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Wheelathon 5
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Team Watership Down
Ohh, the Illuminae Flles are sooo good. I have yet to read the last one, but it is on my list. Abbey, if you like cozies, you may like
. Not a cozy per se, but it has some wonderfully fun characters. It is one of my go to comfort book series. I read them once every couple of years. Anna, I added Chain of Gold to my TBR list.
Cindy wrote: "I really enjoyed reading 
"How does this one compare to her others? I really liked Winter Garden.
Jenny wrote: "Cindy wrote: "I really enjoyed reading "How does this one compare to her others? I really liked Winter Garden."
I haven't read that one, I'll have to add it to my list. I have only read one other book by her so far and it was
. While i enjoyed that one, i definitely enjoyed this book so much more. It really sucked me in and kind of had me guessing how things were gonna turn out the whole time. I liked that she based it off of something that really did happen during the time with the women joining the resistance and what not.
I'll jump on the bandwagon. I actually liked The Nightingale tons better than Winter Garden. It could be the time in my life that I read each book but the Nightingale I thought kept my attention more and I felt like I was right there with the characters a little more. I also enjoyed The Great Alone. I just added the other one to my wishlist.
Winter Garden is based on real history as well. One I am pretty glad I didn't have to live through.I will add The Nightingale to my list.
I am reading about brave bunnies right now, and no it is not Watership Down.
. It is a fun read for a Sunday evening.And, for those of you who have not yet read
, get off of your collective butts, and grab that book!!!It is on my top ten books ever list. Just saying.
I just marked both to read. Hopefully, I'll get to them this month. I did have to add a couple short books to the spreadsheet because I needed short reads for a couple tasks over the weekend that I could knock out fast. I have some longer books planned also and I'm trying to find a really good long book to add in.
I managed to get ahold of
so will join Angie in the BOM
Aww
gave me nightmares so years as a child both the book and the film, definitely a classic mind and worth a read.
I just finished
no way is it every going to be a classic nor is it a work of genius but it was so funny, I laughed aloud the whole way through the book, which is what I need at the moment. This world and all the craziness going on is making me crave some light refreshment....I get plenty of this from Stephanie Plum and co.
Jade aka MrsTosh wrote: "I just finished no way is it every going to be a classic nor is it a work of genius but it was so funny, I laughed aloud the whole way through the book, which is ..."That series is pure comedic gold! Some of the things are so out there that it's just hilarious how she goes about her bounty hunting. I always return to a book that series when I need a laugh or a book for a challenge (since there are so many, and I know I'll at least laugh while reading it regardless). Great choice for this crazy time!
Jenny wrote: "Ohh, the Illuminae Flles are sooo good. I have yet to read the last one, but it is on my list. Abbey, if you like cozies, you may like
. Not a cozy per se, but..."Thanks for the suggestion, this looks just up my alley! Just placed the ebook on hold (with a short wait time), I'm excited for this. I love the Temperance Brennan series with a forensic anthropologist (which are vastly different than the TV show 'Bones' loosely based on the books) but I find that line of mystery fascinating. Those books aren't traditional cozies either, but they are a sort of gap/bridge between a cozy and thriller because they have elements of both.
Abbey wrote: "Jade aka MrsTosh wrote: "I just finished no way is it every going to be a classic nor is it a work of genius but it was so funny, I laughed aloud the whole way th..."It's hilarious, read a few of them back in 2012 but haven't finished the whole series so I thought this would be a good time to recap :)
For some reason I have never read Evanovich before. I think I have one on a shelf somewhere. I will look, and put it higher in the queue.I could use a giggle.
That series is really fun. Not at all realistic, but good for a lot of laughs! I may need to re-read the ones I've read and try to do the whole series!
When is this round over? I just want to make sure i can get all my books done in time.
The two books I would recommend from my 1st round of reading are,
great for the times happening in the world and
a great book about mental health in a way that is easy to digest.I also loved the Nightingale when I read it a couple of years ago and Watership Down lots of years ago. I might re-read it. I also read Just Mercy but since a couple people already recommended it I decided on others I read.
If Oprah’s Book Club is stopping you from reading Hidden Valley Road don’t let it. This latest return of her book club has not disappointed me yet. I have read 3 of the 5 and plan to read the other two when they are available. The 3 I’ve read have been 4 stars.
Letitia wrote: "When is this round over? I just want to make sure i can get all my books done in time."Round two ends July 10th, 3pm Eastern time.
Alissa wrote: "The two books I would recommend from my 1st round of reading are, great for the times happening in th..."I have never forgiven Oprah for recommending The Bridges of Madison County, when she started her book club. I should probably just get over it. Teehee.
Both of those books look very good. More to add to the never ending list...(not complaining).
Finished my second book this round - The Little Teashop in Tokyo. I have a Y character in the book but wasn’t sure where it could be recorded?
I have just started
hoping to get it finished this round although it may take some doing as it is over 800 pages
I have that book on my library waitlist. Let me know how it goes. If I get it by next week then I may tackle it on and off with another book.
