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Victoria | 259 comments Rachel wrote: "I just finished Snow Like Ashes (Snow Like Ashes, #1) by Sara Raasch (uhg, many disappointments—curious how others felt about this one) & also I finally read ….Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1) by Sarah J. Maas !!!! So loved it!..."

I liked Snow Like Ashes (Snow Like Ashes, #1) by Sara Raasch , it started slow for me, but maybe 60 pages in or so I got into it and if I remember correctly I ended up really enjoying it and looking forward to the next one. It has been a while since I read it though so I can't remember my exact feelings..


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Victoria | 259 comments I just finished re-reading The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay and despite my few issues with it, I still loved it just as much as the first time. I was trying to read The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1) by Robert Galbraith but it is sooo wordy and I just can't get into it, so I think I am going to take a break and try a book I got at the library called Pulse (Pulse, #1) by Patrick Carman it has really mixed reviews but I am going to go for it :)


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Teresa | 606 comments Rachel wrote: "Teresa wrote: "Erin wrote: "Teresa wrote: "I started A Shade of Vampire (A Shade of Vampire, #1) by Bella Forrestmostly because it was free as part of kindle unlimited :) So far it's good. I'm also reading [bookcover:L..."

I know this sounds cheesy but I prefer my vampire love interests sparkly. I just couldn't believe any girl would be interested in a love interest as evil as the one in Shade of Vampire


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 ♥ Rebecca ♥ | 1653 comments Teresa wrote: "Rachel wrote: "Teresa wrote: "Erin wrote: "Teresa wrote: "I started A Shade of Vampire (A Shade of Vampire, #1) by Bella Forrestmostly because it was free as part of kindle unlimited :) So far it's good. I'm also readi..."

Oh I'm the opposite. Maybe I should check this out.


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Brooke (thecovercontessa) | 4025 comments Mod
Victoria wrote: "I just finished re-reading The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millayand despite my few issues with it, I still loved it just as much as the first time. I was trying to read [bookcover:The Cuckoo'..."

I actually enjoyed the Pulse series. It's a bit strange, or maybe just different, but I liked it.


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Tee Loves Books (readermom4) | 4938 comments Mod
Brooke wrote: "Erin wrote: "Got my ARC of Ms. Manwhore (Manwhore, #2.5) by Katy Evans so I'm bumping that one to top of the list!"

How is this series?"


I really liked the first, and I just realized late last night that there was another book before this one that I hadn't read yet! So I'm reading Manwhore +1 (Manwhore, #2) by Katy Evans now then moving onto the Ms. lol


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Tee Loves Books (readermom4) | 4938 comments Mod
Rebecca ♥ Matrim, Kishan, Warner ♥ wrote: "Reading Prisoner (Criminals & Captives, #1) by Annika Martin and loving it."

Oh that was a reaaaaally good one!! I want another book in the series, don't know if she changed her mind or there's just a hold up!


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Tee Loves Books (readermom4) | 4938 comments Mod
Laura wrote: "Belkis wrote: "Laura wrote: "Erin wrote: "Teresa wrote: "I started A Shade of Vampire (A Shade of Vampire, #1) by Bella Forrestmostly because it was free as part of kindle unlimited :) So far it's good. I'm also readin..."

She could have finished the series in 3-5 books easily, the greedy nature of cutting it up to make readers pay for multiple books really bothered me. And I was getting them for free for my reviews!!


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Tee Loves Books (readermom4) | 4938 comments Mod
Teresa wrote: "Erin wrote: "Teresa wrote:

Sorry hon, it's definitely a different take on the vamps so not for everyone. Hmmm...well, it's on my mind since I mentioned it the other day on here, but did you ever read Clipped Wings (Clipped Wings, #1) by Helena Hunting ? I adored these books!!


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 ♥ Rebecca ♥ | 1653 comments Erin wrote: "Rebecca ♥ Matrim, Kishan, Warner ♥ wrote: "Reading Prisoner (Criminals & Captives, #1) by Annika Martin and loving it."

Oh that was a reaaaaally good one!! I want another book in the series, don't know if she changed he..."


Oh yeah I just noticed that it was labeled as a series. It felt very standalone to me. Unless the next one was about a different couple. Maybe one of Grayson's friends. That would be cool.


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Teresa | 606 comments Rebecca ♥ Matrim, Kishan, Warner ♥ wrote: "Teresa wrote: "Rachel wrote: "Teresa wrote: "Erin wrote: "Teresa wrote: "I started A Shade of Vampire (A Shade of Vampire, #1) by Bella Forrestmostly because it was free as part of kindle unlimited :) So far it's good...."

I'm pretty sure I'm in the minority, but that's okay. The writing's good and the story moved along nicely. It was more of a not for me thing than anything else.


