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Post by adelbert on Apr 2, 2021 1:21:12 GMT -6
I loved the YA series Lockwood and Co about an alternate reality with ghosts in London and a group of children who fight them. My description is terrible but the books are so fun! He also wrote the Bartimaeous Trilogy which is another really good YA fantasy series.
Anyway just saw Jonathan Stroud has a new series The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne and I'm so excited.
Set in a fragmented future England, The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne introduces us to a world where gunfights and monsters collide, and where the formidable outlaw Scarlett McCain fights daily against the odds.
So I guess I'll be reading all Easter break. (Fri/Sun/Mon) are all holidays here.
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Post by tatorhead328 on Apr 2, 2021 7:06:48 GMT -6
tatorhead328 I forgot I wanted to try The Illuminae Files based on your last recommendation! I’ve added them to my cart for my next purchase. Are you planning on reading Jay Kristoff’s new book (Empire of the Vampire)? Lakes That is so cool that the cover glows in the dark!!! Oohh I hadn't even heard of it, but I'm on board after reading the description. I also have his Lifelike series on my TBR. His concepts are always so interesting! |
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Post by loves2read on Apr 2, 2021 7:44:43 GMT -6
tatorhead328 I forgot I wanted to try The Illuminae Files based on your last recommendation! I’ve added them to my cart for my next purchase. Are you planning on reading Jay Kristoff’s new book (Empire of the Vampire)? Lakes That is so cool that the cover glows in the dark!!! Oohh I hadn't even heard of it, but I'm on board after reading the description. I also have his Lifelike series on my TBR. His concepts are always so interesting! I’ve had his Nevernight books on my list for years and have also had the Illuminae Files on there for years. I always think his books sound great but have never gotten around to reading them. But you recommended Illuminae right around the same time Robin Hobb posted a recommendation of Empire of the Vampire. Then Kristoff’s summary/review of Empire of the Vampire on Goodreads had me laughing so I think the universe is telling me it is time to give him a try! |
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adelbert
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Post by adelbert on Apr 2, 2021 7:50:03 GMT -6
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sammie
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Post by sammie on Apr 2, 2021 8:13:28 GMT -6
I started reading again after a serious rut after having my last kid. I just need to default to reading rather than wasting time don’t other things after the kids go to bed. I love reading and it makes me so happy to find good books.
In the last few weeks I read Educated, Where the Crawdads Sing and Born a Crime, the Trevor Noah autobiography. Would recommend all of those.
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byjove
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Post by byjove on Apr 2, 2021 8:14:27 GMT -6
I picked Take what you can carry for the prime first reads for April.
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peaseblossom55
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Post by peaseblossom55 on Apr 2, 2021 10:20:28 GMT -6
I reads about 10 books in march nothing too exciting.
Add me to the club to the club of not being happy with the Libby updates. So confused and don’t like the layout.
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polson
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Post by polson on Apr 2, 2021 13:14:58 GMT -6
i read 10 books in march - my favorites were: the great believers, 84, charing cross road, and the midnight library. least favorite was such a fun age.
i just finished she lies in wait which was a decent british procedural. up next is eight perfect murders. all of my holds are at least 2 weeks out so i’ll have to find something quick until those come through.
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Diordra
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Post by Diordra on Apr 2, 2021 14:22:18 GMT -6
I finished The House in the Cerulean Sea today and loved it!
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Post by wedding on Apr 2, 2021 15:50:27 GMT -6
I finished The Craftman and loved it. I also read You Deserve Each Other and was so into it and it kind of just ended. I wanted to follow what happened with the wedding and mother in law. It was a quick fun read though.
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Post by imapenguin on Apr 2, 2021 16:28:34 GMT -6
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caer
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Post by caer on Apr 2, 2021 16:49:20 GMT -6
I finished Who’s That Girl and thought it was super cute. Now I’ve officially read all of her books and the countdown is on for Mhairi MacFarlane’s next book being released next month. I really love her romances.
I’m sticking with romcoms and giving Christina Lauren’s My Favorite Half Night Stand a try next.
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Post by stayingblonde on Apr 2, 2021 17:52:34 GMT -6
I finished The Craftman and loved it. I also read You Deserve Each Other and was so into it and it kind of just ended. I wanted to follow what happened with the wedding and mother in law. It was a quick fun read though. I really enjoyed You Deserve Each Other, but I don't feel like I got a lot of insight from his POV. Why was he acting the way he was? I felt like some things were missing and definitely wanted more, too. |
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Post by loves2read on Apr 2, 2021 17:57:22 GMT -6
BOTM people, if you haven’t shipped your box yet, they just added Good Company as an add on choice, too. Just, if the previous options weren’t good enough. 😄
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byjove
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Post by byjove on Apr 3, 2021 6:31:53 GMT -6
The Magnolia Sword was sooo good. I’m going to have to read everything by Sherry Thomas now.
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Post by kittyriot on Apr 3, 2021 7:32:46 GMT -6
I just finished the Book of Longing. That was quite the book to read the week of Easter. Quite enjoyed it though, loved the feminist themes and the risk the author took in writing it.
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Post by loves2read on Apr 3, 2021 7:49:38 GMT -6
The Magnolia Sword was sooo good. I’m going to have to read everything by Sherry Thomas now. I’m so glad you liked it! I was just thinking the same thing so I looked at her historical romances. Unfortunately, my local bookstore doesn’t have them so I’m resorting to Amazon. I also own her Heart of the Blade duology, which has Leighton Atwood (from Art of Theft) as the hero. She hasn’t missed for me yet! |
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Bookshelves
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Post by Bookshelves on Apr 3, 2021 8:02:25 GMT -6
My reading has been eclectic lately, to say the least!
