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Post by willow on Apr 7, 2024 13:07:05 GMT -6
My least favorite genres tend to be heterosexual romance and general literary fiction. But I will read a few in both genres at times.
Actually my least favorite are self help type books. It has to be a subject I really identify with to keep my interest.
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Post by dc2london on Apr 7, 2024 13:22:15 GMT -6
Ok, Watching You by Lisa Jewell was solid. She rarely disappoints, and this one was great.
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Post by yellowwallpaper on Apr 7, 2024 15:16:09 GMT -6
I didn’t participate last month but I was still reading. I read 13 books last month.
Our state (CT) is doing a passport to the library program so we’ve been visiting different libraries to get our “passports” stamped. My son and I have checked out so many graphic novels/mangas 😂 We’ll see how many we can finish over break.
Currently trying to finish listening to Cleat Cute by Meryl Wilsner. I like it but haven’t had much time to listen and it’s due tomorrow on Libby.
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Post by junch817 on Apr 7, 2024 21:42:40 GMT -6
Well for those historical fiction fans, and even those of you that say you like to read books with a mystery/who did it theme, I HIGHLY recommend The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon. It was a BOTM pick a few months back. My good reader friend raved about it so I’ve been looking forward to reading it. She said she liked it as much as The Women. I still haven’t read that (although I will be reading that later this month), but I definitely recommend this one. So good! It was very comparable to Kristin Hannah IMO, but not as rip your heart out devastating, just very well written.
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Post by marygracerich on Apr 8, 2024 5:43:43 GMT -6
I’m finally 1/3 of the way through empire of the vampire. It’s picking up so it’s going faster now. I’m going to try and get through more of it today.
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Post by angelashly on Apr 8, 2024 7:25:54 GMT -6
I finished Good Half Gone. I wasn’t happy with the end and I basically guessed everything
She is hit or miss for me.
I started Just for the summer and I’m enjoying it. I love the characters already and relate to Emma and the mom stuff
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Post by cakewench on Apr 8, 2024 7:36:47 GMT -6
I finished two books this weekend - Liar's Knot (amazing) and Interesting Facts About Space by Emily Austin, which I got from a BOTM gift subscription. It was good, very quick read (especially compared to the huge fantasy books I've been reading lol) - it's about Enid, who is obsessed with true crime and outer space, dealing with new relationships and growing paranoia about bald men who may or may not be trying to break into her apartment. I need to sit with it a little longer but probably clocking in at 3 stars for me. Maybe 3.5.
Up next is The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo, another BOTM selection.
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Post by nelzie on Apr 8, 2024 8:01:00 GMT -6
I dnf'd How to Plot a Payback by Melissa Ferguson after about 50%. I think it was supposed to be a slow burn enemies to lovers but it was all slow and no burn. I was annoyed by the characters and bored.
Earlier this month I read Don't Believe It by Charlie Donlea. Wasn't my favorite of his but I gave it 3.5 stars.
I also finished The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins and enjoyed it more than most of her previous books I've read. 4 stars
Most recently finished She's Not Sorry by Mary Kubica and really enjoyed it! 4.5 stars.
Now I'm starting This Wretched Valley and just realized I only have 2 days left for The Stranger by Kiersten Modglin so I need to try to get that one done.
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Post by abs on Apr 8, 2024 8:03:55 GMT -6
I finished Good Half Gone. I wasn’t happy with the end and I basically guessed everything She is hit or miss for me. I started Just for the summer and I’m enjoying it. I love the characters already and relate to Emma and the mom stuff Just for the Summer is moving slow for me but I’m starting to get into it more at 30%. We also had the busiest weekend with a lot of late nights so I’m tired. It’s probably a me thing. |
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Post by overboard on Apr 8, 2024 8:06:24 GMT -6
The only genre I would never read is smutty romance. Romance isn’t really my thing anyway but reading detailed sex scenes makes me cringe. I’m feeling attacked lol. My least favorite genre is probably cozy mystery. But I’ll read pretty much anything. Recent reads were the latest J.D. Robb. Pretty much a letdown. I also read The Soulmate and hated it. |
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Post by willow on Apr 8, 2024 8:06:37 GMT -6
I finished Assassin's Blade by Sarah Maas. I enjoyed it more than the first TOG book. One thing I do like about the main character is that she fits what I would expect of an 17/18 year old, ha. I gave it 3 stars.
