BethFishReads

BethFishReads, 6 months ago to knitting

I’ve gotten to point where I’ll start the heel flap on this #sock This vine-y pattern has been really fun to #knit

@knitting #knitting #sockknitting @fiberart #fiberarts #knittersofmastodon

BethFishReads, 6 months ago to knitting

Started another pair of #socks In case you’re wondering, I joined a sock #yarn of the month club this year. Now that we’re ending the year, I thought it was time to start #knitting 🤣🤣

@knitting @fiberart #fiberarts #knittersofmastodon

BethFishReads, 6 months ago to knitting

Had a #knittingneedle tragedy this afternoon. Saved by my local #yarnshop second #sock coming along nicely. #knittingsocks #knitting @fiberart @knitting #fiberarts

BethFishReads, 8 months ago to audiobooks

Tim Johnston's DISTANT SONS: 5* A multilayered book that is so much more than the mystery at its focus. I'll say right up front that Johnston just wows. This one of my top reads of the year.

More on @Goodreads

#fiction #mystery #BookReview #BookThoughts #audiobook @audiobooks

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5919560707

BethFishReads, 8 months ago to bookstodon

Catching up on some book reviews today.

Huda F Cares? by Huda Fahmy: 4* for this this #MiddleGrade #GraphicNovel that explores what it's like to be a practicing Muslim in the United States from a young teenage girl's perspective.

More on Goodreads

#bookstodon @bookstodon #fiction #BookThoughts #BookReview #BookLove

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5919467675

BethFishReads, 8 months ago to bookstodon

Love the first line of Seth Dickinson’s new #sciencefiction book, EXORDIA: “What do you do when you meet an alien in Central Park?” (uncorrected proof).

Out in Jan from #TorDotCom. #reading #books #bookmail #fiction #booklove #bookstodon @bookstodon

BethFishReads, 8 months ago to bookstodon

Did you know that #SimonTeen offers free eBooks each month? Here are this month's titles:

#YoungAdult #Reading #Books #bookstodon #fiction #FreeBooks @bookstodon

https://simonteen.com/2023/10/01/every-book-that-you-can-read-for-free-on-simonteen-com-in-october-2023/

BethFishReads, 9 months ago to audiobooks

The Brothers Hawthorne by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

This is the 4th entry in the Inheritance Games series. The books are a mashup of #ActionAdventure and #mystery and are a lot of fun, with snappy dialogue and good puzzles. Recommended on #audiobook too.

For more #BookThoughts see @thestorygraph

#reading #fiction #bookstodon #books #BookThoughts @bookstodon @audiobooks

https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/4c71cd23-c598-4d8a-8e76-a653b580c504

BethFishReads, 9 months ago to audiobooks

Shield Maiden by Sharon Emmerichs (3.5 stars)

A kind of retelling of the end of the Beowulf saga. Here, the king's niece, Fryda, is made the hero and her twin brother, Wiglaf, is the villain.

Though much of the story was predictable (even for those unfamiliar with Beowulf), the #audiobook was entertaining.

More thoughts on @thestorygraph

#fiction #HistoricalFiction #reading #BookThoughts #BookReview #bookstodon @bookstodon @audiobooks

https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/380b7ec0-ddfd-4af9-967a-06e1563bdc21

BethFishReads, 9 months ago to bookstodon

The Resolute by Marin W. Sandler (4* read)

An easy-to-read account of several British-led expeditions to the Arctic with missions to look for the Northwest Passage, to search for missing exploration teams, & to collect scientific data. Along the way, we learn the fate & recovery of the ship HMS Resolute and its role in solidifying the US-UK bond.

More on @thestorygraph

#nonfiction #history #Arctic #reading #BookReview #BookThoughts #bookstodon @bookstodon

https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/a6777971-5986-4ea9-bebc-5b908d784c5f

BethFishReads, 9 months ago to bookstodon

My Shadow Is Yours: A one-trick-pony middle-aged author and a literature graduate student form an unlikely friendship on a road trip through Italy. Translated from the Italian and out this month from Other Press

#fiction #books #reading #bookstodon #booksintranslation @bookstodon #booklove #bookmail

BethFishReads, 10 months ago to audiobooks

My thoughts on California Golden by Melanie Bejamin --

Set in the early days of California surfing culture, the story explores a number of themes, including mother-daughter issues, sisters, & women athletes. Recommended.

#Audiobook was nicely performed.

More #BookThoughts on #GoodReads if you care to see

#HistoricalFiction #fiction #reading #BookReview #bookstodon @bookstodon @audiobooks

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5778066159

BethFishReads, 10 months ago to audiobooks

Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward

This convoluted #thriller set in coastal Maine didn't work for me, though others had better luck.

My #BookThoughts including the #audiobook performance can be found on @goodreads if you care to look

#fiction #BookReview #bookstodon #reading @bookstodon @audiobooks

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5775742267

BethFishReads, 10 months ago to audiobooks

King of the Armadillos by Wendy Chin-Tanner

Beautifully crafted story of a young boy's experience with Hansen's disease in 1950s America.

Highly recommended in print or #audiobook

My thoughts on #GoodReads

#fiction #HistoricalFiction #reading #BookReview #BookThoughts #bookstodon #books @bookstodon @audiobooks

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5743389719

BethFishReads, 10 months ago to bookstodon

The Last Ranger by Peter Heller

Heller is one of my all-time favorite authors, and his latest, set in Yellowstone Park, doesn't disappoint.

More thoughts on #GoodReads

#audiobook #fiction #mystery #thriller #reading #bookstodon @audiobooks @bookstodon

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5743315232

BethFishReads, 10 months ago to bookstodon

The Rotting Whale by Jann Eyrich -- out in Sept.

