adelbert
Amethyst
Posts: 7,054 Likes: 40,445
|
Post by adelbert on Nov 1, 2021 8:28:47 GMT -6
It's already a new month. I can't believe 2021 is almost to an end.
What books do you read last month? Did you have any favorites? Are there any books that you are looking forward to reading this month?
|
|
adelbert
Amethyst
Posts: 7,054 Likes: 40,445
|
Post by adelbert on Nov 1, 2021 8:41:20 GMT -6
I read 5 books in October. I only really enjoyed Deep Secret by Diana Wynne Jones. But none of the books I read were poorly written or awful, some just weren't right for me. Within These Wicked Walls by Blackwood, Lauren βββ
The Grip of It by Jemc, Jac βββ The Invited by McMahon, Jennifer ββββ Come Closer by Gran, Sara βββ Deep Secret (Magids, #1) by Jones, Diana Wynne ββββ This November I'm looking forward to reading
Forging a Nightmare by Patricia A Jackson
The Hidden by Melanie Golding You Sexy Thing by Cat Rambo
People From My Neighbourhood by Hiromi Kawakami Second Spear by Kerstin Hall
|
|
brux
Diamond
Posts: 35,440 Likes: 283,443
|
Post by brux on Nov 1, 2021 8:43:51 GMT -6
I just started listening to an audiobook on Saturday and I spent so many hours just laying in bed to keep listening to it - Jar of Hearts by Jenifer Hillier. I'm 60% of the way through and it's ok to good, but an easy listen so far.
|
|
|
Post by CestLaVie on Nov 1, 2021 8:44:01 GMT -6
October reads: - The Only Good Indians (pretty good) - The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires (fun) - Outliers - Naked in Death (quick little mystery)
My TBR for right now: - I am currently reading It Ends With Us & Permanent Astonishment - I have What Happens in Paradise, Troubles in Paradise, Malibu Rising, Glory in Death and The Redeemer from the library. I should read Malibu first I think as the rest probably won't be in demand
|
|
|
Post by Notarobot on Nov 1, 2021 8:57:19 GMT -6
I read 10 books in October but nothing really blew me away. Die With Zero was my highest rating because it has fundamentally shaken the way I'm approaching my retirement planning, but wasn't like an immersive fiction read. I liked Big Summer and One Last Stop. Finished the Ex Hex last night and I'm kind of embarrassed to admit this but I wish they had skipped the sex! I skimmed over it. I found it didn't fit with the story, I can't really explain it. Maybe just wasn't in the right head space for it. Hoping for better in November and will be watching this thread for recommendations.
- Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter β (hated this, so violent) - The Ladies of the Secret Circus by Constance Sayers βββ - Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner ββββ - The Jetsetters by Amanda Eyre Ward ββββ - Die with Zero by Bill Perkins βββββ - One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston ββββ - Indians on Vacation by Thomas King ββ - A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas ββ - They Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez βββ - The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling βββ
|
|
|
Post by angelashly on Nov 1, 2021 9:00:53 GMT -6
October was slower for me:
The Obsession The Wish The Sundown Motel Temptation on Ocean Drive
I feel like I am forgetting one but that is what goodreads says.
|
|
caer
Sapphire
Posts: 4,636 Likes: 26,726
|
Post by caer on Nov 1, 2021 9:07:34 GMT -6
I read 9 books in October. The highlight was finding Lindsey Kelkβs romcoms. I read 4 of those and they were super cute. The best book I read was We Begin at the End, but it was a really sad read, so I didnβt necessarily enjoy it, even though it was beautifully written
Iβm reading Watching You by Lisa Jewell right now. Thereβs a couple of books Iβm looking forward to this month, including Just Havenβt Met You Yet by Sophie Cousens and Lindsey Kelkβs new book, On a Night Like This.
|
|
|
Post by bearfootzcontinued on Nov 1, 2021 9:28:16 GMT -6
Golden Girl ***** Four Winds **** One True Loves **
I think that's it... Four Winds was tough for me - maybe because of the depressing subject matter but it felt like it dragged on a bit in the middle. Overall a good read though. Just started People We Meet on Vacation
My goal for this month is to start on the pile of paperbacks that I've acquired and ignored.
|
|
junch817
Amethyst
Posts: 6,509 Likes: 18,391
Member is Online
|
Post by junch817 on Nov 1, 2021 9:29:15 GMT -6
|
|
|
Post by CestLaVie on Nov 1, 2021 9:32:45 GMT -6
junch817, I love that haha. yes. that is me.
|
|
|
Post by angelashly on Nov 1, 2021 9:39:45 GMT -6
Yep I have a Christmas book from the library now.
|
|
loony
Emerald
Posts: 12,630 Likes: 45,271
|
Post by loony on Nov 1, 2021 9:54:46 GMT -6
October Reads
1.Such a Fun Age, Kiley Reid - Good Story, decent twists, dull ending -βββ 2. Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty - Read by Andersoon Cooper - The parts where he reads about his mother are beautiful. ββββ 3. The Uninvited - Good Ghost Story/Historical Mystery - ββββ 4. Magic Dark and Strange - Good story, narrator is on my list of DO NOT WANT - βββ 5. Neon Gods - HOT - ββββ 6. One Hundred Years of Solitude - There was a reason this was on my TBR list the longest - βββ 7. The Ivies - Good Story, but lacking in the prep school murder mystery genre - βββ 9. Good Girls Lie - Way better than the Ivies - Great twists -ββββ 10. The Mary Shelley Club - Scary, awesome twists -ββββ 11. A Touch of Darkness - More Hades and Persephane - sexy and awesome world building - ββββ
|
|
|
Post by cdnfroggy on Nov 1, 2021 10:02:11 GMT -6
October was ok for me, I had wanted to read more for spooky season, but I hit two reading slumps so I didn't get through as many as I wanted.
