What are you reading in May 2014?

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Yeah, but not K4PC.

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

I'm lazy. It's probably not gonna happen.

[Becky]

MrsJoseph wrote: "Yeah, but not K4PC."

?

[Lee]

I finally got Vicious. I've been waiting to read it since it came out. :)

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Becky wrote: "MrsJoseph wrote: "Yeah, but not K4PC."

?"

The program that allows you to d/l kindle books to your computer.

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

I'm reading What Lies Beneath the Clock Tower. It's an adult "Choose your own adventure" book.

Ok, so I'm loving it BUT I died. :(

So I'm back at the beginning as a reboot. Cause I can't leave my adventure dead!

[Felina]

Ha ha.

[Laurel]

THAT LOOKS AWESOME!!!

I have to find a copy!

(Too many exclamation points, my childhood simply demands them!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

[Paolo]

That does look fun! It was on the poll for our monthly fantasy read next month but it didn´t win.

[Michelle]

Rereading The Exiled Queen (Seven Realms, #2)

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Laurel wrote: "THAT LOOKS AWESOME!!!

I have to find a copy!

(Too many exclamation points, my childhood simply demands them!!!!!!!!!!!!!)"

I know how you feel!

When I found out it was a CYOA I had to have it.

There's a kindle version but if you prefer print I could send you one.

[Lee]

Finished Vicious. I love it! Absolutely loved it! My favorite read so far this year.

Next up I think I'm reading Unwrapped Sky. I know nothing about it, but it caught my eye because of its gorgeous cover:

[Laurel]

MrsJoseph wrote: "Laurel wrote: "THAT LOOKS AWESOME!!!

I have to find a copy!

(Too many exclamation points, my childhood simply demands them!!!!!!!!!!!!!)"

I know how you feel!

When I found out it was a CYOA I ..."

That is a lovely offer, thank you! Alas, I already ordered it! ;)

I can't wait to chat with you about it!

[DoodlePanda]

MrsJoseph wrote: "I'm reading [book:What Lies Beneath the Clock Tower. It's an adult "Choose your own adventure" book.

Ok, so I'm loving it BUT I died. :(

So I'm back at the beginning as a reboot. Cau..."

I'm also reading it now. Or I was. Died fairly early of a drug given to me that should not be given to humans...
Will definitely give it another go though! Cause it's awesome :D

[Emily]

I'm participating in a readathon this week where the theme is catching up on series, so I figured it went well with our challenge here. (I really need to update my scoring...)

So far I've finished The Immortals series by Tamora Pierce and read (chronological) book 2 in the Vorkosigan Saga (which I LOVED). I'm getting close to the end of Changes on audio, have one of the In Death books by J.D. Robb in progress on the Kindle, and in physical book form I'm reading Prodigy, the second book in the Legend series by Marie Lu.

It's been a fun week of reading so far!

[Lee]

Nicki wrote: "Nienna wrote: "Finished Vicious. I love it! Absolutely loved it! My favorite read so far this year.

Next up I think I'm reading Unwrapped Sky. I know nothing about it, but it caug..."

That cover is even more gorgeous. :)
Great job on the art work for the book.

I'm only in the first quarter of the book but I'm enjoying it so far. It's very unusual.

[Emily]

I'm done with finals! Hallelujah! Anyways so I'm still reading The Madman's Daughter and The Wise Man's Fear, but now I've also started reading The Siege of Macindaw to have something light and enjoyable to get me back in the reading mood. I have not gone without reading for 3 weeks in years which is what I did for finals.

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

DoodlePanda wrote: "'m also reading it now. Or I was. Died fairly early of a drug given to me that should not be given to humans...
Will definitely give it another go though! Cause it's awesome :D "

Ooooh!

That sounds awesome. I died again but I got no drugs! I have to do this one again because my results and your results are soooooooo different.

I sniped a ton of gnomes from a hot air balloon.

[Sinistmer]

Finished The Last Dragonslayer--it was really fun! I recommend this if you're looking for something lighter, but still want "smart" humor and story.

Currently reading A Darkling Sea. I found it at the library and picked it up. I do not usually gravitate toward sci-fi, so we'll see how that goes.

[Lee]

I had to give in to Unwrapped Sky. It has a lot of potential but a confusing (and by confusing I mean there was no explanation of what the heck was going on and why) story and unlikable characters made this one a dnf for me. But hey it was a library book.

Instead I'm reading Tumble & Fall. Another young adult end of the world story. Yeah.

[ally ¯\(ツ)/¯]

Just finished Saga, Volume 1 and was blown away.
I just went online to hold Volume 2 at the library.
SERIOUSLY... Why isn't it common knowledge that the library has graphic novels. Everyone I tell (in person) is shocked by this (I was too).. (I'm new to librarying)

[Chris , cookie guilt]

I just finished a graphic novel too: Max Brooks' The Extinction Parade, Volume 1, that I got from NetGalley.

Eh. Decent buildup but needs more meat. The art's pretty fantastic.

[ally ¯\(ツ)/¯]

Chris wrote: "I just finished a graphic novel too: Max Brooks' The Extinction Parade, Volume 1, that I got from NetGalley.

