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Post by thatgolfb on Apr 12, 2022 13:07:28 GMT -6
S/o TJR, I am starting the audio of After I do, and I am disappointed that it isn’t narrated by Julia Whalen!
I finished The Paris Apartment. I need to go back to read what people didn’t like about it. I thought it was okay! Maybe 3.5 stars, rounded to 4.
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Post by nelzie on Apr 12, 2022 13:45:06 GMT -6
Haven't checked in since last week. I've been on a pretty good streak with some books I've really enjoyed!
Survival of the Thickest by Michelle Buteau - 4 stars. Listened to on audio, loved it.
The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi - 4 stars. This was fun! A lot different from what he usually writes but I loved it.
Meet Me In The Margins by Melissa Ferguson - 4 stars. This was really cute and sweet.
The Appeal by Janice Hallett - 4 stars. It was hard to keep up at times but I enjoyed it. I did feel like it was drawn out a bit too long.
Dream On by Angie Hockman - 4.5 stars. This was an eARC and I loved it! I wasn't sure about this one because the synopsis was kind of out there but I ended up loving it. The book wasn't what I expected but it was so sweet.
Fool Me Once by Ashley Winstead - 4 stars. I didn't realize when I picked this one up that it was by the same author of In My Dreams I Hold A Knife. I really liked this but it was another one that could have been shorter.
Idiots by Laura Clery - 4 stars. I love her comedy and this had a ton of heartfelt moments as well.
Now I'm working on In My Dreams I Hold A Knife on audio. I've been wanting to read it for a while but just discovered it available on Hoopla. It's a lot different than Fool Me Once.
I'm also reading my eARC of Built to Last.
My hold on Notes On An Execution just came in so that will be next.
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Post by caer on Apr 12, 2022 14:11:46 GMT -6
Haven't checked in since last week. I've been on a pretty good streak with some books I've really enjoyed! Survival of the Thickest by Michelle Buteau - 4 stars. Listened to on audio, loved it. The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi - 4 stars. This was fun! A lot different from what he usually writes but I loved it. Meet Me In The Margins by Melissa Ferguson - 4 stars. This was really cute and sweet. The Appeal by Janice Hallett - 4 stars. It was hard to keep up at times but I enjoyed it. I did feel like it was drawn out a bit too long. Dream On by Angie Hockman - 4.5 stars. This was an eARC and I loved it! I wasn't sure about this one because the synopsis was kind of out there but I ended up loving it. The book wasn't what I expected but it was so sweet. Fool Me Once by Ashley Winstead - 4 stars. I didn't realize when I picked this one up that it was by the same author of In My Dreams I Hold A Knife. I really liked this but it was another one that could have been shorter. Idiots by Laura Clery - 4 stars. I love her comedy and this had a ton of heartfelt moments as well. Now I'm working on In My Dreams I Hold A Knife on audio. I've been wanting to read it for a while but just discovered it available on Hoopla. It's a lot different than Fool Me Once. I'm also reading my eARC of Built to Last. My hold on Notes On An Execution just came in so that will be next. I just read the synopsis of Fool Me Once and wow, that’s a much different book than In My Dreams I Hold a Knife! Lol. I really liked the latter, so I’ll give Fool Me Once a try.
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Post by caer on Apr 12, 2022 14:15:04 GMT -6
This month has been so busy so reading has taken a backseat for now. I did finish The Secrets We Share and it was ok. I can’t believe I’m going to say this but I think there were too many twists? It could have used some more substance and less “got you” moments but I didn’t hate it.
I’m about halfway through The Nothing Man right now and really liking it. It’s super dark but interesting.
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Post by yellowwallpaper on Apr 12, 2022 15:13:12 GMT -6
I just finished Daisy Jones & the Six. It's my 2nd TJR book and I just don't know how I feel about her books. I finish them and I'm left wondering what really happened. Malibu Rising had more character development and storyline. Maybe the way Daisy Jones was written, but I was just left waiting for something to happen! I just started The Thursday Murder Club. Daisy Jones was my least favorite of her books that I’ve read. Evelyn Hugo was my favorite.
