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Heads up about the group read Sea of Tranquility
First off I just finished it and I thought it was great. What I didn’t know until I read it was that there would be spoilers for her previous 2 books.
The spoiler for station eleven has to do with the fate of one of the characters. I don’t think it ruins that book in any way but wanted to let you all know. There are multiple spoilers for the Glass Hotel because some of those characters appear in this novel and much of what happened in the glass hotel is recounted in this book.
You don’t need to read any of her previous books to enjoy this one but if you’re interested in her previous two books, I would read them before this one to avoid spoilers.
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I will now be reading Station Eleven and The Glass Hotel in the near future.
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Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl wrote: "So, Rachel, it sounds like you've read The Glass Hotel and Station Eleven. Have you read any of Emily St. John Mandels earlier less known books? Her bio says there are three other books. I was wond..."No, but I really enjoyed Station Eleven and The Glass Hotel. I didn’t even realize until I read Sea of Tranquility that she wrote anything before station eleven.
Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl wrote: "I enjoyed Sea of Tranquility so much that I plan to get a copy for my personal library and revisit."Glad you enjoyed it. :D
I might reread all 3 books at some point-it would be interesting to read them one after another.
Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl wrote: "I enjoyed Sea of Tranquility so much that I plan to get a copy for my personal library and revisit."Did you listen to the audiobook?
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I forgot to update that I finished Black Cake
and enjoyed it. It works for hidden past. If you enjoy books about families then I would recommend it.
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I read When the Apricots Bloom by Gina Wilkinson, which works for the P-E-T part of the challenge. Good book, really enjoyed it. The book club I’m in read it previously and I was curious about it.
Finished The Unheard by Nicci French, works for #1. First time reading this author but plan on reading more from them.
Danell wrote: "Finished The Unheard by Nicci French, works for #1. First time reading this author but plan on reading more from them."Thanks for the update, Danell! :D
Glad to hear more good things about them.
I listened to The Good Girl. Highly recommend!
Hello everyone, sorry been crazy busy but almost finished the challenge. Just a Karen slaughter book left I have “ the good daughter “ on my shelf and looking forward to it :)
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I was wondering where you disappeared to Franzi.
I have just started reading my first Karin Slaughter novel, False Witness and Rachel wasn't exaggerating with the warning about explicit/graphic writing, still I'm enjoying it.
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Danell wrote: "I listened to The Good Girl. Highly recommend!"
Are The Good Girl and The Good Daughter two different books?
I coincidentally read a book titled The Daughter last week (doesn't work for the challenge) and found some editions were just titled Daughter dropping "The", but it is the same book.
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The Unheard is one of four Nicci French Novels I've read so far (and will be reading more in the future). So far, I've enjoyed all - I've given them 4 stars each. The quality of the writing/ storytelling seems to be pretty consistent.
Will be reading The Lying Room and What to do When Someone Dies before the end of the month, after which I'll have to see if I'm still in the mood for more Nicci French.
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Pretty impressive. False Witness.
Danell wrote: "I listened to The Good Girl. Highly recommend!"Thanks for the update, Danell! I think I read that one some time ago. Glad you enjoyed it. :)
Franzi wrote: "Hello everyone, sorry been crazy busy but almost finished the challenge. Just a Karen slaughter book left I have “ the good daughter “ on my shelf and looking forward to it :)"Thanks for the update, Franzi! Missed you! :)
Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl wrote: "Danell wrote: "Finished The Unheard by Nicci French, works for #1. First time reading this author but plan on reading more from them."The Unheard is one of four Nicci French Novels I've read so f..."
Thanks for the updates, Dustin! Glad you’re enjoying reading Nicci French and Karin Slaughter. Always enjoy your reviews. :)
Just a quick hello! I haven't fallen off the face of the earth, lol. Just busy with a house remodel. It hasn't helped my reading life but the house is finally coming together. Hopefully I will be back into my books soon. hugs to all!
