What Are You Reading? - 2025

[Christine]

I’m reading a book called The Girl Who Survived by Lisa Jackson

[Christine]

I’m reading a book called The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes

[Janice, Moderator]

I've started Free the Darkness for the annual challenge.

[Christine]

I’m reading a book called Oxygen by Carol Cassella

[Sandra, Moderator]

I finished Where the Red Fern Grows I gave it 2 stars. I did not enjoy it much.

I started A Room with a View, which I am already loving.

I'm giving a second try to The Three-Body Problem. I read a couple of chapters a couple of years ago, and decided it wasn't working for me. Since then one of my sons have read and love the trilogy. He wants me to try again because he wants to discuss it with me. So I'm trying. This time I'm reading his English edition. Hopefully the translation is better than the Spanish one I tried before. I'm not sure the translation was the issue, but we'll see.

[Christine]

I’m reading a book called Under an Alaskan Sky by Jennifer Snow

[Janice, Moderator]

I started a new audiobook this afternoon - Dog on It. This is a reread. I was going to buy book 2 in the series, but I've spent enough today on audibooks. I read Dog on It 10 years ago and have no memory of it. Bonus is I already have the audiobook.

Tonight I will start Morrigan's Cross which I've had forever.

[Kristie, Moderator]

I just realized that I haven't updated here in a while. My last update was that I was reading How to Age Disgracefully for the group read earlier in the month. I finished that and loved it. It was just what I needed.

Next I read The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau, which was another great read. I followed that with The Life Impossible, which I didn't really care for. Fortunately, I only had that one dud. My next three reads were What Happened to the McCrays?, A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping, and Bookshops & Bonedust. I enjoyed all three of them.

Now I am listening to Never Flinch, which is really good. It's the latest in the Holly Gibney series by Stephen King. My husband and I listened to it while driving and we are at 81%. We will finish it over the next few days because we have a different book to read on the way home.

I am also about to start a physical copy of Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting and an audio of My Sister's Grave for the group read. I have no idea how much I will get to of either book over the next week. We are on vacation, so it could be a lot or none.

[Saar The Book owl]

I've finished Carl's Doomsday Scenario, the second book in the series and I really enjoyed it. On to the 3rd one.

[Christine]

I’m reading a book called Summit Lake by Charlie Donlea

[Janice, Moderator]

I started Morrigan's Cross a few days back. I'm not even at 50%. Close, but not there yet. This tale of building a team and army to engage and defeat vampyre Queen Lilith just isn't working for me. It's a mish mash. I could persevere, but I don't want to.

I think I'm going to close the iBooks app on it, and start The Black Cat Murders

[Roz]

I started Apostle's Cove today, the latest in the Cork O'Connor series. Love that series.

[Kristie, Moderator]

Starting All the Colors of the Dark tomorrow morning as we begin our travels home.

[Roz]

Kristie wrote: "Starting All the Colors of the Dark tomorrow morning as we begin our travels home."

I gave this one 5⭐. Hope you enjoy it.

[Kristie, Moderator]

Thanks, Roz. I've only read one book by this author before and I gave it five stars too, so I have high hopes for this one.

[Sandra, Moderator]

A bad cold knocked me down this week, so no much advance on A Room with a View and The Three-Body Problem BUT I did finish listening to The Wide World a few day ago and think it is a 5 stars historical fiction and family saga.

I should start My Friends as soon as possible, since it is the pick for my book club and the meeting is coming.

[Jayme, Moderator]

Starting a reread of Kindred by Octavia E. Butler for my September face-to-face book club. I read it in 2016 and must have liked it beacause I gave it 4 stars, but I can't remember nada.

[Christine]

I’m reading a book called The Day I Died by Lori Rader-Day

[Janice, Moderator]

Jayme wrote: "Starting a reread of Kindred by Octavia E. Butler for my September face-to-face book club. I read it in 2016 and must have liked it beacause I gave it 4 stars, but I..."

My experience too. Why do we keep buying books when we could save money and keep rereading the books we've forgotten?

[Jayme, Moderator]

Janice wrote: "Jayme wrote: "Starting a reread of Kindred by Octavia E. Butler for my September face-to-face book club. I read it in 2016 and must have liked it beacause I gave it ..."

Truth! Hahaha

[Christine]

I’m reading a book called The Oligarch's Daughter by Joseph Finder

[Janice, Moderator]

I finished The Roaring Days of Zora Lily yesterday and started The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea. It will fit both the list challenge and the monthly challenge.

[Kristie, Moderator]

I just finished My Sister's Grave for the group read. I thought it was a really great start to a series.

I am now starting Chomp for the monthly challenge.

