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2026: What are you currently reading?
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Kathleen Baldwin/Mona Gedney/Lisa Noelli: "Waltz with a Rogue"
An anthology with three Regency stories. Of these authors, I've only read Mona Gedney sofar. I've read two books by her ("On the Twelfth Day of Christmas" and "A Love Affair for Lizzie"). These were light, cosy, charming books - VERY light on the actual romance (more like cosy books with just a dash of romance in them) - which I thoroughly enjoyed. I wish I had picked up more of her books at the time of my Zebra (and Signet) Regency buying days.
I'm well into the first story now - 'A Highwaymaan Came Waltzing' by Kathleen Baldwin. Surprisingly, I'm actually enjoying it. I say "surprisingly" and "actually" since I'm finding the plot exceedingly unconvincing. The writing is littered with modernissms and Americanisms (par for the course in many of these Zebra/Signet Regencies). A Sir Godfrey would not be a "baron" but a "baronET" (techinically, he could also be a knight, but that's not a heridtary title, and I doubt that was what the author was going for). People are on a plain first name basis who should not be. (What person in the Regency era would address their mother-in-lwa by her first name only?) And so on and so fforth. And yet, as I said, in spite of all these irksome details that keep taking me out of it - I'm still enjoying it. (shrugs) Who can say?
An anthology with three Regency stories. Of these authors, I've only read Mona Gedney sofar. I've read two books by her ("On the Twelfth Day of Christmas" and "A Love Affair for Lizzie"). These were light, cosy, charming books - VERY light on the actual romance (more like cosy books with just a dash of romance in them) - which I thoroughly enjoyed. I wish I had picked up more of her books at the time of my Zebra (and Signet) Regency buying days.
I'm well into the first story now - 'A Highwaymaan Came Waltzing' by Kathleen Baldwin. Surprisingly, I'm actually enjoying it. I say "surprisingly" and "actually" since I'm finding the plot exceedingly unconvincing. The writing is littered with modernissms and Americanisms (par for the course in many of these Zebra/Signet Regencies). A Sir Godfrey would not be a "baron" but a "baronET" (techinically, he could also be a knight, but that's not a heridtary title, and I doubt that was what the author was going for). People are on a plain first name basis who should not be. (What person in the Regency era would address their mother-in-lwa by her first name only?) And so on and so fforth. And yet, as I said, in spite of all these irksome details that keep taking me out of it - I'm still enjoying it. (shrugs) Who can say?
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Andre Norton & Mercedes Lackey: "The Elvenbane"
The first in a fantasy series. I've the writing of both Andre Norton and Mercedes Lackey separately, so I was very curious as to reading this collaborationl
The Anne McCafferey cover quote says:
"A splendid blend of the talents of two excellent storytellers."
I found it immediately immersive. The world is certainly not particularly pleasant. Humans are enslaved by elven lords - who scheme and conspire against one another.
Unbeknownst to them, however, there are also sentient - and shapeshifting - dragons.
I'm a bit over a hundred pages in now, and I've gone from being "interested" to "invested".
Note: I have all three books in the series - but it seems that Mercedes Lackey has got together with another writer and is going to release a 4th book. The three original books were published years apart, but this will take the cake,, biscuit or whatever else baked goods you may prefer, as it's now been 20 years since the last book.
The first in a fantasy series. I've the writing of both Andre Norton and Mercedes Lackey separately, so I was very curious as to reading this collaborationl
The Anne McCafferey cover quote says:
"A splendid blend of the talents of two excellent storytellers."
I found it immediately immersive. The world is certainly not particularly pleasant. Humans are enslaved by elven lords - who scheme and conspire against one another.
Unbeknownst to them, however, there are also sentient - and shapeshifting - dragons.
I'm a bit over a hundred pages in now, and I've gone from being "interested" to "invested".
Note: I have all three books in the series - but it seems that Mercedes Lackey has got together with another writer and is going to release a 4th book. The three original books were published years apart, but this will take the cake,, biscuit or whatever else baked goods you may prefer, as it's now been 20 years since the last book.
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Agatha Christie: "The Murder at the Viicarage"
The first Miss Marple book. This is a re-read for me, though it's been decades since I read it - my guess would be sometime in the '90s. I might remember whodunnit - and then, I might not. We'll see.
Meanwhile there's a lot I most decidedly do NOT remember, and I'm having a delightful time revisiting this book.
The first Miss Marple book. This is a re-read for me, though it's been decades since I read it - my guess would be sometime in the '90s. I might remember whodunnit - and then, I might not. We'll see.
Meanwhile there's a lot I most decidedly do NOT remember, and I'm having a delightful time revisiting this book.
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Collecting some old books I read as a teenager and young adult; perhaps some will interest youngsters in my family later on. One such is Mara Daughter of the Nile. I finished it a few days ago and remain enchanted with the story. Written by Eloise Jarvis McGraw for young adults it is borderline adult reading, a political spy thriller and romance set during Hatshepsut’s reign in ancient Egypt.
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This gentleman on YouTube does a decent free audio read of it as well. I bought a nice used copy of the book at ThriftbooksI remember reading that! Now I have to search for it again
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My favourite Coban thriller is "Win", I guess just because it's different from the rest and stands out.
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Finished " Tell No One" and am about to start "Think Twice".
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I wish George R.R. Martin would finish the Game of Thrones series. He's got two left and it's been 15 years since the last novel. His fingers are in so many pies...
Well, at this point... (spreads out hands in helpless/hopeless gesture)
I read the first book back in the late '90s, but, well-written as it was, it wasn't quite my cup of tea... (A bit too dark, and I didn't trust him not to kill off every character I liked. And... Lady.... )
I passed on my copy to my mother, however, and she was reading it as it came out... while it was still coming out... She'd keep asking me if there was any news about "Winds of Winter"... (She passed away in 2022.)
I'm glad I only read the first book - I suffered enough with Wheel of Time, waiting for those books to be published. My heaartfelt sympathies to all ASOIAF fans!
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Andre Norton & Mercedes Lackey: "Elvenblood"
The second book in the Halfblood Chronicles. This picks up about a year after the events of the first book. Even though "The Elvenbane" did not end on a cliffhange, I don't really think it would be adviseable to begin with the second book.
I was a bit surprised as the book opened with thePOV of a character only "met" in passsing in the first book, and I therefore did not expect to "see" again, let alone spend a lot of time with. They are definitely one of the main characters in this book. (I'm trying to be purosefully vague.)
The second book in the Halfblood Chronicles. This picks up about a year after the events of the first book. Even though "The Elvenbane" did not end on a cliffhange, I don't really think it would be adviseable to begin with the second book.
I was a bit surprised as the book opened with thePOV of a character only "met" in passsing in the first book, and I therefore did not expect to "see" again, let alone spend a lot of time with. They are definitely one of the main characters in this book. (I'm trying to be purosefully vague.)
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