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Rham (Reads and Wanders) (rhamichu) | 115 comments Me too! I love all Rick Riordan books, I think I've read them all haha


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Victoria Zigler (toriz) | 4472 comments I haven't read them all, but I've really enjoyed the ones I've read.


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David Estes (davidestesbooks) | 10717 comments Mod
I had to switch back over to another library book that became available, so now I am reading the new John Grisham book, The Whistler by John Grisham .


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David wrote: "I had to switch back over to another library book that became available, so now I am reading the new John Grisham book, The Whistler by John Grisham."

Ha! I do that too.

I used to read all of Grisham's novels, but got burnt out a few years ago. Probably about the time I discovered YA!! ;)


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Nancy (paper_addict) Karen wrote: "I'm about 30% into Scythe (Arc of a Scythe, #1) by Neal Shusterman and what a trippy storyline! But soooooo good.... Unwind good!!

David, move this to the top of your list! ;-D"


Unwind good! OMG! I can't wait to read this.


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Nancy (paper_addict) David wrote: "Finished The City of Mirrors (The Passage, #3) by Justin Cronin. WOW. What an ending. Shivers and chills. Great series!

I'm reading Ashes (Seeds of America, #3) by Laurie Halse Anderson :)"


It was great ending!!!!!

I love this series. I'm glad you finished and enjoyed them.


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*b*l*u*e*m*o*o*n* | 33 comments Love Rick Riordan's work! Have read all of the Percy Jackson and Heroes of Olympus. Still need to read the Egyptian one, the Norse one and Apollo.


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Jenny (juliababyjen) | 12932 comments Mod
*b*l*u*e*m*o*o*n* wrote: "Love Rick Riordan's work! Have read all of the Percy Jackson and Heroes of Olympus. Still need to read the Egyptian one, the Norse one and Apollo."

The Egyptian one (The Kane Chronicles) is actually my favorite :)


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Brigid ✩ | 738 comments I never actually got around to reading the third Kane Chronicles book! I don't know why, since I'm usually so up-to-date on his books. :P And at this point I feel like I should probably re-read the first two books, it's been so long since I read them.


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Victoria Zigler (toriz) | 4472 comments I'm finally reading Heartless!

Slower reading speed (caused by less reading time due to other commitments) combined with being asked to review books for a couple of authors I've reviewed for in the past, all combined to mean I started reading it about a week later than I'd planned, and haven't finished it yet. I'm loving it so far though.


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David Estes (davidestesbooks) | 10717 comments Mod
Karen wrote: "David wrote: "I had to switch back over to another library book that became available, so now I am reading the new John Grisham book, The Whistler by John Grisham."

Ha! I do that too.

I use..."


I did for a while, too, but then got back into them and caught up. His more recent stuff isn't nearly as good as the Grisham classics (the Firm, the Client, the Pelican Brief, and my person favorite The Street Lawyer), but I still enjoy them :)


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David Estes (davidestesbooks) | 10717 comments Mod
Nancy wrote: "David wrote: "Finished The City of Mirrors (The Passage, #3) by Justin Cronin. WOW. What an ending. Shivers and chills. Great series!

I'm reading Ashes (Seeds of America, #3) by Laurie Halse Anderson :)"

It was great ending!!!!!

I love ..."


Thank you! It was everything I hoped it would be :)


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Karen’s Library | 11320 comments Mod
I finished Scythe (Arc of a Scythe, #1) by Neal Shusterman and man oh man, Shusterman rocked it again! Favorite read of 2016!!

I'm picking up Heartless by Marissa Meyer now! Finally! ;)


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Catherine Bruno | 771 comments Still reading Heartless, but I checked out some books from the library so right now I'm reading I Am the Medsenger too.


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Lauren Stoolfire | 2047 comments I'm listening to The Reader (Sea of Ink and Gold, #1) by Traci Chee and I'm about 30% of the way through so far - loving it! I'm also just starting in on A Criminal Magic by Lee Kelly - so excited for it!!


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Elora Mitchell | 449 comments I reread The Young Elites (The Young Elites, #1) by Marie Lu even though I didn't like it much the first time around.
I liked it more the second time, but I DNF the sequel at about 20 pages. I loved her Legend series but am put off by her writing style in this one. :(


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Ashley Marie I just finished Scythe (Arc of a Scythe, #1) by Neal Shusterman the other night and loved it!

