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What are you reading right now?
Karen wrote: "Gah, so many great books everyone! I've been insanely busy trying to get everything done at work so I can take a nice relaxing vacation next week. I've had no time to read OR be on social media. I..."Definitely! ^-^
Sorry, but the Grisha Trilogy was amazing! Leigh Bardugo is also a very awesome person and I can't wait for Six of Crows to come out! Just saying...
Catherine wrote: "Sorry, but the Grisha Trilogy was amazing! Leigh Bardugo is also a very awesome person and I can't wait for Six of Crows to come out! Just saying..."Same only two and half more months!
Zainab wrote: "I have to stop reading this thread. I keep adding more books to my to read list LOL as if it's not long enough. There are only so many days of summer vacation left."Tell me about it!
With this thread, and others like it that recommend books, I doubled my to-read list this year... And the year isn't over yet!
Bearing in mind, this is with only adding books I'm 100% certain I want to read...
I doubt I'll ever get them all read, but I'm going to read as many as I can in my lifetime. And, hey, at least I have plenty of options available for people who want to buy me books to choose from!
Karen wrote: "Gah, so many great books everyone! I've been insanely busy trying to get everything done at work so I can take a nice relaxing vacation next week. I've had no time to read OR be on social media. I..."I've had less reading time than normal recently too. Although, "less time than normal" for me still means I read more than a lot of people, so I can't complain really.
11 days of nothing but reading... Sounds great! Enjoy!
I finished nancy drew 1 and 2, and the second book in the tomorrow when the war began, continuing with inheritance now :)
Irene wrote: "Y'all should read
It's really good! I read it back in April and absolutely loved it! I can't remember if it's out in English yet, but it'l..."
Been seeing it all over in the stores, defently buying it now that you are recomending it :)
It's really good! I read it back in April and absolutely loved it! I can't remember if it's out in English yet, but it'l..."Been seeing it all over in the stores, defently buying it now that you are recomending it :)
Fyi, richelle mead is doing a q&a this month on facebook. Off course she cant answer all of them but you could ask and hope it gets answered.
Karen wrote: "Gah, so many great books everyone! I've been insanely busy trying to get everything done at work so I can take a nice relaxing vacation next week. I've had no time to read OR be on social media. I..."
OK thanks, good to know! That REALLY helps my decision :)
OK thanks, good to know! That REALLY helps my decision :)
Finished
--LOVED it!! I didn't like it quite as much as Incarnate, but I have major love for that trilogy. The writing in the Orphan Queen is better, though, and I think its overall just a better fantasy world. I also really liked the characters.
--LOVED it!! I didn't like it quite as much as Incarnate, but I have major love for that trilogy. The writing in the Orphan Queen is better, though, and I think its overall just a better fantasy world. I also really liked the characters.
My recent reads
And, last night - well, early this morning, really - I started reading Emily of New Moon.
Victoria wrote: "My recent reads 


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That's quite a haul Victoria! ^-^
Bookbuyer wrote: "That's quite a haul Victoria! ^-^"Yeah, though most of them are quite short books.
I'm trying to read some of the books I've had on my Kindle for ages, while at the same time trying to put a dent in my "to read" list. I'm managing the first part, but I dare say I'll soon end up adding more to the list of books I want to read, and the dent will vanish. But, hey, at least I'll have gotten to some of those books I've been meaning to read for a while; with a few newer additions to my to read list thrown in, of course.
Victoria wrote: "Bookbuyer wrote: "That's quite a haul Victoria! ^-^"Yeah, though most of them are quite short books.
I'm trying to read some of the books I've had on my Kindle for ages, while at the same time t..."
That's a good system. ^-^ I don't have a to-read list per say. But I'm trying to go back through ALL my books (about 3K) and add reviews. It's going to take me several years at the rate I'm going. lol. :P
Bookbuyer wrote: "Victoria wrote: "Bookbuyer wrote: "That's quite a haul Victoria! ^-^"Yeah, though most of them are quite short books.
I'm trying to read some of the books I've had on my Kindle for ages, while a..."
I've got a to read list here on Goodreads, which has a couple of thousand books on it; nearly 4000 actually. Maybe about a third of those - perhaps a little less - are ones I actually own and have on my kindle waiting for me to read them. The rest are ones I just want to read, but haven't got yet.
I have a different way of organizing my books then most I see. I have four categories for book I own divided into Teen, Adult, Manga, and Non Fiction. I have the same four categories for books I'm going to buy. I also have a need to finish series and/or serial. And finally a calendar of when books I have either checked, want, or need are released. I know some are even more specific but I prefer a simple but organized way. ^-^
Just finished
read it all day(its afternoon now). great,great read.(pretty hungry now since I havent eaten much, but a good kind of hungry).
Probably picking up
and
now.
read it all day(its afternoon now). great,great read.(pretty hungry now since I havent eaten much, but a good kind of hungry).Probably picking up
and
now.
Victoria wrote: "Bookbuyer wrote: "That's quite a haul Victoria! ^-^"
Yeah, though most of them are quite short books.
I'm trying to read some of the books I've had on my Kindle for ages, while at the same time t..."