Christine wrote: "Just a quick hello! I haven't fallen off the face of the earth, lol. Just busy with a house remodel. It hasn't helped my reading life but the house is finally coming together. Hopefully I will be b..."Glad the remodel is going well, Christine! Missed you! :)
HelloI couldn’t find a Slaughter one called The Good Girl?
I’m about 100 pages into my first book of hers and was struggling a bit to stomach the first chapter.. don’t know why it surprised me so, given her surname 😅
Still very keen to read on… just might try not to eat whilst reading until I’ve finished it ;-)
Franzi wrote: "HelloI couldn’t find a Slaughter one called The Good Girl?
I’m about 100 pages into my first book of hers and was struggling a bit to stomach the first chapter.. don’t know why it surprised me so..."
Just to clear up any confusion-
Karin Slaughter doesn’t have a book called The Good Girl-that’s Mary Kubica
. I’m not sure if you saw my post at the beginning of the challenge but Karin Slaughter’s books are known for graphic violence. Reading her books on an empty stomach is probably a wise choice ;)
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Congratulations on your accomplishments getting your home set up :-) Think of all the books awaiting to experience within your comfortable home space.
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I'm currently trying to read Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter.
Pieces of Her!
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I couldn’t find a Slaughter one called The Good Girl?
I’m about 100 pages into my first book of hers and was struggling a bit to stomach the first chapter.. don’t know why it surprised me so..."
The Karin Slaughter book is The Good Daughter
Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl wrote: "Slaughter - probably the most appropriate name for the type of books she writes.I'm currently trying to read Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter.
Pieces of Her!
"Thanks for the update, Dustin! :D Look forward to hearing your thoughts on it. I believe there’s a sequel to pieces of her either available now or coming soon.
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I listened to a Karin Slaughter, which works for #2
Danell wrote: "I listened to a Karin Slaughter, which works for #2"Thanks for the update, Danell! :D
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I've liked what I've read by Slaughter so far (False Witness and Pieces of Her).
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I listened to Busted by Karin Slaughter.
Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl wrote: "The Lost City was featured in this challenge so thought I'd mention that it's a very entertaining film and I've watched it six times in the theater so far. The Lost City is now streaming and will b..."I hope to see this soon. I’m a huge Sandra Bullock fan and Brad Pitt too. It’s a great cast.
Oh The Good Daughter is so good. My first KS but definitely not my last! Less than 100 pages left 😱 need to finish tonight! Keep refreshing our group page to see if the Summer Challenge us up yet :) ;)
So excited
Have a great week everyone
I listened to The Lying Game which works for #7. This is my 8th book for the challenge. Don’t think I’ll have time to read another before the end of the challenge. Who knows.
Franzi wrote: "Oh The Good Daughter is so good. My first KS but definitely not my last! Less than 100 pages left 😱 need to finish tonight! Keep refreshing our group page to see if the Summer Challenge us up yet ..."
Glad you’re enjoying it, Franzi! The Summer Challenge will be posted soon. :D
Danell wrote: "I listened to The Lying Game which works for #7. This is my 8th book for the challenge. Don’t think I’ll have time to read another before the end of the challenge. Who knows."Thanks for the update, Danell! :D
Eight books for the challenge is pretty awesome. :)
I've been the mad reader over the last few days. I got the challenge completed. Whew!Last ones to add:
Sea of Tranquility
Small in the City
Thongs to Look Forward to (animal on the cover)
On to the summer challenge!
Christine wrote: "I've been the mad reader over the last few days. I got the challenge completed. Whew!Last ones to add:
Sea of Tranquility
Small in the City
Thongs to Look Forward to (animal on the cover)
On t..."
Congrats Christine! :)
Thanks to everyone who participated in the challenge and congratulations to everyone who completed it. :D
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I'm too oldschool for ebooks and haven't yet tried audible.
Even if Upgrade doesn't have audi..."
I have a membership with Libro.fm and the audiobook for Upgrade is available for preorder so there will be one. Hopefully your library will have it.