The Hiding Place is such a powerful book. My dad read it to me and my siblings when I was a girl. ❤ I love the idea of an Emily Dickinson cozy-ish mystery.
I think I was 9 the first time I read The Hiding Place. It struck my little heart with both wonder and ruin. I was a mess 🥺🥹 I enjoyed reading Emily as this “force of nature” she’s portrayed as in a day & age when women were not allowed to be such.
I'm so sorry I couldn't remember who the hosts of Mistalong were! I corrected it in the description box but I had already edited and saved the video so I didn't get to correct it on screen! 🤦♀
💖 so glad you did enjoy Dragon with a chocolate heart! You are definitely the first to actually tackle one of my recs! The Penric & Desde mine stories are, as far as I know, also taking place in the same world as the novels that start with Curse of Chalion (which I looove). Vorkosigan is also great but a slightly different tone, but she is amazing at character in both.
Haha! Well, the library had it and I didn't have too many obligations so it was an easy shoe-in! Vorkosigan is the series I keep hearing about, but my library has none of it. It does have the next 2 of Penric's story though. I am looking forward to reading more of it.
So fun 🤩! I need to film a wrap up soon. ♥️ I’m interested in the Emily Dickinson mystery. I checked it out from the library once, but never got to it. Bravo 👏 on getting through Grace of Kings! What perseverance! I’m currently enjoying the 2nd Matthew Shardlake mystery. A bit grittier for my usual taste but immersive and I like Shardlake.
I read the first couple Shadlake YEARS ago, but I am planning to restart it this summer. I remember being immersed in the world. I'm hopeful it isn't tooooo gritty 😅 Thanks for the cheers! It was rough. I *really* hope the next ones are, indeed, incredible (as I have been told).
While I was reading Utopia, I had someone tell me that Thomas More was a philosopher, and that explained the writing style so much! I've heard that Ken Liu wrote mostly short stories before writing Grace of Kings, and that the novel reads more like a series of short stories (though connected ones) than a novel. I think the second book moves away from that. I still need to pick up the series and give it a try.
I read Liu’s Paper Menagerie and enjoyed it! Crossing my fingers bk2 is less debased, debauched and depraved and more of the kingdom’s overcoming the pettiness of the gods/goddesses and the raising of families who rule well! Probably a pipe dream 😅
Oh! The Emily Dickinson murder mystery sounds like me! Skipping The Grace of Kings and Utopia.😂 I need to read The Lauren Elliott cozy mysteries.😍 I really need to get to Dandelion Wine. Maybe next month. Thanks for going through turmoil with me. 😅😅😅 The Home Has a Heart sounds lovely!
I think you would like the Emily Dickinson Mystery. Good idea to skip Utopia, but I'm undecided on Grace of Kings as yet. "Beyond the Page" mysteries (Elliott) have been a pleasant surprise. Dandelion Wine starts at the beginning of June so that would be a great time to read it! You have made this reread so much fun! 🤗
I really want to read that Amanda Flower one. It sounds so good! Although there's a part of me that dislikes when people write cozy mysteries off of real people who were in no way crime-solvers (like Austen and Dickinson etc.). I don't know, the part of me that is too strongly tied to reality really hates that, lol.
I think it works with Dickinson because she was a poet and not a novelist. Also, at least in this first one, it’s more the maid who is sleuthing and Emily’s name and family that allows access to otherwise closed doors.
It was the 'share and share alike' except there is a ruling class and a slavery tier and you can't leave your borough without permission and you have to be back to your borough by sundown or gain further permissions... Basically imposed and micro-managed peace rather than bestowed through care and a servant heart. It reminded me of Divergent Series or the Giver Series but in a much drier narrative.
I recently read Paladin of Souls by Bujold, which is her fantasy book which won all the awards, it was great. This one seems to be a different series too, I need to check it out.
i love your review of utopia...hilary mantell turned me off thomas more someplace in her trilogy...and congrats on finishing the liu..what trust in your friend!
I’ll be reading Bk2 in June if you want to join me! The “governing” class was definitely taking over/ deeply involved in the private sector of Utopia, so … It was disturbing rather than inspiring.
Mistborn!! So good! The Hiding Place is amazing!
Definitely highlights of my month.🥰
The Hiding Place is such a powerful book. My dad read it to me and my siblings when I was a girl. ❤
I love the idea of an Emily Dickinson cozy-ish mystery.
I think I was 9 the first time I read The Hiding Place. It struck my little heart with both wonder and ruin. I was a mess 🥺🥹
I enjoyed reading Emily as this “force of nature” she’s portrayed as in a day & age when women were not allowed to be such.
Deea! I love how much variety you have in your reading choices!
Hi Heather! I love stories. ♥️ They still make me wonder and smile and get frustrated and sigh… 🤗
@@novelideea oh me too!!!
Wow so many good reads, happy for you 🥰
Thank you ☺️ Just what I needed for my birthday month💞
I read The Hiding Place so many years ago. I believe it's time for a re-read. Nice video. Thanks for sharing. -James
Thanks for being here to hear me waffle on about my reading!
