What Are You Reading 2025

[Gerry]

"If you have a library and a garden, you have everything you need" ... Cicero

Having had a challenging year my read time was limited as was posting reviews. Enjoyed the books I did read with Kristen Hannah's 'The Women' my top choice for 2024. Was not surprised to see it the most borrowed book at our Provincial Library.

For those of us who love books how fortunate that along with our home and local libraries we also have e libraries with books just a click away.

Having just had a wonderful 'designated 18 day at home family holiday' I am just about to check out Ellie's year end reads and finally get to ‘Pumpkin: The Racoon Who Thought He Was A Dog’ by Laura Young. Welcoming our members to come on in and share their favorite reads.

Sending healing thoughts to Shadows and hope he will soon be feeling well enough to share his reviews.

What are you reading?

[Gerry]

Thanks to Ellie's year end posting I will be adding two new to me authors to my 2025 reads. I have put a hold on Robin Cook's 'Bellevue' and purchased another Bellevue find, pulizer prize winning historian David Oshinsky's Bellevue:Three centuries of Medicine and Mayhem at America's Most Storied Hospital ' as it was not available at my e library.

Also have holds on Geraldine Brook's 'Year of Wonders' as well as 'Calebs Crossing ' Thank you for the heads up Ellie.

What are you reading?

[ellie]

Took a break from the usual and read "Murder Island" by James Patterson. It is his latest Doc Savage's book -- title says it all but a very enjoyable fast-paced thriller book with lots of "murders".

Also read "The Women" a few months ago and really enjoyed it. Now back to Caleb's Crossing, a very different book. Also read the "Frozen River" by Ariel Lawhon is an outstanding book about a midwife (Martha Ballard) and the novel is taken from her diary (1735-1812). Two very different books but are the best I have read in a long time.

"Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys also just came off of holds. Historical fiction (WWII) about 4 people who try to escape the advancing Soviet army in East Prussia by boarding a doomed ship, which results in now of the greatest maritime disasters in history -- and how the individuals face the tragedy.

[lovinretirement]

Just finished reading The Unfinished Gift by Dan Walsh. A heartwarming novel set in 1943, about a small boy who just lost his mother and his father is fighting in Europe. So he had to go live with his grumpy old grandpa. Loved it. Very heartwarming.

[Gerry]

How good to see both Ellie and lovinretirement stop by, a great start to our library year! I always look forward to your recommends as well as see to new to me authors which is a plus.

Ellie, I have added both 'Frozen River' by Ariel Lawhon and 'Salt To The Sea' by Ruta Sepetys to Holds. Lovinretirement I have added 'The Unfinished Gift' to my kindle Cloud Reader. Thank you for your reviews!

My first read of the year was 'Pumpkin: The Raccoon Who Thought She Was a Dog ' "a sweet, unique look at an adorable household pet, captured in gorgeous, never-before-seen photographs" Expecting a 'Marley and Me' kind of book this heartwarming book surprised me, a quick read with photos that do capture your heart as promised.

I got a start on 'The Witness Wore Red: The 19th Wife Who Brought Polygamous Cult Leaders to Justice ' a #1 Best Seller Rebecca Musser, "the revealing memoir of one woman who was forced into polygamous marriage and her brave struggle to protect others from the same fate" It had me think to a long ago read 'The Twenty-Seventh Wife ' by best selling author Irving Wallace, "The life of Ann Elizabeth Young the 27th wife of Brigham Young who helped end the Mormon practice of polygamy.

Looking forward to more of our members joining us here at our Library Forum.
What are you reading?

[ellie]

I was able to borrow “the witness wore red” as your review was interesting. I have a lot of books on loan, seeing what I can read until the loan expires.

[ellie]

Finished “Salt to the Sea” last night. Enjoyed the book and the characters. It told a different story about occurrences in WWII than the usual historical fiction book about the people affected by the war. This is about a maritime event but focuses mostly on 4 people from 4 different countries.

[Gerry]

Ellie, sounds like I will be enjoying a good book when 'Salt To The Sea ' comes off of Holds. I have always enjoyed your recommends.

I was intrigued by today’s BookBub offering which had me adding a light hearted book to my weekend read. Added ‘A Wolf Called Romeo' by Nick Jans to my kindle Cloud Reader.

It is “the true story of the exceptional black wolf who spent seven years interacting with the people and dogs of Juneau, Alaska” New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Marshall Thoma declared it to be “One of the best books I’ve read in a great many years”

What are you reading?

[ellie]

Ellie, sounds like I will be enjoying a good book when 'Salt To The Sea ' comes off of Holds. I have always enjoyed your recommends.

I was intrigued by today’s BookBub offering which had me adding a light hearted book to my weekend read. Added ‘A Wolf Called Romeo' by Nick Jans to my kindle Cloud Reader.

It is “the true story of the exceptional black wolf who spent seven years interacting with the people and dogs of Juneau, Alaska” New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Marshall Thoma declared it to be “One of the best books I’ve read in a great many years”

What are you reading?

this sounds interesting! I will check the library -- I borrow from the on-line library. How do you add a book to the cloud reader. I now use Libby and books I read go through an amazon reading program and I have to be on-line to read the books. With my old kindle I was able to download books so I did not have to be on-line all the time.

[Gerry]

No expert hereEllie, have a gran who sees to my computer installs. Possibly you may not have the same programing as the Canadian. I use Linux instead of Windows, I decided on my new tablet with the larger screen and the off line reading option which has Libby, have the Kindle Cloud Reader app on the computer with a large screen that are set up to load on both the provincial library as well the Cloud reader when using the library or Amazon. So I'm not much help! I did note not all notebooks and such have the off line option is why I decided on the tablet I now have. Internet and power off I can read or when traveling.

This evening there will be reading! Have two books open which is unusual for me, plan to get a start on 'A Wolf Called Romeo' hope it's as good as the reviews I've read! Have lovinretirement's 'The Unfinished Gift' as a back up.

What are you reading?