adelbert
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Post by adelbert on Mar 1, 2022 6:37:10 GMT -6
It's March! What books did you read in February? Any favorites? Any books you're really looking forward to reading this month?
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mathrun
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Post by mathrun on Mar 1, 2022 7:23:37 GMT -6
1.) A Column of Fire by Ken Follett 4⭐️ 2.) The Maid by Nita Prose 4⭐️ 3.) I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys 4.5⭐️ 4.) One Step Too Far by Lisa Gardener 4.5 ⭐️ 5.) Night Music by JoJo Moyes 4⭐️ 6.) The Diva Cooks a Goose by Krista Davis 2.5⭐️ 7.) Abandoned in Death by J.D. Robb 4⭐️ 8.) George by Alex Gino 4⭐️ 9.) White Lies A.J. Baime 5⭐️ 10.) The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling 3.5⭐️ 11.) Her Body and Other Parties 4⭐️ 12.) Grand Union by Zadie Smith 3⭐️ 13.) Beach Read by Emily Henry 3.5⭐️ 14.) The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley 3.5⭐️ 15.) E.R. Nurses by James Patterson 2⭐️ 16.) The Last House on the Street by Diane Chamberlain 4⭐️ 17.) Eldest by Christopher Paolini 4⭐️
Favorites were White Lies (I learned a ton) and Eldest (read with my 9 year old).
E.R Nurses was humbling to hear about all the crazy, hard, scary things nurses do everyday. I rated it low because Patterson eats crackers for me and it felt like he just sort of threw each persons story into the book w/out much work on his part. He didn’t even arrange them in a creative way.
In March I’m looking forward to finally getting my hands on the new Deanna Rayburn, The Book of Cold Cases, Run Rose Run, and I just started The Sentence.
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overboard
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Post by overboard on Mar 1, 2022 7:31:17 GMT -6
February reads: Somebody’s daughter, Ashley Ford ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The duchess hunt, Lorraine Heath ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 Fierce Kingdom, Gin Phillips ⭐️1/2 The thing about love, Julie James ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Rogue Countess, Amy Sandas ⭐️⭐️1/2 Artificial condition, Martha Wells ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Tempest, Beverly Jenkins ⭐️⭐️⭐️
I’m a little disappointed that I had to give up on some heavier reads, but I just wasn’t in the right headspace. This month I’m looking forward to we are not like them and the night watchman.
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abs
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Post by abs on Mar 1, 2022 7:36:58 GMT -6
February was another good reading month for me! I enjoyed everything I read and can't really pick a favorite.
The Room on Rue Amelie by Kristin Harmel--4 stars Electric Idol by Katee Robert--3 stars Float Plan by Trish Doller--4.5 stars The Winemaker's Wife by Kristin Harmel--4.5 stars The Simple Wild by KA Tucker--5 stars Wild at Heart by KA Tucker--4 stars Forever Wild by KA Tucker--4 stars
I am starting March off with the last book in the Simple Wild series. I'm also looking forward to Hook, Line, and Sinker by Tessa Bailey, If You Ask Me by Libby Hubscher, and The Suite Spot by Trish Doller. I also have The Things We Cannot Say on my Kindle to read but I don't think I can read books about war right now so that will wait.
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Post by angelashly on Mar 1, 2022 7:47:12 GMT -6
February was an ok month for me. Started slow, but then picked up:
Sadie 3 Stars Game On(stephanie Plum) 4 stars Falling 3 stars The Last House on the Street 4 stars If the shoe fits 3.5 stars
Looking forward to: What Happened to the Bennetts The Long Weekend The Book of Cold Cases Always Jane The Darkest Place
ETA: I am about half way through The Paris Apartment right now
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byjove
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Post by byjove on Mar 1, 2022 8:06:30 GMT -6
My calendar’s March inspiration
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brux
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Post by brux on Mar 1, 2022 8:07:39 GMT -6
My Feb reads:
Winter in Paradise #1, Elin Hilderbrand 2/5 Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography, Laurie Woolever 5/5 OCDaniel, Wesley King 3/5 Black Cake, Charmaine Wilkerson 5/5 My Year of Rest and Relaxation, Ottessa Moshfegh 4/5 Malibu Rising, Taylor Jenkins Reid 4/5 When No One Is Watching, Alyssa Cole 3/5 Mouth to Mouth, Antoine Wilson 4/5 The Couple Next Door, Shari Lapena 2/5 Lucky, Marissa Stapley 2/5
I was most bummed out by Lucky. I found it flat. Characters were both predictable and unbelievable and by halfway through I didn't care at all what happened to anyone. The first half was way better than the second. It felt really rushed in the last 1/4 of the book.
