I failed to mention the best book I read in February. Life has been ... life ... this week and I have been a bit absentminded and off pondering what to do about a multitude of things.
Anyway, I read 11 good cozy mysteries, Does anyone else like cozy mysteries? I also read 4 books I really, really hated to see end, a bio that was eh (Redford), one I should have liked and wanted to like but didn't (Mama Makes Up Her Mind) and another bio that made me mad, annoyed with myself for finishing it, and annoyed with the author for most everything she wrote. (Mud Season --- I just had no patience with this woman.) I hate to be negative, and the woman who wrote Mud Season is probably a
perfectly lovely soul. Her book is probably entertaining to some. I
just can not relate to someone with so much money they can move from
Saint Louis to Vermont, bringing a crew of carpenters from St. Louis for
an extended stay to remodel her Vermont home, and doesn't understand
why the locals aren't as welcoming as she wanted. Okay, now I have guilt for saying something derogatory .... read it and see what you think. It is probably good and I was just having a bad day.
Three of my favorites were written by Charlene Baumbich --- The last two books in the Dearest Dorothy series (I love them all, sort of felt like living in Mayberry) and Finding Our Way Home: A Novel...... Excellent! They, along with the title below were the ones I really hated to see end.
Best book of the month goes to While We Were Watching Downton Abbey by Wendy Wax. I am anxious to read her other titles. (Although Finding Our Way Home was just as good.) If you want to read the blurbs just google them.
And yes, I may have missed one of my "happy" pills today. Just trust me, if you enjoy books about women finding their strength read the two titles I thought were best.
To see the titles I have read each month just click on Betsy's Book Bag over there on the right. What have you been reading?
It is awful and I cannot put it down. THE BURNING MAN by Phillip Margolin. I get so frustrated by the main character and find myself yelling at his stupidity but hope upon hope that he will redeem himself in the end and save the life of his client. Now that I think about it, this may be the main reason I can't sleep. lol
ReplyDeleteLOL! Now you will have to let me know if he does redeem himself in the end!
DeleteI remember liking Mama Makes Up Her Mind. I read it a long time ago, but recently bought a copy at a yard sale. We will see if it translates across time.
ReplyDeleteGotta say, I got quite a chuckle out of the review of Mud Season. That sounds like something I should have on hand for when I get the urge to throw a book against the wall.
My current stack of books: Mary Oliver, A Poetry Handbook; Michael Pollan, Cooked--A Natural History of Transformation; Jean Hanff Lorelitz, Admission.
Although I don't have one right now, I do like cozy mysteries. They take me back to my Nancy Drew days. Comfort food of the book world for me.
"Comfort food of the book world' --- I love that, and it describes them perfectly! My brain fog just doesn't allow me to read anything too deep, I don't like watching tv because I have to read the captioning due to hearing loss and I get frustrated when the captioning is garbled, so cozies are perfect for me.
DeleteHa, thanks, think I'll pass on Mud Season but will check out Dearest Dorothy. I am a Mayberry type of person myself.
ReplyDeleteI hope your library has the Dearest Dorothy books. They were just a treasure!
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