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Post by icedcoffee on Mar 2, 2022 13:30:20 GMT -6
I would like to actually keep up this month!
I probably should start writing down what I read and little notes since I pretty much exclusively read library books. I sometimes forget once I return them 🤣
Right now I started The Collective by Alison Gaylin and I'm pretty hooked. I'm interested in what direction this will take
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Post by leahcar on Mar 2, 2022 14:46:20 GMT -6
I would like to actually keep up this month! I probably should start writing down what I read and little notes since I pretty much exclusively read library books. I sometimes forget once I return them 🤣 Right now I started The Collective by Alison Gaylin and I'm pretty hooked. I'm interested in what direction this will take I keep a note of my read books on the notes app in my phone. Simple and it’s always with me that way.
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Post by imapenguin on Mar 2, 2022 14:58:23 GMT -6
I read 10 books in February (6 audiobooks, 2 ebooks, and 2 paper books) and mostly liked them
Loved- 🎧The Rose Code (WWII historical fiction) 🎧The People We Keep (90s coming of age) 📱With Fire on High (YA) 📖Beautiful Little Fools (great gatsby from the female POV)
Liked- 🎧Mom Jeans and Other Mistakes (contemporary fiction) 🎧Dear Mrs Bird (WWII historical fiction) 🎧Yours Cheerfully (WWII historical fiction) 📱Sadie on a Plate (rom com) 📖A Special Place for Women (magical realism/suspense)
Just ok- 🎧The Maid (cozy mystery)
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Post by imapenguin on Mar 2, 2022 15:00:51 GMT -6
I’m starting the month with Rules of Civility (on audio) and Spanish Love Deception (paper book). Really enjoying both so far! My book clubs this month are reading The Four Winds and Notes on an Execution and I don’t really want to read either of them.
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Post by starrynight on Mar 2, 2022 16:03:55 GMT -6
imapenguin I just started listening to Dear Mrs. Bird the other day! It is cute!
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Post by imapenguin on Mar 2, 2022 16:07:17 GMT -6
imapenguin I just started listening to Dear Mrs. Bird the other day! It is cute! Yes! Pretty light for WW2
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tinyjoys
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Post by tinyjoys on Mar 2, 2022 16:07:58 GMT -6
Finished "Before You Say I Do" last night around 11. I'd give it a solid 3. It was my first time reading a same sex rom/com. Would be a fine, mindless beach read.
I started a The Soulmate Equation by Christine Lauren today at pick up.
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wedding
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Post by wedding on Mar 2, 2022 20:06:51 GMT -6
I read the 2nd Thursday Murder Club book and I liked it even more than the first. So good!
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Lormor
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Post by Lormor on Mar 3, 2022 0:42:07 GMT -6
I finished Echo Chamber (John Boyne) the other day. I was disappointed. The Heart's Invisible Furies is one of my top 10 books of all time. He writes well and has a wonderful turn of phrase, but the characters were revolting - I know that was the point - but I really didn't like or care for any of them or the story.
Now I'm reading Artemis by Andy Weir. I enjoyed The Martian (audiobook) and Hail Mary, but so far this is very different from those two.
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Post by peaseblossom55 on Mar 3, 2022 12:12:21 GMT -6
I read 6 books in March nothing remotely exciting my reading has dropped off some now that I am back in the office 3 days a week. I need to set aside some time to download some audio books as well
I read: Golden Girl 3 stars Dark Tides 2 stars The Other Black Girl 2 stars Siege and Storm 3 stars We need to talk about Kevin 2 stars The woman who’s stole Vermeer 1 star
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Post by icedcoffee on Mar 3, 2022 12:16:24 GMT -6
I finished that book and I enjoyed it!! I think the way it ended was perfect
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Post by starrynight on Mar 3, 2022 13:03:48 GMT -6
I was updating my library holds last night and realized they didn't announce a change, but increased the # we can hold! It was 5 digital, 8 physical. Now it is 12 and 12!
Not many will appreciate my excitement about this 😄
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Post by melohdy on Mar 3, 2022 13:44:25 GMT -6
I read the 2nd Thursday Murder Club book and I liked it even more than the first. So good! I just got the first on audiobook and I am excited to start when I finish Under the Whispering Door
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Post by caer on Mar 3, 2022 13:53:12 GMT -6
I finished I See You and it was just ok. I’m very willing to suspend disbelief when reading thrillers because they’re all fairly ridiculous lol. But this one pushed that boundary, even for me.
I’m going to read The Night Shift next. I have high hopes for this one, Every Last Fear was one of my favorite books from last year.
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Post by tatorhead328 on Mar 3, 2022 16:01:31 GMT -6
I finished Ariadne today and I really liked it. I know nothing about mythology so I was shook during a few parts that I wasn't expecting lol. I've made a good dent in my BOTM books (and then three more came in today, sheesh).
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snowyowl
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Post by snowyowl on Mar 3, 2022 17:37:02 GMT -6
Solid list!
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thatgolfb
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Post by thatgolfb on Mar 3, 2022 18:15:02 GMT -6
I finished In Order to Live, and it was very good. Heartbreaking, but hopeful.
I started a very different memoir- Under Construction by Chrishell Stause, lol. I have In the Weeds ready, but I needed a light one before that.
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Bluebird
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Post by Bluebird on Mar 3, 2022 19:03:59 GMT -6
I read mostly guilty pleasure smutty trash this month. 🙈 Fun but not terribly remarkable.
4⭐️ for the new Sarah J Mass Crescent City sequel. This is a must read if you are an ACOTAR fan! I wasn’t thrilled with the first one, but I read it at the very beginning of COVID and was not in a great headspace, so I re-read for this release and decided I actually love the series. It just takes a bit to get going, and the world building is more complex.