Now listening to In the Garden of Beasts Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson


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David Estes (davidestesbooks) | 10717 comments Mod
Catherine wrote: "Still reading Heartless, but I checked out some books from the library so right now I'm reading I Am the Medsenger too."

LOVE I Am the Messenger!!!


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David Estes (davidestesbooks) | 10717 comments Mod
Karen wrote: "I finished Scythe (Arc of a Scythe, #1) by Neal Shusterman and man oh man, Shusterman rocked it again! Favorite read of 2016!!

I'm picking up Heartless by Marissa Meyer now! Finally! ;)"


AWESOME! It will probably be my fave read of 2017 :) Can't wait!


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David Estes (davidestesbooks) | 10717 comments Mod
Elora wrote: "I reread The Young Elites (The Young Elites, #1) by Marie Lu even though I didn't like it much the first time around.
I liked it more the second time, but I DNF the sequel at about 20 pages. I loved her Legend s..."


I completely agree. I was a huge fan of Legend, it was one of the first of the new wave of YA dystopian novels I read. I'm glad I DNF'd the first book early on. I have little patience these days. If a book doesn't grab me pretty early on, I move on!


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Catherine Bruno | 771 comments Elora wrote: "I reread The Young Elites (The Young Elites, #1) by Marie Lu even though I didn't like it much the first time around.
I liked it more the second time, but I DNF the sequel at about 20 pages. I loved her Legend s..."


I agree about the writing technique cause I felt it was a little detached.


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Sky (mikotea) | 276 comments reading Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst and listening to Partials (Partials Sequence, #1) by Dan Wells


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Elora Mitchell | 449 comments David wrote: "Elora wrote: "I reread The Young Elites (The Young Elites, #1) by Marie Lu even though I didn't like it much the first time around.
I liked it more the second time, but I DNF the sequel at about 20 pages. I love..."


I used to read every book I picked up, all the way through, but now that's just ridiculous.
It's been hard recently, though, cuz I've put so many down. I feel like a grumpy person.
But then I'll read a string of awesome books and feel okay again.


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Jenny (juliababyjen) | 12932 comments Mod
Ashley *Hufflepuff Kitten* wrote: "I just finished Scythe (Arc of a Scythe, #1) by Neal Shusterman the other night and loved it!

Now listening to In the Garden of Beasts Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson"


In the Garden of Beasts is SO GOOD!!!


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Elora Mitchell | 449 comments Started Scythe tonight. Not sure if I'm going to be smart and put it aside sometime for sleep tonight. Or if I'll pull an all-nighter....

So excited!


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Elora wrote: "Started Scythe tonight. Not sure if I'm going to be smart and put it aside sometime for sleep tonight. Or if I'll pull an all-nighter....

So excited!"


I had to force myself to put it down each night. I put in very long work days and knew I needed sleep this last week. If I was smart, I would have held off until the weekend so I could have read it in a couple of sittings. But, it was soooooo good! I couldn't help myself. It was my reward each night! ;)


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Ashley *Hufflepuff Kitten* wrote: "I just finished Scythe (Arc of a Scythe, #1) by Neal Shusterman the other night and loved it!

Now listening to In the Garden of Beasts Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson"


Yay on Scythe!! :)


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Donna (donanicole) | 897 comments I am not reading lately. December
15, Thursday, my 18 year old grandson was killed in a car accident with his friend Jude. They had left high school and Jude was driving them in the pouring rain to work at the Nest delivering furniture. Joe's grandfather owned the store. The car hydroplanes head on into incoming traffic and they were both killed instantly at 1:15 pm on Thursday.
He was a talented athlete and artist, a great kid who was so caring and funny.
We are devastated and miss him terribly. It has been almost unbelievable but the small community and large family have been so supportive.


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Jenny (juliababyjen) | 12932 comments Mod
Oh Donna, I'm so so so sorry to hear this :( What a terrible tragedy, but I'm glad you've had family and friends rallying around you. I'm so sorry for your loss. I'll keep your family in my thoughts and prayers.


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Donna (donanicole) | 897 comments Thank you, Jenny.


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Lauren Stoolfire | 2047 comments David wrote: "Elora wrote: "I reread The Young Elites (The Young Elites, #1) by Marie Lu even though I didn't like it much the first time around.
I liked it more the second time, but I DNF the sequel at about 20 pages. I love..."


