What are YOU reading? (Formerly Summer of Books...)

[Knee Deep in Water Chloe]

suesinfl, I noticed your quote in your signature. I have adored Anna Quindlen for years. She's my favorite author of adult books (as opposed to Young Adult since I teach middle level language arts  .  

If any one else is interested in her writing, 
She has new book coming out this month--Miller's Valley. I'm hoping to get to it this summer. 

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The Girl with All the Gifts was a nice listen. Twist on current common trend. Probably YA.

[steph08]

Apr 3, 2016 11:01:15 GMT -5 oped said:

The Girl with All the Gifts was a nice listen. Twist on current common trend. Probably YA.

I enjoyed this one as well.

I really liked The Boys in the Boat - great true story.

Now I'm listening to The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry. It's okay.

I'm supposed to be reading The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August. I'm halfway through and just can't get into it. I need to pick a different book and just move on.

[gs11rmb]

Apr 3, 2016 11:44:15 GMT -5 steph08 said:

Apr 3, 2016 11:01:15 GMT -5 oped said:

I really liked The Boys in the Boat - great true story.

Now I'm listening to The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry. It's okay.

I'm supposed to be reading The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August. I'm halfway through and just can't get into it. I need to pick a different book and just move on.

I enjoyed Harold Fry.  I did not see the 'twist' coming at all!

I'm not the fastest reader so it'll probably take the best part of a month to read I Am Pilgrim.  So far so good ... it definitely has my attention.

[lexxy703]

I am about 3/4 of the way through Shift. It is a great read IMO.

[suesinfl]

Apr 3, 2016 10:24:14 GMT -5 Knee Deep in Water Chloe said:

suesinfl , I noticed your quote in your signature. I have adored Anna Quindlen for years. She's my favorite author of adult books (as opposed to Young Adult since I teach middle level language arts  .  

If any one else is interested in her writing, 
She has new book coming out this month--Miller's Valley. I'm hoping to get to it this summer. 

Thanks Chloe,  I really like her writing style and that quote hit home with some political happenings with our library system. Sadly, I don't have much time for pleasure reading, but hopefully I will this summer.

[snapdragon]

I stayed up wayyy to late last night and devoured Chase Me by Laura Florand. 
I also finished Lisa Shearin's Armed & Magical.
As a carpool book we listened to the Revenant and enjoyed it until the last chapter. It ended off to me but everyone agreed that the keynotes at the end were very interesting.

[steph08]

Apr 8, 2016 10:01:02 GMT -5 snapdragon said:

I stayed up wayyy to late last night and devoured Chase Me by Laura Florand. 
I also finished Lisa Shearin's Armed & Magical.
As a carpool book we listened to the Revenant and enjoyed it until the last chapter. It ended off to me but everyone agreed that the keynotes at the end were very interesting.

Ya, I enjoyed The Revenant except the last chapter - the whole trial thing was pretty dumb. Also I didn't enjoy the narrator at times - he would pause too long between words and it threw the rhythm off.

[weltschmerz]

Feb 7, 2016 20:08:44 GMT -5 oped said:

Listened to I Am Spock and Curious Incident of Dog in the Nightime. I bought the Swarm... Wowsa. It's big. Will take me awhile to get there...

Have you finished it yet? I really liked it. It was a little TOO big, and there was a lot in the first third of the book that could have been left out.

[beergut]

Finished Invest With The House and Shareholder Yield, both short reads by Mebane Faber

If you enjoy reading investment theory and research, both are okay.

Read Rebecca Donovan's What If in one night. Mystery romance that is predictable, but the story is told so well, I couldn't put it down. She has a way of drawing me into her stories and the lives of the characters. 

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May 26, 2016 0:19:52 GMT -5 weltschmerz said:

Feb 7, 2016 20:08:44 GMT -5 oped said:

Listened to I Am Spock and Curious Incident of Dog in the Nightime. I bought the Swarm... Wowsa. It's big. Will take me awhile to get there...

Have you finished it yet? I really liked it. It was a little TOO big, and there was a lot in the first third of the book that could have been left out.

Honestly haven't started yet. Figured I'd tackle it this summer. I've been on my spring audio kick as I get stuff done outside. I listened to Mariana by Susanna Kearsley, not generally my thing but nice light and good reader. Broken Grace and Beacon 23. I'm listening to the Flicker Men right now. Kind of mixed on it, but can't put it down. Actually none if them is as good as last spring listens, but none bad. 

Reading print I'm on the 4th Molly Sutton mystery, nothing too taxing again, but fun. Usually I read them in two days tops though and I just haven't had much time for print lately. 

[sesfw]

I found 'Around the world in 80 days' and 'A little princess' at the local thrift store.  I've never read either so have both of them in my car to read while waiting somewhere.  

[Kolt!]

IT by Stephen King

[snapdragon]

I have several books going right now.

Carpool - we have been listening to The Oregon Files series by Clive Cussler -- we just finished Plague Ship and Skeleton Coast. I picked up His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik as a nice break. I believe we are on disc 4 or 5 and it is making the car fairly quiet on the commute. 

Read Sandstorm by James Rollins - It was a decent read

Starting - A Murder in Time by Julie McElwain and The Best of Friends by Susan Mallory

At work I have been re-listening to the Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs. I'm on River Marked right now.

[Deleted]

There are a couple of Amazon promos right now. I don't know if they are tied to Amazon Prime or not.

I stumbled on the first one on Facebook.  It is a $3 credit to start off your summer reading.  I remember it expired 5/30 so I jumped on it to help me buy a little more expensive mystery (Jane Haddam) than I usually purchase.

The second one came in an email this morning.  You get three books . . . again, to jumpstart summer reading.  One was War Brides.  Another was Follow You Home.  I forget the third.  All are free.  You just click the link.

