Currently Reading or Finished - 2024

[Susan]

Hi Jess,
I agree. I absolutely love this book and was delighted when I was recently given a copy to read again as an adult.

[Kristie, Moderator]

Finished two.

- my Here One Moment review

- my Frederick Fife review

[Kirsten]

I'm listening to Nemesis and the Swan by Lindsay K. Bandy

[Kristie, Moderator]

Finished The Keeper of Stars . I thought it was a beautiful love story.

My review - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I'm finally starting Iron Flame.

[Christine]

I’m reading a book called Please Take My Baby by Emma Robinson

[Kirsten]

I'm reading Prosecco Pink by Traci Andrighetti

[Susan]

I have finished Weyward
Here is my review

[Rachel]

Runt by Australian Craig Silvey is a totally heart-warming, adorable kids book that should be compulsory reading for adults too. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ here is my review

[Christine]

I’m reading a book called Keep Your Friends Close by Lucinda Berry

[Kirsha]

Just finished The Devil at His Elbow: Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty Highly recommend for any fans of true crime.

[Susan]

Rachel wrote: "Runt by Australian Craig Silvey is a totally heart-warming, adorable kids book that should be compulsory reading for adults too. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ here ..."

Hi Rachel, This book sounds great. I'll add it to my To Be Read list.

[Christine]

I’m reading a book called If I Go Missing by Leslie Wolfe

[Tonya]

I just finished The Glassmaker by Tracey Chevalier (a good read), and am now a third of the way through Becoming Madam Secretary by Stephanie Dray. I am enthralled by this book, and almost wish I would have been alive 100 years ago—Frances Perkins is a woman I would have wanted to be friends with.

[Happy Reader]

Tonya wrote: "I just finished The Glassmaker by Tracey Chevalier (a good read), and am now a third of the way through Becoming Madam Secretary by Stephanie Dray. I am enthralled by this book, and almost wish I w..."

Glad to hear that The Glass Maker by Tracy Chevalier was a good one! I plan on listening to the audiobook version this fall.

[Christine]

I’m reading a book called Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth

[Christine]

[Christine]

I’m reading a book called Ghost in the Mirror: Real Cases of Spirit Encounters by Leslie Rule

[Susan]

I have recently read The Paris Orphan. I liked it but preferred the author's first book-The Paris Seamstress. I gave The Paris Orphan 3 stars.

I have started reading The Covenant of Water. So far, I am really enjoying it.

[Christine]

I’m reading a book called Ghosts Among Us: True Stories of Spirit Encounters by Leslie Rule

[Kristine]

I am reading or starting several books. , The Covenant of Water really enjoying. Susan, see you are as well.

, Relative Strangers, Took me some time to get into, but now love this family and the journey they are on. Almost finished

The Night We Lost HimGood so far, but 1/2 done and not sure how things will end.

, Honor, Thrity Umigrar I have wanted to read this book for 2 years. I decided to buy it at my local bookstore to support author who is part of bookthevote.org Love this Site 🩵

Then want to read some fun/scary horror books since Halloween 👻 is Coming

[Susan]

Hello Kristine, Glad to connect with someone else who is reading The Covenant of Water. I am loving the detailed descriptions of India in the early part of the 20th Century. Hope you continue to enjoy it too.

[Christine]

I’m reading a book called Cover Your Eyes by Mary Burton

[Rosalyn]

Just like the first in series, the book was really good...until it wasn't. Again, the ending was so disappointing compared to the rest of the book, although this time, it was...

full review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...



This reads like a reddit creepypasta post, it's eerie and ambiguous, cosmic horror realm. I like that there's morse code, symbols and different languages so you have to...

full review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...





She ate and left no crumbs!! If you want a no holds barred peek into the reality of the music industry and how exploitative it can be towards young talent, look no further. But make no mistake, this memoir is not a "woe is me" tale, but one of resilience, pivoting, rebirth...

full review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...





A taut, effective novella with a sympathetic protagonist - or victim, shall we say. It was even a bit humorous, the parts where her hypochondriac thoughts manifested in paranoid googling of her symptoms (which we're all guilty of at some point). The horror hung on the periphery, in the memories one cannot remember, of not being able to...

full review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...





I recognize this book was probably trailblazing in its day, but having read so many modern haunted house stories (yes, of which they took inspiration from this book), the original seems tame in comparison. I was so! bored! Not that I need drama and gore, but most of this novel was...

full review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Christine]

I’m reading a book called Vulnerable by Mary Burton

[Christine]

[Christine]

I’m reading a book called The Last Move by Mary Burton

[Christine]

[Susan]

I have finished reading Someone Else's Shoes.
Here is my review
I loved the emphasis in this book on strong and supportive women's relationships. I gave the book 4 stars.

