[CRussel]

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Originally Posted by CRussel

Next up, the sequel to Grand Central Arena, Spheres of Influence, by Ryk E. Spoor.

It finally picked up, and I finished it. Overall, maybe a 4. Just.
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Originally Posted by pdurrant

But I thought it was an excellent second volume in the new Grand Central Arena series, naturally without the grand reveal of the first book, but very much a 5/5 for me - whooshed through it.

I'm definitely glad. It could well have been where I was at as I read it. And it certainly picked up. Or, just a different taste. IAC, I'll certainly be interested in the next one.

Originally Posted by CRussel

Now, I think, time for some of Miss Silver. Lonesome Road, #3 in the series by Patricia Wentworth, whose works are public domain here in Canada. This, and almost all the rest of the Miss Silver books, are available in excellent editions from Faded Page. Some have made their way over to PG Canada, but that process seems uneven for reasons that aren't clear to me.

This may well be the least cozy of all the Miss Silver books. A very compelling story, but quite terrifyingly not cozy! Enjoyed this re-read, even knowing what was coming. I'll be inserting another Miss Silver into the mix soon, but I'm waiting a bit, hoping that #4 comes out of the proofreading queue at DPC. But failing that, I may just break down and buy it, since the Kindle edition is only $6.15. Wonder what Kobo has it for....

Originally Posted by CRussel

BTW, #20 in the Phryne Fisher Series, Murder and Mendelssohn written by Kerry Greenwood is still not available in either the US or Canada as an eBook, so I finally gave up and bought it from Audible. It is read by Stephanie Daniel, and very well read indeed. This is the last of the Phryne books that Ms. Greenwood has written so far, and I really can't stand the thought that I'm going to have to wait some indefinite time to get a new one. They are such little gems. Witty and wonderful.

The reviews of this particular one have been somewhat mixed, but I honestly can't understand the complainers. It has very much the same feel as earlier ones, is just as well written, and they've never been PG. All in all, it's still very much Phryne.

Well, I certainly enjoyed it. Not, perhaps, the best of the Phryne series, but still very enjoyable. I'm going to do a quick re-read of the first in the series at some point this month, but not immediately. Right now I've got Time's Echo, a novella by Rysa Walker that is my Amazon Prime Lending Library book for the month. Also on tap is Never Cry Wolf, by Farley Mowat. I read this years and years ago, but wanted to do a re-read now.