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SEPTEMBER 2023 READ ANY GOOD BOOKS LATELY?

icezeus — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 02:17:05 GMT

We will officially be celebrating the last holiday for the summer. Labor Day, which celebrates the American labor movement, and honors all of us worker bees

It also happens to be my birthday month so extra celebration for me.

Well readers, what are you reading? Please share, don't be shy. It does not matter the Genre, this is a judgement free zone. From the classics to romance novels, murder mysteries, to thrillers.

We enjoy it all.

Re: SEPTEMBER 2023 READ ANY GOOD BOOKS LATELY?

shoesnbags — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 02:40:31 GMT

I just finished the latest Will Trent book by Karin Slaughter, After That Night. It didn't disappoint, and if you're a Will Trent fan of course it's a must. Amanda plays less of a role in this one as Will, Faith and Sara try to get to the bottom of a crime on their own.

I don't recommend this book if you're not already familiar with the characters. In my opinion, the Will Trent books need to be read in order. And now I have to wait for her to write the next one.....

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maisiebrook — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 04:50:23 GMT

I recently finished The Paris Daughter by Kristin Harmel and loved it. I am currently reading one of her earlier works The Book of Lost Names.

Lately I have been drawn to WWii historical fiction. This year I also read Women in the Castle by Jessica Shattuck which I read has been made into a movie with Kristin Scott Thomas. I enjoyed that one and loved Beyond that, the Sea by Laura Spense-Ash.

Next on my list is The Winter Orphans, also WWii unless a biography/memoir catches my eye!

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Lilysmom1 — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 10:21:13 GMT

@icezeus , happy birthday month to you!

James Lee Burke has a new book out called Flags on the. Bayou. This is a stand alone book, not the Dave Robichaux series. I am about 150 pages in. It has been awhile since I have read one of his so his style of writing stands out to me...as a bit overdone in the early stages but it sets the scene for the story.

I am looking forward to Stephen King's new book Holly out on Sept 5.

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Carolina925 — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 10:55:21 GMT

@maisiebrook wrote:
I recently finished The Paris Daughter by Kristin Harmel and loved it. I am currently reading one of her earlier works The Book of Lost Names.

Lately I have been drawn to WWii historical fiction. This year I also read Women in the Castle by Jessica Shattuck which I read has been made into a movie with Kristin Scott Thomas. I enjoyed that one and loved Beyond that, the Sea by Laura Spense-Ash.

Next on my list is The Winter Orphans, also WWii unless a biography/memoir catches my eye!

@maisiebrook , WWII historical fiction is one of my favorite genres. I loved The Book of Lost Names. I dabble in my ancestry and it's so amazing to me to learn that people have their pasts completely dissolved and no way to find out where they came from. My generation is so fortunate, and we don't always realize it. Beyond That, the Sea is on my TBR list.

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Carolina925 — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 10:56:58 GMT

@icezeus , Happy Birthday Month to you! I join you with a September birthday. Since it always seems like a short month, we have to celebrate each day. Thank you for this thread each month; I'm a big reader and love getting ideas and suggestions here!

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beckyb1012 — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 13:22:18 GMT

Romantic Comedy, by Curtis Sittenfeld. Well I gave this book my best shot but after reading it half way I jumped to the epilogue to see if the two main characters had a happily ever after. This book takes place on a show called The Night Owls (TNO) which is based exactly like Saturday Night Life. Including that the writers/actors were not even born when it began. Pre-covid airings to shut down then to a new life in 2023. I found the book just plain boring. Way too many holds on it for me to continue reading even though I can keep it until Sept. 8. Taking back to the library today so the next Patron can have it for the holiday weekend. Thank goodness it is finally September 1st and football coming.

Happy Birthday @icezeus

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Epicurean — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 17:39:10 GMT

I am just about done with EVERYONE HERE IS LYING. I can't praise this book enough. I have a hard time putting it down. Perfect writing,and the characters are real. You won't regret reading this book. On the other hand I just could not finish ABOUT GRACE,or JOE HILLS book of short stories. I hate to buy a book and not finish it,but sometimes there is no choice. I might read one of them in bed and hope it puts me to sleep 😆

Re: SEPTEMBER 2023 READ ANY GOOD BOOKS LATELY?

icezeus — Sat, 02 Sep 2023 01:47:25 GMT

@Epicurean

I have added Everyone here is Lying by Shari Lapena to my very long TBR lists.

Re: SEPTEMBER 2023 READ ANY GOOD BOOKS LATELY?

icezeus — Sat, 02 Sep 2023 01:49:45 GMT

@Carolina925

Happy Birthday month to you as well. One of the reasons why I enjoy this thread so much, are the suggestions and recommendations from other readers. Left to my own devices I would stick with the same authors that I am comfortable with and hardly venture out of my reading box.

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MoJoV — Sat, 02 Sep 2023 01:51:14 GMT

@Carolina925 @icezeus I'll join you both as a September girl myself, the very last day!

