book. I'm reading about 11 books a month. There are those around here who make me look slow.

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  • Adair

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    Cold Rock River by Jackie Lee Miles was a fantastic read. The author develops two major plot strands. One is the story of Adie Thackey, who marries young, and has a hard life. The second is the story of a slave woman, Tempe Jackson, which is told in a diary that Adie reads. I was interested in learning how the author would handle the two plot strands throughout the novel and thought she did well.

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      Adair, this sounds like something I'd like to read - thanks for bringing it to my attention.

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    • Adair
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      It is a very good read--was recommended by a friend. If you haven't read The Kitchen House, I would highly recommend it too. Both are books that I didn't want to put down--read way too late into the night!! Fair and Tender Ladies by Lee Smith was another. I do love books that catch my attention and make me want to keep on reading in spite of all I need to do!!! ☺ ☺

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    • Nicki m
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      Sounds interesting!

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  • Laurie G
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    Now reading THE MERMAID GARDEN by Santa Montefiore. I like it so far.

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  • Eadie B

    Eadie B (edited)

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    July 2012 Reading List
    69. Heartburn by Nora Ephron - read
    70. Skating Around The Law - Joelle Charbonneau - read
    71. The Observations - June Harris -read
    72. Whiplash River - Lou Berney - read
    73. A Perfect Evil - Alex Kava - read
    74. The Broken Teaglass - Emily Arsenault
    75. Miss Me When I'm Gone - Emily Arsenault
    76. Cruel Death - M. William Phelps
    77. If There Be Dragons - Kay Hooper - read
    78. Face To Face - Ellery Queen - read
    79. The Prisoner of Heaven - Carlos Ruiz Zafron - read
    80. The Fear Artist - Timothy Hallinan
    81. I Feel Bad About My Neck - Nora Ephron - read

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  • Nicki m
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    Finished The Rose Garden by Susanna Kearsley. Loved it! Time travel, historical fiction, and a love story... What more could a girl ask for!

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      Nicki m, i checked The Rose Garden and it is interesting, so i downloaded it to my iPad, i'm glad you mentioned time travel because it is one of my favorite topics. Thanks!

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      I hope you enjoy it!

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    • chris friedman
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      Hi Maydayeve--if you like time travel have you read "The Time Traveler's Wife?" really really good!

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    • maydayeve
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      Nicki, i look forward to reading it. I also downloaded her Winter Sea.

      Christine, I have read The Time Traveler's Wife in 2006, i really enjoyed.

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    • Nicki m
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      I liked Winter Sea even better! Mariana is great too and I'm impatiently waiting for the re- release of shadowy horses in October. I can't wait to hear what you think!

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    • BookwormErin
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      Loved both winter sea and Mariana. Really looking forward to re-release of Shadowy Horses too!

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    • Adair
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      I just got The Rose Garden from the library and was so happy to read the comments you have all made. Can't wait to read it now!!

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  • Boots S
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    I am reading Driftwood Cottage by Sherryl Woods

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    • Book Nook

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      I will be listening to her SUMMER GARDEN book, shortly.

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    • Laurie G
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      These both sound good!

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    • Adair
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      Sherryl Woods was one of my favorite Silhouette writers years ago, and I have followed her ever since. My family frowned on my reading Silhouettes way back then, but now they are reading Nora Roberts, Debbie McComber, and others in main stream fiction. I notice Janet Daily is putting out more books now, and she was another favorite Silhouette author.

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  • Michelle G
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    Listening to No One You Know by Michelle Richmond on Playaway (for when I walk)
    Listening to Paper Towns by John Green on CD (for when I am in the car)
    Reading Right Ho, Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse (a real live book!)

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    • Madelyn L
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      I love the P. G Wodehouse books. Have you ever watched the DVD's of the PBS series?

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    • Diane M Dickson
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      I love Jeeves and Wooster and have just gone right back to the beginning to start and read them all again. You can't help but visualise Stephen Fry though can you and the wonderful Hugh Lawrie before he became a gorgeous American doctor

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    • Madelyn L
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      I so agree with you.

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    • Michelle G
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      Need to look for the PBS series. My first P. G. Wodehouse. So funny.

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    • Nicki m
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      Let me know how you like paper towns.

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    • Michelle G
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      So far it is good. I think Green really captures the age group he writes about perfectly. I read The Fault in Our Stars by Green first and that is a hard act to follow. It was fantastic.

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    • Nicki m
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      A masterpiece! I tried Looking for Alaska after fault. Good book, he does have a gift capturing teen thought.

