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September!
Posted: Tue Sep 03, 2024 7:28 am
by Rowan
I finished Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir and it was 3.5 stars for me. I still love The Martian more.
I'm working on Home is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose - I'm enjoying it. Probably halfway through or so.
Re: September!
Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2024 5:13 pm
by Sílvia
Funny, I loved Project Hail Mary but couldn't get into The Martian. I've tried it twice, couldn't get past the first 30 pages. Maybe I should just push myself past that mark to see if it gets better.
I read a Brazilian historical fiction. It was kind of boring.
Finally finished Sapiens a few days ago. It's fascinating. I gave it 4 stars because I can't say all 700 pages of it were equally interesting, but overall I really enjoyed it. Highly recommend if you enjoy history.
Now I'm about 60% through the latest Kristan Higgins.
Re: September!
Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2024 2:06 pm
by Sílvia
Finished the Kristan Higgins, Look on the Bright Side. I usually love her stuff, but this one is largely about cancer, which I hate reading about even at the best of times. Actually, I hate sick lit in general. I still ended up giving it 3 stars because of the non-cancer parts, but still.
Re: September!
Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2024 10:27 am
by Rowan
I mentioned Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo in the main board. Still trucking along on that one - really enjoying it and wish I could find more time to read it. Hopefully this weekend!
Re: September!
Posted: Tue Sep 17, 2024 8:14 am
by Rowan
Finished Ninth House and it was 5 stars for me. There is a sequel out already but I heard it wasn't as good. I'm going to try to get to it in the next month so that I don't lose the Ninth House story.
I read So Thirsty by Rachel Harrison on Sunday. I love her but this was disappointing.

Her writing was still fun but the story and characters felt too similar to another of her stories.
I started Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell but only about 20 pages in or so.
Re: September!
Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2024 7:07 am
by Sílvia
I read The Only One Left by Riley Sager, which I loved until about the 85% mark. I knew from reviews that the ending would be ridiculous with all its twists, and oh man, were they right. Seriously, how much implausibility do thriller writers think they can get away with? But because I loved most of it, I still gave it 3.5 stars. I'm getting softer in my old age, because 5 years ago I would have given this book 2 stars just because of that ending. Or maybe I've just learned to accept that ALL thrillers have ridiculous twists these days.
Then I started Betting on You by Lynn Painter. I'm not much of a romance reader, but sometimes they work for me. I LOVED her Better than the Movies last year (and there's a sequel coming out next week!), tried one of her adult novels and DNFd it, now decided to give this one a try.
Re: September!
Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2024 12:20 pm
by Spudd
I finally finished the 3-Body Problem trilogy last night. Would not recommend. It was ok, but not worth how long it was. Not sure what's next.