tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post300950760703698128..comments2024-03-28T18:32:48.558-05:00Comments on kay's reading life: Tuesday - First Chapter - First Paragraph - Silent VoicesKayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post-60698270368268586072017-01-25T08:22:21.282-06:002017-01-25T08:22:21.282-06:00Yes, the beginning really caught my interest. :-)...Yes, the beginning really caught my interest. :-)Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post-68834135599355961132017-01-25T04:58:17.296-06:002017-01-25T04:58:17.296-06:00A very visual opening, yes I would have to read on...A very visual opening, yes I would have to read on.<br />Miss Cellany.Share my Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817611851604816123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post-8913705285309662542017-01-24T19:53:42.492-06:002017-01-24T19:53:42.492-06:00I thought the beginning was pretty humorous.I thought the beginning was pretty humorous.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post-85565213787119624262017-01-24T19:53:27.442-06:002017-01-24T19:53:27.442-06:00I'm not sure I'll ever really get over the...I'm not sure I'll ever really get over the compulsion to 'read in order'. It just becomes a problem when I want to begin a series that has more than 10 or 15 books. LOLKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post-8657151352607479072017-01-24T19:52:41.209-06:002017-01-24T19:52:41.209-06:00Always happy to increase your TBR, Diane! LOLAlways happy to increase your TBR, Diane! LOLKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post-82944098475234612262017-01-24T19:52:25.499-06:002017-01-24T19:52:25.499-06:00Good to know that you've liked the Shetland bo...Good to know that you've liked the Shetland books. I'll get around to them before long.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post-84838567758999470932017-01-24T19:51:56.846-06:002017-01-24T19:51:56.846-06:00I had forgotten about 'Anne of Cleves' - w...I had forgotten about 'Anne of Cleves' - wonder if there is a story about that. Anyway, I love 'Midsomer Murders' too. Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post-84554954222378168802017-01-24T19:03:46.515-06:002017-01-24T19:03:46.515-06:00This sounds really good.This sounds really good.Yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13261873308731564886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post-81201126753053812042017-01-24T18:50:05.100-06:002017-01-24T18:50:05.100-06:00How fun that you were able to meet Anne Cleeves! ...How fun that you were able to meet Anne Cleeves! I have the first few books in the Shetland series though sadly have not gotten to them yet. Hope you enjoy them and good luck getting past the not reading the series in order! It usually doesn't matter too much in mysteries but I always struggle with it!Katherine Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post-12407071839670181332017-01-24T17:48:53.235-06:002017-01-24T17:48:53.235-06:00I'd like to try this series; thanks for sharin...I'd like to try this series; thanks for sharing Kay.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post-54686955365437837862017-01-24T16:10:00.433-06:002017-01-24T16:10:00.433-06:00I've read several of her Shetland series books...I've read several of her Shetland series books and those I've really enjoyed but still haven't checked out these or the TV version. So much stuff to catch up on right? So far we are watching Sherlock - so good!Ilianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026669671843769219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post-21968661443313882912017-01-24T15:48:11.517-06:002017-01-24T15:48:11.517-06:00I haven't heard of this series or the author. ...I haven't heard of this series or the author. (Every once in a while I think I am beginning to be well-read, and then I come across someone new...again! *sigh* :p) When I hear 'Cleeves' I think "Anne of Cleves", 4th wife of Henry VIII.<br /><br />I've been binge-watching "Midsomer Murders" on Netflix, and at least I understand what all those PC/DC, DS, DI, and DCI abbreviations mean now! *lol* <br /><br />I've followed the author on GoodReads, so I can start checking out her books!LuAnn @ BackPorchervationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01775630749079885915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post-25780713818839945582017-01-24T12:24:24.770-06:002017-01-24T12:24:24.770-06:00Yes, Ann Cleeves is getting more and more 'kno...Yes, Ann Cleeves is getting more and more 'known' I think. Thanks for sharing your link!Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post-15487580205523185242017-01-24T12:23:52.970-06:002017-01-24T12:23:52.970-06:00I hear you about the review copies. I have virtua...I hear you about the review copies. I have virtually quit getting them - mostly anyway. Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post-16831169045490039582017-01-24T12:22:56.447-06:002017-01-24T12:22:56.447-06:00Margot, I definitely got a chuckle out of the para...Margot, I definitely got a chuckle out of the paragraphs I shared. I go to our local rec center and I've seen those 'aqua ladies'. LOLKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post-52988073485184522722017-01-24T12:22:04.034-06:002017-01-24T12:22:04.034-06:00Laura, I am definitely a 'little OCD' abou...Laura, I am definitely a 'little OCD' about reading in order. Not sure the early books in this series will be easy to find in the US, but I think they are being republished soon - in e-book format. Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post-47750322444606758332017-01-24T12:20:57.278-06:002017-01-24T12:20:57.278-06:00My problem is that there are so many mystery serie...My problem is that there are so many mystery series that I want to read or have read up to a point and then lost track. Some are very, very long. It's tough thinking about 15 or 20 books to read before you get current. <br /><br />I was thinking that you told me you had read the books, the Vera books anyway. I must have misunderstood. Maybe we were talking about the TV show. I'll read Martin Edwards' blog entry. Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post-78450549178616069112017-01-24T11:41:22.624-06:002017-01-24T11:41:22.624-06:00Haven't read this author before. Sounds inter...Haven't read this author before. Sounds interesting. Here's the link to my intro/teaser for today — a rather gruesome opening, I fear: http://wp.me/p4DMf0-1t1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post-83000795555227305882017-01-24T11:36:31.879-06:002017-01-24T11:36:31.879-06:00I love that quote! I've been wanting to read s...I love that quote! I've been wanting to read some Ann Cleeves for ages, but keep getting bogged down in review copies - must do better!FictionFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06212537466233602766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post-15345584494591077652017-01-24T11:11:38.560-06:002017-01-24T11:11:38.560-06:00I absolutely love the Vera tv series and the actre...I absolutely love the Vera tv series and the actress who plays her. Now I'm going to have to find the books as I love how this book starts. It's so "Vera." Getting to meet the author sounds like a great bonus.Margothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07422981969760935118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post-13368628043286841532017-01-24T11:04:31.202-06:002017-01-24T11:04:31.202-06:00I love mysteries so this looks good to me. I have...I love mysteries so this looks good to me. I have to say I am a little bit OCD when it comes to reading books in order so I'll hit Amazon and take a look at the first one in the series. Thanks so much for sharing the title!<br />Laura :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14153207703402535129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post-85299329442369022722017-01-24T09:48:17.137-06:002017-01-24T09:48:17.137-06:00I cannot ever "curb my distaste for 'must...I cannot ever "curb my distaste for 'must read in order.' " Some series don't matter a bit - Nero Wolfe, for instance - but almost all series that I read change over time like life. There is a divorce, or a birth, or a change of professional partner that matters to me. Tom has always been the kind of reader who didn't care a bit if books were read out of order. Then he read a later Jo Nesbo and there was too much past information he didn't know so he went back to the beginning. I have watched both series and they are some of the best television I've seen. I haven't read any of the books but keep meaning to. Martin Edwards wrote a nice blog entry about her here: http://doyouwriteunderyourownname.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/the-cwa-diamond-dagger-and-ann-cleeves.htmlNanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post-63119896129264817092017-01-24T09:07:27.174-06:002017-01-24T09:07:27.174-06:00Yes, the beginning and the whole premise of the bo...Yes, the beginning and the whole premise of the book grabbed me too. I think that this series has been available in the UK for quite a while, but the earlier books are just now being reprinted by a US publisher. They are a little tough to find. Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post-27556997000105293132017-01-24T09:06:00.023-06:002017-01-24T09:06:00.023-06:00Glad you came by, Colletta! I'm always on a m...Glad you came by, Colletta! I'm always on a mystery binge, so this is perfect for me. My task is to occasionally read outside the mystery field. LOLKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2755001368713174831.post-13577467428007240062017-01-24T09:05:20.024-06:002017-01-24T09:05:20.024-06:00She's an author that I've meant to read fo...She's an author that I've meant to read for so, so long. Now to begin - even if it's not the first book in the series. LOLKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.com