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[Angela M]

It's a good one to answer to !

[Kirsten]

Finished reading The Importance of Being Alice by Katie MacAlister yesterday.

This is a fun light hearted, funny, and sexy romance! The hero is an author of spy thrillers, the profits of which he uses to try and prop up his huge family and falling down English castle.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Kirsten]

I just finished listening to Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell Jr.

I'm so glad I finally listened to this. The 1951 film is one of my favorite films of all time!

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Angela M]

I finished Tasa's Song. 3.5 stars rounded up to 4 . My review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
A holocaust story based on stories the author's mother told her .

[Kelly-ann]

I just finished reading All The Bright Places and it was a magnificent book my review has not yet been posted but suffice it to say everyone needs to read it....

[Kristie, Moderator]

Kelly-ann wrote: "I just finished reading All The Bright Places and it was a magnificent book my review has not yet been posted but suffice it to say everyone needs to read it...."

I really enjoyed that one too, Kelly-ann.

[Nanci]

Kristie wrote: "Kelly-ann wrote: "I just finished reading All The Bright Places and it was a magnificent book my review has not yet been posted but suffice it to say everyone needs to read it...."

I really enjoye..."

I really liked it too!

[Kelly-ann]

Here's my brief review...

I can usually wax eloquent about a book that is a masterpiece...but this one is beyond the finite, circumscribed construct of language...tears, silence and reverence are the only appropriate language for this literary work.... Thank you Jennifer Nirven... Here's to Lives without Labels....

[Janina]

I completely loved All the Bright Places as well. A truly wonderful book...

[Canadian Jen]

Just finished The Girls. Here is my review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Angela M]

I finished The Trouble with Goats and Sheep. 4 stars . My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show.... This is a well written debut novel.

[Kirsten]

I've been reading a cozy mystery, Woof at the Door by Laura Morrigan. It's a lot of fun about a woman who can hear the thoughts of animals.

[Kristie, Moderator]

Currently reading All the Missing Girls . It is an interesting story, but I'm not a fan of the written in reverse style. It is difficult for me to keep the timeline straight in my head because each chapter is "the day before".

I also just started The Murder of Roger Ackroyd for a challenge. Agatha Christie books are often hit or miss for me. I like the way this one is starting out, particularly the voice it is written in.

[Kirsten]

Kristie wrote: "Currently reading All the Missing Girls . It is an interesting story, but I'm not a fan of the written in reverse style. It is difficult fo..."

Let me know what you think of the Christie book after you finish it. It is generally thought of as her best, but I hated it.

[Kristie, Moderator]

I'll let you know, Kirsten.

[Kirsten]

I just finished reading Woof at the Door by Laura Morrigan

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I really liked this mystery. It has thrills, chills, romance, and dogs!

[Angela M]

I finished The House at the Edge of Night: A Novel. 5 stars . My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show.... This is a wonderful family saga that I didn't want to put down.

[Nanci]

On my TBR list, Angela. Great review and almost all the reviews I read gave it 4 or 5 stars.

[Angela M]

Thanks , Nanci . I saw that it has a number of 4 & 5 star ratings . It's great storytelling .

[Kristie, Moderator]

I'm going to post this question in a few spots, so I apologize if you have to read it more than once. In July, we are reading Serafina and the Black Cloak. Has anyone read it already? My grandson is visiting and he enjoys listening to audiobooks in the car with me, but I'm wondering if it's too old for him. He's just turning 7. The author answered a question on the book page stating that 8 year olds have read it, but that the beginning may be a bit creepy. I'd love to hear from someone that's read it already. What are your thoughts? Too creepy or ok?

[Colleen]

Loved Joyland - 5 stars. Had to get my Stephen King fix, it's been too long.

[Angela M]

Loved it too , Colleen .

[Connie]

This book was a good surprise.

[Kristie, Moderator]

Connie wrote: "This book was a good surprise."

What book was it, Connie? And what did you like about it or find surprising?

[Kirsten]

Colleen wrote: "Loved Joyland - 5 stars. Had to get my Stephen King fix, it's been too long."

Excellent book, it re-introduced me to King.

[Kirsten]

I finished reading This Alien Shore by C.S. Friedman last night.

This is an incredible science fiction epic (500+ pages) written in 1998 that read incredibly fast -- like a thriller, in fact. I only started reading this last Wednesday and finished it last night!

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Vicki Willis]

I am reading Wool Omnibus right now. I am at about 75% and I must say I am surprised how much I am loving it! It was one of those books that I have put on and then off and then on my TBR many times over the last months.
It is very interesting and exciting with lots of Oh No! and Yay! moments. It is about a society of people who live in a silo because they believe the world is uninhabitable. Very good book if you like those types.

[Kristie, Moderator]

I really enjoyed that one too, Vicki, and had it on and off my TBR several times. I think it was the title for me. It didn't seem like it would be interesting, but it was.

[Nanci]

Vicki wrote: "I am reading Wool Omnibus right now. I am at about 75% and I must say I am surprised how much I am loving it! It was one of those books that I have..."