I’m enjoying rereading Mistborn too! Agree about early Sanderson being different in tone.
I'm so sorry I couldn't remember who the hosts of Mistalong were! I corrected it in the description box but I had already edited and saved the video so I didn't get to correct it on screen!
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💖 so glad you did enjoy Dragon with a chocolate heart! You are definitely the first to actually tackle one of my recs!
The Penric & Desde mine stories are, as far as I know, also taking place in the same world as the novels that start with Curse of Chalion (which I looove). Vorkosigan is also great but a slightly different tone, but she is amazing at character in both.
Haha! Well, the library had it and I didn't have too many obligations so it was an easy shoe-in!
Vorkosigan is the series I keep hearing about, but my library has none of it. It does have the next 2 of Penric's story though. I am looking forward to reading more of it.
I'm enjoying "The Sea, The Sea" by Iris Murdoch. Also, enjoy your channel.
So fun 🤩! I need to film a wrap up soon. ♥️ I’m interested in the Emily Dickinson mystery. I checked it out from the library once, but never got to it. Bravo 👏 on getting through Grace of Kings! What perseverance! I’m currently enjoying the 2nd Matthew Shardlake mystery. A bit grittier for my usual taste but immersive and I like Shardlake.
I read the first couple Shadlake YEARS ago, but I am planning to restart it this summer. I remember being immersed in the world. I'm hopeful it isn't tooooo gritty 😅
Thanks for the cheers! It was rough. I *really* hope the next ones are, indeed, incredible (as I have been told).
❤🎉🎉
Too many I actually want to read at the same time. Lol.
I keep finding ones I want to pick up and having to tell myself “not yet!” 😂
Yesss!!!
I had to memorize that Dickenson poem in high school. I added that book to my tbr to get to at some point
The Emily Dickinson mystery is an very entertaining read, isn't it? I'm tickled that you read it!
I have the second one on hold! It was very entertaining. Just what I wanted between long books that taxed my brain 🧠
While I was reading Utopia, I had someone tell me that Thomas More was a philosopher, and that explained the writing style so much!
I've heard that Ken Liu wrote mostly short stories before writing Grace of Kings, and that the novel reads more like a series of short stories (though connected ones) than a novel. I think the second book moves away from that. I still need to pick up the series and give it a try.
I read Liu’s Paper Menagerie and enjoyed it!
Crossing my fingers bk2 is less debased, debauched and depraved and more of the kingdom’s overcoming the pettiness of the gods/goddesses and the raising of families who rule well! Probably a pipe dream 😅
Oh! The Emily Dickinson murder mystery sounds like me!
Skipping The Grace of Kings and Utopia.😂
I need to read The Lauren Elliott cozy mysteries.😍
I really need to get to Dandelion Wine. Maybe next month.
Thanks for going through turmoil with me. 😅😅😅
The Home Has a Heart sounds lovely!
I think you would like the Emily Dickinson Mystery.
Good idea to skip Utopia, but I'm undecided on Grace of Kings as yet.
"Beyond the Page" mysteries (Elliott) have been a pleasant surprise.
Dandelion Wine starts at the beginning of June so that would be a great time to read it!
You have made this reread so much fun! 🤗
I really want to read that Amanda Flower one. It sounds so good! Although there's a part of me that dislikes when people write cozy mysteries off of real people who were in no way crime-solvers (like Austen and Dickinson etc.). I don't know, the part of me that is too strongly tied to reality really hates that, lol.
I think it works with Dickinson because she was a poet and not a novelist. Also, at least in this first one, it’s more the maid who is sleuthing and Emily’s name and family that allows access to otherwise closed doors.
I’ve had Utopia on my list for awhile. I thought it was a perfect society too. Crazy.
It was the 'share and share alike' except there is a ruling class and a slavery tier and you can't leave your borough without permission and you have to be back to your borough by sundown or gain further permissions... Basically imposed and micro-managed peace rather than bestowed through care and a servant heart.
It reminded me of Divergent Series or the Giver Series but in a much drier narrative.
I recently read Paladin of Souls by Bujold, which is her fantasy book which won all the awards, it was great. This one seems to be a different series too, I need to check it out.
Bujold was new to me and I just picked up what my library had and I was so pleasantly surprised!☺
i love your review of utopia...hilary mantell turned me off thomas more someplace in her trilogy...and congrats on finishing the liu..what trust in your friend!
I am hopeful the next Dandelion book is not a struggle!
@@novelideea 😀
I need to get back to Mistborn at some point… only read the first one, but loved it. A utopia that’s socialist… Interesting.
I’ll be reading Bk2 in June if you want to join me!
The “governing” class was definitely taking over/ deeply involved in the private sector of Utopia, so …
It was disturbing rather than inspiring.
@@novelideea Thanks, but I’m not commuting to Mistborn this summer… don’t want to get myself in trouble 😜 i may need to read this Utopia.
@@BookBlather philosophical, political blabber😂 but short & quick🤭
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