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Post by yellowwallpaper on Apr 12, 2022 15:16:31 GMT -6
I finished The Storyteller. I gave it four stars.
All That’s Left in the World by Erik J. Brown came in on Libby so I’m listening to that now. So far I like it.
I’m also reading The Astronaut and the Star by Jen Comfort. It’s…not great. It was one of the free Kindle books a few months ago.
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Post by peaseblossom55 on Apr 12, 2022 15:48:24 GMT -6
I finished The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris and meh. I gave it 2 stars. Some decent commentary on race but it was lost in a poorly fleshed out story. It took reading spoilers online to understand what the heck happened in the end. Yeah, I felt like it started well but really lost steam as it went on. Late to the game but I agreed with all of this.
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Post by peaseblossom55 on Apr 12, 2022 15:57:38 GMT -6
I finished The Ballerinas this weekend. Nothing too excited but as a former ballet dancer and lover of Paris it was a good read. More than half way through The Chestnut Man. I like it.
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Post by junch817 on Apr 12, 2022 17:30:41 GMT -6
I just finished More Than This and now I want to read more from Patrick Ness! Wow! I loved it. I had no idea what to expect since you can’t really say what it’s about, but I loved it and I will remember it for a long time!
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Post by thatgolfb on Apr 12, 2022 17:40:40 GMT -6
S/o TJR, I am starting the audio of After I do, and I am disappointed that it isn’t narrated by Julia Whalen! I finished The Paris Apartment. I need to go back to read what people didn’t like about it. I thought it was okay! Maybe 3.5 stars, rounded to 4. I couldn't find too many reviews for The Paris Apartment. I thought it was pretty good. What did people not like about it? nelzie I saw you rated it two stars. I promise I am not calling you out, I am just curious! Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware seem to have a similar style of writing. I think I like it, but sometimes the paranoia of the characters drives me crazy. I think that could just be an all-thriller thing, though, not necessarily author specific.
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Post by angelashly on Apr 12, 2022 18:10:51 GMT -6
S/o TJR, I am starting the audio of After I do, and I am disappointed that it isn’t narrated by Julia Whalen! I finished The Paris Apartment. I need to go back to read what people didn’t like about it. I thought it was okay! Maybe 3.5 stars, rounded to 4. I couldn't find too many reviews for The Paris Apartment. I thought it was pretty good. What did people not like about it? nelzie I saw you rated it two stars. I promise I am not calling you out, I am just curious! Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware seem to have a similar style of writing. I think I like it, but sometimes the paranoia of the characters drives me crazy. I think that could just be an all-thriller thing, though, not necessarily author specific. It was ok for me. I didn’t connect with the characters or the setting which I normally do with her and Ruth. And I think she did twists just to do them. I don’t know
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Post by angelashly on Apr 12, 2022 18:13:59 GMT -6
I finished Rock Paper Scissors it was a solid thriller. I did not guess the twist. I’ll check out some more from this author. I have about 150 pages left in What Happened To the Bennetts and I’m trying to find a way to sneak it to work. It’s face paced. Probably not the best written because we don’t know much about the characters but I love the action. Oooooh I love Lisa and this is on my TBR list. I had more to go than I thought so not sure if I’ll finish but I just hit another twist and I’m ready to get home so I can read more
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Post by junch817 on Apr 12, 2022 18:38:40 GMT -6
Next up for me is The Next Ship Home: A Novel of Ellis Island - I’m definitely looking forward to it because historical fiction is one of my favorite genres, and because I’ve never read a book about the struggles at Ellis Island.
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Post by nelzie on Apr 12, 2022 20:35:42 GMT -6
S/o TJR, I am starting the audio of After I do, and I am disappointed that it isn’t narrated by Julia Whalen! I finished The Paris Apartment. I need to go back to read what people didn’t like about it. I thought it was okay! Maybe 3.5 stars, rounded to 4. I couldn't find too many reviews for The Paris Apartment. I thought it was pretty good. What did people not like about it? nelzie I saw you rated it two stars. I promise I am not calling you out, I am just curious! Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware seem to have a similar style of writing. I think I like it, but sometimes the paranoia of the characters drives me crazy. I think that could just be an all-thriller thing, though, not necessarily author specific. Oh boy, I really wasn't a fan. It may be the author isn't for me because I also thought The Guest List was just okay. This book was just so boring. It felt like nothing happened the first 3/4 of the book. I had to force myself to finish it. The twists were really predictable and the characters were all unlikable. And what was the point of having it set in Paris? To throw in a few French swear words? I was really hoping for more with the setting. I agree that her writing is similar to Ruth Ware and I think they both started out stronger and their books just keep going downhill and not living up to the hype. I'm sure my opinion isn't a popular one though.
