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Post by imapenguin on Nov 11, 2021 19:32:53 GMT -6
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Post by angelashly on Nov 12, 2021 11:40:39 GMT -6
Four Winds was announced as BOTMβs BOTY. I still didnβt like their top 5 choices, but I was hoping the winner would be this or Razorblade Tears, so Iβm happy about that. I bought Four winds a while back and havenβt started it. I just shouldnβt buy physical books, because when it comes time to decide, Iβm always like, well, I need to read my library books first! Same
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Post by angelashly on Nov 12, 2021 12:46:54 GMT -6
I just finished the first John Grisham Iβve ever truly enjoyed! Called The Guardians. Has anyone else read? Loved it
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Post by nelzie on Nov 12, 2021 14:09:28 GMT -6
I read Window Shopping yesterday. It was okay, didn't live up to the hype booktok gives it for me. Maybe because it was shorter? The relationship just didn't seem genuine to me. And I normally don't care if books have a lot of sex but this just seemed like a lot considering its a shorter book. The "reverse" grumpy/sunshine trope didn't really do it for me.
Next up is In A Holidaze because its due back to the library in a few days.
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Post by CestLaVie on Nov 12, 2021 14:44:42 GMT -6
I'm about halfway through Eat, Pray, #FML which is pretty shallow but also just a fun read. Found the author on tiktok with a teaser about the book, looked it up, it was on Scribd so I started listening. lol that's a first.
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Post by peaseblossom55 on Nov 12, 2021 17:06:51 GMT -6
I started reading the Paris Architect just to see what itβs about and the first chapter was really intense. I really enjoyed it!
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Post by peaseblossom55 on Nov 12, 2021 17:08:38 GMT -6
I finished ThQuiet Girl last night it was meh. I am 20% of the way through Anxious People. Iβm so bored tell me it gets better?
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Post by imapenguin on Nov 12, 2021 17:17:35 GMT -6
I finished ThQuiet Girl last night it was meh. I am 20% of the way through Anxious People. Iβm so bored tell me it gets better? I would not have finished Anxious People if it hadnβt been for my book club. It got more interesting but not necessarily better. I donβt know, I think there was a lot lost in translation with that book.
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Post by snowyowl on Nov 12, 2021 17:19:32 GMT -6
Just finished How Lucky after seeing it here and finding it was available through my library. I liked it a lot! Very different than much else Iβve read. I kept thinking I understood the way the story was going to go, and then it would surprise me.
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Post by FlightView on Nov 12, 2021 17:58:51 GMT -6
I finished ThQuiet Girl last night it was meh. I am 20% of the way through Anxious People. Iβm so bored tell me it gets better? I would not have finished Anxious People if it hadnβt been for my book club. It got more interesting but not necessarily better. I donβt know, I think there was a lot lost in translation with that book. I don't think it gets better either. I wouldn't have finished it if I hadn't been listening to it on Audible.
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Post by thatgolfb on Nov 12, 2021 18:49:58 GMT -6
I just finished the first John Grisham Iβve ever truly enjoyed! Called The Guardians. Has anyone else read? Loved it It is one of his legal thrillers? I love his legal thrillers (and have read most of them more than once), but could not get into the other books he has written.
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Post by abs on Nov 12, 2021 19:14:53 GMT -6
I finished ThQuiet Girl last night it was meh. I am 20% of the way through Anxious People. Iβm so bored tell me it gets better? I never finished. Anxious People seems to be mostly well loved but I found it so boring. I think I made it to 50% abc then finally stopped.
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Post by kayc on Nov 12, 2021 20:25:51 GMT -6
I just finished The Girls at 17 Swann Street. I read it a few years ago, too. I really love the writing.
TW: it focuses on a woman in residential treatment for anorexia
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Post by caer on Nov 13, 2021 4:37:26 GMT -6
I finished ThQuiet Girl last night it was meh. I am 20% of the way through Anxious People. Iβm so bored tell me it gets better? Anxious People seems to be very hit or miss with people. I absolutely adored it but I can understand why people donβt. FWIW, it does pick up in the second half but the quirky writing stays the same.
