junch817
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Post by junch817 on Mar 15, 2022 14:35:12 GMT -6
I finished The Holderness Family book; Everybody Fights. I loved it.
Colin Jost’s book finally came in for me on audio so I started it right after. I am loving it so much. I really love his sense of humor and I was laughing out loud multiple times. I loved when he talked about his family leaving functions early to avoid traffic. He said his grandpa was always determined to leave a get together 2 hours early to avoid 1 extra minute of time spent traveling and I laughed so hard because it felt so accurate - freaking traffic lol
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Post by junch817 on Mar 15, 2022 14:36:50 GMT -6
Oh and I also just started The Last House on the Street and I’m looking forward to it. I’ve been suggesting books for my mom for about 2 years now and this was the first one that she was able to read before me, and she said she really enjoyed it, so I’m excited to read it. It’s kind of fun that the tables were turned for this one for us.
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peaseblossom55
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Post by peaseblossom55 on Mar 15, 2022 15:54:03 GMT -6
Did anyone read The Wrong Family by Tarryn Fisher? I read it awhile ago and think about it often I did and I just remember it was weird that is all.
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Post by angelashly on Mar 15, 2022 15:59:09 GMT -6
Did anyone read The Wrong Family by Tarryn Fisher? I read it awhile ago and think about it often I did and I just remember it was weird that is all. So weird
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peaseblossom55
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Post by peaseblossom55 on Mar 15, 2022 16:04:37 GMT -6
I finished the last book in The shadow and Bone series so glad I am done with it each book got worse and worse. Reading The Premonition about the pandemic and wow.
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nelzie
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Post by nelzie on Mar 15, 2022 17:56:21 GMT -6
I just finished Come Find Me by Megan Miranda, I think someone here mentioned it. I thought it was a great YA mystery and different than I was expecting. I really enjoyed it. That was probably me, I really liked this one. I read it not knowing that the protagonists would be teenagers, which usually isn’t my thing, but I thought it was a really cool and spooky story. I didn’t realize it was about teenagers either before I read it. Most of her books I've read are adult not YA. But I'm glad I read it. It was different than a lot of stuff out there lately. I thought it was great.
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Post by nelzie on Mar 15, 2022 18:02:10 GMT -6
I'm about halfway through Hook, Line, and Sinker on audiobook. I'll probably finish it tonight. I've been listening with my earbuds while my kids are playing and I'm so paranoid my earbuds are going to randomly shut off during a "spicy" scene 😂 This is the first romance I've done on audiobook.
ETA: I finished it and I enjoyed it. Probably the same as the first book though the ending of the first book was kind of ridiculous. I will definitely try to stick to reading romance in ebook form from now on though 😳🤦🏻♀️😂
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Post by Lakes on Mar 16, 2022 6:18:52 GMT -6
Genzaburo Yoshino’s How Do You Live? was good. It’s a quick and timeless YA coming of age story set in 1937 Japan. I picked it because Hayao Miyazaki says it’s his childhood favorite and he’s coming out of retirement to make it his final movie.
Sweetness & Light by Hattie Ellis gets two stars, my least favorite of the five bee books I checked out. It wasn’t as balanced as my top 3. The Honey Trail by Grace Pundyk was a DNF for me. Mostly because the font was terrible and childish. But her writing wasn’t doing it for me either, I only made it 50 pages.
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Post by justbecause on Mar 16, 2022 6:30:27 GMT -6
I read the first Shadow and Bone, but when I went to read the second, I just couldn't get into it. I know a lot of people love it. this is how I felt too. I loved this first one, and then just didn't really get into the 2nd Well I’m glad I put a hold on the second one 😂 The Six of Crows series was better. I want to like the show but it annoys me that they decided to mush the two series together….
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Post by tatorhead328 on Mar 16, 2022 7:02:59 GMT -6
I finished When The Reckoning Comes on audio. It's a horror novel about Mira, a black woman, who is back in her small southern hometown for her former white best friend's wedding. The wedding is being held at a plantation that is rumored to be haunted by the ghosts of former slaves who died there. I usually have trouble telling if a book is written well when I listen on audio, but the writing in this was beautiful. The descriptions and setting were so good. The horror elements were really dark (TW for slavery, abuse, rape, violence ). I expected the ending to have more going on but overall, it was really well done. And also a great reminder that having weddings and celebrations on plantations is gross and should never be done.
