What We’re Reading: July 2023
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Lida’s Reading List
Sometimes, I just want chewing gum for my mind. Something that requires little thought, but still keeps me wanting to turn the page. I got that in reading the romance picks this month. But I can’t let a month go by without diving into a few mysteries as well!
The Ambrose Deception by Emily Ecton
The Wedding Ranch by Nancy Naigle
Sunrise Cabin by Stacey Donovan
Sliced, Diced, and Dead (A Charcuterie Shop Mystery, #2) by J.C. Eaton - Advance Reading Copy
The Raven Thief (A Secret Staircase Mystery, #2) by Gigi Pandian
Aggie Morton Mystery Queen, The Body Under the Piano by Marthe Jocelyn
The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
Carol’s Reading List
Even though my books are time-travel mysteries, I normally don’t read much time travel. It’s the mysteries that draw me in. But, a friend recommended The Chronicles of St. Mary’s and I could not put the first one down! A combination of adventure, mystery, murder, history, time travel, romance, and humor, this series is wonderful. You can see I read them all.
Just One Damned Thing After Another (The Chronicles of St. Mary’s, #1) by Jodi Taylor
A Symphony of Echoes (The Chronicles of St. Mary’s, #2) by Jodi Taylor
A Second Chance (The Chronicles of St. Mary’s, #3) by Jodi Taylor
A Trail Through Time (The Chronicles of St. Mary’s, #4) by Jodi Taylor
No Time Like the Past (The Chronicles of St. Mary’s, #5) by Jodi Taylor
What Could Possibly Go Wrong? (The Chronicles of St. Mary’s, #6) by Jodi Taylor
Lies, Damned Lies, and History (The Chronicles of St. Mary’s, #7) by Jodi Taylor
And the Rest is History (The Chronicles of St. Mary’s, #8) by Jodi Taylor
An Argumentation of Historians (The Chronicles of St. Mary’s, #9) by Jodi Taylor
Hope for the Best (The Chronicles of St. Mary’s, #10) by Jodi Taylor
Under Lock and Skeleton Key (Secret Staircase Mystery, #1) by Gigi Pandian
The Raven Thief (Secret Staircase Mystery, #2) by Gigi Pandian
Murder on Capitol Hill (Capital Crimes, #2) by Margaret Truman
Murder in the Supreme Court (Capital Crimes, #3) by Margaret Truman
Murder on Embassy Row (Capital Crimes, #5) by Margaret Truman
Murder at the FBI (Capital Crimes, #6) by Margaret Truman
Jen’s Reading List
My list feels a little light this month, I think because much of the time I usually spend listening to audiobooks was devoted to a fascinating series of podcasts about looting, museums, collectors, and how much more complicated the situation is than it first appears.
The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton (in progress)
A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries by David Sedaris (in progress)
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (in progress)
The Raven Thief (A Secret Staircase Mystery, #2) by Gigi Pandian (finished)
Skunk and Badger by Amy Timberlake (finished)
Zoobreak: A Swindle Mystery by Gordon Korman (in progress)
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel (finished)
Nature’s Metropolis: Chicago and the Great West by William Cronon (in progress)
The Crooked Sixpence (The Uncommoners #1) by Jennifer Bell (in progress)
The Secret of the Mansion (Trixie Beldon #1) by Julie Campbell (in progress)
Tina’s Reading List
This month’s reading has been curtailed by my move back up north for the summer. It sounds like it’s just a few days of driving, but anyone who lives in two places knows that it requires at least a week of errands, house cleaning and packing, then a three day drive before a week of unpacking and settling back in at home. I did work my way through most of the anthologies that I started last month and kept reading in a couple of series. And, as always, a little bit of Japan.
The Nature of Kyoto: Writers in Kyoto Anthology edited by Lisa Twaronite Sone & Robert Weis
Malice Domestic Mystery Most Traditional: Anthology #17 edited by Verena Rose, Rita Owen & Shawn Reilly Simmons
The Raven Thief by Gigi Pandian (Gigi joined us on June 20th for our Live Book Club: Reading with Writers)
Finlay Donovan is Killing It by Elle Cosimano Book #1 in the Finlay Donovan Series (Elle will be joining us on October 10th for our Live Book Club: Reading with Writers)
The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave
In Praise of Shadows by Junichirō Tanizaki
A Different Kind of Luxury: Japanese Lessons in Simple Living and Inner Abundance by Andy Couturier
The Ambrose Deception by Emily Ecton
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