Sculpting My Proposed June Reading List – Part 1 From My Mountain of “To Be Read” library books.
Yesterday I mentioned my Mountain of “To Be Read” library books. The above photograph shows nine of the books I have checked out. The first thing you must understand is that all of the books were not checked out on the same day. Now I don’t know if any of you have this problem.
I have a tendency to take two books back and bring home three! Take back three bring home four and before long you have a stack like the one you see at the top of this post!
Only two of the books were checked out on a whim! Here are the first five books atop the mountain! Let’s create My Proposed June Reading List – Part 1.
Winterkill – (Dark Iceland #6) Ragnar Jonnason
I’ve read three Ragnar Jonnason books so far this year and one in December of 2020. The book I read in December of 2020 was Rupture. It’s Book #4 in the series. Wait, What! No way yes way…White Out is book #4. Damm the first book on the list and I screwed up. I will move it to the bottom off the pile. Then I’ll check the library for White Out and read that first!
Anyway I’ve been reading a lot of Jonasson’s books are they’re great!
Whispers of the Dead – (Special Tracking Unit #2) – Spencer Kope Currently Reading
Magnus “Steps” Craig is the prime member of the three team FBI Special Tracking Unit. He is in fact the reason for the Special Tracking Unit. The reason is that after being in an accident and dead for many minutes, he was revived, and now he sees people’s shine. Each person has a color and textural shine that is as individual as a fingerprint. Match the shine to a suspect and you can solve a murder case!
In March I read Shadows of the Dead book 3 in the currently, three book series. The fourth book Echoes of the Dead is scheduled to be released in September of this year. That means Collecting the Dead book 1 in the series needs to be read before that release date.
All in all , a very enjoyable series so far.
These Women – Ivy Pochoda
Not the type of book I’d typically read, but I thoroughly enjoyed Visitation Street, so I thought I’d give it a try. From Goodreads:
So Ivy Pochoda creates a kaleidoscope of loss, power, and hope featuring five very different women whose lives are steeped in danger and anguish. They’re connected by one man and his deadly obsession, though not all of them know that yet. There’s Dorian, still adrift after her daughter’s murder remains unsolved; Julianna, a young dancer nicknamed Jujubee, who lives hard and fast, resisting anyone trying to slow her down; Essie, a brilliant vice cop who sees a crime pattern emerging where no one else does; Marella, a daring performance artist whose work has long pushed boundaries but now puts her in peril; and Anneke, a quiet woman who has turned a willfully blind eye to those around her for far too long. The careful existence they have built for themselves starts to crumble when two murders rock their neighborhood. Read More
Cold Wind – Paige Shelton
This was on of the books i picked out on a whim. Since the cover only said “A Mystery” it wasn’t part of a series. Wrong! It is book 2 in the Alaska Mysteries series. Like the Special Tracking Unit series this is a new series. Book 3 in the series will be released in December. So I think I will set Cold Wind aside and read Thin Ice first!
One by One – Ruth Ware
I became a Ruth Ware fan last year after reading Turn of the Key. So when I saw One by One at the library I picked it up. It didn’t hurt that it had just seen that it has been shortlisted for the Ian Fleming Silver Dagger Award for thrillers!
Getting snowed in at a beautiful, rustic mountain chalet doesn’t sound like the worst problem in the world, especially when there’s a breathtaking vista, a cozy fire, and company to keep you warm. But what happens when that company is eight of your coworkers…and you can’t trust any of them? Read More
Sounds good to me!
As a Side Note: Michael Robotham’s When She Was Good was also shortlisted. It’s Book #2 in Robotham’s Cyrus Haven Series. Check It Out !
Michael’s series featuring pyshcologist Joe O’Loughlin is an all-time favorite!
My Proposed June Reading List – Part 1
So I’ve presented in this post the first five books on my Mountain “To Be Read” library pile. Let’s see the end result of my ramblings……
First, I will continue reading Whispers of the Dead – next up will be Ivy Pochoda’s These Women : followed by One by One – Ruth Ware
I will set aside Winterkill – Ragnar Jonasson and Cold Wind – Page Shelton. I will find and check out the books that precede them before enjoying them!
