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Post by tatorhead328 on Apr 20, 2022 12:21:32 GMT -6
I finished The Viscount Who Loved Me and I really enjoyed it - fluffy romance and fast pace overall. I wanted more of Kate and Anthony because I loved their chemistry in the show, and I liked their chemistry in the book. I don't know if I'll read a lot more Bridgerton books (regency romance isn't really my thing), but this one was fun. I started Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel and so far I love it, I love her writing and the dreamy quality of her books. I just ordered this one and it'll be here tomorrow! I haven't read a book in over a month, and I have high hopes that this will get me out of my slump because I love her writing so much.
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Post by emma on Apr 20, 2022 12:31:59 GMT -6
I finished Dark Matter and absolutely loved it. I couldn’t put it down once I got maybe half way through and am still trying to get my head around some of it. I read Recursion last year and liked it but much preferred this one.
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Post by CestLaVie on Apr 20, 2022 12:55:02 GMT -6
I liked this installment of Maisie Dobbs, but hated how Maisie and her husband interacted. It seemed so different than the previous books and very patronizing. It didn’t make sense to me. Happy to spend time with Maisie, but certainly not my favorite. I had to go find your comment on the book and then I was like Ok I have been thinking this throughout the book. I'm going to finish it tonight and generally enjoyed the plot but definitely disliked the husband throughout. {Spoiler}I spent half the book just waiting for a reveal that he is behind the whole thing lol. Because the tone is so... kind of gross. like he kept scolding her, like sir you understood what she did when you met her?! plus his subtle siding with the racists was very side eye for me lol. Historically probably a softball but didn't fit with the character they built at all.
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Post by byjove on Apr 20, 2022 13:03:28 GMT -6
I liked this installment of Maisie Dobbs, but hated how Maisie and her husband interacted. It seemed so different than the previous books and very patronizing. It didn’t make sense to me. Happy to spend time with Maisie, but certainly not my favorite. I had to go find your comment on the book and then I was like Ok I have been thinking this throughout the book. I'm going to finish it tonight and generally enjoyed the plot but definitely disliked the husband throughout. {Spoiler}I spent half the book just waiting for a reveal that he is behind the whole thing lol. Because the tone is so... kind of gross. like he kept scolding her, like sir you understood what she did when you met her?! plus his subtle siding with the racists was very side eye for me lol. Historically probably a softball but didn't fit with the character they built at all.
I agree, and I'd honestly found him quite charming before. Some of it is probably the time period... but it was like a personality switch.
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Post by cdnfroggy on Apr 20, 2022 13:42:38 GMT -6
I finished The Viscount Who Loved Me and I really enjoyed it - fluffy romance and fast pace overall. I wanted more of Kate and Anthony because I loved their chemistry in the show, and I liked their chemistry in the book. I don't know if I'll read a lot more Bridgerton books (regency romance isn't really my thing), but this one was fun. I started Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel and so far I love it, I love her writing and the dreamy quality of her books. I just ordered this one and it'll be here tomorrow! I haven't read a book in over a month, and I have high hopes that this will get me out of my slump because I love her writing so much. I hope it helps you with your slump! I'm reading it much faster than The Glass Hotel (Which for me is a good thing) and am truly loving it. Her writing is so good and makes the span between books worth it IMHO.
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Post by nelzie on Apr 20, 2022 14:22:25 GMT -6
I finished The Viscount Who Loved Me and I really enjoyed it - fluffy romance and fast pace overall. I wanted more of Kate and Anthony because I loved their chemistry in the show, and I liked their chemistry in the book. I don't know if I'll read a lot more Bridgerton books (regency romance isn't really my thing), but this one was fun. I started Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel and so far I love it, I love her writing and the dreamy quality of her books. Lol, I read the Viscount for the same reason, I wanted more Anthony and Kate! I have no plan to read the other books. Do you think you have to have read The Glass Hotel before reading Sea of Tranquility? I have no desire to read The Glass Hotel but was looking at reviews for Sea of Tranquility when my hold came in and several said you needed to read that first so I ended up returning it for now.