Other than Bourdain and Mouth to Mouth, no books really stuck with me and made me keep thinking about them after I finished.
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tinyjoys
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Post by tinyjoys on Mar 1, 2022 8:08:04 GMT -6
Oh, February was a slow read for me. I read 3.5 books.
Sisterhood Everlasting by Ann Brasharas. 4/5. Little Gray Dress by Aimee Brown. 3/5 (been renamed to The Lucky Dress) Knock Wood by Candice Bergen. 4.5/5. (again, good, but a long read) & I started We Were On a Break by Lindsey Kelk yesterday and finished it at about 2 this morning (thanks, under the weather nonsleeping 3 year old). 3.5/5. That was book #11 of the year. I don't think I even read that many last year as a whole.
I'm starting Before You Say I Do by Clare Lydon at some point today. I think I'm going to stick with mostly Fluff22, but all the -0 books (10, 20, 30, etc) will be either a memoir or something more serious. I don't think I have anything I'm overly excited for. I'm just working my way through the ebooks I've purchased.
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Post by fosterlove on Mar 1, 2022 8:18:24 GMT -6
I figure this is a good place to ask. I will be headed to Costa Rica and am looking for a couple of light/vacation books. I will read pretty much anything genre wise. Any must read recommendations?
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Post by angelashly on Mar 1, 2022 8:21:42 GMT -6
My Feb reads: Winter in Paradise #1, Elin Hilderbrand 2/5 Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography, Laurie Woolever 5/5 OCDaniel, Wesley King 3/5 Black Cake, Charmaine Wilkerson 5/5 My Year of Rest and Relaxation, Ottessa Moshfegh 4/5 Malibu Rising, Taylor Jenkins Reid 4/5 When No One Is Watching, Alyssa Cole 3/5 Mouth to Mouth, Antoine Wilson 4/5 The Couple Next Door, Shari Lapena 2/5 Lucky, Marissa Stapley 2/5 I was most bummed out by Lucky. I found it flat. Characters were both predictable and unbelievable and by halfway through I didn't care at all what happened to anyone. The first half was way better than the second. It felt really rushed in the last 1/4 of the book. Other than Bourdain and Mouth to Mouth, no books really stuck with me and made me keep thinking about them after I finished. I was so surprised to see Lucky as Reese Witherspoon's pick because I usually enjoy the books she picks.
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wedding
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Post by wedding on Mar 1, 2022 8:23:08 GMT -6
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leahcar
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Post by leahcar on Mar 1, 2022 8:23:13 GMT -6
fosterlove, Elin Hildebrand is a good, fluffy read and I always associate her with the beach. With the exception of the Paradise series- all her books are set in Nantucket. I've never disliked one of her books though some are better than others.
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brux
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Post by brux on Mar 1, 2022 8:26:13 GMT -6
My Feb reads: Winter in Paradise #1, Elin Hilderbrand 2/5 Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography, Laurie Woolever 5/5 OCDaniel, Wesley King 3/5 Black Cake, Charmaine Wilkerson 5/5 My Year of Rest and Relaxation, Ottessa Moshfegh 4/5 Malibu Rising, Taylor Jenkins Reid 4/5 When No One Is Watching, Alyssa Cole 3/5 Mouth to Mouth, Antoine Wilson 4/5 The Couple Next Door, Shari Lapena 2/5 Lucky, Marissa Stapley 2/5 I was most bummed out by Lucky. I found it flat. Characters were both predictable and unbelievable and by halfway through I didn't care at all what happened to anyone. The first half was way better than the second. It felt really rushed in the last 1/4 of the book. Other than Bourdain and Mouth to Mouth, no books really stuck with me and made me keep thinking about them after I finished. I was so surprised to see Lucky as Reese Witherspoon's pick because I usually enjoy the books she picks. It was my first time trying one of Reese's books. She's 0 for 1 with me now.
