You'll love this one...!! A book club & more discussion

I'm reading The Mermaid's Sister and it's pretty dreary. I was expecting whimsical, but that is not what this book is at all.

With the toppler over, I will return to my audiobook, The Eye of the World.

Tonight I will start Two Graves on ebook.

This is a bright, appealing children's picture book that would be good for pointing out shapes and finding items from one page to the next. Chelsea O'Byrne is both author and illustrator, and it's lovely.
4★ My review of If I Were King with several of her illustrations

Just finished Aussie author Anni Taylor's suspenseful One Last Child (Tallman Valley's Detectives, book 1), which takes place in the beautiful, mysterious Blue Mountains west of Sydney. Complicating things is that one of the abducted children is Detective Kate Wakeland's granddaughter.
4★ My review of One Last Child

Finished and enjoyed Free: A Child and a Country at the End of HistoryFree: Coming of Age at the End of History by Lea Ypi

My Review: /www.goodreads.com/review/show/4534581738

I started Heir to Sevenwaters last night and I'm loving it.

I thought that was my final badge 1 read but I'd forgotten one so not finishing yet 😲

I just finished Sitting Murder during the toppler. It is a classic feeling Victorian murder mystery. It reminded me of reading Agatha Christie due to the multiple suspects and the way the detective investigated and figured things out.

my Sitting Murder review

I am currently reading Apples Never Fall for the monthly challenge and starting The Golden Couple for a buddy read in another group.

I've started Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants for my RL book club. I'm finding it a little slow, but still enjoyable.

I also started The Lincoln Highway. How do I like Amor Towles's writing...

I’m reading a book called Her Deadly Touch by Lisa Regan

I finished listening to a new audiobook from my llibrary. I do not see the audiobook listed in GR, but the story is What to Do When Someone Dies: A Novel. I was glued to my chair listening!

Finished Blackberry Wine which was disappointing. Started The Witch's Daughter which is definitely my final badge 1 book!

I'm reading Gwendy's Button Box

I finished Two Graves. This has got to be my least favourite of the series so far.

I will start the new book in the spin-off series Diablo Mesa later today.

I hate when you enjoy a series and then run into a blooper of a book. I suppose when someone writes that many it's bound to happen eventually, but it's so disappointing when you're expecting it to be good. Hopefully, Diablo Mesa will be much better.

I’m reading a book called Finding Claire Fletcher by Lisa Regan

Kristie wrote: "I hate when you enjoy a series and then run into a blooper of a book. I suppose when someone writes that many it's bound to happen eventually, but it's so disappointing when you're expecting it to ..."

Corrie Swanson has a significant role in Two Graves, and I understand she does in the next book as well.

Another one for the kiddies (and grown-ups).
Love Grows Everywhere is a charmer of a small picture book by Barry Timms with some enormous ideas, wonderfully illustrated by Tisha Lee. Diversity and acceptance abound in glorious colour! I want to live there. 😊
5★ My review of Love Grows Everywhere with several of the illustrations

Finished The Light Through the Leaves
My Review: My Review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/4520679945

I finished The Eye of the World. It almost took the whole month to read this chunkster. Of course, the toppler necessitated that it be interrupted.

I will start I Let You Go tomorrow.

I enjoyed The Outcast Dead.

Currently reading Natalie Haynes Stands Up For the Classics: A Comical Guide to Ancient Greece and Rome, Series 1-4 and Under the Stars: A Journey Into Light. Hmm, two NF at the same time - wonder how that'll work out?

Facts and Other Lies: Welcome to the Disinformation Age, by Aussie author Ed Coper, is just as unnerving as you probably gather it is from the title. The current division in many democracies has been caused by bad actors with thousands of automatic bots that set us off down fake rabbit holes. Started with the printing press, escalated to social media.

You may be sent one way, while I'm sent another. CLASH! If democracies crumble, guess what happens next?!

5★ My review of Facts and Other Lies

It's long, but I've included a lot of examples from this terrific book.