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  • Cafe Mom
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    Finished Cleopatra's Daughter. Loved it as I do all of Michelle Moran's novels. This was the final book in her Egyptian Royals series and I have enjoyed being in ancient Egypt and Rome.

    Starting Fluke Or, I know Why the Winged Whale Sings by Christopher Moore. I read his National Bestseller Lamb and thought it was the funniest book I ever read. I am looking forward to a witty novel.

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    • Cathy C
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      Christopher Moore is wonderful! For more laugh out loud reads, check out just about anything from Terry Pratchett. Discworld especially. Seriously demented fun.

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      HI cafe mom and Cathy C--so I love Christopher Moore---read al of his books--although i must say i did not enjoy his latest--sacre Blue that muuch--

      Cathy--I LOVED Discworld--it was one of my first intro's into science fiction/fantasy and it was great!

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  • Maggie

    Maggie (edited)

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    I'll just edit this whenever I finish something...

    Read:
    DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL by Anne Frank
    THE LOVELY BONES by Alice Sebold
    MOCKINGJAY by Suzanne Collins
    GULLIVER'S TRAVELS by Jonathon Swift
    SPEAK by Laurie Halse Anderson
    OH. MY. GODS. by Tera Lynn Childs
    PRETTIES by Scott Westerfield

    Currently Reading:
    PRIDE AND PREJUDICE by Jane Austen
    SPECIALS By Scott Westerfield

    To be read (possibly):
    SENSE AND SENSIBILITY by Jane Austen
    EXTRAS By Scott Westerfield

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    • Adair
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      I liked The Lovely Bones by Sebold--thought it was a good read!

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    • Cafe Mom
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      I agree, I liked the Lovely Bones also.

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    • Maggie
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      Yes, I thought The Lovely Bones was really good, it was better than I expected it to be. Surprisingly, it was on my school's summer reading list.

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    • Bev

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      I was surprised at the people that did not like Lovely Bones
      I thought it was good

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  • Relzo
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    Started and finished Eona this week. Still reading LOTR, and almost finished with the first book. I'm going on vacation for a week on Friday, and I'm not going to be starting anything new during that time.

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      If it's the first time you've read it, watch-out for the cliffhanger at the end of The Two Towers, after which the poor readers had to wait about a year for the final volume.

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  • Adair
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    Fair and Tender Ladies by Lee Smith is a novel I enjoyed and had a hard time putting down.

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    • Madelyn L
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      Thanks for this suggestion. I will definitely try to find this book.

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    • Adair
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      I like Southern, female authors and hope you like this book.

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  • BookwormErin
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    I'm reading Becoming Marie Antoinette by Juliet Grey. The research that went into this novel is very impressive. Enjoying this book

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  • Chuck H
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    Finished reading "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck. Now reading "Home" by Toni Morrison.

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    • Adair
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      Did you like Grapes of Wrath? There are scenes in that book I'll never forget!!

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    • Jerry M
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      Grandma in the back of the truck while they are trying to cross over into California. That's one image I won't forget.

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  • Chuck H
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    Incredible story - There were many, many scenes I won't forget. But the last won was at the very end of the story made me tear up. Just got back from the library where I rented the 1940 film with Henry Honda.

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  • Nicki m
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    Started The Stolen Crown by Higgenbothem. I loved Edward IV the first time I read about him, excited to read from a different view.

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    • Adair
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      Have you read The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman?

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    • Nicki m
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      Funny you mention it because I just put in on my TBR from another recommendation! I so want to blame Richard III, I heard this book may change my mind!

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    • Jerry M
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      Whenever there is tons of power to be had, one crown and more than one family vying for it, there is enough blame to go around for everybody, really. But Richard III gets most of the blame when he really shouldn't. He wasn't that bad of a guy historically speaking, but like I said above- none of them are ever as innocent as lambs :)

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    • Erika M
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      Regardless of fault, what happened to the princes in the tower?

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    • Nicki m
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      A very intriguing mystery indeed. Richard III should have crowned little Edward. I am a Yorkist at heart--darn Richard!! Some say it was the Henry VII camp.

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    • Jerry M
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      Shakespeare was a Yorkist as well since he didn't feel like ending his career early on the chopping block :) That's why Richard is seen as having a hunchback, it played well in court.

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    • Adair
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      Alison Weir researched this mystery in Princes in the Tower which you might enjoy.

