Currently Reading

[Michele]

Hi everyone! Just thought it would be nice to get a discussion thread going about what people are currently reading/just finished/want to read etc.

I just finished the third book in the Court series by Sarah J Maas, Court of Wings and Ruin. I LOVE that series, and book 2 left off on a cliff hanger, so I tore through Book 3!

I just started reading Into the Water by Paula Hawkins, and so far I like it more than I liked The Girl on the Train, so we will see if that keeps up.

I am also listening to Last Rituals by Yrsa Sigurdardottir on audiobook - I started it to get in the mood for my trip to Iceland, and it worked a treat.

What is everyone else reading? I miss hearing all of this at the meetings, I always end up adding so many things to my list when chatting with everyone.

[Pam]

I just started The Pearl Thief, which is a prequel to Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein. If the prequel makes me ugly cry as much as the original, I'm going to need to buy stock in Kleenex.

[Nicole]

Let me know what you think of that Pam! I was less excited about the book after I found out it was a prequel. I'm sure I'll still read it though - just not sure when.

[Emily]

Nicole! What are you reading right now?
I'm reading The Drowning King by Emily Holleman.
It's the second installment of a trilogy and it follows the early life of Cleopatra but through the perspectives of her brother and sister.
I am really enjoying it! But I wanna finish it tonight!!! Ahh! So I can start The Handmaids Tale!

[Pam]

Nicole wrote: "Let me know what you think of that Pam! I was less excited about the book after I found out it was a prequel. I'm sure I'll still read it though - just not sure when."

I am LOVING it! It's definitely much better than Rose Under Fire, and frankly, I would read pretty much anything featuring Julie. There have been a number of times when my heart has broken over something she's said because I know what will happen eventually.

[Colleen]

I just started Option B by Sheryl Sandburg and Adam Grant today on the T- highly recommend not doing that as I was ugly crying... I am 20 pages in and like it so far!

[Nicole]

Emily wrote: "Nicole! What are you reading right now?
I'm reading The Drowning King by Emily Holleman.
It's the second installment of a trilogy and it follows the early life of Cleopatra but through the perspec..."

Love The Handmaid's Tale! I had wanted to reread it before watching the Hulu series - but that just wasn't going to happen. I'm reading two books right now. One YA sci-fi, one middle grade audiobook. So far both are fine, but nothing I would highly recommend (at least not yet - I'm pretty early in to the sci-fi Shadow Run).

It's not currently reading, but what I read most recently that I'd recommend is The Pain Eater by Beth Goobie.

[Nicole]

Pam wrote: "Nicole wrote: "Let me know what you think of that Pam! I was less excited about the book after I found out it was a prequel. I'm sure I'll still read it though - just not sure when."

I am LOVING ..."

Glad to hear it's better than than Rose Under Fire (that was a disappointment - and I didn't even try to read the other she wrote). Perhaps sometime this summer I'll get to it.

[Pam]

If any of you loved Wonder Woman as much as I did, there is a new YA novel coming out in August called Wonder Woman: Warbringer and it was GREAT!