[Janice, Moderator]

I should finish The Black Cat Murders tonight. I'm at 96%. If I do, I'll move on to Badlands right away.

[Dem]

Finished and enjoyed Ambush at Central Park: When the IRA Came to New York

My Review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/7886317547

[Kristie, Moderator]

I finished Chomp for the monthly challenge. It was much more serious than I expected it to be. There was some intended humor, but it was childish and there were also some heavy topics including child abuse, running away from home, assault with a gun, alcohol abuse, etc. I feel like if you’re ready for those heavy topics you probably won’t find the humor included very funny.

I'm now starting A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea for the yearly challenge.

[Sandra, Moderator]

I read Brave New World. Interesting considering is almost 100 years old.

[Janice, Moderator]

I also finished m monthly challenge read, The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea, I'll start The Blue Sword today. It's on the Audible plus catalogue until Sep 30, so giving it priority.

[Christine]

I’m reading a book called Winning Back His Wife by Melissa McClone

[Christine]

I’m reading a book called Ghost Stories of Texas by Jo-Anne Christensen

[Christine]

I’m reading a book called Haunted Massachusetts: Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Bay State by Cheri Farnsworth

[Christine]

I’m reading a book called Ghosts of Mount Holly:: A History of Haunted Happenings by Jan Lynn Bastien

[Janice, Moderator]

I finished Cold Island somewhere around 1:30 this morning. I was only going to read a chapter or two because I was late getting home from book club. But, I couldn't stop reading.

I'll start Dark Water later today.

[Christine]

I’m reading a book called Ghosts of Burlington County:: Historical Hauntings from the Mullica to the Delaware by Jan Lynn Bastien

[Charissa]

Momma and I are reading "Murder in an Irish Village".

[Janice, Moderator]

Charissa wrote: "Momma and I are reading "Murder in an Irish Village"."

I enjoyed that one. I hope you do as well.

[Janice, Moderator]

I'll be starting All the Lonely People on audiobook today.

[Sandra, Moderator]

This semester I'm taking the most difficult course in the Comparative Literature major, the seminar on Theory and Criticism, so my reading has been severely impacted. I wake up reading The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism and go to bed reading it. I am even dreaming with those 2700 pages...

Other than that, still trying to advance with The Three-Body Problem and A Room with a View, a few pages every weekend.

[Kristie, Moderator]

I'm reading I Found You and Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting. I'm enjoying both of them, but haven't made much reading time for myself lately.

Tonight I'll be starting Imposter Syndrome. I've been putting it off until I finish I Found You so I don't confuse the two.

[Kristie, Moderator]

Sandra wrote: "This semester I'm taking the most difficult course in the Comparative Literature major, the seminar on Theory and Criticism, so my reading has been severely impacted. I wake up reading..."

That's quite some book, Sandra! I'm surprised you have any time at all for pleasure reading with that on your plate.

[Janice, Moderator]

Sandra wrote: "This semester I'm taking the most difficult course in the Comparative Literature major, the seminar on Theory and Criticism, so my reading has been severely impacted. I wake up reading [book:The No..."

Oof, I feel your pain. That's not a book, That's a whole set of encyclopedia.

[Sandra, Moderator]

I love and hate theory in equal parts. :)

I just downloaded a couple of audiobooks, and hopefully I will be able to listen to them while cooking.

[Christine]

I’m reading a book called Springtime in Salt River / Love Thine Enemy by RaeAnne Thayne

[Christine]

I’m reading a book called Terrified by Kevin O'Brien

[Kristie, Moderator]

Currently reading:
The Women on Platform Two (for yearly challenge, almost done and it's excellent)
Too Old for This (for toppler, good, but not great)
Imposter Syndrome (for toppler & review, just started, interesting so far)

[Jan]

If you’re in the mood for a quick read, I recently finished a short story collection called She’s Fine by Jessica C. Wheeler, and I highly recommend it. Super funny and painfully relatable. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

[Saar The Book owl]

I've just finished the perfect book fr the fall season: Pumpkin Spice & Everything Nice
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Kristie, Moderator]

I finished Too Old for This and read What Have You Done?. I am picking up Brigands & Breadknives today for the toppler.

I had to put aside The Women on Platform Two for the toppler, but I only have an hour left and I don't want to wait to finish it. I'm ahead of where I expected to be with my audios, so I may pick it up later today if I can fit it in.

I'm also still reading Imposter Syndrome, but have had very little Kindle time this week so I'm not making much progress.

[Kristie, Moderator]

I finished Brigands & Breadknives. I thought it was good, but I didn't love it. I may be in the minority on this one. 3★

- my Brigands & Breadknives review

[Sandra, Moderator]

I finished A Room with a View and Celestina.
I've started to reread The Haunting of Hill House for this month challenge.