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  • Ursula
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    Read
    Sexiest Vampire Alive by Kerrelyn Sparks, ★★★★★

    Reading Now
    Promise Me by Harlan Coben

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  • Adair

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    Black Mountain Breakdown is my least favorite of the five books by Lee Smith that I have read. I'm still trying to decide about the plot of this book because it didn't make sense to me at all. Actually, I thought the plot dragged on and on; and I was ready to give up on the book--BUT, because Lee Smith is one of my favorite authors, I persevered and read to the last page (page 228)!! I do know, however, to watch for symbolism in proper names so have been looking back through the names of the main characters to see if there is a clue, or theme, in them!! Crystal, the main character, is well named because she is beautiful and attractive, but not very resilient and doesn't seem to have much direction in life. I would like to ask Mrs. Smith what her purpose in writing this book was! (Could be I missed it!)

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  • Eadie B
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    Skating Around The Law by Joelle Charbonneau - 5 stars

    Joelle Charbonneau's first novel has lots of humor with an excellent cast of characters. Rebecca Robbins, a mortgage broker from Chicago has returned home to her small town of Indian Falls, Illinois to sell the roller rink she inherited from her mother.

    When she discovers the dead body of the town’s handyman headfirst in a rink toilet, potential buyers are scared off. Rebecca teams up with her grandfather and a handsome veterinarian to solve the murder, so she can quickly get back to her job in Chicago.

    The case soon heats up and she realizes that finding the guilty person from a long list of suspects will be no easy task.

    If you enjoy Stephanie Plum novel you will enjoy this series too. It's a cozy whodunit with lots of twists which keeps the story flowing.

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  • maydayeve
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    Im reading The World As I See It by Albert Einstein. Im trying to get to know him through his speeches, letters, notes, commentaries. I like his love for peace and his efforts for intellectual freedom.

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  • Julie L
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    Started the non-fiction book The Sisters-The Saga of the Mitford Family
    by Mary S. Lovell. Wow what a fascinating family.!

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  • Frances L
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    For July, Iam reading: "The Chalk Man" by Fred Vargus
    "The Right-Hand Shore" by Christopher Tilghman (I just finished his book "Mason's Retreat. WQNDERFUL!!)
    "The House Sitter" by Peter Lovesey (A good story so far)
    "The Newlyweds" by Nell Freudenberger

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  • Chuck H
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    Finished "Home" by Toni Morrison. Very good book - After reading the first half of the book I found myself not really enjoying it. Had the reviews been overdone? Second half started and I couldn't put it down. 4/5 stars!

    Just started "Wingshooters" by Nina Revoyr.

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  • Scarlett
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    I've just started "Sing You Home" Jodi Picoult

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  • moonflower
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    Just picked For whom the bell tolls from my shelve.

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  • Happily Ever After
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    currently reading
    fifty shades trilogy by E.L James

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  • Sally S
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    Reading Middlemarch. I love it!

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      I loved it too.

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    • Michelle G
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      Me three :)

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    • sid_rw
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      I started it a long time ago and have been reading it off and on, but been very busy and not reading much at all these days :(

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  • BookwormErin

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    Finished Becoming Marie Antoinette by Juliet Grey which I really enjoyed.

    Started Blue Asylum by Kathy Hepinstall. So far it is providing an interesting look into psychiatry and insane asylums

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  • Bev

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    The Widow and Her Hero

    by
    Thomas Keneally

    Thomas Michael Keneally, (born 7 October 1935) is an Australian novelist, playwright and author of non-fiction.

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  • Michelle G
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    Finished Black Swan Green by David Mitchell yesterday. Started Canada by Richard Ford.

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      I heard Canada is supposed to be really good. I'll be interested to hear your thoughts when you are done.

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    • Michelle G
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      So far, great. Draws you in right away. I forget who recommended it on Shelfari...

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  • Sanz
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    JULY READS

    Now Reading:
    Neither Here Nor There by Bill Bryson

    Finished Reading:

    08 July: A Storm of Swords - Steel and Snow by George R.R. Martin (5 Stars + ❤)

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  • Foghorn Leghorn
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    Finished The Bricklayer by Noah Boyd. Good FBI thriller. 4/5 stars

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      Great! More to add to my TBR!

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  • Ursula
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    Finished reading Promise Me by Harlan Coben 4 ★'s. Now I'm reading Born To Bite by Lynsay Sands.