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Post by angelashly on Nov 13, 2021 6:47:53 GMT -6
It is one of his legal thrillers? I love his legal thrillers (and have read most of them more than once), but could not get into the other books he has written. Yes! It was my first legal thriller of his I read. I need to get more
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Post by wedding on Nov 13, 2021 14:34:34 GMT -6
I finished I Found You by Lisa Jewell it was ok. I was into it for a while and then the main character lost her luster and I felt like I was rooting for no one.
Iβm not sure what is next but it needs to be good!
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Post by peaseblossom55 on Nov 13, 2021 19:09:59 GMT -6
I sped read the rest of the way through Anxious People. It wasnβt my cup of tea. I am starting Survive The Night
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Post by kittyriot on Nov 13, 2021 19:12:40 GMT -6
It is one of his legal thrillers? I love his legal thrillers (and have read most of them more than once), but could not get into the other books he has written. Yes! It was my first legal thriller of his I read. I need to get more I really enjoyed this one. About an Innocence Law Firm. He really fleshed out the characters well, you fell in love with them. Found yourself exceptionally rooting for them⦠Some of the plot elements were silly, but the character development was very good.
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Post by junch817 on Nov 14, 2021 9:05:48 GMT -6
Thereβs a woman that posted in my local buy nothing group - she apparently is an author who moved to Denver and now just moved back to PA, and said she needs to clear some room of her 1st edition books on her shelf. She wanted to give away some copies for free. It is a dystopian book and the hero is a mom, vs a young teen. Sheβs obviously not a big time name or anything but itβs still fun! And looks like something I would pick to read on my own anyway.
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Post by nelzie on Nov 14, 2021 14:35:26 GMT -6
Thereβs a woman that posted in my local buy nothing group - she apparently is an author who moved to Denver and now just moved back to PA, and said she needs to clear some room of her 1st edition books on her shelf. She wanted to give away some copies for free. It is a dystopian book and the hero is a mom, vs a young teen. Sheβs obviously not a big time name or anything but itβs still fun! And looks like something I would pick to read on my own anyway. That's so cool! The book sounds interesting, you'll have to let us know what you think. I see it's on KU so I might pick it up.
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Post by mrsnorris on Nov 14, 2021 15:48:54 GMT -6
I finished reading Iron Widow today. Itβs kind of like if the movie Pacific Rim was about taking down the patriarchy. I enjoyed it, the setting and world-building were fascinating although the characters are a bit one-note. The ending sets up for a really interesting sequel.
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Post by snowyowl on Nov 14, 2021 21:27:22 GMT -6
The Love Hypothesis finally came off holds for me (yay, I can add a new book to my four holds from my insanely long waitlist π).
There were things I liked about it⦠but it bugs me when major plot points are driven by the main character being neurotic and melting down at every vaguely challenging personal interaction. I found her really hard to like.
I think I just struggle at this point with romance novels where they donβt switch between perspectives. So often the authors end up loudly telegraphing one characters feelings though body language with no subtlety or depth. Maybe I should write a romance novel. βHe stared at me, mouthing βI secretly love you and always have.β I wish I knew what he was thinking!β
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Post by mrsnorris on Nov 14, 2021 22:33:17 GMT -6
The Love Hypothesis finally came off holds for me (yay, I can add a new book to my four holds from my insanely long waitlist π). There were things I liked about itβ¦ but it bugs me when major plot points are driven by the main character being neurotic and melting down at every vaguely challenging personal interaction. I found her really hard to like. I think I just struggle at this point with romance novels where they donβt switch between perspectives. So often the authors end up loudly telegraphing one characters feelings though body language with no subtlety or depth. Maybe I should write a romance novel. βHe stared at me, mouthing βI secretly love you and always have.β I wish I knew what he was thinking!β I agree with you, the heroine was a bit too comically pratfall-y for me. Sheβs a complete goof but the grumpy asshole of a hero has been secretly in love with her and her expired contacts for years? I wanted to see more of her supposed badass scientist side. I felt like it was written more as a really long inside joke for academia people, and I wasnβt in on it.
