2-3-4 Challenge discussion

Book Club
-Still Life (Book 1) Louise Penny

Leftovers:
-Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow
-Clash of Kings (Book 2) George R.R. Martin

GR Group Reads/Challenge
-Mademoiselle Chanel by C.W. Gortner
-The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
-The Judge by Rebecca West
-Where Serpents Sleep (Book 4) C.S. Harris
-Rapture in Death (Book 4) JD Robb (reread/audio)
-Out of Control (Book 4) Suzanne Brockmann (audio)
-Obsession by Nora Roberts
-War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells (audio)
-Messenger of Truth (Maisie Dobbs, #4) by Jacqueline Winspear

NG/Edelweiss/Author Reviews
-Hollywood Cafe: Coffee with the Stars by Steven Rea (E)
-Hollywood Celebrates the Holidays: 1920 1970 by Karie Bible (E)
-Early Poems by William Carlos Williams (NG)
-Bears Make the Best Reading Buddies by Carmen Oliver (NG)
-Selected Poems by Thomas Hardy (NG)
-Dressed For Death (Book 4) Julianna Deering (NG)

Because I Want To
-Brotherhood in Death (Book) JD Robb (audio)

Hope you like The Light Between Oceans.

Thank you! Have you read it, Tracey?

Yes I have and loved it. I actually listened to it.

Cool! Thanks for letting me know. I may do the same.

Oh if you can I highly recommend it in audio. My narrator was Noah Taylor - I know they can be different in the UK!

True! In Canada we can get US or UK. I checked and the one I have on hold does have Noah Taylor. It is a group read for my historical group...you are welcome to join the discussion if you wish.

FINISHED IN APRIL:

-Hollywood Cafe: Coffee with the Stars by Steven Rea ★★★★★
-Hollywood Celebrates the Holidays: 1920 1970 by Karie Bible ★★★★★
-Early Poems by William Carlos Williams ★★★★
-Bears Make the Best Reading Buddies by Carmen Oliver ★★★★
-Selected Poems by Thomas Hardy ★★★★
-Messenger of Truth (Maisie Dobbs, #4) by Jacqueline Winspear ★★★1/2

1 novel
2 poetry collections
2 coffee table books
1 picture books
= 6

I just read Still Life recently so I look forward to seeing what you think of it. It had the feel of a mellow, comfortable book to me.

I will be reading this soon as it is for my face to face book club and will definitely let you know what I think of it. I need a mellow comfortable book!

Kris I loved Still Life! I am on book 4 and really love this series.

Mary wrote: "Kris I loved Still Life! I am on book 4 and really love this series."

Oh good! I have heard great things about Penny and am super excited to read.

FINISHED IN APRIL:

-Dressed for Death (Book 4) Julianna Deering ★★★★
-Miller's Valley by Anna Quindlen ★★★★
-Out of Control (Book 4) Suzanne Brockmann (audio) ★★★
-Being Me by Rosemary McCarney ★★★1/2
-Reader, I Married Him Edited by Tracy Chevalier ★★★★
-Life Without Nico by Andrea Maturana ★★★
-Library Day by Anne F. Rockwell ★★★★★
-My Teacher Is a Monster! (No, I Am Not.) by Peter Brown ★★★★
-Feminism: Reinventing the F-Word by Nadia Abushanab Higgins ★★★★
-Harper Lee by Alexis Burling ★★★★
-At the Edge of the Orchard by Tracy Chevalier ★★★★
-After the Woods by Kim Savage ★★

6 novel
4 picture books
2 teen non-fiction
= 12

FINISHED IN APRIL

-The Story of Charlotte's Web: E.B. White's Eccentric Life in Nature and the Birth of an American Classic by Michael Sims ★★★★
-Where Serpents Sleeps (Book 4) C.S. Harris ★★★★★
-Mr Tiger Goes Wild by Peter Brown ★★★★
-Our Love Grows by Anna Pignataro ★★★★
-Without Fail (Book 6) Lee Child (audio)★★★★
-Death of a Prankster (Book 7) M.C. Beaton (audio) ★★★★
-The Bachelor Girl's Guide to Murder (Book 1) Rachel McMillan ★★
-A Necessary End (Book 3) Peter Robinson (audio)★★★★
-Design for Dying (Book 1) Renee Patrick ★★★1/2
-Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld ★ (is a standalone but is the 4th in a series of Jane Austen retellings)

8 novels
2 picture books
=10

Stephanie wrote: "Hey Kris, How did you like Miller's Valley? Have heard a lot of buzz around that one!

I got a chuckle at My Teacher Is a Monster (title)... wondering if it has a My Boss is a Monster counterpart?..."

Lol, I know right! It still freaks me out when I see my boss out of the office. Since I started working some shifts in the children's section I have been taking out more kids books. Talk about vibrant and shiny covers;)

I really liked Miller's Valley! It is probably my third favourite of her books. It is a simple story but so engaging. I loved the way she wrote the characters - whether you liked them or not you still feel invested - if that makes any sens.

Stephanie wrote: "Kris - My Novelesque Life wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "Hey Kris, How did you like Miller's Valley? Have heard a lot of buzz around that one!

I got a chuckle at My Teacher Is a Monster (title)... won..."

You are most welcome!

I was out of the loop when I left my job at the book store and I am just getting back into what's happening. A lot of my pickings are just by covers as they come into the check-in area or what is on display in the children's.

I'd love to work in a bookstore! Of course, all my paycheck would probably go right back into buying more books. My dream job would be to own my own little bookstore in one of those quaint, old buildings you typically find in downtown America and live in the apartment space above the store. Alas, the market for independent bookstores is a dying thing, I'm afraid. So I'm just a social worker instead, lol.

FINISHED IN APRIL

-Still Life (Book 1) Louise Penny ★★★1/2
-The Hanging Valley (Book 4) Peter Robinson (audio) ★★★★
-Mademoiselle Chanel by CW Gortner ★★★1/2
-Miss Silver Comes to Stay (Book 16) Patricia Wentworth ★★★★1/2
-Whosoever Has Let A Minotaur Enter Them, Or A Sonnet—
by Emily Carr ★★★★
-Angel Falls by Nora Roberts (reread/audio) ★★★★

5 novels
1 poetry
= 6

FINISHED IN APRIL

-The Blood Strand (Book 1) Chris Ould ★★★★
-The White Cottage Mystery by Margery Allingham ★★★★
-The Rilke of Ruth Speirs:New Poems, Duino Elegies, Sonnets to Orpheus, & Others by Ruth Speirs ★★★★
-Redemption Road by John Hart ★★★★1/2

3 novels
1 poetry
=4

38 BOOKS