Off-Topic Spring Reading

[Laura S.]

Originally Posted by Dena

Was that a good book? I have it on my list.

I didn't think it was her best book, but I still enjoyed it. It took me longer than usual to get into it. (Keep in mind that I'm usually into her books by about page 2. ) I would recommend it.

[SpiritYogi]

Originally Posted by Laura S.

I didn't think it was her best book, but I still enjoyed it. It took me longer than usual to get into it. (Keep in mind that I'm usually into her books by about page 2. ) I would recommend it.

Thanks for your feedback! I hope to start it next week.

[difit]

Here are a few new releases for May. Happy reading!!

3rd
The Druid (Dawning of Muirwood, book 1) - Jeff Wheeler
Summer Love - Nancy Thayer
Seasonal Fears (Middlegame, book 2) - Seanan McGuire
Dreaming of Flight - Catherine Ryan Hyde
Bravely - Maggie Stiefvater YA Fantasy
Book Lovers - Emily Henry
The Homewreckers - Mary Kay Andrews
Death by Tart Attack (Pennsylvania Dutch Mysteries with Recipes, book 23) - Tamar Myers
Murder on Madison Square (Gaslight Mysteries, book 25) – Victoria Thompson
Strawberried Alive (Cupcake Bakery Mystery, book 14) - Jenn McKinlay
Never Say Hero (Oh. My. Gods., book 3) - Tera Lynn Childs (kindle)
The Belladonna Maze - Sinead Crowley (audio)

10th
The Summer Place - Jennifer Weiner
No More Lies (No More, book 2) – Kerry Lonsdale

17th
Metropolis - B A Shapiro
Beach House Summer - Sarah Morgan
Thrill of the Hunt (Jane Arnold, book 14) - Rita Mae Brown
Take Your Breath Away - Linwood Barclay
Something Wilder - Christina Lauren
This Time Tomorrow - Emma Straub
Dead Against Her (Bree Taggert, book 5) - Melinda Leigh
Adult Assembly Required (Bookish Life of Nina Hill, book 2) – Abbi Waxman

24th
Frequency (Fallout, book 3) -Lisa Harris (kindle)
Every Cloak Rolled in Blood (Holland Family, book 5) – James Lee Burke
Nightwork – Nora Roberts
A Midsummer Night's Fudge (Candy-Coated Mystery, book 10) - Nancy Coco
Two Nights in Lisbon - Chris Pavone
Midnight Dunes (Texas Murder Files, book 3) - Laura Griffin
How Much I Want (Miami Nights, book 4) – Marie Force (kindle)
Mayhem In The Mudroom (Moorecliff Manor Cat Cozy Mystery, book 5) - Leighann Dobbs (kindle)

31st
Meant to Be - Emily Giffin
The Diva Says Cheesecake! (Domestic Diva, book 15) - Krista Davis
The Boardwalk Bookshop - Susan Mallery
The Last Mile (Blood Ties, The Logans, book 2) - Kat Martin
A Rip Through Time - Kelley Armstrong
Murder Most Grave (Granny Reid Mystery, book 4) - G A McKevett
Extenuating Circumstances - Joyce Carol Oats

[BunnyHop]

How is it May already???

Thanks so much for the new list, whee!!

As for me, I got a tablet when my computer needed some work, so now I can borrow books on Overdrive/Libby from the library. Audio books and e-books, here I come.

So far, I've gotten Gabrielle Union's memoir (a good read, I've hardly done anything else all day, and barely noticed it was raining.), and The Fellowship of the Rings on audio.

A few more things to try, but those are the two I'm starting with.

[Rivercat]

Finished The Cartographers this weekend and it's a fun read if you like mysteries set in libraries, maps and a little bit of magic.

Currently reading Our Lady of Mysterious Aliments, the second in the Edinburgh Nights series about a young woman who talks to ghosts in a dystopian version of Scotland. Enjoying it but there's a good deal more Scots urban slang in this one than in the first.

[SpiritYogi]

Originally Posted by Rivercat

Finished The Cartographers this weekend and it's a fun read if you like mysteries set in libraries, maps and a little bit of magic.

That book has been on my wish list for weeks. I keep calling the library every week to ask if they have it. I'm hoping they'll eventually acquiesce and order it just to get me off their back.

I read Anatomy of a Scandal and am now watching the mini-series.

[sherry7899]

I am reading "Sister Stardust" by Jane Green. I am glad she finally is setting books in England again. So far most is set in the 1960s with a ton of music references.

[Paine]

I finished reading Troublemaker by Leah Remini.

I am listening to the audiobook All Things Bright and Beautiful by James Herriot. I have read this printed book before but this audiobook is read by Nicholas Ralph who played the role of James Herriot in the PBS Season episodes of All Creatures Great and Small. I'm enjoying listening to the narration by Nicholas Ralph.

I am also reading An Appetite for Wonder by Richard Dawkins.

difit, thank you for posting the new releases in May!

[Rivercat]

Originally Posted by Dena

That book has been on my wish list for weeks. I keep calling the library every week to ask if they have it. I'm hoping they'll eventually acquiesce and order it just to get me off their back.

I was stunned that it was sitting on the "lucky chance" shelf when I went to pick up another hold. They must have just put it out right before I walked in.

[BunnyHop]

I stayed up entirely too late listening to Elton John's memoir on audio.
Too entertaining, LOL!!!

Editing this to note: almost done (thanks, road trip) and I've enjoyed it quite a lot.

This lets you follow along with his obsessions, addictions and debauchery, but it also gives some insights into the wildly talented, hard working man underneath it all.

He's honestly lucky to still be alive, and manages to convey that, pretty much throughout with wit and charm.

This one's not for the prudish or homophobic, but honestly, I think he handles the more debauched elements of the story with a good deal of self restraint.

It's almost funny how many names he drops in the course of the text, but I guess it's just more proof that he's been around a long time.