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Teresa | 606 comments Excited to start Written in Red (The Others, #1) by Anne Bishop which I just got from the library today


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Zachary Flye (flyezachary93) | 11 comments Finished Siege and Storm (The Grisha, #2) by Leigh Bardugo which was fantastic despite the romance being occasionally aggravating. Since I'm a bit ahead in my reviews I'm diving into The Shadow Queen (Ravenspire, #1) by C.J. Redwine before moving on to Ruin and Rising (The Grisha, #3) by Leigh Bardugo .


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Brooke (thecovercontessa) | 4025 comments Mod
Zachary wrote: "Finished Siege and Storm (The Grisha, #2) by Leigh Bardugo which was fantastic despite the romance being occasionally aggravating. Since I'm a bit ahead in my reviews I'm diving into A Madness So Discreet by Mindy McGinnisCompulsion (The Heirs of Watson Island, #1) by Martina Boone and Persuasion (The Heirs of Watson Island, #2) by Martina Boone


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Donna | 1350 comments Finished Broken Dove (Fantasyland, #4) by Kristen Ashley last night and loved it, of course. Super good. Pretty hot. Yum. Now, for a change of pace, I'm trying How to Seduce a Vampire (Without Really Trying) (Love at Stake, #15) by Kerrelyn Sparks . So far it's pretty good - funny with some dry humor.


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Tiana411 | 701 comments Just finished Ink and Bone (The Great Library, #1) by Rachel Caine and I really liked it. Looking forward to the next one!


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MadameZelda I am reading an obscure book called A Job From Hell (Ancient Legends, #1) by Jayde Scott


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Nicole D. (thereadingrebel) | 969 comments rereading Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2) by Marissa Meyer to get ready for Winter :)


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Teresa | 606 comments MadameZelda wrote: "I am reading an obscure book called A Job From Hell (Ancient Legends, #1) by Jayde Scott"

I read that book years ago. I only remember it vaguely but I do remember liking it.


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MadameZelda Teresa wrote: "MadameZelda wrote: "I am reading an obscure book called A Job From Hell (Ancient Legends, #1) by Jayde Scott"

I read that book years ago. I only remember it vaguely but I do remember liking it."


Thanks. I hope i like it. I had to find a cheap/free book with the word "hell" in it!


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Belkis (bminaya) | 8313 comments I've had a few very chaotic days so have missed lots of book chatter of course :) but I finished Dearest Clementine (Dearest, #1) by Lex Martin and liked it a lot. I started After You (Me Before You, #2) by Jojo Moyes today and it's very good so far.


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Belkis (bminaya) | 8313 comments MadameZelda wrote: "Teresa wrote: "MadameZelda wrote: "I am reading an obscure book called A Job From Hell (Ancient Legends, #1) by Jayde Scott"

I read that book years ago. I only remember it vaguely but I do remember liking it."

T..."


Oh I forgot I had this one somewhere in my kindle library for the longest time so please let me know how you like it MadameZelda.


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Belkis (bminaya) | 8313 comments Nicole D. wrote: "rereadingScarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2) by Marissa Meyerto get ready for Winter :)"

Oh YES!!! I can't wait until Winter comes out Nicole :)


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Ashlee | 309 comments Belkis wrote: "Nicole D. wrote: "rereadingScarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2) by Marissa Meyerto get ready for Winter :)"

Oh YES!!! I can't wait until Winter comes out Nicole :)"


Love Scarlet!!! It's probably my favourite of the three I think, love Captain Thorn!!

I've set Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1) by Leigh Bardugo aside for a little while - the narration was just bugging me way too much, I wish they'd gotten Lauren Fortgang to do the whole thing, her chapters are fantastic. Did anyone else feel like Nina's chapter's were cut straight out of ToG? Not just bc of Elizabeth Evans' distinctive voice, but the narrative style for Nina sounded exactly like SJM's writing...(that's not necessarily a bad thing, just really distracting)

Anyway, I just finished The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) by Rick Riordan which I loved - I haven't read anything by Rick Riordan before but I like the look of Magnus Chase so I thought I'd test the waters...I think I'll be catching up on all the PJatO and HoO books over the next couple of months!


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Brooke (thecovercontessa) | 4025 comments Mod
Ash wrote: "Belkis wrote: "Nicole D. wrote: "rereadingScarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2) by Marissa Meyerto get ready for Winter :)"

Oh YES!!! I can't wait until Winter comes out Nicole :)"

Love Scarlet!!! It's probably my favouri..."


I read PJ and wasn't thrilled. But I really liked The lost Hero. My son is on the 4th book of that series. He is loving them. I just ordered him the PJ series so he can read that. Perhaps I will do a re-read with him.


