@Marlene ,I just finished it a few minutes ago. I was hesitant to start reading this series, but so glad I did. I can’t wait to get started on the 2nd book.
Song for a lifetime by Mary Curtis. Lots of typing errs. I should have read it quick but the characters drive me nuts. Reading to see if they off each other! Lol!
@Nancy Agreed. I’m in my senior year and we still haven’t read Steinbeck for school! Everytime we almost do, I’m cheated out of it because my teachers change it.
@Nancy That one’s still on my read list. My favorite is Of Mice and Men. I love the 1993 adaptation of that one, Gary Sinise did a fabulous job adapting it for film.
One of my favourites at the moment – the Day After Tomorrow by Allan Folsom. I am also listening to an audio book by Amanda Prowse who is awesome. She has written the Art of Hiding.
I know – I have read all her books. I think my favourite character is Jamie – who is yours? The odd thing is that I have this image of him that has formed DESPITE what she describes in the book with his long hair etc. To me, he has short, red hair (maybe because when Claire first meets him, he has been injured and I think it mentions his hair is shorter …) I see him as very tall with a very … for want of a better word, strong face. He makes me laugh, too. Have you read the rest of her books (or have them?) I think it’s Outlander/Cross Stitch, Dragonfly in Amber and Voyager but I could have the last two a little muddled. I also have the Cross Stitch companion and the musical CD to go with the stage show which is not running any more, sadly. Have you seen the TV series?
Yes, Jamie is my favorite character too- he’s so cool. I do picture him with strong features and kind of wild hair. He sure has 99 lives, doesn’t he? I was really fond of Murtaugh, too. I haven’t seen the TV series, as I don’t have Starz. I have several friends that love it. I’m not ready for the TV Jamie to replace the one in my imagination, anyway. I could say the same for Claire, who’s pretty cool too. I have most of the books, and it looks like she has a series about Lord John Grey? Who is also a very interesting character. I have some catching up to do!!
For fun, I downloaded “The Bar Harbor Retirement Home for Famous Writers.” So, so disappointed. Was so hoping for a lovely story of past writers (fictional) ala Guernsey and Potato Peel Society. Nope. Smut sex, and my heart breaks for the author who obviously doesn’t have too great a vocabulary skill since her favorite word is the f* bomb. I’m not young, but the 70-80 year olds I know are too genteel to use such a crude word even once in a while, much less repeatedly, and the story just rambles. Am I one to be this critical? I’m certainly not a professional critic, but I taught high school & college English for many, many years, and as a librarian for the last 23 years, I’ve read my share of really good books. Sadly, this is not one.
@Susan advanced reader copies. You read them prepublication and write a review. If you are interested in doing it, you sign up at http://netgalley.com/
I just started on The Chemical Garden Trilogy on accident. ? Wither is the first book and it’s by Lauren Destefano. Not to bad, but I was distracted so I’ll have to start again. ?
Oh, Jane Eyre is one of my all-time favorites. I love putting it in the hands of a sharp young 7th or 8th grade girl to let her find that strong women are ageless!
They are good,got them out the library on a whim 🙂 I’ve nearly finished the second one which kind of makes me sad because I’ll only have the final book to read. I don’t want it to end really.
Wow, never heard of that book, will have to go look for that book, in a couple weeks when the half priced bookstore has a 20% off sale or the clearlence sale next month, but it’s only for 3 days, I can do a lot of damage in 3 days!
just reached the halfway mark. its good. shifting POV’s and a MASSIVE plot twist just before the halfway point. its thrilling and I am so sad I can’t read it in one go.
The desert spear…..
Where the crawdads sing
Monica Ferris – Needlepoint series.
The Historian
The Best of me
The Outsider, by Stephen King
I thought it was quite good
@Elissa I’m several chapters in and hooked. LOL
Eleanor and park
A Court of Thorns and Roses
How are you liking it? I have a sample on my kindle but haven’t started yet
@Marlene ,I just finished it a few minutes ago. I was hesitant to start reading this series, but so glad I did. I can’t wait to get started on the 2nd book.