The first in a #mystery series that includes themes of environmentalism -- set in California

#fiction #bookstodon #BookMail #booklove #reading @bookstodon

BethFishReads, 10 months ago to bookstodon

At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities by Heather Webber -- out this month

Through a budding friendship, two women find the hope of peace and a better future.

#fiction #bookstodon #BookMail #booklove #reading @bookstodon

BethFishReads, 10 months ago to bookstodon

The Girl Who Survived Auschwitz by Sara Lebibovits and Eti Elboni -- out in September

The memoir of an Auschwitz survivor co-written with her daughter, who provides perspective on inherited trauma.

#nonfiction #bookstodon #BookMail #booklove #reading @bookstodon

BethFishReads, 10 months ago to bookstodon

Truly Darkly Deeply by Victoria Selman -- out now

A psychological #thriller involving a convicted serial killer who has always insisted on his innocence

#fiction #bookstodon #BookMail #booklove #reading @bookstodon

BethFishReads, 10 months ago to bookstodon

The Interpreter by Brooke Robinson -- out in September

A psychological #thriller in which a London court translator purposely changes the testimony of Polish-speaking defendant

#fiction #bookstodon #BookMail #booklove #reading @bookstodon

BethFishReads, 10 months ago to bookstodon

Completely Mad by James R. Hansen -- out now

The true stories of 2 men who, in 1969, separately attempted to cross the Atlantic Ocean solo in a rowboat. One rowed west; the other, east.

#nonfiction #bookstodon #BookMail #booklove #reading @bookstodon

BethFishReads, 10 months ago to bookstodon

The Cliff House by Chris Brookmyre -- out in November

Not everyone who attends Jen's luxury bachelorette weekend held on a remote Scottish Island will live to tell about it. A closed-room-like #mystery

#fiction #bookstodon #BookMail #booklove #reading @bookstodon

BethFishReads, 10 months ago to bookstodon

The Do More Club by Dana Kramaroff -- out this month

A #MiddleGrade novel in verse that addresses contemporary antisemitism and other classroom prejudices and bullying.

#fiction #bookstodon #BookMail #booklove #reading @bookstodon #NovelInVerse

BethFishReads, 10 months ago to bookstodon

Under the Tamarind Tree by Nigar Alam -- out this month

A contemporary Pakistani woman must come to terms with secrets she's kept buring for more than 50 years

#fiction #bookstodon #BookMail #booklove #reading @bookstodon

BethFishReads, 10 months ago to bookstodon

West of the Sea by Stephanie Willing -- out this month

A #MiddleGrade fantasy / mystery with a foundation in #Celtic myths set in Texas. Also includes some #paleontology

#fiction #bookstodon #BookMail #booklove #reading @bookstodon #fantasy #mystery

BethFishReads, 10 months ago to bookstodon

Pet by Catherine Chidgey -- out this month

A psychological thriller set in 1980s New Zealand and set in a school.

#fiction #bookstodon #BookMail #booklove #reading @bookstodon #thriller

BethFishReads, 10 months ago to bookstodon

Conjure Island by Eden Royce -- out now

A #MiddleGrade fantasy based on Gullah-Geechee culture and folklore

#fiction #bookstodon #BookMail #booklove #reading @bookstodon #fantasy #GullahGeechee

BethFishReads, 10 months ago to bookstodon

I Did It for You by Amy Engel -- out now

A #thriller set in a small Kansas town involving past crimes and secrets.

#fiction #bookstodon #BookMail #booklove #reading @bookstodon

BethFishReads, 10 months ago to bookstodon

Beholder by Ryan La Sala -- out in October

As the soul survivor of a penthouse massacre, Athan is the prime suspect. Can he find out what happened before he's convicted of murder?

#fiction #bookstodon #horror #YoungAdult #BookMail #booklove #reading @bookstodon

BethFishReads, 10 months ago to bookstodon

Masters of Death by Olivie Blake -- out this month

A vampire real estate agent needs help dealing with a ghost infestation & with solving a murder in this contemporary #fantasy

#fiction #bookstodon #SFF #BookMail #booklove #reading @bookstodon

BethFishReads, 10 months ago to bookstodon

Vampires of El Norte by Isabel Canas -- out this month

A supernatural western set along the border between the USA and Mexico in the 1840s

#fiction #bookstodon #SFF #western #BookMail #booklove #reading @bookstodon

BethFishReads, 11 months ago to bookstodon

#mystery #thriller reads on my July list -- Part 2

A Likeable Woman: thriller & suspense

Mrs. Plansky's Revenge: mystery & detective

The Murder Wheel: mystery & detective

One of Us Is Back: thriller & suspense

The Spider: psychological thriller

The Stolen Coast: mystery & detective

Thicker Than Water: psychological thriller

A Twisted Love Story: psychological thriller

#fiction #reading #bookstodon #books #booklove @bookstodon

BethFishReads, 11 months ago to bookstodon

#mystery #thriller reads on my July list -- part 1

All Is Not Forgiven: mystery & detective

The Anniversary: thriller

The Bitter Past: mystery & detective

Cutting Teeth: domestic thriller

Dead of Winter: suspense & horror

Her, Too: psychological thriller

How Can I Help You: thriller & suspense

Kala: crime

#fiction #reading #boostodon #books #booklove @bookstodon

BethFishReads, 11 months ago to bookstodon

The #nonfiction titles on my July list:

• Behold the Monster by Jillian Lauren: true crime

• Bogie & Bacall by William J. Mann: biography

• The Deepest Map by Laura Trethewey: science/nature

• Eight Bears by Gloria Dickie: nature/animals

• The Little Book of Exoplanets by Joshua Winn: space/astrophysics

• Muscle by Roy a Meals: science/anatomy

#reading #bookstodon #books #booklove @bookstodon