Walkin' and Readin' Wednesday!
As seen in my neighborhood:
Sweet void kitty, and I've forgotten her name.
Leopard slug, found on sidewalk, about 3 inches long.
Shy kitty.
Another shy kitty.
Zoomac is the opposite of shy!
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Recently listened to audiobooks that I recommend:
The Angel of the Crows by Katherine Addison
Narrated by Imogen Church
Published: June 23, 2020
Goodreads Blurb: "This is not the story you think it is. These are not the characters you think they are. This is not the audiobook you are expecting."
Wikipedia Blurb: "A fantasy novel...set in an alternate 19th century London, with supernatural creatures such as angels, and is based on the Sherlock Holmes stories."
My two cents: OH YEAH! The Angel of Crows as Sherlock Holmes, and Dr. Doyle as John Watson...except they aren't. Great fun; loved this. The Hound of the Baskervilles is forever changed in my mind now.
The Frozen People, Ali Dawson Series Book #1 by Elly Griffiths
Narrated by Julie Maisey
Published: July 8, 2025
Goodreads Blurb: "Ali Dawson and her cold case team investigate crimes so old, they're frozen—or so their inside joke goes. Ali’s work seems like a safe desk job, but what her friends—and even her beloved son—don’t know is that her team can travel back in time to look for evidence."
My two cents: This author really makes characters come alive, like she's living inside their heads! Book #1 ended on a cliffhanger, and the wait for Book #2 The Killing Time is still months away, and I have no patience.
The Poisoner Series by I.V. Ophelia
Book #1: The Poisoner, 2024
Book #2: The Arachnid, 2026
Book #3: The Cannibal, 2026
Narrated by: Matt Sykes, Sebastian Brown, and Stephanie Willis
Amazon Blurb: "This gothic paranormal romance series unfolds in Victorian-era London and 1890s Buffalo, where humans encounter vampiric beings called Vipera. Alina Lis, a botanist and poisoner who targets unsavory men in her own sense of justice, encounters Silas Forbes, a Vipera resistant to her deadly poisons. Their attraction develops amid escalating tensions between human and Vipera worlds."
My two cents: The blurb doesn't do this series justice. Alina may get knocked down, but she doesn't only get mad; she gets even. She makes her opponents believe that she's playing their game, while finding ways to save herself and her loved ones. Adult stuff, plus, you know...vampires.
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