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Ashlee | 309 comments Brooke wrote: "Ash wrote: "Belkis wrote: "Nicole D. wrote: "rereadingScarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2) by Marissa Meyerto get ready for Winter :)"

Oh YES!!! I can't wait until Winter comes out Nicole :)"

Love Scarlet!!! It's probabl..."


I have to admit, the fact that PJ is 12 at the start of the series sort of put me off a bit (although considering some of my all time fave series are HP, His Dark Materials and Narnia I probably should have been more open minded) ...I just wanted something really quick and easy, though, and this was perfect. Loved all the Greek mythology stuff as well


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Brooke (thecovercontessa) | 4025 comments Mod
Ash wrote: "Brooke wrote: "Ash wrote: "Belkis wrote: "Nicole D. wrote: "rereadingScarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2) by Marissa Meyerto get ready for Winter :)"

Oh YES!!! I can't wait until Winter comes out Nicole :)"

Love Scarlet!..."


YES! I really do want to re-read it. I think I'm in a different place then when I first read it. And since my son will be reading it, I want to read along with him. I need to finish up the Olympians, though. He's so far ahead of me!


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Phoenix2 | 69 comments Brooke wrote: "Phoenix2 wrote: "The Son of Neptune (The Heroes of Olympus, #2) by Rick Riordan and The Mark of Athena (The Heroes of Olympus, #3) by Rick Riordan"

My son is about 3/4 of the way into the Athena book. He had to read the first book for his summ..."


I actually liked the PJ series better, so I think he would like them if he enjoyed this one


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Jenny (juliababyjen) | 1075 comments I finished reading The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #1) by Alexander McCall Smith which I enjoyed way more than I though I would, and The Stars Never Rise (The Stars Never Rise #1) by Rachel Vincent which was pretty good. Lots of action, quick read.


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Jenny (juliababyjen) | 1075 comments Tiana411 wrote: "Just finished Ink and Bone (The Great Library, #1) by Rachel Caine and I really liked it. Looking forward to the next one!"

Me too!


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Sara | 1037 comments Every Wrong Reason by Rachel Higginson and i finally finished Queen of Shadows, and of course loved it


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Brooke (thecovercontessa) | 4025 comments Mod
Finished A Madness So Discreet by Mindy McGinnis and really liked it. Now I'm trying to finish Compulsion (The Heirs of Watson Island, #1) by Martina Boone


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Teresa | 606 comments I just finished The Giver (The Giver, #1) by Lois Lowry today and it was really good.


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Belkis (bminaya) | 8313 comments Sara wrote: "Every Wrong Reason by Rachel Higginson and i finally finished Queen of Shadows, and of course loved it"

Oh Sara I bought EWR too since I LOVED tFSoL so much please let me know how you like EWR when you're done reading it.


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Belkis (bminaya) | 8313 comments Brooke wrote: "Finished A Madness So Discreet by Mindy McGinnis and really liked it. Now I'm trying to finish Compulsion (The Heirs of Watson Island, #1) by Martina Boone"

Oh good Brooke because I'm looking forward to reading AMSD it looks very intriguing.


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Belkis (bminaya) | 8313 comments Jenny wrote: "Tiana411 wrote: "Just finished Ink and Bone (The Great Library, #1) by Rachel Caine and I really liked it. Looking forward to the next one!"

Me too!"


I enjoyed IaB a lot too Jenny & Tiana. Looking forward to the next one.


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Belkis (bminaya) | 8313 comments Sara wrote: "Every Wrong Reason by Rachel Higginson and i finally finished Queen of Shadows, and of course loved it"

Oh yay!! I'm glad that you loved QoS Sara :)


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Belkis (bminaya) | 8313 comments I just finished After You (Me Before You, #2) by Jojo Moyes for our weekly reading challenge #40 and it was very good. Not sure what I'm starting next.


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Brooke (thecovercontessa) | 4025 comments Mod
Belkis wrote: "Brooke wrote: "Finished A Madness So Discreet by Mindy McGinnis and really liked it. Now I'm trying to finish Compulsion (The Heirs of Watson Island, #1) by Martina Boone"

Oh good Brooke because I'm looking forward to read..."


It's really great. Very Sherlock Holmes.


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Nicole Zachary wrote: "Finished Siege and Storm (The Grisha, #2) by Leigh Bardugo which was fantastic despite the romance being occasionally aggravating. Since I'm a bit ahead in my reviews I'm diving into [bookcover:The Shadow Queen..."


I have the first 2 books of that series (The Grisha) on my shelf waiting to be read. I just keep picking other books up first. I might move it up my list.


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Sara | 1037 comments Belkis wrote: "Sara wrote: "Every Wrong Reason by Rachel Higginson and i finally finished Queen of Shadows, and of course loved it"

Oh Sara I bought EWR too since I LOVED tFSoL so much please let me know how yo..."


