What Are You Reading Now? Pt 2. Showing 5,351-5,400 of 10,436

[Erin]

I am reading Mysteries and Legends of New England: True Stories of the Unsolved and Unexplained by Diana Ross McCain. It's not what I expected. I was looking for more urban legend/spooky stuff, and I am not getting a lot of that yet. The best thing in it, so far, is the chapter on premature burials,

[Shannon]

Just got done reading these
E is for Evidence & F is for Fugitive by Sue Grafton trying to get these series finish since i heard the sad passing of Sue Grafton. And So Far i lovin this series

The Other Daughter by Lisa Gardner This book is one of her older books and IMO it wasnt good at all i gave it 3 stars she has writen better books then this one

Now I will be starting on these
The Third Wife by Lisa Jewell
Iron House by John Hart
Wayfaring Stranger by James Lee Burke
The Last Time She Saw Him by Jane Haseldine

I was hopen to start James Patterson Crazy House and People vs Alex Cross but the library website said they have both books in but they couldnt find the books

[Clifton]

Just wrapped up The Talisman (King/Straub) and am now about midway through The Illustrated Man (Bradbury).

[Aditya]

Finished Under the Dome by Stephen King, an old fashioned King epic and a fast read for a book of over 1000 pages. Rating - 4/5

My full review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Michele]

I am stuck in Cassandra Clare's shadowhunter world... I had high expectations for her books since they are quite popular in the booktube community but I just... I think they are quite mediocre .. so I'm trying hard to finish City of Ashes

[Erin]

Run

[mrbooks]

Erin wrote: "Run"

Erin is that a response to Michele and her being bogged down by City of Ashes?

[Alondra]

Just starting Sleeping Giants and it is all that and a bag of chips! :)

[Aditya]

Finished City of Endless Night , fun and fast but forgettable and formulaic. Rating - 3/5. That statement sums up almost the entire Pendergrast series, however they are still entertaining enough for me to keep coming back for more.

My brief review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Rhian]

Enjoying I am Missing by Tim Weaver

[mrbooks]

Currently reading Allegiant book 3 in the Divergent series, and he Wind through the Keyhole book 4.5 of the Dark Tower series.

[Alondra]

mrbooks wrote: "Currently reading Allegiant book 3 in the Divergent series, and he Wind through the Keyhole book 4.5 of the Dark Tower series."

I loved TWttK; a story within a story within a fable within a tale... I think. LOL

[mrbooks]

Yes so far on this read we have only just made it to the part where they interview the young girl at the mission or abb.

[Rhian]

I keep putting off the 3rd Divergent book because I forgot so much between the 1st and 2nd

[Femmy]

Currently reading Uprooted by Naomi Novik. I like it so far.

[Linda]

I'm reading The Wind Through The Keyhole by Stephen King.

[Erin]

mrbooks wrote: "Erin wrote: "Run"

Erin is that a response to Michele and her being bogged down by City of Ashes?"

Ha, it could be!

[mrbooks]

Rhian wrote: "I keep putting off the 3rd Divergent book because I forgot so much between the 1st and 2nd"

Re read books 1 and 2 then read 3 and 4.

[Rhian]

I have too many books to think about a re-read, I'm now reading Black Water Lillies by Michel Bussi and it looks promising

[Linda]

I'm almost finished Still Life by Louise Penny

[Erin]

Mind of Winter

[Erin]

Station Eleven

[Linda]

In reading The Chosen by Kristina Ohlsson

[Sabine]

The Big Nowhere

[Aditya]

Sabine You are in for a great treat, LA Quartet is one of the best crime series of all time, great characters, unique staccato writing and a plot that is as twisted as it gets. Hope you enjoy it.

[Aditya]

Finished In the Electric Mist With Confederate Dead by James Lee Burke, another great addition to the Robicheaux series. The best writing in the series so far, but a paranormal subplot feels out of place in a novel as gritty as this one and brings down the rating a notch. Rating - 4/5.

My detailed review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

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White Rose, Black Forest by Erin Dempsey

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Damned autocorrect - Eoin Dempsey

[Sabine]

Aditya wrote: "Sabine You are in for a great treat, LA Quartet is one of the best crime series of all time, great characters, unique staccato writing and a plot that is as twisted as it gets. Hope you enjoy it."

I agree Aditya - the LA Quartet is fantastic! I'm reading them a bit out of order - I started with LA Confidential, then The Black Dahlia and now The Big Nowhere. I'm new to Ellroy, but so far I think he is amazing!

[Aditya]

The Black Dahlia has only a tangential connection to the rest but the other three are better read in order; specially White Jazz which is almost a direct sequel to LA Confidential. It is probably the bleakest and most claustrophobic, the staccato is so pronounced that it almost feels like that there are editing mistakes. It's still damn great though.

[Lauren]

I just finished Blasphemy by Douglas Preston. If you’re looking for a novel that has government, scientific, and religious aspects colliding, I suggest giving this a shot. There are a few horribly constructed sentences, but I think almost every book has at least one. It’s worth trying out in my opinion!

[Monique]

Finishing green mile loving every minute of it too

[Rhian]

Black Water Lillies by Michel Bussi was brilliant 5☆ now reading Purged by Peter Laws

[Monique]

I’m listening to under the dome on my iPhone bc I’m at work

[Linda]

I finished The Chosen and started The Shining

[mrbooks]

I will be starting the shining as soon as I finish The wind through the keyhole.

[Monique]

Soon I finish under the dome and rose madder I’m starting eye of the dragon and duma key next

[mrbooks]

good choices all

[Monique]

Ty mrbook

[mrbooks]

If you want to read a slightly disturbing book try reading From a Buick 8.

[Erin]

Help for the Haunted

[Linda]

The Shining

[Monique]

I’m reading it and rose madder

[Patrick]

Currently reading Hollow city the second book in the Miss Peregrines home for peculiar children

[Aditya]

Finished Strange Weather by Joe Hill, some nice ideas but inconsistent execution. The standout was the last novella Rain. Nowhere close to being as good as his father but then it is a large ask of anyone to have Stephen King as his benchmark. Rating - 3/5.

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

[Andrew✌️]

I'm reading Anno Dracula. A London in the 19th century where vampires live among the people and Vlad rules with the queen. Fantastic!

[mrbooks]

Patrick wrote: "Currently reading Hollow city the second book in the Miss Peregrines home for peculiar children"

Fantastic book you will like it.

[mrbooks]

Aditya wrote: "Finished Strange Weather by Joe Hill, some nice ideas but inconsistent execution. The standout was the last novella Rain. Nowhere close to being as good as his father but then it is a large ask of ..."

The hardest thing Joe Hill has to do is live up to his fathers abilities. He used his middle name so he wouldn't be judged as his fathers son but on his own merit. I feel he is an excellent author in his own rights, I refuse to judge him against his father as they are two different people.

[Aditya]

I agree with what you say about giving him the same leeway that one would give any other author. I gave him the same but comparisons are bound to happen, it is something he can play down but don't think he can ever escape a shadow as large as his father's. On the plus side there is no doubting he got a built in reader base because of the same connection. Not saying people will read him simply because of his father but just implying if there is a choice between a couple of authors, he might benefit from the first vote of confidence. Most authors would like to have that sort of a selling point even if the flipside of it is harsh comparisons.

[Scott]

I finished The Fireman, You, and The Forever War so far this year.

Now, I'm reading Sleeping Giants.