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message 651: by Margo (new)

Margo | 11675 comments The only one I've tried was The Crane Wife and I didn't get on with it at all. This series is so much better.


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Sarah | 18550 comments Margo wrote: "The only one I've tried was The Crane Wife and I didn't get on with it at all. This series is so much better."

Did you not do the group read of A Monster Calls?


message 653: by Margo (new)

Margo | 11675 comments no. My library didn't have the audio.


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Renee (elenarenee) | 1650 comments I finished NOS4A2 I was a bit disappointed. It won numerous awards for horror. I was hoping for delicious chills. It just didn't scare me. I guess I have become fearless/


message 656: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 60107 comments Margo wrote: "no. My library didn't have the audio."

If you ever get the chance, Margo, read A Monster Calls. It's an awesome book!


message 657: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 60107 comments I finished book 2 in the Winternight Trilogy, The Girl in the Tower. It was much better than the first book. I hope to read the final book in July.

I will start Faithful tomorrow for the monthly challenge.


message 658: by Margo (new)

Margo | 11675 comments Did you read of listen to A Monster Calls Janice?

Renee, it was a while ago but I was disappointed in NOS4A2 aswell. He's not a patch on his Da!


message 659: by Dem (new)

Dem | 986 comments Finished The Wild Heart of Stevie Nicks The Wild Heart of Stevie Nicks by Rob Sheffield
Free Audio book on Audible

My Review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/2824084773


message 660: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 60107 comments Margo wrote: "Did you read of listen to A Monster Calls Janice?

Renee, it was a while ago but I was disappointed in NOS4A2 aswell. He's not a patch on his Da!"


I listened to it.


message 661: by Renee (new)

Renee (elenarenee) | 1650 comments I am reading a nice light bookThe Girl Who Stopped Swimming

I enjoy this author. She writes believable chars. The stories are all very different. They are a bit romancey. But I still enjoy them


message 662: by PattyMacDotComma (new)

PattyMacDotComma If only the world would learn the lessons of the late Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor and renowned teacher and peace activist. Ariel Burger was his student and friend, now a teacher himself. His Witness: Lessons from Elie Wiesel's Classroom is a must-read.
Witness Lessons from Elie Wiesel's Classroom by Ariel Burger 5★ Link to my review


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Lisa (lisathebooklover) | 9244 comments I finished The Confessions of Frannie Langton for the Movie Mania challenge. Here is my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Next up for me is The Burning Chambers which I should be able to slot into the Movie Mania challenge.


message 664: by Margo (new)

Margo | 11675 comments I finished The Red Tent for the group read and I loved it! I am left without words, but I'll have to find something to say for the reporting thread.

I am now listening to The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane and it is promising.


message 665: by Sandra, Moderator (new)

Sandra (sanlema) | 11316 comments I am still reading The Murmur of Bees. I am loving the writing and fascinated with the characters.

I also started The Mystery of the Yellow Room, which also engaged me right away.


message 666: by Janice, Moderator (new)

Janice (jamasc) | 60107 comments I finished Faithful for the monthly challenge. Next up is Cardinal Black for my Movie Mania, and 2019 release. So excited!


message 667: by Wildgoose (new)

Wildgoose | 13 comments So I finished The Ice Cream Girls. It was ok, but with a few misses. I did enjoy reading it, but I cannot say that it was one of the top of my list. You can find My very short review (and spoiler free) here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Now, I will start reading The Word Is Murder


message 668: by Sarah (new)

Sarah | 18550 comments Margo wrote: "I finished The Red Tent for the group read and I loved it! I am left without words, but I'll have to find something to say for the reporting thread."

We read this as a group read a few years back - search out the old thread!


message 669: by Margo (new)

Margo | 11675 comments Sarah wrote: "Margo wrote: "I finished The Red Tent for the group read and I loved it! I am left without words, but I'll have to find something to say for the reporting thread."

We read this as a gr..."


I will Sarah, thanks!


message 670: by Kristie, Moderator (last edited May 20, 2019 04:59AM) (new)

Kristie | 19338 comments I'm working through some new releases for series that I've been reading. I started with Wolfhunter River, which was the most recent book in the Stillhouse Lake series. It was a transitional book in the series and I thought was really well done. I just finished The Night Window, which was a really good wrap up to the Jane Hawk series.

I'm starting The Vanishing Season today, which is the next book in The Collector series. Then, next up I'll be reading Dark Site, which is the newest in the Sam Dryden series. All of the books were released in just over a month from April 23rd to May 28th.


