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Apr 29, 2015 04:38PM



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I have only read a couple of chapters so far since i was trying to finish another book. I plan on making more progress with it tomorrow and i will let you know more then. From what i have read so far though i can tell that i will enjoy wonder. :)



In the past week, I have also read

I also read a wonderful Australian romance called

I gave both of those 4 stars. I will let you know what I decide to rate Pride.


Exactly Michael. I don't know if I'm being influenced by my love of To kill a Mocking bird. Perhaps my doubt is answer?









Altered Carbon is a great read. I've put it down for the moment because I got distracted by knitting, which is a part of my new year's resolutions [although so, to be fair is the reading] but I'm loving the premise so far, and can't wait to see how things work out.
The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul is allegedly 'as if Maeve Binchy had written The Kite Runner'. I'm not sure it's that good - I positively steamed through the Kite Runner last week - but it is pretty interesting how the characters are introduced so far. The portrayals of different women are quite unusual from other books I've read.
Unbound is a book I've barely started, but I loved the other two in the series, and am really rooting for the protagonist in this one.
A Darker Shade of Magic is one I started in December, but being that I didn't read much of it in 2015 I figured I'd count it towards my GR chalenge total. So far I like the premise, and can't wait to see what else could go on in all these colours of London.


https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I think, all three of them are a must-read... And they must be read in order...

My full review can be read here.





https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Now, starting the second book in the same series
Beat (Life on Stage #2)






Highly recommended. See my review if you like:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I say, drop everything and read this if you haven't already...

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...



My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

4 stars
My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Just finished the 1st book in Good Ol' Boys series: 5 stars

HIGHLY recommended...
My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

(Paranormal - a girl with two lives)

My review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...?


Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

https://www.goodreads.com/work/editio...

I'm about halfway through. Started it on a whim (when I really should be reading a million other things I've committed to) but I just can't put it down. It's a science fiction novel that's grounded in reality which is my favorite kind - it's like real life but one thing is just not as it seems and it's entirely plausible to be our current reality in the future. It's intertwined with mystery. The characters are rich and vivid. I'm just loving the twisty back and forth of the plot along two timelines that are slowly merging. Highly recommend! Let's hope it maintains it's momentum throughout :)

and then i found myself unconsciously match making the couples
i believe i will have finished the book by tomorrow
only 80 pages or so left
plz tell me how do you find the book?



It's written in such a descriptive manner, it's like you're right there when everything happens. Well-written, but will I like what she says. We'll see...
UPDATE: I'm not finished yet. But all I can say is, "Oh my goodness." I feel so sad for her in that she weaved a love story out of that.

It's going pretty well so far with the the supporting cast being the most interesting part of the story and the MC being a sort of medium for those characters to enact change on their surroundings ( though the MC has their own goals and motivations that don't necessarily align with those of the supporting cast ).
For reference, the story is a political fantasy with intrigue and ambiguity. Could do with a bit more world building and a bit less info dump, but otherwise pretty solid so far.
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