Now that Jeff’s home safely, I think I only have to worry about those of you suffering from that extreme heat, from Texas west. Take care of yourselves! Stay inside and read a good book.
I’m reading an October release, One Puzzling Afternoon by Emily Critchley. I’m a third of the way through it, and, I think I’ll be reading the rest of it quickly because I’m just not fond of it. Here’s the summary.
I kept your secret Lucy. I’ve kept it for more than sixty years…
It is 1951, and at number six Sycamore Street fifteen-year-old Edie Green is lonely. Living with her eccentric mother and her mother’s new boyfriend, she is desperate for something to shake her from her dull, isolated life.
So when the popular, pretty Lucy Theddle befriends Edie, she thinks all her troubles are over. Even though Lucy has a secret, one Edie is not certain she should keep.
Then Lucy goes missing.
Now in 2018, Edie is eighty-four and still living in the same small town, when one afternoon she glimpses Lucy Theddle, still looking the same as she did at fifteen. Her family write it off as one of her many mix ups, there’s a lot Edie gets confused about these days. But Edie knows she’s the key to finding Lucy.
Time is running out and Edie must piece together the clues before Lucy is forgotten forever.
There are two timelines in the book, Edie at fifteen, and Edie in her eighties when her son hopes to sell her house and have her move in with them because she sometimes gets “muddled”. This one just isn’t for me.
What about you? What are you reading this week? I hope you have something you’re enjoying. Let us know!
The Walkie Talkies decided to move our walks from 8:00 to 7:30 a.m. while it’s still so hot, but it will still be 70 degrees at 7:30 tomorrow. I guess I’ll give it a try. We have three more days of 100+ temps, then back to the 90s. At least my reading week has been good.
In the latest from Fiona Davsd, THE SPECTACULAR, ‘Marion was born to dance, but she is let go from her job teaching young children to dance because she allows her students to have too much freestyle time. Her father and her boyfriend want her to settle down and spend her days taking care of a family, but 19-year-old Marion is restless and talented. In 1956, she auditions for the Radio City Rockettes on a whim and, to her surprise, is offered a job. Living in a boarding house with another Rockette after her father throws her out, she works hard to learn the intricate routines and does her best to rein in her personal flair to conform with the strict choreography and required precision. Marion’s older, more conservative sister works as her father’s secretary, and both she and their father are unsympathetic to Marion’s artistic desires. But there is trouble in New York City that unexpectedly touches the lives of Marion and her family. Someone has been setting off bombs throughout the city for 16 years–including several in Radio City Music Hall–causing chaos and injury and leaving the police with few leads. This is a straightforward story about one courageous young woman following her dream against all odds and without the support of her family. A fascinating subplot involves the first use of profiling to help law enforcement identify and track down a criminal. Marion’s friend, a physician who works with mentally ill patients, has the idea for profiling, although the police are initially not interested. Marion is drawn into the effort to help her friend identify the bomber, and although she takes some unwise risks, I found her character to be appealing and relatable. In a few chapters set in 1992, we learn how things turned out for Marion and the decisions she made that affected her life.
It amazes me that David Rosenfelt has written such a long string of convincing legal mysteries without being a lawyer himself! And each story is more exciting and complicated than the last. It’s a pleasure to follow defense attorney Andy Carpenter as he thinks through a case, analyzing every detail and “what-if,” deploying his trusty team of investigators and analysts to bring a successful result for the client. The courtroom scenes, in particular, are always compelling and suspenseful. But the real attraction of these novels is Andy’s first-person narration, chockful of hilarious asides, snarky commentary, and outrageous behavior, combined with a sincere affection for the people who desperately need his help, for his family, his staff and friends, and for his own dogs and those rescued by his foundation. In the 28th (!) in the Andy Carpenter series, ‘TWAS THE BITE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, one of the foundation’s patrons is inexplicably arrested for murder, and Andy learns that he has been living under a new name in New Jersey’s witness protection program after turning state’s evidence on fellow gang members two years before. Of course, his previous gang affiliation must have something to do with the trouble he is in now, but it appears that the deck is stacked against him. As wealthy Andy reluctantly takes on another client, he despairs of being able to wade through all of the evidence (or lack thereof) to come up with a “not guilty” verdict. I absolutely love spending time with Andy and all of the supporting characters and will continue to do so until the series ends (hopefully, never). Oh, and is it a Christmas book? Not really, although it takes place during the holiday season. (October)
ESME CAHILL FAILS SPECTACULARLY by Marie Bostwick is not a romance, nor is it a light-hearted, amusing read. But it IS a beautifully-written, absorbing portrait of a young woman who thinks she is a failure by the time she returns from NYC to Asheville, NC at the request of her grandmother, Unfortunately, Adele dies before she can tell her why she had summoned her. Reeling from a divorce from a husband who wasn’t what she expected and the loss of her book editing job after a very loud row with one of the authors, Esme finds that her beloved grandfather’s memory isn’t what it used to be. Her long-estranged mother is back and wants a do-over, and the family’s lakeside resort is in dire financial straits. But on the plus side, she reconnects with her dear friend Yolanda, discovers Adele’s strangely beautiful handmade quilts, and is inspired to rekindle her desire to write. And over the next few months, Esme discovers that the Asheville community, loyal customers, and new friends are willing to come together to achieve the impossible. Standout characters, besides Esme, are her delightful grandfather, the eccentric and surprising Yolanda, and a rough-around-the edges chef with a secret. This is the second book I have read from Marie Bostwick, and I am curious to see if her other books evoke the same satisfaction in me as these two.
