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Paula wrote: "I finished Janet Evanovich's Two for the Dough. I'm liking this series so far. So far, the books have been quick and I have found them humorous. I'm hoping I still like the series at the end or if ..."I've found with this series that if you read one or two and then don't read the next one for a few weeks or months (or in my case it could be a few years) you don't mind the sameness. I've been reading this series for a long time but I'm only up to Sizzling Sixteen.
Karen M wrote: "Paula wrote: "I finished Janet Evanovich's Two for the Dough. I'm liking this series so far. So far, the books have been quick and I have found them humorous. I'm hoping I still like the series at ..And I'm up to Seventeen, I read them about once a year so they are always entertaining to me also.
Started reading Bellevue Press's Inukshuk. Only 40 pages or so into it, so jury is still out. Needed to google Chinook... (dont laugh)
Started reading "Hush, Hush" by Becca Fitzpatrick. Really love it so far. It's the first in the series. Kinda hard to put down.
I recently finished Flesh and Bone and A Princess of Mars.Now, I'm going to read Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?.
I've just finished reading White Oleander by Janet Fitch and I'm about to start The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks.
I finished Beach Music by Pat Conroy which was a great read! Next I'm onto Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley.
Lorraine wrote: "I'm currently reading Sacred by Dennis Lehane, and listening to Reflex by Dick Francis."Dennis Lehane rocks and Sacred is really, really good. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Lorraine wrote: "I'm currently reading Sacred by Dennis Lehane, and listening to Reflex by Dick Francis."Enjoy the Dick Francis, Lorraine, he never disappoints.
I finished Fall of Giants last week, then started The Report. The story is based on a true occurrence and is interesting, but the writing is... pretentious. I think she was going for atmospheric and missed the mark. Or maybe it's some avant garde thing I'm just to unsophisticated to understand. It's pretty bad.
I just finished reading 'MARCH" BY GERALDINE BROOKS,then started "INTERPRETER OF MALADIES"by JUMPA LAHIRI,
At the moment I am reading Through a glas, darkly by Dona Leon. Sorry i haven't figured out how to put a picture or a link ;)
Just (literally, just, as in 10 minutes ago) finished the Maze Runner trilogy by James Dashner. They were alright--a summer beach/pool read. The series reminded me a lot of the Hunger games in that the prose is very tight and much of the plot focuses on fast action as opposed to character or world building.
Suzanne C wrote: I finished Fall of Giants last we..."
Did you like Fall of Giants? I want to read it but I'm not sure if I should commit to buying it or just go to the library. I really enjoyed Pillars of the Earth and World Without End, but I know FoG is not set in that world at all...
1. Fairytale Interrupted: What JFK Jr. Taught Me About Life, Love, and Loss by RoseMarie Terenzio
2. Happy Birthday by Danielle Steel
3. Scorpions for Breakfast: My Fight Against Special Interests, Liberal Media, and Cynical Politicos to Secure America's Border by Jan Brewer
Just started The Royal Victorians: King Edward Vii, His Family And Friends. I suspect this is going to take a long time to read. Very dry.
I've finished reading The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks earlier and now I'm starting Seven Up by Janet Evanovich.
Maxim wrote: "I just finished reading Wicked:The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the Wets by Gregory Maguire and I'm starting the sequel Son of a Witch.The musical Wicked is definitely spot on but the bo..."
Much as I adore the book of Wicked, I found that his others didn't even come close. For me, anyway.
I'm currently reading Someone Like Summer. I'm thinking this is going to be a pretty short read, which isn't really a bad thing.
I have a few different things I am reading right now, Avalon is one of them, as well as Philippa Gregory's The Lady of the Rivers. I am trying to not get too involved in them right this second as I in the midst of exams so when I feel the need to read and don't have time for much I go for something historical and right now am reading The House of Tudor. I really like this book and its actually written well without being drawn out and seeming too scholarly.
Just finished The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde - liked very much! short, intereting, brilliant...
I'm reading Sacred by Dennis Lehane - the 3rd of the Kenzie and Gennaro series and the only one I haven't read.
Tellulah wrote: Much as I adore the book of Wicked, I found that his others didn't even come close. For me, anyway. I felt the same way! I've read Son of a Witch, Mirror Mirror and Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister and I didn't like any of them nearly as much as Wicked. It was such a letdown.
I'm almost finished with Morning Star by Desiree Finkbeiner. Its not bad but a little too pure for my tastes.
Riley wrote: "Suzanne C wrote: I finished Fall of Giants last we..."
Did you like Fall of Giants? I want to read it but I'm not sure if I should commit to buying it or just go to the library. I really enjoyed..."
Riley, I really enjoyed Fall of Giants. It had it's faults, but they weren't big enough to spoil the read. Be prepared for some politics and war. The human stories were the good part.
I'm reading Wuthering Heights for the first time.
I finished WORLD BELOW by Sue Miller and gave it a 2. Also read EXPLOSIVE EIGHTEEN by Janet Evanovich and loved it. Now am reading SECTOR C by Phoenix Sullivan.
The Dry Grass of August by Anna Jean Mayhew - not bad at all!I would recommed it for whom likes The Help, The Kitchen House and Little Bee
I just started reading The Submission, by Amy Waldman, which is one of the three finalists for the One Book One Lincoln.
Lorraine wrote: "I'm reading Sacred by Dennis Lehane - the 3rd of the Kenzie and Gennaro series and the only one I haven't read."I loved this one. Very intense.
I decided to read Double Cross: The Explosive, Inside Story of the Mobster Who Controlled America. I'm just wondering how realistic it is since these are stories relayed to his brother.
I'm reading The Vampire Hunter Chronicles, a bit different vampire story and good. I'm also reading Smokin' Seventeen, one to go but I'm #180 on the list and they have 25 copies available so I'll just have to be patient.
I started One Day by David Nicholls, since I've heard great things about it. I'm only a couple pages into it, but I'm enjoying it so far.I also started Doomsday Book by Connie Willis and The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb, but it's slow going as of right now.
Yesterday, I finished reading Seven Up by Janet Evanovich and today I've started The Client by John Grisham.
I just finished The Moment: by Douglas Kennedy this is my review www.goodreads.com/review/show/335636057
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Although not what I normally read I truly love this series, so much so I have just started again. I miss Ana and especially Christian. It has such an addictive quality and I can't seem to get enough.