lately
i've been readin' up a storm
don't know why
other than that
my local library
has been carrying some good stuff
and in looking back through
a year's worth of posts
i realized that it's been over a year
since i last shared some books with you
all reviews are out of 5 stars
of course
you can keep up with my reading list
by visiting my Goodreads page
but i'm going to share a few of my recent favorites
right here
right now
i discovered M.C. Beaton
sometime last fall
and have now read all the Agatha Raisin
and Hamish MacBeth murder mysteries
that i can get my grubby little hands on
if you like british humor
and black comedy
you'll love these books
4.5 stars (all of them!)
along a similar vein
is the Spellman series
which has six (i think) books in all
and follows a family of private investigators
the characters are funny and full of foibles
that meant i couldn't wait to get from the end of one
to the beginning of the next in the series
4 stars
have you seen the Gatsby film yet?
i haven't
but i did read this fictional rendering
of the life of mr. and mrs. fitz
and found it interesting
3 stars
moving on from the roaring 20s
to the depressing 30s
brings me to this book
that i thoroughly enjoyed
the author weaves her own engaging tale
behind the famous photograph on the cover
3 stars
this next book
tops my list of anything i've read
in the past year
on reviewer said this
and i wholeheartedly agree
Leave it to Peter Heller to imagine a postapocalyptic world that contains as much loveliness as it does devastation. His hero, Hig, flies a 1956 Cessna (his dog as copilot) around what was once Colorado, chasing all the same things we chase in these pre-annihilation days: love, friendship, the solace of the natural world, and the chance to perform some small kindness.
5 stars
this next book
tells that tale of a not-very-nice woman
who knocks her noggin
and wakes up forgetting who she is
it's humorous
and heartwarming
as she slowing begins to find her memory
and starts seeing herself with new eyes
4 stars
for my fellow WWII history buffs
i bring you
the true story
of the assassination of Heydrich Himmler
not for the faint of heart
but fascinating for those who have not yet read
the little told account of this terrible nazi
and the men who risked everything to rid the world of him
5 stars
this next novel
is the debut book
from Erin Morgenstern
it is a little mystical
a little magical
and the totally enthralling story
of a mysterious circus that appears without notice
and is only open at night
3.5 stars
i've also been reading several Robert Ludlum books
like this one
3.5 stars
as well as re-reading my favorite Jason Bourne novels
which are just plain fun
i've also read a smattering of Agatha Christie
in between the others
i seem to be very mystery-loving lately
i would love to hear
what you've been reading as well
so please share any recommendations you have
{alison}