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  • vikas n
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    Finished Sick by Brett Battles 3.5★'s.
    Now reading :The ones that got away by Stephen Graham Jones
    The Turn of the Screw by Henry James

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  • Book Nook

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    audiobooks ~
    GONE GIRL . . . . Gillian Flynn
    (a marriage gone terribly, terribly wrong/Nick's wife disappears/OverDrive)

    SUMMER GARDEN . . . . Sherryl Woods
    (latest in the Chesapeake Shores series/Luke and Moira)

    YEAR OF WONDERS . . . . Geraldine Brooks
    (England, 1666/the Plague has moved from London to an isolated village/
    Anna, a housemaid, struggles to survive/OverDrive)

    Kindle eBook ~
    HONOR
    (#2, Bannon Brothers trilogy/Linc)
    by Janet Dailey

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  • Josephine J
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    Just finished Windmill of the Gods by Sidney Sheldon . (It was a re-read. Read it over 18years ago). I thoroughly enjoyed it. Fast-paced and truly unputdownable. Now moving on to Hollow by Lynette Jackson .

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  • Madelyn L
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    Just finished listening to the audio book MURDER AT FORD'S THEATRE by Margaret Truman. A story with many complex characters.

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      I enjoyed listening to MURDER AT THE WASHINGTON TRIBUNE and
      MURDER ON K STREET.

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    • Madelyn L
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      Thanks for the suggestions!

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  • Jerry M
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    Finished reading The Relic by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. Not a bad story, that. The "bad guys", the bosses, were a bit too much with their stereotypical sneers and mockings, but it was a good start to a series. I'll be looking for the next book.

    Now I am going to read Mysterious Island by Jules Verne as soon as I get my hands on a good translation. My library has one such copy, so as soon as I can get down there...

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  • Nicki m
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    Finished The Stolen Crown by Susan Higginbotham. War of the roses as told by the young Duke and Duchess of Buckingham. Good read!

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  • chrystal marie
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    Finished reading The Help. Looking for something I won't be able to put down. Suggestions?

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    • Book Nook

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      This is similar to THE HELP ~ SAVING CEECEE HONEYCUTT by Beth Hoffman.

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    • Adair
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      Magic Time by Doug Marlett is about the Civil Rights movement in Mississippi in 1964 and is a good read.

      The Four Spirits by Sena Jeter is another great read about the Civil Rights movement.

      To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is the best suggestion I can give you to follow The Help with if you haven't read it.

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    • Adair
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      I liked CeeCee Honeycutt too!!

      Cold Rock River and The Kitchen House are good reads that deal with slavery in the South.

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    • sawcat
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      If you like gaming or geek culture, check out Ready Player One.

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      What is it and where is it?

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      Just a couple of suggestions . . .
      "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand
      "Empire Falls" by Richard Russo
      "The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet" by Jaime Ford"
      "Last Night at the Lobster" by Stewart O'Nan

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      Thanks for the suggestions! Lots of books I've never heard of — great!

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      Hey chrystal--try Cutting for Stone--one of the best books i have read--on my all time op 10--it is long and it might be hard to get into at first, but promise once you get there you won't want to finish it!!

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    Magic Time by Doug Marlette was a memorable novel about the 1964 murders of four people in a church in Troy, Mississippi. I noticed the book did not get very good reviews by some of the readers on Goodreads, but I told myself I'd read the first 100 pages before quitting because a friend had asked me to read the book. It wasn't long before I was involved with the characters and the plot, and was reluctant to put the book down. I will admit it was hard to get involved in the plot at first; but it was well worth the perseverance because it turned out to be a very good read. This book is similar to Sena Jeter's Four Spirits.

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    Finished Nina Revoyr's "Wingshooters" and with story she's proved why she has become on of my favorite writers. Now reading "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller.

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    I'm just starting "The Eighty-Dollar Champion" Elizabeth Letts. It's a NF about a champion horse jumper in the 50's.

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    Back to Uhtred in book #4 Sword song by Bernard Cornwell

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    Started The Rook by Daniel O'Malley

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      I am enjoying the audio on this. Its one I feel I really need to focus on just the book when listening to it. Does it seem that way in print?

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      for sure, because so much info is given to you I have to concentrate much more and read slower. Really good though so far.

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    I finished J Kanon Stardust 1945 Hollywood...multiple themes

    I've started Mercury: An Intimate Biography of Freddie Mercury
    by Lesley-Ann Jones

    Listening to Only Time Will Tell (Clifton Chronicles Series #1)
    by Jeffrey Archer

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    Starting my advanced copy of The Sanctuary by Ted Dekker.

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    Gave up on THE MERMAID GARDEN by Santa Monetefiore...1/2 way thru.Loved the concept,the characters and locales,but the storyline moved soooooooooooooooo slowly!
    I am now reading REMEMBERING by Wendell Berry.

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    Finished Born To Bite 5 ★'s. Now I'm reading Hungry For You both by Lynsay Sands.

