What We’re Reading: January 2023
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Lida’s Reading List
I’m enjoying more variety this month (from beginning readers to middle grade fantasy to adult mystery). Helps me to stretch my imagination!
Leroy Ninker Saddles Up (Tales From Deckawoo Drive, Volume 1) by Kate DiCamillo
Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi
Dream Town by David Baldacci
Blanche on the Lam by Barbara Neely
Carol’s Reading List
II read several books by new-to-me authors and enjoyed discovering new detectives this past month. It’s been fun!
Aunty Lee’s Delights by Ovidia Yu
Beyond the Wand by Tom Felton (Autobiography)
The Frangipani Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu
The Betel Nut Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu
Out by Natsuo Kirino
Shibumi by Trevanian
The Case of the Poisoned Eclairs by E. V. Cunningham
Charlie Chan Carries On by Earl Derr Biggers
A Surprise for Christmas edited by Martin Edwards
Jen’s Reading List
It’s been such a busy time of year that my reading has suffered. One thing I love about tracking my reading, though, is that I can see that I’ve carved out time, even if it’s not as much as I’d like.
True Confessions of a London Spy (The Secret Life of Miss Mary Bennet Book #2) by Katherine Cowley (finished)
The Turning Tide (Dandy Gilver Book 13) by Catriona McPherson (finished)
Blanche on the Lam by Barbara Neely (in progress)
Sherlock Holmes and The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle by Arthur Conan Doyle (finished)
Homer’s The Iliad by Gillian Cross (in progress)
A Study in Charlotte (Charlotte Holmes Novel Book 1) by Brittany Cavallaro (in progress)
Henry Reed’s Think Tank by Keith Robertson (in progress)
The Austere Academy (A Series of Unfortunate Events Book #5) by Lemony Snicket (in progress)
Airborn by Kenneth Oppel (in progress)
Tina’s Reading List
December is a crazy month, but I found my reading to be a nice escape from it all. I put aside some of my Japanese books in order to focus on crime fiction and a dollop of literary fiction.
Liar’s Dice: A Shane Cleary Mystery by Gabriel Valjan (pre-publication edition – LOOK FOR IT March 14, 2023!)
The Expats by Chris Pavone
The Greenleaf Murders by R.J. Koreto
Our Homesick Songs by Emma Hopper
Blanche on the Lam by Barbara Neely
Loch and Key: A Church Street Kirk Mystery by Daniel K. Miller
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