July reading;
Almost caught up, July was a month with a lot of books in it. The weather was hot so I spent hours indoors reading;
A Place of Safety, by Emma Salisbury. I love how ES writes. The characters are just real, This is about a drive by shooting. It's deeply disturbing, sometimes I don't like the main guy. But he's a detective and good at it. 5 stars cause it's a great read.
Did they Really do it; From Lizzie Borden to the 20th Hijacker by Fred Rosen. I like that the book comes off as a conversation with the reader. Not the best thing I've read this summer, but worth the time for sure. 3-ish stars
One Thousand White Women; the Journals of Mary Dodd by Jim Fergus. Life among the native americans. A very strange tale for sure. Pretty well written, the whole going native thing well handled. 4 stars.
A Little Too Broken by Brad Vance; another animal assistance type story. Nicely written, dealing with mental and physical issues. 4 stars
The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan. Cozy and I really liked it. About books and likeable (mostly) people. 4 stars
A Country Year: Living the Questions by Sue Hubbell What's it like to live in the Country, it's all here and more. A wonderful read. 5 stars (seriously good read)
Fun and Easy Ukulele Riffs by Andrew McCormick. fun yes, not always easy. 4 stars
Requiem by Celina Grace; 5 stars. Well written mystery. Edgy
Stan and Ollie the roots of comedy by Simon Louvish a good biography of two of the greats of early cinematic comedy. Lots of info. 4 stars
Ice Blue by Emma Jameson; sortof a reboot Peter Wimsey to the 21st century. Good mysteries. Well drawn characters. People dealing with real situations. Well written. 5 stars
Blue Murder by Emma Jameson. See above.
Cat Shout for Joy by Shirley Rousseau Murphy.Yes. Talking cats. I liked it. Cozy. 4 stars
The Girl With No Name; The Incredible True Story of a Girl Raised by Monkeys by Marina Chapman. Self explanatory, fascinatingly written. 4 stars
The Wonder by JD Beresford written in 1931. Dealing with someone incredibly different from the norm. Scary stuff, dated prose, but wow good story.
Something Blue by Emma Jameson; good mystery, I love the whole idea of these detectives. 5 stars
Tuesday, August 1, 2017
Here we are at June; I was on vacation, but did some reading.
The Stranger you Know by Jane Casey. A great mystery by one of the fine writers of today in the genre. I'm very taken by the way the main characters are drawn. So very real.
Fragile Cord by Emma Salisbury; this book really gave me pause, good pace, well written, amazing work with how an investigation proceeds. If I recommend one book this month this would be it.
Wonder by RJ Palacio; An extraordinary insightful book on a regular kid who looks a bit different. Deeply warming
The Underdogs:Children, Dogs and the Power of Unconditional Love by Melissa Fay Greene. Small stories of people working with assistant dogs. Interesting stories, well written
Curiousity Thrilled the Cat by Sofie Kelly. Cozy. I liked the cats a lot.
One Bad Turn by Emma Salisbury. Well done mystery, a great read. Consuming.
The Stranger you Know by Jane Casey. A great mystery by one of the fine writers of today in the genre. I'm very taken by the way the main characters are drawn. So very real.
Fragile Cord by Emma Salisbury; this book really gave me pause, good pace, well written, amazing work with how an investigation proceeds. If I recommend one book this month this would be it.
Wonder by RJ Palacio; An extraordinary insightful book on a regular kid who looks a bit different. Deeply warming
The Underdogs:Children, Dogs and the Power of Unconditional Love by Melissa Fay Greene. Small stories of people working with assistant dogs. Interesting stories, well written
Curiousity Thrilled the Cat by Sofie Kelly. Cozy. I liked the cats a lot.
One Bad Turn by Emma Salisbury. Well done mystery, a great read. Consuming.
Retired semiconductor engineer, I like the retired part. Live in a cottage in rural California with my two indoor cats Pennypenny and Milly. Intended to be a hermit upon retiring, but ended up volunteering at the senior center.