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Post by caer on Apr 13, 2022 4:26:33 GMT -6
S/o TJR, I am starting the audio of After I do, and I am disappointed that it isn’t narrated by Julia Whalen! I finished The Paris Apartment. I need to go back to read what people didn’t like about it. I thought it was okay! Maybe 3.5 stars, rounded to 4. I couldn't find too many reviews for The Paris Apartment. I thought it was pretty good. What did people not like about it? nelzie I saw you rated it two stars. I promise I am not calling you out, I am just curious! Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware seem to have a similar style of writing. I think I like it, but sometimes the paranoia of the characters drives me crazy. I think that could just be an all-thriller thing, though, not necessarily author specific. I am a fan of the author but I also didn’t like it. I thought it was fairly boring and the characters were all terrible lol. I also found it very predictable and had figured out every twist. I didn’t hate it - I gave it 3 stars - but it just missed the mark for me in a lot of ways.
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Post by thatgolfb on Apr 13, 2022 9:17:36 GMT -6
I couldn't find too many reviews for The Paris Apartment. I thought it was pretty good. What did people not like about it? nelzie I saw you rated it two stars. I promise I am not calling you out, I am just curious! Lucy Foley and Ruth Ware seem to have a similar style of writing. I think I like it, but sometimes the paranoia of the characters drives me crazy. I think that could just be an all-thriller thing, though, not necessarily author specific. I am a fan of the author but I also didn’t like it. I thought it was fairly boring and the characters were all terrible lol. I also found it very predictable and had figured out every twist. I didn’t hate it - I gave it 3 stars - but it just missed the mark for me in a lot of ways. I agree that most of the characters were awful haha, and I did guess most of the twists.
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Post by angelashly on Apr 13, 2022 9:35:40 GMT -6
I'll read more to be sure, but I also likened Alice Feeney to Ruth Ware in that the characters are developed but the setting/scenery is just as much a character as the people in the story.
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Post by melohdy on Apr 13, 2022 12:52:10 GMT -6
I'm about 10 minutes away from finishing Rock Paper Scissors and I think I liked it - I didn't guess the twists. There's one plot point still left hanging and I am waiting to see if it is addressed before I ask about it here.
My hold for Cloud Cuckoo Land came in; but I am not excited about it. I couldn't remember what it was about, so I looked it up on Goodreads and also did a keyword search on here. It seems like most people felt like it was just okay. I may return it and pick up something else until some other holds come in.
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Post by adelbert on Apr 13, 2022 13:02:27 GMT -6
I finished The Kaiju Preservation Society which was fine but not amazing. Also read "And Then I Woke Up" which was a little too on the nose horror analogy about false narratives but since it was a novella it stayed really engaging throughout so I gave it 4 stars.
I received The Empress of Salt and Fortune from a library hold and it just didn't click for me at all so I returned it. So fun to be able to use the library!
I'm also reading How to Take Over the World: Practical Schemes and Scientific Solutions for the Aspiring Supervillain by Ryan North which is another library hold but this one I love! It's actually all about different science topics and it's fascinating. I'm enjoying it so much. The most recent chapter was on why online voting is not safe at all and I learned so much.
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Post by brux on Apr 13, 2022 18:39:04 GMT -6
I’m 2 hours into I Was Told To Come Alone per adelbert’s rec and I really love it.
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Post by nelzie on Apr 13, 2022 18:57:28 GMT -6
I finished In My Dreams I Hold A Knife by Ashley Winstead and really enjoyed it. I think she does a good job with thrillers and romance (Fool Me Once). She has another book coming out this fall that sounds really good.
