Dec 26, 2016

It's Monday: Here's What I'm Reading

It's Monday, What Are You Reading? hosted by Book Date Also, visit Mailbox Monday.
Dead Cold Brew by Cleo Coyle, to be released January 10, 2017, Berkley.
Very enjoyable and complex plot, intriguing characters. Love the NYC setting of the coffee shop mystery series. 

I finished this book while I was recovering from surgery. It was a great comfort during that trying time!

I am reading a galley of When All the Girls Have Gone by Jayne Ann Krentz, November 29, 2016, Berkley 

A fairly suspenseful story of a woman trying to find her stepsister and solve the murder of her sister's best friend. 
Metaphors Be With You: An Z to Z dictionary of history's greatest metaphorical quotations by Dr. Mardy Grothe,  December 6, 2016, Harper

A book to open at random and savor a few pages at a time.

Here's a quote from the section on Poets:
To be a poet is a condition rather than a profession. - Robert Graves
And on Writing:
Writing is seduction. - Stephen King
On Committees:
A camel is a horse designed by a committee. - Author Unknown

Add a cozy to my reading list:
Pop Goes the Murder: A Popcorn Shop Mystery by Kristi Abbott, January 3, 2017; Berkley

First paragraph:
I knocked on the hotel room door. No  one answered. I glanced at my watch. Seven forty-five in the morning. I was right on time....

Building suspense from the start, this cozy mystery is next on my reading list.

How about your reading?          

13 comments:

  1. I've read only one Cleo Coyle book and enjoyed it. I hope you're on the mend and feeling better.

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  2. I hope you're feeling better from surgery. Yikes! That is never fun. Enjoy any reading you get to do this week.

    - Mama Vicky

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  3. I've enjoyed some cozies by Cleo Coyle, so Dead Cold Brew looks good. I loved When All the Girls Have Gone...hope you do, too.

    Have a great week, and thanks for visiting my blog.

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  4. Merry Christmas!!Where All The Girls Have Gone looks suspenseful, I like that cover.

    Pop Goes the Murder looks fun.

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  5. Ha! I love "Metaphors be with you!" I may have to keep that in mind for some bookish gifts in the future!

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  6. Metaphors Be With You sounds hilarious!

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  7. Metaphors be With You sounds like loads of fun :)

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  8. Metaphors Be With You looks like a nice book to own. I tend to really like books that one can randomly browse through.

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  9. Too many goodies, I would like to finish the Coffee series by Coyle. I always love Krentz.

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  10. Love the cozies.

    ENJOY all of your books and your week.

    Elizabeth
    Silver's Reviews
    My Mailbox Monday

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  11. The right book can be just what you need when you're recovering - my mum's neighbor introduced her to Harry Potter when she was recovering from an operation, and it was exactly what she needed to get her through it. Books can be just what the doctor ordered!

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  12. I love the quote about being a poet. LOL I hope the operation went well and that you're recovering smoothly.

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  13. Krentz is always popular at my library. Thanks for sharing! :)

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