Familyhistorian needs to up her ROOTing game for 2024
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2Familyhistorian
Books acquired in 2024
3Familyhistorian
This is Meg's ROOTing thread. I'm hoping to increase my ROOTs read this year and hopefully move them along. Even I had to admit that I have a lot of books (maybe even too many).
4connie53
Hi Meg. Great picture, makes me long for summer and blue sky.
Great to see you back with the ROOTers.
Great to see you back with the ROOTers.
5Jackie_K
Hi Meg, glad to see you're back for another year! Good luck with moving those books along!
6Familyhistorian
>4 connie53: Thanks Connie, yes when I saw it again the immediate thought was that summer will be here soonish, not soon enough though.
7Familyhistorian
>5 Jackie_K: Hi Jackie, those books are a perennial problem aren't they. Can't live with too many of them but where to draw that line.
8detailmuse
Your photo feels warm and relaxing, ahhhh. Welcome back!
9rabbitprincess
Totally agree with >8 detailmuse:! This looks like a delightful summer's day. Or maybe late spring, that first really summer-like day of the year when everyone takes a cheeky day off to enjoy it :)
11Familyhistorian
>8 detailmuse: It's nice thinking of the lazy hazy days of summer, isn't it?
>9 rabbitprincess: Actually it was in August in the middle of a drought and the body of water is a river so all of the banks for miles were chock a block with people trying to beat the heat. There were also people tubing down the river with the current.
>9 rabbitprincess: Actually it was in August in the middle of a drought and the body of water is a river so all of the banks for miles were chock a block with people trying to beat the heat. There were also people tubing down the river with the current.
12Familyhistorian
>10 cyderry: Thanks Cheli!
13MissWatson
Welcome back, Meg. That's a lovely picture to look at now that winter's here.
14Familyhistorian
>13 MissWatson: Hi Birgit. Thanks re the picture. I wanted some incentive to get me through winter!
15Familyhistorian
1. Things in Jars by Jess Kidd
Birdie had her work cut out for her searching for a special child in Victorian London in Things in Jars. It was an interesting and fantastical journey.
Birdie had her work cut out for her searching for a special child in Victorian London in Things in Jars. It was an interesting and fantastical journey.
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2. Lady Derring Takes a Lover by Julie Anne Long
Lady Derring Takes a Lover was only on my shelves since 2023 but it was long enough to grow ROOTs. It was a quick read which incorporated action and humour.
Lady Derring Takes a Lover was only on my shelves since 2023 but it was long enough to grow ROOTs. It was a quick read which incorporated action and humour.
17Familyhistorian
I'm juggling a lot of library holds at the moment so reading ROOTs is going by the way side a bit. On the other hand, most of the books for challenges that I am participating in are ROOTs, so, as long as I finish them by the end of the month they should up my monthly numbers.
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3. Sugar and Salt by Susan Wiggs
The library holds keep coming thick and fast but I was able to sneak in another romance Sugar and Salt. Set in contemporary times, there were some social issues to work through between the woman, with a past and a way with barbeque and the man she ended up sharing part of a business with who was a divorced baker with two boys. Attraction happened and complications ensued. I enjoyed the read.
The library holds keep coming thick and fast but I was able to sneak in another romance Sugar and Salt. Set in contemporary times, there were some social issues to work through between the woman, with a past and a way with barbeque and the man she ended up sharing part of a business with who was a divorced baker with two boys. Attraction happened and complications ensued. I enjoyed the read.
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4. Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood
My next ROOT was also a romance, Love, Theoretically. The setting was contemporary with lots of interesting detail about the academic world.
My next ROOT was also a romance, Love, Theoretically. The setting was contemporary with lots of interesting detail about the academic world.
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5. A Rip Through Time by Kelley Armstrong
My last ROOT for January was A Rip Through Time, a time travel novel with a twist and a mystery to solve. The problems her new time period presented for the heroine were well thought out creating a good deal of tension as the action unfolded.
My last ROOT for January was A Rip Through Time, a time travel novel with a twist and a mystery to solve. The problems her new time period presented for the heroine were well thought out creating a good deal of tension as the action unfolded.
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My acquisitions for January were fewer than usual and less than the number of books taken to the Little Free Library. Now I just have to keep this up for the rest of the year. In January I brought home:
Grave Expectations by Alice Bell
The Bookbinder's Guide to Love by Katherine Garbera
Payback in Death by J.D. Robb
The Late Mrs. Willoughby by Claudia Gray
The Life of Crime: Detecting the History of Mysteries and Their Creators by Martin Edwards
Grave Expectations by Alice Bell
The Bookbinder's Guide to Love by Katherine Garbera
Payback in Death by J.D. Robb
The Late Mrs. Willoughby by Claudia Gray
The Life of Crime: Detecting the History of Mysteries and Their Creators by Martin Edwards
22Familyhistorian
I have let my ROOTs thread languish. Sorry about that. The library holds have been coming in thick and fast which has made getting to ROOTs very challenging. I'll have to fix that!
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6. The Last Garden in England by Julia Kelly
It took me a while to get through The Last Garden in England, a story based around a significant English garden. It was told in three timelines, which, while showing what happened to the garden through different phases of history, made the novel hard to get into at first. It was a good story in the end.
It took me a while to get through The Last Garden in England, a story based around a significant English garden. It was told in three timelines, which, while showing what happened to the garden through different phases of history, made the novel hard to get into at first. It was a good story in the end.
24connie53
>21 Familyhistorian: Hi Meg. That's a very good job. Taking out more then bringing in is something I certainly did no do.
25Familyhistorian
>24 connie53: It's hard to do, Connie, but I really need to bring home fewer and get more on their way. The books are starting to take over!
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7. The Other New York: The American Revolution beyond New York City, 1763 - 1787 edited by Joseph S. Tiedemann and Eugene R. Fingerhut
I bought The Other New York: The American Revolution beyond New York City, 1763 – 1787 because of my interest in what happened in that state during the revolution because that was where my 5 x and 4 x great grandfathers fought. (As an English immigrant to Canada I did not expect I had any one in my family tree who fought in the revolution, let alone on the “other side”.) This was a well-researched account of the issues and confrontations that took place in the various counties of New York during the years stated in the title.