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    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone I read this book when it was first published in 1998; it is the only one of the series I have read. My granddaughter asked me to read the entire series which I have promised to do this summer. After reading this book, I think J.K. Rowling has done a wonderful job in creating a magical story that will appeal to young readers. I have really not found anything objectionable in this book--no cursing or blatant cruelty. I am glad that my grandchildren have a series of books to enjoy just as I enjoyed the Black Stallion series when I was their age. I have watched several of the movies with my grandchildren and enjoyed them.

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      I hope you enjoy the series. I read the series with my son and I thought they were great books. It is nice to have books in common to talk about with kids/grandkids.

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      You are so right. My eight year old grandson is going to start reading the Harry Potter books this summer. I think they are cleverly done. His mom is a media specialist for an elementary school so she is aware of what is available for him and his sister to read. After they have read the books, she listens to the books on tape with them and lets them watch the movies, but they have to read the books first. We like the Percy Jackson series too. I taught high school English for 40 years, and it amazed me how parents expected their children to read when they didn't.

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      Still don't understand why the title had to be changed from Philosopher's to Sorceror's for the US version...

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    • Jerry M
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      It's the exchange rate: converts pounds into dollars, philosophy into sorcery and lorries into trucks.

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      If I recall correctly I think they changed the title since they did not think Americans knew what a philospher's stone was and that sorcerer's stone was more of a draw.

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      Here is a website that explains why the title changed.

      http://ask.yahoo.com/20020123.html

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      Thanks for that, Julie.

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    Finished:
    Intagible by J. Meyers - amazing
    City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare - even more amazing

    About to start:
    Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead

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    Finished Inkheart by Cornelia Funke. Like J.K Rowling, Funke is a wonderfully imaginative writer that appeals to both kids and adults.

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      I loved the Inkheart Series, and the rest of Funke's works. My favorite of her's is The Thief Lord. I would highly reccomend it if you like Inkheart.

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    Finished a rather good science fiction story, Jack McDevitt's The Engines of God. It's book 1 of a 6 book series centering around a pilot, Priscilla Hutchins, who aligns herself with xeno-archaeologists. The known universe is "littered" with these alien monuments which nobody can figure out why they are there or who built them. But slowly the answers to this puzzle start to come together into one big problem. Good story, good suspence-building, this should be a good series to read.

    Now going after book 8 of the Martian Tales by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Sword of Mars.

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    Im starting The Rook by Daniel O'Malley. This comes highly recommended by a friend.

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      oh I'm reading it now, sooo good I can't put it down

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      I really enjoyed listening to this one.

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      I've just finished reading it, i wish there will be a sequel! I really enjoyed the story!!

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      I think it would make an awesome premise for a tv series too

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      I thought that when I was reading it

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    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets was a good read. I can see why my grandchildren like these books and am glad they have a series which holds their interest.

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    Finished Hungry For You 5 ★'s. Now I'm reading The Reluctant Vampire both by Lynsay Sands.

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    A Perfect Evil takes place in Platte City, Nebraska where a serial killer of young boys is terrorizing the community. Maggie O'Dell, an FBI profiler, is called in to help Nick Morelli, the local sheriff, track down the killer.

    This book is a definite page turner which I read in one sitting. It has numerous plot twists and turns and a surprise ending which sets up the second book in the series. I am looking forward to reading Kava's next book, Split Second, in order to see how the rest of the story unfolds.

    Disturbing subject matter but very interesting read - 4 stars.

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    Reading MAINE by J.Courtney Sullivan. I sat and blew thru the first 100 pages in 1 sitting. I like it!

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      Good to know its in my library pile and I can't wait to read it. I loved her first one!

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      I haven't read the first one,if it is likethis one,I will! It is a nice,comfy read.

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    Reading The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde.

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    I finished The Maze Runner by James Dashner. I didn't realize this was a YA book when I got it from the library.
    It was interesting, a good read but not great. 3/5 *s

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      Do you think its worth reading? My sister has been nagging me to read it but it seems boring to me.

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      If you are a young adult, it might seem better to you.
      Wasn't 'The Book Thief' supposed to be young adult, also 'Hunger Games' and others?
      They turned out to be enjoyable by adults.

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    The Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling was another good read.

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      You are just flying through these! I should read them again - I feel like I read them too quickly the first time around because I was so desperate to find out what happened. :)

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      They are easy reads, and I'm retired and living in the very hot and humid South right now. I want to find out what happens in the stories too, and I like to read books in a series in order ASAP. I have the luxury of being able to stay up until 1 or 2 AM reading, and my friends know not to call my house before 10 AM unless it is an emergency, emergency!! I am enjoying the Harry Potter books and can't find any reason to say they are satanic as I've heard some people say. I think J.K. Rowling is very clever and enjoy her descriptions, etc. She has a wonderful imagination. I'm definitely a Harry Potter fan now!!