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Post by angelashly on Apr 8, 2024 8:56:35 GMT -6
I finished Good Half Gone. I wasn’t happy with the end and I basically guessed everything She is hit or miss for me. I started Just for the summer and I’m enjoying it. I love the characters already and relate to Emma and the mom stuff Just for the Summer is moving slow for me but I’m starting to get into it more at 30%. We also had the busiest weekend with a lot of late nights so I’m tired. It’s probably a me thing. It’s not as fast moving as the others I agree. I had a lot of the day yesterday to read though and I think I’m on page 160. This one I feel is more a character book vs a character and plot like she usually does. I saw her on GMA Saturday and she talked about how this one was one she is most proud of and she had several specialists read it |
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Post by junch817 on Apr 9, 2024 12:27:27 GMT -6
I’m almost done listening to Beyond the Wand by Tom Felton and it’s been SO lovely. I want the entire cast of HP to put out their own memoirs immediately.
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Post by thatgolfb on Apr 9, 2024 13:53:44 GMT -6
Well for those historical fiction fans, and even those of you that say you like to read books with a mystery/who did it theme, I HIGHLY recommend The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon. It was a BOTM pick a few months back. My good reader friend raved about it so I’ve been looking forward to reading it. She said she liked it as much as The Women. I still haven’t read that (although I will be reading that later this month), but I definitely recommend this one. So good! It was very comparable to Kristin Hannah IMO, but not as rip your heart out devastating, just very well written. This one is on my list! I am in a FB group for historical fiction lovers 🤓 and keep seeing it recommended. I got it on Audible, but I’m waiting for when I am in the mood for a heavier book. |
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Post by angelashly on Apr 9, 2024 14:15:12 GMT -6
My library hold list was long and I just had 3 come in and 2 on the way. Plus my BOTM box! I need to get to reading.
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Post by marygracerich on Apr 9, 2024 17:01:22 GMT -6
I’m almost done listening to Beyond the Wand by Tom Felton and it’s been SO lovely. I want the entire cast of HP to put out their own memoirs immediately. I listened to that over the summer. I legit cried towards the end. |
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Post by junch817 on Apr 9, 2024 17:12:27 GMT -6
I’m almost done listening to Beyond the Wand by Tom Felton and it’s been SO lovely. I want the entire cast of HP to put out their own memoirs immediately. I listened to that over the summer. I legit cried towards the end. Same here! I finished this afternoon. I had no idea he went through that. I don’t know if he wrote it or a ghost writer, but regardless, it was so well done. I love his added on part after the book was released, full of stories of people meeting him and confusing him with other celebrities. I was laughing. |
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Post by marygracerich on Apr 9, 2024 17:13:43 GMT -6
I listened to that over the summer. I legit cried towards the end. Same here! I had no idea he went through that. I don’t know if he wrote it or a ghost writer, but regardless, it was so well done I went to a panel at LeakyCon last year where he was speaking. He said he wrote it himself. I say based on the length of the book and the writing style, I think he didn’t have a ghost writer. I also got to meet him. He is incredibly nice. |
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Post by bubblehape on Apr 9, 2024 20:12:00 GMT -6
Freida McFadden The Teacher. ...yikes. I should have read the comments about it here before even picking it up.
Heaven and Earth Grocery Store just became available. Looking forward to this one.
Prior to The Teacher I just finished Good Bad Girl, Alice Feeney and The Hunting Party, Lucy Foley and First Lie Wins, all were pretty solid.
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Post by bearfootzcontinued on Apr 10, 2024 9:22:29 GMT -6
Well for those historical fiction fans, and even those of you that say you like to read books with a mystery/who did it theme, I HIGHLY recommend The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon. It was a BOTM pick a few months back. My good reader friend raved about it so I’ve been looking forward to reading it. She said she liked it as much as The Women. I still haven’t read that (although I will be reading that later this month), but I definitely recommend this one. So good! It was very comparable to Kristin Hannah IMO, but not as rip your heart out devastating, just very well written. Ooh, this one is sitting on my shelf - hopefully I can get to it soon. I took half an hour to read outside yesterday afternoon and it was good for my soul. I'm in the office today but think I might need to go sit outside at lunch and do the same thing. |
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Post by icedcoffee on Apr 10, 2024 10:16:00 GMT -6
I started listening to Any Man by Amber Tamblyn on spotify. I keep hearing about it on book tok.
