What are you currently reading?

[Debi]

I am reading and and Listening to !!

[Tracy]

I'm reading

[Rosabelle]

I just finished reading The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson.. I didn't think this is as good as the first and second book.. a bit boring and the story kinda dragged on a bit..

Just started reading 4th of July by James Patterson.. Only abbout 80 pages in.. so far so good.

[Lisa S]

I'm reading City of Bones. I've heard so much about this book, but I'm not likng it as much as I thought I would. It is a big book so maybe it will get better.

[Deborah]

Hi, Everyone! I just finished, "Ape House," by Sara Gruen which was different from "Water for Elephants," but just as good. I'm reading: "The Private Hotel for Gentle Ladies," by Ellen Cooney (good, so far!); "The Girl Who Stopped Swimming," by Joshilyn Jackson (really good!); "Still Missing," by C. Stevens (just started). Still Missing

[Cammie]

I started last night.

[Debi]

I started and still working on !! I finished and by Cody McFadyen and I loved both of them as I did the first two. I have the whole series 5 stars.

[Debi]

I just finished and last night. I really enjoyed both, I am giving them 4 stars.

[Deborah]

Blood Oath I've started listening to this one on my audioplayer. Started "Dracula in Love," as well....it's slow so far.Dracula in Love

[Debi]

I am now reading !! I also have started and !!

[Tanya]

I drag The Plains of Passage back and forth to work every day, but I haven't even cracked in open in at least a week. :(
Instead I'm reading The Alchemist which is pretty good so far (I'm 80 pages into it).

In my car I'm listening to Home: A Memoir of My Early Years (nearly done - I'm about 1/2 way through the 10th of 11 discs) - will finish it up tomorrow, if not on the way home tonight.

My home pc book is Escape, and though I'm hating every minute of it, it's like a train wreck and I just can't stop. :(

[Lisa S]

I'm about to start Stop Me by Brenda Novak. I've owned this book for about a year and just now getting to it.

[Deborah]

Reporting on "Dracula In Love."Dracula in Love I stopped boring myself and put it away for good.... It was just something I'd read over, and over, and over...and...over...before!

[Tanya]

Finished Home: A Memoir of My Early Years, and immediately started Daughter of Fortune
I'm definitely going to finish 2 (possibly 3) currently reading books, so I anticipate I'll be adding more here by Monday! :)

[Deborah]

The Girl Who Stopped Swimming Finished last night. I just love the way Joshilyn Jackson writes. This is another great book by her...she also wrote, "Backseat Saints." The story of a neighborhood teenager who dies in her best friend's pool, and the friend's mom who can't rest until she solves the mystery of her death, this book is real and alive. Joshilyn uses her keen understanding of things mystical, psychic and homegrown. She makes a connection between the oddities of backwoods interbreeding families, and their "knowing" things. Relationships are always a strong point for Joshilyn. Once you pick up one of her novels...you're taken in.

[Debi]

Lisa S wrote: "I'm about to start Stop Me by Brenda Novak. I've owned this book for about a year and just now getting to it."

Lisa how did you like ???

[Debi]

I am finished ! Love it 4 stars.

Still working on and !!!

[Deborah]

Nearly finished with "Outer Dark," by Carmac McCarthy.Outer Dark What a twisted tale this one is! I couldn't stop reading last night into the early hours of this morning. Not a long book...but my eyes wouldn't cooperate for the last 20 pages. It's a haunting and horrifying story with a glimpse of a culture that is both odd and reminescent of something deep in our psyches. I love this story as only Carmac McCarthy can tell it. Haunting!

[Lisa S]

Debi, I loved it. I gave it 4 stars only because I very rarly give 5. I've heard better reviews for Stop Me, but IMO Trust Me is better. I have about 125 left for Stop Me.

[Debi]

Thanks Lisa I am going to see how much it is to buy for my KOBO. They are having a huge sale on books at Walmart this weekend but I can't find anything I wanted or cared to read..LOL!! I did buy a few books through the week...will have to post them soon...LOL!! I just bought I got a free preview and already falling for this book..LOL!! And I bought for hubby he loves stories about Eleanor of Aquitaine(sp?):D!! I think I might try this one myself to see why he loves books about this woman and her life so much..LOL!! Oh and all the books I bought this week are for my ereader. :D!!

[Rosabelle]

I finished reading 4th of July by James Patterson and I liked it.. Now, I'm in the middle of reading Pandora's Daughter by Iris Johansen.

[Lisa S]

Rosabelle, I read Pandora's Daughter and really enjoyed it. I hope you enjoy it as well.

[Rosabelle]

Thanks Lisa, I enjoyed reading it so far.. can't wait to finish the book to find out what happens at the end.. I had low expectation of this book, but it has so far exceeded my expectation.

[Deborah]

Nevada Barr I've just listened to her book "13 1/2," and what an awesome one it is! I understand from her regular readers that it's not her ordinary genre fare. With references to actual, horrific murders in America, Barr gives us a gory and fascinating tale of a likeable psychotic axe-murderer, and a poor young woman who comes across his life's path.
Read this one at night and you'll want to pull your curtains!

[Debi]

Rosabelle wrote: "I finished reading 4th of July by James Patterson and I liked it.. Now, I'm in the middle of reading Pandora's Daughter by Iris Johansen."