Dead Leaves: 9 Tales from the Witching Season by Kealan Patrick Burke - 4 stars The Exorcist by William Blatty - 5 stars (amazing read) The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury - 1 star (hated) Cackle by Rachel Harrison - 5 stars Near the Bone by Christina Henry - 4 stars Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas -2 stars (boring but nice writing).
I am currently reading The Last House on Needless Street and it's ok so far. I haven't planned out what I'm reading yet this month.
|
|
starrynight
Gold
Posts: 655 Likes: 1,684
Member is Online
|
Post by starrynight on Nov 1, 2021 10:14:59 GMT -6
My five for October were these:
Enjoyed: - Chamber of Secrets (lol read it outloud to my kid, but in still counting it since I do all the reading!) - Without You by Anthony Rapp, as a former Renthead from back in the day,Β I enjoyed this audiobook.Β - The Guest List, enjoyed! - This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens, I thought this was cute!
Could have skipped: - The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Stephen Brusatte i did enjoy parts of this, but there was a lot of name dropping for all his paleontologist friends. Also I listened to it and think I could have benefitted from pictures, assuming the print version had pictures.
The second half of the month I had a hard time focusing on anything. I started and stopped three books. Hoping I'll be able to pick them up and finish in November.
|
|
sasam
Gold
Posts: 768 Likes: 2,830
|
Post by sasam on Nov 1, 2021 10:40:42 GMT -6
In October, I read βAll the Light We Cannot Seeβ Took a bit for me to get into it, but absolutely loved it once I got into it. Loved it way more than βThe Nightingaleβ
Just started βSuch A Fun Ageβ for November.
|
|
wedding
Emerald
Posts: 14,383 Likes: 77,746
|
Post by wedding on Nov 1, 2021 10:44:39 GMT -6
I read ten books this month. Some were really good. My favorite was House of Hollow. It was insane but had a lot of underlying themes that left me thinking. The Siren was my least favorite. Predictable, unoriginal, and boring. Right now Iβm reading The Good Lie by AJ Torre and am enjoying it so far.
|
|
nelzie
Sapphire
Posts: 3,465 Likes: 10,100
|
Post by nelzie on Nov 1, 2021 11:12:39 GMT -6
October was an awful reading month, I'm still in such a slump. I read 3 books.
Meet Me in Paradise-3 stars The Ex Hex-5 stars The Fine Print-2.5 stars
Hoping November is a better month!
|
|
nelzie
Sapphire
Posts: 3,465 Likes: 10,100
|
Post by nelzie on Nov 1, 2021 11:47:59 GMT -6
Here are the November releases on my goodreads TBR:
Parting the Veil by Paulette Kennedy The Fastest Way to Fall by Denise Williams A Not So Meet Cute by Meghan Quinn Everything We Didn't Say by Nicole Baart The Donut Trap by Julie Tieu Seven Dirty Secrets by Natalie Richard's Doctors and Friends by Kimmery Martin Never by Ken Follett Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne Valente The Secret Next Door by Rebecca Taylor The Hidden by Melanie Golding The Singles Table by Sara Desai These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult King of Battle and Blood by Scarlett St. Clair You'll Be the Death of Me by Karen McManus
I think I'm most looking forward to These Silent Woods
|
|
leahcar
Sapphire
Posts: 4,581 Likes: 19,355
|
Post by leahcar on Nov 1, 2021 11:57:43 GMT -6
I read 12 books in October. Favorite was the Last Thing He Told Me.
I read a Kristin Hannah and I should know better. I always cry at her books and I don't really need that right now.
I'm 2 books out of the 3 into Bob Woodward's Trump administration trilogy. It is very well done and obviously we all lived it first hand. But my goodness- the reminder of just how chaotic it was EVERYDAY is stunning even 10 months out.
|
|
|
Post by mintyblueair on Nov 1, 2021 12:01:39 GMT -6
In October, I read:
Aria by Nazanine Hozar The Sun Down Motel by Simone St James The Huntress by Kate Quinn The Invisible Husband of Frick Island by Colleen Oakley
I loved Aria and The Huntress. I really enjoyed The Sun Down Motel. I thought Invisible Husband was garbage π
I'm halfway through The Chicken Sisters and I'm enjoying it more and more. It's very light-hearted but I like the writing.