The one and only Ivan
The Wife Between Us
I’m currently reading “Haunting the Deep”
I can’t wait to move onto that one
New release section of library. 150 pages in and I’m really enjoying it.
An Amish Gathering
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Loved that book! And the sequel was great too! I’m reading Howl’s Moving Castle
Didn’t know neverwhere had a sequel. Can’t find it anywhere
It’s called Haunting the Deep
City of Ashes
Blood Coven vampire series.
I’m buddy reading Long Shot by Kennedy Ryan. Tough read but it’s really good.
Lady and Nell by @Ashley
The Summer List And Outlander (a reread)
Trying to finish the friendly persuasion
“The Identicals.”
I really enjoyed that one
@Marlene , someone here recommended it… might have been you! ?
Takeover by Lisa Black.
Song for a lifetime by Mary Curtis. Lots of typing errs. I should have read it quick but the characters drive me nuts. Reading to see if they off each other! Lol!
Nick & Norahs Infinite Playlist – was a recommendation!
Dubliners
The Ape that Understood the Universe
So many titles here my TBR keeps getting longer and longer ?
That is a wonderful yet disheartening thing. So many wonderful books to read that you find here
Subversive: Interviews with Radicals
Word by Word, a book written by a lexicographer who works for Merriam Webster dictionaries. I’m on nerd heaven!
I love it! I am thinking about using excerpts from it in my lessons, somehow:).
@Maria if I ever want to switch careers, that is what I want to do!
That would be absolutely dreamy!
Origin, by Dan Brown.
The Four-Story Mistake by Elizabeth Enright….book 2 in The Melendy Quartet
Gone by Jonathan Kellerman.
The Good Daughter
In Dubious Battle by John Steinbeck. So far I love it.
Everything by Steinbeck is wonderful.
@Nancy Agreed. I’m in my senior year and we still haven’t read Steinbeck for school! Everytime we almost do, I’m cheated out of it because my teachers change it.
@Ahnikka My favorite of his is Cannery Row, but they wouldn’t give you that one to read in high school. It has some colorful characters in it 🙂
@Nancy That one’s still on my read list. My favorite is Of Mice and Men. I love the 1993 adaptation of that one, Gary Sinise did a fabulous job adapting it for film.
Oh! I haven’t seen it! Thanks so much. I’ll watch it tonight.
@Nancy Gary Sinise plays George and he directed the film. He was one of my first real celebrity crushes and I absolutely love him.
I did watch it and it was wonderful. Thanks so much!
The Poachers Son
Children of blood and bone
Solemn Graves by James E. Benn.
Olivia Twist by Lorie Langdon.
The Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah
Girl Waits With Gun by Amy Stewart
Kazuo Ishiguro: „When We Were Orphans“.
Invisible
poldark ‘the twisted sword ‘
Have you watched the movie?
@Marlene No. My sister mentioned it. She said that it’s a foreign film.
@Robert yes it is, we watched on Netflix
Great reviews! On my @Goodreads #TBR List ?
The Idiot by Dostoevsky
The Amber Spyglass
The man in the black suit
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
Nothing got no new books to read yet
Have you checked the free ones for kindle? If you read ebooks.
@Marlene I don’t have a kindle
Mother Earth Father Sky by Sue Harrison
Winter by Marissa Mayer
On my TBR list (the whole series)
@Marlene it’s so good… definitely recommend the series
Theirs to Cherish by Shayla Black
To Kill A Tsar by Andrew Williams, so far so good.
17th Suspect by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro.
Good book
Rosemarys baby
The Discovery of Witches
Really good
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
A Mother’s Reckoning by Sue Klebold. It’s an incredibly sad, but eye opening memoir. Everyone should read it.
The accidental familiar
Revenge and Retribution (Satan’s Spawn MC Book 3) by KJ Dahlen
What a girl what’s by Jennifer snow
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17826807-relics
I enjoyed that one.. need to read her other one
One of my favourites at the moment – the Day After Tomorrow by Allan Folsom. I am also listening to an audio book by Amanda Prowse who is awesome. She has written the Art of Hiding.
