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[Samantha]

Lol @ Ian. Love the pic.

yay. Good for you, Regina. Glad you found that kindle.

[Regina]

Thank you. :)

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

Congrats on finding the kindle. That's great news!

Ian. I'm not even surprised.

[Regina]

And I had a good weekend off of reading, just watching movies with the family and listening to books when I was doing other stuff. So maybe it was good to leave the kindle at work. :)

[Leea, Escape Artist]

Regina wrote: "So I am listening to and it is amazing. This book was written to be read. If you want to read it, I highly recommend listening to it. I can't wait for this movie ..."

I'm excited to hear what you think of both of these books. Both on the huge TBR list!!

[Leea, Escape Artist]

Ian - please NOOO!! Ha!

Regina - So glad you found your kindle :)

[Angie Elle, BaBAMB!!!]

I'm so glad you found your Kindle, Regina!

As for Outlander, I have read the first one, and it was just OK for me. I actually didn't mind the detail. It wasn't enough for me to want to read more, but I do want to know what happens. Specifically with (view spoiler)[the woman Claire saw that had the same marking from a vaccination, I think, that wasn't avaialbe in that time period, so Claire thought she was from the 'future' as well. Anybody feel free to spoil me on that! LOL (hide spoiler)] I wish there was a Cliff's notes version of the series available. Maybe I should just check it out on Wikipedia.

[Gwennie, Mrs. Bookworm]

I'll happily spoil you! Hahaha, so click here if you mean it! (view spoiler)[yes, she is from the future. But from... I think it was the 60's, so not exactly Claire's time (hide spoiler)]. If there's other things you want to know, but don't want to read, go ahead and ask me, lmao.

[Regina]

Leea wrote: "I'm excited to hear what you think of both of these books. Both on the huge TBR list!! "

Dark Places is going to be a fantastic movie. Like the other books by Gillian Flynn, Dark Places is really disturbing and deals with super painful stuff -- the unimaginable -- and her characters try to figure out how to go on while solving a weird mystery. But it isn't a mystery, it is a story about the characters.

[Angie Elle, BaBAMB!!!]

Wendy F wrote: "I'll happily spoil you! Hahaha, so click here if you mean it! [spoilers removed]. If there's other things you want to know, but don't want to read, go ahead and ask me, lmao."

Thank you, Wendy. I did mean it! LOL

[Chris]

I am also reading romance wise in book form River Road by Jayne Ann Krentz. Really great read so far.

[Leea, Escape Artist]

That's great Chris, i'll have to look into that book.

I read today and it was just okay. Super quick read after reading Queen of Camelot which is so history laden. Ha! Clearly I needed a genre chance. Still going to finish Queen of Camelot but I also want to read something else. I do have a ton of ARC's to finish too...

[Leea, Escape Artist]

Quick thing about , not sure who's read this book but a month ago my husband and I were trying this thing where he reads to me in bed while we fall asleep. He started reading Gone girl because it was a book we both wanted to read and then see the movie. The first chapter was good and then the second chapter was just terrible. I mean, we ended up laughing and not finishing it. Thus was the end of Gone girl for us.

So, should we keep going or should I pick up Dark Places? or another of Flynns books?

[Dee]

honestly I loved gone girl, but you need to get about 1/3 of the way through to see the really twisted stuff

if you do audiobooks I highly recommend - its a duo narration - Kirby Heyborne and Julia Wheldon

[Regina]

Check out my review or gone girl. :) it took me 3x to read it. Same with a with a woman I blog work and we both love Gillian Flynn. I loved Sharp Objects and I am loving Dark Places. They both deal with disturbing stuff but they are good stories with fascinating characters. Gone Girl didn't have either. In my opinion the author tried too hard to be shocking and also - tbere was an excellent marketing campaign.

[Leea, Escape Artist]

Oh good at least i'm not the only one. Maybe i'll try one of her other books. I think I have Sharp Objects.

Dee, I have never done an Audio book, I really should get on that. ha! Thanks for the tip.

[Regina]

Dee you are right. It took me until 1/3 or 1/2 to be interested.

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

I'm going to be reading something by Flynn next week. Probably Gone Girl, but I'm waiting on my buddy read partner to decide because I just asked if she wanted Dark Places instead. Doesn't that movie come out before GG? Or am I wrong?

[Dee]

whereas Gone Girl was the first book by GF that I listened to, I just haven't tried any of her other stuff yet

[Samantha]

Dee wrote: "whereas Gone Girl was the first book by GF that I listened to, I just haven't tried any of her other stuff yet"

I tried the audio of that and I couldn't get into it. However, I was very distracted at that point. I plan to try again.

[Regina]

I read Sharp Objects -- and was just so blown away. Most people say that was their favorite of hers. It has been 3 years for me since I read that, so Dark Places is having a really strong impact on me. Most readers of her books say they prefer these two over Gone Girl, although I have seen quite a few readers who liked Gone Girl too.

If you are reading a book by her just to try her, then I say read Sharb Objects or Dark Places. If it is for the movie, then like Dee said - just push through and just please remember that her other two books are worlds better.

Stacia, I don't remember when each movie is being released.

Samantha -- I think it may have just been the beginning of the book.