I actually prefer The Young Elites series to the Legend series -the audiobook production is amazing! :)


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Lauren Stoolfire | 2047 comments Donna wrote: "I am not reading lately. December
15, Thursday, my 18 year old grandson was killed in a car accident with his friend Jude. They had left high school and Jude was driving them in the pouring rain t..."


I'm so sorry, Donna. My condolences.


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Elora Mitchell | 449 comments Donna wrote: "I am not reading lately. December
15, Thursday, my 18 year old grandson was killed in a car accident with his friend Jude. They had left high school and Jude was driving them in the pouring rain t..."


I'm so sorry to hear that. Deepest condolences.


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Nan | 10 comments I was reading Lady of Midnight from Cassandra Clare and now will begin Prince of Thorns from Lawrence.


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Heidi | 2372 comments My heart hearts for you Donna :(


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Catherine Bruno | 771 comments I'm sorry to hear that Donna. Much love and strength to your family!


Rose (The_Calm_Reader) (roselittlebookowl75) | 1372 comments So sorry to hear that Donna :( Hugs and prayers!


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Victoria Zigler (toriz) | 4472 comments I'm really sorry to hear of your family's loss, Donna. *Hugs*


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Karen’s Library | 11320 comments Mod
Oh Donna. I'm so sorry about your grandson. My deepest condolences.


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finished Staked (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #8) by Kevin Hearne
continuing with Poison or Protect (Delightfully Deadly, #1) by Gail Carriger


Donna (BookDragonGirl) (bookdragongirl) I'm so sorry for your loss Donna. Such a tragedy, and so heartbreaking. I'm so glad you have family and community coming together and being so supportive!!


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Harlee | 1583 comments Oh Donna, I'm so sorry for your loss.


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Jenny (juliababyjen) | 12932 comments Mod
Recently finished:

The House of Hades (The Heroes of Olympus, #4) by Rick Riordan 5 stars
It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover 5 stars
Wild From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed 4 stars
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain 4 stars
Untamed (Unbeautiful, #2) by Jessica Sorensen 3.5 stars

Of course, Rick Riordan's books-=always good! This one really amped up the stakes for the last book! Colleen Hoover--I like her books quite a bit, this one was one of my favorites. A heartbreaking story about family and domestic abuse. She actually based a lot of this story on her parents relationship when she was young. Wild was way better than I thought it would be, a real page turner! The Paris Wife was very good, although very sad. I seem to keep picking sad books lately LOL! But I liked learning more about Ernest Hemingway, even if it made him look pretty despicable. Untamed was an intense quick read, but definitely needed more character development.

Right now I'm reading A Patchwork Christmas Collection by Judith McCoy Miller (some light Christmas Romances) and The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus, #5) by Rick Riordan which I'm loving!


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I put down Heartless by Marissa Meyer for now. I started reading Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth .

I also finished the audio of Water & Storm Country (The Country Saga, #3) by David Estes and started The Earth Dwellers (The Dwellers #4; Country Saga #4 ) by David Estes . I'm so thrilled that these are out in audio!!!


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Lanie (Sherwood1192yahoocom) | 81 comments I'm currently reading a manga called "Fullmetal alchemist". Halfway through it, and it's awesome! Anyone else read it?


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finished Poison or Protect (Delightfully Deadly, #1) by Gail Carriger grat novella.
started Miss Mayhem (Rebel Belle, #2) by Rachel Hawkins loving it so far.


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Kitlina | 49 comments Donna wrote: "I am not reading lately. December
15, Thursday, my 18 year old grandson was killed in a car accident with his friend Jude. They had left high school and Jude was driving them in the pouring rain t..."

OMG I am so sorry. I am devastated when young lives are taken from us. I cannot even begin to imagine your pain. My deepest condolences.


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Heather (hersecretsmile) | 290 comments I loaned my Kindle to my mom two months ago and after finally getting it back a few days ago I binge read The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1) by Rick Riordan (technically I started this on our trip before my mom borrowed my Kindle on the flight home because she'd finished her book already), 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 . Now I'm taking a little break with the Heroes of Olympus series because I loved the last book and it seemed like a good place to stop with that ending.

I'm 20 pages into The Passage (The Passage, #1) by Justin Cronin right now and really enjoying it thus far.


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Jenny (juliababyjen) | 12932 comments Mod
Heather wrote: "I loaned my Kindle to my mom two months ago and after finally getting it back a few days ago I binge read The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1) by Rick Riordan (technically I started this on our trip before my mom bor..."

I am loving the Heroes of Olympus series, on the last book!


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