I was shocked to have loved and read The Mask of Zorro (1919). I don’t read adventure books, but it was so effortless and fun. It is one of those books that feel exactly like a movie. I’m not converting to adventure, but it was a nice surprise and a good reminder not to be unwilling to try something.
Killers of a Certain Age se3ms to be receiving significant buzz at present. 1920s mystery, yes please! Death at the Dance sounds great! How can March be nearly over already?! 😊📚
I have Killers of a Certain Age to read on my Kindle so it'll be interesting to see how that goes. Favourite books last week, Murder in the Mill-Race by E.C.R. Lorac and Camino Island by John Grisham. Both fantastic.
I had to come back and comment because I just finished Death in Cyprus last night and the murderer and the motivation were both so surprising! I was not remotely close to guessing either one. 😂 I enjoyed it so much!
It’s funny how we can remember obscure things but not where we put our keys. I remembered at once that the Moonspinners was a movie with Hayley Mills! I DNF’d Killers of a Certain Age. I just couldn’t deal with the writing and I think I remember some foul language. Anyway I get very frustrated with the tense thing too. It was a soft DNF so I could go back to it but probably won’t. The other books you mentioned all sound good except for the one in the Middle Ages. The 1700s is about as far as I want to go back. 😂
Eight books 🎉 that's great. I read six, 2 mystery, 2 fantasy, 1 non fiction and 1 literary fiction. My favourites were Wyrd Sisters Terry Pratchett and The Year of the Car Rhiannon Lusy Cosslett.
Your in-person mystery book club sounds so fun! Those tenses sound all kinds of crazy! I am going to try sneaking in Death in Cyprus and Death at the Dance this week. We'll see how that goes! I really enjoyed The Secret of the Lost Pearls. I've been reading Arrest the Bishop? by Winifred Peck, which I'm enjoying but it's been a slower read for me.
I really enjoy medieval mysteries, a big fan of hugh Corbett, Doherty 's Egyptian mysteries not so much! There is also Ellis peters brother cadfael mysteries, also great fun. Brings back memories of childhood books of robin hood etc 😅. I have Death in Cyprus on my tbr. I also love mary stewart, such a coincidence, I just got wildfire at midnight, stormy petrel and put in an order for moon spinners. Can't wait to get to them👍
I have never read 8 books in a week in my life! What a great week. By contrast I had a slow week, finishing only one book; The Moving Finger by AC and starting two others.
I never hear it talked about. I gave it 4 stars. The main issue is that Miss Marple doesn't appear until the end. She made an impact though! I didn't warm to the other characters as much as I usually do but this could have worked as a standalone. It was a good plot.
Wow you rocked it this week! That is awesome! I really enjoyed hearing about these books. I wish present tense in books was against the law!🤣 I hate it! Slows down my reading and seems clunky and annoying to me. I will only read a book in present tense if I'm super interested in it or if it's only present tense in part of it. However I don't understand why an author would put past and present tenses in a book especially in the way you were talking about: past tense for the present and vice versa. 🥰📚 🕵️♀️
You had an impressive week!! Love Mary Stewart!! Read that one about 60 years ago, though😊. The narrator changes in the Raybourn book did not concern me. I usually dislike dual time lines, but this was so fast paced, it did not bother me. I do like spy thrillers though! This week I finished The Literary Murder by Batya Gur. She is touted as the Hebrew Agatha Christie. To me, the book had way too much discussion about poetry, but the mystery part was very good. I skipped many, many paragraphs about the dissection of poetry - lol. It's a pretty long book.
About the third person present in the past, i can only guess that present tense represents the truth, and it was like God is watching the third person and telling what is happening.
Hahha😂! Love your opening! Mystery-reading-machine Janelle! 😁♥️ I really loved The Moonspinners!
Thanks, Amy!
I was shocked to have loved and read The Mask of Zorro (1919). I don’t read adventure books, but it was so effortless and fun. It is one of those books that feel exactly like a movie. I’m not converting to adventure, but it was a nice surprise and a good reminder not to be unwilling to try something.
That's great! I haven't read The Mask of Zorro. And you're right we should be willing to try new things.
Killers of a Certain Age se3ms to be receiving significant buzz at present. 1920s mystery, yes please! Death at the Dance sounds great! How can March be nearly over already?! 😊📚
It went by so fast!!
That Moonspinner quote is beautiful!! I have Killers of a Certain Age on my list to read-that’s strange about the different tenses in it though.
Yes, I'm curious to know what you think once you've read it.
I have Killers of a Certain Age to read on my Kindle so it'll be interesting to see how that goes. Favourite books last week, Murder in the Mill-Race by E.C.R. Lorac and Camino Island by John Grisham. Both fantastic.
I have Bats in the Belfry by E.C.R. Lorac and I'm excited to get to it.
I had to come back and comment because I just finished Death in Cyprus last night and the murderer and the motivation were both so surprising! I was not remotely close to guessing either one. 😂 I enjoyed it so much!
