Passing through Winter

As you probably have already guessed, I'm doing more reading than writing. That doesn't mean I'm not thinking, just pushing a lot of my thinking in the bottom drawer for now. 

I must tell you that my favorite reads are almost always 'who dun it' stories, mysteries and forensic leaning. 

A book was recommended to me by a friend who is also a dedicated  reader. She has suggested several others for me and I have returned with some for her. This one is a type that I seldom read as I do not like emotional stories, stories of struggles through everyday life, sad stories, love stories, and more. So, I am not at the end of the book as I will keep on plowing through it, but will be glad to return it to the library. 

There isn't going to be a review here. No way! Read it for yourself if you already haven't and decide for yourself if it was a good book to share or pass over to others. You can always Google the title and read reviews. 

The Giver of Stars by JoJo Moyes

Image from Wednesday’s Women website

#1496 My Current Reading List

I'm a reader. I love to read, especially mysteries. "Whodunits" are my favorites. I do not like mushy romances, horror, spy, biographies or history books. BUT I have made exceptions in the past due to recommendations. (Some novels are "OK.")

I just thought I would share the list I'm working on, as they are all recommendations. I do not usually give my reviews. I rarely read reviews either but form my own opinions. Just because a book is on the New York Times Best Seller List doesn't mean I will like it - at all!

Skimming a book isn't my style. I read every word right to the end even if I don't really care for the book. AND... if I find a misspelled word I mark it with a circle and with glee, go on! Misspelled words jump out at me - REALLY. One of my personal pet peeves is misspelled words. The next is the changing of words such as vegetables into veggies. I hate the use of "so fun" as it is constantly used now. I was taught that fun is a noun not an adjective. "So" is a lot of things, including an adverb. "So" as an adverb goes well with the determiner like "much." I was a good student in English class. Oh well... Lecture over.

This is the list...

****  = read already

1. Glovemaker by Ann Weisgarber
2. The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter by Hazel Gaynor
3. Queen Bee by Dorothea Benton Frank (reading now)
4. The Diary of Mattie Spenser by Sandra Dallas
5. Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
6. Nightwoods by Charles Frazier
7. Flight 232 by Laurence Gonzales
8. The Once in every Life by Laurence Gonzales
9. Great Alone by Laurence Gonzales
10. Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
11. The Twelve-mile Straight by Eleanor Henderson
12. Clay’s Quilt by Silas House
13. Black River by S.M. Hulse
14. The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain ****
15. Necessary Lies by Diane Chamberlain
16. The Stolen Marriage by Diane Chamberlain
17. The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain
18. The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes by Diane Chamberlain
19. The Stranger Inside by Laura Benedict ****
20. Bliss House by Laura Benedict
21. See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt ****
22. McNally’s Caper by Lawrence Sanders ****
23. Educated by Tara Westover ****
24. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

P.S. My e-mail user name used to be "bookworm" before I had to change it to "nookworm." I think I remember that was because I changed servers, and there were other bookworms but I'm not sure. Anyway I like "nookworm" and also have "crannynanny" as another.