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Post by peaseblossom55 on Apr 20, 2022 14:28:23 GMT -6
I finished The House on the Cerulean Sea last night and oh goodness I loved it. I just started 8 Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson.
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Post by cdnfroggy on Apr 20, 2022 15:09:30 GMT -6
I finished The Viscount Who Loved Me and I really enjoyed it - fluffy romance and fast pace overall. I wanted more of Kate and Anthony because I loved their chemistry in the show, and I liked their chemistry in the book. I don't know if I'll read a lot more Bridgerton books (regency romance isn't really my thing), but this one was fun. I started Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel and so far I love it, I love her writing and the dreamy quality of her books. Lol, I read the Viscount for the same reason, I wanted more Anthony and Kate! I have no plan to read the other books. Do you think you have to have read The Glass Hotel before reading Sea of Tranquility? I have no desire to read The Glass Hotel but was looking at reviews for Sea of Tranquility when my hold came in and several said you needed to read that first so I ended up returning it for now. I may read the other Bridgerton ones after watching future seasons, depending on the characters lol. For Sea of Tranquility, I'm not terribly far into it yet but I'll put my thoughts in a spoiler as to whether you should read it or not and why {Spoiler} There is a pretty major spoiler for one of the main characters from The Glass Hotel, as well as some of the major plot points - but if you don't plan on reading it at all, then definitely don't worry about it as there is enough context given in Sea to understand it. I'm only about 70 pages in, so there may be more, but so far that's the biggest one I've run into.
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Post by nelzie on Apr 20, 2022 15:58:07 GMT -6
Lol, I read the Viscount for the same reason, I wanted more Anthony and Kate! I have no plan to read the other books. Do you think you have to have read The Glass Hotel before reading Sea of Tranquility? I have no desire to read The Glass Hotel but was looking at reviews for Sea of Tranquility when my hold came in and several said you needed to read that first so I ended up returning it for now. I may read the other Bridgerton ones after watching future seasons, depending on the characters lol. For Sea of Tranquility, I'm not terribly far into it yet but I'll put my thoughts in a spoiler as to whether you should read it or not and why {Spoiler} There is a pretty major spoiler for one of the main characters from The Glass Hotel, as well as some of the major plot points - but if you don't plan on reading it at all, then definitely don't worry about it as there is enough context given in Sea to understand it. I'm only about 70 pages in, so there may be more, but so far that's the biggest one I've run into. Same about the other Bridgerton books, lol. Yeah, I think I'll be okay then, I don't plan to read The Glass Hotel at all. I loved Station Eleven but for some reason The Glass Hotel doesn't appeal to me. I'll have to put Sea on Tranquilty back on my holds list.
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Post by cdnfroggy on Apr 20, 2022 16:25:01 GMT -6
I may read the other Bridgerton ones after watching future seasons, depending on the characters lol. For Sea of Tranquility, I'm not terribly far into it yet but I'll put my thoughts in a spoiler as to whether you should read it or not and why {Spoiler} There is a pretty major spoiler for one of the main characters from The Glass Hotel, as well as some of the major plot points - but if you don't plan on reading it at all, then definitely don't worry about it as there is enough context given in Sea to understand it. I'm only about 70 pages in, so there may be more, but so far that's the biggest one I've run into. Same about the other Bridgerton books, lol. Yeah, I think I'll be okay then, I don't plan to read The Glass Hotel at all. I loved Station Eleven but for some reason The Glass Hotel doesn't appeal to me. I'll have to put Sea on Tranquilty back on my holds list. The Glass Hotel was so different from Station Eleven, it took me quite a while to get into it -which I did and ended up really liking it, but I 100% understand not wanting to read it. I also read one of her older books, The Lola Quartet and it was not for me at all. Station Eleven remains my favourite, but we'll see how I feel once I finish Sea of Tranquility. I hope it's not a huge wait for your hold!
