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message 7101: by S.J. (new)

S.J. Romero (sjromero) Working through Executive Orders which is the immediate book after Debt of Honor. So far, both are pretty good, but there is a lot of fluff to these books. Each could have had a lot fewer pages and been just as good. Next up is The Gunslinger which I hope is good. I may not continue with that series if the first doesn't "wow" me.


message 7102: by ♥ Ashleigh ♥ (new)

♥ Ashleigh ♥  Contrary to popular belief I'm not actually mad! (cheshire_red) | 86 comments Finished Huntress by Malinda Lo in the end i was rather disappointed with the outcome, it was flat and bland. it had some much more potential.

also read Fire Storm (Young Sherlock Holmes, #4) by Andy Lane which was great. going to start the series from the beginning!!


message 7103: by Christina (new)

Christina (batgirl39) | 11 comments I just started The Martian. I want to read it before the movie comes out.


message 7104: by Annabelle (new)

Annabelle Hermans | 1 comments I'm currently reading Kiss of Death (The Morganville Vampires, #8) by Rachel Caine
Then I'm going onto Stray (Spark, #2) by Rachael Craw


message 7105: by ♥ Ashleigh ♥ (new)

♥ Ashleigh ♥  Contrary to popular belief I'm not actually mad! (cheshire_red) | 86 comments started The Good Women of China Hidden Voices by Xinran its heart breaking and captivating.


message 7106: by Hock (last edited Sep 18, 2015 08:45AM) (new)

Hock Tjoa (hockgtjoa) | 27 comments Currently reading Carly by D.M. Wolfenden and The Box by D.M. Wolfenden

--novellas in a genre that is outside my comfort zone.

Writers need, I believe, to test their comfort zones and stretch for the same reasons that (some) actors take on certain roles.

But I find I also need to go to bed with something more familiar so I am rereading again Justine (The Alexandria Quartet, #1) by Lawrence Durrell


message 7107: by Elle (new)

Elle (elleay) Currently reading Shadow and Bone, immediately followed by the other two Grisha series books, Siege and Storm & Ruin and Rising, in preparation for Leigh Bardugo's upcoming Six of Crows. Understand it takes place in the same world as the Grisha series and wanted to be prepared.


message 7108: by Anita (new)

Anita (neet413) | 89 comments It is the year of new author discovery for me, and today I begin a novel by Tibor Fischer, The Thought Gang by Tibor Fischer .


message 7109: by ♥ Ashleigh ♥ (new)

♥ Ashleigh ♥  Contrary to popular belief I'm not actually mad! (cheshire_red) | 86 comments Listening to my second ever audio book Poison Princess (The Arcana Chronicles, #1) by Kresley Cole the voices are brilliant. but i must admit that i occasionally have trouble concentrating on the book, and i can't just listening to it without doing other things otherwise i get distracted, luckily i have already read the paper back version some time ago!! still im enjoying it non the less.


message 7110: by SkittyGrace (new)

SkittyGrace hey i'm interested in Japanese history and was wondering if
Oda Nobunaga: The Battle of Okehazama by Les Paterson was any good? i'm thinking of doing a project on it. So has anyone read or know of this book it's getting mixed reviews :)


message 7111: by ♥ Ashleigh ♥ (new)

♥ Ashleigh ♥  Contrary to popular belief I'm not actually mad! (cheshire_red) | 86 comments Reading The Good Women of China Hidden Voices by Xinran also listening to Poison Princess (The Arcana Chronicles, #1) by Kresley Cole im enjoying the experience though i do have to re-listen to it occasionally. The voices and accents are really good, but occasionally they sound very similar and its hard to tell people apart, or sometimes its hard to tell which ones are inner thoughts and which ones are spoken words. though i really enjoyed the different POV's between Eve and the serial killer.


message 7112: by Tyler (new)

Tyler (tyland) | 5 comments Even white trash zombies get the blues


message 7113: by Joi (new)

Joi | 39 comments I'm currently listening to Justice for Sara by Erica Spindler . I'm reading Positive A Memoir by Paige Rawl but I'm not liking it very much. I just started Redeployment by Phil Klay and Naked in Death (In Death, #1) by J.D. Robb .


message 7114: by Rachel (new)

Rachel I am reading The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo and The Sweet Far Thing (Gemma Doyle, #3) by Libba Bray .