Will do. I decided I need to get back to more reading and maybe it will make me happier.


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Liv | 31 comments I finished Heroes Are My Weakness by Susan Elizabeth Phillips and finally started The 5th Wave (The 5th Wave, #1) by Rick Yancey


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Brooke (thecovercontessa) | 4025 comments Mod
Finished Compulsion (The Heirs of Watson Island, #1) by Martina Boone and I liked it enough. Some holes in it. I would say 3.5 stars for me. It's a bit slow in the narration area. Now I have to move on to Persuasion (The Heirs of Watson Island, #2) by Martina Boone and I'm hoping it moves a bit faster.


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Laura  (llbasaldua) | 790 comments Ash wrote: "Belkis wrote: "Nicole D. wrote: "rereadingScarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2) by Marissa Meyerto get ready for Winter :)"

Oh YES!!! I can't wait until Winter comes out Nicole :)"

Love Scarlet!!! It's probably my favouri..."


Ive put it aside until I can read it. I just cant get into it, I keep zoning off or restarting a chapter I agree about Ninas chapters. I didnt like the narrator for Kaz - he sounded way too old for a 17 year old !! Actually I didnt like any of the male narrators ...
I restarted it 4x this weekend and finally got 5 hours straight of listening before losing it again. So that far to many times Ill give it a try again when I can read it.


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Belkis (bminaya) | 8313 comments Decided to finally jump into Uprooted by Naomi Novik for this week's weekly RC. I'm hoping it's a good one.


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Belkis (bminaya) | 8313 comments Sara wrote: "Belkis wrote: "Sara wrote: "Every Wrong Reason by Rachel Higginson and i finally finished Queen of Shadows, and of course loved it"

Oh Sara I bought EWR too since I LOVED tFSoL so much please let..."


I hope so too Sara :)


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Laura  (llbasaldua) | 790 comments I started Rush (Breathless, #1) by Maya Banks and woah can you say 50 shades wanna be!! And with that being said I didnt finish it because I just coudnt stand it. I would rather read 50 shades again !! (NO I was not a fan of 50 like most) both books are so laughable and simply unknowledgeable & unrealistic which would have been fine since it is fiction but its EROTICA it shouldnt be making me laugh out loud or roll my eyes. Anyhoo I just couldnt take it I got about to 40 % and DNF.

I get up and put my glasses down and say " I just cant do this anymore! OMG driving me crazy!"
Hubby says "What? Why whats wrong?" I tell him nothing this dang book is worse than 50 Shades! He laughs at me and says "oh I thought something was actually wrong" I give him the finger lol

Im now going to try Lick (Stage Dive, #1) by Kylie Scott


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Ashlee | 309 comments Laura wrote: "Ash wrote: "Belkis wrote: "Nicole D. wrote: "rereadingScarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2) by Marissa Meyerto get ready for Winter :)"

Oh YES!!! I can't wait until Winter comes out Nicole :)"

Love Scarlet!!! It's probabl..."



Oh yeah, the guy who does Kaz is the same guy who does Sam in Shiver and is the main reason I only got about a quarter of the way through that book (plus the story just didn't grab me)...but I actually think Matthias is the worst - could his voice get any deeper?

So annoying...when there's a good narrator I could actually lie in bed listening all night (which is probably not the best habit lol) but when it's crap like this it goes into the 'what to listen to while I'm cleaning the bathroom' selection lol


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Phoenix2 | 69 comments Teresa wrote: "I just finished The Giver (The Giver, #1) by Lois Lowrytoday and it was really good."

I want to read that too


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Laura  (llbasaldua) | 790 comments Ash wrote: "Laura wrote: "Ash wrote: "Belkis wrote: "Nicole D. wrote: "rereadingScarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2) by Marissa Meyerto get ready for Winter :)"

Oh YES!!! I can't wait until Winter comes out Nicole :)"

Love Scarlet!!..."


Huh didnt know that I read Shiver when it just came out and why I love everything Maggie! I know not many liked any of her books other than Raven Boys or Scorpio Races.But Ive really enjoyed all her work.

Matthias Narrator was meh also but I got the feeling he was supposed to be older? I dunno it just seemed like he would be... I actually quit caring about them like all the characters nothing held my interest for them after they would join up with the group or tell their story. It didnt feel like there was anything to them anymore,nothing more to learn or know about them. Yesterday ( 7am here now) I just let it play I didnt stop it just let it play and I got to about 90% I know the story picks up there and things are going good cause it grabbed my attention again so I stopped because I didnt know what was going on ...or how they got to this point so I might just go back a few chapters and finish it up otherwise I dont think Ill ever finish it.


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