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Post by wedding on Mar 16, 2022 7:05:33 GMT -6
I finished Never Saw Me Coming. It was pretty rough. I loved the plot line and felt more could be done. I guess it still held my interest enough so I didn't not finish so that's something. I need something good to rope my in because March has had a lot of duds so far.
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Post by loony on Mar 16, 2022 8:23:32 GMT -6
That was probably me, I really liked this one. I read it not knowing that the protagonists would be teenagers, which usually isn’t my thing, but I thought it was a really cool and spooky story. I didn’t realize it was about teenagers either before I read it. Most of her books I've read are adult not YA. But I'm glad I read it. It was different than a lot of stuff out there lately. I thought it was great. I just put this on hold through the library. I’ve been devouring YA mysteries lately.
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Post by tatorhead328 on Mar 16, 2022 8:59:29 GMT -6
I listened to Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty. It didn't get great reviews but I ended up really liking it! I enjoy her style of humor so even when the plot wasn't really moving forward, I was still having a fun time listening. I also really enjoyed the sibling relationships. As one of four kids, I thought she nailed the way they argued and teased and disliked but also loved each other.
I think if I had read this physically, I might give it a lower rating. But I was able to listen to it over the course of two days while working so the slow parts didn't feel as rough as they might have.
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Post by cdnfroggy on Mar 16, 2022 9:33:18 GMT -6
I finished When The Reckoning Comes on audio. It's a horror novel about Mira, a black woman, who is back in her small southern hometown for her former white best friend's wedding. The wedding is being held at a plantation that is rumored to be haunted by the ghosts of former slaves who died there. I usually have trouble telling if a book is written well when I listen on audio, but the writing in this was beautiful. The descriptions and setting were so good. The horror elements were really dark (TW for slavery, abuse, rape, violence ). I expected the ending to have more going on but overall, it was really well done. And also a great reminder that having weddings and celebrations on plantations is gross and should never be done. I really enjoyed this one and also found the writing to be beautiful. It gave me Get Out mixed with Kindred vibes. It's one of my go to horror recommendations now.
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Post by ♪♫choppinbroccoli♫♪ on Mar 16, 2022 9:51:53 GMT -6
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Post by tatorhead328 on Mar 16, 2022 16:00:35 GMT -6
I finished The Book of Cold Cases and am giving it a big old MEH. It felt like a generic thriller written by a debut author. So disappointing because I loooooved Sundown Motel and Broken Girls. I really liked the premise of the book and I was into it at the beginning. It had ghosts and serial killers and a blog about cold cases and still somehow managed to be bland.
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Post by snowyowl on Mar 16, 2022 16:02:21 GMT -6
I finished The Book of Cold Cases and am giving it a big old MEH. It felt like a generic thriller written by a debut author. So disappointing because I loooooved Sundown Motel and Broken Girls. I really liked the premise of the book and I was into it at the beginning. It had ghosts and serial killers and a blog about cold cases and still somehow managed to be bland. I was just going to ask if anyone had read this yet since it was on so many people’s TBR list this month! I was considering buying because my library didn’t have a copy. Will hold off for now…
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Post by angelashly on Mar 16, 2022 16:06:16 GMT -6
I finished The Book of Cold Cases and am giving it a big old MEH. It felt like a generic thriller written by a debut author. So disappointing because I loooooved Sundown Motel and Broken Girls. I really liked the premise of the book and I was into it at the beginning. It had ghosts and serial killers and a blog about cold cases and still somehow managed to be bland. Oh man. I got this for my botm
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caer
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Post by caer on Mar 16, 2022 16:09:31 GMT -6
I finished The Book of Cold Cases and am giving it a big old MEH. It felt like a generic thriller written by a debut author. So disappointing because I loooooved Sundown Motel and Broken Girls. I really liked the premise of the book and I was into it at the beginning. It had ghosts and serial killers and a blog about cold cases and still somehow managed to be bland. Bummer, I’ve been looking forward to this one.
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Post by mintyblueair on Mar 16, 2022 16:13:13 GMT -6
I finished The Book of Cold Cases and am giving it a big old MEH. It felt like a generic thriller written by a debut author. So disappointing because I loooooved Sundown Motel and Broken Girls. I really liked the premise of the book and I was into it at the beginning. It had ghosts and serial killers and a blog about cold cases and still somehow managed to be bland. Oh man. I got this for my botm It gets really good reviews on Good Reads! I'm excited for it (if I ever get my TBR list down a bit 😵💫).
