Thanks, Dana! I just grabbed a ton of stuff.

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Dana, I grabbed a bunch of books the other day. Thanks for the heads up!

I finished The Likeness by Tana French, and I like it quite a bit. But is the murderer ever going to actually go to jail in this series? I have the next in the series headed to me now.

sj, scrolling past previous messages, I was recently reminded of Val McDermid's books. They can be grim, but they're interesting.

In other news, one of the e-newsletters I receive always has a quote at the bottom. Today's had one from Lois McMaster Bujold: "Power is better than revenge. Power is a live thing, by which you reach out to grasp the future. Revenge is a dead thing, reaching out from the past to grasp you." Not sure I buy it ... revenge can be sweet, especially when it comes from someone screwing themself over with no effort on my part. Schadenfreude!

I posted on FB, that reading was on my to do list for 2017. Having only read 1.9 books in 2016, I am not setting a crazy goal. THAT SAID. I would love love love if some people or peoples joined me in reading books semi-together and maybe setting up a group for those book(s) to discuss at a set time the contents thereof.

Maybe? Possibly?

Well I am only reading female writers this year (hopefully including some of our own) and I have created a list over at Goodreads of all the female penned books I have not read that are currently owned by me and IN MY HOUSE. It is gonna be about 40 books once I get them all entered. They are a range, like no pattern except the sex of the authors.

So, if this sounds like something you might wanna join me for, even for one book, go - look - message me.

I have not decided on a book for January, BUT LET ME TELL YOU THIS - IT WILL BE AN EASY PEASY NOT HARD NOT TOO LONG VERY NICE BOOK. It might be Jennifer Cruise is what I am saying.

I just sent you a friend request on Goodreads.

Me too.

Me three! Sounds like a delightful plan. I have read a quantity of our authors and still have some that I own but haven't read yet. (reminder to self that I owe some reviews)

It matters not if I have already read anything that is selected because I have a terrible memory and enjoy rereading in general.

oh yay, fun! If I did not make it clear, I do not think anyone would be obligated to join for every book, just join if a book interests you and fits with life that month.

I think the idea will be to select a book as early as possible in a month and then open discussion on it one a particular date the last week of the month and leave that discussion open for however long, whilst also choosing the next book.

Sounds good, msbelle. We're already friends on Goodreads.