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Post by nelzie on Apr 20, 2022 16:43:36 GMT -6
Same about the other Bridgerton books, lol. Yeah, I think I'll be okay then, I don't plan to read The Glass Hotel at all. I loved Station Eleven but for some reason The Glass Hotel doesn't appeal to me. I'll have to put Sea on Tranquilty back on my holds list. The Glass Hotel was so different from Station Eleven, it took me quite a while to get into it -which I did and ended up really liking it, but I 100% understand not wanting to read it. I also read one of her older books, The Lola Quartet and it was not for me at all. Station Eleven remains my favourite, but we'll see how I feel once I finish Sea of Tranquility. I hope it's not a huge wait for your hold! My library has the physical copy in but I'm going to try to wait for either the ebook or audio. I've got plenty to read in the meantime, lol
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Post by Cher on Apr 20, 2022 22:43:53 GMT -6
I read and loved Rock, Paper, Scissors last fall but today’s spoilered discussion has reminded me that I have the worst memory when it comes to books. I remember basically nothing of what was discussed lol. I finished The Nothing Man and enjoyed it. The format was interesting. I started the romcom Fool Me Once today and so far I’m really enjoying the writing but I hate the main character. Idk, I’m going to keep going and maybe she’ll grow on me. I read it last month and I don’t remember anything discussed lol.
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Post by Cher on Apr 20, 2022 22:49:47 GMT -6
I read LA Weather today and I don’t think I’ve hated a book so much in a while.
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Post by abs on Apr 21, 2022 6:51:28 GMT -6
Finished The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth last night. I liked it! It was a slow burn and took me a bit to get into it but once I hit a certain point I couldn't wait to see how it ended. Next up is Every Vow You Break. It's been on my maybe list for awhile and the library had it so why not. My goal for both DD and I is to utilize the library more this year. Adding up how much I have spent on books this year is pretty yikes.
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Post by thatgolfb on Apr 21, 2022 6:52:21 GMT -6
I read LA Weather today and I don’t think I’ve hated a book so much in a while. These types of reviews always make me want to read the book!
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Post by angelashly on Apr 21, 2022 6:53:13 GMT -6
Finished The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth last night. I liked it! It was a slow burn and took me a bit to get into it but once I hit a certain point I couldn't wait to see how it ended. Next up is Every Vow You Break. It's been on my maybe list for awhile and the library had it so why not. My goal for both DD and I is to utilize the library more this year. Adding up how much I have spent on books this year is pretty yikes. I forgot I wanted to request this book! I really like Sally's books. I feel they are all a slow burn with good character build up
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Post by abs on Apr 21, 2022 6:57:09 GMT -6
Finished The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth last night. I liked it! It was a slow burn and took me a bit to get into it but once I hit a certain point I couldn't wait to see how it ended. Next up is Every Vow You Break. It's been on my maybe list for awhile and the library had it so why not. My goal for both DD and I is to utilize the library more this year. Adding up how much I have spent on books this year is pretty yikes. I forgot I wanted to request this book! I really like Sally's books. I feel they are all a slow burn with good character build up Same. She is an automatic read for me! Lots of character development in this one, too.
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Post by Cher on Apr 21, 2022 7:09:53 GMT -6
I read LA Weather today and I don’t think I’ve hated a book so much in a while. These types of reviews always make me want to read the book! I’m def selling it! 🤣 I don’t understand how it even got published, let alone got put on Reese’s book club.
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Post by starrynight on Apr 21, 2022 7:16:19 GMT -6
My goal for both DD and I is to utilize the library more this year. Adding up how much I have spent on books this year is pretty yikes. It takes a little bit to get into a groove with library waitlists, but once you do, it is great!
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Post by abs on Apr 21, 2022 7:50:34 GMT -6
My goal for both DD and I is to utilize the library more this year. Adding up how much I have spent on books this year is pretty yikes. It takes a little bit to get into a groove with library waitlists, but once you do, it is great! I am such an emotional reader. I will request something and then when it’s finally available I am like never mind. DD and I are both reading 6-7 books a month right now though so something has to give.