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    Started The Dressmaker by Kate Alcott

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    Steel by Carrie Vaughn is a good book

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  • Caipirinha
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    Recently finished:

    Trail of Spellmans by Lisa Lutz
    I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella

    Reading:

    Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris

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      The Spellmans have an interesting family dynamic going on ~ a fun series!

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    • Caipirinha
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      Definitely! I've loved all the others, this one was just as entertaining. I love seeing the family interact as well as see the outcomes of their cases.

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      I read the first Spellman novel but never read the rest. Maybe I should reconsider the second.

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    Finished #4 Sword Song by Bernard Cornwell. Uhtred now battling Danes and Norsemen for Lundene(London). Really loving this whole series and I have fallen for Uhtred too. If I had more than $5 in my account I would be starting #5 tonight, so I will have to make do with The Restorer by Amanda Stevens

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      Nicki, you have influenced me to consider trying this series when I finish with Harry Potter. Hope our library has copies of them!!

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      Oh good! I hope you enjoy them, the battle scenes are gory and the times were violent but still a great history story.

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      I really enjoyed all the books in the Graveyard Queen series. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on Restorer

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      We had a thunder storm here last night and I found myself looking over my shoulder for ghosts last night! I added The Restorer to my tbr because of your review, so thanks!

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      I have only read Agincourt by Cornwell but I will definitely look into the Saxon series. I have been meaning to read more of his books but I get distracted by others on my TBR pile.

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      Yes, that happens to me often! I have just made a decision to finish all the series books I have started. At first I thought I would savor series books I liked to make them last longer. Now my distractions are causing me not to finish. Although, sometimes I get worried they will become redundant if I read them consecutively. Every other then!!

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      Nicki, I've read the original Sharpe series by Cornwell and liked them. Thanks for reminding me about this series, which I must look into now.

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      Nicky, I could never finish all the books in the series I've started - there are so many! Good luck to you in doing so, though.

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    Charlotte Gray

    by Sebastian Faulks

    audio cassettes

    1942
    "Charlotte Gray, a young scottish woman, goes to Occupied France on a dual mission:to run an apparently simple errand for a British special operations group and to search for her lover, an English airman called Peter Gregory, who has gone missing in action"

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      I read that one too. Very good. I liked his Birdsong book ever better.

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    Now reading The Litigators by John Grisham . Very interesting. Will finish soon and move on to 50 shades of grey .

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      I enjoyed listening to THE LITIGATORS ~ it reminded me of my favorite
      JG book ~ KING OF TORTS.

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    Perfect Blood by Kim Harrison. Just finished her graphic novel Blood Work and did not like it. I really love the Hollows series...just not into comics, I'm afraid.

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    Finished reading The Reluctant Vampire by Lynsay Sands 5 ★'s. Now I'm reading Die Trying by Lee Child.

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  • Adair
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    Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire did not have as much action in it as the first three books in the series had. I didn't like it as much as I liked the others; and as fat as the last three books are, I hope they'll have more excitement in them.

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      Yes there is more excitment to come. I got emotionally attached to the characters so as things start to happen to them you really feel it.

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      I am reading the series too and that is the next book for me to read.

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    • Maggie
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      Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was my favorite volume of the series, but if you are more of an action person then you won't be disappointed in the next three books. And I know the size is intimidating, but I almost wish they were larger! I love this series.

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    Finished reading The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie 4.5 ★'s
    Now reading A time to Kill by John Grisham

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  • Adair
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    Love Medicine by Louise Erdrich is a well-written novel about three generations of the Kashpaws and Lamartines, two Native American families living in North Dakota. At first the novel is challenging because the point of view switches among several characters, but eventually, all the characters are connected to each other. I enjoyed the book and the author's writing style.

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    I just finished The Hero of Ages, the third book of the Mistborn trilogy. Absolutely brilliant work, I cannot wait to order the next in the series. In the meantime I'm reading Shadow of Night. Been waiting for this one, I'm hoping it's as good as the first.

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    Finished The Restorer by Amanda Stevens. Great murder mystery/ghost story and questions left unanswered! Uhtred may have to wait for me...