Olivia "So many books--so little time."" | 31 comments I just started reading Best Staged Plans by Claire Cook. So far it has been very good--it's laugh-out-loud funny in places.


message 7116: by ♥ Ashleigh ♥ (new)

♥ Ashleigh ♥  Contrary to popular belief I'm not actually mad! (cheshire_red) | 86 comments Finished Poison Princess (The Arcana Chronicles, #1) by Kresley Cole was a great ending and i cant wait to read the next one - first im suppose to read a book published in 2009, i tried Night's Cold Kiss (Dark Brethren, #1) by Tracey O'Hara but its a little cringe-y and I'm not feeling it - unfortunately i own it, so i suppose i'll read it one day, just not today.
These are my other choices Generation 18 (Spook Squad, #2) by Keri Arthur Black and White (The Icarus Project, #1) by Jackie Kessler Gladiatrix (Kannon Dupree, #1) by Rhonda Roberts Chasing the Dragon (Quantum Gravity, #4) by Justina Robson But which one to choose? i have some other's but there second or fourth books in a series and im hoping to avoid reading them until I've read the first.... but desperate times desperate measures....


message 7117: by Anita (new)

Anita (neet413) | 89 comments Going with a rock star bio.

It's So Easy: And Other Lies It's So Easy And Other Lies by Duff McKagan


message 7118: by Denisé (new)

Denisé | 1 comments Get started...The City of Wizards It seems like a very good book. Who prefers fantasy & of course Wizards, I mean it's a grear choice for you :)


message 7119: by Tyrolin (new)

Tyrolin (httpwwwgoodreadscomtyrthunder) Finished You're Never Weird on the Internet in ONE day. That's a record for me! I didn't want it to end!

On the look out for a new book! :)


message 7120: by Taylor (new)

Taylor Hey Tyrolin, I would recommend the Hush, Hush series by Becca Fitzpatrick.
I'm currently reading Crescendo (Hush, Hush, #2) by Becca Fitzpatrick , Half Bad (The Half Bad Trilogy, #1) by Sally Green and Banished (The Blackhart Legacy, #1) by Liz de Jager

Will probably move onto Anna and the French Kiss (Anna and the French Kiss, #1) by Stephanie Perkins


message 7121: by Tyrolin (new)

Tyrolin (httpwwwgoodreadscomtyrthunder) Thanks Taylor, I'll definitely look into those.

I can also recommend The Night Circus Literary fiction, beautiful descriptions. Apparently they're optioning the film rights!


message 7122: by ♥ Ashleigh ♥ (new)

♥ Ashleigh ♥  Contrary to popular belief I'm not actually mad! (cheshire_red) | 86 comments finished reading Endless Knight (The Arcana Chronicles, #2) by Kresley Cole Black and White (The Icarus Project, #1) by Jackie Kessler both excellent books! next I'll be reading Dead of Winter (The Arcana Chronicles, #3) by Kresley Cole The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro can't wait!!


message 7123: by Rachel (new)

Rachel I am reading The Haunted Hotel A Mystery of Modern Venice by Wilkie Collins , xxxHOLiC Omnibus 2 by CLAMP , and listening to The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black .


message 7124: by Zouagie (new)

Zouagie | 15 comments Currently reading Ink and Bone (The Great Library, #1) by Rachel Caine The Queen of the Tearling (The Queen of the Tearling, #1) by Erika Johansen The Orphan Queen (The Orphan Queen, #1) by Jodi Meadows

About to finish The Stars Never Rise (The Stars Never Rise #1) by Rachel Vincent


message 7125: by Max (new)

Max Francis (max_franciss) | 9 comments Currently reading The Diviners.


message 7126: by Sophie (last edited Oct 20, 2015 01:46AM) (new)

Sophie | 22 comments Zouagie wrote: "About to finish The Stars Never Rise (The Stars Never Rise #1) by Rachel Vincent"

Is it any good? It's on my TBR list but I haven't got round to it yet!

I'm about halfway through Ghost Story by Peter Straub. It's meant to be super scary but so far there just seems to be a lot of build-up and back-story!

