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Post by synnamin on Oct 13, 2017 9:34:09 GMT -5
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Post by synnamin on Oct 19, 2017 22:44:43 GMT -5
~*I finished Witch Island and am now reading "When we were worthy" by Marybeth Mayhew Whalen.
When the sound of sirens cuts through a cool fall night, the small town of Worthy, Georgia, hurtles from triumph to tragedy. Just hours before, they’d watched the Wildcats score a winning touchdown. Now, they’re faced with the deaths of three cheerleaders—their promising lives cut short in a fatal crash. And the boy in the other car—the only one to survive—is believed to be at fault. As rumors begin to fly and accusations spin, allegiances form and long-kept secrets emerge.
At the center of the whirlwind are four women, each grappling with loss, regret, shame, and lies: Marglyn, a grieving mother; Darcy, whose son had been behind the wheel; Ava, a substitute teacher with a scandalous secret; and Leah, a cheerleader who should have been in the car with her friends, but wasn’t. If the truth comes out, will it bring redemption—or will it be their downfall?
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Post by Jay on Oct 20, 2017 6:37:45 GMT -5
I finished "The Night Circus", it was sooooo good. I am reading "The Round House" by Louise Erdrich.
From Amazon.ca: The Round House won the National Book Award for fiction. One of the most revered novelists of our time—a brilliant chronicler of Native-American life—Louise Erdrich returns to the territory of her bestselling, Pulitzer Prize finalist The Plague of Doves with The Round House, transporting readers to the Ojibwe reservation in North Dakota. It is an exquisitely told story of a boy on the cusp of manhood who seeks justice and understanding in the wake of a terrible crime that upends and forever transforms his family. Riveting and suspenseful, arguably the most accessible novel to date from the creator of Love Medicine, The Beet Queen, and The Bingo Palace, Erdrich’s The Round House is a page-turning masterpiece of literary fiction—at once a powerful coming-of-age story, a mystery, and a tender, moving novel of family, history, and culture.
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Post by synnamin on Nov 15, 2017 1:54:52 GMT -5
~*I just finished Depth Of Lies by E.C. Diskin. I read her second book Broken Grace last year and really enjoyed it. It was the first book set in my area. I enjoyed this book just as much. The two books are not connected or anything alike but both are good. I am now just starting Local Girl Missing by Claire Douglas. Here is the link for the book. www.goodreads.com/book/show/31627176-local-girl-missing
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Post by kfh on Nov 17, 2017 2:04:49 GMT -5
Im reading a compendium of H P Lovecraft stories. I picked it up because I loved the cover design and the cheap price, but its a pretty fun read
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Post by synnamin on Nov 20, 2017 2:45:17 GMT -5
~*I love Lovecraft!!
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Post by synnamin on Dec 10, 2017 19:45:28 GMT -5
~*So far this year I have read 63 books. Right now I am reading my 64th book St.Nick by Alan Russell. I am enjoying it so far!
When Santa Claus is a cop, you better watch out.
It’s not looking like a very merry Christmas for San Diego cop Nick Pappas. Suspended from his job, alienated from his family, and persecuted by the press, he’s sorely tempted to turn his gun on himself. Except for his first name, he couldn’t possibly have less in common with jolly old St. Nicholas. But when a local mall decides it needs a secret Santa to help collar some vicious muggers preying on its holiday shoppers, Nick’s persuaded to red-suit up so as to take the naughty punks down and avert a ho-ho homicide. For a chance to bust bad guys, Nick’s willing to deal with crying kids, pushy parents, and a chronically cheerful “elf” sidekick. But the biggest challenge for this cop-turned-Claus is one that would confound even the real Kris Kringle: making a pair of next-to-impossible Christmas wishes come true for two children in need…before it’s too late.
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Post by Jay on Dec 11, 2017 14:50:06 GMT -5
I am reading "Artemis", Andy Weir's latest book. His first book was "The Martian". "Artemis" is just OK, nowhere near as good as "The Martian".