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Peggy (pebbles84) | 15868 comments I'm starting The Toymakers. My expectations are sky-high (thanks Lisa! ;-))


message 672: by Peggy (new)

Peggy (pebbles84) | 15868 comments First impression: The first chapter is one of the most engaging and magical chapters I've ever read! What a way to set the tone for the rest of the book!


message 673: by Margo (new)

Margo | 11675 comments Peggy wrote: "First impression: The first chapter is one of the most engaging and magical chapters I've ever read! What a way to set the tone for the rest of the book!"

Another one I must read soon. It's been in my pile for ages!


message 674: by PattyMacDotComma (new)

PattyMacDotComma Coffin Road is a pretty grim address, but in this case, it's the only starting point a man with amnesia has in the mystery by Peter May. Outer Hebrides, Scotland! Storms, lighthouses, murder!
Coffin Road by Peter May Link to my review


message 675: by Lisa (new)

Lisa (lisathebooklover) | 9244 comments Peggy wrote: "I'm starting The Toymakers. My expectations are sky-high (thanks Lisa! ;-))"

I hope you enjoy it, Peggy!


message 676: by Lisa (last edited May 21, 2019 06:10AM) (new)

Lisa (lisathebooklover) | 9244 comments Peggy wrote: "First impression: The first chapter is one of the most engaging and magical chapters I've ever read! What a way to set the tone for the rest of the book!"

Those were exactly my thoughts when I read it. It's a great opening chapter.


message 677: by Lisa (new)

Lisa (lisathebooklover) | 9244 comments Margo wrote: "Peggy wrote: "First impression: The first chapter is one of the most engaging and magical chapters I've ever read! What a way to set the tone for the rest of the book!"

Another one I must read soo..."


Yes, you really must read it, Margo 😉


message 678: by Margo (last edited May 21, 2019 07:07AM) (new)

Margo | 11675 comments I keep putting on priority list but something always happens. At the moment I giving preference to library books over books that I liked the sound of so much that I bough them - mad!

Saying that, my hold on The Silence of the Girls has just come through (finally!!!) and I am looking forward to that. There have been some negative reviews (yours included I think Lisa) but I will be able to find out for myself now. Circe has set the bar for mythology a bit high this year :-)


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Gavin (thewalkingdude) | 340 comments I'm reading The Canterbury Tales


message 680: by Lisa (last edited May 21, 2019 08:13AM) (new)

Lisa (lisathebooklover) | 9244 comments Margo wrote: "I keep putting on priority list but something always happens. At the moment I giving preference to library books over books that I liked the sound of so much that I bough them - mad!

Saying that, ..."


Yes, The Silence of the Girls was a DNF for me, Margo. I found it very disappointing. Hopefully you will have better luck with it. I agree about Circe setting the bar high for mythology retellings. Between that and The Song of Achilles, Madeline Miller is really leading the way with that genre at the moment.


message 681: by Sarah (new)

Sarah | 18550 comments I finished The Stone Sky for the buddy read and movie challenge. It seemed to take me an age to read. Now on to Grave Peril. I needed something easy and light. I think it fits a task in the movie challenge too.


message 682: by Margo (new)

Margo | 11675 comments Yay Sarah! Can't wait to see your final thoughts.


message 683: by PattyMacDotComma (new)

PattyMacDotComma I started listening to an interview with author Jojo Moyes about her popular Me Before You, and the interviewer warned me to go make a cup of tea if I didn't want to hear spoilers. I decided, better than that, I'll read the book first! And very glad I did, too! I enjoyed both the book and the interview.
Me Before You (Me Before You, #1) by Jojo Moyes 4.5★ Link to my review and BBC author interview


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Margo | 11675 comments I finisned The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane and found it a slow listen. I gave it 3 stars. It had some interesting historical bits so I'm not sorry I read it.

I'm about 25% into The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and am really drawn into the story.


message 686: by Lisa (last edited May 25, 2019 07:39AM) (new)

Lisa (lisathebooklover) | 9244 comments I have put The Burning Chambers back on my shelf for now. I started it, quite enjoyed the couple of chapters I read, but then I was unable to read for a few days and now I'm just not in the mood for such a long book.

I am going to start Wakenhyrst instead, just because. I really enjoyed Michelle Paver's two ghost stories, Dark Matter and Thin Air, so I'm looking forward to seeing what she does with the gothic genre.

I also started Very British Problems Volume III: Still Awkward, Still Raining yesterday. I enjoyed the first two volumes so thought I would check out the third.


message 687: by Dem (new)

Dem | 986 comments Just finished The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson . I think for readers who enjoy Historical Fiction they might well enjoy this one.

