Currently reading 2011

[Vanessa]

I ma just about finished Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult. it is excellent. i ghighly recommend it to anyone. I'm not sure of anyone has read a jodi Picoult book before but this is my first and I can;t wait to read another one.

[Lina]

Vanessa, I read that one a few months ago and loved it! She's been a favourite of mine for years, but there are a few that have felt formulaic. Would be interested to know what you think of some of her other books!

[rameau]

After finishing

I was so impressed with Courtney Milan that I had to hunt down the first of the same series. So, trying to ignore the mixed order and all, I'm reading now


Oh, and if you want to know why: Here's the link to my review.

[Vanessa]

CaroB wrote: "Vanessa, I read that one a few months ago and loved it! She's been a favourite of mine for years, but there are a few that have felt formulaic. Would be interested to know what you think of some of..."

No worries! I;m just about to strat Brooke Shields book about her battle woth post natal depression after she had her first child but after this i am going to read andother jodi Picoult one. i can;t wait to read the Brooke Shields one. I;ve been hangingn to read it for ages! i'm loving this site! And this group!

[Vanessa]

Finished it! just finished sing me Home by Jodi Picoult! And it was excellent! What an excellent book! Am now going to start Down Came the Rain by Brooke Shields. It is her personal battle with posnatal depression. Am really looking forwrds to it but after that I am going to read another Jodi Picoult book. If anyone has any suggestions(CaroB?) please let me know and I would love to read it!

[Tracey]

Just startedAlabama Twilight Don't normally read historicals so looking forward to trying something new

[Heather]

I think I'm going to start

[rameau]

Heather wrote: "I think I'm going to start "

I've read some conflicting reviews about this one, I'd really like to know what you think.

[Lina]

Heather wrote: "I think I'm going to start "

I've got that one in my TBR, have been meaning to get to it!

[Lina]

Great review rameau!

[Lina]

Vanessa, do you mean a suggestion about a particular Picoult book or a romance? If it's Picoult, I'd probably just suggest ones to stay away from (Songs of the Humpback Whale comes to mind)

[Vanessa]

CaroB wrote: "Great review rameau!"

Hi CaroB,

I was just asking if anyone had anyrecommendations about a Jodi Picoult book to read to let me know. just asking anyone really but put the question to you as you have read some. Anyway, if you have any suggestions for a Picoult book, let me know! That was all!,

Vanessa

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

Vanessa wrote: "I was just asking if anyone had any recommendations about a Jodi Picoult book to read to let me know."

I've been looking at her books, Vanessa. A few would fit into some of my challenges... but I haven't tried her yet. My library has a couple of her's. This is in audiobook:



My library went up with the new icons for all the downloadable Kindle books and they have the second one shown above, plus:

[Tracey]

I have a copy of that a friend gave me. She highly recommended it, but I haven't gotten to it yet. If anyone else reads first let me know what you thought, when I read I'll let you know. We'll see who gets to it first :)

[R.L.]

I'm currently reading, So far I'm liking it enough to have interest in the other books.

[Heather]

Finished , rameau and CaroB.
I really enjoyed it. Alexia was a hoot and I liked it far more than I thought I would. I have a hit and miss (mostly miss) relationship with anything historical, but this one was witty, funny, snarky and smart. Well written and I hope you both get to read it soon!

[Heather]

Starting Julie Garwood's . Been on my TBR list forever and finally sinking into it.

[Tracey]

Almost finished with Alabama Twilight, haven't read too many historicals. Picked this one up on a suggestion needing to fullfill a challenge requirment. Absolutely loving it!

[Lina]

Harvesting the Heart was an interesting, emotional read IMO. It's definitely not her best, and at times you want to shake the main character and tell her to snap out of it and stop being so selfish. I remember I didn't like the end. But even then I gave it 4 stars. I enjoy the richness of Ms Picoult's words, she creates evocative characters, and love them or hate them, she has the ability to make you feel for them. Also, her books make you think and make you question yourself. I truly love most of her works. Like I said, it would probably be fairer for me to say which of her books haven't worked for me, and those mostly because I began to find, having read almost of her books, that some of the plots were becoming formulaic.

[Lina]

Heather wrote: "Finished , rameau and CaroB.
I really enjoyed it. Alexia was a hoot and I liked it far more than I thought I would. I have a hit and miss (mostly miss) relationship w..."

Excellent! Thanks Heather, it's just moved up on my TBR list!

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

Hey, if anyone want to do a "buddy read" of when CaroB catches up, just let me know.

[Heather]

I'll join that when the BR is set up.

[rameau]

Heather, thanks. I'll see if I can get my hands on it sooner rather than later.

