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[Heidi]

I am listening to our monthly group read Swim the Fly https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... and like it so far. It is narrated by Nick Podehl, whom I love, so that helps :)

[Brigid ✩]

Jenny wrote: " was pretty good, I really liked it! The first part of it reminded me a lot of Divergent, with kids competing for top ranks in the militia. The second half of the b..."

I got an ARC of Dove Arising but I never got around to reading it. It does sound really cool, though!

I had super high expectations for Half Bad and then I found it disappointing, but hopefully you like it more than I did! I liked the writing, but didn't feel much for the characters and I found the pacing really weird and confusing. I think I set my expectations too high because I saw a blurb that compared it to Patrick Ness and Markus Zusak. :P

[Brigid ✩]

... As for me I've literally been reading the same book for like seven months now, with a couple other random books here and there. *headsmack* I've been horrible lately. I would make the excuse of my senior project, but I also spend so much time on the internet when I should be reading. >_<

[Tommy]

Since I last posted I finished (really fun series, each book better than the last) and (3 more volumes to go. Such good stuff).

I'm gonna start tonight, and then up next I'll read and finish the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series.

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[Jenny]

Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "Jenny wrote: " was pretty good, I really liked it! The first part of it reminded me a lot of Divergent, with kids competing for top ranks in the militia. The second..."

I'm not far into it, but so far I'm liking Half Bad. It is different, the writing almost reminds me of a contemporary, and I can see the comparison to Patrick Ness and Marcus Zusak a little bit, but its not nearly as good as those guys! But, yeah, the style is similar in some ways. I always like books that are "different" and unique, and this one is definitely that!

[Tommy]

Finished and while I cannot recommend it to all here(*it's firmly in the r-rated category), the story ended up being a lot more beautiful than it had any right to be.

And now to focus in on

[Heidi]

Just a shout out to the monthly "hidden gem" reads. This month we are reading Darcy's pick Swim the Fly and next month we are reading Jenny's pick Keeping the Castle .

I just finished Swim the Fly on audio narrated by the awesome Nick Podehl and I thought it was a nice mostly clean middle grade read. It had a lot of humor and good messages about friendship and being youself. Becky - you may want to read it to see if your son would like it??

[Becky]

My library actually doesn't have it. I may check it out sometime, though. My son reads so quickly that I have a lot of trouble trying to preview his books before he's already read them.

[Becky]

Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Just a shout out to the monthly "hidden gem" reads. This month we are reading Darcy's pick Swim the Fly and next month we are reading Jenny's pick [b..."

I'm already worried about what I will pick for my month which I think is June.

[Heidi]

Well boo Becky! Maybe your library will get it in the future (or another library if you have ILL).

No worries about what you are going to pick. I am sure it will be fine. We can narrow it down for you a little - that seems to be what everyone has been doing lately.

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I was left to my own devices for an hour or two on Friday at a bookstore, so I decided to occupy my time reading


it's actually as interesting as people would say. I might read the second one if I find the second part.

[Tommy]

Bluemoon wrote: "I was left to my own devices for an hour or two on Friday at a bookstore, so I decided to occupy my time reading


it's actually as interesting as people would say. I mi..."

I've read the first 3 volumes(I think 4 are out) and I absolutely love it.

[Heidi]

Finally started the audio of Blood of My Blood and also listening to The Martian

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I'm surprised I'm liking it, Tommy. I'm not usually a graphic novel fan.

[Tommy]

Bluemoon wrote: "I'm surprised I'm liking it, Tommy. I'm not usually a graphic novel fan."

You might want to check out more by Brian K. Vaughan. His stories are generally more novel-ish than most comic series, and he's less prone to overdo his series than a lot of writers. He writes to the ending he planned for, then let's it go.

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cool. I also saw . Have you read it?

[Jenny]

Finished and LOVED it, also finished and it was a solidly likable read for me :)

Still reading and and also going to start

[Tommy]

Bluemoon wrote: "cool. I also saw . Have you read it?"

I haven't. Been on my tbr list forever. I was broke at the time it came out and my library doesn't have it and I've been trying to resist pirating despite my intense want to read it haha.

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[Ashley Marie]

listening to , I love Jim Dale's narration.

hopefully going back to once Night Circus is finished.

reading

[Heidi]

Oda wrote: ""

How is this one?

[Heidi]

Jenny wrote: "Finished and LOVED it, also finished and it was a solidly likable read for me :)

Still reading [bookcover:Blood of My Blood|180..."