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Post by snowyowl on Mar 3, 2022 20:06:42 GMT -6
The Singles Table - 2/5. I’ve always been a little meh on Sara Desai, but her books are generally fun. This one wasn’t, so many pet peeves. A character whose “development” was just a personality transplant halfway through the book. A grown adult using the phrase “I’m not really into labels” Being told how hilarious characters are when they are not, in fact, being hilarious. Everyone is either a starchy asshole or “adorably quirky”. No in between.
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Post by yellow711 on Mar 3, 2022 20:58:02 GMT -6
I am reading The School For Good Mothers.
I am about halfway through … normally I like the “Read with Jenna” book picks but this is not a good one
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Post by Cher on Mar 3, 2022 21:09:57 GMT -6
I only read 5 books last month. All pretty light. I tore through Honor in the past 2 days for book club tomorrow. Definitely lived up to its great reviews although I didn’t love the ending, but I think I might be the only one who felt like that.
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mathrun
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Post by mathrun on Mar 3, 2022 21:40:56 GMT -6
I finished The Sentence by Louise Erdrich. I didn’t like it quite as much as I liked The Painted Drum, but it was a solid 4⭐️. Bonus the protagonist works at a bookstore and makes lists of books for different occasions. so that is awesome. It also has a mildly spooky plot line running through it if you like that sort of thing. Big ole’ TW for several topics (pandemic early days, events shortly after George Floyd was killed, and the inequities and injustices experienced by indigenous people).
I have several new releases coming in the next two weeks. So to pass the one until then I’m rereading One For the Money (meets a reading challenge to read a book with a number in the title and another challenge to reread something).
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loony
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Post by loony on Mar 3, 2022 22:17:46 GMT -6
My book club is meeting tonight, but I couldn’t find a sitter. ☹️
The friend who invited me is going to hang out at ski van camp on Sunday while the kids all ski (she’s the only one in the group that has kids and hers are teens). Which is okay with me.
I’m suggesting a Saturday brunch for next time.
We read Greenwich Park and I found it Meh and was left wanting at the end. It also felt like emotional manipulation the whole book, and was very uncomfortable to read.
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caer
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Post by caer on Mar 4, 2022 4:46:38 GMT -6
The Singles Table - 2/5. I’ve always been a little meh on Sara Desai, but her books are generally fun. This one wasn’t, so many pet peeves. A character whose “development” was just a personality transplant halfway through the book. A grown adult using the phrase “I’m not really into labels” Being told how hilarious characters are when they are not, in fact, being hilarious. Everyone is either a starchy asshole or “adorably quirky”. No in between. The “being hilarious” thing is one of my biggest romcom pet peeves. Christina Lauren is a prime offender, IMO. Also, your reviews crack me up. Keep them coming!
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Post by polson on Mar 4, 2022 6:30:06 GMT -6
I’m starting the month with Rules of Civility (on audio) and Spanish Love Deception (paper book). Really enjoying both so far! My book clubs this month are reading The Four Winds and Notes on an Execution and I don’t really want to read either of them. im probably in the the minority but rules of civility is probably my favorite by towles- i have probably read it 3 or 4 times. not sure why i like it so much - probably just the time period and nyc. and his writing i guess.
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Post by polson on Mar 4, 2022 6:42:29 GMT -6
just catching up here. i read 10 in february.
the kitchen front (ryan) - 2.5 stars the mystery of mrs. christie (benedict) - 3 stars a bad day for sunshine (jones) - 2 stars no one will miss her (rosenfield) - 3 stars the overnight guest (gudenkauf) - 3.5 stars before she was found (gudenkauf) - 3.5 stars this is how i lied (gudenkauf) - 3 stars the maid (prose) - 3 stars a flicker in the dark (willingham) - 4 stars i don’t forgive you (thompson) -3 stars
i started this month with the neighbors secret. it was kind of hard to get into on audio (multiple perspectives with the same narrator) and i wasn’t quite sure where it was going. the ending kind of came out of left field for me. 2.5 stars. i am also over halfway through the paris apartment and can kind of see how it is a bit of a letdown for foley. i do think she does an excellent job creating atmosphere though.
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Post by imapenguin on Mar 4, 2022 6:56:10 GMT -6
I’m starting the month with Rules of Civility (on audio) and Spanish Love Deception (paper book). Really enjoying both so far! My book clubs this month are reading The Four Winds and Notes on an Execution and I don’t really want to read either of them. im probably in the the minority but rules of civility is probably my favorite by towles- i have probably read it 3 or 4 times. not sure why i like it so much - probably just the time period and nyc. and his writing i guess. I’m halfway through and still enjoying myself!
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Post by Lakes on Mar 4, 2022 7:30:00 GMT -6
I finally finished The Urban Bestiary. It was okay, 3 stars. There are more engaging wildlife compilations out there. My favorite chapters were the ones on opossums, chickadees, and crows.
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Post by cdnfroggy on Mar 4, 2022 9:08:01 GMT -6
I finished Such a Pretty Smile by Kristi DeMeester and I'm torn over how I feel about it. The writing was great, I was super hooked and couldn't put it down, but the ending left me wanting a better explanation (or really a bit more of a concrete one) and the metaphor the author was going for was a bit heavy handed at times and got to be a bit much. I'm not sure if I would recommend it, but I also wouldn't recommend against it. Hence, conflicted lol
Next up is Road of Bones, I started it before Such a Pretty Smile, but I put it on hold because I was buddy reading Such a Pretty Smile.
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Post by gingy on Mar 4, 2022 9:32:00 GMT -6
Finally finished The Lost Apothecary. I'm unsure how to rate it. I really disliked the present day narrator, but I loved the piece of the story set in 1791.
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