I just started my Avenger's Angel (sorry, no link since I'm on my phone) arc and it's a bit heavy start with the world building.

EDA:

[Michelle]

Lisa Kay wrote: "Hey, if anyone want to do a "buddy read" of when CaroB catches up, just let me know."

I would! I only read the first book in The Parasol Protectorate series and would love to read the next one. I really enjoyed reading Soulless.

[Tracey]

I'll try to catch up and join in as well

[Vanessa]

I'm currently reading Brooke Shield's Down Came The Rain. Very very good.

[Vanessa]

✿Michelle✿ wrote: "Lisa Kay wrote: "Hey, if anyone want to do a "buddy read" of when CaroB catches up, just let me know."

I would! I only read the first book in The Parasol Protecto..."

What's a buddy read?

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

Vanessa, This goodreads thread should answer your questions: "Buddy Reads".

[Vanessa]

Thankyou Lisa Kay! I will definatley have a look at these! Thankyou! Jodi Picouolt is my next read after I finish Brooke Shield's book. It;s really good!

[Vanessa]

Tracey wrote: "I have a copy of that a friend gave me. She highly recommended it, but I haven't gotten to it yet. If anyone else reads first let me know what you thought, ..."


thanks Tracey! this will be the next one i read! Then i will check out some of the ones Lisa Kay has suggested! Thankyou both!

[Vanessa]

Thanks Lisa Kay! Sounds interesting! Would liketo do one one day!

[Tracey]

Just finished Alabama Twilight, really enjoyed it. It was exactly what I was in the mood for. Now starting . I like to mix it up, going from Antebellum Alabama plantations to vampire hunters... :)

[Zoe]

Just finished and loved it. I both love and hate finding out I am going to love a series when there are so many written - because -"Yay" there are so many to read and "Yowza" there are so many to read.

Speaking of series, I'm on the 3rd book in the Maisie Dobbs series . SO good. If you like mysteries, historicals, or audio books, it's a great series about a female psychologist/detective in post WWI england. Very romantic without having any romance - you know what I mean?

[Zoe]

And excited to see good reviews of the Parasol Protectorate series - I've got it in my tbr.

[Lina]

OK, sounds like I'll have to get my butt in gear and read in the next couple of weeks.

[Cheryl]

✿Michelle✿ wrote: "Lisa Kay wrote: "Hey, if anyone want to do a "buddy read" of when CaroB catches up, just let me know."

I would! I only read the first book in The Parasol Protecto..."

I would love to read this too. I really liked the first one.

[Heather]

Finished . Loved those characters!
On to .

[Lina]

Oh Heather, can't wait to see what you think of that one!! I kept wavering between 4 and 5 stars for it.

[Wendy]

Just started

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

Wow! Different cover, LibraryLass. I read that a couple of years ago, but I noticed my library has it in audio... I may do a re-read via my ears.

[Wendy]

Yes it is LK. I am doing a re-read of this. I only got 3 books into series and quit, but I'm going to give it another try.

[Heather]

Finished The Smoke Thief. It was good, but I wasn't head-over-heels with it either. Trying to get into Magic Bites and it's a slow go. Might switch to something else if it doesn't capture me soon.

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

LibraryLass wrote: "Yes it is LK. I am doing a re-read of this. I only got 3 books into series and quit, but I'm going to give it another try."

That is about when I quit too. I think there were a couple that sounded a bit alike - that maybe wouldn't have been so bad if I had spaced them out a bit. I have the whole series... I should get back to it.

[Lisa Kay, Moderator]

Heather wrote: "Finished The Smoke Thief. It was good, but I wasn't head-over-heels with it either. Trying to get into Magic Bites and it's a slow go. Might switch to something else if..."

Heather, I had trouble with MB at the beginning too. Try my review, if you want to persevere. I give you a bit about what is going on (though you probably know already) without giving any spoilers... plus, I listed a link to a web page.

[Cheryl]

Just started reading and I hope it's as good as the other book I read in this series .

[Susan (susayq ~), Moderator]

I want to read the Sherrilyn Kenyon Dark Hunter series. I read the short story that is part of it, Dragonswan, in an anthology and LOVED it!

[Michelle]

I'm reading .

[Vanessa]

What was the Book Of The Month for Oct?

[Lina]

Vanessa wrote: "What was the Book Of The Month for Oct?"

Vanessa, it's by Elizabeth Hoyt. Are you able to see it on the Group Homepage? Near the top, where it says "Currently Reading"

[rameau]

I started with and I'm wondering what's the hype with this one. Will realisation hit me later?