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I loved Migrations, but it *is* bleak. I suppose all cli-fi is. I gave up on All the Colors of the Dark at 46%. It had its moments, but it was mostly boring me. I found it slow and kind of pretentious. Not sure what's next. I read a couple of pages of Atmosphere last night. I mostly wanna read that ...

I read Three Mothers by Hannah Beckerman. It's supposed to be a thriller, but it read more like a drama to me. The mystery was pretty obvious early on. I really enjoyed it, but I can see how people expecting a thriller would rate it low. Why do publishers do that? is it because thrillers sell more? ...

I finished Fahrenheit 451. I get what he was trying to do with people being so stupid and robotic, but omg, it was boring. Most painful 180 pages I've read lately. I would totally have DNFd it after 30 pages if it weren't for book club. Rowan, I have Mary Jane downloaded from kindle unlimited. I mig...

Rowan, one of my favorite books last year was by that author, Charlotte McConaghy. Migrations. Have you read that one? Spudd, The Great Believers sounds up my alley. And I really enjoyed The Evening and the Morning. I've been meaning to read the latest one, The Armor of Light (I think.) Blush, there...

Blush, I haven't read that, but I've read parts of The Chaos Machine, and I agree. Where did I stop? I finished The Autumn of Ruth Winters and really liked it. Then I read Ask for Andrea, a thriller with ghosts as main characters, and really liked it, too! I was completely hooked from page 1. Now I ...

I finished and really enjoyed A Year of Wonders. The ending was a bit unbelievable and convoluted, but I still gave it 4 stars.

Now I'm reading The Autumn of Ruth Winters. I like it so far.

I ended up really liking the Tatiana de Rosnay. Then I read Golden Boy, about this intersex kid, by Abigail Tarttelin (?) I also really liked it. Rowan, look at me, I've enjoyed (gasp!) TWO in a row! Then I started A Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks and am enjoying it so far, but I feel that ever...

Right??

I finished a Brazilian romance. Good, but a bit too character-driven for my taste. It took me forever to finish. No translation. I also finished People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks. Ugh. 2 stars. Interesting premise, bad execution. The time jumps from 1996 to 1940, 1894, 1609, 1492, 1480, and you...

Blush, are you done will All the Broken Places? I really liked that, and the ending was BRILLIANT.

Was the series worth watching after reading the book? The interview I heard with the author talked about pitching the book for film and her involvement with the making of the series. I skipped a few parts because it was all still so fresh in my memory. But I thought it was pretty good. I watched be...

Silvia - I've been reading with a similar light for a few years now. I thought I was going blind but it really was a light issue. Right? All these years I thought I was done with paper books and it was just a light issue. Huh. I mean, I still love the practicality and lightness of a kindle, but it'...

Well, I haven't been here in a long time. I've seen Sophie Kinsella's posts about her cancer on instagram and it's so heartbreaking :( But I don't think I wanna read about it. Spudd, I loved Reconstructing Amelia! I was not a fan of Here One Moment, sadly. Am I done with Liane? But I used to love he...

Glad you liked it! I did too. Though I think my favorite of hers is Never Lie. I thought Co Ho's writing in Verity was much better than anything I've read by Freida, but I hated Verity's plot twist so much that I ended up giving it 2 stars. I was enjoying it up to that point.

Spudd, I liked People Like Her. Rowan, All the Colors of the Dark is on my radar, but I'm not sure I want to read something that long unless it's a family saga or something like that. Also, Freida McFadden is the McDonald's of literature, but you probably already know that. People seem to either emb...

I like them, but I find kindle SO much more comfortable to actually read.

I read an old Kristan Higgins and it was another 2 stars for me. I usually love her stuff, but maybe just her more recent stuff. Then I read a great Brazilian, not translated into English. 4 stars. Then yesterday, you won't believe this, but I went to a used books store and bought 2 books. Yes, pape...

Rowan wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2025 11:14 am Sil - I might go back to it because I like the premise but I literally gave it 3 pages. We will see.

Oh, I gave it more than that. Maybe 30-35? I remember it took me several days to get to page 30. I felt as if I'd read way over 100.

Ro, I started All the Water in the World a couple of weeks ago (it seemed so good!) and also couldn't get into it. I didn't say anything because you know me, I'm permanently bored/broken. Sorry it didn't work for you, but glad to know it's not just me.

So much for trying to be a more patient reader. I think I've given up on 4 books this year already. I did finish a thriller (Beneath Devil's Bridge by Loreth Anne White.) Gave it 2 stars. That was my second book of the year