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Brianna wrote: "Brooke wrote: "Brianna wrote: "Brooke wrote: "Would anyone like to read 
with me in December?"I'll read this one with you"
Great when are you free"
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I have to check I think I might have over booked myself
Brooke wrote: "Brianna wrote: "Brooke wrote: "Brianna wrote: "Brooke wrote: "Would anyone like to read with me in December?"I'll read this one with you"
Great when..."
Okay. Well let me know. If you want to reschedule it for sometime in January, I'm fine with that.
Hmmm. What if you read particularly fast, or slow...are there usually just the two?
Amelia wrote: "Hmmm. What if you read particularly fast, or slow...are there usually just the two?"usually if it's a popular book or a widely read book there are atleast 3 people.
I read particularly slow, so I usally put in the request after I've gotten a 1/4 of the way thru the book
@Brianna would you be willing to re-read:
With me?
I know you are on #4, but I am starting the series this month. LOL
Amelia wrote: "Someone explain this whole "buddy reading" thing to me, please?"It is where you, and a buddy, read a book together, offer others to read it with you two, and start a discussion thread to talk about the book. Do you have any books you want to read with someone, and talk about it with?
Brooke wrote: "Colleen wrote: "Kristie wrote: "Brooke - Just saw that you want to read it too. When were you planning to start?"I haven't started it yet but I want too"
Im free anytime in December"
Ooh, I just got a copy of this! Let me know when y'all want to start The Lies of Locke Lamora; I'd love some reading buddies.
@Guy sure I can re-read The Selection with you. I'll re-read the whole series with you as I started a book blog recently and plan on reviewing all the books I've read. Just let me know which day you want to start.
Brianna wrote: "@Guy sure I can re-read The Selection with you. I'll re-read the whole series with you as I started a book blog recently and plan on reviewing all the books I've read. Just let me know which day yo..."Ok. I ordered it, and am waiting on it to arrive from the UK. I will let you know. You want to discuss it here? Or maybe taLk about the series on your blog and mine? We can link to each other for all the books if you want?
Well, I'm supposed to be starting Written In Red by Anne Bishop for my "pick it for me December". I tend to read pretty fast though, don't know if anyone'd be interested?
Brooke wrote: "Would anyone like to read with me in December?"It's been on my bookshelf to read. I'd be down for this one!
Anyone want to buddy on
?
Does anyone want to do a buddy read on
? I'm starting to read it today. I've heard it's very good!
@Guy I would love to link our blogs together for the series. That would be awesome. Just let me know when you receive the books. I already have them on my Kindle.
Brianna wrote: "@Guy I would love to link our blogs together for the series. That would be awesome. Just let me know when you receive the books. I already have them on my Kindle."Ok, I we can discuss it on the book thread.
Now reading The Sound of Glass by Karen White. Anyone want to buddy read with me for December?
I'm up for a buddy read after I'm done reading my book. just message me :)
Im getting ready to start Confess by Colleen Hoover, and wanted to know if anyone would like to buddy up with me
I am getting ready to read
by Julianne Donaldson. If anyone is interested in joining me, let me know.
I am looking for a book buddy! Open to suggestions! Anyone interested?
What type of books do you like, Courtney? Anything you don't like to read?
I would like to do buddy reads! I'm really into thrillers right now.
Tara wrote: "I would like to do buddy reads! I'm really into thrillers right now."@Tara . I'm into suspense/thrillers myself. What authors do you normally gravitate towards?
Erin wrote: "I love the idea of buddy reads. I want something a little different though. I want a permanent buddy or two, that we take turns in suggesting a book and we read that one together and talk about it ..."Hmm that's a different way to do it. Sounds interesting.
Erin,I like your idea! I would be interested except my genres don't match up with yours, except for an occasional mystery/thriller. :( Anyone interested in historical fiction, literary fiction, fiction, or non-fiction?
Yes, it is a shame. I would love to find a small group of 2-3 people. It would be great if you started a group like that! :)
I'm into YA, YA Fantasy, Thriller/Suspense, Romantic Suspense, Historical Fiction, Historical Fiction Romance, Mystery, Paranormal, New Adult, Adult.
Hello!!Any one up for one of the below to start around the 2nd or 3rd week of June?
The Choice (Romance)
A Passage to India (Classics)
All the Rage (YA)
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (Fantasy, standalone but part of Game of Thrones universe)
Emmy & Oliver (YA)
The Golem and the Jinni (Fantasy)
A Monster Calls (YA Fantasy)
Woman of a Thousand Secrets (Historical Fiction)
The Apothecary's Daughter (Historical Fiction)
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Also, regarding starting a small group with 2-3 people, I would be interested as well.
My favorite genres are Chick-lit, Classics, Contemporary, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical fiction, Romance, Science fiction, and Young-adult <----this is what Goodreads says and it's pretty accurate
I also like Horror and New Adult (as long as it actually has a plot and realistic characters lol)
I wish to read the gollem and the jinni,but can't get the book,can you please send me the pdf.