My Review: www.goodreads.co,/review/show/2824368593


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Tricia (triciareadsitall) | 900 comments Margo wrote: "I finished The Red Tent for the group read and I loved it! I am left without words, but I'll have to find something to say for the reporting thread.

I am now listening to [book:The Tea..."


Margo, I've just started The Red Tent so I'm glad you read it too. I'll be interested to see what you have to say about it in the thread. I'm not really far enough in yet to have a good idea of where it's going. I'm familiar with the biblical accounts of the characters and am really interested to see how the book stacks up. The female perspective is intriguing.

I read The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane and liked it but didn't love it. As you say in another post, some parts of it were really slow. I did enjoy the way she wrote about the ins and outs of the world of tea. Who knew? Some of that stuff was fascinating.


message 690: by Sandra, Moderator (new)

Sandra (sanlema) | 11316 comments Gavin wrote: "Currently reading The Narrow Road to the Deep North"

I liked this one, Gavin. It is intense.


message 691: by Sandra, Moderator (last edited May 26, 2019 01:05PM) (new)

Sandra (sanlema) | 11316 comments Just finished The Murmur of Bees which was my first 5 stars of the year. It was worth waiting. I loved the characters and found the writing very evocative. I would have liked to read the original in Spanish, but I happened to get this freebie in English and here we are. I would really like to reread it in Spanish in the future. In any case I have to say that the translation by Simon Bruni was incredibly good. So good that I am considering reading The Light of the Fireflies next just because he is the translator. I will wait until tomorrow to decide.


message 692: by Lilisa (new)

Lilisa | 2770 comments Sandra wrote: "Just finished The Murmur of Bees which was my first 5 stars of the year. It was worth waiting. I loved the characters and found the writing very evocative. I would have liked to rea..."

Great that you loved it, Sandra. I'm hoping all the free translated "world books" Amazon made available are stellar, so more readers are encouraged to step into other cultures/countries.


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Lilisa | 2770 comments Gavin wrote: "Currently reading The Narrow Road to the Deep North"

How are you finding the book Gavin? It's one of my favorites - the writing is phenomenal. However, there are very mixed reviews - some folks loved it, others did not care for it at all.


message 694: by Margo (new)

Margo | 11675 comments Tricia wrote: "Margo wrote: "I finished The Red Tent for the group read and I loved it! I am left without words, but I'll have to find something to say for the reporting thread.

I am now listening to..."


Tricia, I will also be interested to see what I'm going to say about The Red Tent! It was a story that packed so much into those pages, and I loved it so much that, that I am a bit intimided to try to review! I thought that some time to reflect might help but still nothing and time is running out lol

Re: The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane - I will never look at the humble cuppa in the same way again :-D


message 695: by Margo (new)

Margo | 11675 comments Finished The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and loved it. It was a proper , out fashioned, life story of a fictional movie star. So well written that I can't wait to check out other stuff by the author.

I have moved on to An American Marriage which is slow going.

I had a real fantasy binge buy in a recent audible sale so I have a TON of fantasy to read. I've decided to cancel my Scribd memership, for now, and concentrate of reading what I own. So, my membership ends on june 14th and til then I will be trying to read all I can from my Scribd TBR. It is a great recourse for ebooks and audiobooks and I look forward to returning to it after my solo fantasy read-a-thon. :-)


message 697: by Rusalka, Moderator (new)

Rusalka (rusalkii) | 19222 comments Gavin wrote: "Currently reading The Narrow Road to the Deep North"

I need to pick this up again soon. Hope you enjoy!


message 698: by Sandra, Moderator (new)

Sandra (sanlema) | 11316 comments Lilisa wrote: "Great that you loved it, Sandra. I'm hoping all the free translated "world books" Amazon made available are stellar, so more readers are encouraged to step into other cultures/countries."

I am glad this one was good, Lilisa. The only other word book I had tried was from last year's offers and it was a DNF for me. It was The House by the River


message 699: by Lilisa (new)

Lilisa | 2770 comments Sandra wrote: "Lilisa wrote: "Great that you loved it, Sandra. I'm hoping all the free translated "world books" Amazon made available are stellar, so more readers are encouraged to step into other cultures/countr..."

Hmm, I have House by the River to read too - I think I got it as an Amazon Prime first reads. it's not on my list to read in a hurry though.


message 700: by Sandra, Moderator (new)

Sandra (sanlema) | 11316 comments Hopefully you like it better than I did, Lilisa. I had many issues with it. I wrote a small comment on my review, but I don't want to influence you. :)


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