I picked up King Leopold’s Ghost again after putting it down for months. Almost finished now. I haven’t collected all my thoughts on it yet, but I do recommend it. (By Adam Hochschild, chronicling the atrocities of the European colonization of the Congo.)
I read the first three novels in Eloisa James’ Wilde series as my “fluff” reading and liked them. I’ve just started the 4th (Viola), but it isn’t grabbing me yet.
Also on my short stack for this month, some library books:
A Bright Ray of Darkness by Ethan Hawke (hold just came in!)
Travels with Myself and Another by Martha Gellhorn
(Kind of goes along with a paperback of Hemingway short stories that I randomly bought at Costco this week; planning to revisit some of my college reading.)
The Race for Paris by Meg Waite Clayton, just because it looked intriguing. (“Two female journalists, denied access to press camps and the front, join forces with a military photographer and race toward Paris, to record its liberation from the Nazis and thereby make history.”)
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Post by oreobitsy on Apr 3, 2021 22:13:07 GMT -6
I reads about 10 books in march nothing too exciting. Add me to the club to the club of not being happy with the Libby updates. So confused and don’t like the layout. Yes to the Libby confusion. It’s been a while since I worked in a a library but I’m sure there are some confused customers out there. They should have eased into the changes rather than all at once. |
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byjove
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Post by byjove on Apr 4, 2021 7:23:33 GMT -6
I reads about 10 books in march nothing too exciting. Add me to the club to the club of not being happy with the Libby updates. So confused and don’t like the layout. Yes to the Libby confusion. It’s been a while since I worked in a a library but I’m sure there are some confused customers out there. They should have eased into the changes rather than all at once. Yeah, I’m really struggling with it. |
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Post by abs on Apr 4, 2021 8:21:37 GMT -6
Good Morning!
I think I'm starting to get out of my reading slump. I finished Much Ado About You earlier this week and it was really cute. I'm currently reading The Worst Best Man and it seems decent so far, too.
There are some good deals on Kindle books today! I bought The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See. I'm debating a few others (One by One by Ruth Ware and Shipped by Angie Hockman). Ugly Love, The Unhoneymooners, and Invisible Girl were all good.
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Post by caer on Apr 4, 2021 9:08:18 GMT -6
I finished My Favorite Half Night Stand and kind of hated it. Christina Lauren is really hit and miss for me and this one was definitely a miss. It’s a romcom pet peeve of mine but I hate when the author(s) have to tell you that a character is cool and funny, rather than, you know, making them cool and funny.
I’m reading Yes & I Love You now, another romcom. I like it so far. It’s set partly in the improv comedy world and I love improv so that’s fun. Another romcom preference of mine - I don’t love overly long, very detailed love scenes. Like I love the lead up to them but I don’t need pages of “the P goes in the V” and this one has a lot of that. But putting that aside, it’s a fun read.
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Post by jrun2013 on Apr 4, 2021 9:25:14 GMT -6
Speaking of Evelyn Hardcastle, it’s on sale today for $2.99 on Amazon if anyone is waiting to read it. I liked it - it wasn’t perfect but I thought it was super unique and really fun overall. I just scored that deal for my nook from Barnes and noble. Thanks for the info! |
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Post by abs on Apr 4, 2021 9:26:11 GMT -6
caer, I majorly disliked My Favorite Half-Night Stand. I agree their books are very hit or miss!
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Post by jrun2013 on Apr 4, 2021 9:29:26 GMT -6
caer, I majorly disliked My Favorite Half-Night Stand. I agree their books are very hit or miss! Same, I love most of their books, but I did not like that one. I just read Josh and Hazel’s guide to not dating and really liked it. It was super cute! |
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Post by caer on Apr 4, 2021 9:53:04 GMT -6
caer, I majorly disliked My Favorite Half-Night Stand. I agree their books are very hit or miss! Same, I love most of their books, but I did not like that one. I just read Josh and Hazel’s guide to not dating and really liked it. It was super cute! That was my favorite of their books! |
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Post by abs on Apr 4, 2021 10:03:13 GMT -6
Same, I love most of their books, but I did not like that one. I just read Josh and Hazel’s guide to not dating and really liked it. It was super cute! That was my favorite of their books! Same. The Unhoneymooners was my second favorite. |
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Post by caer on Apr 4, 2021 10:18:24 GMT -6
That was my favorite of their books! Same. The Unhoneymooners was my second favorite. Same! Lol. I think we generally have similar romcom taste! |
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Post by normadix on Apr 4, 2021 17:10:01 GMT -6
I think I read 5 during March - my favorite was The Nightingale but I really enjoyed Verity too. I'm reading The Good Daughter by Slaughter now and enjoying it so far. I'll do a few more thrillers and then head back to some historical fiction.
I don't know how you guys read so many in a month. I don't watch any TV but can't manage to get through more than 1-2 a week.
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Post by imapenguin on Apr 4, 2021 17:15:34 GMT -6
I think I read 5 during March - my favorite was The Nightingale but I really enjoyed Verity too. I'm reading The Good Daughter by Slaughter now and enjoying it so far. I'll do a few more thrillers and then head back to some historical fiction. I don't know how you guys read so many in a month. I don't watch any TV but can't manage to get through more than 1-2 a week. I listen to an audiobook basically all day most days. I read 12 books last month and 8 of them were audio. |
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