Jessica, have they read/heard the Tiffany Aching books? Emmett and I thought the audiobook for The Wee Free Men was hilarious. The one with Stephen Briggs.
Crivens!
Saffron: I'll die. Mal: Well, as a courtesy, you might start getting busy on that, 'cause all this chatter ain't doin' me any kindness.
'Trash'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
DavidS - Jul 29, 2017 2:41:46 pm PDT #24695 of 28222
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Steph L. - Jul 29, 2017 4:12:37 pm PDT #24696 of 28222
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Sophia, I've learned that if you're reading on a Kindle and put it into airplane mode, ebooks don't expire until you turn airplane mode back off. Of course you can't get any new books, but it's a good way to finish a book that is expiring. Not really viable for tablets and phones, alas.
I've totally done that with library books on my Kindle.
Amy - Jul 29, 2017 5:19:03 pm PDT #24697 of 28222
Because books.
Jess, what about Jasper Fforde's middle grade series?
Jessica - Jul 29, 2017 5:26:42 pm PDT #24698 of 28222
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
We listened to Wee Free Men last year - so great. Thanks guys, off to download!
chrismg - Aug 10, 2017 4:47:03 pm PDT #24699 of 28222
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
Just finished Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee and liked it a lot. It doesn't dig too deeply into any of the characters - most of them are just sketched in - but the strength of the prose and the ideas really kept me reading. Bring on Book 2!
Amy - Aug 10, 2017 4:50:21 pm PDT #24700 of 28222
Because books.
Has anyone else read the Sebastien St. Cyr series, by C.S. Harris? I'm on the second book and LOVING it. It's 1811 London, he's a war vet (and former spy) and a viscount and, of course, dashing and broodingly handsome. Highly recommended for anyone who needs a new historical mystery series.
Connie Neil - Aug 10, 2017 5:10:18 pm PDT #24701 of 28222
brillig
I think I started the first St. Cyr book and never went back to it.
Amy - Aug 10, 2017 5:23:34 pm PDT #24702 of 28222
Because books.
The first one started a little slow, but once I was in, I was really in. I just always love finding a new series with lots of books I can binge.
bennett - Aug 10, 2017 5:44:51 pm PDT #24703 of 28222
I vaguely remember getting annoyed with something in the St. Cyr series along about the 3rd book and giving them up. But it obviously wasn't a memorable something. Now that I'm back in the historical mystery mood, I've been meaning to go back and try them again.
In the same genre, I've read and enjoyed the first of the Tasha Alexander books, but my library doesn't seem to have any more via Overdrive so I haven't been able to continue it. They did have most of the Deanna Raybourn books, and I enjoyed them. At the moment I'm rereading Elizabeth Peter's Amelia Peabody series and having fun with Ramses' take on his parents.
meara - Aug 10, 2017 6:24:57 pm PDT #24704 of 28222
Ooh, I quite liked the Lady emily Tasha Alexander books. I have to check if my library has the last couple that I haven't read.
Other random mystery series I've enjoyed lately include Victoria Thompsons Gaslight Mysteries, Sam Thomas' series also about a midwife (but in 1600s York), and the Lady darby series by Anna Lee Huber