I bought The Other New York: The American Revolution beyond New York City, 1763 – 1787 because of my interest in what happened in that state during the revolution because that was where my 5 x and 4 x great grandfathers fought. (As an English immigrant to Canada I did not expect I had any one in my family tree who fought in the revolution, let alone on the “other side”.) This was a well-researched account of the issues and confrontations that took place in the various counties of New York during the years stated in the title.
27detailmuse
>26 Familyhistorian: So interesting! My family was amused to have had ancestors on both sides in the American Civil War. Living the tensions on both sides in today's climate, I'm not giggling much.
28Familyhistorian
>27 detailmuse: Past conflicts do turn up some interesting alliances but I hear you about present day tensions.
29Familyhistorian
I've decided that I need to change the way that I count my owned books as ROOTs if I am to have any hope of clearing or making a dent in my shelves and stacks. Now if I own it, it's a ROOT. Books have a tendency to languish until they've sat there and been forgotten otherwise.
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8. A Bird in the Hand by Ann Cleeves
I was surprised to see a new to me series by Ann Cleeves so I picked up A Bird in the Hand the first in the series. Turns out it is a reissue of a series first published in the ‘80s. It was an interesting mystery on the Norfolk coast where birders gathered. The characters were interesting but there were a lot to keep track of.
I was surprised to see a new to me series by Ann Cleeves so I picked up A Bird in the Hand the first in the series. Turns out it is a reissue of a series first published in the ‘80s. It was an interesting mystery on the Norfolk coast where birders gathered. The characters were interesting but there were a lot to keep track of.
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9. Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn
The only ROOTs I seem to be getting to lately are romances which I can read quickly and fit between my library holds. This time it was Just Like Heaven. It was one of the Smythe-Smith Quartet series and was an enjoyable quick read.
The only ROOTs I seem to be getting to lately are romances which I can read quickly and fit between my library holds. This time it was Just Like Heaven. It was one of the Smythe-Smith Quartet series and was an enjoyable quick read.
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10. Medicine: A Graphic History by Jean-Noël Fabianai and Philippe Bercovici
To satisfy a challenge in the Reading Through Time group, I pulled Medicine: A Graphic History off the shelf. It was a good overall view of the world of medicine through history told with a sense of humour.
To satisfy a challenge in the Reading Through Time group, I pulled Medicine: A Graphic History off the shelf. It was a good overall view of the world of medicine through history told with a sense of humour.
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11. Darktown by Thomas Mullen
The mystery, Darktown, has been on my shelves for a long time but I finally read it. It was an interesting mystery set in Atlanta after WWII. The main characters, Boggs and Smith, were a couple of the newly minted black police officers who were on a much lower rung than the white members of the force. Although one of the white cops, Rakestraw, was none too happy being partnered with a bent brutal black hating cop called Dunlow who was trying his best to get the new black members of the force ousted. When Boggs and Smith tried to solve a murder on the qt nothing but trouble could follow.
The mystery, Darktown, has been on my shelves for a long time but I finally read it. It was an interesting mystery set in Atlanta after WWII. The main characters, Boggs and Smith, were a couple of the newly minted black police officers who were on a much lower rung than the white members of the force. Although one of the white cops, Rakestraw, was none too happy being partnered with a bent brutal black hating cop called Dunlow who was trying his best to get the new black members of the force ousted. When Boggs and Smith tried to solve a murder on the qt nothing but trouble could follow.
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12. The Inheritor's Powder: A Tale of Arsenic, Murder, and the New Forensic Science by Sandra Hempel
There are some intriguing titles in my nonfiction collection. I tend to snap them up and then let them grow roots on the shelf. One of those books was The Inheritor’s Powder: A Tale of Arsenic, Murder, and the New Forensic Science. It was an interesting look back at the shadier side of society when poison was available at the local chemist.
There are some intriguing titles in my nonfiction collection. I tend to snap them up and then let them grow roots on the shelf. One of those books was The Inheritor’s Powder: A Tale of Arsenic, Murder, and the New Forensic Science. It was an interesting look back at the shadier side of society when poison was available at the local chemist.
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13. Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors by Dan Jones
I’m finding the War Room Challenge a good way to get some of the ROOTs on my shelf read. In March the topic was the Wars of the Roses. Today I just finished Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors. It was a good overview of this long and confusing period in English history.
I’m finding the War Room Challenge a good way to get some of the ROOTs on my shelf read. In March the topic was the Wars of the Roses. Today I just finished Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors. It was a good overview of this long and confusing period in English history.
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I may not be reading many of my ROOTs but at least they are not accumulating at the rate they used to. Here are my acquisitions for March:
Never Met a Duke Like You by Amalie Howard
Two Dead Wives by Adele Parks
The Socialite's Guide to Murder by S.K. Golden
The Adventure Zone: The Crystal Kingdom by Clint McElroy etc.
Never Met a Duke Like You by Amalie Howard
Two Dead Wives by Adele Parks
The Socialite's Guide to Murder by S.K. Golden
The Adventure Zone: The Crystal Kingdom by Clint McElroy etc.
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14. The Accidental Medium by Tracy Whitwell
I’m still struggling to get to my own books. The Accidental Medium somehow found a space between all the library books. It was the story of a woman who came late to the realization that the voices in her head were people who had passed trying to communicate. Some were scary but none were as scary as the live murderer that one ghost pointed her towards.
I’m still struggling to get to my own books. The Accidental Medium somehow found a space between all the library books. It was the story of a woman who came late to the realization that the voices in her head were people who had passed trying to communicate. Some were scary but none were as scary as the live murderer that one ghost pointed her towards.
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15. Livingsky by Anthony Bidulka
It’s pretty bad when ER books grow ROOTs but that’s what happened with Livingsky. It was the story of Merry Bell, a PI who needed to leave Vancouver and chose to make her way back in her old home town of Livingsky, Saskatchewan but it was hard setting up a branch office of the PI firm she had worked for. Things in small town Saskatchewan weren’t the same as they were in the big city and life was about to get a lot more complicated as she took on her first case.
It’s pretty bad when ER books grow ROOTs but that’s what happened with Livingsky. It was the story of Merry Bell, a PI who needed to leave Vancouver and chose to make her way back in her old home town of Livingsky, Saskatchewan but it was hard setting up a branch office of the PI firm she had worked for. Things in small town Saskatchewan weren’t the same as they were in the big city and life was about to get a lot more complicated as she took on her first case.
39Cecilturtle
Those last two books sound really fun. Both seem like they could have a bit of a humorous or noir angle to them.