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tinyjoys
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Post by tinyjoys on Mar 1, 2022 8:30:31 GMT -6
fosterlove , are you on Instagram? I started following ~beachreadsandbubbly after they were suggest by TIBAL and added a not small amount of books to my want to read list after going through their posts. ETA: here's the direct link. www.instagram.com/beachreadsandbubbly/
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Post by Minerva on Mar 1, 2022 8:31:01 GMT -6
I finished The Soul of an Octopus last night, just in time to add it to my Feb book count. Here’s my list:
A Night to Surrender by Tessa Dare A Week to be Week by Tessa Dare An Impossible Imposter by Deanna Raybourn The Book of Eels by Patrik Svensson The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery Murder on Wall Street by Victoria Thompson
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Post by angelashly on Mar 1, 2022 8:32:46 GMT -6
I figure this is a good place to ask. I will be headed to Costa Rica and am looking for a couple of light/vacation books. I will read pretty much anything genre wise. Any must read recommendations? You may have read some of these or maybe most:
Light:The Bromance Book Club series The Wedding Date series The People we meet on vacation The unhoneymooners Beach read, but maybe heavier: Elin Hilderbrand Kristin Hannah (The Nightingale, The Great Alone, Winter Garden, The Night Road) Colleen Hoover (Ugly Love is my favorite, but I love them all) Kristan Higgins Thrillers:The Wife Between Us Big Little Lies The Guest List
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brux
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Post by brux on Mar 1, 2022 8:33:35 GMT -6
I figure this is a good place to ask. I will be headed to Costa Rica and am looking for a couple of light/vacation books. I will read pretty much anything genre wise. Any must read recommendations? Some of my faves from recent vacations: If I Never Met You, Mhairir McFarlane This Time Next Year, Sophie Cousens The Flight Attendant, Chris Bohjalian (not light, but I flew through it)
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byjove
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Post by byjove on Mar 1, 2022 8:34:04 GMT -6
Slow month for me too. My favorites were The Midnight Circus and The Book of Longings. Addie LaRue was meh. My other books were low starage, partly accounting for why only 6 this month. 60% through Circe.
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Post by angelashly on Mar 1, 2022 8:57:05 GMT -6
Y'all were on fire in Feb! It was a slow month for me, 4 books: The Holiday Swap by Maggie Knox ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Jesus and John Wayne by Kristin Kobes Du Mez ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont ⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff ⭐️⭐️⭐️ I chose The Verifiers for BOTM, H is getting The Cartographers and my sister is getting The Paris Apartment so I'll read those too. I wanted Book of Cold Cases but I'll wait on that. I also have a book left from last month's box ha. I was just looking at The Christie Affair. Did you like it?
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Post by nelzie on Mar 1, 2022 9:04:27 GMT -6
I read 15 books in February. I didn't have any 5 star reads this month. Top favorites were Weather Girl and The Witch's Heart. Least favorites were The School For Good Mothers and You're Not Doing It Right.
You're Not Doing It Right by Michael Ian Black 2 stars Idiot by Laura Clery 3 stars Such a Quiet Place by Megan Miranda 3.5 stars The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec 4 stars This is How I Lied by Heather Gudenkauf 3 stars The Premonition: A Pandemic Story by Michael Lewis 4 stars A Very Punchable Face by Colin Jost 4 stars The Maid by Nita Prose 2.5 stars Adulthood is a Myth by Sarah Andersen 3.5 stars Every Minute is a Day by Robert Meyer 4 stars The School For Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan 1.5 stars Seven Dirty Secrets by Natalie Richards 3.5 stars Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon 4.5 stars The Ivory Key by Akshaya Raman 3.5 stars How to Book a Murder by Cynthia Kuhn 2.5 stars
I still need to sort through my March TBR.
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Post by junch817 on Mar 1, 2022 9:08:29 GMT -6
February Reads I can’t believe I read 10 books! I’m so glad I gave audio books another try. Favorites this month were Big Little Lies, When Breath Becomes Air, OCDaniel, and Saving Grace. I think I am skipping my BOTM pick this month so I can get caught up on some other stuff. I’m about 1/3 through Notes on an Execution and I’ve been looking forward to that for a long time. I’m currently listening to Sourdough by Robin Sloan. I have the 3rd book in the Good Girl Bad Blood series from the library to read. Five Little Indians just came in for me too.
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Post by angelashly on Mar 1, 2022 9:15:27 GMT -6
I was just looking at The Christie Affair. Did you like it? I have very mixed feelings. In the end I'm glad I read it and it was interesting, but it takes too long to get going. And the narrator is annoying (though understandably so). I will warn there's a fair amount of talk about sexual assault, child death, and children being stolen. Hmm. I may hold off then to this summer. I have so many to read as it is.
