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I am just finishing up Horse. Just starting Demon Copperhead and about half way thru My Policeman

I am finishing up Snowblind by Ragnar Jónasson. I see that this series was optioned for television a while back but I can't find anywhere whether the project has progressed.

I'm still plugging away at Elatsoe -- I'm 6 books behind my goal of 80 for the year, so need to step it up!

Now I am on to Other People's Houses by Abbi Waxman

Killman Creek by Rachel Caine

and A Lullaby for Witches by Hester Fox

Just finished which is YA Paranormal/Fantasy. I use to read these type of books almost exclusively (not the YA part so much) but haven't lately. I felt like getting back to fantasy and historicals instead of just mystery for a few books at least.

Gee I have finished so many book since I last posted...sigh! But currently I am reading The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson and Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn both ARC's coming out in February.

Listening to Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng and EXTREMELY disappointed in her for leaving out quotation marks - the laziest thing an author can do, IMO! I got rid of the book - immediately - without reading it. So as not to add to her profits, I got the audio from the library. Biggest pet peeve when it comes to an author and I will automatically decrease the review by at least one full star.

Afterlives by Abdulrazak Gurnah. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2021.

On to reading Such a Pretty Girl by T. Greenwood

Granny by Anthony Horowitz

A Killing in the Hills by Julia Keller

I just finished reading The Surrogate,,by Toni Halleen.....pretty good...

Right now I am reading a book called: Gather together in my name..by Tracy Price-Thompson...

I don't think it's laziness on the part of a writer not to use quotation marks as much as it is a stylistic choice. On this topic, I thought the article below was interesting. I don't usually take notice of the presence or absence of quotation marks but in reading this article and the examples provided I realized I tend to prefer writing without them. There is an elegance to me in the way it flows.

https://themillions.com/2015/04/unquo...

☕Laura wrote: "I don't think it's laziness on the part of a writer not to use quotation marks as much as it is a stylistic choice. On this topic, I thought the article below was interesting. I don't usually take ..."

After reading that article by Clark I feel even stronger that quotation marks need to be used. Every single point he made pointed right to the reason that quotation marks are used. I want that conversation to be extrapolated. I want no doubt about who is saying what. If I want poetry I will read a book of poems. When I read a book that has conversation in it, I want to be sure it is conversation and who is saying it, because it is usually very important and it is usually the characters who carry the book along.

Good article Laura on why authors don't use quotation marks - but I still vehemently disagree with this Clark - whoever he is.

Currently listening to The Boys from Biloxi by John Grisham

reading Black Mountain Breakdown by Lee Smith

and just ending The Wonder by Emma Donoghue

How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue.

Currently reading:
The Perfect Couple - Elin Hilderbrand

Elina are you planning to watch the series? If so, let us know how well it followed the book.

I'm getting ready to start

my youngest really wants to watch the movie - so I'm reading the book first. hoping the book doesn't get too graphic with the uh. . .eating. lol

we'll see how this goes!

I'm reading Apeirogon by Colum McCann

Just finished A Talent for Murder by Peter Swanson. Came close to being a DNF, but I did get through it.