40Familyhistorian
>39 Cecilturtle: They were both a bit humorous and a little off the beaten track. I hope you enjoy them if you decided to seek them out.
41connie53
Hi Meg, reading all your posts and see what you have to say about them.
I hope you are doing fine. Keep up the reading and ROOTing.
I hope you are doing fine. Keep up the reading and ROOTing.
42Familyhistorian
>41 connie53: Thanks for visiting, Connie. I'm not visiting my own ROOTs thread much these days. I need to start reading more ROOTs!
43Familyhistorian
16. Blind Justice by Bruce Alexander
I needed a book which featured a disabled character to meet a challenge and took Blind Justice off my shelves. This was the first in the Sir John Fielding mysteries and it was an interesting story set in Georgian London around the time that the blind magistrate, John Fielding, presided over the court in Bow Street.
*First ROOT for May*
I needed a book which featured a disabled character to meet a challenge and took Blind Justice off my shelves. This was the first in the Sir John Fielding mysteries and it was an interesting story set in Georgian London around the time that the blind magistrate, John Fielding, presided over the court in Bow Street.
*First ROOT for May*
44Familyhistorian
My acquisitions increased in April so I was patting myself on the back regarding my restraint too soon last month it seems. New ones in for April:
Research Like a Pro with DNA: A Genealogist's Guide to Finding and Confirming Ancestors with DNA Evidence by Diana Elder, Nicole Dyer, and Robin Wirthlin
Threads in the Acadian Fabric: Nine Generations of an Acadian Family by Simone Poirier-Bures
To Hunt a Killer by Julie MacKay and Robert Murphy
Miss Morgan's Book Brigade by Janet Skeslien Charles
Marion Lane and the Raven's Revenge by T.A. Willberg
A Meditation on Murder by Susan Juby
Vice by Jane Feather
Maybe This Time by Jennifer Crusie
The last two were from a Little Free Library. The first two were due to family history research.
Research Like a Pro with DNA: A Genealogist's Guide to Finding and Confirming Ancestors with DNA Evidence by Diana Elder, Nicole Dyer, and Robin Wirthlin
Threads in the Acadian Fabric: Nine Generations of an Acadian Family by Simone Poirier-Bures
To Hunt a Killer by Julie MacKay and Robert Murphy
Miss Morgan's Book Brigade by Janet Skeslien Charles
Marion Lane and the Raven's Revenge by T.A. Willberg
A Meditation on Murder by Susan Juby
Vice by Jane Feather
Maybe This Time by Jennifer Crusie
The last two were from a Little Free Library. The first two were due to family history research.
45detailmuse
>43 Familyhistorian: Regarding characters with disabilities, I just enjoyed The War That Saved My Life, which I discovered on one of your threads :)
46Familyhistorian
>45 detailmuse: Yes, The War That Saved My Life was a good one. Did you read the follow up book The War I Finally Won? I haven't read that one yet.
47Familyhistorian
17. Truth in Advertising
I think it was the title that sold me on the book Truth in Advertising but it could also have been because it was in the bargain section. It was the story of a man in an advertising agency. He had a tendency to lie to himself so the work was a good fit. That tendency didn’t help with his real life which became more complicated as he started to tell himself the truth.
I think it was the title that sold me on the book Truth in Advertising but it could also have been because it was in the bargain section. It was the story of a man in an advertising agency. He had a tendency to lie to himself so the work was a good fit. That tendency didn’t help with his real life which became more complicated as he started to tell himself the truth.
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18. Unfortunately Yours by Tessa Bailey
It’s easier to fit quick ROOTs reads in between all my library holds. I read Unfortunately Yours a false marriage romance between Natalie Voss, the overlooked daughter of the Voss vineyard and August Cates, a larger than life former Navy Seal who was attempting to make wine with few clues how to go about it.
It’s easier to fit quick ROOTs reads in between all my library holds. I read Unfortunately Yours a false marriage romance between Natalie Voss, the overlooked daughter of the Voss vineyard and August Cates, a larger than life former Navy Seal who was attempting to make wine with few clues how to go about it.
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19. The Messy Lives of Book People by Phaedra Patrick
The Messy Lives of Book People has been on my shelves for a while keeping company with all those other books with book or library in their title. Very savvy marketing on behalf of the publishers, I think. Those words are definite triggers for booklovers.
This was an interesting story about Liv, a woman who always wanted to write but who took jobs as a cleaner instead. One of the people she cleaned for was a well-known author who left Liv her manuscript to finish. There was much more to this bequest than met the eye though as Liv found out.
The Messy Lives of Book People has been on my shelves for a while keeping company with all those other books with book or library in their title. Very savvy marketing on behalf of the publishers, I think. Those words are definite triggers for booklovers.
This was an interesting story about Liv, a woman who always wanted to write but who took jobs as a cleaner instead. One of the people she cleaned for was a well-known author who left Liv her manuscript to finish. There was much more to this bequest than met the eye though as Liv found out.
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20. Golden in Death by J.D. Robb
I’ve been doing a reread of the in death series and having been getting most of the earlier books out of the library. I’m now on to my own books which have grown ROOTs. The latest entry in the series that I read was Golden in Death.
What was golden was found in the parcel sent to a person who had died from a toxin released when the cheap golden egg inside the parcel was opened. It was up to Eve Dallas and her team to find out why these particular people had been targeted and from that they would find out who had done it.
I’ve been doing a reread of the in death series and having been getting most of the earlier books out of the library. I’m now on to my own books which have grown ROOTs. The latest entry in the series that I read was Golden in Death.
What was golden was found in the parcel sent to a person who had died from a toxin released when the cheap golden egg inside the parcel was opened. It was up to Eve Dallas and her team to find out why these particular people had been targeted and from that they would find out who had done it.
51detailmuse
>46 Familyhistorian: No, but it looks like a strong continuation.
52Familyhistorian
>51 detailmuse: It does and I really should read it soon.
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21. Secretly Yours by Tessa Bailey
Another romance rounded out my ROOTs for May. Secretly Yours was a case of opposites attract and a fun read.
Another romance rounded out my ROOTs for May. Secretly Yours was a case of opposites attract and a fun read.
