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lisak09
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These are the books I've read since finishing Funny Story(which I really enjoyed, this and Book Lovers are my favourite of Emily Henry's books I think).
Of the last three books I really liked Finlay Donovan and Grave Expectations. I was enjoying The Weekend Break but didn't really care for the way it ended.
Currently about halfway through this. It's good so far, scary!
Songbird76
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I just bought another Kristin Hannah one, but it wasn't this one, I don't think. I really like her books though...at least all of them that I've read.
I just finished the last of the Rokesby series by Julia Quinn. First Comes Scandal. I liked it. Probably not quite as much as the Bridgerton Series, but it was fun.
First Comes Scandal (Rokesbys, #4)
She was given two choices... Georgiana Bridgerton isn'…
lisak09
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I was actually a little disappointed with this when I finished it. It was a bit gross for me (although I'm a big horror fan and usually gross doesn't bother me, not sure why this one did). Also I didn't like the ending...
My most recent read was “The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store” by James McBride.
I remember seeing this book everywhere last year, and decided to finally give it a shot, since I enjoy historical fiction. It presents itself as a murder mystery, with a skeleton discovered on the first few pages of the book. However, it’s less about the murder, and more about Black and Jewish struggles in the early 20th Century in the U.S., and a community coming together to support one another. There are some really difficult parts to get through, but I do think it’s worth a read.
I remember seeing this book everywhere last year, and decided to finally give it a shot, since I enjoy historical fiction. It presents itself as a murder mystery, with a skeleton discovered on the first few pages of the book. However, it’s less about the murder, and more about Black and Jewish struggles in the early 20th Century in the U.S., and a community coming together to support one another. There are some really difficult parts to get through, but I do think it’s worth a read.
Songbird76
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I just finished the Percy Jackson series again. I read it like....14 years ago I think? and I enjoyed it, but the first book was the book club selection for this month, and both of my kids just finished the whole series, so I figured while I was reading the first one, I might as well read the whole thing. And then since Disney just came out with the series, it was good timing. Now I'm going to start on the sequel series, which I have never read before.
lisak09
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The last few books I read. Enjoyed them all, the first two were fun books to read and lighter than my previous read which i kind of needed. I think I'll read more of the Riley Thorn series.
The Andrea Mara was a little creepy but good.
Started this one this morning, apparently I can't stay away from the scary books for long!
My most recent read was “The Cinnamon Bun Bookstore” by Laurie Gilmore
This is a follow-up to “The Pumpkin Spice Café” which I read last Fall. These are the first two books of the “Dream Harbor” series by Laurie Gilmore - I believe she intends to release five or six books in this series.
This book focuses on Hazel, a bookstore manager who is about to turn 30, and feels like she’s wasted her 20s being safe and boring. One day, a book turns up shelved incorrectly, and it’s been dog-eared and marked in. She doesn’t think much of it until it happens again with another book, and she begins to suspect that someone is leaving her clues to follow. She enlists the help of her friend, the town rake, to try to find out who is leaving the clues and what they’re leading to, hoping that she can have one reckless adventure before she turns 30.
This one was a cute, cozy read - I think I liked the first book in the series more, but I definitely plan to read the rest of the series as it gets released. 18+
This is a follow-up to “The Pumpkin Spice Café” which I read last Fall. These are the first two books of the “Dream Harbor” series by Laurie Gilmore - I believe she intends to release five or six books in this series.
This book focuses on Hazel, a bookstore manager who is about to turn 30, and feels like she’s wasted her 20s being safe and boring. One day, a book turns up shelved incorrectly, and it’s been dog-eared and marked in. She doesn’t think much of it until it happens again with another book, and she begins to suspect that someone is leaving her clues to follow. She enlists the help of her friend, the town rake, to try to find out who is leaving the clues and what they’re leading to, hoping that she can have one reckless adventure before she turns 30.
This one was a cute, cozy read - I think I liked the first book in the series more, but I definitely plan to read the rest of the series as it gets released. 18+
Songbird76
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I just got this one, but haven't read it yet. I also pre-ordered the next two in the series. The Christmas Tree Farm and the Strawberry Patch Pancake House.My most recent read was “The Cinnamon Bun Bookstore” by Laurie Gilmore
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This is a follow-up to “The Pumpkin Spice Café” which I read last Fall. These are the first two books of the “Dream Harbor” series by Laurie Gilmore - I believe she intends to release five or six books in this series.
This book focuses on Hazel, a bookstore manager who is about to turn 30, and feels like she’s wasted her 20s being safe and boring. One day, a book turns up shelved incorrectly, and it’s been dog-eared and marked in. She doesn’t think much of it until it happens again with another book, and she begins to suspect that someone is leaving her clues to follow. She enlists the help of her friend, the town rake, to try to find out who is leaving the clues and what they’re leading to, hoping that she can have one reckless adventure before she turns 30.
This one was a cute, cozy read - I think I liked the first book in the series more, but I definitely plan to read the rest of the series as it gets released. 18+
Tiki Traveler
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So in the middle of an extremely hot and humid period this summer I decided I needed the icy, coldness of a ghost story. Except for the occasional Stephen King I rarely read anything spooky but felt I needed a change. And with the story set in a museum, one of my favorite places, I was in. The writing was wonderfully descriptive and the story was suspenseful never gory.
Though the cover looks like the book is from the 60s or 70s, it was written in 2018 and takes place in the present day.
I’m now ready for Halloween!
