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Gone South by Robert McCammon was ok. The Brightwood Code by Monica Hesse was pretty good, as was Blood Song by Anthony Ryan, I am looking forward to reading more of that series by Ryan. I'm reading Cage of Souls by Adrian Tchaikovsky which is really good so far.
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Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune is a neat little lighter read. It isn't on the short side, being 15 hours on Audiobook (many average around 10) but it is a good story about a jerk-man who dies and has trouble accepting his death when he gets to the "other side". It is on the humorous side in parts.
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I am finishing Chapterhouse Dune by Frank Herbert, book 6 of his original Dune series before he passed away. I am glad to be finishing it. Books 1, 2, and 3 were really good. Book 4 I didn't get, Maud'dib's son Leto II was a sandworm and had lived thousands of years... Hmmm.... Now I am in book 6 and it is like 10,000…
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In the WW2 historical fiction book I just read the girl was reading 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne in braille, and I was interested in the story, I have never read it, so it is my current read right now.
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I hardly watch any tv. Usually I can't get any reading in until the evenings lately. I didn't tell many people that I read for 2 years every day, most people I know don't read or care about it. Thanks!
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Well I hit it, 2 years straight on the Kindle reading every single day, even through living with my dad helping him with horrible Covid in '23 and horrible triple bypass surgery in '24. It was HARD to accomplish this feat.
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I'm reading the Pulitzer Prize winning historical fiction novel All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr.
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As I wait for my giant mug of tea to cool, and my steel cut oats, I thought I would post another Tea of the Day journal. This one is Assam Melody and it is my favorite Assam, it is a new pick for me from Adagio. It is a solid black tea that is inexpensive enough to brew in large quantities for an all day sip. I left some…
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Wow, A Calamity of Souls by David Baldacci is a good one! This is my first Baldacci novel, and I think I may have picked the best one. I'm about half done and I can't put it down.
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I want to read the Alice Hoffman series too, but I haven't yet decided in which order, chronological like you chose or in publication order. The author says she doesn't recommend one method over another, it is your choice. I'm reading The Wheel of Darkness (Agent Pendergast series book 8) by Douglas Preston and Lincoln…
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I read a pair of JA Johnstone Westerns with an Audible Original crammed in between, a science fiction book in the Bobiverse series by Dennis E. Taylor. The premise of that series is witty and humorous, so all of these reads have been light and not too serious, a nice change. I'm now beginning Gallant by V.E. Schwab which…
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Continuing my reread of Harry Potter with book 4, it is really long (21 hours). I am about 6 hours into it and they finally got to the school after the Quidditch world cup, a section that was a bit slow and boring.
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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich was very good, it reminded me of Evicted by Matthew Desmond. Or maybe the other way around since Barbara's book was written in 2001. She spends time working as a low paid or minimum wage earning woman in three areas of the country trying to get by on…
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I don't think I have posted this Tea of the Day before, Pu-Erh Chorange, or Orange Chocolate Pu-erh tea. Described by Adagio: "Rich chocolate and sweet orange bring a confectionary note to the gentle earthiness of Pu-erh. Lively citrus lifts the blend while the warm chocolate and easygoing Pu-erh are grounding and smooth."…
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I ground my smoked peppers into powder and it is wonderful dusted on a bowl of chili or soup! Everything is done, I vacuum sealed the dried and smoked and dried peppers into small bags and put them in the freezer for preservation. Today we had frost on some roofs so I picked all the rest of the small jalapenos off the…
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I missed the Summer Kindle Challenge completion by 1 badge because on Prime Day I forgot to go online with my kindle even though I read that day and it counted it toward my streak, it didn't give me the badge for reading on that day. I think I found a bug in the game. On October 28 I will have 2 complete years as a streak…
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Today's tea is Autumn Mist Green by Adagio. This one is brand new to me, and it is a good pick for a fall day. The gunpowder has a slight smoke flavor, and the apples and cinnamon really come out in the finish. I have a batch of jalapeno peppers in the food dehydrator in the garage (because the pepper scent is pretty…
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I figured out my Kindle issue, on my new device. It was bugged and I did a de-register and factory reset and that fixed the problems. I had emailed Amazon Customer Service because I hate talking to them on the phone, not that I judge the people working for them in another country, but I have trouble hearing and…
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How did you get the books to transfer like a dream? Please tell me... I bought a new Kindle from Woot because my Oasis doesn't hold a charge very long anymore, being from 2018 and heavily used. I have about a zillion kindle books, I am not sure how many, and can't figure out how to download ALL of them to the new device at…
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For a YA novel They Went Left was ok. I am interested in some of the other historical fiction novels written by Monica Hesse, I looked them up at my libraries and put a couple of them on wishlists. I'm reading The Road to the Country by Chigozie Obioma, and like his other novels The Fisherman and An Orchestra of Minorites…
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Here is another cool Tea of the Day, Adagio's Milk Oolong. I am new to oolong, I have always had black or green teas before.
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Is there a wrong way to post or reply? I don't know, I just do it. I'm not the owner of this group, any way you please is fine with me. Sounds like you are reading an ok book, not stellar, sometimes I read books that I know are going to be that way. I can't always read 5 star books, that blow me away, I like to mix it up.…
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I look at Woot, it is an Amazon owned company, they run deals on refurbished Kindles CHEAP! They had some today but they are all sold out now, rats. A 2021 11th Generation Paperwhite was $70, Amazon Refurbished. I found that those have zero problems, good strong batteries, and no scuff marks too, they are simply cheaper.…
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My Tea of the Day is a new one to me, Yunnan. It is hand rolled and looks kind of like snails, as the package says. It's a wonderful addition to my collection, a new favorite! Look at how the leaf unfurls in the French Press, how neat! I used 10 grams in a 32 oz French Press, 2.5 grams per cup, steeped for 5 minutes with…
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Here is a White Tea fresh from today's delivery, my Tea of the Evening, called Fuzzy Navel. White teas are hand picked fresh tea leaves with little or no oxidation or rolling, the least processed of all the varieties; delicate and light with little caffeine content. This one has flavors of Georgia peaches and navel oranges…
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As I wait for my hot herbal beverage to cool off enough to sip, I'm making this post about herbal teas, which are not really tea, but similar enough that I suppose some would call them that. Tea leaves come from the Camellia sinensis bush, and a simple cup of tea is not a simple matter! Does anyone know how many varieties…
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My Tea of the Day is blandly called Lemon Black Tea, by Tiesta Teas. The tea is not bland though, it is an Assam with lemon peel and chicory root. Enjoy your day, make it a healthy one!
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Coconut Breeze is my tea of the day, a soft coconut oolong from Tiesta tea which I made using my new gram scale to get the right amount and my French press to brew enough for later. Have a great day everyone.
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The Litigators by John Grisham
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The Tea of the Day is Irish Breakfast by Adagio. Described by Adagio, "Irish Breakfast combines hearty black teas from Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and Assam (India) to get your morning off to a bright start. As its name implies, the Irish Breakfast black tea blend is an ideal accompaniment to a morning meal. It seamlessly blends…