Simultaneously heart-breaking and life-affirming, THE RIVER WE REMEMBER is another triumph for William Kent Krueger. Set in 1958, the book is packed with characters who are damaged in some way–from war wounds (both physical and mental), secrets from their past that they don’t want revealed, brutality from family members, bigotry, and so on. Most lead an honest, hard-scrabble life in small-town Minnesota, doing everything they can to survive, if not thrive. Jimmy Quinn, by comparison, is a wealthy man, and one that most people in his life have thought about killing at one time or another. But when he is found dead and naked by the Alabaster River, they all suspect a Native American man and his young Japanese wife, both of whom had been in Jimmy’s employ. The story is told mostly from the perspectives of Brody, the town’s sheriff, and Charlie (aka Charlotte), the free-spirited attorney who tries her best to defend the accused. My favorite character is Scott, a 14-year-old being raised along with his two sisters by a devoted single mother. He was born with a heart defect, but he doesn’t let it stop him from trying to live his best life and do the right thing, sometimes in the face of overwhelming odds. The author excels at writing powerful stories and creating unforgettable characters while evoking emotional responses from the readers. I particularly appreciated the epilogue narrated by the attorney, then in her nineties. It was mostly satisfying to learn where the characters ended up. Some finally achieved redemption, some couldn’t overcome tragic lives, and some managed to follow their dreams. (September)
I’m looking forward to the latest William Kent Krueger. He’s such an amazing storyteller. Thanks for your summary.
Margie, I think of Sandie Herron when I read about William Kent Krueger’s books. She was such a fan of his writing.
I’ve read a number of Marie Bostwick’s books. I’ve always found them satisfying.
Don’t overdo it with those Walkie Talkies! Stay safe.
I think William Kent Krueger is one of the best writers writing today and I’m happy to see him finally getting the attention he deserves. While I still love his series, I haven’t found the last one or two to be as compelling as they once were. His stand-alones, however, are now books I look forward to and thoroughly enjoy.
Looking forward to reading ESME CAHILL FAILS SPECTACULARLY.
I’m back on my Wednesday finish a book schedule. I just finished MURDER AT A LONDON FINISHING SCHOOL by Jessica Ellicott. I really enjoyed this latest in her Edwina and Beryl series.
Up next will be A FATAL GROOVE, the second record shop mystery from Olivia Blacke. Haven’t read more than the first paragraph yet, so I can’t give any opinions yet.
Mark, I read one or two of the Edwina and Beryl mysteries. I just couldn’t get into them.
Hope you’re staying cool. I thought of you, Glen, and Margie last night when my mother was talking about the fires in California.
Hi Lesa,
I love your blog and your reviews. Most recent reads for me are ironically two with similar titles: NICK OF TIME by Cathi Stoler (a novella) and IN THE WICK OF TIME by Valona Jones (Maggie Toussaint). Both entertaining books.
I only finished one book this week, an ARC of NOW YOU SEEIT by Carol J Perry. In this latest book in her Witch City mystery series, while an old A&P in Salem, MA is being converted to a museum, the driver of an armored car is found dead after delivering an exhibit but nothing seems to be missing. I usually like this series but I found this one to be a slow read. I felt that of the information about setting up the new museum bogged the story down.
