Life:
Life hasn't changed much in the past week.
I had a (virtual) game of DND this weekend, and it seems our next meeting should be in person.
I watched the new Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Aurora Teegarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us Part yesterday. I love these mystery
movies, and wish there were more of them (not just Aurora Teegarden, but in general). I haven't read the books yet, but I own the first 3, so maybe sometime soon.
This week I finished:
Hollywood Ending (Detective by Day Mystery, Bk 2) by Kellye Garrett
Women of the Revolution: The Remarkable Stories You've Never Heard (One Day University) by Carol Berkin, Baruch College (lecture)
Baby Moses in a Basket by Caryn Yakowitz; Illustrated by Julie Downing
Go and Do Likewise!: The Parables and Wisdom of Jesus by John Hendrix
30,000 Stitches: The Inspiring Story of the National 9/11 Flag by Amanda Davis;
Illustrated by Sally Wern Comport
Summertime Sleepers: Animals That Estivate by Melissa Stewart; Illustrated by Sarah S. Brannen
Spy x Family, Vol. 5 by Tatsuya Endo
Currently reading:
The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware - for a book discussion tomorrow
Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II by Liza Mundy; Read by Erin Bennett - I've been listening to this off and on since early 2019
Glass Houses (Armand Gamache, Bk 13) by Louise Penny; Read by Robert Bathurst - I'm working on catching up with this series
Murder Keeps No Calendar by Cathy Ace - a VERY rare ebook purchase (I strongly dislike purchasing ebooks. I usually borrow them from the library or wait until they are offered free)...this one is several short stories and novellas, one for each month, and some of them are prequels to a series I plan on starting back up
I think I'll focus on all my "currently reading (and listening to)" options.
What are you reading?
I really liked the Aurora Teagarden books, but I've only been able to see a few of the shows. The characters change a bit in the move to TV, so be willing to be flexible if you try the books. The same author wrote the books that were the basis for the TRUE BLOOD show, although have a very different feel.
ReplyDeleteI like nonfiction picture books, so I will keep an eye out for the estivate book. And those others looks good as well...
I have so much trouble making images show up where I want them on my blog, so I'm impressed whenever people manage to make patterns.
I've read the Sookie Stackhouse books, but never watched True Blood... a bit of the reverse there. I can deal with some change, but I hope the overall feel isn't too different.
DeleteI'd never heard of estivation, so I was very interested. Some of examples actually do both - estivate and hibernate. Who knew?
The pattern is a compromise, because I would like them all clustered together, but it is SO difficult and time consuming to get them to cooperate...
I especially liked the way you categorized your books. I have some that are not listed that I started several years ago and WILL finish - eventually.
My husband and I both enjoy Ruth Ware's novels, but we haven't read Mrs. Westaway yet.
ReplyDeleteAnd I like Louise Penny, but have only read book 1, Still Life, so far! So many in the series now - I need to get moving on them!
Enjoy your books this week -
Sue
2021 Big Book Summer Challenge
I had only read in a dark, dark wood previously, and it has been awhile. I'm about 16 chapters in, and there are still many secrets and mysteries to unravel yet.
DeleteI took a long break from Louise penny's books when the first narrator passed, so I'm playing catch-up myself. Still Life gives a good feel for the rest of her books though. They are very much about the characters... an excellent source of people-watching in book format.
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The Teagarden movies sound great. Looking The Code Girls book, I'll keep it in mind for my sister, she likes factual. I have bought her a fictional story of them at Bletchley.
ReplyDeleteI imagine the fictional book could be really good. It sounds like there was a lot of drama in this field at this time, both personal and professional.
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