tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post8610967353994286136..comments2024-03-28T14:10:50.561-07:00Comments on Kittling: Books: You Light Up My Death by Mary Jane MaffiniCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-10354027471558947272022-12-31T11:38:41.924-07:002022-12-31T11:38:41.924-07:00I thank my grandmother for my persistence. Never g...I thank my grandmother for my persistence. Never give up. And if one way doesn't work, go around it. I'll stay up until all hours playing the NY Times word games now until I reach the goal.Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-63821247137577216952022-12-30T00:55:24.990-07:002022-12-30T00:55:24.990-07:00Thank you for your continuing persistence, since t...Thank you for your continuing persistence, since there is little I can do to thwart Google. :-(Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-33546451345327151062022-12-30T00:54:28.088-07:002022-12-30T00:54:28.088-07:00They were!They were!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-3048664485364106022022-12-30T00:54:15.073-07:002022-12-30T00:54:15.073-07:00Yes, she was.Yes, she was.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-23164551518719430992022-12-30T00:53:53.355-07:002022-12-30T00:53:53.355-07:00Correct on both counts! Correct on both counts! Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-28081698290466507532022-12-29T16:00:02.329-07:002022-12-29T16:00:02.329-07:00Sounds like an interesting book What intrigues me...Sounds like an interesting book What intrigues me most is the setting.<br />Wow, did I have to wrestle with Google, and this blog is listed under my name at the Google sign-up.Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-78982742377623062742022-12-29T11:35:39.670-07:002022-12-29T11:35:39.670-07:00I love that first line! But it's good to know ...I love that first line! But it's good to know not to jump into this series with this particular book. But the setting and mystery sure sounds fun. :DLark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-574902393083072872022-12-29T09:37:32.732-07:002022-12-29T09:37:32.732-07:00There is a definite art to writing books in a seri...There is a definite art to writing books in a series so that readers who come in after the beginning can easily pick up what they need to understand and enjoy. Some writers (and their editors) are very good at it while others sort of leave you floundering. It sounds like this writer was able to pull it off successfully.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-17421392299277160032022-12-29T05:20:14.094-07:002022-12-29T05:20:14.094-07:00You highlight one of the big issues when it comes ...You highlight one of the big issues when it comes to series, Cathy. How do you welcome new readers to what may be the middle of the series, while still keeping regular readers happy and not boring them with repetitive detail? Still, the premise sounds interesting, and the setting seems quite vivid. Margot Kinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599589137890528065noreply@blogger.com