Did I miss the What Are You Reading thread? 4-9-17

I finished up The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson and thoroughly enjoyed it!
Now I'm onto The Handmaid's Tale and while it's okay, I'm not loving it as much as I had hoped.

I finished a trashy romance novel! And then based on another Pea's thread about series similar to 50 shades of gray I picked up one of those.

Pull Me Close (The Panic #1) by Sidney Halston. She writes a ton of trashy romance series, but this is first in the Panic series and only came out last fall. I usually don't start reading a series until at least 2 books are out because I hate when I finish up the first and the second isn't available to read yet!

It was trashy romance and didn't make sense, the plot was weird and I felt like it had a few holes in the story. I gave it 2 stars I think.

With that book I am at 11 read this year towards my goal of 40. March was a bad reading month for me since I traveled a lot but I should be able to make my goal.

Judy26, thanks for starting the thread.

femalebusiness, read the first book, too.

I read two books this week.

1. Say Goodbye for Now by Catherine Ryan Hyde. This was the first book of hers that I have read. She wrote Pay It Forward as well, and I saw the movie and sobbed. I picked up that one at a thrift store not long ago and will read it later this year.

I liked this one quite a bit. Quick summary: A recluse doctor befriends an African-American single dad and his son in 1959. Unfortunately, the town doesn't take too kindly to the friendship. A neglected 12-yr.-old also joins the party. Lots of animals in this one as well. 3.5 stars rounded up to 4.

2. To the Bright Edge of the World. This was a solid 4. It just dragged a bit for me. Beautiful writing, though. 4/5 stars.

Lisa

I just finished The Vanishing Year by Kate Moretti which was a thriller that didn't get suspenseful until the very end.

Now I'm reading The Urban Monk: Eastern Wisdom and Modern Hacks to Stop Time and Find Success, Happiness, and Peace … by Pedram Shojai

I finished Michael Connelly's "The Closers" and now on to "Echo Park" (Bosch #12). Very good, the best so far.

I'm also working on "The Siege: 68 hours inside the Taj hotel" about the 2008 terrorist attack. Dense so far, but interesting.

"Quiverfull: Inside the Christian Patriarchy Movement ", depressing, as you might expect.

I would love to clear off and empty the bookcases this year.

I have so many books on my "to read" list and I don't know when I am going to have time to read all the books that I want to read.

Right now, I am reading "Jump" by Steve Harvey.

I read the first book last month ... hope to get to the other two books soon (as soon as my current stack from the library decreases!). Glad you liked them.

Last week was my spring break, so I had the luxury of time!

Pax (Pennypacker) a chapter book for upper elementary age. A boy must return his pet fox to the wild. He later attempts to go back and find the fox. The chapters alternate between the boy and fox's points of view. I enjoyed the fox chapters more.

Beneath a Scarlet Sky This was my free Kindle download for the month and I wanted to enjoy it, alas I did NOT. (I'll probably be in the minority with that.) The story is very interesting. A young Italian man helps Jews escape across the Alps and later becomes a spy while driving for a Nazi officer. The last third of the book reads like a script for the Fast & Furious. I just couldn't get past the poor writing.

Mockingbird (Tevis) I loved this one! Set in a future NYC where robots rule and humans are in decline. Humans are subduded by drugs and apathy and really no longer function. One man learns how to read (people can no longer read) and it transforms his life. He meets a woman who also doesn't take the inhibiting drugs and together they learn to read and question the world. The other character is a robot (more IA) who has reasoning and human emotions. The three characters are drawn together. This is one of those books that stayed with me long after I finished. Highly recommended.

The Lost German Slave Girl (Bailey) is the true story of a young German girl who was indentured when she arrived in New Orleans (early 1800s). She lived as a slave for more than 20 years until someone recognized her. The book outlines the steps her friends and lawyers took to try and free her. Very interesting story. I learned a lot about pre Civil War life in New Orleans.

This trilogy is on my "to read" list.  Your review will make me bump it up to the top.

I finished Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan. I thought it had good potential, but it kind of fizzled out for me. At least it was short .

Then I started The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena last night. So many peas had read it, I thought I'd give it a shot .

I finally did some reading. I read The Darkness of Evil by Alan Jacobson. It's the 7th book in his Karin Vail series.

I'm halfway through Patricia Cornwell's Chaos. I'm finding this one very hard to follow and stay engaged, which is strange because I love the Brennan series.

I've been reading a lot lately. I gave my Discworld books a break last week and read the Souless series by Gail Carriger. I think they are e-book only. Super fluffy absolutely cotton candy in book form. it's steampunk urban fantasy romance. The writing is fun and clever, very seldom devolving into too clever. I enjoyed it enough I gave myself the whole series for my birthday.

Thanks for this. .I love CRH and was able to get the audio at the library for my upcoming road trip.

I've been reading The Gender Games by Bella Forest.  It's a dystopian YA series.   There are 5 books out in a 7 book series.  I finished the first 5 and the next one is due out in May.  I've enjoyed it.

I also finished The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner.  I picked this up after seeing it recommended here many times.  This book was so good!  I may have to pick it for my book club.