Random Book List #341 (ends June 25) Showing 1,251-1,280 of 1,280

[Ezi]

I just finished the audio of . It was angsty and stressful given our current racial climate. But excellent writing (4.5 stars)

[Aminko]

I just finished . It was an unusual fairy tale but it was very easy to read. I gave it 4 stars.

[Connie N.]

I finished . Surprisingly good--3.5 stars. I'll probably continue with the series when the opportunity arises.

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

I read last Dec. 5. There was no story really, just a brief sexual encounter. Disappointing. 2 stars.

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

Random Book List #321

Duration: Dec. 20, 2016 - Jan. 17, 2017

Based on Red as Blood and White as Boneby Theodora Goss], Crimson Death by Laurell K. Hamilton, Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult, and Best Friends With The Billionaire by Coleen Kwan, here is our new list:

Miss Kane's Christmas by Caroline Mickelson

How the Marquis Got His Coat Back by Neil Gaiman (1)
Suzanne - 1/17

Brimstone and Marmalade by Aaron Corwin

Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater (1)
Yz - The Raven King 1/7 ****

The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan

All Your Wishes by Cat Adams

The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss

The Story of the Lost Child by Elena Ferrante

The Life She Wants by Robyn Carr (1)
Connie N - 1/13 ****

The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

Love Surfaced by Michelle Lynn

Secret Child, Royal Scandal by Cat Schield

[Dragana]

Loved The Hating Game. Recommended if you haven't read it (and you like enemies-to-lovers plots). :)

[Connie N.]

I'll probably read

[Fran, Moderator]

is currently FREE on Amazon.

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

I'm going to read .

[Kim]

I am going to give a try.

[Connie N.]

I finished my read:
The Life She Wants by Robyn Carr - 1/13/17 ♥♥♥♥


Not my favorite Carr book, but still enjoyable.

[Ezi]

Connie N. wrote: "I finished my read:
The Life She Wants by Robyn Carr - 1/13/17 ♥♥♥♥


Not my favorite Carr book, but still enjoyable."

I agree. For the longest, I was confusing Robyn Carr with Debbie Macromber

[Connie N.]

Yeah, their series are very similar, but I still like Carr better overall (usually).

[Ezi]

I actually like Debbie M better.

[Suzanne]

Random Book List #321

I read How the Marquis Got His Coat Back by Neil Gaiman and thought it was a decent short story! I've read Neverwhere and liked it a lot, I hope he continues writing stories in this world or publishes a graphic novel!

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

I finished last January 7. Beautiful prose as usual, but I felt something is missing in the end. 4 stars.

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

Random Book List #326

Duration: Jan. 24 - Feb. 21, 2017

Based on How the Marquis Got His Coat Back by Neil Gaiman, Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater, and The Life She Wants by Robyn Carr, here is our new list:

A Shadow Bright and Burning by Jessica Cluess

Dear Life: Stories by Alice Munro

He Said, Sidhe Said & Other Tales by Tanya Huff

Among the Thorns by Veronica Schanoes (1)
Mandy - 2/19

The Most Dangerous Place on Earth by Lindsey Lee Johnson

Breath of Fire by Amanda Bouchet

The FitzOsbornes at War by Michelle Cooper

The Nightmare Dilemma by Mindee Arnett

The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes

Hag-Seed by Margaret Atwood

Only Daughter by Anna Snoekstra (1)
Connie N. - 2/16 ****

Blue Skye by Viki Lyn

[Connie N.]

I've ordered , but there's a wait list at the library for this one, so I hope it's available in time.

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

The only book I currently have is but I really want to read the Amanda Bouchet one.

[Connie N.]

Just finished my book. Very good, thanks for adding it to the list. New-to-me author that I probably wouldn't have discovered otherwise.

Only Daughter by Anna Snoekstra - 2/16/17 ♥♥♥♥

[Mandy]

I just finished Among the Thorns - sad in an old-fashioned "fairytale are about revenge" kind of way.

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

Unfortunately, I'm just halfway done with my book . So far, I'm enjoying it, but life got in the way.

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

(Sorry for the late post. I adjusted the end date.)

Random Book List #331

Duration: March 2 - 30, 2017

Based on Among the Thorns by Veronica Schanoes and Only Daughter by Anna Snoekstra, here is our new list:

Pond by Claire-Louise Bennett (1)
Suzanne - 3/29

Queen Alpha by Jaymin Eve

The Singing Bones by Shaun Tan

The Warden's Daughter by Jerry Spinelli

The Mothers of Voorhisville by M. Rickert

Cold Wind by Nicola Griffith

Whispers from the Dead by Karen Ann Hopkins

The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchinson

And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini

Little Deaths by Emma Flint

Watching Edie by Camilla Way

Stormy Cove by Bernadette Calonego

[Connie N.]

I think I'll try .

[Suzanne]

Random Book List #331

I finished Pond by Claire-Louise Bennett and this is the most boring book I have ever read in my entire life... If you auto recorded the internal thoughts of a boring woman stuck in a cottage by herself in Ireland and listened to every thought that went through her head, you would have this book. There is no point, it's just her rambling about pens and replacement parts for her stove, etc; This was torture...

[Connie N.]

I'm not going to get to my book this week. :(

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

Random Book List #336

Duration: April 23 - May 21, 2017

Based on Pond by Claire-Louise Bennett, here is our new list:

We Are Okay by Nina La Cour

Queen Song by Victoria Aveyard
Yz - Glass Sword 5/17 ***

Hello From the Gillespies by Monica McInerney

The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne

Marrying His Best Friend by Jennifer Gracen

Orphan Train by Christine Baker Kline

Agents of Dreamland by Caitlin R. Kiernan

Tower of Thorns by Juliet Marillier

Marlena by Julie Buntin

Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum

The Poems of Octavio Paz by Octavio Paz

The Affected Provincial's Companion, Vol. 1 by Breaulove Swells Whimsy

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

I finished reading Glass Sword for Queen Song last May 17. It's sort of okay, but the heroine is getting to me with her wishy-washy thoughts. 3 stars.

[Yz the Whyz, Moderator]

Random Book List #341

Duration: May 28 - June 25, 2017

Based on Queen Song by Victoria Aveyard, here is our new list:

The Dispatcher by John Scalzi

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

Falling Into Forever by Elena Aitken

The Power by Naomi Alderman

The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe by Kij Johnson

Raised in Fire by K.F. Breene

Cursed by Christina Bauer

Happily Ever After by Kiera Cass

Nemesis by Brendan Reichs

Origins by Taran Matharu

The Shattered Mountain by Rae Carson

The Demon in the Wood by Leigh Bardugo

[Suzanne]

Random Book List #341

I finished reading The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson and gave it three stars. I might've liked this book more if I had sat down and read instead of listening to it on audio because the names and places started running together and I had a hard time keeping details straight but I did like world building and storyline.