I'm....having a hard time with it. It is not what I expected at all. Maybe it'll pick up? It's only like 4.5 hours so I'll probably stick it out
I just hate when you've heard about something forever and then feel let down when you finally get to read/listen to it. Blah
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Post by kittyriot on Apr 10, 2024 10:51:54 GMT -6
I started listening to Any Man by Amber Tamblyn on spotify. I keep hearing about it on book tok. I'm....having a hard time with it. It is not what I expected at all. Maybe it'll pick up? It's only like 4.5 hours so I'll probably stick it out I just hate when you've heard about something forever and then feel let down when you finally get to read/listen to it. Blah I read that one, and had the exact same reaction. Not what I expected at all. Most of my book club adored it though. |
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Post by angelashly on Apr 10, 2024 10:53:09 GMT -6
Well for those historical fiction fans, and even those of you that say you like to read books with a mystery/who did it theme, I HIGHLY recommend The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon. It was a BOTM pick a few months back. My good reader friend raved about it so I’ve been looking forward to reading it. She said she liked it as much as The Women. I still haven’t read that (although I will be reading that later this month), but I definitely recommend this one. So good! It was very comparable to Kristin Hannah IMO, but not as rip your heart out devastating, just very well written. Ooh, this one is sitting on my shelf - hopefully I can get to it soon. I took half an hour to read outside yesterday afternoon and it was good for my soul. I'm in the office today but think I might need to go sit outside at lunch and do the same thing. I just requested it too. It was a GMA book i believe and they raved about it. I saw it on The View too. So now I know I need it. I didn’t do this yesterday because we got busy but Sunday is going to be so nice and I told h today I don’t want to do anything but read outside so that is my plan! It’s my happy place and I can’t wait for summer break when I can use my lunch breaks again to do just that. |
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Post by angelashly on Apr 10, 2024 10:59:26 GMT -6
Of course there are 45 holds on 15 copies 😭😭
Maybe ill get it next month from BOtM if they have it still
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Post by icedcoffee on Apr 10, 2024 11:01:50 GMT -6
I started listening to Any Man by Amber Tamblyn on spotify. I keep hearing about it on book tok. I'm....having a hard time with it. It is not what I expected at all. Maybe it'll pick up? It's only like 4.5 hours so I'll probably stick it out I just hate when you've heard about something forever and then feel let down when you finally get to read/listen to it. Blah I read that one, and had the exact same reaction. Not what I expected at all. Most of my book club adored it though. Is it worth finishing? Does it delve in any deeper into things or is the whole book written in the same way? I only get so many free hours so I'm fine with DNF lol |
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Post by kittyriot on Apr 10, 2024 12:10:41 GMT -6
I read that one, and had the exact same reaction. Not what I expected at all. Most of my book club adored it though. Is it worth finishing? Does it delve in any deeper into things or is the whole book written in the same way? I only get so many free hours so I'm fine with DNF lol It was a DNF for me and I’d recommend you do the same. The stories jump chapter to chapter as well, so you really have to pay attention and parse through what’s been happening. |
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Post by icedcoffee on Apr 10, 2024 12:26:48 GMT -6
Is it worth finishing? Does it delve in any deeper into things or is the whole book written in the same way? I only get so many free hours so I'm fine with DNF lol It was a DNF for me and I’d recommend you do the same. The stories jump chapter to chapter as well, so you really have to pay attention and parse through what’s been happening. Thanks! |
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Post by junch817 on Apr 10, 2024 13:18:14 GMT -6
Of course there are 45 holds on 15 copies 😭😭 Maybe ill get it next month from BOtM if they have it still Definitely BOTM it if they still have it! It’s one you’ll be glad to own. |
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Post by angelashly on Apr 10, 2024 13:42:37 GMT -6
Of course there are 45 holds on 15 copies 😭😭 Maybe ill get it next month from BOtM if they have it still Definitely BOTM it if they still have it! It’s one you’ll be glad to own. Yes and only $10 if I can’t get a referral credit before that. Which it’s $23 on Amazon |
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Post by junch817 on Apr 10, 2024 14:16:41 GMT -6
Definitely BOTM it if they still have it! It’s one you’ll be glad to own. Yes and only $10 if I can’t get a referral credit before that. Which it’s $23 on Amazon If you need a referral link, I got you! I’ll send you mine. I didn’t know if you could use one if you already have an account. Happy to help if you think it will work. |
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