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May's haul looks a bit like old times, unfortunately. There were a lot more additions last month. They were:
I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue
Come Death and High Water by Ann Cleeves
Mystery in the Title by Ian Ferguson & Will Ferguson
Wendy Master of Art by Walter Scott
The Last Word by Elly Griffiths
The Royal Librarian by Daisy Wood
The Phoenix Crown by Kate Quinn and Janie Chang
Life Drawing: A Complete Guide to Drawing People by Dr. Jennifer Crouch
From Little Free Libraries
The Price of Love by Peter Robinson
Report for Murder & Common Murder by Val McDermid
A Necessary End by Peter Robinson
I Hope This Finds You Well by Natalie Sue
Come Death and High Water by Ann Cleeves
Mystery in the Title by Ian Ferguson & Will Ferguson
Wendy Master of Art by Walter Scott
The Last Word by Elly Griffiths
The Royal Librarian by Daisy Wood
The Phoenix Crown by Kate Quinn and Janie Chang
Life Drawing: A Complete Guide to Drawing People by Dr. Jennifer Crouch
From Little Free Libraries
The Price of Love by Peter Robinson
Report for Murder & Common Murder by Val McDermid
A Necessary End by Peter Robinson
55Familyhistorian
I've been travelling recently which means that I took my own books with me so will have more ROOTs to report for June. Unfortunately, it also means that there were new book stores to check out, so the acquisitions increased in numbers.
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22. Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson
I picked up Everyone on this Train is a Suspect to take on my travels. It seemed to be a continuation of Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone, at least it had the same two main characters. It was an absorbing mystery but made me think I might have gotten more out of if I read the first book.
I picked up Everyone on this Train is a Suspect to take on my travels. It seemed to be a continuation of Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone, at least it had the same two main characters. It was an absorbing mystery but made me think I might have gotten more out of if I read the first book.
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24. Two for the Road by Chantel Guertin
Two for the Road was a fun story of a Gigi, who followed a dream to take a tour in England because she fantasized about a romance with the narrator of an audiobook. She thought she’d follow his voice anywhere but the tour turned out much different than her fantasy.
Two for the Road was a fun story of a Gigi, who followed a dream to take a tour in England because she fantasized about a romance with the narrator of an audiobook. She thought she’d follow his voice anywhere but the tour turned out much different than her fantasy.
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25. The Butler by Danielle Steel
I picked up The Butler in a Little Free Library at some point. It was an interesting story that spanned many countries and the different backgrounds of the main characters. It was a tale of two people ready to start a new chapter in their lives but uncertain of who to trust or which direction to take.
I picked up The Butler in a Little Free Library at some point. It was an interesting story that spanned many countries and the different backgrounds of the main characters. It was a tale of two people ready to start a new chapter in their lives but uncertain of who to trust or which direction to take.
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26. The Adventures of Maud West, Lady Detective by Susannah Stapleton
My next ROOT read was a fun history in which the author relayed her research into the life of a lady detective around the Golden Age of Crime Fiction. The detective was real even if some of the stories she told in the press were not. The Adventures of Maud West, Lady Detective was as much about the search for information as it was about the woman herself.
My next ROOT read was a fun history in which the author relayed her research into the life of a lady detective around the Golden Age of Crime Fiction. The detective was real even if some of the stories she told in the press were not. The Adventures of Maud West, Lady Detective was as much about the search for information as it was about the woman herself.
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27. Flirting with Fire by Jane Porter
I’m including Flirting with Fire in my ROOTs because it was a purchase that I picked up, read and left behind in Regina thereby not adding it to the stacks at home where it would grow ROOTs. It was a fun read about a mature romance heightened by the roles the main characters played on stage.
I’m including Flirting with Fire in my ROOTs because it was a purchase that I picked up, read and left behind in Regina thereby not adding it to the stacks at home where it would grow ROOTs. It was a fun read about a mature romance heightened by the roles the main characters played on stage.
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I'm posting my June acquisitions now in the hopes that I won't pick up any more before the end of the month. I went travelling in June which meant new bookshops to explore as well as a conference where the main things on offer in the marketplace were books. I was good at the conference only picking up one book:
Redcoats and Rebels: The War for America 1770-1781 by Christopher Hibbert
I didn’t show the same restraint in the book stores I came across in Regina, one of which was a used book store. In those stores I picked up:
Austerity Britain 1945-51 by David Kynaston
A Wicked Gentleman by Jane Feather
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass
A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters
Flirting with Fire by Jane Porter
Stardust by Neil Gaiman
1950s Canada: Politics and Public Affairs by Nelson Wiseman
Woodlands No. 2 by Anthony Woodward
And then there were the regular purchases for the month including one book bought at the airport. What else is there to do during all that waiting time?
Knowing What We Know by Simon Winchester
The Art of War by Sun-tzu
The Paris Affair by Maureen Marshall
Leonard Cohen: On a Wire by Philippe Girard
The Bride Wore White by Amanda Quick
Death at the Savoy by Ron Base & Prudence Emery
Scandal at the Savoy by Ron Base & Prudence Emery
Redcoats and Rebels: The War for America 1770-1781 by Christopher Hibbert
I didn’t show the same restraint in the book stores I came across in Regina, one of which was a used book store. In those stores I picked up:
Austerity Britain 1945-51 by David Kynaston
A Wicked Gentleman by Jane Feather
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass
A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters
Flirting with Fire by Jane Porter
Stardust by Neil Gaiman
1950s Canada: Politics and Public Affairs by Nelson Wiseman
Woodlands No. 2 by Anthony Woodward
And then there were the regular purchases for the month including one book bought at the airport. What else is there to do during all that waiting time?
Knowing What We Know by Simon Winchester
The Art of War by Sun-tzu
The Paris Affair by Maureen Marshall
Leonard Cohen: On a Wire by Philippe Girard
The Bride Wore White by Amanda Quick
Death at the Savoy by Ron Base & Prudence Emery
Scandal at the Savoy by Ron Base & Prudence Emery
63Caramellunacy
>60 Familyhistorian: I really enjoyed learning about Maud West - and I didn't mind the author either (which I sometimes find distracting).
64Familyhistorian
>63 Caramellunacy: Maud West's story was interesting and so was the author's quest to find out more about her. I liked reading about the different ways she found to get a the facts she wanted.
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28. Shadows in Death by J.D. Robb
I really need to start writing up my reads as quickly as I finish them so they are counted in the correct month. I’ll try to keep on top of that. In this case the read was Shadows in Death the 51st book in the series. I’m now onto books in my own collection that I hadn’t read as I power my way through a reread/new read of the in death series.