NiarrNDisney
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Just started Hello, Molly! by Molly Shannon. I have always enjoyed a Memoir especially from a Comedian.
My two latest reads:
“The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue” is about a young woman in 18th century France who, in an attempt to escape marriage, makes a deal with a “god of darkness” - she gets a life of freedom, and he can have her soul when she’s done with it. Unbeknownst to her, as soon as the deal is made, her existence is wiped from the memories of every person she knows. Going forward, every person she meets will forget her the moment she is out of their sight, so she can’t have any friendships or romantic relationships. This goes on for 300 years, until a bookseller in Brooklyn remembers her, and she can finally tell her story.
“The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living” is about Olivia, a pastry chef, who lost both parents at a young age, and has a hard time staying in one place for too long. After a disaster at her job in Boston, she runs away to rural Vermont to stay with her best friend. While there, she lands a job as the pastry chef at a bed and breakfast run by a cantankerous widow. She very quickly forges relationships and finds herself falling in love, but can she stick around when things get tough in a small town?
“The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue” is about a young woman in 18th century France who, in an attempt to escape marriage, makes a deal with a “god of darkness” - she gets a life of freedom, and he can have her soul when she’s done with it. Unbeknownst to her, as soon as the deal is made, her existence is wiped from the memories of every person she knows. Going forward, every person she meets will forget her the moment she is out of their sight, so she can’t have any friendships or romantic relationships. This goes on for 300 years, until a bookseller in Brooklyn remembers her, and she can finally tell her story.
“The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living” is about Olivia, a pastry chef, who lost both parents at a young age, and has a hard time staying in one place for too long. After a disaster at her job in Boston, she runs away to rural Vermont to stay with her best friend. While there, she lands a job as the pastry chef at a bed and breakfast run by a cantankerous widow. She very quickly forges relationships and finds herself falling in love, but can she stick around when things get tough in a small town?
Re-reading this for the umpteenth time.
Songbird76
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I just finished The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fford. It was ok, but it's very British, with a lot of references that I didn't understand. It was for book club, which is with a bunch of people in the UK, so they all loved it. There were some good moments, but it definitely wasn't my favorite.
I'm currently reading Penelopiad, by Margaret Atwood, which is a retelling of the Odyssey from Penelope's perspective. It's interesting so far. I read the Oddysey in high school, but don't remember it at all. Or I read the Illiad....I don't remember which one, even. I just remember we had to read one of them. So I read a summary of Oddysey so I know the basics and the retelling makes more sense. I like it so far.
I'm currently reading Penelopiad, by Margaret Atwood, which is a retelling of the Odyssey from Penelope's perspective. It's interesting so far. I read the Oddysey in high school, but don't remember it at all. Or I read the Illiad....I don't remember which one, even. I just remember we had to read one of them. So I read a summary of Oddysey so I know the basics and the retelling makes more sense. I like it so far.
My two most recent reads - both spooky-themed of course
“When the Crow’s Away” by Auralee Wallace is the sequel to “In the Company of Witches,” which I read last year. The series is about a family of witches who run a bed and breakfast in a small town in New England. In this book, one of the local business owners has mysteriously died, and his ghost appears at the bed and breakfast, claiming that he was murdered. The witches must use their powers to solve the mystery of who killed him, without raising any suspicions about their powers. This was a cozy, easy-to-read mystery, and I hope that the author plans to put out more books in this series!
“Truly, Madly, Magically” by Hazel & Beck is the third book in the Witchlore series. The series is about a young coven of witches, who live in a small town in Missouri that is being run by a corrupt coven seeking immortality and absolute power. This book focuses on Ellowyn, the coven’s summoner. She has to use her powers to help her coven ascend the corrupt governing coven, while they are doing everything in their powers to kill her. All the while, she’s struggling with self-doubts as the only half-witch of the group. And to top it all off, she’s pregnant with her ex-boyfriend’s baby. I’ve really enjoyed this series, and can’t wait until the next book is released next year!
“When the Crow’s Away” by Auralee Wallace is the sequel to “In the Company of Witches,” which I read last year. The series is about a family of witches who run a bed and breakfast in a small town in New England. In this book, one of the local business owners has mysteriously died, and his ghost appears at the bed and breakfast, claiming that he was murdered. The witches must use their powers to solve the mystery of who killed him, without raising any suspicions about their powers. This was a cozy, easy-to-read mystery, and I hope that the author plans to put out more books in this series!
“Truly, Madly, Magically” by Hazel & Beck is the third book in the Witchlore series. The series is about a young coven of witches, who live in a small town in Missouri that is being run by a corrupt coven seeking immortality and absolute power. This book focuses on Ellowyn, the coven’s summoner. She has to use her powers to help her coven ascend the corrupt governing coven, while they are doing everything in their powers to kill her. All the while, she’s struggling with self-doubts as the only half-witch of the group. And to top it all off, she’s pregnant with her ex-boyfriend’s baby. I’ve really enjoyed this series, and can’t wait until the next book is released next year!
Songbird76
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I'm making this year's list for our new tradition. We started this last year and decided to do it every year. It's apparently tradition in Iceland to give each other books on Christmas Eve and then you spend the evening reading them.
E's list is: Fahrenheit 451, Circe, and An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
Mine is: Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult, The Pact by Jodi Picoult,11/22/63 by Stephen King, and The Women by Kristen Hannah
E's list is: Fahrenheit 451, Circe, and An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
Mine is: Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult, The Pact by Jodi Picoult,11/22/63 by Stephen King, and The Women by Kristen Hannah