Ghost Story by Peter Straub


message 7127: by Ashley (new)

Ashley | 7 comments I'm reading The Mist in the Mirror by Susan Hill not real sure how I feel about this book, I thought it would be a little spookier since my library labeled it as "Horror" but I've read mysteries that have made my hair raise more than this book.
Any recommendations on good mysteries or "ghost" stories?


message 7128: by Zouagie (new)

Zouagie | 15 comments Sophie wrote: "Zouagie wrote: "About to finish The Stars Never Rise (The Stars Never Rise #1) by Rachel Vincent"

Is it any good? It's on my TBR list but I haven't got round to it yet!

I'm about halfway through [book:Ghost Story|55733..."


Oh yes, it's a good read! But not something that i would always lean toward. The only thing that got to me was the way how lovey-dovey she was towards the main guy. But i adore how strong willed she is to protect her sister.


message 7129: by E.G. (last edited Oct 20, 2015 01:38PM) (new)

E.G. Manetti (thornraven) Fantasy Reclaimed by Gem Larkspur - fun although FSoG-like in the sexy bits.


message 7130: by Taylor (new)

Taylor I am currently reading The Sword of Summer (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard #1) by Rick Riordan (Magnus Chase and the Sword of Summer) and Six of Crows (Six of Crows, #1) by Leigh Bardugo (Six of Crows).


message 7131: by Rachel (new)

Rachel I am reading Tales of Mystery and Madness by Edgar Allan Poe , continuing with the Vampire Knight, Vol. 3 (Vampire Knight, #3) by Matsuri Hino manga series, and listening to Four A Divergent Story Collection (Divergent, #0.1 - 0.4) by Veronica Roth .


message 7132: by ♥ Ashleigh ♥ (new)

♥ Ashleigh ♥  Contrary to popular belief I'm not actually mad! (cheshire_red) | 86 comments Finished The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro i was pretty disappointed in the book overall. Also finished The Good Women of China Hidden Voices by Xinran Written in Red (The Others, #1) by Anne Bishop both were very good books for completely different reasons.

Now reading Murder of Crows (The Others, #2) by Anne Bishop , it started off a little odd, but im enjoying it non the less.

Also about to start Relentless (Relentless, #1) by Karen Lynch for a buddy read.


message 7133: by Joi (new)

Joi | 39 comments I'm currently reading Don't Go by Lisa Scottoline , Bird Box by Josh Malerman , Hide (Detective D.D. Warren, #2) by Lisa Gardner , and Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson .


message 7134: by Tammie (new)

Tammie Tackett Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1) by Cassandra Clare on cd


message 7135: by Grace (new)

Grace Baggins Just finished: The Amazing Book is Not on Fire by Dan Howell


message 7136: by Becky (new)

Becky | 251 comments rereading Snow White, Blood Red by Ellen Datlow Modern Wicked Fairy Tales The Complete Collection by Selena Kitt


message 7137: by ♥ Ashleigh ♥ (last edited Nov 01, 2015 04:18PM) (new)

♥ Ashleigh ♥  Contrary to popular belief I'm not actually mad! (cheshire_red) | 86 comments LOVE LOVE LOVE Murder of Crows (The Others, #2) by Anne Bishop Vision in Silver (The Others, #3) by Anne Bishop This series is SOOO GOOD!!! so far Murder of crows was my least favorite, the other two were fantastic! I can't wait for book 4!!

In the end Relentless (Relentless, #1) by Karen Lynch turned out to be pretty good, not the most original plot line but i enjoyed it none the less!!

now what to read..... prob The Life of a Teenage Body-Snatcher by Doug MacLeod as its one of my reads for a book challenge.

really wouldnt mind reading The Martian by Andy Weir afterwards, before i catch the movie.


message 7138: by Rachel (new)

Rachel I am reading The Vampire Armand (The Vampire Chronicles, #6) by Anne Rice and listening to Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1) by Marissa Meyer for the second time in preparation for Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4) by Marissa Meyer .
Only 8 more days!!


message 7139: by Jennifer (new)

Jennifer Fox I'm currently reading All theLight We Cannot See


message 7140: by ♥ Ashleigh ♥ (new)

♥ Ashleigh ♥  Contrary to popular belief I'm not actually mad! (cheshire_red) | 86 comments Laurie wrote: "I just finished Trial by Fire (Worldwalker, #1) by Josephine Angelini and Firewalker (Worldwalker, #2) by Josephine Angelini which is a great little series so far! At first I wasn't impressed as the characters seemed a little too "youn..."



