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Tommy Hancock (tommyhancock) | 440 comments Just finished The Final Descent (The Monstrumologist, #4) by Rick Yancey Not my favorite series, but one that stands alone in a very unique way. I doubt I'll ever read another series too similar to this. Fantastic.

Now I'm starting Fairest (The Lunar Chronicles, #3.5) by Marissa Meyer


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Becky (bek11) | 451 comments I read these two books. Model Spy (The Specialists, #1) by Shannon Greenland Down to the Wire (The Specialists, #2) by Shannon Greenland

The first one piqued my interest some but I was not as thrilled with the next one. Maybe if I hadn't read The Heist Society.


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Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Becky wrote: "I read these two books. Model Spy (The Specialists, #1) by Shannon GreenlandDown to the Wire (The Specialists, #2) by Shannon Greenland

The first one piqued my interest some but I was not as thrilled with the next one. Maybe if I hadn't read ..."


Good to know. The Heist Society is one of a kind!


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Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Tommy wrote: "Just finished The Final Descent (The Monstrumologist, #4) by Rick Yancey Not my favorite series, but one that stands alone in a very unique way. I doubt I'll ever read another series too similar to this. Fantastic.

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Yay! So glad you finished the series. I just bought Fairest on audiobook so need to get to it soon too :)


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*b*l*u*e*m*o*o*n* | 986 comments Mod
Since I finished reading...
Dorothy Must Die (Dorothy Must Die, #1) by Danielle Paige

I'm a bit undecided if I should keep reading a new YA, another Poirot book or continue a series I've started already.


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Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
I like to read mysteries after YA books Bluemoon if that helps??


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Tommy Hancock (tommyhancock) | 440 comments Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Yay! So glad you finished the series. I just bought Fairest on audiobook so need to get to it soon too :)"

I loved it. Really sticking with me.

Also, less than 90 pages left of Fairest :)


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Jaimie (jaimier) | 123 comments Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Jaimie wrote: "So I was nearly finished (89% on Kindle) with Lost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen on my vacation when the library loan ended! It auto-checked out the book once it was available and I didn..."

She's great! Wouldn't you know that the hold came in just before the library closed on Saturday and their weekend is Sun/Mon so today is the day - I get to read the last few chapters finally!


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Jaimie (jaimier) | 123 comments Oh and Heidi, Amazon Prime just sent me an email saying I get 3 free months on Audible (well really 1 book/month for 3 months) as a Prime member so I am going to need your top audiobook recommendations! I know it will be hard for you to whittle that list down so just throw'em at me and i'll see what jumps out at me ;)


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Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Ooooo yay! So excited for you go get free audiobooks Jaimie! Gah! So many good ones out there. I will look at my list and get back to you.


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Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Jaimie wrote: "Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Jaimie wrote: "So I was nearly finished (89% on Kindle) with Lost Lake by Sarah Addison Allen on my vacation when the library loan ended! It auto-checked out the boo..."

Of course! Things like that always happen to me. I am spoiled because my libraries are both open daily. I hope you enjoy the end :)


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Dixie Minor | 276 comments Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "I just started First FrostFirst Frost (Waverley Family, #2) by Sarah Addison Allen. Her books normally make me happy so here's hoping!"

I hope you like it! I really did, and it was fun to read a sequel. :)


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Dixie Minor | 276 comments Jenny wrote: "Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "I just started First FrostFirst Frost (Waverley Family, #2) by Sarah Addison Allen. Her books normally make me happy so here's hoping!"

I will probably be reading this o..."


Jenny, I loved it! I hope you enjoy it! It was fun to read a sequel by her.


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Dixie Minor | 276 comments Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Jenny it took me awhile but I ended up really enjoying Landline"

I loved Landline! Even though I parts it was so painful to read. Tore me up. But I love it, just like all her books!


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Dixie Minor | 276 comments Darcy wrote: "I do listen to audiobooks but for some reason I only like to listen to books that I have read previously. Right now I am listening to Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3) by Marissa Meyer... I have only read one chapter of [..."

My book club did The Rosie Project and it is one of the few books we all liked!


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Dixie Minor | 276 comments Jenny wrote: "Finished:

The Moon Dwellers (The Dwellers, #1) by David Estes on audio, 5 stars, LOVED this in audio!

The Crown (Queen of Hearts, #1) by Colleen Oakes 4 stars, loved this twist on Wonderland!

Landline by Rainbow Rowell 5 s..."

Good to know,, about the Sarah Dessen book. I think I am going to start it.


