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What Are You Currently Reading?
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. While I am enjoy the book, it hasn't blown me away so far.
Just finished 'The Sword-Edged Blonde' (don't ask), and starting... Destiny Binds. It's for some book club ;-pBTW, thanks for the Cinder rec. Liked it.
Scarlet should be good too. Is it out already?
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BTW, thanks for the Cinder rec. Liked it.
Scarlet should be good too. Is it out already?"
Yay! I hope you like Destiny Bind, as I loved the series and the book :)
Cinder's awesome, and Scarlet came out this months! I already have it :)
I am currently reading "There is No Light in Darkness" by Claire Contreras. And so far, it's terrible. I usually read a whole book in one sitting, but this one is so bad I had to take a break only 17% into it. It's for another group I'm in, so I am going to finish it so I can participate in the discussion. But I think it might take me several sessions. =)
OK finished Destiny Binds. I'll probably read book 2 now.
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Jon wrote: "Just finished 'The Sword-Edged Blonde' (don't ask)... Really, when you ask something like that I just have to ask. So?
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Really, when you ask something like that I just have to ask. So?"
LOL, I know what you mean! He distracted me with Destiny Binds so I forgot all about it though :P
Esther wrote: Really, when you ask something like that I just have to ask. So? Well... first of all here is the book
. I admit that I picked the book mainly because of the cover. The description wasn't terrible either. It was pretty strange though. The story takes place in some fantasy world during a time that feels similar to our middle ages, but there are lots of incongruities that make it feel too modern. First, the names: the protagonist's name is Eddie Lacrosse, the king's name is Phil, there's a Sir Mike, etc. Second, the language and vocabulary are very modern. Third, his occupation. He's sort of a private investigator (similar to Dresden) and even has an office with a waiting area?! but, his weapon of choice is a sword. Fourth, everything else.Overall it was a fun read though, with action, mystery, fantasy, and some humor.
Nitzan wrote: "Esther wrote: "Jon wrote: "Just finished 'The Sword-Edged Blonde' (don't ask)... Really, when you ask something like that I just have to ask. So?"
LOL, I know what you mean! He distracted me with ..."
And on a related note, I finished
:)I like the series. I guess I'll finish it before moving on to something else.
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Really, when you ask something like that I just have to ask. So?"
LOL, I know what you mean! He dist..."
I'm glad you like it!!!
Finished 3 and 3.5.Now please stop distracting me with recommendations and let me get back to my tbr shelf :P
Jon wrote: "Finished 3 and 3.5.Now please stop distracting me with recommendations and let me get back to my tbr shelf :P"
LOL I feel like that so often!!
I'm reading Dante's "Inferno". I'm reading it slowly but I like it. My book has notes at the end of each canto which helps :) I read a lot of manga too. Just finished "The Song of Achilles" by Madeline Miller. I gave it 5*.
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This series is addictive!
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Christine* sorry.I don't know how to edit on iPhone
Just about to start "The Maltese Falcon" by Dashiell Hammett. I've noticed his works are helping me to rediscover literature.
Finished:
(3 stars)
(4 stars)Now reading:
I didn't have great reading year last year so this year I am only reading books I want to, not books I think I should.Although the first book I finished in 2013 was Cutting for Stone
and it was 'meh' I started it in 2012.As a palatte cleanser I read a children's book Ties That Bind, Ties That Break
which was good for what it was.At first I wasn't enjoying The Casual Vacancy
until I realised the weight of carrying round the hardback edition was affecting my reading pleasure. It ended up a 5 star with tears at the end.Then I read Never Let Me Go
and Twelve
both of which had been waiting on my shelf for ages and both of which were well-written and interesting but just didn't do it for me.So I have turned to Jasper Fforde and have reread The Eyre Affair
and Lost in a Good Book
. Now I am in the middle of The Well of Lost Plots
which for complicated reasons I have only half-read previously.They are all laugh out loud funny while making you think and Thursday Next is one of my favourite protagonists.
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I think the choice to read only books you want is a really good one. Often, when you read a book because you should, it effects your reading experience.