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      I'm glad you liked it. Will be curious to hear how you like the other two

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      I did have a couple small issues. It may be me not understanding though. I posted my ? to your wall, but I can put it here too. SPOILER ALERT!!!!! Amelia and Devlin are gettin hot and heavy she sees many ghosts and thinks she is haunted. Why do you think the killer needed her to acknowledge his ghost if she was haunted by him already?

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      I don't seem to have that note on my wall but I will check again.

      Good question and one I'm not sure I can answer but I will say you will continue to learn a lot more about Amelia and then Devlin in the other two books.

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      Ok good. I got that impression from some reviews but I didn't want to spoil it. I've had a few spoilers even from book flaps!

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    Finished Christopher Moore's Fluke.

    Now reading The True Story of Hansel and Gretel by Louise Murphy.

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    Finished:

    Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris

    Reading:

    The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson

    Upcoming:

    The Dark: New Ghost Stories edited by Ellen Datlow
    Don't Breathe a Word by Jennifer McMahon

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    I finished reading The Outlaw Demon Wails 5 ★'s. Now I'm reading Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris.

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    Leadership on the Line by Ronald Heifetz and Marty Linsky
    5/5 stars

    This is a fantastic book for anyone who has ever found themselves in a position of leading other. Whether it's for a church group, a business group, a book group. This book breaks it down and puts it back together. There are some great insights on the challenges facing any leader, and they show some great ones. Then they show what you can do right. It's never enough to show what is wrong, you have to show what is right and this book does it so well. I recommend it to everyone.

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    MAINE by J. COurtney Sullivan 3 stars

    The book had a good base story and excellent character development.But after the first 100 pages it got so bogged down in details,it just got boring. The story centers around the cottage in Maine and the family. It had very good parts to the story that kept me reading and it had its long,boring dragged out parts.
    I realize Ann Marie was naive and quite a perfectionist,but I did not need to know about thread count for the sheets in her doll house.


    Now onto AGE OF INNOCENCE by Edith Wharton

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      this story is really ALL character development.

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    Almost done with Middlemarch. I could only have read this during the summer. Overall I loved it. Not sure what's next. I recently purchased Ragtime but I may want to read someting by Edith Wharton.

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      I tried Middlemarch last year and gave up.I plan to try again,tho.

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    • Sally S
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      I finally finished but at times it did drag. Now I'm reading The Hunger Games but not by choice. I'm a middle school teacher and I'm doing it with my students in the fall.

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      I think they will thank you.

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      Sally -
      Your students will love you for doing the Hunger Games. I wish my teacher had done that book! We did Code Orange, Across Five Aprils, etc. and, we didn't exactly love it as much as the teacher seemed to think we did. Anyway though, I hope you enjoy this book, despite that it wasn't of your own will.

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      I am riveted by The Hunger Games but the premise really bothers me. I guess that it will be fodder for interesting discussions with my students.

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      The premise bothered me too.

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    The Order of the Phoenix is my favorite of the Harry Potter books so far--maybe because I am into the characters and have a better understanding of the plot. I am very impressed by these books and Ms. Rowling's writing skills and imagination. Very good read!

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    audiobooks ~

    enjoying:
    TUMBLEWEEDS . . . . Leila Meacham
    (An 11-year-old orphan named Cathy is forced to move to a small town in TX/
    she is befriended by two boys there/love triangle/30-year saga/OverDrive)

    Kindle eBook/Maggie Kelly series
    MAGGIE NEEDS AN ALIBI
    cozy mystery by Kasey Michaels

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    Finished:

    The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson

    Reading:

    Don't Breathe a Word by Jennifer McMahon

    Upcoming:

    The Dark: New Ghost Stories edited by Ellen Datlow
    Wife 22 by Melanie Gideon
    The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

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    I finished reading To Dance With the White Dog by Terry Kay. Excellent read. 5/5 stars.
    I have been picking some good ones lately.

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      Well stop all ready! My TBR has exploded!!

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    Just finished KILLER BLONDE by Laura Levine.

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    Finished The Queen's Vow by C.W. Gortner ★★★★

    Started The Flight of Gemma Hardy - Margot Livesey

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      Is this the book they say is a modernized Jane Erye ?

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    • Ladyslott
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      Yes it is.. It's moving very quickly and I like it so far.

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  • Julie L

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    Just started Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling.

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    Started The Paris Wife by Paula McLain

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  • Foghorn Leghorn
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    Another good one I finished. The Traveler by John Twelve Hawks. 4/5

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      His middle name is Twelve? Or is his last name Twelve Hawks?

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      Check out what wikipedia says about him, strange.