From Amazon.ca: Jasmine Bashara never signed up to be a hero. She just wanted to get rich. Not crazy, eccentric-billionaire rich, like many of the visitors to her hometown of Artemis, humanity’s first and only lunar colony. Just rich enough to move out of her coffin-sized apartment and eat something better than flavored algae. Rich enough to pay off a debt she’s owed for a long time. So when a chance at a huge score finally comes her way, Jazz can’t say no. Sure, it requires her to graduate from small-time smuggler to full-on criminal mastermind. And it calls for a particular combination of cunning, technical skills, and large explosions—not to mention sheer brazen swagger. But Jazz has never run into a challenge her intellect can’t handle, and she figures she’s got the ‘swagger’ part down. The trouble is, engineering the perfect crime is just the start of Jazz’s problems. Because her little heist is about to land her in the middle of a conspiracy for control of Artemis itself. Trapped between competing forces, pursued by a killer and the law alike, even Jazz has to admit she’s in way over her head. She’ll have to hatch a truly spectacular scheme to have a chance at staying alive and saving her city. Jazz is no hero, but she is a very good criminal. That’ll have to do. Propelled by its heroine’s wisecracking voice, set in a city that’s at once stunningly imagined and intimately familiar, and brimming over with clever problem-solving and heist-y fun, Artemis is another irresistible brew of science, suspense, and humor from #1 bestselling author Andy Weir.
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Post by Jay on Jan 5, 2018 17:07:08 GMT -5
I'm reading "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House" by Michael Wolff.
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Post by synnamin on Jan 6, 2018 1:42:18 GMT -5
~*That is on my list of books to read! You must tell us what you think! I am reading Fated: Cinderella's Story by Kaylin Lee. It's a rally interesting retelling of Cinderella. The next book is Repunzel which I am looking forward to reading. I love fairy tale retellings but this has to be the most unusual retelling I have ever read. www.goodreads.com/book/show/35846895-fated?ac=1&from_search=true
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Post by kfh on Jan 7, 2018 0:28:36 GMT -5
Im reading "Theft by Finding" which is the first of two books of Davis Sedaris's diaries. Its just sort of funny observations but he was in art school at the same time I was so its interesting to figure out why he's so rich and im not
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Post by synnamin on Jan 9, 2018 0:48:59 GMT -5
~*Hidden: Rapunzel's Story the second novel in the destined series. I really liked the Cinderella story so I have high hopes for this one!
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Post by synnamin on Jan 19, 2018 11:57:22 GMT -5
~*The Fate of Tearling by Erika Johansen. I love the Tearling series and this is the final book in the series and I am excited to finish this!
BTW~About the two books I just read in the Destined series that I have recently read.... They were fantastic books with a great world building and a fantastic retelling of Cinderella and Rapunzel.
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Post by Jay on Jan 28, 2018 9:06:28 GMT -5
I dropped "Fire and Fury"; I got so frustrated and annoyed when reading it.
I am more than halfway through Chris Kyle's "American Sniper".
My next book is "Annihilation: Book One of the Southern Reach Trilogy" by Jeff VanderMeer.
Recap from Amazon.ca:
The movie starring Natalie Portman is coming out in February.
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Post by synnamin on Feb 1, 2018 1:21:43 GMT -5
~*Jay*~I imagine that "Fire and Fury" would be frustrating. I saw previews for the move of the book you are reading.
I finished "The Fate of the Tearling" and I loved it until the final chapter which was very disappointing. I am now reading "All These Perfect Strangers" by Aoife Clifford. It seemed like it would be good but I am 35% through the book and so far not so great! Here is the synopsis.
Within six months of Pen Sheppard starting university, three of her new friends are dead. Only Pen knows the reason why. College life had seemed like a wonderland of sex, drugs and maybe even love. Full of perfect strangers, it felt like the ideal place for Pen to shed the confines of her small home town and reinvent herself. But the darkness of her past clings tight, and when the killings begin and friendships are betrayed, Pen's secrets are revealed. The consequences are deadly.
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Post by synnamin on Feb 3, 2018 3:48:27 GMT -5
~*My last book was hit and miss. I just started "I'm Watching You" by Teresa Driscoll
When Ella Longfield overhears two attractive young men flirting with teenage girls on a train, she thinks nothing of it—until she realises they are fresh out of prison and her maternal instinct is put on high alert. But just as she’s decided to call for help, something stops her. The next day, she wakes up to the news that one of the girls—beautiful, green-eyed Anna Ballard—has disappeared.