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Post by tatorhead328 on Mar 16, 2022 16:14:39 GMT -6
Oh man. I got this for my botm It gets really good reviews on Good Reads! I'm excited for it (if I ever get my TBR list down a bit 😵💫). Yes, most people seem to like it! Idk what my problem is. I really struggled to get through the second half.
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Post by mathrun on Mar 16, 2022 17:21:59 GMT -6
Oh no. I’m 30% through The Book of Cold Cases, and I’m loving it so far. The ghosts are awesome. I need to fly through it too because I have Nine Lives, Peach Blossom Spring, and The Push in my Libby right now.
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Post by caer on Mar 16, 2022 17:30:25 GMT -6
In a New York Minute is going to be a DNF for me. I made it 25% in and just don’t like the author’s style or the characters. It’s another book that is getting great reviews but it’s not for me.
I’m going to try Nine Lives next.
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Post by wedding on Mar 16, 2022 18:24:38 GMT -6
I just finished 56 Days and liked it. Reading back to the start of COVID was a bit emotionally taxing but I also really related to a lot of it.
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Post by emma on Mar 16, 2022 18:28:15 GMT -6
I just finished 56 Days and liked it. Reading back to the start of COVID was a bit emotionally taxing but I also really related to a lot of it. the book I’m reading right now is set during Covid and I’m having mixed feelings on it. I’m finding all the descriptions of taking masks on and off about as tedious as the actual IRL act. Maybe I’m not ready for Covid era tales yet
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Post by abs on Mar 17, 2022 6:44:04 GMT -6
I finished If You Ask Me by Libby Hubscher last night. Meh. I liked it enough to find out what happens but not enough to recommend it. I loved her first book Meet Me in Paradise but this one didn't do it for me. I have read a bunch of rom-com's lately so I probably need to shake it up with a thriller but not sure which one.
In the meantime I started The Charm Offensive that someone here recommended.
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overboard
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Post by overboard on Mar 17, 2022 7:06:00 GMT -6
Does anyone’s Libby account randomly sign them out? So annoying. I don’t use my physical card, so I need to find mine to get back in.
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Post by imapenguin on Mar 17, 2022 7:09:00 GMT -6
Does anyone’s Libby account randomly sign them out? So annoying. I don’t use my physical card, so I need to find mine to get back in. yes, mine does and it is annoying. I made my library card number a keyboard shortcut so I don’t have to go looking for it.
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Post by thatgolfb on Mar 17, 2022 8:38:00 GMT -6
I have 13 minutes left of Pachinko, and I know I’m going to have a book hangover afterward.
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Post by cdnfroggy on Mar 17, 2022 8:53:00 GMT -6
I finished Cherish Farrah and it was a very odd read. I'm not sure how I feel about it yet, but it seriously dragged for the first half or 2/3 and then got crazy and I couldn't put it down. It's a social thriller/horror and the sense of dread and underlying tension throughout is so high and good. I'm not sure if I would recommend it - but maybe I would? I'm conflicted.
Synopsis: Seventeen-year-old Farrah Turner is one of two Black girls in her country club community, and the only one with Black parents. Her best friend, Cherish Whitman, adopted by a white, wealthy family, is something Farrah likes to call WGS--White Girl Spoiled. With Brianne and Jerry Whitman as parents, Cherish is given the kind of adoration and coddling that even upper-class Black parents can't seem to afford--and it creates a dissonance in her best friend that Farrah can exploit. When her own family is unexpectedly confronted with foreclosure, the calculating Farrah is determined to reassert the control she's convinced she's always had over her life by staying with Cherish, the only person she loves--even when she hates her.
As troubled Farrah manipulates her way further into the Whitman family, the longer she stays, the more her own parents suggest that something is wrong in the Whitman house. She might trust them--if they didn't think something was wrong with Farrah, too. When strange things start happening at the Whitman household--debilitating illnesses, upsetting fever dreams, an inexplicable tension with Cherish's hotheaded boyfriend, and a mysterious journal that seems to keep track of what is happening to Farrah--it's nothing she can't handle. But soon everything begins to unravel when the Whitmans invite Farrah closer, and it's anyone's guess who is really in control.
Told in Farrah's chilling, unforgettable voice and weaving in searing commentary on race and class, this slow-burn social horror will keep you on the edge of your seat until the last page.
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