I just checked back . . . the second one won't give me a link because I already redeemed it.  But if you get the Kindle Daily Deals, you probably got it.  If not, you should look for it.


ETA:  Both are for Kindle.

[Opti]

Ooh, summer reading. I wonder if my library is having their usual summer reading challenge.  I won a grocery store gift card two summers ago.

[Jaguar]

I've started reading The Master Key by Robert Peng. He is a Qigong Master and this is the story of how he became that. Good reading so far.

[zibazinski]

Chariot of the Gods

[Artemis Windsong]

The Memory House by Linda Goodnight.

Pegasus by Danielle Steel

[Tennesseer]

Just finished a book called A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara. It was not what I thought it was going to be about based upon the dust jacket blurb but still a good read. Read it only if you have time-720 pages long.

[gracendignity]

I'm about two-thirds of the way through The Fireman by Joe Hill. It's okay, but it's a bit of a let down. It really should be better than it is. I'm glad I was able to borrow it via online library rather than paying for a copy.

Up next on my Kindle is Rogue Lawyer by John Grisham.  

I own hard copies of Mr. Mercedes and Finders Keepers, so next week I will buy End of Watch, which is the third book in the trilogy. (Author Stephen King). I've enjoyed the first 2 books, and hope to enjoy the last one.

[Chocolate Lover]

May 28, 2016 17:31:30 GMT -5 @bamafan1954 said:

There are a couple of Amazon promos right now. I don't know if they are tied to Amazon Prime or not.

I stumbled on the first one on Facebook.  It is a $3 credit to start off your summer reading.  I remember it expired 5/30 so I jumped on it to help me buy a little more expensive mystery (Jane Haddam) than I usually purchase.

The second one came in an email this morning.  You get three books . . . again, to jumpstart summer reading.  One was War Brides.  Another was Follow You Home.  I forget the third.  All are free.  You just click the link.

I just checked back . . . the second one won't give me a link because I already redeemed it.  But if you get the Kindle Daily Deals, you probably got it.  If not, you should look for it.


ETA:  Both are for Kindle.

The chance to get the credit, or the credit itself? I got it but haven't used it. Got sidetracked about 50 times on the way to doing so yesterday. 

I did get the one with the 3 books.

[Chocolate Lover]

May 29, 2016 22:27:56 GMT -5 gracendignity said:

I'm about two-thirds of the way through The Fireman by Joe Hill. It's okay, but it's a bit of a let down. It really should be better than it is. I'm glad I was able to borrow it via online library rather than paying for a copy.

Up next on my Kindle is Rogue Lawyer by John Grisham.  

I own hard copies of Mr. Mercedes and Finders Keepers, so next week I will buy End of Watch, which is the third book in the trilogy. (Author Stephen King). I've enjoyed the first 2 books, and hope to enjoy the last one.

I've liked the 2 or 3 things I've read by Joe Hill, but that's probably because he is his father's son and you can see it now and then. I try hard to not compare the 2 when I read his stuff but there are a few things that made me think "there's his dad's influence".

Now I have to check my library for his book and his dad's newest. 

I've been reading lots of Agatha Christie lately, mystery without the bloody mess of more modern books. My brain needed a break for a bit. 

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May 31, 2016 14:43:31 GMT -5 Chocolate Lover said:

May 28, 2016 17:31:30 GMT -5 @bamafan1954 said:

There are a couple of Amazon promos right now. I don't know if they are tied to Amazon Prime or not.

I stumbled on the first one on Facebook.  It is a $3 credit to start off your summer reading.  I remember it expired 5/30 so I jumped on it to help me buy a little more expensive mystery (Jane Haddam) than I usually purchase.

The second one came in an email this morning.  You get three books . . . again, to jumpstart summer reading.  One was War Brides.  Another was Follow You Home.  I forget the third.  All are free.  You just click the link.

I just checked back . . . the second one won't give me a link because I already redeemed it.  But if you get the Kindle Daily Deals, you probably got it.  If not, you should look for it.


ETA:  Both are for Kindle.

The chance to get the credit, or the credit itself? I got it but haven't used it. Got sidetracked about 50 times on the way to doing so yesterday. 

I did get the one with the 3 books.

I'm not really sure.  I used mine immediately so I wouldn't forget.

[jeep108]

Just finished You by Caroline Kepnes.  I may be a little freaked out from this book.  I may need to take a week or two before I start the next one.

[movingforward]

I am reading a really lighthearted mystery series right now by Liz Mugavero .  They are what I would categorize as "cute."  I started them on the plane to Vegas a week ago.  I wanted something mindless to read on the trip but I kind of got hooked on them.  I will get back into reading some more serious stuff later but these are kind of fun for a change. 

[movingforward]

May 31, 2016 14:52:32 GMT -5 jeep108 said:

Just finished You by Caroline Kepnes.  I may be a little freaked out from this book.  I may need to take a week or two before I start the next one.

I just googled this and it is now on my reading list.  Thanks!

[t-dog]

I am reading Me Before You.

[jeep108]

May 31, 2016 15:36:30 GMT -5 t-dog said:

I am reading Me Before You.

I loved that book.  

[Chocolate Lover]

May 31, 2016 14:49:52 GMT -5 @bamafan1954 said:

May 31, 2016 14:43:31 GMT -5 Chocolate Lover said:

The chance to get the credit, or the credit itself? I got it but haven't used it. Got sidetracked about 50 times on the way to doing so yesterday. 

I did get the one with the 3 books.

I'm not really sure.  I used mine immediately so I wouldn't forget.

I couldn't find it on my account, but I didn't pay for the $1.99 book I just bought. By gift card or CC, so I guess it worked.