I really need to start writing up my reads as quickly as I finish them so they are counted in the correct month. I’ll try to keep on top of that. In this case the read was Shadows in Death the 51st book in the series. I’m now onto books in my own collection that I hadn’t read as I power my way through a reread/new read of the in death series.
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29. Blood of the Celts: The New Ancestral Story by Jean Manco
Because of they are part of my own ancestry, I have a section about the Celts in my own library, most of them unread, I’m afraid. I did finish reading The Blood of the Celts: The New Ancestral Story which was a good overview of the history of these people.
Because of they are part of my own ancestry, I have a section about the Celts in my own library, most of them unread, I’m afraid. I did finish reading The Blood of the Celts: The New Ancestral Story which was a good overview of the history of these people.
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30. The Woo Woo: How I Survived Ice Hockey, Drug Raids, Demons, and My Crazy Chinese Family by Lindsay Wong
I remember picking up The Woo Woo: How I Survived Ice Hockey, Drug Raids, Demons, and My Crazy Chinese Family at the Vancouver Writers Festival. That meant I had the book on hand when my book club selected it as this month’s read. It was a memoir about the author’s up bringing with her crazy family. Family mental illness and cultural expectations made for a crazy mixed up childhood.
I remember picking up The Woo Woo: How I Survived Ice Hockey, Drug Raids, Demons, and My Crazy Chinese Family at the Vancouver Writers Festival. That meant I had the book on hand when my book club selected it as this month’s read. It was a memoir about the author’s up bringing with her crazy family. Family mental illness and cultural expectations made for a crazy mixed up childhood.
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31. A Night Like This by Julia Quinn
I took some light reading material with me on vacation. A Night Like This was one of the Smythe-Smith Quartet series. This time the romance was between a governess hiding from her past and Daniel Smythe-Smith, who had recently returned from France where he had fled after a duel.
I took some light reading material with me on vacation. A Night Like This was one of the Smythe-Smith Quartet series. This time the romance was between a governess hiding from her past and Daniel Smythe-Smith, who had recently returned from France where he had fled after a duel.
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32. A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters
For a change of pace, I read the mediaeval mystery A Morbid Taste for Bones. The monks from the monastery were on a quest in Wales for this one, so brother Cadfael’s knowledge of the world as well as his ability to speak Welsh were called into play to solve a murder.
For a change of pace, I read the mediaeval mystery A Morbid Taste for Bones. The monks from the monastery were on a quest in Wales for this one, so brother Cadfael’s knowledge of the world as well as his ability to speak Welsh were called into play to solve a murder.
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33. Maybe This Time by Jennifer Crusie
Maybe This Time was a story about second chances told with humour, ghosts and a cast of strange characters. It was a fun read.
Maybe This Time was a story about second chances told with humour, ghosts and a cast of strange characters. It was a fun read.
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34. Girl Abroad by Elle Kennedy
Another vacation read was Girl Abroad, the story of Abbey, who finally gets away from her over protective father in Tennessee to study for a year in London. The wrinkle in her plans comes when she discovers that the roommate situation she signed up for with three girls turns into sharing a flat with three guys, a fact which would not go over well with her father if he found out.
Another vacation read was Girl Abroad, the story of Abbey, who finally gets away from her over protective father in Tennessee to study for a year in London. The wrinkle in her plans comes when she discovers that the roommate situation she signed up for with three girls turns into sharing a flat with three guys, a fact which would not go over well with her father if he found out.
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35. Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape and the Making of Winston Churchill by Candice Millard
From the war books in my personal library I pulled out Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape and the Making of Winston Churchill. It was a very interesting account of this war as well as the exploits of a young Winston Churchill.
From the war books in my personal library I pulled out Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape and the Making of Winston Churchill. It was a very interesting account of this war as well as the exploits of a young Winston Churchill.
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36. Faithless in Death by J.D. Robb
In my reread of the In Death series, I’m now at new-to-me books that I actually own. The read this time was Faithless in Death in which Dallas and crew take on a powerful sect that controls the people in its power.
In my reread of the In Death series, I’m now at new-to-me books that I actually own. The read this time was Faithless in Death in which Dallas and crew take on a powerful sect that controls the people in its power.
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I didn't bring home too many new books in July. An amazing feat considering the fact that I was on a trip again. But I was so busy with my brother and sister-in-law who were also visiting Victoria at the same time that I was that when I got back to my hotel the bookshops were usually closed although there was one day when I had a little bit of time. I think most of my July acquisitions were from that short window of time.
They are:
Dead Right by Peter Robinson
The Act of Disappearing by Nathan Gower
A Mansion for Murder by Frances Brody
The Illustrated Story of England by Christopher Hibbert
Clan, King and Covenant by John L. Roberts
They are:
Dead Right by Peter Robinson
The Act of Disappearing by Nathan Gower
A Mansion for Murder by Frances Brody
The Illustrated Story of England by Christopher Hibbert
Clan, King and Covenant by John L. Roberts
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37. Forgotten in Death by J.D. Robb
It may seem like I’m reading In Death books back to back but there were a lot of library books in between. Forgotten in Death was the 53rd book in the series. In this one Dallas was investigating a current murder of a woman at a construction site when she was called over to another construction site, that of a building that Roarke was involved in. In the demolition of the site, the body of another woman was found, this one many years old but one that will have connections to the current murder as will be found through the investigation.
It may seem like I’m reading In Death books back to back but there were a lot of library books in between. Forgotten in Death was the 53rd book in the series. In this one Dallas was investigating a current murder of a woman at a construction site when she was called over to another construction site, that of a building that Roarke was involved in. In the demolition of the site, the body of another woman was found, this one many years old but one that will have connections to the current murder as will be found through the investigation.
76connie53
Hi Meg, visiting some of the threads that are left unread in an effort to get back in de group vibe. I've neglected everyone for the last few months. So, I hope you are doing fine. I think your reading is going great!
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>76 connie53: Hi Connie, I've been neglecting the ROOTs threads shamefully this year. You are doing a much better job than I. I'm doing good but I'm behind on my ROOTs goals. The library holds keeping pushing them out of the way!
