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message 51: by Sandra (new)

Sandra  (sleo) | 1913 comments Bev wrote: "I am readingThe Last Dark and Life After Life.
recently read Steelheart too."


I enjoyed Life After Life, love Kate Atkinson.


message 52: by Helen, I·ᴍ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪʙʀᴀʀʏ (new)

Helen | 3616 comments Mod
I'm on The Handmaid's Tale for the real life book group I go to. It's actually really gripping. I've had red eyes the last two days from staying awake too late.


message 53: by Lee (new)

Lee I read The Handmaid's Tale for the first time about a month ago. Good book.
I finished Mistborn and am now reading The Well of Ascension.


message 54: by Joseph (new)

Joseph | 1651 comments Finished The Time of Contempt and decided it was finally time for James Enge -- Travellers' Rest (a short story) followed immediately by Blood of Ambrose.


message 55: by Lee (new)

Lee Finished The Well of Ascension. Not as good as Mistborn in my opinion but still good. Now I'm reading The Hero of Ages. And I hope to start Prince of Thorns later this weekend- or early next week.


message 56: by Bev (new)

Bev (greenginger) | 744 comments Sandra wrote: "Bev wrote: "I am readingThe Last Dark and Life After Life.
recently read Steelheart too."

I enjoyed Life After Life, love Kate Atkinson."


Yep I am enjoying it too.


message 57: by Bev (new)

Bev (greenginger) | 744 comments Nienna wrote: "Finished The Well of Ascension. Not as good as Mistborn in my opinion but still good. Now I'm reading The Hero of Ages. And I hope to start Prince of Thorns later this..."

I was not keen on Prince of Thorns. Do update us as you what you think.


message 58: by Bev (new)

Bev (greenginger) | 744 comments Helen wrote: "I'm on The Handmaid's Tale for the real life book group I go to. It's actually really gripping. I've had red eyes the last two days from staying awake too late."

One of my favourites and I enjoyed the film too .


message 59: by Jamie (last edited Nov 23, 2013 05:28PM) (new)

Jamie Barrows (jamie_barrows) Just finished The Company Man and The Sword-Edged Blonde. Liked both, but I am not at all sure why Bledsoe chose that as the title. Never did find a "blonde" in the book that might fit the title.
Trying to decide whether to read Low Town, which has been on my to read list for a while, or start the next Bledsoe book Burn Me Deadly.


message 60: by Joseph (new)

Joseph | 1651 comments Jamie wrote: "Just finished The Company Man and The Sword-Edged Blonde. Liked both, but I am not at all sure why Bledsoe chose that as the title. Never did find a "blond" in the boo..."

I liked Company Man quite a bit when I read it. I've had my eye on the Bledsoe, especially now that Amazon has four of the books available in a package deal for very, very slight savings over buying them individually.


message 61: by Jamie (last edited Nov 23, 2013 05:37PM) (new)

Jamie Barrows (jamie_barrows) Joseph wrote: "I've had my eye on the Bledsoe, especially now that Amazon has four of the books available in a package deal for very, very slight savings over buying them individually"

Well, as I said, the title has absolutely nothing to do with the book. But it was a good read, especially if you like detective noir.


message 62: by Joseph (new)

Joseph | 1651 comments Finished Blood of Ambrose and am moving on to This Crooked Way, also by James Enge. Will try to write reviews when I get home and am no longer typing on a laptop.


message 63: by Helen, I·ᴍ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪʙʀᴀʀʏ (new)

Helen | 3616 comments Mod
You lot are making debts into my book fund! Finished Handmaids Tale, enjoyed it a lot. I didn't know it was a film too.


message 64: by Lee (new)

Lee Bev wrote: "Nienna wrote: "Finished The Well of Ascension. Not as good as Mistborn in my opinion but still good. Now I'm reading The Hero of Ages. And I hope to start [book:Prince of Thorns|9579..."

Will do :)
I consider myself warned. Lol.


Brenda ╰☆╮    (brnda) | 1494 comments I'm planning to read The Well of Ascension....asap.

I've got several group reads coming up next month, so I'm starting with Academ's Fury first.


message 66: by Anne Denise (new)

Anne Denise I just finished A Song for Arbonne and reviewed it (spoiler free) on my blog, Worlds Worth Visiting. A great choice if you're interested in a historic fantasy that's light on fantasy, but has a great epic, romantic feel to it!


Tim The Enchanter I tried to listen to Promise of Blood (The Powder Mage, #1) by Brian McClellan . After about 6 hours I abandoned it. It just wasn't for me.


message 68: by Jamie (new)

Jamie Barrows (jamie_barrows) Finished Low Town. It was good, but the main character occasionally seemed to say or do things that just didn't fit. But overall I liked it enough that I will probably read the rest of the books in the series.


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Elise (ghostgurl) | 1028 comments Finished The Rithmatist. It was a fun read, which reminded me of Harry Potter. :)

I'm reading Perdido Street Station now. I actually started reading this book maybe close to 10 years ago, but for some reason stopped. I was enjoying it, but I think it was because I was put off by the profanity at the time. However, I've probably read plenty of books with worse profanity now, so I don't think it would bother me as much as it did back then.


message 71: by Lee (new)

Lee Finished Prince of Thorns and loved it. I thought the narrative was a little uneven but overall I enjoyed it. Going to start King of Thorns asap.


message 72: by Helen, I·ᴍ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪʙʀᴀʀʏ (new)

Helen | 3616 comments Mod
Nienna wrote: "Finished Prince of Thorns and loved it. I thought the narrative was a little uneven but overall I enjoyed it. Going to start King of Thorns asap."

I enjoyed that series a lot. Not enjoying The Inheritance much. Have two more Megan stories then the three Hobb who I've always enjoyed before.


message 73: by Lee (new)

Lee Finished King of Thorns and now starting Emperor of Thorns.


message 74: by L.G. (new)

L.G. Estrella | 138 comments I'm currently working my way through the Night Angel Trilogy and some non-fiction (history and mythology mostly).


message 76: by Lee (new)

Lee Finished Emperor of Thorns. I liked it but thought it was definitely the weakest of the three books. Now I'll be starting Unfettered, a short story collection of different fantasy authors.


message 77: by Nadia_nao (last edited Nov 29, 2013 01:00PM) (new)

Nadia_nao Just read Throne of Glass, it was a good story. Now moving onto the sequel Crown of Midnight i'm liking it so far.
I was supposed to complete Assassin's Quest but i put it on hold.... found it a bit lonely and heavy to read


message 78: by Michelle (new)

Michelle Kobus (rainbowsunset) | 0 comments Currently reading The Ersatz Elevator by Lemony Snicket


message 79: by Helen, I·ᴍ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪʙʀᴀʀʏ (new)

Helen | 3616 comments Mod
Nadia_nao wrote: "Just read Throne of Glass, it was a good story. Now moving onto the sequel Crown of Midnight i'm liking it so far.
I was supposed to complete [book:Assassin's Quest|..."


I read the four novellas in this series, also bought these in a sale, I quite enjoyed them and should move the two main books up the pile.


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