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What Are You Reading? - 2018
I finally finished King's Cage. I really should stop reading this series. It's to YA for me but I'm committed to it now with only 1 left in the series. Maybe if I can't think of anything to read at some point I'll pick up the last one. Otherwise it'll wait. I still have Lock In going and I'm listening to The Weird Sisters to and from work. But of course I had to borrow a couple more books for my kindle, so I got See What I Have Done and Like Water for Chocolate.
Lisa wrote: "Saar wrote: "I'm reading The Twelve I have high hopes for it, as the first one of the trilogy was really good.And I'm reading The Couple Next Door, but this is suc..."
I have to give another thumps-down for The Couple Next Door - very disappointing :(
Roz wrote: "I finally finished King's Cage. I really should stop reading this series. It's to YA for me but I'm committed to it now with only 1 left in the series. Maybe if I can't think of any..."I enjoyed The Weird Sisters!
Enjoyed Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania - thoughts here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...Also finished Stray City - another good one. Review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I also read The Couple Next Door. I was a bit ambivalent. It had some fun twists but it was too similar to many of the books that came out last year.And I'm reading The Couple Next Door, but this is suc..."
Lisa wrote: "Saar wrote: "I'm reading The Twelve I have high hopes for it, as the first one of the trilogy was really good.
And I'm reading The Couple Next Door, but this is suc..."
I'm going to start my monthly challenge read Rose Under Fire. I need a break from the wonderful but unending Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.Loving every word of Circe 😁
Pragya wrote: "Heather wrote: "I'm currently reading the May book, "The Talented Mr. Ripley". But also, a book by one of my favorite authors, Lisa Scottoline, "Damaged". I love that she can grab my interest in th..."I'm still catching up on all her novels, but I loved Think Twice, Keep Quiet, Mistaken Identity and the one that got me hooked was Look Again. And I have more on my list!!
Please let me know if you enjoy one of them.
Margo wrote: "Loving every word of Circe 😁"I had my real life book club tonight and one of the members was catching a ride with me. She was to come to my place shortly after 6:00. I was so caught up in the book that I lost track of time and was totally unprepared when she arrived. It was a scramble to get ready. LOL!
Ha ha! Nothing like being lost in a good book Janice ;-)
Heather wrote: "Pragya wrote: "Heather wrote: "I'm currently reading the May book, "The Talented Mr. Ripley". But also, a book by one of my favorite authors, Lisa Scottoline, "Damaged". I love that she can grab my..."Thank you, Heather. I have read Mistake identity. Will check out the others. :)
Janice wrote: "Margo wrote: "Loving every word of Circe 😁"I had my real life book club tonight and one of the members was catching a ride with me. She was to come to my place shortly after 6:00. I was so caught..."
Ah, that sounds good. I got my Circe copy today as a giveaway win. Hope to start reading soon.
Nearing the end of The Snow Walker...Great collection of stories..and
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
both have lots of snow in it...and thats good since where I live, the summer is only getting hotter... with rains in between (thankfully)...
Lilisa wrote: "Saar wrote: "I'm reading The Twelve I have high hopes for it, as the first one of the trilogy was really good.And I'm reading The Couple Next Door, but this is suc..."
Which book do you mean? I've finished 'The couple next door', but it was a bit of a disapointement. I expected a lot more of it.
Lisa wrote: "Saar wrote: "I'm reading The Twelve I have high hopes for it, as the first one of the trilogy was really good.And I'm reading The Couple Next Door, but this is suc..."
I share your opinion. This was my first 2* - book for this year. I had the feeling that it could be written so much better with a lot more suspence.
Margo wrote: "Loving every word of Circe 😁"Same! It's so good!
Pragya wrote: "Janice wrote: "Margo wrote: "Loving every word of Circe 😁"I had my real life book club tonight and one of the members was catching a ride with me. She was to come to my place shortly after 6:00. ..."
Hope you will join the buddy read Pragya ☺
Margo wrote: "Pragya wrote: "Janice wrote: "Margo wrote: "Loving every word of Circe 😁"I had my real life book club tonight and one of the members was catching a ride with me. She was to come to my place short..."
I absolutely intend to.
I finally got back to reading The Forever Summer, which I started forever ago. I'm hoping to finish that one and We Were the Lucky Ones over the next few days. Those are the last two books that I started and put aside that are on my currently reading shelf, except for one nonfiction that I plan to poke my way through slowly. Finally!
Saar wrote: "Lilisa wrote: "Saar wrote: "I'm reading The Twelve I have high hopes for it, as the first one of the trilogy was really good.And I'm reading The Couple Next Door, ..."
Which book do you mean? I've finished 'The couple next door', but it was a bit of a disapointement. I expected a lot more of it.
Saar - I was referring to The Couple Next Door - I liked it although it doesn't sound like you and a few others did. I did the audio and it worked rather well. I remember not wanting to turn it off.
I've just started The Ghost Brigades as I needed a break from Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.Circe is so good (80% through that) that everything else pales in comparison!
@Margo: what do you find of 'Jonathan Strange and...'? It has been on my TBR - pile for ages.
I agree Margo, Circe is amazing! I'm pretty sure it will be a 5 star read for me.
Peggy, I have just finished and - WOW! Can't wait to discuss the ending ☺Saar Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell is a reread for me. It is a strange (no pun intended lol) story. For me parts were 5 star and parts 3 star. It is way to long and on my first read, failed to hold my attention all the way through. I loved the writing style and the setting - I did not love the plot the plot in parts. Part one is wonderful ☺
I dnf'd Jonathan Strange. It drove me crazy. Completely forgot all about the book.