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Dixie Minor | 276 comments Oda wrote: "Bluemoon wrote: "To try to get out of a slump, so why not go for my favorite mystery author, the queen itself, Agatha Christie. I'm currently reading...
[bookcover:The Mysterious Affair at Styles|1..."


Looove her! I didn't know until recently that she has sold more books in the Englidh language than any other writer! I thought it was Stephen King(he is second) ;)


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Dixie Minor | 276 comments I just finished reading Sugar. Have any of you read it? I really liked it! Before that, I read All the Light We Cannot See. My book club will be discussing it Monday. Everyone I know who has read it liked it, and I loved the last 2/3 of it, but the first part to me was too much -however beautifully written, and it was! -description and detail. I just this minute finished Sugar . . . and it was one of those books that I just could not stand for it to be over? :( Loved it!


message 8619: by Heidi (last edited Jun 16, 2015 06:23PM) (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Jaimie I looked at your tbr shelf and two MUST listen to audiobooks from it are The Book Thief and White Cat

I have a shelf of "must listen to audiobooks" as well that you can look at or for sure you can always ask me. Some of my favorites are The Monstrumologist
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line (Kristen Bell -yay!)
Ready Player One
Rot and Ruin
Eleanor & Park
The False Prince
A Monster Calls and
Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy


message 8620: by Heidi (last edited Jun 16, 2015 06:27PM) (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
I have not hear of Sugar Dixie. I will look it up!

Edit - who is the author Dixie? There are a couple books with that title.


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Tommy Hancock (tommyhancock) | 440 comments Finished Fairest (The Lunar Chronicles, #3.5) by Marissa Meyer today. I quite liked it, but not quite as much as I liked the other 3 books. Still, very good. I'm excited for Winter :)

Tonight I'm gonna start Bone, Vol. 7 Ghost Circles (Bone, #7) by Jeff Smith


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Dixie Minor | 276 comments Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "I have not hear of Sugar Dixie. I will look it up!

Edit - who is the author Dixie? There are a couple books with that title."


Hi Heidi! It is by Deidre Riordan Hall. I don't know how to put book cover links in when I am on my tablet. Maybe there is a way. :) Anyway . . . the book reminded me in some ways of Eleanor and Park, but in other ways not. I loved it; it is kind of different.


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Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Thanks Dixie. I will check into it :)

Good to know about Fairest Tommy. I need to get to it!


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Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
100% recommend Cinder! The 3rd book in the series was my favorite read of 2014.


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Brigid ✩ | 2471 comments Mod
Yes, I love the Lunar Chronicles! I liked the second and third books more than the first one, but it's still good. :) Shadow and Bone was just okay for me, but a lot of people really love those.


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Tommy Hancock (tommyhancock) | 440 comments I haven't read S&B yet, though I really want to. I highly recommend Cinder. If the last book in the series ends up being as good as the rest so far it will probably end up being one of my top 5 series of all time.


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Dixie Minor | 276 comments Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Thanks Dixie. I will check into it :)

Good to know about Fairest Tommy. I need to get to it!"


Oh, I was also going to say, about Sugar, it has some similarities with Precious, and people are comparing it to Precious, but to me it has more in common with Eleanor and Park, because it is a love story. But the mother and the eating are like Precious.


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Dixie Minor | 276 comments Tommy wrote: "I haven't read S&B yet, though I really want to. I highly recommend Cinder. If the last book in the series ends up being as good as the rest so far it will probably end up being one of my top 5 ser..."

Thank you, Tommy and Heidi, for the recommendation on Cinder. I am putting it on "Want to Read" right now, because I have been wanting to read it, but I forget. Isn't there another one called Cinders and Something? ;)


message 8629: by Heidi (last edited Jun 17, 2015 03:55PM) (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Dixie so far in the series there is Cinder, scarlet, and Cress plus an extra called Fairest. Please give it a try and let me know what you think. I really like the series personally.


message 8630: by Heidi (last edited Jun 17, 2015 03:56PM) (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Hello!! I'm looking for Tiffany to pick our July group read - are you here Tiffany?? If I don't hear back in the next day or so we will have to come up with a back up plan like picking one of the runner up books from other group member :) https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


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Tommy Hancock (tommyhancock) | 440 comments I finished Bone, Vol. 7 Ghost Circles (Bone, #7) by Jeff Smith today. Bone is phenomenal. I don't know how I've been a comic reader all my life and never got to this series before now.

Up next, Anna Dressed in Blood (Anna, #1) by Kendare Blake


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Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Darcy wrote: "Are the Monstrumologist books a finished series of four books? I am looking for a summer series to read but I don't want to get them then have to wait two years to find out what happens I want one ..."