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    The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa
    4/5 stars

    A beautiful tail told of a woman who befriends a man, her employer despite the fact that he can only retain his memory for eighty minutes. How do you go about forming a lasting relationship under these circumstances. The answer...both people have to be pretty remarkable. Beautifully written, I was spellbound to the point I almost missed my stop on the train.

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      Sounds interesting...I read a book called "Moonwalking with Einstein" which was nonfiction and mentioned a man with a similar problem. Due to a strong disease and a week-long fever, he lost a part of his brain the size of a walnut. Now he cannot remember anything that happened after the 1960s for more than a few minutes. I'll put this on my TBR list.

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      Currently reading The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks, I don't read to much by this author but someone told me he is a easy read so far so good I should finish it today. After this the choices are so broad I don't know what to read next between library books, kindle books, and my own ever growing collection I'm a bit overwhelmed.

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  • Adair
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    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince I am so impressed with the Harry Potter books--with both the plot and the author's writing talent. These books are going to be popular for years.

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  • Chuck H
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    Finished reading "Terms of Endearment" by Larry McMurtry and now reading "Mockingjay," Book 3 of the "Hunger Games" trilogy by Suzanne Collins. Up next I'll be reading "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck.

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  • Patricia Gligor, Author
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    I'm reading "A Fatal Fleece" by Sally Goldenbaum. I love her Seaside Knitters Mystery series!

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  • Julie L
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    Added to my reading No Regrets- The Life of Edith Piaf by Carolyn Burke. Very good so far.

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  • Ursula
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    I finished Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris 5 ★'s. Now I'm reading Crystal Gardens by Amanda Quick.

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  • Jerry M
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    Finished reading Swords of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Book 8 in the Martian Tales. It was ok, seems the author was ready for something else.

    Now reading Deryni Checkmate by Katherine Kurtz. Good medieval-styled fantasy.

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  • Michelle G
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    Gave up on The Ballad of Tom Dooley

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    • Foghorn Leghorn
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      It was that bad, huh? You seem to finish books usually, so it must be pretty unreadable.

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    • Book Nook
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      I enjoyed listening to the Tom Dooley book.

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    • Michelle G
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      I don't know what it was. Just couldn't get into it. May have been wrong book for me right now. I listened to a good bit of it - struck me as predictable and the main character is so negative. Maybe I just needed something more uplifting or something. And it seemed the author repeated things a lot. I would hear a section and think , "Didn't we already talk about this?" It isn't this terrible book - just not my thing I guess.

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  • Cocoa
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    Finished A Treasury of Royal Scandals glad to be reading again :)

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  • BookwormErin
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    Started and enjoying Alice I Have Been by Melanie Benjamin

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  • Nicki m
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    Finished The Burning Land by Bernard Cornwell. Uhtred is unfairly outcast from Wessex and returns to the Danes. He unexpectedly finds himself back and fighting for Mercia in yet another formidable Danish attack. Amazed that we are not watching the Olympics from Daneland not England!

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  • Nicki m
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    Started The Kingdom by Amanda Stevens. 2nd in the Graveyard Queen series. Up to page 16 and I am hooked!

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      oh good. not my favorite in the series but it does answer some needed questions

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  • Josephine J
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    Started The Vow by Kim & Krickett Carpenter

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  • Laurie G
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    THE DEFINTION OF THE WIND by Ellen Block
    Independence: the freedom to be yourself—or a day for fireworks, depending on your point of view Summer has come to Chapel Isle, the quaintly quirky island that Abigail Harker has called home since she moved into the caretaker’s cottage at the local lighthouse. The season ushers in sweltering temperatures, along with throngs of tourists who are turning the sleepy town into pandemonium. The world Abigail fled after tragedy struck is descending upon her doorstep, and she isn’t sure she can stand the heat. Tourists and natives alike are buzzing about a sunken treasure in the treacherous shoals off the coast, and clues to its location are supposedly hidden in the caretaker’s cottage. Soon Abigail is the focus of everybody’s attention, including that of a handsome, seductive bachelor. Amid the swarm of vacationers, it’s hard to tell harmless visitors from those harboring dark intentions. As Independence Day nears, Abigail must decide: Should she stay on Chapel Isle—risking another heartbreak and even her own safety—or allow the ghosts of her past and the dangers of the present to chase her away?

    Loved this sequel book to Language of Sand.
    Now back to AGE OF INNOCENECE...without anymore interruptions!

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  • Brooke Nicole

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    I've got Something Blue by Emily Giffin on my nightstand right now.

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  • Josephine J
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    Just finished The Vow and have now started 50 Shades of Grey by EL James

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