Bout of Books Update Day 6

by Carol2 Comments
The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, May 9th and runs through Sunday, May 15th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 16 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team Day 6 Update: Books/Stories finished: The Pot Thief Who Studied Georgia O'Keeffe by J. Michael Orenduff Books started: None In the middle of: In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware and Night Night, Sleep Tight by Hallie Ephron Challenge Participated in: Favorite Moment https://twitter.com/carolsnotebook/status/731569000795279360 Pages read: 114 Time listened: 3 hrs Running Total: Books/Stories finished: Death in a White Tie by Ngaio Marsh Little Chickies by Susie Jaramillo "The Garden Party" by Katherine Mansfield Curious Minds by Janet Evanovich and Phoef Sutton Night Shift...
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Cat’s Paw by Bill Pronzini

by Carol3 Comments
"Cat's Paw" is my first experience with the new Audible channels, which are free for members. It's one of the selections available on the mystery channel. I wasn't sure how it was going to work, but you click on the channel and it gives you a list of available titles and how long the selections are. I was on my lunch hour, taking the dog for a walk, so 40-ish minutes was perfect for me. I will definitely be seeing what other stories are available on the various channels. "Cat's Paw" won the Shamus Award in 1984 for "Best Private Eye Short Story." The mystery itself was good. I've never read any in Pronzini's "Nameless Detective" series, but that didn't affect my enjoyment of this short story. The zoo makes for an interesting setting and Pronzini is wonderful with descriptions. What starts for our nameless detectives as a job investigating rare animal thefts turns into discovering who is a killer. It's...
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Bout of Books Update Day 5

by Carol1 Comment
The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, May 9th and runs through Sunday, May 15th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 16 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team Day 5 Update: Books/Stories finished: The Pot Thief Who Studied Georgia O'Keeffe by J. Michael Orenduff Books started: None In the middle of: In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware and Night Night, Sleep Tight by Hallie Ephron Challenge Participated in: Freaky Friday Photo Challenge https://www.instagram.com/p/BFXfDY1hLdw/?taken-by=carolsnotebook Pages read: 221 Time listened: None Running Total: Books/Stories finished: Death in a White Tie by Ngaio Marsh Little Chickies by Susie Jaramillo "The Garden Party" by Katherine Mansfield Curious Minds by Janet Evanovich and Phoef Sutton Night Shift...
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Bout of Books Update Day 4

by CarolNo Comments
The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, May 9th and runs through Sunday, May 15th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 16 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team Day 4 Update: Books/Stories finished: None Books started: The Pot Thief Who Studied Georgia O'Keeffe by J. Michael Orenduff In the middle of: In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware and Night Night, Sleep Tight by Hallie Ephron It might seem a bit odd that I've got 3 books going, but one's on on my Kindle, one's an audio, and one's paperback. Challenge Participated in: None Pages read: 80 Time listened: 2 hrs 30 mins Running Total: Books/Stories finished: Death in a White Tie by Ngaio Marsh Little Chickies...
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Hinterkind Vol. 1: The Waking World by Ian Edginton, illustrated by Francesco Trifogli

by Carol3 Comments
A couple of days ago I was sitting on the recliner in the basement and David must have been watching hockey or baseball or something on tv. Anyway, I was bored and my phone and current read were both upstairs. I was also feeling rather lazy and The Waking World was sitting on the shelf on the end table, so I picked it up, read half that evening and finished it the next day. To be honest, I'm not sure how I got ahold of this originally. I don't read many graphic novels, but I must have purchased it at some time. It's enjoyable enough, but there's nothing really exciting about it. It's just okay. The world is interesting, with all the fairy creatures returning, but they're nothing unique. There's a semi-military group too, but they've run a bit amok and once again don't strike me as truly unique. The teenage boy could be more than he seems, but his individual...
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