Right now, my cycle is: read a physical book off of my shelves (I have a "to-read" bookshelf I pick from), read a library book, read an ebook. It seems to be working well.
This week, though I'm going to probably only be reading library books. Our summer reading program is almost over, and for every library book I read, I get my name in for the big prizes at the end. So want to get my name in as much as possible!
Yeah, though most of them are quite short books.
I'm trying to read some of the books I've had on my Kindle for ages, while at the same time t..."
Right now, my cycle is: read a physical book off of my shelves (I have a "to-read" bookshelf I pick from), read a library book, read an ebook. It seems to be working well.
This week, though I'm going to probably only be reading library books. Our summer reading program is almost over, and for every library book I read, I get my name in for the big prizes at the end. So want to get my name in as much as possible!
Bookbuyer wrote: "I have a different way of organizing my books then most I see. I have four categories for book I own divided into Teen, Adult, Manga, and Non Fiction. I have the same four categories for books I'm ..."Whatever works for you.
Jenny wrote: "Right now, my cycle is: read a physical book off of my shelves (I have a "to-read" bookshelf I pick from), read a library book, read an ebook. It seemsto be working well.
This week, though I'm going to probably only be reading library books. Our summer reading program is almost over, and for every library book I read, I
get my name in for the big prizes at the end. So want to get my name in as much as possible!"
I don't blame you for that; I'd want to get my name in as much as possible too!
I don't tend to get books from the library, because the selection of accessable to me books they have isn't worth the trip there, and I don't like having to give them back anyway; I'll only end up buying them anyhow. So I just buy my books.
Usually I have an audiobook and an eBook on the go at once, but I don't have any audiobooks I haven't listened to at the moment, so for now my focus is on eBooks... Which I have several hundred of waiting to be read.
OMG, I don't know how many I have on my Kindle...probably at least 300! And about 50 on my Nook!
@karen I've already read our August BOTM but I guess I can comment along as others start reading! ACOTAR was amazing!! I had a horrible book hangover from it for over a week; that's how amazing it was!
@Donna you will most definitely have one! It's my favorite read of 2015, probably easily one of my favorite reads ever!
Jenny wrote: "OMG, I don't know how many I have on my Kindle...probably at least 300! And about 50 on my Nook!"I have so many unread ones because I went nuts grabbing free books when I first got my Kindle, and between doing that and grabbing more since - some free, some ones I brought - my pile of eBooks grew quite quickly. Now I'm on a mission to get as many of them read as possible (helped a little by the fact quite a few are short books).
Karen wrote: "
is our August Book of the Month!!"I just read this book about 2 weeks ago. Hope you guys enjoy it.
Just finished The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins. Definitely a great thriller. The characters were infuriating but that only sucked me in further. I was constantly trying to figure everything out. And it only got better as the book went along. Highly recommend.Next up: An Ember In The Ashes by Sabaa Tahir. Really excited to read this one!
Caitlin wrote: "Just finished The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins. Definitely a great thriller. The characters were infuriating but that only sucked me in further. I was constantly trying to figure everything o..."
I keep debating on whether or not to read The Girl on the Train. I read about 15% of it and just couldn't get into it.
Loved An Ember in the Ashes!!
I keep debating on whether or not to read The Girl on the Train. I read about 15% of it and just couldn't get into it.
Loved An Ember in the Ashes!!
@Karen - the beginning is definitely slow. But it does pick up as it goes. I think it's a challenge in the beginning because Rachel is just so... Messed up. But unreliable characters usually are.
I took a break from
as I have some library books to finish before it's time to return them. So now reading
:)
as I have some library books to finish before it's time to return them. So now reading
:)
Since i finished Heir of fire and have to wait for the next novel (loved it by the way) I'm now reading "Cinder" it's ok so far but haven't really been able to get in to it. Maybe it' the after math of the last Throne of glass books I've read LOL I can't tell.
Heather wrote: "Almost done with Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets then either shadow and bone or perfect!"Shadow and Bone is so good. The world Leigh Bardugo created is amazing.
Zainab wrote: "Since i finished Heir of fire and have to wait for the next novel (loved it by the way) I'm now reading "Cinder" it's ok so far but haven't really been able to get in to it. Maybe it' the after mat..."Heir of Fire is a tough act to follow for sure. Cinder is really good, though. Just hang in there.
Teresa wrote: "Zainab wrote: "Since i finished Heir of fire and have t"Well that's good to know. Hanging in there...
Currently reading
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although Zero World is a big ole giant book so I don't think I'll finish it until after vacation. I'm not packing anything that heavy. ;) I'm listening to
and after I finish, I'll start
! :)
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although Zero World is a big ole giant book so I don't think I'll finish it until after vacation. I'm not packing anything that heavy. ;) I'm listening to
and after I finish, I'll start
! :)
I always like book recommendations and after I saw a couple people singing the praises for The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, I had to check it out. I've already read 81 pages and I just started it today.
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Oh, nice, that works out. I'll probably be at about 1/3 or 1/2 of the way through by then. A BR thread would be awesome :)