[Regina]

Stacia -- I just checked, Dark Places is early September and Gone Girl is early October.

[Dee]

i didn't even know they were doing Dark Places...need to read/listen to it - I guess

[Samantha]

Regina wrote: "I read Sharp Objects -- and was just so blown away. Most people say that was their favorite of hers. It has been 3 years for me since I read that, so Dark Places is having a really strong impact ..."

I'm going to try again. I definitely thought it was me at that point.

I saw the movie trailer for and now I really want to read the books. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sutgWj...

[Regina]

Dee I would love your thoughts on it! Charlize Theron is starring in it and producing it.

I need to read Divergent. I want to see the movie, so I she read it. Holding me back is how people don't seem to like the sequels?

Funny, both authors of Dark Places/Gone Girl and Divergent live in Chicago. :)

[Leea, Escape Artist]

Maybe I should read Dark Places instead of Sharp Objects... Ohh man, what to do? ha!

[Regina]

Off to make dinner and run, nice chatting. :)

[Regina]

Id say dark places if you want to watch the movie.

[Samantha]

Regina wrote: "Dee I would love your thoughts on it! Charlize Theron is starring in it and producing it.

I need to read Divergent. I want to see the movie, so I she read it. Holding me back is how people don't..."

I've seen the mix reviews on the sequel to it but it won't hurt for me to read the first book.

[Dee]

i just reserved both Sharp Objects and Dark Places in audiobook - they both have a significant number of holds on them at the libary...

[Regina]

I didn't listen to sharp objects. But interested to know if it is good.

[Leea, Escape Artist]

Samantha wrote: "Regina wrote: "I read Sharp Objects -- and was just so blown away. Most people say that was their favorite of hers. It has been 3 years for me since I read that, so Dark Places is having a really..."

I need to read Divergent too before the movie comes out. Anyone up for a buddy read? Not now but we could set a date.

[Samantha]

I'm up for it, Leea. Let me know when you want to do it :)

[Kay]

I finished Megan Hart's serial and it really does read better as one book as Regina said. I wouldn't suggest people read this until all the serials are published unless you like the feeling of the build up with anticipation and waiting.

[Regina]

Also, it is $1.99 per installment! So ultimately it would be $10. Which is too bad, b/c I think this will dissuade purchasers.

[Regina]

I just finished -- so disturbing but so well done!

I just started the audio of

[Dee]

Is it going to be published as a single book?

[Regina]

I don't think so. I asked Megan Hart about it -- and I love her by the way, love her writing but the answer wasn't something I was thrilled with. I am guessing (completely made up here) that it is publisher driven, but in the end it is $10 for the entire story. I really enjoyed this story, I loved that it was a new take on a sexual relationship between a man and a woman but I wouldn't pay $10 for it.

[Domino (aka Meme)]

change of plans. came in from the library so i'll be listening to it then continue with The Courage to Love

[Dee]

i'm interesting, but since she tends to be more miss than hit with me, i'd probably go the library route - but they won't get it if it doesn't come out in print - KWIM>

[Samantha]

Started audio for

[Regina]

The audio for all of KMM's books are fantastic. I loved some of her highlander books:

I was less of a fan of Beyond the Highland Mist and the other few at the beginning of the so called "series". I will be interested to see what you think!

[Regina]

So wasn't on my phone, so I started the audio of

I finished -- I feel so bad but I did not enjoy this book! I skimmed so much of it. I thought the romance didn't make sense and there was no chemistry. What I liked about it was the setting. I am thinking 2 stars.

[Gwennie, Mrs. Bookworm]

I was really disappointed in it too, but for different reasons. I liked the relationship between the two characters. I just felt a lot like I did with the last Sins & Needles book, like she went "Okay, were at the end so I gotta wrap this up" then she just wrote a 'completion' chapter and that was that. It was so rushed. And the epilogue... did not like that. Again, a lot like I felt about Sins and Needles.

[Angie Elle, BaBAMB!!!]

I'm reading . I am a huge KA fan, but this book is just not doing it for me. I don't like the heroine at all.

[Gwennie, Mrs. Bookworm]

Goodreads is pissing me off! I put a book on my currently reading shelf but it disappears!

[Samantha]

Regina wrote: "The audio for all of KMM's books are fantastic. I loved some of her highlander books: [bookcover:Spell of the Highla..."

Everyone seems skeptical about the first two books. If the audio is fantastic, then I plan to do them all in audio.

[Angie Elle, BaBAMB!!!]

Wendy F wrote: "Goodreads is pissing me off! I put a book on my currently reading shelf but it disappears!"

Should we try to rename the site 'Grrrrrrrr! reads.' LOL

[Dee]

yeah, I'm in the first two books were ehhh camp, and the narrator is ok...his female voices SUCK!!

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

I was ehh on the first three.

Finished and had a love/hate with the book, but loved much more than I hated, so I still consider it a success. I got a few good recs for other Arthurian fiction, so I hope to read more in the near future.

Still working on but I'm getting warmed up to now. It took a little while.

Started and but I seem to be in the mood to want to jump around between books. I really wanted to pick up a Lisa Kleypas, but realized that I had book 3 of the trilogy I was working on when I needed book 2.