@Karen, I'd like to join you with A Monster Calls. Already owns it.
Aderinto wrote: "I wish to read the gollem and the jinni,but can't get the book,can you please send me the pdf."Hi! Sorry, I got the book from my public library. Don't have a pdf version of it.
Eka Herlyanti wrote: "@Karen, I'd like to join you with A Monster Calls. Already owns it."Awesome!! What exact date do you want to start on? Is June 17 okay with you?
Hello. I have never participated in a Buddy Read but think it would be fun. If anyone would like to partner up for mid-June or July please let me know; I'm open to any suggestions. My least favorite genres are Romance and Westerns but if someone is desperate to Buddy Read a book from that genre, I'm game.Have a great weekend everyone!
I don't really like those genres either! Any books you want to read? I've buddy read 1 before
How about "The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories" by Ken Liu? I own the book.
When do you want to begin the read? Or do you prefer a different book?
@purplebookworm Not sure if I have to tag you in my replies as I rarely comment on boards or have conversations with people.
I also like your idea, Erin. I would be interested in doing something like that. My preferred genres are: romantic suspense, mystery, thriller, paranormal mystery or romance, YA, NA, women's fiction... but I'll pretty much try anything once. I'm currently reading The Appeal by John Grisham and plan on starting The Big Blind by Nicolette Pierce this weekend. I've never done a buddy read before.
Hi all. I would like see if there are 2-3 people who want to read The Century Trilogy by Ken Follett?
Or maybe one of the following.
The Chemist by Stephanie Meyer
Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
I would be interested in the long term tiny group idea as well that was brought up a while back.
My genres are fiction, YA, romance, horror, historical fiction, mystery/crime, thriller, Christian fiction, apocalyptic/dystopian. Really pretty much anything with a story line.
Thanks.
Kristy wrote: "Hi all. I would like see if there are 2-3 people who want to read The Century Trilogy by Ken Follett?
Or maybe one of the following.
The Chemist by Stephanie Meyer
Small Great Things by Jodi P..."
Hi Kristy,
Sounds like we read a lot of the same books. I've read all the ones on your list except for the Ken Follett trilogy. I loved Pillars of the Earth! It sounds great, but just coming off WOBBLE challenge I have so many others I've been putting off reading, that I'm not up for starting that long trilogy just now. If you don't get anyone else to read it with you, I was thinking maybe we could team up now with some other reads and then read the trilogy after the holidays.
Here are some I currently want to read:
The last one is non-fiction. If any of those appeal to you, let me know and maybe we can also get someone else on the thread to join us!
@Kristy and Nanci, I would be interested in reading the trilogy after the holidays! You also both have books on your list I would be interested in reading as well.
Megan wrote: "@Kristy and Nanci, I would be interested in reading the trilogy after the holidays! You also both have books on your list I would be interested in reading as well."Awesome, Megan! Let's see how Kristy feels about reading it after the holidays.
We can wait until after the holidays for the trilogy. :)I would be interested in reading any of the books on your list as well. I'll let you guys decide which to read because they all sound good to me. :)
I'm currently reading Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything, so let's remove that from the list. Did either of you read, Where'd You Go, Bernadette? If so and you liked it, Today Will Be Different is another book by the same author. Megan, let us know what you want to read most on my list.
Nanci wrote: "Megan wrote: "@Kristy and Nanci, I would be interested in reading the trilogy after the holidays! You also both have books on your list I would be interested in reading as well."Awesome, Megan! L..."
Kristy wrote: "We can wait until after the holidays for the trilogy. :)
I would be interested in reading any of the books on your list as well. I'll let you guys decide which to read because they all sound good t..."
Does Furiously Happy work for you guys? I've really been meaning to read that, but haven't gotten around to it yet and it seems great!
I have not had the chance to read Where'd You Go, Bernadette. Did you enjoy it? It's on my TBR list. Today Will Be Different and Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things are both fine with me. They both sound good.
OK Kristy and Megan, let's read Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things. I'm so glad we've found a book to read together! Do you need time to get it? I have it now, so I can start whenever you two are ready. Have either one of you done a Buddy Read before? I've been doing some research and it looks like we decide on a date to start and then we communicate on our thread as to how we want to discuss it. For instance we could spend a few days reading and when everyone is at 20% discuss, or discuss chapter by chapter, or however we want. Looks like one of us needs to set up the thread in the Buddy Reads folder. I can do that after we decide on the date to start, unless one of you has done it before and wants to set it up. So to start let me know the date you want to start. Sound good?
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You just suggest a book that you'd like to read in this thread and if someone wants to read it with you, they will comment. Then, you start a thread to discuss it. Sometimes other people will jump in on the discussion, but, like Colleen stated, you only need two people to get started.