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IX. Currently Reading?
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What are you currently reading (or just finished)?
Just finished Such A Fun Age & Harry Potter & The Sorcerers Stone. Now I am actually reading Five Feet Apart and Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets. I apparently have decided I like to get lost in two stories at once? Weird I know.
Read book 1 in a Louise Cooper fantasy series - The Deceiver and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3209683297.
Read book 3 in the Tanith Lee Flat Earth series - Delusion's Master and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1915123409.
This week I read two amazing books. So, here's what I read, along with my book reviews.Eradication
by Charles E. Yallowitz
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
OK, WOW! If it wasn't for my reading time being more limited this week, I could have totally read this book in one sitting! It's an amazing addition to
the series, which was a gripping read. It has an exciting plot, which alternates between being an action-packed thrill ride and an emotional rollercoaster,
with some delightful moments of comedy thrown in to give you a moment to catch your breath. The way these characters are evolving is wonderful, and I can't
wait to see what will happen next.
Grinders
by C.S. Boyack
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is another amazing book by this author. The characters are relatable and believable people, the plot is fantastic, and the worldbuilding is incredible.
It has an extremely satisfying ending too. Not to mention, it's an interesting glimpse in to possible future technological and scientific advances, as
well as being a subtle but powerful reminder of where we might be heading if we don't start making wiser choices and taking care of our planet. All those
elements, combined with the author's wonderful writing, make for an excellent read, which I have no hesitation at all in recommending.
A Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
My rating: 5 out of 5 stars
I just finished reading A Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds. Oh. My. Word. That book really needs a sequel! When the author finished the book without letting me know if Will found and killed the guy that shot Shawn, I almost screamed! It felt as if I wasn't really finishing the book...When I did put the book, I also began to think about how good the story was. I will admit, though, that I was expecting there to be paragraphs of words to read and not have everything written in poetic form. I really did like the book and Jason Reynolds is amazing! If you like suspense, mystery, murder, poetry, and a variety of characters to get to know, I highly, HIGHLY, recommend this amazing and wonderful book to you.
Finished listening to Acceptance. Beautifully written but maybe a little unfulfilling in terms of content. Now listening to Infinite.Also reading Yesterday's Gone: Season Five.
Read Delirium's Mistress, book 4 in the Flat Earth series by Tanith Lee and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1915123431.
Just finished 'Outlander' (and loved it!). Just started 'The Girl with all the Gifts' (and loving it so far!)
Finished Butterflies in November by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir (Iceland). I enjoyed it but not as much as her Hotel Silence.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I am currently reading, So B. It by Sarah Weeks. I just started yesterday and I am liking it so far...
Just got Ben Myers' The Offing, and a JL Borges book (very bleak), also What Should Be Wild by Julia Fine, and Wild Bill Donovan by Cave Brown. But mostly enjoying John Adams by David McCullough. That's so outstanding, I recommend it to everyone. https://mikaelcovey1.blogspot.com/202...
Tananarive Due short stories: Ghost Summer, in preparation to read one of her novels. She weaves a great story!
Just starting
I liked the first 2 books in this series and so far book 3 is on par with them.
I finished my 25th book and I finished my 26th book
Finished The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway. It's considered a masterpiece but it just wasn't for me. I'm more of a Faulkner fan.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I've been working my way through the Dragon Courage series by Kandi J. Wyatt. I'm on the fifth book now and I'm enjoying the series. A little light reading is exactly what I needed. LOL
I've just finished Cotula by Debbie Manber Kuyper. It is book 5 in her P.A.W.S. saga, It is a YA fantasy tale, set in the present-day world. A tale of shapeshifters, animagi and werewolves, it continues the story begun in P.A.W.S. and continued in the other three books.I enjoyed the story and liked the characters, which are well-drawn. The main criticism I have is that the editing is far from perfect. I found a lot of things that should have been picked up. The author credits an editor, but a lot of errors slipped through that should have been picked up in the edit.
I just have one review for you this week, and here it is:The Animals of Farthing Wood
by Colin Dann
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Having loved the animated TV series for this when I was younger, and also heard snippets of the story when my brother was listening to it on audio when
we were young, I was eager to actually read the whole book. I was not disappointed. It was just as good as I thought it would be; as good as the TV series,
if not better. Only the fact I limited myself to how many chapters I could read at a time before bed stopped me devouring the book in one go. I highly
recommend this book, and look forward to reading the rest of the series.
Reading through James’s Ellroy’s LA Quartet. I finished The Black Dahlia last month and I’m halfway through The Big Nowhere right now. The vocab and dialect of 1950s cops takes some getting used to, but now that I’m in I’m loving it.