My next read will be The Once and Future Witches by Alix Harrow. I'm hoping my hold on All's Well by Mona Awad comes in soon, and then if I have a break between library holds I want to read The Grass Is Singing by Doris Lessing.
|
|
|
Post by angelashly on Nov 1, 2021 12:04:43 GMT -6
I read 12 books in October. Favorite was the Last Thing He Told Me. I read a Kristin Hannah and I should know better. I always cry at her books and I don't really need that right now. I'm 2 books out of the 3 into Bob Woodward's Trump administration trilogy. It is very well done and obviously we all lived it first hand. But my goodness- the reminder of just how chaotic it was EVERYDAY is stunning even 10 months out. Which Hannah book?
|
|
leahcar
Sapphire
Posts: 4,581 Likes: 19,355
|
Post by leahcar on Nov 1, 2021 12:05:30 GMT -6
|
|
|
Post by Notarobot on Nov 1, 2021 12:11:58 GMT -6
I've got a week off this month and I'm doing a solo trip to a cottage - I'd love a meaty engaging/immersive fiction that would take me more than 1 day to read (e.g. Malibu Rising) - any recommendations?
ETA - Malibu Rising took me one day, it's not an example of the kind of book I'm looking for
|
|
polson
Platinum
Posts: 1,610 Likes: 4,403
|
Post by polson on Nov 1, 2021 12:26:45 GMT -6
i read 4 and listened to 6 in october: good girls lie - 2 stars; i think i just didnβt care for the narrator findlay donovan is killing it - 4 stars; kind of an out there plot but a fun read daring greatly - 4 stars; not much of a self help reader but i think i may get a physical copy of this to have before she knew him - 3 stars nice girls - 3 stars every vow you break - 3 stars dark places - 3 stars last summer at the golden hotel - 4 stars; probably would have been 5 stars with a different ending all the beautiful lies - 2 stars; really didnβt care for this storyline at all. i think iβm done with swansons books for awhile. i like his writing but the stories seem pretty misogynistic to me.
i was going to kick off the month with the lincoln highway, but i had a few holds come through. i am currently reading apples never fall and listening to donβt you cry. up next is our woman in moscow, then hopefully lincoln highway.
|
|
leahcar
Sapphire
Posts: 4,581 Likes: 19,355
|
Post by leahcar on Nov 1, 2021 12:28:11 GMT -6
Notarobot, have you read Taylor Jenkins Reid's other books? I really like all of them, but especially loved Daisy Jones and Evelyn Hugo. As mentioned above- she makes me cry, but Kristin Hannah's books are always pretty large and well-written. I liked Firefly Lane and the Four Winds of hers. I think I'd get a couple of books from a series and just immerse yourself in some other fictional place.
|
|
|
Post by angelashly on Nov 1, 2021 12:37:05 GMT -6
|
|
abs
Sapphire
Posts: 4,109 Likes: 21,322
|
Post by abs on Nov 1, 2021 12:52:08 GMT -6
My five for October were these: Enjoyed: - Chamber of Secrets (lol read it outloud to my kid, but in still counting it since I do all the reading!) - Without You by Anthony Rapp, as a former Renthead from back in the day,Β I enjoyed this audiobook.Β - The Guest List, enjoyed! - This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens, I thought this was cute! Could have skipped: - The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs by Stephen Brusatte i did enjoy parts of this, but there was a lot of name dropping for all his paleontologist friends. Also I listened to it and think I could have benefitted from pictures, assuming the print version had pictures. The second half of the month I had a hard time focusing on anything. I started and stopped three books. Hoping I'll be able to pick them up and finish in November. Without You is one of my favorite memoirs! Signed, Fellow Renthead
|
|
melohdy
Platinum
Posts: 2,439 Likes: 13,442
|
Post by melohdy on Nov 1, 2021 12:53:15 GMT -6
I've got a week off this month and I'm doing a solo trip to a cottage - I'd love a meaty engaging/immersive fiction that would take me more than 1 day to read (e.g. Malibu Rising) - any recommendations? ETA - Malibu Rising took me one day, it's not an example of the kind of book I'm looking for The 7 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle would be a good one to sink your teeth into. It took me a long time and I think that I lost some of the details - being able to sit and immerse myself in it would have made it that much more enjoyable.
|
|
mrsnorris
Gold
Posts: 749 Likes: 7,646
Member is Online
|
Post by mrsnorris on Nov 1, 2021 12:55:34 GMT -6
Eleven books read in October for me, a big jump over most months this year. Iβm finally caught up to be on track to finish my Goodreads annual goal. My favorite two were The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik and Well Matched by Jen DeLuca.
This month Iβm definitely most excited to read the new Outlander book.
|
|
abs
Sapphire
Posts: 4,109 Likes: 21,322
|
Post by abs on Nov 1, 2021 12:58:03 GMT -6
October was an ok reading month for me.
It Happened One Summerβ4 stars The Love Hypothesisβ4 stars The Night She Disappearedβ3.5 stars Where the Grass is Green and the Girls Are Prettyβ3 stars Fix Her Upβ3 stars
Nothing fantastic but all fairly enjoyable. I have very few 5 star reads this year. Not sure what is up next!
|
|