I'm about 75% through Notes On An Execution so I'll probably finish it tonight.
I'm in a romance mood so I'm working on my Built to Last eARC and then I need to find something else because all my holds coming in now are thrillers.
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Post by peaseblossom55 on Apr 14, 2022 6:58:36 GMT -6
I finished The Chestnut Man last night it was good. I want to watch the series on Netflix. My loan for The House on the Cerulean Sea just came in so that’s next.
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Post by mintyblueair on Apr 14, 2022 7:15:08 GMT -6
I recently finished Matrix by Lauren Groff. Oh my gosh, I loved everything about this book: the details about life in the 12th century, details about life at the abbey, the complex characters, the themes of sister/mother/daughterhood, power, and divine femininity, the way the simple facts of the body and death were treated (I found this aspect of the book really comforting as an atheist who thinks about death all the time). I felt swept up by the writing and I didn't want it to end.
Now I'm about 1/3 of the way into The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah. Her writing isn't great, imo, but I'm into the story. I love stories set in the Depression era so it's holding my interest.
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Post by angelashly on Apr 14, 2022 7:16:51 GMT -6
I finished What Happened to the Bennetts. I think the end was fast, but it was still a solid 4 stars
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Post by byjove on Apr 14, 2022 7:58:40 GMT -6
I recently finished Matrix by Lauren Groff. Oh my gosh, I loved everything about this book: the details about life in the 12th century, details about life at the abbey, the complex characters, the themes of sister/mother/daughterhood, power, and divine femininity, the way the simple facts of the body and death were treated (I found this aspect of the book really comforting as an atheist who thinks about death all the time). I felt swept up by the writing and I didn't want it to end. Now I'm about 1/3 of the way into The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah. Her writing isn't great, imo, but I'm into the story. I love stories set in the Depression era so it's holding my interest. I enjoyed Matrix as well and followed it up not long after by The Book of Longings and thought going back in time a little further to see a different side of women in religion was fascinating, if you haven't read that one yet.
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Post by mintyblueair on Apr 14, 2022 8:19:16 GMT -6
I recently finished Matrix by Lauren Groff. Oh my gosh, I loved everything about this book: the details about life in the 12th century, details about life at the abbey, the complex characters, the themes of sister/mother/daughterhood, power, and divine femininity, the way the simple facts of the body and death were treated (I found this aspect of the book really comforting as an atheist who thinks about death all the time). I felt swept up by the writing and I didn't want it to end. Now I'm about 1/3 of the way into The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah. Her writing isn't great, imo, but I'm into the story. I love stories set in the Depression era so it's holding my interest. I enjoyed Matrix as well and followed it up not long after by The Book of Longings and thought going back in time a little further to see a different side of women in religion was fascinating, if you haven't read that one yet. I haven't read that one, I'll add it to my list!
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Post by cdnfroggy on Apr 14, 2022 10:13:33 GMT -6
I enjoyed Matrix as well and followed it up not long after by The Book of Longings and thought going back in time a little further to see a different side of women in religion was fascinating, if you haven't read that one yet. I haven't read that one, I'll add it to my list! I could gush all day about how great The Book of Longings is - it's an all time favourite of mine. I will have to check out Matrix!
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Post by byjove on Apr 14, 2022 10:22:16 GMT -6
I haven't read that one, I'll add it to my list! I could gush all day about how great The Book of Longings is - it's an all time favourite of mine. I will have to check out Matrix! Don’t get wrong, they are very different books! But interesting taken together.
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Post by yellowwallpaper on Apr 14, 2022 11:48:50 GMT -6
Amazon has ten free Kindle books available today Free Books!
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Post by yellowwallpaper on Apr 14, 2022 11:56:02 GMT -6
I finished All That's Left in the World this morning. Four stars. After finishing that, I started Kiss & Tell by Adib Khorram.
For anyone with elementary aged kids - my son and I read We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom, illustrated by Michaela Goade. Highly recommend. The book is good and the illustrations are beautiful. It was nominated for a Nutmeg award for the elementary level (grades 2-3). I've been trying to read the intermediate (grades 4-6) because my son is a fourth grader, but the elementary picks have been so good too!
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