Yup! Just the 4 books.


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Dixie Minor | 276 comments Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Dixie so far in the series there is Cinder, scarlet, and Cress plus an extra called Fairest. Please give it a try and let me know what you think. I really like the series personally."

Thank you, Heidi! It sounds good!


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Kaylani (cityeclectics) | 277 comments I'm reading The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer, Sorta like a Rockstar...
Need to start reading Triangles by Ellen Hopkins (for a book club)
The lightening thief
and a few others but they are non-ficiton.

I have to pick a book club book tonight and I am having a hard time choosing :(


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Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Hi Kaylani! Hope you are doing ok.


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Becky (bek11) | 451 comments I read The Challenge (Steel Trapp, #1) by Ridley Pearson . It's more middle school age and I thought the plot had a couple of holes. Still an enjoyable read and I will read the next one.

I started The Screaming Staircase (Lockwood & Co., #1) by Jonathan Stroud and am loving it. The characters are wonderful, especially Lockwood (similar to Sherlock Holmes.)


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Becky (bek11) | 451 comments Tommy wrote: "I finished Bone, Vol. 7 Ghost Circles (Bone, #7) by Jeff Smith today. Bone is phenomenal. I don't know how I've been a comic reader all my life and never got to this series before now.

Up next, [bookco..."


My son has read all of the Bone books and Amulet books. His favorite graphic novel author is Doug TenNepal but we have to be careful because some of those are too mature for him. Do you have any Middle School/YA graphic series that you would recommend?


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Tommy Hancock (tommyhancock) | 440 comments Becky wrote: "Tommy wrote: "I finished Bone, Vol. 7 Ghost Circles (Bone, #7) by Jeff Smith today. Bone is phenomenal. I don't know how I've been a comic reader all my life and never got to this series before now.

Up..."


That you asked this honestly makes me really happy. None are coming to me off the top of my head since the bulk of my comic/graphic reading tends to be outside the MG/YA spectrum, but I will think on it and come back. I'm sure I'll think of something.

If nothing else, has he checked up Diary of a Wimpy Kid? Kids tend to love it and I find them hilarious.


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Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
FYI I have decided to move The Girl of Fire and Thorns The Girl of Fire and Thorns (Fire and Thorns, #1) by Rae Carson from Aug. to July so it will be our July group read.


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Kara (greathera77) | 30 comments I just finished Only Ever Yours by Louise O'Neill I really liked it. Its not a very happy book, but its well written and feels like something that could happen in the not so distant future. Anybody else read it? I'm starting Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll next.


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Dixie Minor | 276 comments The Girl of Fire and Thorns sounds really good! I was just checking it out, and I saw a review by Veronica Roth, among many others! Sounds like a great pick!


message 8642: by Heidi (new)

Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
I have never read the Dragonlance series Ron - sorry!

Kara that Only Ever Yours book looks creepy!

Thanks Dixie!


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*b*l*u*e*m*o*o*n* | 986 comments Mod
Started Reading...
The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2) by Agatha Christie


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Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Bluemoon wrote: "Started Reading...
The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2) by Agatha Christie"


I just read this one. I am trying to re-read the entire series as I read a lot of them in the past but can't remember any of them except of course Murder on the Orient Express, which is hard to forget!


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Ron wrote: "I'm reading I Am Not Esther by Fleur Beale . Haunting story, but wise-cracking main character. After that, I'm thinking of reading Shadow and Bone (The Grisha, #1) by Leigh Bardugo and [bookcover:Cinder|1..."

Both great reads. Love cinder and defently read shadow and bone, both great reads different but great.


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Heidi | 6961 comments Mod
Oda wrote: "I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson"

Let me know how this is - I have it on audio to listen to


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Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Oda wrote: "I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson"

Let me know how this is - I have it on audio to listen to"


will do :)


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*b*l*u*e*m*o*o*n* | 986 comments Mod
Yea. I know what you mean, heidi. I read a lot of her books alreadt but forgot many of them. As i'm re-reading them, i feel like im reading it all over again. Which is fine by me. Really love her books!


message 8650: by Tommy (new)

Tommy Hancock (tommyhancock) | 440 comments I just finished Anna Dressed in Blood (Anna, #1) by Kendare Blake I liked it, but didn't love it. There were more pros than cons though and I did become invested in the characters so I'll for sure read the sequel.

Up next I'm gonna read the first book in a series I've meant to read for years Midnight for Charlie Bone (The Children of the Red King, #1) by Jenny Nimmo


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