Hi Jane, the Bowring characters weren’t too bad to me … though the cop Nate does face a tragedy to his partner, which is the hardest thing. I found the books overall pretty heartwarming about the town & the people. Rose’s partner Tommy is the one bad apple for a while … but it softens overall.
The Wedding People gave me some laughs … so I can’t complain. The author must have a good sense of humor — so I will look for her next book.
I will keep on the lookout for more Scandinavian writers & novels.
Enjoy your week & happy reading!

Thanks Jeanie, for stopping by … Luckily it is a peaceful road we live on … and sometimes the sky is quite interesting. Feel lucky to be away from the city a bit. Enjoy your reading too.

The Ferryman and His Wife sounds really good–I like meditative books, and I definitely want to read more Scandinavian authors.
I liked The Wedding People more than you, it seems. But I think a lot of it was right book at right time. Yes, it became over-the-top, but I enjoyed the farce of it all. Working in academia does sound dreadful though–that said, I would read her book about Jane Eyre 🙂

Hi Jen, thanks for stopping by here & liking my sunset photo. I’m on the lookout for more this week. And ha ha I can understand — I’m sure a lot of people are avoiding all the NFL hoopla & games. It’s down to 4 games left — so it’ll be over pretty soon. Next will be the Winter Olympics. hmm. Good luck with your projects. & Happy reading.

Hi Laurie, thanks for visiting! I agree the political situation is falling into the abyss — each day is worse which makes it hard to concentrate on anything, ugh.
The Dalton trilogy is a nice read. The author’s storytelling is so well done and natural and she really knows small town Maine. See what you think whenever you get to it. Have a great week.

Yeah I think the Monday NYT crosswords are still challenging. Even if they’re considered easiest of the week they get me. You have inspired me to try a crossword sometime soon as I haven’t done one in a long time. They are a bit addicting once you start. Have fun.

That’s crazy. In a plastic bag? Sounds like it was run over. Glad it finally got there. It is weird all these lost letters through the mail. Talk about snail mail – so slow! …. I once got a letter addressed to me when we were in Calgary that said it had erroneously been sent to Barbados … I still laugh about that. It had been to Barbados?? What a vacation it took. Thx for your card — it made it here — a bit delayed!

Good to know Carmen. I’m on the wait list for The Hounding. The library says Crux is in transit for me now but I have the Wharton novel going which is long. Still I don’t want to miss Crux — so might have to read simultaneously if that’s even possible. I usually can only read one at a time. Let me know what you think of these books when you get into them!

How very strange about my Christmas card. My cousin sent us one from Manhattan Beach and it never arrived, so she sent another (family photos, which we always enjoy adding to our refrigerator). A few weeks later (maybe a little over a week ago), the original arrived in a plastic bag from the P.O. It looks like it had been run over by a truck! Very damaged, but it still wound up in our mail box, maybe 6 weeks late.