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[Laurel County]

370. What do you consider to be a "beach read" book?

[Debra Diggs]

For me, a beach read book is very light reading. A book that does need a lot of thought. Something easy to look away from, look back, and pick right back up without losing your place.

Defining beach reads is interesting. I have seen people list thrillers as beach reads and that is something that I would never consider :)

[jb]

A beach read book to me is any book you want to read on the beach. I miss going to the beach to relax and read.

[Laurel County]

Debra Digs wrote: "For me, a beach read book is very light reading. A book that does need a lot of thought. Something easy to look away from, look back, and pick right back up without losing your place.

Defining bea..."

Yeah, I will throw some thrillers in as beach reads, especially if they have a summer setting.

[Laurel County]

jb wrote: "A beach read book to me is any book you want to read on the beach. I miss going to the beach to relax and read."

I would totally agree with that.

[Laurel County]

371. What are some of your favorite thrillers?

[Debra Diggs]

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- Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
- The Stand by Stephen King
- A Time to Kill by John Grisham
- Bird Box by Josh Malerman

[Jennifer]

Lock Every Door by Riley Sager
The Girl from Widow Hills by Megan Miranda

[Laurel County]

372. What are some of your favorite fantasy books?

[Debra Diggs]

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- Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
- Dune by Frank Herbert
- The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
- The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White

[jb]

One of my favorite sci-fi fantasy’s is the original Shannara Trilogy which I read in the 90s. It really pushed my love for reading as an adult.

[Laurel County]

I still have a lot of fantasy book that I want to read that I have a feeling will be favorites. But some of my favorite fantasy books so far are:
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune

[Laurel County]

373. What's the longest reading slump you've been in? How did you get out of it?

[Vivian]

It's definitely been months long before. I allowed myself to get everything else out of my system (watching tv, youtube, tik tok, etc.) before I tried reading again. I didn't force it.

[Lacie]

I don't know if I've ever been in a reading slump longer than a week. (And usually that's just because I'm too busy. For example, last month I went on vacation to visit some friends and had no time to read for a little under a week.) I can't think of a specific time when I was consistently not reading anything, so I don't know if I can say how I get out of a reading slump.

[jb]

I’m not sure how long but it’s been months before. Basically I just pushed out of it one day. I sat down and either read a book I was really looking forward to or an old favorite.

[Laurel County]

374. What are some of your favorite suspenseful thrillers?

[Laurel County]

Krystyna wrote: "374. What are some of your favorite suspenseful thrillers?"

These are some of my faves that I kept turning pages and didn't want to put down:
Lock Every Door by Riley Sager
No Exit by Taylor Adams

[Lacie]

I'm bad with genres, so I'm not sure if these books fall under the "suspenseful thriller" category or not. But they were definitely thrilling for me! :)
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1. Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
2. Variant by Robison Wells
3. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
4. House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin Craig
5. The Fixer by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

[Debra Diggs]

Suspenseful Thrillers

- The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchison
- Jaws by Peter Benchley
- Relic by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

[Laurel County]

375. What are some of your favorite horror books?

[Debra Diggs]

Krystyna wrote: "375. What are some of your favorite horror books?"

- Dracula by Bram Stoker
- The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey

[Vivian]

I honestly don't read enough horror to have favorites. Does I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid count? If so, then that's probably my favorite.

[Laurel County]

376. What books are on your June TBR?

[Debra Diggs]

This is a copy and paste from one of my other book groups, where I make a tentative list every month.

June TBR

Continuing from May
✔ Sooley by John Grisham
- The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
- Cathedral of the Sea by Ildefonso Falcones
- The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens

Planned
- The Help by Kathryn Stockett
- The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne
- They Poured Fire on Us from the Sky: The True Story of Three Lost Boys from Sudan by Benson Deng
✔ The Lost Boys of Sudan by Jeff Burlingame
- Medicine Walk by Richard Wagamese
- Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
✔ The Black Veil by Charles Dickens
- The Wreck of the Golden Mary by Charles Dickens

Maybe
- A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters
- Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
- Frozen Hell by John W. Campbell Jr.

[jb]

June TBR:

Les Misérables - need to finish
Brunch and Other Obligations
Bewitched and Betrothed
The Plain Janes
Eat, and Love Yourself
The Cherry Cola Book Club
Pet Sematary

[Vivian]

Right now the only book on my June tbr is The Hunting Wives by May Cobb. I'll be lucky if I even finish it this month.

[Laurel County]

377. What was the best book you read last month?

[Debra Diggs]

The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune

[Vivian]

I didn't read anything last month.

[Lacie]

The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak. It was a re-read, but I'm so glad I read it again. That book has a special place in my heart. :)

[Laurel County]

378. What was your least favorite read last month? Why?

[jb]

The Benefits of Being an Octopus was my least favorite. I still liked it ok but it wasn’t great.

[Debra Diggs]

Paris Cravings by Kimberley Montpetit was my least favorite. The main character was a twit.

[Laurel County]

379. How many books did you read last month?

[Lacie]

I read 5 books last month. I usually read more, but I went on vacation and I didn't have time to read.

[jb]

I read five books last month. I had a hard time pushing through one or two of them.

[Vivian]

I didn't read anything last month.

[Debra Diggs]

I read 13 books last month. Three of them were short.

[Laurel County]

I read 9 books last month.
2 - novels
4 - poetry books
3 - graphic novels

[Laurel County]

380. What June book releases are you most excited for? Why?

[Debra Diggs]

I am not entirely sure these are both June releases.

• Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid, because I enjoyed Daisy Jones and the Six.
• The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid, because it is supposed to be similar to Spinning Silver and The Bear and the Nightingale, both of which I enjoyed.

[Vivian]

Malibu Rising by TJR
Very Sincerely Yours by Kerry Winfrey
Hairpin Bridge by Taylor Adams

[Laurel County]

Debra Digs wrote: "I am not entirely sure these are both June releases.

• Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid, because I enjoyed Daisy Jones and the Six.
• [book:The Wolf and the W..."

I bought both of those books. I know the library has a physical copy of Malibu Rising and a physical copy of The Wolf and the Woodsman is on order. These are both anticipated releases for me too.

[Laurel County]

Vivian wrote: "Malibu Rising by TJR
Very Sincerely Yours by Kerry Winfrey
Hairpin Bridge by Taylor Adams"

I'm excited to read Malibu Rising. I just need to read Evelyn Hugo first. I'm beyond excited for Hairpin Bridge!! I can't wait for my copy to be delivered.

[Laurel County]

381. If you had to pick one book that is the essence of summer what would it be? Why?

[Vivian]

I didn't like the book, but Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren is the essence of summer. It's very fluffy, romantic, funny, and hard-hitting at times.

[Debra Diggs]

The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune because it was fun, and had an island and an ocean.

[Laurel County]

382. Have you ever bought a second copy of a book just because it had a different cover?

[Vivian]

Yes. I try to just go for the cover I want first, though.