Yes, it really is too long - it gets a lot of dnf's! Either you fall in love with writing or you don't. I hesitate to recommend it but I do love to come across someone else who loved it 😉
I loved it. I needed to get through the first 100pp on a long haul flight with nothing else to read, but once I cracked that wall I was hooked. Has anyone watched the series? Highly recommend
No, I've been on the lookout for that but I managed to miss it :(I suppose it will come to Netflix eventually!
Margo wrote: "No, I've been on the lookout for that but I managed to miss it :(I suppose it will come to Netflix eventually!"
It's a BBC production, so not sure where they all end up.
I finished Circe. It was a 5 star read. Woot!Next up is Dandelion Wine for my monthly challenge read. I had started it, but I'm going to re-start it from the beginning.
I finished Circe too. Finally got my first 5 star book of the year :)Next is either I Shall Be Near to You for the group read, or Purple Hibiscus for the monthly challenge.
Janice wrote: "I finished Circe. It was a 5 star read. Woot!Next up is Dandelion Wine for my monthly challenge read. I had started it, but I'm going to re-start it from the beginning."
I'm going to restart Dandelion Wine soon too. I've invested in the audiobook version to slow me down. I was racing through too quickly before and I want to savour the writing at a leisurely pace. The book breathes Summer.
We finally have summer too, so it's great timing.
I've thoroughly complained already about my lack of time for reading lately, so I won't do it again. I started The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse 15 days ago and only got to page 107. I was planning to finish it this weekend, since things are kind of quiet here, but I just can't focus on it. It is not the book. I like the story and the writing. It is me and all the things going on on my head right now. So I decided to renew it on the library, so I can keep it a few more days, and I will go with Ready Player One instead, which should be lighter, funnier, and a better fit for me at this moment. I know many of you loved it, so here I go.
Looking forward to hear you thoughts on it Sandra.
Finished The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After
My review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/2376351641
Dem wrote: "Finished The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes AfterMy review: www.goodreads...."
I had just come across this yesterday, Dem. Thanks for your thoughts on it
I started reading (listening to) Dark Water today, but at the beginning of the book, they state the title as "Dark Water: A totally gripping thriller with a killer twist." So, that got me thinking about next month's theme and I went looking. Goodreads does not have it listed as having a subtitle (though it does have a series title so it would fit anyway), but Amazon has all of the books in the series listed with subtitles.https://www.amazon.com/Detective-Erik...
Since the full title is "Dark Water: A totally gripping thriller with a killer twist (Detective Erika Foster Book 3)," I think I may put it aside for next month and start something else. Here I go putting things aside again!
I think I may start Roses of May for the monthly challenge. I really wanted to keep it aside for the zodiac challenge, but honestly it's not one that can't be replaced or for a sign that I had trouble covering so it doesn't make sense for me to not use it for the monthly challenge.
I'm reading the https://www.goodreads.com/series/4126... Sword-Dancer and it's surprisingly good (it was writen in the 80ies!!).The characters are well developed, not too "cardboarded" and yet with nuances according to their gender, age and origin... A true finding
Just finished In Your Hands - great book! Originally written in Portuguese - translated by Andrea Rosenberg. My review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Kristie wrote: "I think I may start Roses of May for the monthly challenge. I really wanted to keep it aside for the zodiac challenge, but honestly it's not one that can't be replaced or for a sign that I had trouble covering so it doesn't make sense for me to not use it for the monthly challenge."And moar badges!
True, Rusalka! That should really be the goal. lol
So, I put aside Dark Water for next month's theme and I started Roses of May for this month's challenge instead. I also put aside Fierce Kingdomand started The Portrait of Molly Dean for a buddy read. I plan to read the two books I put aside next though!
Kristie wrote: "So, I put aside Dark Water for next month's theme and I started Roses of May for this month's challenge instead. I also put aside Fierce Kingdomand s..."Good idea to read Roses of May during May! I have that one put aside for the ZZ too, but I might read during for the monthly challenge. I seriiously need to do something about the all the unread books I own instead of reading library books! This is my new personal, challenge 😤
I do that too, Margo! I own so many that just sit there unread.
I had 450 in my tbr. I got rid of all the duplicate entries, books incorrectly shelved etc and that leaves me 423. I have set up my thread in the member zone I am going to get serious about tackling this self-created problem!
Margo wrote: "I had 450 in my tbr. I got rid of all the duplicate entries, books incorrectly shelved etc and that leaves me 423. I have set up my thread in the member zone I am going to get serious about tacklin..."I have around 500 books overall, 342 unread. I need to make a big dent. Good luck, Margo!
Thanks Pragya :-) Good luck with your own dent!
Margo wrote: "Peggy, I have just finished and - WOW! Can't wait to discuss the ending ☺Saar Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell is a reread for me. It is a strange (no pun intended lol) story. For me pa..."
Thank you for your thoughts. I wanted to read it for very long, but it's the length of the story that is holding me back. I think the translation has about 1000 pages and I have a bit enough from the big books.
I finished Stephen Holgate's Tangier - I was surprised how much I enjoyed it - it had bits of many of my favorite things in a book - conflicted and flawed characters, great setting, mystery, WW II...My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...I'm also reading The Poet X and it's amazingly good. I think I'm my way to another 5-star book - my winning streak hasn't slowed down!
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And I'm reading The Couple Next Door, but this is such a predictiv..."
Saar, I read The Couple Next Door earlier this year and I really did not like it much at all. I had loads of problems with it, including finding it very predictable. It's my least favourite book of 2018 so far. Hopefully it will pick up for you and you will end up enjoying it more than I did.