I'm currently reading
I'm reading the Dutch version of http://www.goodreads.com/book/photo/6...Read (and loved) the first 2 books of the series! Can't wait to find out what will happen to Chloe and Derek!
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Natacha, to add a pic of a book just click the 'add book/author' link above the comment box.I heard good things about Kelley Armstrong.
I started
, and book 12 of the Dresden Files
Just started
and
. Slowly slogging through
LOVE Kelley Armstrong's Darkest Powers trilogy. It's one of my favorites.I also loved Beautiful Disaster. I pre-ordered Walking Disaster, which is coming out next month!
I just finished
and will probably start
next. I'm having a hard time deciding among that book,
and
, but I'll definitely get to them all this month.
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and I'm not really sure yet how I feel about it...
Nitzan wrote: "I'm currently reading our group read, and I'm not really sure yet how I feel about it..."Love Neil Gaiman. Haven't read that one yet, but love the movie. Hope you enjoy it.
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Jon wrote: "Natacha, to add a pic of a book just click the 'add book/author' link above the comment box."Thanks, Jon! I think you can read my mind :D I was just going to ask how I should add it :D
I finished all 3 the books and I'm wondering if there will be a 4th book coming out... The story doesn't seem to be finished yet.
Right now I'm reading
The perfect book on this rainy day! I'm from Belgium and I love our little Belgian friend with his little grey cells ;)
NP Natacha. I actually can read minds, but I don't use it for evil so don't worry :)Christie is another UA* I haven't read yet but always wanted to. My dad used to say 'You haven't read Agatha Christie? I don't believe that'
Poirot seems like a great character.
*Uber-Author, a term we coined in this group!
Are there any UAs you always wanted to read?
I'm happy to read that, because I have an evil mind ^_^Christie is one of my favourite authors, I have all her books, but because I can't read an actual book anymore, I haven't read them in a long time anymore. Now I have an e-reader and I bought al her books in e-book and and am reading them again.
So I can say Christie is my UA. Are there any other UAs? Hmmm, let me think... let me think real hard... No... I love a lot of authors, but I can read the books of Christie a 100 times without getting bored, I don't have that with other authors. I usually read a book one time and that's enough for me. Agatha Christie on the other hand is like the first cup of coffee in the morning ;-)
I meant are there any UAs you haven't read yet but wanted to :)
I am currently reading
by Julia Crane.
Finished
yesterday and loved every letter of it and started with
and totally lovin' it so far!I love historical fiction, I love the books of Lynn Austin and I love the movie 'Gone with the wind' and this book has a similar story (so far), so I'm looking forward to read the rest of the book later today and I can't wait to see what will happen in part II and III.
I also love historical fiction- have you read pillars of the earth? Its one of my favorites..Also Pope Joan is pretty amazing..
That one is also on my list I still have to read, but there are about 1800 books on that list so :-s ;-)
Haha i have the same problem- but yeah, if you like historical fiction, those are classics:)
Happy to hear I'm not the only one who has such a long list :D
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Well not 1800, but about 130 are on my to-read shelf here-the problem is T buy books faster than i can read them!
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I have 1881 books I still have to read on my Kobo right now :-s But I have a period of 4 years in which I haven't read any books, so that is probably why I have so many books on my list :)But I think I will have to remove some of them... I have done some calculating and if I read 200 books a year and don't add any books to my list anymore it will take me at least 10 year to read these books :-s And it is impossible for me not to add any more books, so, I'll better remove some of them if I will ever get to the end of my list :)
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But yeah, do a screening of what you really think you will real and what not, because it is impossible not to add any more :)
I know :) And that is not my only problem... Time is also my problem *blush* Time enough, but I don't know how much...
Don't remove any, you never know which books you'll want to read in the future. Some lists don't need to end :)
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Well, I didn't dislike Slammed, per-se, I just thought it was going to be so much more based on the countless 5 star reviews from my friends...
But I am disliking this second book. I'll finish it cause those are fast books but... MAJOR disappointment!