I’m trying to read Great Circle but not making much progress. I started out listening but couldn’t focus. I had switch to the ebook yesterday and started all over again.

I’m also with Secrets of the Sprakkar: Iceland's Extraordinary Women and How They Are Changing the World, which I’m enjoying. My 2022 yearlong companion read is The Complete Works of Rabindranath Tagore.

I’m reading a book called Losing Leah Holloway by Lisa Regan

I finished I Let You Go. I really liked this book even though it deals with some nasty situations.

Next up is An Impartial Witness. I will read it for my themed read, and it also is the second last book needed for my first badge.

I’m reading a book called Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough

I finished An Impartial Witness for the road trip challenge and the group themed read.

I will start the monthly challenge book tomorrow. I'll be reading A Bad Day for Sunshine. It's the only audiobook I can start just now because all the others are slated for badge 2 of the annual challenge, and I'm on my final badge 1 book in paperback.

Well, pfshaw! I thought I had A Bad Day for Sunshine on audiobook! I have it on Kindle. Whispersync price for the audiobook is $7.49. I paid $2.00 for the Kindle and the combined total is still less than the sale price.

If I wanted to wait 22 weeks, I could borrow the audiobook through my library.

Haha... I hate when that happens, Janice.

I just started I Must Betray You for a buddy read and I'm listening to The Four Winds for our group read.

I did buy the audiobook and will start listening to it today.

I’m reading The Personal Librarian for the monthly theme read Three Word Title.

I finished Secrets of the Sprakkar: Iceland's Extraordinary Women and How They Are Changing the World - review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I also started One Last Chance.

I've started yesterday.

After a week without touching a book, I resumed The Lincoln Highway

Sandra wrote: "After a week without touching a book, I resumed The Lincoln Highway"
I just finished it yesterday after starting the first of Feb.

Mary Ann wrote: "Sandra wrote: "After a week without touching a book, I resumed The Lincoln Highway"
I just finished it yesterday after starting the first of Feb."

How did you liked it? I love Amor Towles's writing. And I really like all the characters so I hope it has a happy ending. But don't tell me, please. :)

The Murder Rule by Dervla McTiernan is a departure from her Irish detective series. This finds a US group trying to rescue wrongly convicted people from Death Row. But were they wrongly convicted?
4★ My review of The Murder Rule

It was such a delight to meet the fantastic Amanda Gorman in the bright children's book by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara. So young (only 24 on the 7th!), so talented, so inspiring. America's first Youth Poet Laureate.
4.5~5★ My review of Amanda Gorman with some illustrations and a photo

I finished The Danger and enjoyed it more than I thought I would. I love when that happens.

Later today, I will start The Lobotomist's Wife.

Janice wrote: "...Later today, I will start The Lobotomist's Wife."

I'm interested to see your thoughts on this one. I also grabbed it from Kindle First.

Although I've finished my themed read, I could also read this book for the theme and make comments in the discussion thread.

Finished Again, Rachel and it's made me remember how much I enjoy Marian Keyes writing. Great to revisit favourite characters 25 years later and do some catching up!

Started The Four Winds.

I finished my challenge read, A Bad Day for Sunshine.

Tomorrow, I will start Badge 2 with Stillhouse Lake.

I started Stillhouse Lake early this afternoon and didn't stop until I was finished. How do you define a 5 star read? LOL!

While I'm tempted to start the next book in the series, I'll go with the plan and start Lover Reborn. I must learn what the brothers are up to.

Hurray! Aussie author Adrian Hyland finally gave us a new book! Constable Jesse Redpath is another smart, tough female character from the Northern Territory. She's stepping on the toes of the local Victorian cops, investigating a death at Canticle Creek. Excellent!
4.5~5★ My review of Canticle Creek

I'm still reading The Four Winds and Natalie Haynes Stands Up For the Classics: A Comical Guide to Ancient Greece and Rome, Series 1-4 but last night I started my reread of Year One.

I'm starting The Golden Couple today.