The nightingale
The Poppy War and audio book for a reread of Gemina
Orphan Train on Audible and The Dinner List in paper!
Orphan train is phenomenal read
I am really enjoying it, it has helped me through the painting of my laundry room!
@Deb happy reading
Voyager
By Diana Gabaldon? Loved it. I interviewed her once.
@Danielle oooh that’s cool. I’m a great admirer of her unexpected and layered plot twists!
I know – I have read all her books. I think my favourite character is Jamie – who is yours? The odd thing is that I have this image of him that has formed DESPITE what she describes in the book with his long hair etc. To me, he has short, red hair (maybe because when Claire first meets him, he has been injured and I think it mentions his hair is shorter …) I see him as very tall with a very … for want of a better word, strong face. He makes me laugh, too. Have you read the rest of her books (or have them?) I think it’s Outlander/Cross Stitch, Dragonfly in Amber and Voyager but I could have the last two a little muddled. I also have the Cross Stitch companion and the musical CD to go with the stage show which is not running any more, sadly. Have you seen the TV series?
Yes, Jamie is my favorite character too- he’s so cool. I do picture him with strong features and kind of wild hair. He sure has 99 lives, doesn’t he? I was really fond of Murtaugh, too. I haven’t seen the TV series, as I don’t have Starz. I have several friends that love it. I’m not ready for the TV Jamie to replace the one in my imagination, anyway. I could say the same for Claire, who’s pretty cool too. I have most of the books, and it looks like she has a series about Lord John Grey? Who is also a very interesting character. I have some catching up to do!!
For fun, I downloaded “The Bar Harbor Retirement Home for Famous Writers.” So, so disappointed. Was so hoping for a lovely story of past writers (fictional) ala Guernsey and Potato Peel Society. Nope. Smut sex, and my heart breaks for the author who obviously doesn’t have too great a vocabulary skill since her favorite word is the f* bomb. I’m not young, but the 70-80 year olds I know are too genteel to use such a crude word even once in a while, much less repeatedly, and the story just rambles. Am I one to be this critical? I’m certainly not a professional critic, but I taught high school & college English for many, many years, and as a librarian for the last 23 years, I’ve read my share of really good books. Sadly, this is not one.
Nine Coaches Waiting by Mary Stewart. An old favorite!
Love Mary Stewart.
I’m reading for certain “Sophie’s World,” there are other ones, but that is a whole pile and have to take notes on those books too.
Pieces of her by Karin Slaughter.
Just finished this. (Ignore the movie cover, I hate that too) Such a wonderful book!!
I’m doing some summer beach reads by Elin Hilderbrand…look forward to summers for some beach type reading…
All the books I read from her never disappoints. Last month I read the perfect couple and it was really good
@Marlene Yes, the Perfect Couple was very good!
I have so many ARCs to read that i have not read my summer books. One more ARC then here I come summer books.
@Jenelle ARC’s?
@Susan advanced reader copies. You read them prepublication and write a review. If you are interested in doing it, you sign up at http://netgalley.com/
I loved that book!!
On my TBR! I’m currently reading Save the Date
Pet sematary and the assassin’s blade
George by Alex Gino, which I really hope has a happy ending.
Save the Date by Morgan Matson, hope to finish today
Adding this one to my TBR
How was that? Adding it also TBR
I’m about 65% through it at the moment. It’s cute and fun but it’s a bit longer than it could’ve been honestly.
@Elissa
Thank you. I thought it was supposed to be more suspense.
@Sharon oh no definitely not suspense
I like fun and cute books to
Walden
Friend Request
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead.
The Children of Hurin by JRR Tolkien
Dune Drive by Mariah Stewart!!!
Just started Simon Vs. the Homosapiens Agenda
I’m listening to Baby Teeth. Very good!!
I just started on The Chemical Garden Trilogy on accident. ?
Wither is the first book and it’s by Lauren Destefano. Not to bad, but I was distracted so I’ll have to start again. ?
I just started The Language of Thorns!
