Howdy! We have hit the middle of August. The dog days of summer and we have had a couple of cooler days and Monday a soaking rain. I had nearly 2.5 inches of rain. Considering we have been in a drought situation the rain was welcome. It was a good day to stay inside and read, although I hit some clunkers in the current batch I checked out. The ones below were good!
Peril on the Page the latest Open Door Bookstore mystery. Pen finds herself trying to figure out who killed the painting instructor of the local girl's school. She died at the bookstore. Also, is her detective boyfriend married?
Trick or Treat Murder Lucy, our mom heroine, gets into helping figure out why there have been so many arson happening in her little town, including having a fatality. Lucy has a close call nearly getting trapped in a burning building.
Back to School Murder a bomb goes off on the first day of school at the local elementary school. The assistant principal saves a young disabled student. Is she a hero or was this a set up to make her look like a hero.
The Lies I Tell two women on a collision course. A con artist and a reporter and each of them have their side of the story in the book. A quote "The difference between justice and revenge comes down to who is telling the story."
Everybody Thought We Were Crazy: Dennis Hopper, Brooke Hayward and 1960's Los Angeles. A joint biography of their lives together but includes some of their lives before they met and briefly on their lives after. Brook started out as a model and actress but did a great deal of writing. Dennis actor, director but also was an avid photographer. Together they fueled the movement in LA of Pop Art like Andy Warhol. Their marriage fell apart mostly on his substance abuse by late 1968. They were not married when his movie Easy Rider was released in 1969.
I don't do much shelf reading. I put my books on hold through the computer and just pick them up at the circulation desk. Done this for close to four years. Started when I broke my ankle and then as we moved into pickup only during the pandemic. Easier on my neck!
Happy Reading.
If I get into the library, I'll look around a bit; one never knows.
ReplyDeleteBut like you, I'm mostly online for checking out books, especially ebooks and audiobooks.
The trick is putting a hold on a book that hasn't come out yet, so I'm one of the first persons to have it drop into my queue.
You were busy wif da reading!
ReplyDeleteThe perfect day is just missing "chocolate" at least once somewhere in the itinerary!
ReplyDeleteMegan
Sydney, Australia
TBT: I have read some really LOSER books in my time (none on your list). I swear a couple were by some porn-writer trying out sci-fi. I have never bought a book I didn't read to the end, but a couple went into the fireplace afterwards. LOL!
ReplyDeleteWe have had an unusual Summer here. It was drought from April -June, but while the rest of the US was baking, Maryland had moderate temperatures, and some rain every few days. For whatever reason, the Appalachians and Bermuda Highs pushed "the bad weather" away. I am not complaining!
The Mews have been loving it. Warm enough to enjoy being outside, but not hot enough to make them uncomfortable. I am sure they wish 80s would last year-round.
And in fact. it just started raining again. A 1/2-to 1" would be perfect. I watered a parts of the flowerbed, but a nice general inch would be great. And since none was predicted, it will be dry in the morning and The Mews will like that!