What Fiction are you reading this week, January 26, 2025?

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Still reading the Bosch book, A Darkness More Than Night. I'm halfway through and it's taken an interesting twist. Of course I know it will end well because there are so many books since then. It's still intriguing, though, wondering how these people could believe Bosch is the bad guy.

Listening to A Small Town by Thomas Perry. Starts out with a huge prison break. Brutally scary. After a few years the 12 instigators are still not caught and one cop takes it on herself to track them down and dispense justice. Riveting.

Hope you're all staying warm and have some good books to keep you company.

[SARose]

1. The House Witch: A humorous romantic fantasy - Delemhach

😬

Pure escapism! Love it.

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7. It's a trilogy

Did you read all three? There's also "Burning Witch" books with the same characters. Looks like a nice bunch of reading to keep one occupied for a good while.

[SARose]

17. Yes I am rereading

Glad to know someone else enjoys them, too!

[Bayard]

2. Dean Koontz,

"The Forest of Lost Souls." Quite good, third of the way through.

Finished, "The Influence," by Bentley Little. Always graphic, always intriguing.

I like your Salinger quote.

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6. Yeah, me too

And it looks so warm.

I saw an ad for that Koontz book the other day and felt it was a must-read. "A fearless woman, raised in the forest, fights against a group of powerful men in a novel about good versus evil, the enduring nature of myth, and the power of love.." And, there's wolves!

[Srkdqltr]

3. Im winding my way through Discworld. Just finished Raising Steam, i think Thud is next as i have ir.

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8. That's a great place to be

Here's a list. Looks like Thud is 34 and Raising Steam is 40. https://www.discworldemporium.com/reading-order/

Here's a book you might want to find: The Compleat Discworld Atlas
This stunning work brings to life the lands and locations of the Discworld stories in a way never seen before. Accompanied by lavish full-colour illustrations and a detailed world map, this is a must-have for any Discworld fan.

[LoisB]

4. "Blanche Among the Talented Tenth" - Barbara Nelly

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11. Nice

Four book series. Cozies. Amateur Women Sleuths.

[LoisB]

21. Yes. She and Nora DeLoach with the "Mama" series are my favorites.

[txwhitedove]

5. Our once every 10-20 year snow has melted, no glitch in electric grid though i had a

recgargeable head lamp ready, and still many books loaded in tablet.

Now reading found by Erin Kinsley. Really good page turner, thoughtful and sensitive while exciting. This mystery set in England which is also interesting. "When 11 year old Evan vanishes without trace, his parents are plunged into their worst nightmare. Especially as the police, under massive pressure, have no answers. But months later Evan is unexpectedly found, frightened and refusing to speak."

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12. Heckova storm, that was

Wow! That book sounds great: 'One of those rare finds - a page turner that is equally remarkable for the beauty of the writing. It will suck you in and take you on a journey' -- Jo Spain
On to the list you go...

[SARose]

18. Thanks!

Only 99 cents on Kindle. Found my next read.💕

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

9. "Alas, Babylon" by Pat Frank. A reread.

Published in 1959. A career A/F pilot sends his wife and two kids to live with his brother in central Florida, convinced nuclear war is about to break out. It holds up very well after all these years.

[hermetic]

14. Gosh, yes

Read that one, too, so many years ago. Glad to hear it still works.

[anciano]

10. Finished reading "Escape Clause"

by John Sandford (a Virgil Flowers novel) and have now started "The Closers" by Michael Connelly (a Harry Bosch novel).

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15. I always enjoy

Connelly's books. His writing style works for me, keeping me interested. I don't think I've read that one so I'll put it on my list. Thanks.

[mentalsolstice]

13. What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty

About a woman who suffered a head injury and has forgotten the previous ten years of her life. Moriarty is always enjoyable after reading books with a more serious tone.

I also finished The Book of Ebenezer Le Page by G.B. Edwards. His writing style was unique and thus it was a slow read. However, I enjoyed it immensely! A good book to read while being snowed in.

See ya next week!

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16. Cool

Thanks.

[japple]

19. In The Upper Country, by Kai Thomas.

The fates of two unforgettable women—one just beginning a journey of reckoning and self-discovery and the other completing her life's last vital act—intertwine in this sweeping, powerful novel set at the terminus of the Underground Railroad.

Traveling along the path of the Underground Railroad from Virginia to Michigan, from the Indigenous nations around the Great Lakes, to the Black refugee communities of Canada, In the Upper Country weaves together unlikely stories of love, survival, and familial upheaval that map the interconnected history of the peoples of North America in an entirely new and resonant way.

This is a debut novel from a very talented Canadian writer. I am really enjoying it.

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20. It sounds wonderful.

[Jilly_in_VA]

22. I am almost done with

Elizabeth Darrell's trilogy of The Sheridans, which comprises At the Going Down of the Sun, And in the Morning, and We Will Remember Them. It's good, but godawfully long and wordy. It takes a British country family of means through both World Wars and into the aftermath of WWII. I think it could have been pared down into two volumes, but that's me. She reiterates a LOT, and every time I think I'm close to the end, it's like the Energizer Bunny--it just keeps going, and going, and going. Still, it's good and well-written and has kept my interest--but I think I might finally be ready to read War and Peace after this!

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23. I'm happy you have something you enjoy

And I appreciate your sharing it as there will likely be someone here who would enjoy it as well. That's what we're here for.

[yellowdogintexas]

24. Still working on Ink, Blood, Sister, Scribe

It is good. I probably would have finished it already, however I have had trouble reading for long periods at a time, more like fits and starts.

I have just reached the point where the two main storylines have merged, pieces are coming together, and the pace has picked up. It is a complex story and there are twists.

Lots of magic, spells and so on. Interestingly, everything is tied into books. Very Special Books.

Just in case you did not see this last week, here is the Amazon blurb:

For generations, the Kalotay family has guarded a collection of ancient and rare books. Books that let a person walk through walls or manipulate the elements—books of magic that half-sisters Joanna and Esther have been raised to revere and protect.

All magic comes with a price, though, and for years the sisters have been separated. Esther has fled to a remote base in Antarctica to escape the fate that killed her own mother, and Joanna’s isolated herself in their family home in Vermont, devoting her life to the study of these cherished volumes. But after their father dies suddenly while reading a book Joanna has never seen before, the sisters must reunite to preserve their family legacy. In the process, they’ll uncover a world of magic far bigger and more dangerous than they ever imagined, and all the secrets their parents kept hidden; secrets that span centuries, continents, and even other libraries . . .

In the great tradition of Ninth House, The Magicians, and Practical Magic, this is a suspenseful and richly atmospheric novel that draws readers into a vast world filled with mystery and magic, romance, and intrigue—and marks the debut of an extraordinary new voice in speculative fiction.