mom2carkar
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Post by mom2carkar on Jul 13, 2014 8:53:27 GMT
Hi all,
I am a mom to a child that has sensory defensiveness, is highly gifted, and has severe ADHD. Oh, the parenting books I have read in the last 8 or so years!
i was a big reader prior to children, but once I had kids, all I read was parenting books, I have missed reading for pleasure and am so happy to be back to reading again.
I decided to try "The Fault in our Stars" and loved it so much, I began reading and cannot stop! I've read 3 books in one week, just finished "Beautiful Disaster" and would love to hear some suggestions. I like books that allow me to escape, so "The Shack" was definitely not on that list, lol!
i like:
Summer reads
some steam ok, but non 50 shades kind of stuff
some heavy stuff, but nothing that takes up the entire book.
thanks in advance!
Amber
mom2carkar
Carly Rae, age 9
Karsen Nicolai age 6
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wellway
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Post by wellway on Jul 13, 2014 9:04:30 GMT
I would recommend The Greek Village series. There are six books, the first is called the Illegal Gardener. All the stories centre around characters from the same village. I found them enjoyable and thought the picture painted of a Greek village to be believable.
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Post by gar on Jul 13, 2014 9:06:39 GMT
Any of the Jojo Moyes novels, very enjoyable.
Sophie Hannah psycho/thrillers are brilliant but not too heavy.
The Light Between Oceans, lovely, lovely book by ML Stedman
The Husband's Secret - Laine Moriarty - great tale.
So many!!!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2014 10:21:07 GMT
check out our "reading thread" every week...lots of good suggestions and the Goodreads website will give you a good starting point for genres you would be interested in.
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Post by Kelpea on Jul 13, 2014 12:08:05 GMT
You should join Goodreads.com. It's really cool, and you can see what's popular out there, and read reviews by regular people like you and me.
I've been in school for awhile and I work and I deal with teens, so I thought I needed to deprive myself from one of my most favorite things in life; reading for pleasure. But one can tire of school curriculum very quickly!
So far this year I've been tracking and I've hit nearly 30 books that have NOTHING to do with school. It's been such a joy! Some of the authors you might want to pursue if you're looking for current fiction authors:
Elin Hillebrand
Anne Rivers Siddons
Fannie Flagg
Liane Moriarty
Anna Quindlen
Hannah Griffen
Curtis Sittenfeld
Jodi Picoult
Books I've enjoyed this year:
The Art Forger
Wild
Unbroken
Harvesting the Heart
The Goldfinch
Every Last One
The Fault In Our Stars
The Hurricane Sisters
An Abundance of Katherines
The Husband's Secret
Distant Shores
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Post by maryland on Jul 13, 2014 12:31:50 GMT
You should join Goodreads.com. It's really cool, and you can see what's popular out there, and read reviews by regular people like you and me. I've been in school for awhile and I work and I deal with teens, so I thought I needed to deprive myself from one of my most favorite things in life; reading for pleasure. But one can tire of school curriculum very quickly! So far this year I've been tracking and I've hit nearly 30 books that have NOTHING to do with school. It's been such a joy! Some of the authors you might want to pursue if you're looking for current fiction authors: Elin Hillebrand Anne Rivers Siddons Fannie Flagg Liane Moriarty Anna Quindlen Hannah Griffen Curtis Sittenfeld Jodi Picoult Books I've enjoyed this year: The Art Forger Wild Unbroken Harvesting the Heart The Goldfinch Every Last One The Fault In Our Stars The Hurricane Sisters An Abundance of Katherines The Husband's Secret Distant Shores I saw The Hurricane Sisters at Costco and it looked good! I need some books for the beach too. I think we must have a similar taste in books. I am so excited, Elin Hillebrand will be at a book signing in Rehobeth Beach while we are in Ocean City. I always bring one of her new books to read on our beach vacation, so I may have to go to the book signing! |
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Post by Kelpea on Jul 13, 2014 12:37:05 GMT
How fun, maryland!!! Don't forget also your local library likely has books for downloads, too! I waffle back and forth between my Kindle books and my "real" books. I'm old skewl; I rather like the feel of books...
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Post by jennrs on Jul 13, 2014 13:01:42 GMT
I really enjoyed Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah. Her covers are beachy looking and so beautiful. I also like anything by Diane Chamberlain.
I love goodreads! If only I could read half of what I add to my bookshelf I'd be happy. So many books, such little time.
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Post by wellway on Jul 13, 2014 13:11:28 GMT
I If only I could read half of what I add to my bookshelf I'd be happy. So many books, such little time. Check out what i've written below my avatar, I really have to stop buying books/ebooks so I can catch up. |
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Post by imsirius on Jul 13, 2014 13:31:25 GMT
The Book of Negroes is one of my all time favourites. It's by Lawrence Hill I also highly recommend A Tree Grows In Brooklyn if you haven't read it.