I just finished Death in the Air by Kate Winkler Dawson. Shocking true story of the coal smog in London that killed 12,000 people in 1952. During this time there was also a horrendous serial killer operating, too. The government cover-up of the death toll due to the coal was terrible. People still suffering from asthma etc. from when they were children during 1952.

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Oznell — Sat, 02 Sep 2023 11:45:30 GMT

Reading David Baldacci's "Long Road to Mercy".

Atlee Pine is an FBI agent with a tragic past. At age 6, an intruder entered the bedroom she shared with her twin, Mercy, and he battered Atlee and stole Mercy, who has never been seen since.

Atlee has never recovered, but channels her emotions toward perfectionism in her work. Her regional FBI office in Arizona is investigating the disappearance of a tourist in the Grand Canyon, which turns out to have unforeseen repercussions....

Surprised at how gripping this is on a sheer suspense level! Atlee, and her loyal, shrewd secretary, Carol Blum, are engaging characters. Am burning through this to find out what happens, as the plot weaves across the country, ultimately to Washington D.C. and beyond.

I think this is the first in Baldacci's "Atlee Pine" series, of which there are several books. Interested in reading the rest of them. ( Side note-- I really like the names of the twins, "Atlee" and "Mercy"!)

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icezeus — Sun, 03 Sep 2023 04:05:44 GMT

@Oznell

I will be interested in your take on the books.There are four books in the series.

I absolutely loved the first one.

I stopped at book three.

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haddon9 — Sun, 03 Sep 2023 04:09:31 GMT

@maisiebrook wrote:
I recently finished The Paris Daughter by Kristin Harmel and loved it. I am currently reading one of her earlier works The Book of Lost Names.

Lately I have been drawn to WWii historical fiction. This year I also read Women in the Castle by Jessica Shattuck which I read has been made into a movie with Kristin Scott Thomas. I enjoyed that one and loved Beyond that, the Sea by Laura Spense-Ash.

Next on my list is The Winter Orphans, also WWii unless a biography/memoir catches my eye!

@maisiebrook I find myself drawn to WW 2 fiction a lot. I will check out some of these titles mentioned. Thanks!

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Lilysmom1 — Sun, 03 Sep 2023 10:06:19 GMT

@haddon9 , just downloaded Beyond That, The Sea. Looks good!

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Oznell — Sun, 03 Sep 2023 12:22:24 GMT

Oh, no, that's what I was afraid of, @icezeus . It sounds like you felt that the quality dropped off after the first few.

That seems to happen in so many series. Start off great, but the momentum can't apparently be kept up.

To me, the all-time champ of long-term "sustainability", was Sue Grafton's "Kinsey Millhone" detective series. From "A is for Alibi", all the way to the end, she maintained such a high level-- was endlessly inventive, in-depth, and entertaining. There were what, maybe only two semi-duds, in the whole 25 book run...

That's fairly rare, in my opinion.

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Major Shopper — Sun, 03 Sep 2023 12:29:53 GMT

Just finished Looking for Jane by Heather Marshall. As someone who grew up in the 1970's, and being a nurse, I found it extremely interesting.

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newtoallthis — Sun, 03 Sep 2023 18:47:32 GMT

The Girl You Left Behind by JoJo Moyes

WW 1 book. I really loved it. Sorry if it's been listed before.

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spumoni99 — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 18:54:03 GMT

@Oznell wrote:
Reading David Baldacci's "Long Road to Mercy".

Atlee Pine is an FBI agent with a tragic past. At age 6, an intruder entered the bedroom she shared with her twin, Mercy, and he battered Atlee and stole Mercy, who has never been seen since.

Atlee has never recovered, but channels her emotions toward perfectionism in her work. Her regional FBI office in Arizona is investigating the disappearance of a tourist in the Grand Canyon, which turns out to have unforeseen repercussions....

Surprised at how gripping this is on a sheer suspense level! Atlee, and her loyal, shrewd secretary, Carol Blum, are engaging characters. Am burning through this to find out what happens, as the plot weaves across the country, ultimately to Washington D.C. and beyond.

I think this is the first in Baldacci's "Atlee Pine" series, of which there are several books. Interested in reading the rest of them. ( Side note-- I really like the names of the twins, "Atlee" and "Mercy"!)

I just started to listening to this audio book, I usually listen to audio books while doing housework, cooking dinner etc. So far really enjoying this thanks for the recommendation>

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abbalulu — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 18:57:35 GMT

Read All The Beautiful Lies by Peter Swanson which is a thriller about what happens to a young man after his father's unexpected death. Peter Swanson always writes a book that keeps your attention.

I read book two in a series called Seabreeze Summer by Jan Moran which was the further adventures of sisters who inherited an old house and turn it into an Inn. It's been a good series so far and I will probably continue with the other four books.

I also read American On Purpose which was an autobiographical book by Craig Ferguson.

I'm looking forward to getting my copy of Holly this week. I always anticipate a new Stephen King with great enthusiasm.