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38. A Wicked Gentleman by Jane Feather
Between the library books, I often crave a quick read. Those are often romances which I can usually polish off in a day or two. In A Wicked Gentleman three friends, two widows and a spinster were eager to visit London and get away from their overbearing male relatives. So when Lady Cornelia Dagenham was left a house in a nearly fashionable neighbourhood the trio left the country with children in tow. Turning the well-worn house into an asset was more than they bargained for and a gentleman wants to buy it, but all is not as it seems.
Between the library books, I often crave a quick read. Those are often romances which I can usually polish off in a day or two. In A Wicked Gentleman three friends, two widows and a spinster were eager to visit London and get away from their overbearing male relatives. So when Lady Cornelia Dagenham was left a house in a nearly fashionable neighbourhood the trio left the country with children in tow. Turning the well-worn house into an asset was more than they bargained for and a gentleman wants to buy it, but all is not as it seems.
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39. Down the Garden Path by Dorothy Cannell
When going through a bookcase jammed with ROOTs I came across a slim volume called Down the Garden Path and pulled it out to read. It was a mystery/farce in a country house set in the not far distant past where everyone appeared to be at cross purposes and/or not what they seem. Solving a murder set everything to rights.
When going through a bookcase jammed with ROOTs I came across a slim volume called Down the Garden Path and pulled it out to read. It was a mystery/farce in a country house set in the not far distant past where everyone appeared to be at cross purposes and/or not what they seem. Solving a murder set everything to rights.
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40. Scandalous by Karen Robards
Another fun Regency romance was Scandalous which plays on the tropes of women’s perilous place in society when there was no man to support them only our heroine, Gabby, wasn’t going to let that get in the way of her sister finding and marrying an eligible party. Gabby’s determination to see a deception through ran into a snag when she finds someone else impersonating their half-brother the earl which led to an uneasy alliance between the two.
Another fun Regency romance was Scandalous which plays on the tropes of women’s perilous place in society when there was no man to support them only our heroine, Gabby, wasn’t going to let that get in the way of her sister finding and marrying an eligible party. Gabby’s determination to see a deception through ran into a snag when she finds someone else impersonating their half-brother the earl which led to an uneasy alliance between the two.
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41. Abandoned in Death by J.D. Robb
My next book in the in death series, was Abandoned in Death. In it Dallas was on the trail of a serial killer who was carrying out a twisted revenge for trauma he had experienced in his youth.
My next book in the in death series, was Abandoned in Death. In it Dallas was on the trail of a serial killer who was carrying out a twisted revenge for trauma he had experienced in his youth.
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42. A Peculiar Combination by Ashley Weaver
When I picked up the second and third books in the Electra McDonnell series the other day, I thought it was time to find my copy of the first book in the series and actually read it. A Peculiar Combination was the beginning of the series when Electra, or Ellie as she was more commonly known, and her uncle were caught robbing a safe. They weren’t hauled in to the police as it was war time and their talents could be put to better use hunting down documents before they got in to the wrong hands.
When I picked up the second and third books in the Electra McDonnell series the other day, I thought it was time to find my copy of the first book in the series and actually read it. A Peculiar Combination was the beginning of the series when Electra, or Ellie as she was more commonly known, and her uncle were caught robbing a safe. They weren’t hauled in to the police as it was war time and their talents could be put to better use hunting down documents before they got in to the wrong hands.
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43. The Second World War in the Far East by H.P. Willmott
I have a collection of books about wars which relates back to my interest in family history. My family was involved in a lot of wars! The book I pulled from the shelves this time was The Second World War in the Far East which I hoped would give me a good overview. It was informative but the focus was on what the US forces were doing so the scope of the book wasn’t as wide as the title promised. However, I have another larger book with the same title by the same author that appears to include information about other allied forces.
I have a collection of books about wars which relates back to my interest in family history. My family was involved in a lot of wars! The book I pulled from the shelves this time was The Second World War in the Far East which I hoped would give me a good overview. It was informative but the focus was on what the US forces were doing so the scope of the book wasn’t as wide as the title promised. However, I have another larger book with the same title by the same author that appears to include information about other allied forces.
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45. All Signs Point to Paris: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Destiny by Natasha Sizlo
I read All Signs Point to Paris: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Destiny which was a quirky tale of the author’s search for love in the age of online dating by looking for a man with a particular birthdate in a particular location as her astrologer told her that would be her soulmate. The location of the birth was Paris, so she had to go there to see if she could get it to work.
I read All Signs Point to Paris: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Destiny which was a quirky tale of the author’s search for love in the age of online dating by looking for a man with a particular birthdate in a particular location as her astrologer told her that would be her soulmate. The location of the birth was Paris, so she had to go there to see if she could get it to work.
86Familyhistorian
I got a bit carried away on the acquisition front in August. The finally tally for August included:
The Wicked Boy by Kate Summerscale
The Key to Deceit by Ashley Weaver
Playing It Safe by Ashley Weaver
Apprentice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
A Gentleman and a Thief by Dean Jobb
A Witch's Guide to Burning by Aminder Dhaliwal
A Bluestocking's Guide to Decadence by Jess Everlee
Between Us by Mhairi McFarlane
The Secret Paris Cinema Club by Nicolas Barreau
How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley
Random in Death by J.D. Robb
Yoga Anatomy Made Simple by Stu Girling
The Wicked Boy by Kate Summerscale
The Key to Deceit by Ashley Weaver
Playing It Safe by Ashley Weaver
Apprentice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
A Gentleman and a Thief by Dean Jobb
A Witch's Guide to Burning by Aminder Dhaliwal
A Bluestocking's Guide to Decadence by Jess Everlee
Between Us by Mhairi McFarlane
The Secret Paris Cinema Club by Nicolas Barreau
How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley
Random in Death by J.D. Robb
Yoga Anatomy Made Simple by Stu Girling
87connie53
>86 Familyhistorian: Hi Meg, That's a nice list! You made sure you have some ROOTs to read next year.
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>87 connie53: Hi Connie, I changed my policy on ROOTs. As soon as an owned book comes in the door it's fair game for my ROOTs reading. How else am I ever going to get them done and out? I've yet to get to any on the August list though.
89Cecilturtle
>88 Familyhistorian: I may have to adopt the same philosophy - I had capped my in-coming books to 25 at the beginning of the year and I'm well over 30 now #EpicFail
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>89 Cecilturtle: Not really a fail if you are only over 30 at this point. I'm at 47 without counting this month's. My current strategy is to cull more than I bring in. So far that's happening.
