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What are you reading? - 2020
I just started The Silent Patient and it drew me in right away. I swore I wasn't going to start another right now. I have too many books going at the moment, so I really shouldn't have, but it goes back to the library in a couple of days. It seems this is just what I am in the mood for now.
I finished reading Mutant Message Down Under. It was such a new age rage back in the 90's, and now it's been discredited. There were certainly some fantastical elements, but gives you some food for thought at the same time.I'm going to dive into my monthly challenge book, Gator Bait and hopefully Fortune will make me laugh.
Kristie wrote: "I just started The Silent Patient and it drew me in right away. I swore I wasn't going to start another right now. I have too many books going at the moment, so I really shouldn't h..."Don't forget to check out the buddy read thread for this!
Just finished The Constant Princess which I loved. This is no surprise as I love all Philippa Gregory historical fiction. I have read most of this series out of order but it doesn't really make any difference as it's easy to slot them together.This author tells a good tale and its up to the reader how much to believe as much of it is unsupported. No one can know that was going the mind of people so long dead and buried and the existing documents only tell so much. I thank goodness that their authors willing to bring these characters to life and make educated guesses at what motavated them, as I'm too lazy to read factual books.
I'm half way through The Hunting Party and just starting a relisten of Into the Darkest Corner.
Sarah wrote: "Don't forget to check out the buddy read thread for this!"Oh, I would have missed it! Thanks, Sarah.
Kristie wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Don't forget to check out the buddy read thread for this!"Oh, I would have missed it! Thanks, Sarah."
No worries. We had a good discussion if I remember rightly.
I felt like I needed a fiction audiobook for when i'm doing chores, rather than the non fiction i had started before the pandemic. So I've started Sabriel.
Sarah wrote: "Kristie wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Don't forget to check out the buddy read thread for this!"Oh, I would have missed it! Thanks, Sarah."
No worries. We had a good discussion if I remember rightly."
I added my thoughts so far. :)
Sarah wrote: "I felt like I needed a fiction audiobook for when i'm doing chores, rather than the non fiction i had started before the pandemic. So I've started Sabriel."I plan on reading this one soon. I hope. Best laid plans and all that. How are you doing with The Last Emperox?
I've got heaps of books left to read in Kerry Greenwood's delightful Phryne Fisher's mystery series. Here's my take on #2, Flying Too High. 
4★ Link to my Flying Too High review
Janice wrote: "I plan on reading this one soon. I hope. Best laid plans and all that. How are you doing with The Last Emperox?"
I was really pleased to be back in the interdependency and see all the familiar characters. It felt a little slow at the beginning and there were a couple chapters with info dumps but now i'm into it and enjoying it. It could be me though and my poor attention span right now.
Oh aand the beginning of Sabriel was really interesting so I'm curious how it will pan out.
Peggy wrote: "I'm reading Norse Mythology for the yearly challenge."Are you enjoying it? I really liked it.
Loving it so far! I know many of the characters but am not familiar with the myths. It's great reading them, and of course Gaiman writing is fantastic as well.
I was the same. Knew of the characters but not familar with the myths.
PattyMacDotComma wrote: "I've got heaps of books left to read in Kerry Greenwood's delightful Phryne Fisher's mystery series. Here's my take on #2, Flying Too High. . I totally forgot about this series and know I enjoyed Cocaine Blues. Thanks Patty for adding another 20 books to my TBR lol
I started reading The Raven King and I've been trying to slow myself down, this is the last book of the series and I feel quite sad :( I'm getting so attached to some of the characters.
I finished Son of the Black Sword yesterday. I don't think I'll read the sequel. I just felt the story had been done before and nothing new was brought to the genre.I will start The Companions today for the toppler.
Finished Death in Delft - a fun and enjoyable historical mystery - it's been awhile since I've read this genre and I might want to seek out more! My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I finished Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death and The Silent Patient today. I read Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? for the toppler, then decided to finish The Silent Patient because it was due to be sent back to the library tomorrow morning. I'm planning to try to finish some of the (4) books I already have going, but I may also start The Sun Down Motel because it is due back to the library in a couple of days and there is a long wait if I don't read it before it goes back. This is how I always end up half way through too many books at one time.
Chie wrote: "Finished this one yesterday The Witness Nora Roberts. It has a promising start but I was disappointed for the most partHere is my review: https://www.goodreads.com/re..."
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I finisned The Quiche of Death for both the topple and the monthly challenge. I loved the narration by Penelope Keith. She reminds my of my favourite head mistress 😊
Finished We Band of Angels: The Untold Story of American Nurses Trapped on Bataan by the Japanese
by Elizabeth M. NormanMy Review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/2998377200
Chie wrote: "Finished this one yesterday The Witness Nora Roberts. It has a promising start but I was disappointed for the most partHere is my review: https://www.goodreads.com/re..."
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I finished The Companions and Gator Bait yesterday. I was disappointed with The Companions. The premise sounded really interesting but the execution fell flat. Gator Bait was a good distraction.I have started The Ice Princess on ebook and will start Origin on audiobook. Both are for buddy reads and both have a home on my trivia challenge.
I ended up going back to reading The Forgotten Home Child. I haven't decided if I'm going to attempt to listen to The Sun Down Motel before it's due back to the library in 3 days. My grandson is coming today and I think the book might be too long for me to finish on time. I'm thinking that I will just send it back and wait a few months to read it.
Just finished The Raven KingI'm thinking of which book to start reading, possibly Dig. or Gullstruck Island
Jayme wrote: "PattyMacDotComma wrote: "I've got heaps of books left to read in Kerry Greenwood's delightful Phryne Fisher's mystery series. Here's my take on #2, Flying Too High. I totally forgot about this series and know I enjoyed Cocaine Blues. Thanks Patty for adding another 20 books to my TBR lol
I'm sure you'll fit them in somewhere, Jayme. They are fun and not horrific like some of the other series.
How Much of These Hills Is Gold is the debut of C Pam Zhang about migrant Chinese in the American west. Not as much gold as I'd hoped.
3★ Link to my review
Took the plunge and began a reread of The Stand. Glad I did it was eerie at first given the similarities to the world but quickly took its own path
Travis wrote: "Took the plunge and began a reread of The Stand. Glad I did it was eerie at first given the similarities to the world but quickly took its own path"It's a brilliant book and read it and listened to it, but right now? I don't think I could. You're a braver reader than I Travis LOL
I finished Into the Darkest Corner for the group read and twisted trivia. Could not put it down. Now back to The Human Division for twisted trivia.
I finished Origin for our buddy read. I'll start Clockwork Prince tomorrow for my twisted trivia challenge.
Elizabeth Strout deserved her Pulitzer Prize for Olive Kitteridge. Her characters are like nobody else . . . but really, they're like everybody. I loved her follow-up, Olive, Again
5★ Link to my 'Olive, Again' review
I finished Clockwork Prince this evening. I might have to toss a coin regarding which audiobook I'll start tomorrow. They both have 4 letter titles, and they both fit the twisted trivia challenge. I'll decide in the morning.
Small Mercies by Aussie author Richard Anderson is brand new and an excellent read about a couple dealing with drought and doubt and two adult sons. 
4★ Link to my review of 'Small Mercies'
I'm going to listen to We Must Be Brave for the group themed read. Change of plans. I'm not getting into Heartless so will read Dance Hall of the Dead instead.
Stoner by John Williams is one of those books I've been saving for a 'rainy day'. I figure a pandemic qualifies, and my goodness, I'm glad I had such a good one tucked away. Terrific!
5★ Link to my review of "Stoner"
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