I've had that one on my TBR list for a long time! Glad you're enjoying it. Hopefully I'll get to it this summer.

[Angela M]

I have finished Each Vagabond by Name. 4 stars . My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..... This is a well written debut novel . Looking forward to more from this author .

[Nanci]

Just finished The Swans of Fifth Avenue. Great historical fiction by the author of "The Aviator's Wife".

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Savanes]

@Vickie, I read the first 3 "books" in the opus but I found it slow going. However the story stuck with me so I might have to finish it. :)

[Savanes]

Because Matthew made such a strong case of Magician: Apprentice , I decided to give it a try. So far I really like it. :)

[Kirsten]

I finished reading my Kindle Unlimited selection The Third Rule by Andrew Barrett last night.

It's a real page-turner! I would read nearly 100 pages at a sitting it's just that good. I highly recommend it to those who like crime/political thrillers.

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Katie]

Just finished The Memory of Lemon - a gentle, relaxing read with just lovely descriptions of sweet treats.

[Kirsten]

I finished reading Marrying Winterborne by Lisa Kleypas last night.

Nothing like a good romance to help me out of a blue funk.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Angela M]

I finished Father's Day. 4 stars . My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show.... A little sentimental , a little unrealistic but I loved it .

[B the BookAddict]

I've finished Miller's Valley by Anna Quindlen A wonderfully quiet novel whose impact will creep up on the reader. 4.5★

My review is at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Kristie, Moderator]

Currently reading:
Serafina and the Black Cloak - I don't know what I think of this one yet. I'm at about 22% and I'm listening to the audio. The narrator does a good job, but has a soothing voice and I fell asleep. I'm not sure if it was a slow part in the story or just a combination of her voice and being really tired. lol

The Girl In The Ice - So far, very good. I'm at about 26% and curious as to what happened. I have a theory, but I'm not sure about it. I actually have a back-up theory too, but I'm even less confident in that one. Clearly I'm going to figure it out. ;)

The Invisible Library - haven't actually started just yet, so no opinion. I planned to start this evening, but time got away from me, so it looks like I'll be starting tomorrow.

[Kristie, Moderator]

Just finished:
All the Missing Girls - I wasn't a fan of the story being told in reverse, but I liked the story. It held my interest and had a good ending IMO. I felt that the last 20% was the best part of the book.

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - Another Agatha book that was a bit tricky. I can't say too much about this without giving something away, but I enjoyed this one.

[Rachel]

Currently I'm reading 3 books....well listening to 1. I made the mistake of starting two like-genres at the same time and now I remember why I don't do that...but I just couldn't help it! I'm almost done with and I'm in love with this world. I'm also half way through . I loved the Grisha trilogy, team Darkling til the end, but I'm still unsure about this one. I'm listening to the audiobook and I think that's part of the problem. There are so many characters and so many different narrators that it has really thrown me off. I think that if I had been reading it in print I would have been a little more invested....but I also have an attachment to the previous series and this is in some small way, a spin off. So we will see. I'm hoping to finish it up in the next couple of days.

I'm also starting for my bookclub for this month. So far I have heard that it's very slow and dry so I'm hoping that it will pick up!

[Rachel]

Kristie wrote: "I'm going to post this question in a few spots, so I apologize if you have to read it more than once. In July, we are reading Serafina and the Black Cloak. Has anyone read it alread..."

I read Serafina when it was fairly new. I don't know if I would consider it creepy...but then again I'm not 8. The beginning was really the part that I liked the least. My niece just finished it and she was 9 and she enjoyed it. We wondered about that with her, because you just never know, and she ended up reading it during the day and once she was a few pages in it was no big deal!

[Kristie, Moderator]

Rachel - I also prefer to read different genres at the same time, but lately I've been reading similar genres at the same time quite often. I need to try to get back to planning it out better.

Thanks for the Serafina tip. A friend of mine said that she thought it was too much for her six year old, but ok for her 8 year old and that it would depend on the kid. I listened to the beginning without him and there was what I think would be a scary part, but then it settled down. I might let him listen to the rest, since the author said the first two chapters are the spookiest.

[Angela M]

I finished I Will Send Rain. 5 stars . My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show.... A wonderfully written story about the Dust Bowl in Oklahoma in the 1930's . Highly recommended.

[Allison]

Right now I'm studying for a course and reading "Social Psychology and Human Nature, Brief Version" by Baumeister and Bushman. Great material!

[Nicole]

I just finished Kisses From Katie by Katie Davis. I loved reading about an 18 year old leaving the US to help orphans in Uganda. Very inspirational and faith building.

[Angela M]

I finished reading Marlene . 3.5 rounded up to 4 stars . My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show.... A fascinating novel which reads like an autobiography.

[Angela M]

I read My Name is Leon. 4 stars . My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show.... This is a heartbreaking story of a foster child in the UK in the 1980's. Fell in love with Leon.

[Lynn, Moderator]

Oh, I think that one is going on my tbr

[Angela M]

Lynn , it's a really good story . Hope you love Leon too.