How you even manage to keep track of that many books at once is beyond me!! haha


message 7141: by ♥ Ashleigh ♥ (new)

♥ Ashleigh ♥  Contrary to popular belief I'm not actually mad! (cheshire_red) | 86 comments Finished My latest library books, so went and picked up some more, couldnt get my hands on The Martian by Andy Weir but managed to grab some other beauty's!!

So far I've read Fate's Edge (The Edge, #3) by Ilona Andrews which i rated 3.5 stars, its good but was a little rushed towards the end, plus i hold IA to higher standards than other authors based on their awesomeness as writers (awesomeness it totally a word)
also finished The Life of a Teenage Body-Snatcher by Doug MacLeod which was my challenge book, not bad. rated it 3 stars. would make an excellent dark comedy/historical book for early teens.

thinking of reading The Magicians' Guild (Black Magician, #1) by Trudi Canavan next, as i've been meaning to get my digit on this book for ages! adored the prequel.


message 7142: by Danielle (new)

Danielle Fisher | 19 comments Just finished the Royal We and the first in the Lux series. Both so well done. Think I'll hop on Prince Albert next and pretend it's Prince Harry


message 7143: by Ashley (new)

Ashley | 7 comments Just finished up Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell and absolutely loved it! I then read Almost Dead (San Francisco, #2) by Lisa Jackson and am currently on Left To Die (To Die, #1) by Lisa Jackson


message 7144: by ♥ Ashleigh ♥ (last edited Nov 06, 2015 03:39PM) (new)

♥ Ashleigh ♥  Contrary to popular belief I'm not actually mad! (cheshire_red) | 86 comments Finished The Magicians' Guild (Black Magician, #1) by Trudi Canavan was really good looking forward to reading much more or her stuff!!

Not sure what i want to read now.... well except the next book in the guild series. haha. but unfortunately i dont have it on hand. I do have a few others books from the library, but which one to choose from....

Beauty of the Broken by Tawni Waters The Girl King by Meg Clothier A Dance of Cloaks (Shadowdance, #1) by David Dalglish Prayers for the Stolen by Jennifer Clement More Fool Me by Stephen Fry (who doesnt love Stephen Fry?! been meaning to read his and Ellen's stuff for ages)


Any opinions on which one i should read next?


message 7146: by Taylor (new)

Taylor I am reading Talon by Julie Kagawa. I then plan to finish The Rose Society.


message 7147: by ♥ Ashleigh ♥ (last edited Nov 16, 2015 04:35PM) (new)

♥ Ashleigh ♥  Contrary to popular belief I'm not actually mad! (cheshire_red) | 86 comments finished The Girl King by Meg Clothier , it was a really good book based on Queen Tamar, who is pretty badas. love readingg about interesting people (especially females) from history.

currently reading A Dance of Cloaks (Shadowdance, #1) by David Dalglish so far a pretty good book


message 7148: by Anita (new)

Anita (neet413) | 89 comments Just starting Bad Monkeys Bad Monkeys by Matt Ruff


message 7149: by Ashley (new)

Ashley | 7 comments Hazel wrote: "i've finished readingBeastly by Alex Flinnand m little confused about what should I read next ?????
Silence (Hush, Hush, #3) by Becca FitzpatrickORCity of Bones (The Mortal Instruments, #1) by Cassandra Clare
recommend a book"


I recommend City of Bones


message 7150: by Ashley (new)

Ashley | 7 comments I'm currently reading Dangerous Creatures (Dangerous Creatures, #1) by Kami Garcia
and plan on heading to the library today to pick up
Everything She Forgot by Lisa Ballantyne , The Bitten (Vampire Huntress Legend, #4) by L.A. Banks , Living Dead in Dallas (Sookie Stackhouse, #2) by Charlaine Harris & Born To Die (To Die, #3) by Lisa Jackson


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