reading update

I have read more books than reviewed so far. I just haven't taken the time to review or list them. So here I go trying to remember the additional ones.

1) The Twelve Dogs of Christmas
2) Turbo Twenty-three by Janet Evanovich
3) Circling the Sun by Paula McLain
4) Amy Snow by Tracy Rees
5) A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny

The Samantha Sweet series by Connie series:
6) Sweet Masterpiece
7) Sweet's Sweets
8) Sweet Holidays
9) Sweet Hearts
10) Bitter Sweet
11) Sweets Galore
12) Sweets Begorra
13) Sweet Payback
14) Sweet Somethings
15) Sweet Forgotten

16) Sins out of School by Jeanne Dams

There may have been more in the last 6 months but this is all I could remember.

Without Warning by David Rosenfelt

I have read a couple of Rosenfelt's dog books before and liked them. Without Warning is a stand alone mystery, thriller maybe too strong of a description. I would still rank it with my cozy mysteries. This is good because cozy mysteries are my favorite reads for leisure. this is a book that keeps you guessing but you can read it alone at night and not have trouble going to sleep. I picked it up and to read anytime I had a free moment. Would definitely recommend.

Thale's Folly by Dorothy Gilman

Saw this one sitting on my book case and decided to take a look. I enjoyed Ms. Gilman's Mrs. Pollifax series and must have picked this book up at a library book sale. It was a very fast read (200 pages) and delightful. No trashy scenes or bad language. Wonderfully developed characters which you can't help but love and wish only good to happen in their lives. A feel good book that makes you smile and sorry to see the end. Like the Anatole France quote used by one of the characters of the book, "Chance was the word God used when he wished to remain anonymous".

"X" by Sue Grafton

Yes, I have read her whole series and enjoy the Kinsey Millhone character. I think I like that there is no romantic side story going on. You would think that by the time the author has gotten to the 24th book in a series it would be very predictable and boring to the point the reader might think that they could have written the new variation on the theme. But I don't feel that is the case for Grafton's mysteries. It was a nice fun read. SPOILER!!! I think the quote at the end of the book sums up the theme: "There's a commonly accepted assumption that the rich are greedy and uncaring and the elderly are frail and ineffectual. This isn't always the case…"