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by Sílvia
Mon Aug 22, 2022 10:32 am
Forum: Book Club
Topic: August!
Replies: 16
Views: 2193

Re: August!

I gave up on Wish You Were Here, then went online to find a plot summary with spoilers. OMG, I'm so glad I gave it up. I tried Never Let Me Go eons ago, but gave it up, Spudd. Loved the concept, found it super boring. I get bored easily, it seems. Then I started like 3 or 4 books, nothing's grabbing...
by Sílvia
Sat Aug 20, 2022 9:00 am
Forum: Book Club
Topic: August!
Replies: 16
Views: 2193

Re: August!

I'm at 25% of Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult, but I'm finding it slow. Not sure I'll continue. Anyone read it? The main character goes to a remote island in Ecuador in the first days of the pandemic while her boyfriend, a doctor, stays in New York working. So you can imagine how the beginning is...
by Sílvia
Thu Aug 18, 2022 2:10 pm
Forum: Book Club
Topic: August!
Replies: 16
Views: 2193

Re: August!

Finished the new Kristan Higgins, Out of the Clear Blue Sky. Loved it.
by Sílvia
Sun Aug 07, 2022 7:15 pm
Forum: Book Club
Topic: August!
Replies: 16
Views: 2193

Re: August!

Finished Broken Promise. Entertaining enough, but I was irritated that a lot of mysteries are not solved by the end of the book. Apparently you have to read the rest of the series for that. It's like a Netflix show.

I think I'm in the mood for the new Kristan Higgins.
by Sílvia
Fri Aug 05, 2022 6:47 am
Forum: Book Club
Topic: August!
Replies: 16
Views: 2193

Re: August!

I finished Never look Away by Linwood Barclay. Ended up liking it almost as much as the previous 2. Now I'm reading Broken Promise by him, which is the first in a trilogy, but the series should have started with Never look Away, because it has the same main character. I don't understand why it's not...
by Sílvia
Tue Jul 26, 2022 11:11 am
Forum: Book Club
Topic: July!
Replies: 18
Views: 2292

Re: July!

Thoroughly enjoyed No Time For Goodbye! Then I started its sequel, but it wasn't really holding my attention, so I started Never Look Away, also by him. It's entertaining enough, but so far less gripping than the other 2 I read. It doesn't help that I read a spoiler for it when I was reading the syn...
by Sílvia
Sat Jul 16, 2022 9:10 am
Forum: Book Club
Topic: July!
Replies: 18
Views: 2292

Re: July!

Finished the Linwood Barclay! It was partly predictable and had other flaws, but I still enjoyed it so much! Already downloaded another sample (No Time for Goodbye). Rowan, you're demanding! I give 5 stars to at least a couple of books a year. This year I've already given it to Sea of Tranquility (a...
by Sílvia
Fri Jul 15, 2022 11:01 am
Forum: Book Club
Topic: July!
Replies: 18
Views: 2292

Re: July!

Next: In Five Years by Rebecca Serle. I think Silvia read it? I did! I liked it overall, but there were some things I didn't. I posted my comments on goodreads, if you're curious. But I do remember it was very gripping! Speaking of gripping, I'm reading my first Linwood Barclay and it's such a page...
by Sílvia
Thu Jul 07, 2022 8:38 am
Forum: Book Club
Topic: July!
Replies: 18
Views: 2292

Re: July!

I finished The Truth About the Harry Quebert affair, which had a decent story in the end, despite the stupid dialog. Then I read about half of The Lies that Bind by Emily Giffin before I decided it was really terrible. Then I read a super hyped Brazilian book that hasn't been translated into English...
by Sílvia
Mon Jun 27, 2022 6:48 am
Forum: Book Club
Topic: June!
Replies: 17
Views: 2288

Re: June!

