Friday 10/26 - what are you reading?

[ufcasey]

What have you read this week? What are you currently reading?

ETA: Don't forget to read Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine for our book club discussion next Wednesday Oct 31 (Halloween)!

QOTW
What's your favorite Halloween candy?

[ufcasey]

Read:
Blade & Rose (Blade and Rose, #1) by Miranda Honfleur
3.5 stars/fantasy romance
It's so hard to find decent books in this genre, so I was happy to find this one but...(see 'currently reading')

Total so far for the year: 125

Currently reading:
Dark Deeds (Blade and Rose, #2) by Miranda Honfleur - fantasy/romance; this one has better action but is dragging at times! It really could have used an editor to condense this down.

Strange the Dreamer (Strange the Dreamer, #1) by Laini Taylor - YA/fantasy; this right here is why I still attempt to read YA at times, because there are still gems like this one in the mix

QOTW:
Snickers are my downfall.

[travella]

I finished Killman Creek by Rachel Caine,3* and You Think It, I'll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld,1*. I loved the writing in You Think It, I'll Stay it, but I didn't like the stories.
I just started Ghosted by Rosie Walsh.



QOTW: Reese's or Mike and Ike's depending on my mood.

[spedrunner]

This week I read:

Rosemary's Baby - 4/5 stars
Loved it so much   Corny but loved 

Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows - 3.5/5 stars
Really cute read

Currently Reading:

The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain

Winter Solstice by Elin Hilderbrand

QOTD:  Reese's, candy corn (yup!) or snickers!

[bex]

I've been reading Tower of Dawn since the weekend. I need to just sit down and plow through it. (when I'm actually reading it, I like it. I'm just not motivated to sit down and read it.) I have Stillhouse Lake on my nightstand for next week so....I need to get moving, ha.

QOTW: tootsie rolls! or twizzlers.

[ufcasey]

Oct 26, 2018 11:14:28 GMT -5 bex said:

I've been reading Tower of Dawn since the weekend. I need to just sit down and plow through it. (when I'm actually reading it, I like it. I'm just not motivated to sit down and read it.) I have Stillhouse Lake on my nightstand for next week so....I need to get moving, ha.

QOTW: tootsie rolls! or twizzlers.

OMG thanks for the reminder! I haven't read it yet I added a reminder to the OP. Guess I know what I will be reading this weekend LOL

[ally]

I have finished nothing.  I am 70% through the Wednesday Sisters.  it is fine.  I have several books from library holds just waiting for me to get to them.  I am not sure what has happened to all of my reading time!  And I had forgotten about Stillhouse Lake, I will check prices and see if I want to buy it for Nook or Kindle and move it up the TBR list.  I have not been good about reading for this book club.

QOTW: Reese's aren't even allowed in the house for fear of eating too many!

[snshne322]

I finished reading An Absolutely Remarkable Thing yesterday and I loved it.

I'm currently listening to Now I Rise and reading Children of Blood and Bone. I've just started both today, but I'm hopeful.

QOTW: Milky Way!

[Nonny]

I finished Improvement for my book club tomorrow (it was just OK, very forgettable really), and now I'm reading The Leftovers for my library's yearly challenge of a book that's been made into a TV or movie.  The Leftovers seems like an interesting concept, but so nothing has really happened (the people disappearing happens in the prologue and then it time jumps, so it's not really an exciting, inciting incident).

QOTW:  Well, so far my H and I have worked out way through 2 giant bags of Reese's cups... But really I like most candy.  LOL!

[ssmjlm]

Finished Seeing Red by Sandra Brown. Way too formulaic for me. The epilogue was basically the exact same as Sting.

Currently reading His Treat by Penelope Bloom. It’s the third book in a series and they’ve all been cute, easy reads. Recommended if you have KU.

I’ve already read Stillhouse Lake and I loved that book!

QOTW: Reese’s! They are so good, but I always eat too many.

[minzy]

I tore through Stillhouse Lake one day this week, I’ll save comments for the thread next week.

QOTW: I had a Milky Way yesterday and it was on point.

[monkeyfeet]

I’m reading Devil’s Knot and Lethal White and lime them both. Devils Knot has been on my tbr list the longest and my new library had it.

QOTW: probably Reece’s, but when those are gone, I don’t discriminate 😊. My kids still like starbursts and such more than chocolate, which is good and bad. I eventually send it all into work with my husband.

[CrazyLucky]

I like anything with dark chocolate. I really like dark chocolate kitkats.

I'm currently reading Black Klansman. The story is interesting, but the writing is really bad. I don't know when I'll get to see the movie, so I wanted to read the book.

[mx27]

Oct 26, 2018 10:48:44 GMT -5 travella said:

You Think It, I'll Say It by Curtis Sittenfeld,1*. I loved the writing in You Think It, I'll Stay it, but I didn't like the stories.  

I completely agree! I also just finished reading this book and found it well written, but replete with lots of annoying characters.  Definitely not one of my favorite Sittenfeld books. 

QOTW: Snickers

[secretlyevil]

I finished Down of Towers and Kingdom of Ash this week. Going back to the Locksmith’s Daughter.

ETA: Reese peanut butter cups

[abs]

Just started Kingdom of Ash last night. Before that I was re-reading a Harry Potter as I didn't have the brain power to start anything new.

QOTW: A few year's ago I would have see Reece's pumpkins hands down but I am getting to the point where I really don't like candy that much anymore. I do still like dark chocolate. For Halloween candy I am finding myself reach more for the sour patch kids this year than anything else.

[tacokick]

Leave No Trace by Mindy Mejia

QOTW: Haribo sour bats!!

[Vespasia]

I finally finished Transcription by Kate Atkinson earlier this week. It was pretty disappointing.

QOTW: Snickers!

[sassypants]

I finished All We Ever Wanted by Emily Giffin. It was pretty good, and much better than her last couple books. I started The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne but I'm not very far into it yet.

QOTW: 100 Grand. You never see them in the fun size except this time of year.

[charlatti]

I’m reading The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle. Take a manor house mystery and cross it with ... Twin Peaks maybe? The main character wakes up reliving the same day in a new person’s body and has to solve/prevent the murder to get out of the loop. Bizarre and fascinating.

Qotw: I really love candy. BottleCaps are my favorite that I only have at Halloween. Anything chocolate is always good, but that’s true all year.

[rainbowchip]

My library doesn't have Stillhouse Lake in any form so I'm out this month.

I finished Consumed by JR Ward. I really enjoy firefighting stories (I watch all the firefighter TV shows) but this book was kind of flat.

I started Children of Blood and Bone and I'm really excited. So far it kind of has a Grisha feel to it which I love.

QOTW: anything but black licorice or mounds/almond joys

[doxies]

I'm finishing up Pachinko this week. I'm reading it for my book club and it's very interesting. I'm not sure I would have normally read it.

rainbowchip, snshne322, I loved Children of Blood and Bone. Hope you enjoy it too.

Vespasia, I'm disappointed you didn't like Transcription. I have it coming up in my holds at the library. I didn't love her last book. I really enjoyed her Jackson Brodie series, so I think I'm always hoping she goes back to that.

Next up I have Lethal White, but I might hold it to read The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory. It comes out on Tuesday and her last book was such a fun, quick read. I think I need that.

QOTW: 100 Grand Candy Bars - my absolute favorite.

[gibbinator]

I've been wading through The Neuromancer (William Gibson). It's been about 3 weeks. The premise is good but I'm having a hard time keeping all the random futuristic terminology in my head. It doesn't help that I only have time to read for about 20 mins every other night. So while I'm interested enough to keep going it's been rough.
I've got The Forever War queued up next.