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March: What are you reading?
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 9:06 am
by Blush
I finished This is How it Ends by Kathleen McMahon. Oh God, the tears. Good book, don't read the last 50 pages in public. I was keening. Tie couldn't figure out what was wrong with me, which set me off again.
Next: Catching Air by Sarah Pekkanen.
Re: March: What are you reading?
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 10:22 am
by Sílvia
Oh, I had taken that off my to-read list because it has an average of only 3.14 on goodreads, but 5 stars from you?? I might reconsider.
Finished the Jojo Moyes. It was entertaining enough, but a bit too sugary, plus I got tired of the "unappreciated middle-aged woman" character. I did like the 2 novellas, but the short stories were just ok.
Then I started the sample of Dark Matter. No opinion yet.
Re: March: What are you reading?
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 10:35 am
by Blush
I may modify the 5 stars later. But generally if a book can make me shake off my cynical norm and make me *feel* something I figure the author did something right.
Re: March: What are you reading?
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 11:14 am
by mellenhead
I finished Gilded Cage by Vic James. I wanted to love it more than I did. Love the premise but there were a few too many points of view in the book. I'll definitely read the new book in the series though.
Next up is The Dry by Aaron Falk
Re: March: What are you reading?
Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2017 4:38 pm
by Korie
Here's to Us. I think it will be a quick read.
Next up: Big Little Lies
Re: March: What are you reading?
Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2017 8:47 am
by Rowan
I recently read The Hopefuls by Jennifer Close which was ok but then had a rushed ending and Paris for One by JoJo Moyes which I really didn't like. I generally don't like short stories so....
Re: March: What are you reading?
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2017 8:56 pm
by Blush
I finished Catching Air. Meh. Cringeworthy writing in parts.
Next up is Shtum by Jem Lester. It has a 4.23 rating on Goodreads.
Re: March: What are you reading?
Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2017 10:52 am
by Rowan
I read Small Admissions which was fine.
I'm currently reading The Inseparables which is also fine.
Re: March: What are you reading?
Posted: Wed Mar 08, 2017 8:08 pm
by Anna
Finished "If You Find Me" by Emily Murdoch it was a good story. It's about a girl and her little sis hidden in the woods and then being found.
I'm listening to "When We Rise" by Cleve Jones now. I loved the mini series. Book is similar but different.
Re: March: What are you reading?
Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2017 1:46 pm
by Rowan
Finished The Inseparables and it was fine.
Next up is the All Grown Up by Jami Attenberg. It's kinda an it book right now. I guess we'll see....
Re: March: What are you reading?
Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2017 4:51 pm
by Sílvia
Finished Dark Matter. It was fun! Very, very gripping. I'm not much of a sci-fi reader, but this definitely worked for me. Ro, was it you who read it from here? I know someone did.
Then I started Silent Child because it sounded good and was 1 dollar. I hope it's not another one of those stupid psychological thrillers I end up regretting
But I was hooked from the first page and it was ONE dollar! Here:
https://www.amazon.com/Silent-Child-Sar ... lent+child
Re: March: What are you reading?
Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2017 9:27 am
by Rowan
Syl - that was me. I don't read Sci Fi either but I don't know if I would categorize it like that. Sci-fi lite maybe? Glad you liked it.
Re: March: What are you reading?
Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2017 10:24 am
by Sílvia
I did! Did you?
Re: March: What are you reading?
Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2017 7:38 pm
by Blush
I finished Shtum. It was really good. Emotional and well written. I know the dialogue is good when I don't notice it. Know what I mean?
I just tried to start Small Blessings by Martha Woodruff, but I was so annoyed by page 17 I gave up and took it off Goodreads.
Trying Secrets of a Charmed Life by Susan Meissner.
Re: March: What are you reading?
Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2017 11:26 pm
by mellenhead
Finished The Dry by Jane Harper. Really well written crime fiction. I couldn't put it down.
Also breezed through Wires and Nerve by Marisa Meyer. It's a graphic novel about a character (Iko for those that have read the series) from The Lunar Chronicles. It was decent.
Re: March: What are you reading?
Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 10:17 am
by Rowan
@Syl, I did really like it! I even told S and M all about it which shows that I really liked it.
Not sure why All Grown Up is an "it" book. I found it pretty whiny.
Re: March: What are you reading?
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 6:57 am
by Sílvia
Finished Silent Child. It was good! Much better than I expected for this genre and for 1 dollar! From my GR: 3.5 stars. There's one major plot point that's a cliché in the genre, but overall it was well written and very, very gripping. I couldn't put it down for the last 150 pages or so.
I started rereading Big Little Lies to refresh my memory for the series. I started about 3 days ago, then the other book got too gripping and I neglected it. Somebody remind me not to try to read 2 novels at the same time, please. It NEVER works.
Re: March: What are you reading?
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2017 8:28 am
by mellenhead
Read Illusion of Justice by Jerome Buting. He is one of the lawyers that represented Steven Avery and was in the Making a Murderer series on Netflix. It was a really good read about all the behind the scenes stuff that goes on preparing for a trial.
Not sure what is up next. Probably We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson.
Rowan, I have All Grown Up waiting on the hold shelf - interesting to know it's not that great. I read something else by the author and wasn't all that impressed but put this on my list since it kept appearing on must read lists.
Re: March: What are you reading?
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2017 8:13 am
by Rowan
@mellen, I think you should try it. Maybe I just wasn't in the right frame of mind.
I have The Mothers in my bag to start at lunch. I need to get to the library.
Re: March: What are you reading?
Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2017 9:23 am
by Blush
I finished Secrets of a Charmed Life. It was OK. I was mildly annoyed when WW2 era British characters used American slang. Editor, please!
Next: The Lonely Hearts Hotel by Heather O'Neill. I expect Canadian eccentricity but that it will be good. It's due back in a week and I can't renew it.
ETA: holy shit the first page threw me for a loop.