I’m sorry Now You See It wasn’t up to par, Sandy. I recently read a short story set in the Witch City world, and I really enjoyed it.
Hot here, including a few triple digit days, but tolerable as it typically cools off a night.
Joe Ide’s IQ series is a clever spin on a Sherlock Holmes type investigator in Long Beach, CA. Isaiah Quintabe, or IQ, is an exceptional character in crime fiction — asocial, brilliant and deeply moral. In the sixth book in the series, FIXIT, IQ’s girlfriend breaks with him for a more ordinary life and is subsequently kidnapped by an unhinged hit man. Ide includes a full cast of well-imagined supporting characters, a few featured in each book. Great descriptions and plenty of dark humor.
A few weeks (months?) ago, Margie was reading THE SEAMSTRESS OF NEW ORLEANS for a book club. Sounded interesting, so I finally downloaded the ebook from the library. Historical fiction set in turn-of-the-century New Orleans. A treat to enjoy Diane McPhail’s in-depth research and knowledge of the city’s bustling waterfront activities and a women’s Mardi Gras organization. Then toss in some dangerous criminals for a bit of excitement.
Unfortunately, Analee, the third woman in the household, provides moral support in addition to all the cooking, cleaning, childcare… but has no story. Not even a last name.
A bit of nonfiction, THE SONGS OF TREES, stories from nature’s great connectors. A dozen essays from one of the finest literary nature writers, David George Haskell. Each essay selects a particular location and tree then weaves a complete network of interconnectness.
Finally, a collection of Agatha Christie’s short stories, MIDSUMMER MYSTERIES. It’s been mentioned here a few times. I think it’s a stretch to find a collective theme, but rather shows the author’s continuing popularity for nearly one hundred years. (Kenneth Branagh’s A Haunting in Venice in theaters September 15th)
MM, Thank you for mentioning A Haunting in Venice. I’m not a fan of Kenneth Branagh’s Poirot, although I’ve seen his Murder on the Orient Express twice. I thought he made Poirot too religious. I preferred the original version of the movie.
Sounds odd that Diane McPhail didn’t even give Analee a last name. I enjoy a well-researched book, though.
MM, thanks so much for mentioning THE SONGS OF TREES – I’m off to grab a copy right now. You might enjoy THE OVERSTORY By Richard Powers.
“The best novel ever written about trees, and really just one of the best novels, period.” ―Ann Patchett
The Overstory, winner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, is a sweeping, impassioned work of activism and resistance that is also a stunning evocation of―and paean to―the natural world. From the roots to the crown and back to the seeds, Richard Powers’s twelfth novel unfolds in concentric rings of interlocking fables that range from antebellum New York to the late twentieth-century Timber Wars of the Pacific Northwest and beyond. There is a world alongside ours―vast, slow, interconnected, resourceful, magnificently inventive, and almost invisible to us. This is the story of a handful of people who learn how to see that world and who are drawn up into its unfolding catastrophe.
Kaye – I loved The Overstory so much, I bought my own copy! Richard Power’s Bewilderment was special also.
I have not read Bewilderment – will check it out! Thank you, MM.
The Songs of Trees is a marvelous book. I read a lot of nonfiction, much of it on environmental topics, and this one is lovely.
I’ve read a lot of very blah books lately except for the one that I just finished – Before She Finds Me by Heather Chavez – really good – did not want to put it down. What will a mother do to save her child and family? Hot and humid here in CT but nothing like what other parts of the country are experiencing. As you said – good time to just stay inside in a/c and read!
Donna, you may be interested in reading the interview I conducted with Heather Chavez, a fellow member of Sisters in Crime of Northern California. By the end of July, it will be posted on https://www.sincnorcal.org/newsletter/. in the August 2023 issue of our newsletter, The Stiletta.
Thanks so much – will definitely look for it. This is the second book that I’ve ready of hers and I really think she is great.
I’ve read several blah books lately, too, Donna. I know how refreshing it is to finally find a good book after that. You’re right. Stay inside and read!
Since we got home we’ve had a lot of rain, alternating (it seems) with hot days and haze and smoke from Canada. Yesterday was a cooler, showery day and relatively pleasant.
Like MM, I’m about to finish Christie’s MIDSUMMER MYSTERIES. Of course, I’ve read all these stories decades ago in different collections, but it is always pleasant to revisit a master.”Jane in Search of a Job” reminded me somewhat of “The Red-Headed League” and Sherlock Holmes. I’m sure it was intentional. There are also stories featuring Poirot, Miss Marple, Parker Pyne and Harley Quin.