I also agree anything by Kristin Hannah.
Jennifer Chiaverini
Kathleen Grissom (she only has one book)
Elin Hilderbrand
Dorthea Benton Frank
Jonathan Tropper books are funny
If you like mystery/medical
Kathy Reichs
Patricia Cornwell
Harlan Coben
Linwood Barclay
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Post by njinkerbelle on Jul 13, 2014 13:35:57 GMT
I have enjoyed all the books by Kristin Hannah. Right now I'm reading my first Mary Kay Andrews book Ladies Night.
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on Jul 13, 2014 13:44:15 GMT
Gone Girl.. a great page turner!
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Post by giatocj on Jul 13, 2014 13:50:34 GMT
I'm on book 8 of this summer ( a whole lot for me!!). Right now is a reread of To Kill a Mockingbird, but I have also read:
The Neighbor by Lisa Gardner
Profiles in Courage by John F. Kennedy
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Compulsion by Jonathon Kellerman
When the Bough Breaks by Jonathon Kellerman
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Past Forgetting, My Love Affair with Dwight D. Eisenhower
I have loved every single one of these and look forward to working my way through the rest of my pile (LOTS more Kellerman, I love his books).
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2014 13:57:00 GMT
I just finished a book that was just SO adorable. It was called "The Rosie Project" (Amazon link below) about a guy with Aspergers who finds true love. Think Dr. Sheldon Cooper if he fell in love with a more "normal" person instead of Amy Farrah Fowler (sorry, that reference will only make sense if you watch The Big Bang Theory.) I read it during a long plane ride and I embarrassed myself by laughing out loud many times. The Rosie ProjectPeople have recommended Good Reads, which I also love to keep track of my reading. I also recommend signing up for the Kindle Daily Deal. That's how I found the Rosie book, and it was that days 99 cents deal. I see in my link that the regular price is almost $10. Whatever you choose, happy reading! |
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Post by gottapeanow on Jul 13, 2014 17:35:07 GMT
I will echo many of the comments already. 1. Follow our book thread. 2. Join Goodreads; they also have a cool app. 3. Get the Kindle Daily Deals The best books I have read in the past few weeks are a few older ones: The Litigators by John Grisham The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate Water Walker by Ted Dekker In addition, here are a couple of more I read further back: The Book ThiefTo Kill a MockingbirdEleanor & ParkThe GoldfinchWelcome back to reading; I have rediscovered my love of reading within the past 12-18 months. I watch much less TV now and am really enjoying it! Our weekly 2peas reading thread will be here tonight.  Also, we have a 2peas bookclub, run by Leanne, that will start back up in September. Lisa |
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Post by gar on Jul 13, 2014 20:36:34 GMT
Gone Girl.. a great page turner! Ahem....matter of opinion and much debate  Do agree about The Rosie Project though  |
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on Jul 13, 2014 20:39:42 GMT
Gone Girl.. a great page turner! Ahem....matter of opinion and much debate Do agree about The Rosie Project though I hated the ending ... but thought it was quite a page turner... I couldn't put it down. |
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Post by gar on Jul 13, 2014 20:42:37 GMT
I wished I had put it down |
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Jul 13, 2014 20:53:29 GMT
If you like supernatural (vampire/werewolf) for grownups (ie, not Twilight), try Patricia Briggs' Mercy Thompson series. First book is "Moon Called."
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Post by lambchop on Jul 13, 2014 21:15:01 GMT
I If only I could read half of what I add to my bookshelf I'd be happy. So many books, such little time. Check out what i've written below my avatar, I really have to stop buying books/ebooks so I can catch up. This is me too! I don't know if I will ever read all of the books I have downloaded. I like having a large selection when I need to start a new book though. My own little library! |
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Post by maryland on Jul 13, 2014 22:41:45 GMT
I just finished a book that was just SO adorable. It was called "The Rosie Project" (Amazon link below) about a guy with Aspergers who finds true love. Think Dr. Sheldon Cooper if he fell in love with a more "normal" person instead of Amy Farrah Fowler (sorry, that reference will only make sense if you watch The Big Bang Theory.) I read it during a long plane ride and I embarrassed myself by laughing out loud many times. The Rosie ProjectPeople have recommended Good Reads, which I also love to keep track of my reading. I also recommend signing up for the Kindle Daily Deal. That's how I found the Rosie book, and it was that days 99 cents deal. I see in my link that the regular price is almost $10. Whatever you choose, happy reading! Thanks! Just bought this at Target to take on vacation. |
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Post by yodutchess on Jul 14, 2014 1:31:27 GMT
Bookbub is also a site to find inexpensive eBooks. Not all publishers are carried on Amazon and this is another way to reach readers.
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