I am only about 2 hours into the audio of Blood of My Blood and very anxious about the ending!

[Heidi]

I love Jim Dale too Ashley.

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Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Oda wrote: ""

How is this one?"

Really good so far, pnly 3 chapter into it but really,really liking it:D

[Heidi]

Great thanks Oda!

[Brigid ✩]

Jenny wrote: "Finished and LOVED it, also finished and it was a solidly likable read for me :)

Still reading [bookcover:Blood of My Blood|180..."

Yaaay glad you liked The Forever Song! I really enjoyed that series. (view spoiler)[So sad that Kanin died though, I loved him. *cries* (hide spoiler)]

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[Heidi]

I am still listening to Blood of My Blood and The Martian and reading a cozy in print. It is taking me over a week to read my print books lately. Ugh! I hope this improves over the summer.

[Becky]

I read the (the snarkiness is great) and skimmed The Gallagher Girls series. I find the Gallagher books interesting but not enough that I want to read every single page. Not sure why I'm in this mood. I'm also on the third book of The Heist Society. I have actually read the first two books and plan on actually reading the third one.

I need to get my inter-library loan in for the May read, Keeping the Castle . And maybe the second book of The Naturals .

[Heidi]

The Squad sounds interesting Becky. I prefer the Heist Society to the Gallagher Girls (at least so far - I only read the first GG book).

[Becky]

Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "The Squad sounds interesting Becky. I prefer the Heist Society to the Gallagher Girls (at least so far - I only read the first GG book)."

I thought it was a bit outlandish at times but some of the narrator's comments were really funny. And I really liked her younger brother which is weird because I usually don't like the girl-crazy teenage boy type.

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ODA: oooo...I actually enjoyed reading that book. I haven't gotten around reading the next book.

[Karen’s Library]

Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "I am still listening to Blood of My Blood and The Martian and reading a cozy in print. It is t..."

How are you liking The Martian, Heidi? Lots of science stuff, but I still LOVED it!!

[Heidi]

It is pretty good so far Karen. I like the audiobook narrator a lot. I think maybe my expectations were too high because I am not as in love with it as I thought I would be at this point. Maybe it will happen by the end!

[Jenny]

Finished Typical NA, but I loved it, this series is one of my faves in NA!

Started and I'm really liking this one! Its a Sleeping Beauty story--what happens AFTER she wakes up from sleeping for 100 years. Its a cross between a fairy tale and a dystopian. Really fun!

[Liz]

I just finished Bitter Is the New Black: Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass, Or, Why You Should Never Carry A Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office. Very comical and interesting. It reminded me of Dark Confessions of an Extraordinary, Ordinary Woman.

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[Just Jules and]

Omg! You got to Read Token Huntress by Kia Carrington Russell It totally Rocks and is hot. She has a paperback giveaway going on now on goodreads! Lets talk about this book!

[Just Jules and]

Another book is The Sanctum Triology by Madhuri Blaylock amazing read! Love love love it!

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Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "The Squad sounds interesting Becky. I prefer the Heist Society to the Gallagher Girls (at least so far - I only read the first GG book)."

I read the first 5 gg books still prefer hs.
I love the squad,and planning on reading the second book in the naturals series soon myself.

[Ashley Marie]

Loved Night Circus. Now I'm listening to

[Heidi]

Ashley wrote: "Loved Night Circus. Now I'm listening to "

I though E & E was cute.

[Stormi (StormReads)]

I am currently reading it's not bad but it's not wowing me.

[Heidi]

Stormi (Books, Movies, Reviews. Oh my!) wrote: "I am currently reading it's not bad but it's not wowing me."

Was the first one good? I have not heard of the series.

[Stormi (StormReads)]

Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Stormi (Books, Movies, Reviews. Oh my!) wrote: "I am currently reading it's not bad but it's not wowing me."

Was the first one good? I have not heard of the series."

I thought the first one was interesting but not great, but I was curious enough to want to know what happened next. :)

[Tommy]

Finally finished Not the best book in the series, all and all, but the ending got me like whaaaaat?!

Also finished and . I've been meaning to read these comics for years and am so glad I finally started. So far it's equal parts hilarious and epic.

Up next I'm gonna read to finish up the Vengekeep Prophecies trilogy. If it's as good as the first two, this could be one of my favorite series.

[Ashley Marie]

Tommy wrote: "Finally finished Not the best book in the series, all and all, but the ending got me like whaaaaat?!"

Good to hear, I've been debating about that series for YEARS.

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