I did finally finish the BEST OF R. A. LAFFERTY collection as well. And I am still working my way through Jane Smiley’s 13 WAYS OF LOOKING AT THE NOVEL. Her review/discussion of 100 novels (I’m about halfway though that) is quite interesting, and I have added a few things to my list, as well as dropped others that just don’t seem like something I’d like. She has a very interesting take and I like her writing style. I’ve never read one of her novels.
I read Dennis Lehane’s early Kenzie & Gennaro books when they came out in the ’90s, but ultimately his plots were just too dark for me, and I have read him in quite a few years (though I did see movies made from his books that I hadn’t read – MYSTIC RIVER, SHUTTER ISLAND). But given the reviews (and the topic), I couldn’t pass up his newest, SMALL MERCIES, and I’m glad I didn’t. It is brilliantly written and really evocative of that place – late summer of 1974 in Boston, with judicially ordered busing about to start between South Boston (Southie) and Roxbury. To say tensions are high would be seriously understating it. Lehane successfully integrates his story onto the rest, and if you don’t totally believe all that happens, it is still a must read. Excellent book.
Jackie finished GOING ZERO and is reading a Jessie Mihalik space opera/romance.
I’m reading the second in John Scalzi’s series of short Dispatcher books, THE DISPATCHER: MURDER BY OTHER MEANS. In the near future, suddenly it is discovered that if a person is murdered, he will come back to life, naked an din his own bed at home. There are the few exceptions where dead is dead, but in most cases, they are alive. The Dispatchers are a group of licensed people who can take you out in certain circumstances, like when you’re having a dangerous surgery. If you’re going to die on the table, bag! You are back home with another chance. But of course, as one would expect, people try and take advantage of this, as in the bank robbery in this book, where one of the robbers shoots the others and they disappear…until one of them doesn’t. These are short, fast and entertaining if you want to kill a few hours with Scalzi’s usual fun writing.
Next, I will get back to the Anne Hillerman book I had to return.
I agree, Jeff, that it was fun to read or reread the Christie stories.
Oh, that Dennis Lehane, though. I’ve read all the Kenzie & Gennaro books, plus Mystic River and Shutter Island. Never did understand Shutter Island. But, Small Mercies was just wonderful. I’m sorry it didn’t receive more attention. Probably the subject. But, it was excellent.
I love John Scalzi’s humor.
You two stay inside & read!
I’m reading the latest author Q & A in the NY Times, this with Richard Russo. When asked for the last great book he read, he answered SMALL MERCIES.
“Think of all your favorite hard-boiled authors and their tough guy heroes. Not one of them could take Lehane’s Mary Pat in a fair fight, and they wouldn’t last a day in his Southie.”
I love that, Jeff. Thank you!
I see President Obama is reading Small Mercies this summer.
‘Small Mercies’ by Dennis Lehane
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Lehane’s latest thriller is set in Boston in 1974: As White parents protest desegregation of the city’s high schools, one lifelong Southie resident, Mary Pat Fennessy, tries to find out what happened the night that her teenage daughter didn’t come home. In his review for The Post, Dennis Drabelle wrote that “Lehane’s sociological precision gives ‘Small Mercies’ a gravitas seldom found in crime novels” and described Mary Pat as “a 20th-century version of a Fury out of Greek mythology.”
We could be so good….enjoying it very much. Different from my usual choices. Set in the 1950s which is why I picked I think.
We Could Be So Good by Cat Sebastian. Carol Jeanne, I love it that you’re willing to tackle so many subjects in your reading.
This week’s reading was a mixed bag.
I gave up on Mrs. Nash’s Ashes by Sarah Adler. Is it okay to mention the books I give up on?
I did not love Save What’s Left by Elizabeth Casatellano despite having a great start especially when she becomes obsessed with Carly Simon’s Martha’s Vineyard concert as her coping mechanism. It is about a middle aged woman living in KC whose husband decides the marriage just isn’t working for him. He goes off on a cruise around the world and she sells the house and the belongings and moves to an oyster shack in NY on the beach. There she comes up against HOA, corrupt city council, and busybody neighbors. I just got bogged down with it all and didn’t enjoy it much by the end.