Finished A Fist or a Heart by Kristín Eiríksdóttir from Iceland. It's an award-winning novel. I enjoyed it a lot.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Recently finished Q by Christina Dalcher an amazing Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller, Futuristic and dark future prospect!! I have just started reading Anne by Zarina Macha and am feeling 'pulled into' this story already.
Just finished 'The Girl with all the Gifts' (loved it!) and now reading 'Metamorphosis' by Kafka.
Yesterday I finished "Fireproof" by Eric Wilson. A very beautiful story and whose movie has influenced me since I was a teenager.
Finished A Meal In Winter by Hubert Mingarelli, translated from the French by Sam Taylor.Set in World War II in Poland. It's short, powerful, and brilliant.
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I just finished reading a Netgalley of Anne by Zarina Macha.....an interesting, unusual yet realistic, believable story.
Hi everyone, I am reading more than a slave by Anaelle Gadeyene
I just finished reading Loki: Where Mischief Lies. I usually don't read Marvel or DC novels but I really liked this one.
Naylene wrote: "I just finished Dracula. Lately, I've been wanting to read classics."I've been wanting to read classics for a while too! I think I'm going to read Frankenstein next.
Christopher wrote: "I just started Cinder, by Marissa Meyer. Very interesting story. I can see more reality in this as I age and watch those around me receive knee, and joint replacements."My friends recommended this book to me a lot but I never got around to reading it. I think I'll start it soon tho.
This week I read two books. So, here's what I read, along with my reviews.Survive
by Vera Nazarian
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
If I could give this more than five stars, I totally would! I've been dying to read this one ever since finishing the other three books in the series,
and can tell you it was well worth the wait. It's a long book, but needs to be; it's just the right length to tell the part of the story it needs to tell.
I was torn between being desperate to know what happens, so wanting to keep reading until I was done, and wanting to take my time with it so I could spend
as long as possible with the characters. The worldbuilding is incredible, the descriptions are beautiful, the characters are well-rounded (and it's great
to see how they've developed as the series has progressed) and the plot moves at a perfect pace. The series as a whole is awesome, and this book is the
perfect ending to it, even if part of me wishes there was more, just so I could spend more time in the world, and with the characters - especially Aeson.
The Law of Three and Other Relationships
by Barbara G. Tarn
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is another great collection of sweet stories by this author.
Finished The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne. An 18th C. classic. I've been reading it with a group for the last couple of months. It's not for everyone because it can be frustrating. But I enjoyed it.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Reviewed some books a while back but didn't get round to actually posting links to them:Book 5 in Tanith Lee's Flat Earth series Night's Sorceries - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3233262822
Book 2 of Louise Cooper's Chaos Gate trilogy, The Pretender - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3216392791
Volkhavaar by Tanith Lee - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1915124871
and as a break from fantasy
Colin Dexter's Death is Now My Neighbour - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3233304182"
Recently I finished
The Girl with No Face by M.H. Boroson. An entertaining read. 4.3 stars.My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I'm now reading
Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev.
Samhita wrote: "Naylene wrote: "I just finished Dracula. Lately, I've been wanting to read classics."I've been wanting to read classics for a while too! I think I'm going to read Frankenstein next."
I challenged myself this year to read a classic a month. Currently reading Forever Amber by Kathleen Winsor. Read Dracula a year ago. Was disappointed in it. What do you think?
Finished Mama Hissa's Mice by Saud Alsanousi; translated by Sawad Hussain. It takes place over a thirty year period in Kuwait and is a compelling narrative of the devastating impact of war and sectarian violence. My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I'm reading Educated by Tara Westover. It's a memoir. Lots of emotions while I read this book. Powerful, and beautiful.
I'm reading through the entire original Goosebumps series. Those books are not only charming, but actually give me nuggets of inspiration for future writing projects. R.L. Stine really is a prolific author that has a lot of great ideas.
This week I only read one book, because it was quite a long one. So, here's what I read, along with my book review.Outlander
by Diana Gabaldon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I'm glad I decided to go with the audio version of this, because I dread to think how hard it would have been to read most of it with a screen reader of
some kind. It took some getting used to even with the audio version... Enough that I very nearly deducted a star for it. However, since apart from the
Scottish dialect taking a bit to get used to, I loved this book, I'm giving it the full five stars. The historical aspects were fascinating, and the characters
were interesting. I look forward to the next book.
I just started
a dark fantasy. I haven't gotten far into it yet, I'm a pretty slow reader, but it has held my interest. We'll see where it goes.
Read Tanith Lee's Tamastara, or The Indian Nights and reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3243365021
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