Just finished Clock Dance by Ann Tyler
Somerset by Leila Meacham…
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Stalker by Lars Kepler. Part of my favourite psychological thriller series
There There by Tommy Orange
At first I was a little confused with all the characters but it turn out a great read
@Marlene Thank you! Can’t wait to get into it!
Can’t decide between these three
I chose “Letters to God”
The Time Traveler’s Wife. ?
Just finished a book–Empire of Ashes. I’m not sure what I’ll read next.
My current read ?
all his books are good especially this and the detective series …
My husband’s secret
A modern witch!
https://www.facebook.com/authorKapilKumarBhaskar/
Women`s Murder Club by James Patterson and My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell.
One of the best books ever. I love HTHAW!!!!! 🙂
I’m enjoying it so far. I have so many theories in my head will see how it plays out
I’m enjoying it so far. I have so many theories in my head will see how it plays out
Ikr! 🙂 Just wait lol oh and you should def read Haunting The Deep it’s sequel which brings in Titanic 😉
The Girl in the Tower!
Which one is this? Xx
The Outsider by Stephen King.
Lies by T.M.Logan
The return of the Dancing Master by Henning Mankel
“Broadcast Hysteria: Orson Welles’s War of the Worlds and the Art of Fake News” by A. Brad Schwartz.
Which one is this one? I just finished prisoners of Azkaban. Now I’m in the middle of goblet of fire but trying to finish How to hang a witch first
What We Were Promised by Lucy Tan
I am reading 2 books right now: “Inherit The Dead” by Jonathon Santlofer and “Jane Eyre” By Charlotte Bronte
A number of years ago, when I was sick with the flu, I read “Jane Eyre” and “Wuthering Heights.” Tremendous novels from incredibly talented women.
Oh, Jane Eyre is one of my all-time favorites. I love putting it in the hands of a sharp young 7th or 8th grade girl to let her find that strong women are ageless!
Wuthering Heights or Jane Eyre for me although both really good
The Queen’s Corgi.
I’ve read how to Hang a Witch
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
That one sounds intriguing.
@Dot I felt same when I heard the name for the first time .. and the book is quite interesting too
The gatehouse
Rereading Neil Gaiman’s American Gods
It’s actually the goblet of fire but I finished it today?
Finishing Baby Teeth
Who’s the author
How to hang a which? Adriana Mather
Insomnia by Stephen King
I read 3 at a time- Young Vikings (Birger Johnson), Beowulf (Seamus Heaney) and Jack of Shadows (Zelazny)
The Year of the Flood
Is that a good book? I have it, but haven’t read it yet.
It is good though Oryx & Crake is better. Its interesting to see a different side of the same story.
I have both, never read either of them, not yet.
They are good,got them out the library on a whim 🙂 I’ve nearly finished the second one which kind of makes me sad because I’ll only have the final book to read. I don’t want it to end really.
What is the final book?
Maddaddam
Wow, never heard of that book, will have to go look for that book, in a couple weeks when the half priced bookstore has a 20% off sale or the clearlence sale next month, but it’s only for 3 days, I can do a lot of damage in 3 days!
The Dresden Files
Good series.
i like it so far, my wife is on book 5
I like Butcher’s Codex Alera series better, but I still really enjoyed the Dresden Files.
Hello ! I’m reading the second book of Grisha by Leigh Bardugo. Love it so much
Thanks my TBR is growing out of control
I’m just starting Mudbound
How do you like it? I just realized i have in my bookshelf
@Jenelle it’s good. I guess Netflix made a movie based on it as well, which I’m curious to see.
The Brothers Karamazov and The Canterbury Tales in middle english (English major).
I started reading The Canterbury Tales but got a bit frustrated with it. Is it worth a try again. (I wish I’d been an English major. 🙂
THE WIFE BETWEEN US, by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
That’s on my Goodreads Wishlist! How is it?
just reached the halfway mark. its good. shifting POV’s and a MASSIVE plot twist just before the halfway point. its thrilling and I am so sad I can’t read it in one go.
I have that one from one of my book of the month selection but haven’t got into it. I’ll give it another try
I’m reading Empire Falls by Richard Russo.