A year later, Anna is still missing. Ella is wracked with guilt over what she failed to do, and she’s not the only one who can’t forget. Someone is sending her threatening letters—letters that make her fear for her life.
Then an anniversary appeal reveals that Anna’s friends and family might have something to hide. Anna’s best friend, Sarah, hasn’t been telling the whole truth about what really happened that night—and her parents have been keeping secrets of their own.
Someone knows where Anna is—and they’re not telling. But they are watching Ella.
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Post by kfh on Feb 28, 2018 2:08:10 GMT -5
I read Vacationland by John Hodgman. What a great book. Its light, its funny but its full of very astute observations on the awkwardness of being a grownup, privilege and the realization of the inevitability of death. Highly recommended.
I'm reading Mythos: A Retelling of the Myths of Ancient Greece by Stephen Fry right now.
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Post by synnamin on Mar 2, 2018 3:39:41 GMT -5
~*If you like mystery thrillers with a Hitchcock feel I would suggest "The Woman in the Window" by AJ Finn. Right now I am reading the sequel to a book I loved last Autumn called "How to Hang a Witch". This book is called "Haunting the Deep" by Adriana Mather. This books is as good as the first one so far and I am a little over half way through so I am a pretty happy bookworm.
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Post by synnamin on Mar 6, 2018 23:16:35 GMT -5
~*I loved "Haunting the Deep". I am now participating in a ReReadAThon that this booktuber I sub to has set up. The first challenge was to reread a book in order to prep for the next book in the series so I reread two Moonknight graphic novels. The next challenge is to reread an old favorite so I am rereading "Beautiful Girl" and I am rereading "If He Had Been with Me" as well for my new favorite book.
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Post by Jay on Mar 7, 2018 20:41:09 GMT -5
"The Woman in the Window" sounds good, I just downloaded it.
I am currently reading "From Scratch: The Uncensored History of the Food Network" by Allen Salkin.
From Amazon.ca:
I am about 100 pages in; it's interesting to read the early struggles of the network (securing financing and convincing cable providers to broadcast the show).
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Post by synnamin on Mar 9, 2018 4:31:21 GMT -5
~*I have finished "Beautiful Girl" and I Just reread Truly,Madly, Guilty and it is as bad as it was the last time around.
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Post by Jay on Mar 20, 2018 6:27:18 GMT -5
I finished "From Scratch" and am about 1/5 into "The Woman in the Window". The book is really good.
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Post by synnamin on Mar 21, 2018 17:16:25 GMT -5
~*Jay*!I am glad that you are enjoying "The Woman in the Window"!
I am 31 books into my Goodreads goal of 55 books for the year. I am glad to be ahead of the game!
I am reading Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson. Another suggestion from my favorite booktuber Peter Monn. I am really enjoying it.
"Ellingham Academy is a famous private school in Vermont for the brightest thinkers, inventors, and artists. It was founded by Albert Ellingham, an early twentieth century tycoon, who wanted to make a wonderful place full of riddles, twisting pathways, and gardens. "A place" he said, "where learning is a game."
Shortly after the school opened, his wife and daughter were kidnapped. The only real clue was a mocking riddle listing methods of murder, signed with the frightening pseudonym, Truly Devious. It became one of the great unsolved crimes of American history.
True-crime aficionado Stevie Bell is set to begin her first year at Ellingham Academy, and she has an ambitious plan: She will solve this cold case. That is, she will solve the case when she gets a grip on her demanding new school life and her housemates: the inventor, the novelist, the actor, the artist, and the jokester. But something strange is happening. Truly Devious makes a surprise return, and death revisits Ellingham Academy. The past has crawled out of its grave. Someone has gotten away with murder."
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Post by Jay on Mar 22, 2018 6:24:04 GMT -5
31(!!!!) books already? We are only 3 months into 2018!? impressive!
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Post by synnamin on Mar 23, 2018 1:18:54 GMT -5
~*Thanks! I tend to read an awful lot!!
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