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Post by thatgolfb on Nov 14, 2021 22:39:48 GMT -6
It is one of his legal thrillers? I love his legal thrillers (and have read most of them more than once), but could not get into the other books he has written. Yes! It was my first legal thriller of his I read. I need to get more He is one of my favorite authors. My faves off the top of my head: The Brethren, A Time to Kill, The Firm, The Pelican Brief.
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Post by byjove on Nov 15, 2021 6:50:28 GMT -6
The Love Hypothesis finally came off holds for me (yay, I can add a new book to my four holds from my insanely long waitlist π). There were things I liked about itβ¦ but it bugs me when major plot points are driven by the main character being neurotic and melting down at every vaguely challenging personal interaction. I found her really hard to like. I think I just struggle at this point with romance novels where they donβt switch between perspectives. So often the authors end up loudly telegraphing one characters feelings though body language with no subtlety or depth. Maybe I should write a romance novel. βHe stared at me, mouthing βI secretly love you and always have.β I wish I knew what he was thinking!β I agree with you, the heroine was a bit too comically pratfall-y for me. Sheβs a complete goof but the grumpy asshole of a hero has been secretly in love with her and her expired contacts for years? I wanted to see more of her supposed badass scientist side. I felt like it was written more as a really long inside joke for academia people, and I wasnβt in on it. To your last sentence, I would agree. If I didnβt have the background experience of that, I think this would have been a really tough read. I felt that way about Stacy Abramβs crime novel that came out this summer. So heavy on law, which I have no background in. I also did audio of TLH and I think the narrator helped sell some of the main characterβs crazy, but I also agree it was much at times.
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Post by cdnfroggy on Nov 15, 2021 9:02:03 GMT -6
I finished Spells Like Teen Spirit this weekend, it's the third in the YA trilogy The Babysitter's Coven and I think it was the weakest one of the three. It ends with quite a few unresolved things, and the main villain was very meh. I'd still recommend the trilogy for fun, witchy YA - but be prepared for a not great end.
I just started The Book of Longings and loving it a few pages in. The writing is gorgeous.
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Post by angelashly on Nov 15, 2021 12:27:59 GMT -6
I read Winter Street and I am now about half way through Winter Stroll
I have the Holiday Swap that is due Wednesday so I'll put Winter Stroll down and hopefully fly through this one
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Post by nelzie on Nov 15, 2021 18:24:44 GMT -6
I finished In A Holidaze last night. It was a decent holiday romcom. Felt very Hallmark movie-esque. Not my favorite book by the authors.
I've had a couple holds come in so I'm taking a break from the holiday romances. I have The Bookshop of Second Chances and To Sir, With Love. I've been looking forward to them both.
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Post by byjove on Nov 15, 2021 18:56:32 GMT -6
I read Winter Street and I am now about half way through Winter Stroll I have the Holiday Swap that is due Wednesday so I'll put Winter Stroll down and hopefully fly through this one I read the first one in Winter Street, but may have to skip the second since itβs not available from the library, but 3 and 4 are. Do you think that will ruin it?
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Post by tatorhead328 on Nov 15, 2021 19:13:15 GMT -6
The Love Hypothesis finally came off holds for me (yay, I can add a new book to my four holds from my insanely long waitlist π). There were things I liked about itβ¦ but it bugs me when major plot points are driven by the main character being neurotic and melting down at every vaguely challenging personal interaction. I found her really hard to like. I think I just struggle at this point with romance novels where they donβt switch between perspectives. So often the authors end up loudly telegraphing one characters feelings though body language with no subtlety or depth. Maybe I should write a romance novel. βHe stared at me, mouthing βI secretly love you and always have.β I wish I knew what he was thinking!βOmg I was just describing this to my sister when I finished that book. These books will have the guy go down on the girl for an hour and then say he doesn't need anything in return, he just wants her to be happy. And the next day she's like, "Ugh I'm so in love with him and he doesn't see me the same way!!!"
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