[Christine]

I’m reading a book called The Getaway by Emily March

[Christine]

I’m reading a book called The Other Mistress by Shanora Williams

[Kirsten]

I've been listening to A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

[Kristie, Moderator]

I just gave up on Get Lucky at 35%. The MC took a path that she couldn't recover from in my opinion.

Finally starting Funny Story.

[Christine]

I’m reading a book called I Told You This Would Happen by Elaine Murphy

[Ann]

I just finished The Briar Club

I love Kate Quinn. Her characters are interesting and I loved the history lesson. Thoroughly enjoyed!

[Giovanna]

I just finished The Testaments of Arwood and starting to read The Past is Myself by Christabel Bielenberg

[Kristie, Moderator]

I'm still reading Funny Story and loving it. It has great banter. I also started The Berry Pickers, which is slower than I anticipated, but I'm interested to see what happens.

[Vicki Willis]

My hold from the library just came in for Funny Story so I will be starting it next. I got it on audio. How are you reading it Kristie?
This will be my first Emily Henry book.

[Kristie, Moderator]

I'm listening to it on audio, Vicki. I think it's well done. I haven't had a chance to read the past couple of days, but I can't wait to get back to it. I hope you love it too. :)

[Christine]

I’m reading a book called Christmas on 4th Street / Yours for Christmas by Susan Mallery

[Susan]

I have finished reading The Covenant of Water. I thought it was amazing and gave it 5 stars.
Here is my review.

[Christine]

[Christine]

I’m reading a book called Balancing Act by Emily March

[Liz]

Just finished Prophet Song. 5 stars. I understand why it won the Booker Prize.

[Kristine]

I am Reading , by Eowyn Ivey I am about 1/3 of the way into this story and finding it really strange, so much it is hard for me to connect to the characters. She is the author of The Snow Child, which I know was such a popular and well received book. Perhaps, this book just is not my style.

I also started What Happened to the McCrays? by Tracey Lange. She is a favorite author of mine and was so glad to get an ARC of this book. I always find her characters flawed, but intriguing and relatable. So far, I am really enjoying this one.

[Kristie, Moderator]

- my Sunflower House review

[Kristie, Moderator]

I'm currently reading Lady Tan’s Circle of Women. I'm more than halfway through and I'm still not sure how I feel about it.

[Christine]

I’m reading a book called Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Gift of Christmas: A Special Collection of Joyful Holiday Stories by Jack Canfield

[Rosalyn]

I'd advise one to read The Age of Innocence (AoI) first, published in 1920, and The Glimpses of the Moon, published two years after. If the first book dealt with (feigned) naivete and ethical struggles, the second features a cast of characters who are unabashedly themselves, or use their shamelessness or blasé attitude to hide their woes, their callousness a shield.

This book is more jaded, missing the earnestness of true passion and forbidden love from AoI to induce sympathy from the reader. Instead, I felt...

full review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...



Stupendous book. Only David McCullough can make me interested in reading about construction projects LOL, because as is his writing mantra, he made the narration of its history about the people. Getting to know the different personalities and idiosyncrasies and genius of the makers of the Canal was just plain fun! These were men with infinite will and verve, whether they had a shovel in their hand, or penning legislation, making medical discoveries, crafting arguments, drumming up financial support or capturing the public's interest.

The Panama Canal is a...

full review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...





My second Hardy book of the year, and seeing a pattern. Hardy women are martyrs, suffering so that other characters - and by that, i mean the male ones - can learn and grow. Not to say that Hardy's book wasn't feminist in its own way. Tess is strong and resilient, though it erodes over time, and maintains a quiet dignity (for awhile anyway), or is it just useless suffering in silence, and there's much critique of the arbitrary law of society that suppresses or shames natural feelings (see: institutional Christianity!!). The end result though, is....

full review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...





Good bones of a book, I even cried a little at times. I really believed in the closeness of the family, that even after tragedy, they leaned on each other instead of falling apart. However, after sitting with this book a couple days, I realized the main character is kind of...inconsequential to the story. He wasn't...

full review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...





I didn't expect it to be so philosophical, pleasantly surprised. Don't start it expecting sci-fi or horror. Rather, through Jekyll + Hyde's written confession, it ruminates on the dominant or budding psychological theories of its day, the ego vs the id. Couple that with the moody, misty London city and a crime, and strange things behind closed doors, you have one of the first detective novels. The idea of...

full review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Susan]

I have finished a couple of books recently
One More For Christmas I gave it 3.5 stars. It is a cosy story about a family healing differences and a romance set in a Scottish castle at Christmas.
Here is my review

City of Friends I gave it 3 stars. It is about the everyday lives of 4 women who met at university and whether they managed to have both a successful career and a happy home life.
Here is my review

[Christine]

I’m reading a book called Navy Christmas by Geri Krotow