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46. A Spinster's Guide to Danger and Dukes by Manada Collins
I plucked a romance/mystery from my shelves as a quick read. A Spinster’s Guide to Danger and Dukes fit the bill and delivered a fun read.
I plucked a romance/mystery from my shelves as a quick read. A Spinster’s Guide to Danger and Dukes fit the bill and delivered a fun read.
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47. To Hunt a Killer by Julie Mackay and Robert Murphy
I have a short section of true crime books in my personal library and from there I picked To Hunt a Killer to read. It was the story of a cold case in Bath that had occurred in the ‘80s and was finally solved in 2009.
I have a short section of true crime books in my personal library and from there I picked To Hunt a Killer to read. It was the story of a cold case in Bath that had occurred in the ‘80s and was finally solved in 2009.
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48. Come Death and High Water by Ann Cleeves
A recent trip called for a slim book to take with me, so I chose a mystery, the second one in Ann Cleeves first series about birders. Come Death and High Water was good but I found it hard to keep track of the many characters at times.
A recent trip called for a slim book to take with me, so I chose a mystery, the second one in Ann Cleeves first series about birders. Come Death and High Water was good but I found it hard to keep track of the many characters at times.
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49. Desperation in Death by J.D. Robb
Continuing my read through of the in death series, this time it was Desperation in Death, in which Dallas and the gang investigate and take down a sophisticated academy grooming kids for auction on the dark web.
Continuing my read through of the in death series, this time it was Desperation in Death, in which Dallas and the gang investigate and take down a sophisticated academy grooming kids for auction on the dark web.
95Jackie_K
>89 Cecilturtle: >90 Familyhistorian: If it makes you both feel any better, I'm now on 118 new books in this year.
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>95 Jackie_K: That’s a lot of books so far, Jackie, but you started off at a lower number and I bet your boots take up virtual rather than physical room. I don’t do e-books if I can help it.
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I didn't do too badly on the acquisition front in September especially considering I went on a couple of trips and that usually means different book stores to explore. New ones in the house are:
How to Draw Modern Florals by Alli Koch
We Hereby Refuse: Japanese American Resistance to Wartime Incarceration by Frank Abe and Tamiko Namura
Hamlet by SparkNotes
A Governess's Guide to Passion and Peril by Manda Collins
The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp by Leonie Swann
Shades of Red by kc dyer
Dead Certainties by Simon Schama
Present Danger by Susan Andersen
How to Draw Modern Florals by Alli Koch
We Hereby Refuse: Japanese American Resistance to Wartime Incarceration by Frank Abe and Tamiko Namura
Hamlet by SparkNotes
A Governess's Guide to Passion and Peril by Manda Collins
The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp by Leonie Swann
Shades of Red by kc dyer
Dead Certainties by Simon Schama
Present Danger by Susan Andersen
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50. Malice in the Cotswolds by Rebecca Tope
The mystery, Malice in the Cotswolds, was my next ROOT. I’ve read quite a few of the books in this series and this is pretty far along in the Cotswold Mysteries. By now, Thea, our sleuth, has picked up a complicated love interest. That was a new one on me. I must have skipped some of the installments. Even so, it was a good mystery.
The mystery, Malice in the Cotswolds, was my next ROOT. I’ve read quite a few of the books in this series and this is pretty far along in the Cotswold Mysteries. By now, Thea, our sleuth, has picked up a complicated love interest. That was a new one on me. I must have skipped some of the installments. Even so, it was a good mystery.
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51. A Very Particular Murder by S.T. Haymon
I don’t know how long A Very Particular Murder has been on my shelves but it was published in 1989. Inspector Ben Jurnet shanghaied into making up the numbers in a table at an event celebrating scientific achievements was there when the man beside him took ill and later died in hospital – of cyanide poisoning. So began the case with twisted ties to WWII and Israel.
I don’t know how long A Very Particular Murder has been on my shelves but it was published in 1989. Inspector Ben Jurnet shanghaied into making up the numbers in a table at an event celebrating scientific achievements was there when the man beside him took ill and later died in hospital – of cyanide poisoning. So began the case with twisted ties to WWII and Israel.
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52. The Chalk Pit by Elly Griffiths
Finally pulled another of the Ruth Galloway mysteries off my shelves. The Chalk Pit was good. I’m not sure why I waited so long. The mystery was interesting and the personal lives of the main characters were getting more and more complicated.
Finally pulled another of the Ruth Galloway mysteries off my shelves. The Chalk Pit was good. I’m not sure why I waited so long. The mystery was interesting and the personal lives of the main characters were getting more and more complicated.
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53. The Windsor Knot by SJ Bennett
I received The Windsor Knot as a hand me down. The first in the Queen investigates series was interesting for both the mystery and the glimpse it allowed of royal life.
I received The Windsor Knot as a hand me down. The first in the Queen investigates series was interesting for both the mystery and the glimpse it allowed of royal life.
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>102 connie53: Thanks for the visit, Connie!
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54. The Act of Disappearing by Nathan Gower
I’m finally catching up with the rest of the ROOTs I read in October. One of them was The Act of Disappearing which was a mystery in which the conflicted heroine in the present investigated the death of a woman and child in small town Kentucky in the past. It was well done.
I’m finally catching up with the rest of the ROOTs I read in October. One of them was The Act of Disappearing which was a mystery in which the conflicted heroine in the present investigated the death of a woman and child in small town Kentucky in the past. It was well done.
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55. Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
I find that I’m starting to like reading fantasy. Shadow and Bone was a good fantasy adventure. It took me a while to read it though. Fantasy books are long!
I find that I’m starting to like reading fantasy. Shadow and Bone was a good fantasy adventure. It took me a while to read it though. Fantasy books are long!
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56. Death at the Savoy by Ron Base & Prudence Emery
I started a new mystery series, because, of course, one can never have too many series on the go. As suspected, Death at the Savoy was a fun mystery set in the Savoy in London in the swinging ‘60s.
I started a new mystery series, because, of course, one can never have too many series on the go. As suspected, Death at the Savoy was a fun mystery set in the Savoy in London in the swinging ‘60s.
107Cecilturtle
>106 Familyhistorian: Sounds very fun and chic!
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57. How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley
I enjoy many of the books that are coming out lately with older protagonists which was why I picked up How to Age Disgracefully when it caught my eye. This was more of a caper story than a murder mystery, unlike many of the other books with older characters. In it a group of seniors bands together with other users of a community centre in an effort to save the centre after the part of the roof caves in. It was funny and well worth the read.