The book I really loved was The Lonely Hearts Book Club by Lucy Gilmore. I had no idea this was a pseudonym for Tamara Berry. This was about Sloane and Arthur. Sloane works at the local library and Arthur is the cantankerous 80-something patron. The two always have feisty exchanges until one day Arthur doesn’t show up. After several days Sloane gets concerned and against library policy looks up Arthur’s address and she is promptly suspended from work. She goes to Arthur’s house and winds up becoming his caretaker under the guise of cataloging his library. She meets his lonely neighbor across the street, and they start a book club reading The Remains of the Day. A fellow librarian joins as well as couple others. This was sentimental and sweet and any book that cites Anne of Green Gables gets high marks from me. This was just the book I needed last week.
Hot heat in Cincinnati. We got almost 2″ of rain on Tuesday but all that did was bring fog and more humidity. I feel for those living with the nonstop oppressive heat.
Stay cool and Happy Reading!
Sharon, Of course it’s okay to mention the books you give up on. Sometimes, I’m reading a book on Thursday, and mention it here, but give up on it by Saturday. Sometimes, it didn’t hold my interest. Other times, I have books I have to read, and it just gets set aside. We like to know what doesn’t work, too!
I didn’t know Lucy Gilmore was a pseudonym for Tamara Berry. I need to get back to The Lonely Hearts Book Club sometime. That’s one that I took back to the library because people were waiting. I’m glad you liked it!
Stay cool!
Sharon, I too was disappointed with Save What’s Left. I heard it recommended on a podcast, loved the title, thought the plot sounded good, but it just did not work for me. Maybe it was the long letters the protagonist sent to her city council that started each chapter. I really got bogged down.
Typical July weather here in Williamsburg, VA. 90 and humid most days although some cooler weather is forecast. When I see how bad it is in most of the country I can’t complain. Much!
I’d complain, too, at 90 and humid, Susan. That humidity can be awful.
The Trouble with You by Ellen Feldman.
One of the best books I’ve read this year. A deft look at women during the 1950’s. Young women of today, without stories like this, may have no idea how much things have changed. We still have a long way to go, but reading this rejuvenates hope.
McCarthyism was an ugly time in our history. We should have learned a lot, but I’m afraid we didn’t and fear the ignorance and hatefulness of that period is on the rise once again.
Description from NetGalley:
“In an exuberant post WWII New York City, a young woman is forced to reinvent her life and choose between the safe and the ethical, and the men who represent each…
Set in New York City in the heady aftermath of World War II when the men were coming home, the women were exhaling in relief, and everyone was having babies, The Trouble With You is the story of a young woman whose rosy future is upended in a single instant. Raised never to step out of bounds, educated in one of the Sister Seven Colleges for a career as a wife and mother, torn between her cousin Mimi who is determined to keep her a “nice girl”—the kind that marries a doctor—and her aunt Rose who has a rebellious past of her own, Fanny struggles to raise her young daughter and forge a new life by sheer will and pluck. When she gets a job as a secretary to the “queen” of radio serials—never to be referred to as soaps—she discovers she likes working, and through her friendship with an actress who stars in the series and a man who writes them, comes face to face with the blacklist which is destroying careers and wrecking lives. Ultimately, Fanny must decide between playing it safe or doing what she knows is right in this vivid evocation of a world that seems at once light years away and strangely immediate.”
With your comments, Kaye, and those final sentences in the summary, I can see why this book is about “a world that seems at once light years away and strangely immediate.” Our present is so sad.
Kaye, thank you for the recommendation of The Trouble with You. As it’s a Read Now on NetGalley, I was able to pick it up. Not sure when I’ll get to it (it publishes in February!), but it sounds great and the reviews so far are stellar.
Hi Lesa — I’m finally getting close to the end of Ken Follett’s Never. Quite a good story, but oh, so long (and heavy since I’m reading the hardcover).
Was it okay at that length, Patricia, or did it need editing?
I’m still having a hard time concentrating on fiction, but I’m finishing up Sarah Pekkanen’s Gone Tonight, coming out August 1. It could be difficult for anyone coping with a parent’s dementia, but somehow Pekkanen has created a suspenseful novel about a daughter scavenging her mother’s deteriorating memory for the truth about the past. I have several early 2024 books waiting to be read, and I hope I’ll get back into a fiction mood sometime soon. My failing health rules every aspect of life these days, unfortunately.
I’m sorry, Sandra. I understand how having to deal with your health at all times can be your major concern.
