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What Are You Reading? - 2019

I'll start Spirit's End tomorrow. This will kill the series! There's a killer loose. *evil laugh*




I didn't know there was going to be a Witcher series! I have at least 4 of the books unread, better get my skates on.
I'm glad Faithful Place didn't disappoint. It wasn't big on on the who-done-it, as you say, that was pretty obvious, but for character study, she can't be beat 😊

I'll start Blood Rites later today. This is book 6 in the Dresdin Files. It's been a while since I left off on that series and I've forgotten a lot. I'll have to google and see if I can find a synopsis of the series to refresh my memory.

I'm now listening to Gillespie and I.
I tried to cancel my Script membership but they offered me a free month so I'm trying listen to as many as I can lit in before 13th august!


My Review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/2745241988
Margo wrote: "I finished The Wall. It was very well written but I found the ending unsatisfying.
I'm now listening to Gillespie and I.
I tried to cancel my Script membership but..."
I recently read The Wall Margo. I was OK with the ending and must say, this book freaked me out a bit. Took me a while to stop thinking about the possibility of being a Defender at some point in my life!
I'm now listening to Gillespie and I.
I tried to cancel my Script membership but..."
I recently read The Wall Margo. I was OK with the ending and must say, this book freaked me out a bit. Took me a while to stop thinking about the possibility of being a Defender at some point in my life!





I'm now starting The Turn of the Key which is technically a "just because" read, but I'm wondering if I will be able to slot it into the Movie Mania challenge.

I started Fuzzy Nation today for the monthly challenge.

I am actually enjoying it. Yes its about a child growing up with alcoholic parents. The children in the book are strong. The main char reminds me a little bit of Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird.

I also finished 1984 yesterday, and I liked it more than I expected.
My book club pick for next month is March, which I picked. I am very happy to finally read it. I will start rereading today Little Women as a warm up.

I started The Man Who Spoke Snakish yesterday.


Have you read the other 3 books in the series?

Tomorrow, I will start City of Girls.

I'm also reading The Au Pair (half done, should go quickly) and The Island of Sea Women about haenyeo ( female divers living on the Korean island of Jeju ). Waiting in the wings, impatiently, are The Lost Girls of Paris, The Night Visitors , The Long Flight Home, The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter, and The Silent Patient. It'll be a race to see what I get to finish.


Are you doing the audio on [book:Daisy Jones & The Six Kristie, or doing the eye thing? I did the audio and it was great - different voices which made it super fun.

Are you doing the audio on [book:Daisy Jones & The Six Kristie, or doing the eye thing? I did the audio and it was great - different voices which made it super fun.
I'm listening to the audio and it's like listening to one of those old band documentaries where they interview a bunch of people and cut it together for tv. I can almost picture all these people being interviewed.

Oh great! I was hoping you were - Jennifer Beals, Benjamin Bratt - a great collection of narrators - it's kind of like an old radio show!

I am still making my way through The Man Who Spoke Snakish but I started Acceptance because it came off hold and I really wanted to kill off a trilogy.
I cannot figure out if it is making things that happened in the first two books clearer yet or not. It is written in second person. "You this and you that." It feels weird.

I enjoyed that one, Peggy. I hope you like it too.

Tonight I will start Lord John and the Private Matter. It's a "just because" read.

Do I need to finish the Outlander books before reading Lord John?

Do I need to finish the Outlander books before reading Lord John?"
No, I don't think you need to read the entire 'Outlander' series before reading 'Lord John', Cherie. The Lord John books mainly take place during the years covered in Voyager so if you have read up to and including 'Voyager', you should be okay. That is how it has worked out for me, I stalled on the 'Outlander' series after 'Voyager'. Also, I know a couple of people who have read some of the 'Lord John' books without reading any of the 'Outlander' books and they understood them perfectly fine and from reviews I have read on here, it seems a lot of people have done the same.
*Edit* I just checked on Diana Gabaldon's website and she confirms the 'Lord John' books can be read separately from 'Outlander' and you don't need to have read 'Outlander' to read 'Lord John'.

Now I'm moving on to The Lost Girls of Paris. A co-worker's husband read it and said it was very good.

are you doing [book:Daisy Jones & The Six on audio Kristie? I just finished it and it is incredibly good! Audio definitely enhances this one.
I'm about half way through Longbourn.It's OK but Daisy is a hard act to follow.

I'm now listening to Gillespie and I.
I tried to cancel my Script ..."
I know! It was a bit too close to what's happening now to be a comfortable read. One bit that sticks in my mind was (view spoiler)

I enjoyed that one, Peggy. I hope you like it too."
I was a bit disappointed with it unfortunately :(
I've started The Mad Ship for a buddy read.

I will join Peggy for the buddy read on The Mad Ship.

I enjoyed that one, Peggy. I hope you like it too."
I was a bit disappointed with it unfortunately :("
Oh, that's a shame :(. I really like 17th century history so that may have been why I enjoyed it more.




I agree that there could have been more set in the past. As is often the case with duel timeline novels, I usually prefer the storyline set in the past over that set in the present. That was definitely the case with this.
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My Review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/2564960831"
I just got that one for review in the mail today. I was concerned by the line in the blurb, "The Serial Killer isn’t on trial. He’s on the Jury." I thought how could that happen? What are the chances of someone who committed a murder being chosen to be on the jury? But, I figured I'd give it a try since there have been a lot of positive reviews. I'm hoping I don't have to suspend my disbelief too much.