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Apr 07, 2017 11:40AM
Made me cry a lot, especially the last chapter.
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I finished my April read,Never Let You Go by Chevy Stevens. It is outstanding. Now, I have picked up my March book again. Although it is pretty good, it hasn't grabbed me like my April read.
Is there to be a May PIFM? I have my stack sitting here waiting to list.
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Yipee - really enjoyed 
Blindsighted by Karin Slaugther.I know a lot of you have read it already but here's a link to my review.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Four and a half stars. I had to drop a half star because there was a bit too much gore for me. Then again, it was her first book...
If he has time, couldn't Sean set it up, Janet? Re: The May PIFM... .I've finished both of my PIFM April picks. I'm thinking about randomly picking a third book...unless I can find Red Sister via Inter Library Loan.. .
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My apologies for being distracted. The May threads are now up.
Thank you Janet. Geez, I hope your life soon levels out. What a mess!
Ann wrote: "Yipee - really enjoyed Blindsighted by Karin Slaugther.I know a lot of you have read it already but here's a link to my review.
https://www.goodreads...."
Loved this one!
Sounds way busier, and NOT in a good way, than a typical week for Sean, Janet.
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No worries, Amber. We all those moments in life!
Have a good May PIFM, all!
Omg Janet! No worries. We all could have waited anyway. These things are much more important than any thread. Thank you so much for doing it but you really could have waited until you had the time. I hope your son and husband are okay and you're holding up as well okay. I'm happy it was just ribs with your husband and not worse but I hope they both have speedy recoveries with not too much pain. :(((
That's awful, Janet! Sending healing thoughts and prayers your way!
many thanks, Janet.That's a lot of broken bones for one family! Good luck with the healing. x
Veronica said, 'I'm about halfway through...The Girl In The Ice and liking it.'oooh, I'm thinking of having this one on my list for May
Finished mine, Veronica. Waiting for Red Sister<.i> to arrive. Ordered it yesterday.
I just finished my second book for April - Now You See Me by Sharon Bolton.Really enjoyable and with a great twist. Will post a review next week...
Amber wrote: "Finished mine, Veronica. Waiting for Red Sister to arrive. Ordered it yesterday."Red Sister is a new addition to my TBR shelf too. I look forward to your thoughts on it.
Looks like it's a dead heat between Concrete Blond and The Cuckoo's Calling. There are worse things than having to read both, I guess. *wink*
One book in a runaway lead, @ 7 votes, with several tied for 2nd place with 1 vote each.
I finished my book
about two weeks ago and I liked it pretty much. It's not perfect but one of the better Christian suspense / thriller I read in a long time (not counting my three favorite Christian suspense authors I read on a regular basis).I started
as well and I like it even if it's somehow difficult to get used to this genre (Steampunk). I don't think I'll finish it this month. I think another two weeks should be enough.My 3rd book Zdrada Bourne'a=The Bourne Betrayal has to wait for now though I still plan to read it sometime this year.
I'm still stuck with my February book
. This author is pretty tough and I decided to set it aside for now (until my sister's wedding) and give it another try in August or September.
Looks like one book will be the James Herriot book as it now has 9 votes.
Agnieszka wrote: "I finished my book about two weeks ago and I liked it pretty much. It's not perfect but one of the better Christian suspense / thriller I read in a long time ..."If I'd been trying to read a book since Feb, I think I'd set it aside permanently. Will you be a part of your sister's wedding? I wonder if your sister's wedding would be similar to a traditional U.S?
Perri wrote: "If I'd been trying to read a book since Feb, I think I'd set it aside permanently. Will you be a part of your sister's wedding? I wonder if your sister's wedding would be similar to a traditional U.S?"Usually I would set it aside as well, but it's not the book I'm struggling with only I'm not able to deal with it right now due to my health and it's pretty similar to Rusty Nail in terms of violence (extent & graphic) and I know I could like it if I feel better again.
If you ask if I will have any kind of official funcion than no - we are not that close and I think my sister is still a little bit angry I didn't ask her to be my marriage witness when I married almost 20 years ago ;-) Though it's really fine with me - we were never really close and I think this kind of responsibility should go to someone really close and important part of the everyday life like a best friend.
Of course I'll go to the wedding and I'll help as much as I can - she's my little sister :-)
I'm sure the wedding won't be anything but a traditional U.S. wedding - at least as far as I know those from books or movies - it's not even any kind of traditional Polish or German wedding and my parents struggle somehow with it. To be frank it's their onw 'fault'. If they wanted us to think, act and feel always the traditional Polish way, they should've stay in Poland. We were children when we came to Germany and I think it's very natural we adapted to some extend to the culture here plus she's marring a German (as I did) and the groom has some say what he wants as well - so it's not possible to meet my families expectations or wishes. I think it's a little bit easier for her now than it was for me and it's natural as well :-)
Agnieszka wrote: "Perri wrote: "If I'd been trying to read a book since Feb, I think I'd set it aside permanently. Will you be a part of your sister's wedding? I wonder if your sister's wedding would be similar to a..."So I had to find out what Polish weddings are like and found this:
https://polandian.wordpress.com/2009/...
Accurate do you think? I love the traditional bright clothing and the bride's headdress. Do they get passed down through generations?
I started my April read
Follow You Home and it has hooked me!I am at 15% and it is so good!
It plays on a fear of mine by starting on a train in a foreign country and continues into the woods at night.
Two questions I have right now,
What happened in that house?
What does Laura want to tell Daniel?
I hope this one continues to be good because I have the day to myself to get lost in a book!
Perri wrote: "Agnieszka wrote: "Perri wrote: "If I'd been trying to read a book since Feb, I think I'd set it aside permanently. Will you be a part of your sister's wedding? I wonder if your sister's wedding wou..."A very interesting article. It's more or less accurate but I like it. Unfortunatelly my browser didn't load any pictures so I can't comment on those or answer you question about the dress and headdress but in general every bride picks her onw dress, sometimes the veil is handed down but not in our family.
My sister's not so much about tradition and yeah the point with the German groom would make it even more difficult. The worst part for my parents is they won't be wed in a church (only at the city hall) and she's not going for a traditional wedding dress but rather a costume. They love the 1920's and plan to make it the motto of the wedding (very unusual for a German or Polish wedding - usually there's no theme) so I'm not sure myself yet what to expect :-)
That's actually pretty cute - very unique! I don't think I would go for a traditional wedding either, hopefully your parents have a good time anyway :)
I agree Dana, very unique. For the 1920s I'm thinking "flapper style" The Great Gatsby That's for the U.S. Was it similar in Germany?
Perri wrote: "I agree Dana, very unique. For the 1920s I'm thinking "flapper style" The Great Gatsby That's for the U.S. Was it similar in Germany?"I have really no idea and since I'm so not into this time period, I told my sister I'm not going to buy anything from this time period, I don't even like. My mother likes that kind of clothes but it's pretty hard to get those in Germany - so I was really happy I found two online shops with Vintage stuff and hope my mother will be able to find something there.
My sister's future mother-in-law was that desperate she went to a taylor and will get now a brand new Vintage-style dress :-)
Dana wrote: "That's actually pretty cute - very unique! I don't think I would go for a traditional wedding either, hopefully your parents have a good time anyway :)"
I'm hoping that as well. The drama at my wedding was enough for two ;-)
I finishedFollow You Home by Mark Edwards. I thought it was very good. I had read another by him, The Magpies, which was also very good. This one was better. I think the characters behaved in a more realistic way.
This one was very tense and scary disturbing. I liked what he did with the ending too. At first I thought the ending was not in line with the book, but there was more to it!
A great read!
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