June’s Book Club Reading List

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June 1st-14th  The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross

June 15th-30th Partials by Dan Wells

 

 

In store book discussions

June 13th Romance Group (Wednesday at 7 PM):  Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris

June 20th Fiction Group (Wednesday at 7 PM):  On Green Dolphin Street by Sebastian Faulks

June 27th Mystery Group (Wednesday at 7 PM):  Lost Dog by Bill Cameron

There is no non-fiction book group for the month of June, see you Thursday July 5th  at 7 PM for the next book discussion

May Book Discussions

Here are our May book discussions:

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May 1st – May 14th ~ The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan

May 15th – May 31st ~ If I Stay by Gayle Forman

In store discussions:

Wednesday May 2nd (7 PM) Non-Fiction ~ The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

Wednesday May 9th (7 PM) Romance ~ The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

Wednesday May 16th (7 PM ) Fiction ~ Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay

Wednesday May 23rd (7 PM) Mystery ~ Death at the Alma Mater by G. M. Malliet

To find out what we will be reading after May, go to mostlybooksaz.com, Store Events

There will be no non-fiction book discussion for the month of June, see you in July.

Trivia Answer

Answer:  The Perfect Christmas by Debbie Macomber.  This is her latest Christmas novel and a great read for the season.

December Book Discussion

Here are our December Book Discussion:

December 7th (7 PM) Non-Fiction:  The Lady in the Tower:  The Fall of Anne Boleyn by Alison Weir

December 14th (7 PM) Romance:  A Knight in Shining Armor by Jude Deveraux

December 17th (1 PM) Fiction:  Second Chance by Kate Mathis (Mathis will be joining our discussion.)

December 27th (7 PM) Mystery:  Truth by Peter Temple

MostlyBooks TeenForum on Facebook will be discussion Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

November Book Discussions

Here are our November book discussions, please note that a few of the groups have switched days and times.

Wednesday November 2nd, 7 PM (Non-fiction)-The Wave:  In Pursuit of the Rouges, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean by Susan Casey

Wednesday November 9th, 7 PM (Romance)- Naked in Death by J. D. Robb

Saturday November 19th, 1 PM (Fiction)-  Old Man’s War by John Scalzi

Wednesday November 23rd, 7 PM (4th Wednesday Mystery Group)- The Suspect L. R. Wright

If you would like a complete listing of book discussion reads for the rest of the year, go mostlybooksaz.com and look under Store Events.

Book Discussions

Here are our next book discussion:

September 24th- The young adult group will be reading Sarah Dessen’s novel, Just Listen.

Septebmer 28th- The 4th Wednesday mystery group will be reading Yrsa Sigurdardottir’s novel, My Soul to Take.

October 8th-  The romance group will be reading Karen Marie Moning’s novel, Darkfever.

October 15th- The fiction group will be reading Philippa Gregory’s novel, The Red Queen.

Join us as we chat about books.  The Saturday groups all meet at 1 PM and the Wednesday group meets at 7 PM.

Sweet Talk

Sweet Talk by Susan Mallery is the first book in a trilogy centered around the Keyes sisters. Claire, one portion of a set of twins, has been separated from her twin sister and younger sister for years due to being a prodigy piano player. Early in her life, Claire was whisked away to attend special schools and travel around performing; consequently having very little real life experience. She has never had a steady boyfriend, learned how to boil water, or really even driven that much. Her life is starting to change when her twin Nicole becomes ill and needs, whether asked for or not, help. Things between the sisters are rocky at best. Each one holds some form of resentment for the others and have had very little contact in years. Now, they are all three forced together and will have to confront issues long buried.

This was a great laid back read. If you are looking for a book that will end happily, have enough drama to entertain you, a good romance story, and be a quick read, then this is the book for you. It was enjoyable and I found myself wanting to continue the drama in the next book so that I can see where the sisters end up.

We will also be having a book discussion on September 10th at 1 PM about this book.  Come join us for a nice chat!

Blue Dahlia

I just started reading the In the Garden trilogy by Nora Roberts.  The first book is titled Blue Dahlia and the story sets up a great foundation for the series.  Stella’s world has just crashed around her with the death of her husband, but she is unable to fall to pieces since she has two small boys to raise.  Instead of wallowing in self-pity, Stella picks herself up and moves her family back to her roots in Memphis, Tennessee.  She gets a great job working at a garden store and quickly moves into the large mansion, Harper Hall.  Everyone has told Stella that the house is haunted by a friendly female ghost, but she doesn’t believe it until she finally meets her for herself.  This naturally leads to the question of, “Who is this spirit?”  Stella, her boss and the newest household member Hayley, decide to tackle this mystery.  Of course since this is a Nora Roberts’ book, Stella does get tangled up in a love interest as well as trying to piece her life back together and track down the history of a ghost.  I really enjoyed the southern tid-bits that were throughout the novel and overall felt this was a fun, warm read.  The small dose of paranormal that is in the book was intriguing, and even though I know more about the ghost than the characters, I find I am still craving more knowledge on her back-story.  I wasn’t sure if I would continue on with the trilogy simply because I am not much of a gardener, but I find myself looking forward to picking up the second book and continuing the story.

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