And then there was May;
Cold Earth by Ann Cleeves; there are few better mystery writers, and this book doesn't change how I feel about Ann Cleeves, she's just one of the best. Great characters, amazing sense of place and mysteries that don't disappoint.
Two Silent Cries by TN Tarant, a m/m romance mystery thing. I was reading about assistance dogs and came across this. Well written.
My Lady Judge by Cora Harrison, a mystery in a medieval Irish town. Good stuff.
The Silent Twin by Caroline Mitchell freaky good story, about a missing child.
Wasn't a busy month, but the reads weren't bad.
Cold Earth by Ann Cleeves; there are few better mystery writers, and this book doesn't change how I feel about Ann Cleeves, she's just one of the best. Great characters, amazing sense of place and mysteries that don't disappoint.
Two Silent Cries by TN Tarant, a m/m romance mystery thing. I was reading about assistance dogs and came across this. Well written.
My Lady Judge by Cora Harrison, a mystery in a medieval Irish town. Good stuff.
The Silent Twin by Caroline Mitchell freaky good story, about a missing child.
Wasn't a busy month, but the reads weren't bad.
Retired semiconductor engineer, I like the retired part. Live in a cottage in rural California with my two indoor cats Pennypenny and Milly. Intended to be a hermit upon retiring, but ended up volunteering at the senior center.
Catching up for April
I'll try to be better at keeping up this blog. But it's hard to say.
From April the reading list went this way:
Fixin' to Die by Tonya Kappes - this was a good mystery, a little woowoo but not overwelming with it. I did like the main character, she did come off very real.
The Last Girl by Jane Casey. Jane Casey's books are very tight well written mysteries. Her main character is incredibly believable, she gets under your skin and lives there for the length of the story. Good stuff.
Killing Jane by Stacy Green; another story that will keep you up at night to finish, just in case it remains real in your imagination. A new Jack the Ripper tale, well done.
Forget Me Not by Fern Michaels. Very Cozy. An airport read.
Gaudi Afternoon by Barbara Sjoholm I think it was because it was a mystery taking place in Barcelona that I tried this book. Sort of a gender bending type of mystery. Great pace.
The Finder by JE Loren; an m/m mystery. I love this sort of naturally supernatural book. August the main character is so well drawn. He's not happy with his ability to find people, but he's good at it.
Sister: The War Diary of a Nurse by Helen Dore Boylston. This was written at the time of the war, so it's daily realism is amazing. The past has much to teach us and this book is a start.
I'll try to be better at keeping up this blog. But it's hard to say.
From April the reading list went this way:
Fixin' to Die by Tonya Kappes - this was a good mystery, a little woowoo but not overwelming with it. I did like the main character, she did come off very real.
The Last Girl by Jane Casey. Jane Casey's books are very tight well written mysteries. Her main character is incredibly believable, she gets under your skin and lives there for the length of the story. Good stuff.
Killing Jane by Stacy Green; another story that will keep you up at night to finish, just in case it remains real in your imagination. A new Jack the Ripper tale, well done.
Forget Me Not by Fern Michaels. Very Cozy. An airport read.
Gaudi Afternoon by Barbara Sjoholm I think it was because it was a mystery taking place in Barcelona that I tried this book. Sort of a gender bending type of mystery. Great pace.
The Finder by JE Loren; an m/m mystery. I love this sort of naturally supernatural book. August the main character is so well drawn. He's not happy with his ability to find people, but he's good at it.
Sister: The War Diary of a Nurse by Helen Dore Boylston. This was written at the time of the war, so it's daily realism is amazing. The past has much to teach us and this book is a start.
Retired semiconductor engineer, I like the retired part. Live in a cottage in rural California with my two indoor cats Pennypenny and Milly. Intended to be a hermit upon retiring, but ended up volunteering at the senior center.
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