I haven't read 4th of July yet but I did read and loved Pandora's Daughter hope you enjoy it as much as I did..smiles.

[Rosabelle]

Hi Debi.. I just finished reading Pandora's Daughter and I enjoyed it.. better than I would have had.. I read 2 of Iris Johansen's books before this one and didn't really like it, so Ithought this one would be the same.. but it's definitely better.. :)

[Rosabelle]

I'm currently reading I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak.. heard so many good reviews about this book.

[Tanya]

Ohmigosh! So much for finishing 2 books this weekend. I got to the "end" of Escape and discovered that my copy was missing at least one disc!! Even though I've not been enjoying this book, I can't just let it go! I have to finish it! But I ABSOLUTELY refuse to buy a copy (I dislike it that much), so I have to find another way to finish it. Oh so irritating!!!

[Rosabelle]

I just finished reading I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak. It is one of the best books that I've read this year. I gave it a 5 stars. Currently I'm reading Smoke and Mirrors by Tanya Huff, the second book in the Tony Foster series.. I think this one is better than the first one so far..

[Cammie]

I'm reading and will be starting this weekend.

[Debi]

I am still reading and started .

[Deborah]

I'm listening to
tonight. It's great and the narrator is quite good. She really adds to the experience.
This is an exception to the trailing stories after classic literature rule I've been reading, I think. Some of them have been really tiresome!

[Lisa S]

Debi, I hope you like Thicker Than Water. I finished it the other day and I loved it. I gave it 4 stars.

[Debi]

Lisa, With my dental work and all that good stuff that came with it and now finally getting over one of my headaches I have had for two days. I am hoping to finish Death Blows by tomorrow and then finish reading Thicker Than Water. I have read the first chapter so far and enjoying it..smiles. Oh and I downloaded some books for Audible today.. ;D!!!

[Lisa S]

I also own Death Blows but haven't started it yet.

[Debi]

Lisa, I am enjoying it but not as much as the first one. The subject of the crimes in this one isn't really grabbing me but I am trying to read it with a open mind considering it is another world/dimension and it gives you more depth into some of the characters..LOL!! 3rd one coming out I think it is in Dec. and I will be picking it up..smiles. Okay I am off for now..smiles.

[Deborah]

I just started I read a comprehensive biography or two of Ms Dickinson a couple of years ago, so I can see how this author gleans alot of truth to mix with his imagination in the novel. It's really a good book!

[Debi]

I finally finished !!!
It was good..but I loved the first one better. 3 stars. I will be reading the 3rd in the series when it is released. As for today I am not going to start another book today..I have some stuff to deal with today..smiles.

[Rosabelle]

I'm currently reading The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger.. This book actually slows down my reading... Day 3 of reading this book and still couldn't finish it, only halfway through, although it's only 214 pages.. *sigh*

[Deborah]

Rosabelle, stick with it! Just because it's a classic of American literature, we all need to read it. As a coming of age book, it's basic literature taught in schools. You'll be glad you finished it because it should get better as you go along. But, I do recall it's not that easy to understand!! Warped mind of a teenaged boy and all!! LOL

[Debi]

I have started .

[Rosabelle]

Deborah wrote: "Rosabelle, stick with it! Just because it's a classic of American literature, we all need to read it. As a coming of age book, it's basic literature taught in schools. You'll be glad you finished ..."

Hi Deborah.. I just finished reading The Catcher in the Rye.. i didn't really like it because i got confused of the point of the whole story.. it's a bit hard to understand... but anyway, I finally finished it... yay..

[Rosabelle]

I'm currently reading The Enemy by Lee Child. My first book by this author.. only several pages in, but it looks like i will enjoy it.. :)

[Deborah]

I'm still finishing up The Wrong Mother: A Novel "The Wrong Mother," by Sophie Hannah. I love this book for its different slant on a murder/suicide mystery. Top-notch writing...a sociological discussion on familiacide...a woman with a dopleganger. One of the most unusual books I've read this season.

[Kristen]

Debi wrote: "I have started ."

I just received this one yesterday from PBS - I'm so excited about reading it, but I have to finish The Reef - I should be done in a day or two.

[Deborah]

Hi, Everyone! I know some of you from other discussions/groups and it's great to see you here!
I'm reading a few different things. What I'm loving and finishing tonight is "The Wrong Mother," by Sophie Hannah It's interesting in terms of its slant toward the sociological study of familiacide...and women killing their children (and sometimes themselves along with them). In light of the recent number of women who have been doing this in the USA alone, I think the murder mystery storyline in Hannah's book is fascinating. I highly recommend this to all of you for a good read.

[Cammie]

I started on Saturday

[Lisa S]

Oh Cammie, that was really good.

[Debi]

I am reading and enjoying it!!!

[Deborah]

I just finished The Second Virgin Birth which was a fantastic premise and storyline. There's a sequel coming out in the coming year, too, which I'm anxious to read!

And, I'm nearly finished with Snakewoman of Little Egypt. "Snakewoman.." is one of the most unique books I've read this year. I highly recommend it. It's intelligent, witty, interesting and has a poignant love story that's different most we've read. I just love this book and don't want it to end!