I enjoy many of the books that are coming out lately with older protagonists which was why I picked up How to Age Disgracefully when it caught my eye. This was more of a caper story than a murder mystery, unlike many of the other books with older characters. In it a group of seniors bands together with other users of a community centre in an effort to save the centre after the part of the roof caves in. It was funny and well worth the read.
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>107 Cecilturtle: It was a fun mystery, so good that I checked how many books there are in the series. I have the first two but there is already a third one out.
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58. Encore in Death by J.D. Robb
In Encore in Death the killing came at a party, so lots of suspects for Dallas and her team. The body was that of a well-known actor, but the poison was in a drink for his wife that he was holding. That left the question of who was the intended victim.
In Encore in Death the killing came at a party, so lots of suspects for Dallas and her team. The body was that of a well-known actor, but the poison was in a drink for his wife that he was holding. That left the question of who was the intended victim.
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59. Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
I tried to get Remarkably Bright Creatures from a library but finally ended up buying it because the lists were too long for me to get it in time for the meeting of my book club. I was pleasantly surprised by how the story drew me in.
I tried to get Remarkably Bright Creatures from a library but finally ended up buying it because the lists were too long for me to get it in time for the meeting of my book club. I was pleasantly surprised by how the story drew me in.
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60. Bookshop Cinderella by Laura Lee Guhrke
I think publishers have our number. There are quite a few books with “bookshop” in their titles that have found a way into my book stacks. The title of my latest read that fits the category was Bookshop Cinderella about the female owner of a bookshop in Victorian who catches the eye of Duke. It was fun.
I think publishers have our number. There are quite a few books with “bookshop” in their titles that have found a way into my book stacks. The title of my latest read that fits the category was Bookshop Cinderella about the female owner of a bookshop in Victorian who catches the eye of Duke. It was fun.
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61. A Meditation on Murder by Susan Juby
The second book featuring Buddhist butler, Helen, was A Meditation on Murder. In it Helen was out of her element catering to a young woman social media influencer. I didn’t like this episode as much as the first but it was still an interesting mystery.
The second book featuring Buddhist butler, Helen, was A Meditation on Murder. In it Helen was out of her element catering to a young woman social media influencer. I didn’t like this episode as much as the first but it was still an interesting mystery.
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62. Murder in Midtown by Liz Freeland
I’m slowly reading through the mysteries on my shelves. Next up was Murder in Midtown in which the amateur sleuth was Louise Faulk, who chafes against the restrictions for women in 1910’s New York. In this installment she was applying to join the police force at the same time she was investigating a murder at her old place of employment.
I’m slowly reading through the mysteries on my shelves. Next up was Murder in Midtown in which the amateur sleuth was Louise Faulk, who chafes against the restrictions for women in 1910’s New York. In this installment she was applying to join the police force at the same time she was investigating a murder at her old place of employment.
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63. A Murderous Relation by Deanna Raybourn
Another recent read of a historical mystery was A Murderous Relation, one of the Veronica Speedwell Mysteries. I enjoy this series and the strange situations that Veronica and Stoker get themselves into during their investigations. This time the pursuit of their mystery brushed up against the investigation into the Ripper murders.
Another recent read of a historical mystery was A Murderous Relation, one of the Veronica Speedwell Mysteries. I enjoy this series and the strange situations that Veronica and Stoker get themselves into during their investigations. This time the pursuit of their mystery brushed up against the investigation into the Ripper murders.
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64. Payback in Death by J.D. Robb
My read through of the in death series is not just entertaining it also means that, with the later books in the series, I am getting to more of my ROOTs. This time it was Payback in Death, another solid entry in the series.
My read through of the in death series is not just entertaining it also means that, with the later books in the series, I am getting to more of my ROOTs. This time it was Payback in Death, another solid entry in the series.
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65. Stories of Women in the Middle Ages by Maria Teresa Brolis
My next ROOT was Stories of Women in the Middle Ages. This slim volume covered known information about various women who lived between the 12th and 15th centuries. Because records of their lives are sparse, the stories were short but they were informative.
My next ROOT was Stories of Women in the Middle Ages. This slim volume covered known information about various women who lived between the 12th and 15th centuries. Because records of their lives are sparse, the stories were short but they were informative.
118Familyhistorian
I have been trying to cut down on the amount of books coming in the door but there were a few this month. My November acquisitions were:
And Four to Go by Rex Stout
Lightning Strikes the Silence by Iona Whishaw
Princess of the Savoy by Ron Base & Prudence Emery
Marvel's Spider-Man - Script to Page by Marvel
The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England by Brandon Sanderson
Cosmic Detective by Jeff Lemire, Matt Kindt and David Rubin
Looking for Jane by Heather Marshall
A Grim Reaper's Guide to Catching a Killer by Maxie Dara
Book and Dagger: How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II by Elyse Graham
And Four to Go by Rex Stout
Lightning Strikes the Silence by Iona Whishaw
Princess of the Savoy by Ron Base & Prudence Emery
Marvel's Spider-Man - Script to Page by Marvel
The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England by Brandon Sanderson
Cosmic Detective by Jeff Lemire, Matt Kindt and David Rubin
Looking for Jane by Heather Marshall
A Grim Reaper's Guide to Catching a Killer by Maxie Dara
Book and Dagger: How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II by Elyse Graham
119detailmuse
>111 Familyhistorian: Onto the wishlist
>117 Familyhistorian: Stories of Women in the Middle Ages. This slim volume
Laughing but crying...
>117 Familyhistorian: Stories of Women in the Middle Ages. This slim volume
Laughing but crying...
120Familyhistorian
>119 detailmuse: Nice to see that you were tempted!
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66. Lady Violet Holds a Baby by Grace Burrowes
My next read in the Lady Violet series, Lady Violet Holds a Baby, continued the story of Violet and the mysteries she unravels. This time there was no murder, someone was kidnapping the little girls attending a family gathering at Violet’s father’s estate. It was an interesting one and showed how females were valued in comparison to males at this time.
My next read in the Lady Violet series, Lady Violet Holds a Baby, continued the story of Violet and the mysteries she unravels. This time there was no murder, someone was kidnapping the little girls attending a family gathering at Violet’s father’s estate. It was an interesting one and showed how females were valued in comparison to males at this time.