Eh. Decent buildup but needs more meat. The art's pretty fantastic."

I checked it out on Net Galley and was disturbed to read this ...
"PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS AN INTENTIONALLY INCOMPLETE MANUSCRIPT. This ends on page 84"

[Chris , cookie guilt]

Oh hell. I missed that.

[ally ¯\(ツ)/¯]

Seems silly on their part.. I imagine they are going to get many more reviews like yours... because 70(ish) pages are missing!!!

[Chris , cookie guilt]

So damn. I looked it up on Amazon and it's listed at 160 pages.

I'm so proud of myself for finishing something, and it turns out to be half a graphic novel? what the hell....

[ally ¯\(ツ)/¯]

The universe is cruel.

[Chris , cookie guilt]

☆αlly☆ (litєrαry єscαpist) wrote: "Seems silly on their part.. I imagine they are going to get many more reviews like yours."

Seriously. If I had the whole story, I probably would have rated it higher....

Which means I don't really need to go back and change my review, since the incompletion penalty part is already built in. Heh...

[colleen the convivial curmudgeon, Not a book hipster!]

☆αlly☆ (litєrαry єscαpist) wrote: "Why isn't it common knowledge that the library has graphic novels. Everyone I tell (in person) is shocked by this (I was too).. (I'm new to librarying) "

Well, if it's anything like my library system, their selection of graphic novels kinda sucks.

[ally ¯\(ツ)/¯]

Chris wrote: "☆αlly☆ (litєrαry єscαpist) wrote: "Seems silly on their part.. I imagine they are going to get many more reviews like yours."

Seriously. If I had the whole story, I probably would have rated it hi..."

I would include that in your comments on NetGalley too... that was a dumb move on the publishers part.
Really counterproductive.

[ally ¯\(ツ)/¯]

c.o.lleen ± (... never stop fighting) ± wrote: "☆αlly☆ (litєrαry єscαpist) wrote: "Why isn't it common knowledge that the library has graphic novels. Everyone I tell (in person) is shocked by this (I was too).. (I'm new to librarying) "

Well, i..."

I live in a city of around 600,000 now. I grew up in a small town of 10,000 so it doesn't take much to impress me. Haha!

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

I'm still reading my CYOA story. It's really fun so I'm not rushing it. Plus...I'm delaying a hard decision, lol.

I finished reading a pretty sad short in Federations last night.

[Lee]

Nicki wrote: "Sorry to hear Unwrapped Sky wasn't that engaging, Nienna. I'll save it for when I'm in a patient mood."

The writing I actually really liked. And the city world was very intriguing. I would say it was a cross between Lovecraft and Guy Gavriel Kay. If it wasn't a library book I probably would've just stuck with it, or save it for another time. I still might read it. Later. This just wasn't the time for it.

[Nan]

I've just started The Goblin Emperor.

[Lee]

Nan wrote: "I've just started The Goblin Emperor."

I have that checked out from the library. Maybe I'll start it this weekend.

[Becky]

I'm starting Blood Song tonight. I hope it's good!

[Chris , cookie guilt]

I started The Fever today.

And guess what..I'm enjoying it.

[Eon Windrunner]

Blood Song rocks Becky!!!

[Laurel]

I read a Scalzi and a McGuire in the past 24 hours. This always happens to me when I read a favourite author or authors. I'm suddenly lost and no longer in the mood for anything else. Curses!

Sparrow Hill Road

Unlocked: An Oral History of Haden's Syndrome

[Lee]

I just finished Dreams and Shadows. And I liked it. I liked it a lot.

[colleen the convivial curmudgeon, Not a book hipster!]

Nienna wrote: "I just finished Dreams and Shadows. And I liked it. I liked it a lot."

Cool. This one's already on my to-read list.

[Felina]

I just finished Elantris finally!! I loved it.

Now I need to start The Sisters Brothers for a RL book club.

[Chris , cookie guilt]

Great job, Felina. I've been curious about that Sisters Brothers too...

[Felina]

I've only gotten about 10 pages in but it's a first person narrative and it's already annoying.

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Felina wrote: "I've only gotten about 10 pages in but it's a first person narrative and it's already annoying."

O_o

[Lee]

Currently reading The Crane Wife. It's... I don't hate it. But I can't really say I like it either. The writing is okay. And I like some of the ideas in it. The main character creates those paper art things out of books (I love looking at them but have no idea what they're called). But I'm not finding the story engaging at all.

[MrsJoseph *grouchy*, Bad Girls Deadlift]

Still reading What Lies Beneath the Clock Tower and a romance novella.

[Emily]

Goblin Emperor is one of my favorite reads of the year. I loved it, but be prepared for a mix of fantasy and court intrigue.

I just started The Enchanted by Rene Denfeld and I really love it thus far!

[Nan]

Emily wrote: "Goblin Emperor is one of my favorite reads of the year. ..."

I really liked it too. The quiet, measured prose plus the politics and strategy suited my mood.

Now reading The Revolutions.

[Satya]

Well this May I finished Pines, Wayward and Run all three by Blake Crouch. I'll start Book Thief soon and then probably move on to The 5th Wave.