Gods in Alabama - Joshilyn Jackson. Quick read - I just recently discovered her books and I love them. They are intriguing enough to keep me reading, but they are also easy and quick.
Post by whitepicketfence on Jul 3, 2012 7:35:54 GMT -5
I just finished The Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor last night. It took me awhile to get into it, but the last half of the book totally sucked me in. The cliffhanger ending is killing me though! I don't think the sequel comes out until November :-(
I'm also about halfway through The Gunslinger (Dark Tower Series #1) by Stephen King.
I know you didn't ask me, but... it is the second to most recent book that I read, and I didn't love it. In the second half, way too much was about the family (rather than Henrietta) I thought, and I kind of thought that the author ran too much with the crazy and uneducated thing. Even if they kind of were, it didn't seem right or necessary to cast them in that light.
I read it a few months ago but we are discussing it at my book club this month. If you need a good cry then read this!
I loved this. A lot. I like all John Green's books. (They are YA, so easy reads, but they have depth that some of the popular YA doesn't.)
And I'm currently reading the American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld, and I'm really enjoying it.
I just read Looking for Alaska by John Green - also very good, just not as perfect as Fault (I sobbed ike a baby!). Also, I second the recommendation for American Wife - I LOVED this one.
I love threads like this. I always find at least a few books to put holds on at the library.
On my Kindle I have The 19th Wife and Picture Perfect. I've started both and am enjoying them for the most part.
I also have a hard copy of the third book in the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series. Haven't started it yet. The first two books were decent, but nothing super special.
Recently read: The Alchemist (for the 60th time or so), The Night Circus, Stolen Innocence, Before I Go To Sleep
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn - Wife goes missing on 5th anniversary. Dual narrated by the husband as it's all unfolding and the wife's diary leading up to the case. I'm a little over 1/2 way through and it's quite good so far.
Im reading this too. Fell in love with it by page 3. Her writing style is so captivating I've already ordered her other 2 books.
The Paris Wife is waiting for me to download from the library. I also love Let's Pretend This Never Happened (the bloggess' book).
ETA: I also really liked Gone Girl.
I really enjoyed The Paris Wife. Have you read Sarah's Key yet? that was great - but a tearjerker.
Right now I'm reading crappy Barbara Freehty novels - it's a nice break from having to think about what I read. oh and as a curious side note - there is usually 1 sex scene per book and they always use protection.
Post by beachdweller on Jul 3, 2012 12:55:02 GMT -5
I am reading non-fiction at the moment. I just finished Manhunt - The Decade-Long Hunt for Osama bin Laden by Peter Bergen. If you are in to CIA type stuff, it reads like a thriller - I found it fascinating. I am now on The Presidents Club by Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy. It starts with President Truman and basically chronicles the relationships between sitting presidents and their predecessors. Also really good so far. Need some chick lit next!