Sorry your latest readings haven't been great, Blush. I finished Lessons in Chemistry, kind of loved it! The only thing I didn't like was that there's a 5-year-old who'd need to be at least 8 or 10 years older to do the things that she does. Gifted or not gifted, it's just not realistic. But that wa...
by Sílvia
Tue Jun 21, 2022 6:23 am
Forum: Book Club
Topic: June!
Replies: 17
Views: 2288

Re: June!

At least you read a different book! My mom reads the same book twice and swears she'd never read it before :lol She's old now, but she's been doing that for decades.

Yes, I like that cover better too, but it's so happy!
by Sílvia
Mon Jun 20, 2022 10:08 am
Forum: Book Club
Topic: June!
Replies: 17
Views: 2288

Re: June!

Rowan, the cover of the Brazilian edition is even more rom-com-y. They went with this one: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58607657-lessons-in-chemistry I'm also a little annoyed that this woman I follow on instagram said it's "good, but so, SO light!" Wtf?? Also, the premise of The Ar...
by Sílvia
Sun Jun 19, 2022 8:08 am
Forum: Book Club
Topic: June!
Replies: 17
Views: 2288

Re: June!

I read 270 pages of Duma Key and gave it up. It started out well, but fizzled out. SO SLOW. I decided I didn't want to read another 500 pages of that to see how it ended. This book is a perfect example of the fact that no one edits Stephen King anymore. Then I started Lessons in Chemistry and am lov...
by Sílvia
Mon Jun 13, 2022 6:37 am
Forum: Book Club
Topic: June!
Replies: 17
Views: 2288

Re: June!

Finished Misery. Loved it. Well, as much as you can love something out of Mr King's twisted mind. There were parts I wish I could unread, but overall it's a great story. And it's fast-paced, unlike some others of his. I seem to be on a King kick. I started Duma Key and wanna give IT another try. I t...
by Sílvia
Tue Jun 07, 2022 7:07 am
Forum: Book Club
Topic: June!
Replies: 17
Views: 2288

Re: June!

I'd heard about Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow, it does sound good! Glad you enjoyed Apples Never Fall, Blush. I love Liane, but that's gotta be my least favorite of all her books. I found it SO slow. I finished Close to Home by Cara Hunter. It was entertaining enough. I'll probably read the sec...
by Sílvia
Wed Jun 01, 2022 5:22 pm
Forum: Book Club
Topic: May!
Replies: 15
Views: 2452

Re: May!

Did you figure it out? I'm impressed!
by Sílvia
Wed Jun 01, 2022 4:53 pm
Forum: Book Club
Topic: May!
Replies: 15
Views: 2452

Re: May!

I'll post here because I finished what I was reading yesterday, it was still May. It was The No-Show. I liked the second half, thought it was very clever, but was bored to tears in the first half. Did you like all of it, Blush? I saw you gave it 4 stars. I gave it 3.5 for the aforementioned reasons....
by Sílvia
Tue May 24, 2022 1:10 pm
Forum: Book Club
Topic: May!
Replies: 15
Views: 2452

Re: May!

Oh yay!! So glad you loved PHM, Spudd! I loved it too! The only reason I gave it only 4 stars instead of 5 is because I'm too stupid for all the science bits, and got bored occasionally. But it's such a great story! Leo just finished it and liked it too. Finished Pretty Things. It's supposed to be a...
by Sílvia
Sun May 15, 2022 7:50 am
Forum: Book Club
Topic: May!
Replies: 15
Views: 2452

Re: May!

Finished Finlay Donovan. It was ok. Had its funny moments. 3 stars.

Then I started Pretty Things by Janelle Brown. I've only read a few pages.
by Sílvia
Tue May 10, 2022 11:12 am
Forum: Book Club
Topic: May!
Replies: 15
Views: 2452

Re: May!

I'm reading Finlay Donovan is killing it. Based on the premise (woman gets mistakenly hired as contract killer), I thought it would be either incredibly stupid or very funny. So far I'm finding it funny. It has a bit of a Desperate Housewives vibe in its dark humor.