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caer
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Post by caer on Mar 1, 2022 9:16:52 GMT -6
February was a great month. I read 10 books and many of those I loved.
5 star Between Two Kingdoms
4 Star Come Find Me by Megan Miranda The Appeal by Janice Halley One Night on the Island by Josie Silver Before She was Found by Heather Gudenkauf
3 star The Perfect Stranger by Megan Miranda Such a Quiet Place by Megan Miranda One by One by Freida McFadden The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley This is How I Lied by Heather Gudenkauf
Books I’m looking forward to this month The Night Shift by Alex Finley The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks The Patient’s Secret by Loreth Anne White The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St James In A New York Minute by Kate Spencer Nine Lives by Peter Swanson The Secrets We Share by Edwin Hill The Long Weekend by Gilly MacMillan
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Post by angelashly on Mar 1, 2022 9:20:58 GMT -6
caer, How have I not read Come Find Me???!! I have read all her other ones.
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caer
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Post by caer on Mar 1, 2022 9:22:41 GMT -6
caer, How have I not read Come Find Me???!! I have read all her other ones. I really liked that one. After All the Missing Girls, it’s my favorite of hers!
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Post by starrynight on Mar 1, 2022 9:32:18 GMT -6
My February reads were:
- The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf - Royal Valentine (novella/audiobook) by Jenn McKinlay - Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen - Magnolia Palace by Fiona Davis - The Grace Kelly Dress by Brenda Janowitz - Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner
My least favorites were the Royal Valentine and The Grace Kelly Dress.
I enjoyed Big Summer more than I expected and only downloaded it because it was available.
Crossroads consumed a lot of my time, and I don't think the payoff was there. It was a 25hr audio book, and it is part of a trilogy.
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adelbert
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Post by adelbert on Mar 1, 2022 9:33:49 GMT -6
I read 8 books in February. My favorite was definitely Saving Us about climate change but I really enjoyed pretty much everything. I've just ordered Trillions: How a Band of Wall Street Renegades Invented the Index Fund and Forever Changed Finance Forever by Robin Wigglesworth, The World for Sale: Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources by Javier Blas and Jack Farchy, and The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel as non-fiction books to read on our ski holidays coming up next week. I'm also very much looking forward to The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi (I've tried to read some of his books in the past and never really gotten into them but this one might be the one that finally hooks me), same goes for Ogres by Adrian Tschaikowsky. Plus I've just pre-ordered Sundial by Catriona Ward who did Last House on Needless Street, and Kundo Wakes Up by Saad Z. Hossain, they should upload to my Kindle in the middle of March.
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Post by kittyriot on Mar 1, 2022 9:39:25 GMT -6
I read 9 books. The only real standout was The Mistress of the Ritz. The Maid, the Sweetness of Water and Tokyo Ever After were worth the read though.
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Post by thatgolfb on Mar 1, 2022 9:41:23 GMT -6
I read (well, finished, which is how I record them) 10 books in February. I definitely didn't feel like I read that much, so audiobooks FTW! 5 star: Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows, The Guncle 4 star: Shinto Slash: The Parade of Demons ( teraiin it was very good, I just think it is very much not my genre and I had trouble paying attention lol), Reminders of Him, Us Against You, The Perfect Couple, Snap Judgment 3 star: One Last Stop, Death on the Nile, November 9 I am currently reading If The Shoe Fits, and I am enjoying it so far. Same with In Order To Live on audio, which is heart wrenching. I cannot remember which holds are coming up. I know I have In the Weeds on audio available. Looks like I have The Judge's List, The Soulmate Equation, and Pachinko coming up. I opted for the audio of Pachinko, and I am really looking forward to that one. Oh I also have Butter Honey Pig Bread. LOL so many books. I also have The Good Sister and the latest Jasmine Guillory still to read from my library.
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teraiin
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Post by teraiin on Mar 1, 2022 9:48:43 GMT -6
I’m glad that you enjoyed it thatgolfb! It’s definitely a very “niche” genre and style. When we initially wrote it we hadn’t ever intended for it to be an audiobook (or at least I didn’t lol) so by listening the readers miss out on the art that may help draw people in… but I also feel like the audio version gives some accessibility to people who enjoy listening or may otherwise not have a chance to pick up a physical copy!
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