Should finish two in the next two days and then another two by the end of the week. Finally feel like I'm getting my competition legs back under me.
bamaace83 wrote: "I have that book on my library waitlist. Let me know how it goes. If I get it by next week then I may tackle it on and off with another book."In true Stephen King style it is very weird and messes with your head!
Kate wrote: "Should finish two in the next two days and then another two by the end of the week. Finally feel like I'm getting my competition legs back under me."It is so hard with everything that is going on in the world right now, I am in the UK and were still on lockdown to a sense but I am back at work and places are opening up again which has definitely helped with my reading. I got into a right slump a few weeks back, nothing peeked my interstate all.
Has anyone read
the cover is totally dragging me in...
bamaace83 wrote: "I have that book on my library waitlist. Let me know how it goes. If I get it by next week then I may tackle it on and off with another book."That is exactly what I am doing, it's too much to read in one sitting, I need time to digest what's going on.
Jade aka MrsTosh wrote: "Has anyone read the cover is totally dragging me in..."I just saw that this was released. The cover is gorgeous. I know nothing of it. Yet.
2 Questions:1. What is the determination on Characters being counted for a word? I have a book that works with the author, but the MC sons works for F and H too, they are just not has main as the MC, but still pretty prevalent in the book. Either way the book works, but figured I'd check for the other options too. I feel like I read something about it, but I can't find that part of the rules at the moment (but it's early and I've been up since 6am to teach a fitness class for work, so my brain's a bit slow lol)
2. Would I be able to get a verification on the book Calling All Minds: How to Think and Create Like an Inventor? It's MG, 228 pages and I found it on AR (but couldn't find word count). However, as I got started with it I realized it's got history writing interspersed with some craft/invention instructions (in recipe-ish format). So then I started doubting if it works. It's definitely got lots of regular writing and stories in it, there is just a tutorial at the end of every chapter I wasn't counting on being there lol.
No sweat if that one doesn't work, I'll finish it regardless, but wanted to check once I realized the format is different than I thought.
Thanks!
A character works if it is more than just something like "Susan the neighbor drove by in her new car." If it is integral to the story in any way, the name would work for the spell-out.I will look at your other book later.
Abbey, I just looked at the "look inside" preview of your book on Amazon, and I think it is probably just fine. There is a lot of text. If you see more diagrams than text in the chapters that weren't shown on Amazon, then maybe skip it, but it looked good to me from what I saw.
Abbey, I goofed. The book does not have enough words for one classified as children in the MPG tags. Sorry, my bad. Apparently you didn't click through to get the page count on AR, and it is just shy of 40,000 words.
Frenzied Fiction
The Wizard
These are two audibooks I'm prob going to listen to next. I'm assuming these won't count because default is under 160, right?
The Wizard
These are two audibooks I'm prob going to listen to next. I'm assuming these won't count because default is under 160, right?
It looks like The Wizard will work, default over 200, but not the other.
Jenny wrote: "It looks like The Wizard will work, default over 200, but not the other."
awesome. Just wanted to see
awesome. Just wanted to see
I see some good books on the spreadsheet the round ;)I noticed you're reading
@Jenny one of my favourites, I still have my original hardback I got in the 80's. I go back to it time and time again.Would be interested to see what you think of the
@Alissa, it keeps coming up on my recommended and I an intrigued. Let me know what you think when you finish it.Happy reading ladies :0)
Hello, dropping in from team Fridge for some recommendations for Fantasy (Epic/High/Dark) and Space Opera. If you have any please?Thank you!
Thanks for checking, Jenny! I was new to the AR website and wasn’t sure how to click through to get the word count, my bad! And no worries about it, I wasn’t loving it anyways so it may just head into my DNF in favor of other books. Thank you for confirming/checking.
Abbey wrote: "Thanks for checking, Jenny! I was new to the AR website and wasn’t sure how to click through to get the word count, my bad! And no worries about it, I wasn’t loving it anyways so it may just head i..."Angie is the one who figured it out. I was all ready to ok it. Thank goodness for people who pay attention!
Dang it! I thought The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe would count - it's what my daughter requested for our audiobook to listen to in the car earlier this week. It's just shy on pages. I know why we bumped it up but it's getting me this time around! Luckily her second book, The Penderwicks is good to go.
I love that series! I reread or listen to it every couple of years. Happy childhood reading memories.
Jenny wrote: "I love that series! I reread or listen to it every couple of years. Happy childhood reading memories."Me too! I always wanted to go to Narnia ;)
I am just about to start the BOM
not usually my thing but the cover has me intrigued!
If you like it, definitely read her first book. At least I think it is her first book- The Broken Girls. Really good.
I heard about that, it got some amazing reviews. Will see what I think. I am a sucker for a cover, they drag me in.
Jade aka MrsTosh wrote: "I heard about that, it got some amazing reviews. Will see what I think. I am a sucker for a cover, they drag me in."Me too. That's how I ran into Tana French's books. In the Woods was a gorgeous cover, and the story was even better. Then there is Nothing to See Here, which is one of the ugliest covers I have seen, but the story is delicious. I think designing covers has got to be a difficult job. But probably a fun one.
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