I read several books, including today’s, about dementia in the last couple weeks. It’s not an easy topic.
And, I know how sometimes we just have to reach for what interests us the most in order to find distraction. Take care of yourself.
I don’t know how I missed that there are wildfires in California right now. (We have been dealing with medical appointments and such early this week but still…) The Rabbit Fire is close to the area I lived in back in the 70s, when I came to California with my first husband, a pilot in the Air Force. We were at March Air Force base and lived in Riverside.
The heat in Santa Barbara / Goleta area is increasing, and the afternoons are way too sunny and hot, but compared to many other areas in the state, the temperatures are still moderate. Today’s high will be 75 or 76 and it does like the temps will go up to 81 next week.
I finished SS-GB by Len Deighton last week. Because it is alternate history, it can be classified as science fiction, but it is also historical fiction with a hint of espionage, or actually political intrigue. The setting is the UK, London mostly, in 1941, after the British have surrendered to Germany a year earlier. The main character is a British inspector in Scotland Yard, who is working under the Germans. Because I like espionage, it worked very well for me, but the story was pretty depressing and not an uplifting experience at all.
After that I read THE NATURE OF THE BEAST by Louise Penny. Now that I have finished it, Lesa, I went back and read your excellent review of the book. It was such a complicated plot, and I was engaged with the story throughout.
I have also been reading JANE AUSTEN COVER TO COVER: 200 Years of Classic Book Covers. And last night I started reading DISCO FOR THE DEPARTED by Colin Cotterill.
I wasn’t aware of the fires, either, Tracy, until my mother said something. I’ve only watched local weather lately.
You’re right. The Nature of the Beast has a complicated plot. Funny you should mention Louise Penny today. My review tomorrow is of her novella, The Hangman.
You sound like me, reading a mystery and nonfiction at the same time.
It’s hot, but not smoky, yet. Often, the real fire season doesn’t come until September/October, and if there’s no rain in November, they can last a long time. Gosh, I just gave myself a flashback to the Leslie Nielsen/Ted Danson chapter of the movie Creepshow! Hope it’s just the heat.
This week I read:
Too Sweet To Die by Ron Goulart; Part of the John Easy series, our very 70’s PI is trying to find a missing model/actress, who may be in Frisco. The Frisco portrayed here is crazy, but it seems quaint compared to the Frisco of today.
Fletch and The Man Who by Gregory Macdonald; I missed the series when it was published, but saw the Chevy Chase movies, which weren’t that great. I read somebody made some new movies, so when I saw this at a library book sale, I picked it up. It’s okay. Fletch and friend on the political trail, then murder! Also seems very quaint compared tot he behavior of the press today.
Big John and The Hitcher by Duke Tate; Big John, faith healer and magic man picks up a hitchhiker, who just happens to be an alien who can see the future. He also picks up a blues singer for no real reason. Men in Black are after them. Good thing Big John is The Chosen One.
Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree; Won this in a goodreads drawing. Legends and Lattes, the first book in this series, got a lot of hosannas. This book, is just RPGlit, better done than most. At least there’s no harem.
Break-ins and Bloodshed by Danielle Collins; A cozy about an antique shop owner, who finds a body in a burgled house. The solution is obvious from the start.
(Un)Tethered by SV Segal; Horror poetry. Another book won from goodreads.
Glen, I need to know what “RPGlit” is because I have a copy of Bookshops and Bonedust. I really enjoyed Legends and Lattes. And, I see Baldree just signed a contract for 3 more books.
I thought it was early for the fires, too, especially since California did have some rain.
Lesa, RPGlit is a sub-genre of fantasy, where basically a game of Dungeons and Dragons is put into print. Many of them feature harems or reverse harems.
Thank you!
HI Lesa, I just finished and E-ARC of Where the Dead Sleep by Joshua Moehling and loved it. I am currently reading All that We Carried by Erin Bartels for my book club and started an E-ARC of Game of Lies by Claire Mackintosh. On audio, I am still reading Must Love Flowers by Debbie Macomber (went on vacation to the coast and wasn’t able to listen to it).
Katherine, I hope you had a good vacation. I don’t usually read when I’m on vacation, either. I’m glad you enjoyed Where the Dead Sleep. Hope the others work for you, too.
I’m finally reading The Lying Game. It called to me from my bookcase of TBR” and I’ve loved every Ruth Ware so I’m excited for this one. 56 pages in and I’m hooked.