Yay! I'm glad you enjoyed it! I was very surprised by how it all turned out too!
It’s funny how we can remember obscure things but not where we put our keys. I remembered at once that the Moonspinners was a movie with Hayley Mills! I DNF’d Killers of a Certain Age. I just couldn’t deal with the writing and I think I remember some foul language. Anyway I get very frustrated with the tense thing too. It was a soft DNF so I could go back to it but probably won’t. The other books you mentioned all sound good except for the one in the Middle Ages. The 1700s is about as far as I want to go back. 😂
There was some language in Killers of a Certain Age.
Super interested in Satan in St. Mary’s and The Moon-Spinners. I haven’t read either author. Especially feeling the urge to read a medieval mystery.
There are lots of medieval mysteries out there. Satan in St. Mary's is a quick read if you're in the mood.
Eight books 🎉 that's great. I read six, 2 mystery, 2 fantasy, 1 non fiction and 1 literary fiction. My favourites were Wyrd Sisters Terry Pratchett and The Year of the Car Rhiannon Lusy Cosslett.
What a fantastic reading week!
Your in-person mystery book club sounds so fun! Those tenses sound all kinds of crazy! I am going to try sneaking in Death in Cyprus and Death at the Dance this week. We'll see how that goes! I really enjoyed The Secret of the Lost Pearls. I've been reading Arrest the Bishop? by Winifred Peck, which I'm enjoying but it's been a slower read for me.
I don't think I've read anything by Winifred Peck.
@@TooFondofBooksJH I just finished it and I enjoyed it! The beginning was slow, but it got better as it went along.
I haven't read Moonspinners in several years, but I remember really enjoying it! I liked the Disney movie too, but the book is of course better.
I saw that there was a movie! I'm going to see if I can find it.
Yes, you were a reading machine last week😊 I’ll be on the lookout for Paul Doherty books in the future. And I love the themed book club idea.
The themed book club works really well with mysteries!
I really enjoy medieval mysteries, a big fan of hugh Corbett, Doherty 's Egyptian mysteries not so much! There is also Ellis peters brother cadfael mysteries, also great fun. Brings back memories of childhood books of robin hood etc 😅. I have Death in Cyprus on my tbr. I also love mary stewart, such a coincidence, I just got wildfire at midnight, stormy petrel and put in an order for moon spinners. Can't wait to get to them👍
I've read the first book in Doherty's Egyptian series but I'm not as interested in that time period. Medieval mysteries is my sweet spot.
I plan on reading The Moonspooners this summer, can't wait! It sounds right up my alley and like such a great story for some escapism.
Definitely!
That's so interesting about the tenses with Killers of a Certain Age.. with historical timelines I'm definitely NOT a fan of present tense!
It is an odd choice.
I have never read 8 books in a week in my life! What a great week. By contrast I had a slow week, finishing only one book; The Moving Finger by AC and starting two others.
The Moving Finger is one that grew on me. I liked it better the second time I read it.
I never hear it talked about. I gave it 4 stars. The main issue is that Miss Marple doesn't appear until the end. She made an impact though! I didn't warm to the other characters as much as I usually do but this could have worked as a standalone. It was a good plot.
@@helenclare3250 Yes, there was not a lot of Miss Marple. Maybe that's why. It is a good plot that's for sure.
Wow you rocked it this week! That is awesome! I really enjoyed hearing about these books. I wish present tense in books was against the law!🤣 I hate it! Slows down my reading and seems clunky and annoying to me. I will only read a book in present tense if I'm super interested in it or if it's only present tense in part of it. However I don't understand why an author would put past and present tenses in a book especially in the way you were talking about: past tense for the present and vice versa. 🥰📚 🕵️♀️
I'm not a fan of present tense either. It's hard for authors to maintain, I find.
I have been on a Christie kick.
Finished up Moriarty. 😬😳
Will there be another? 🧐
Christie is always a winner! I really don't know about any further Sherlock books by Anthony Horowitz. Moriarty was a few years ago now.
You had an impressive week!! Love Mary Stewart!! Read that one about 60 years ago, though😊. The narrator changes in the Raybourn book did not concern me. I usually dislike dual time lines, but this was so fast paced, it did not bother me. I do like spy thrillers though!
This week I finished The Literary Murder by Batya Gur. She is touted as the Hebrew Agatha Christie. To me, the book had way too much discussion about poetry, but the mystery part was very good. I skipped many, many paragraphs about the dissection of poetry - lol. It's a pretty long book.
Ahhh, digressions...I've been known to skip those in books too! Especially mysteries.
@@TooFondofBooksJHHave you read My Brother Michael and The Ivy Tree by Stewart? I remember enjoying those as well.
@@bjminton2698 I haven't read either yet.
About the third person present in the past, i can only guess that present tense represents the truth, and it was like God is watching the third person and telling what is happening.
Interesting. I'll have to think about that.
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