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Post by overboard on Apr 21, 2022 8:09:28 GMT -6
We only use the library. I haven’t bought a book in years. But my neighbors are starting up a book club, so I feel like that will change soon.
I recent finished and loved the humans by Matt Haig. I was in just the right mood for it.
I can’t figure out what to read next.
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Post by angelashly on Apr 21, 2022 8:13:09 GMT -6
It takes a little bit to get into a groove with library waitlists, but once you do, it is great! I am such an emotional reader. I will request something and then when it’s finally available I am like never mind. DD and I are both reading 6-7 books a month right now though so something has to give. I get like this too. I try to request a variety and then utilize the renew when I can.
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Post by angelashly on Apr 21, 2022 8:13:57 GMT -6
I am still trudging through The Long Weekend. I feel it won't ever be over, but also I am intrigued enough I want to know what happens
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Post by icedcoffee on Apr 21, 2022 8:19:20 GMT -6
We only use the library. I haven’t bought a book in years. But my neighbors are starting up a book club, so I feel like that will change soon. I recent finished and loved the humans by Matt Haig. I was in just the right mood for it. I can’t figure out what to read next. Same. My friend has been getting back into reading too and hasn't been enjoying this new book. I told her people here inspired me not to finish a book you truly don't enjoy just to finish it. Just move on. And she was like that's hard to do when I'm paying for ebooks 🤣
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Post by angelashly on Apr 21, 2022 8:30:31 GMT -6
We only use the library. I haven’t bought a book in years. But my neighbors are starting up a book club, so I feel like that will change soon. I recent finished and loved the humans by Matt Haig. I was in just the right mood for it. I can’t figure out what to read next. Same. My friend has been getting back into reading too and hasn't been enjoying this new book. I told her people here inspired me not to finish a book you truly don't enjoy just to finish it. Just move on. And she was like that's hard to do when I'm paying for ebooks 🤣 That is how I am too. Library book I don't like I'll put it down no hesitation. Book I own I'll try really hard to not do that.
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Post by wedding on Apr 21, 2022 9:15:07 GMT -6
I finished Notes on an Execution and really liked it. I don't think it is comparable to The Enchanted aside from someone being on death row. The Enchanted was much better but this one was still really good.
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Post by thatgolfb on Apr 21, 2022 9:42:38 GMT -6
Finished The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth last night. I liked it! It was a slow burn and took me a bit to get into it but once I hit a certain point I couldn't wait to see how it ended. Next up is Every Vow You Break. It's been on my maybe list for awhile and the library had it so why not. My goal for both DD and I is to utilize the library more this year. Adding up how much I have spent on books this year is pretty yikes. I forgot I wanted to request this book! I really like Sally's books. I feel they are all a slow burn with good character build up I keep forgetting I am like 25% into The Good Sister and just haven't picked it up (physical book).
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Post by thatgolfb on Apr 21, 2022 9:43:06 GMT -6
These types of reviews always make me want to read the book! I’m def selling it! 🤣 I don’t understand how it even got published, let alone got put on Reese’s book club. Honestly, I am intrigued, and will now be requesting it from Libby, lol.
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Post by thatgolfb on Apr 21, 2022 9:46:39 GMT -6
I finished Taste and absolutely loved it. Stanley Tucci is a delight. I can't wait to make some of those recipes.
I started on the audio of Forever, Interrupted, by TJR. For some reason a bunch of the Libby holds for her audiobooks came up recently, so I am working my way through.
Still getting through The Diamond Eye. Loving it, just not sitting down to read a lot this week.
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Post by Cher on Apr 21, 2022 10:36:19 GMT -6
I’m def selling it! 🤣 I don’t understand how it even got published, let alone got put on Reese’s book club. Honestly, I am intrigued, and will now be requesting it from Libby, lol. Let me know when you hate it too. Honestly, I read it in a night because once I was 100 pages in and realized this was not enjoyable, I just committed to finishing it in one sitting so I didn’t have to deal with it anymore. So, maybe that’s a redeeming quality? 🤣
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