Friday 6/28 - reading recap

[ufcasey]

What have you been reading this week?

QOTW:
Would you rather go somewhere cold to escape the heat in the summer OR would you rather go somewhere warm to escape the cold in the winter?

[dontlook]

I read:
The Silent Patient: 3.5 stars. I devoured the book and it was great up until the end. I hate endings like that.
Far From The Tree: 5 stars. It’s YA but it was really really good.

QOTW: escape the cold for sure.

[rainbowchip]

This week I finished The Sun Is Also a Star. It was fantastic!

Currently reading On The Come Up. I'm enjoying it.

QOTW: I don't understand. Lol. Definitely go somewhere warm to escape the cold.

[litskispeciality]

I'm trying to finish Then She Was Gone today if I can (sitting in a waiting room, having a hard time concentrating).

QOTW: Escape the cold all the way. I always dream of doing that but worry about bad weather where I live screwing that up (flying in or out).

[tacokick]

All the Rage: Mothers, Fathers, and the Myth of Equal Partnership by Darcy Lockman ****

Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes ****

The Rest of the Story by Sarah Dessen ***1/2

The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker ***

The Coincidence of Coconut Cake by Amy E. Reichert 0

I Miss You When I Blink by Mary Laura Philpott *****

The Book of Essie by Meghan Maclean Weir ***

Now I’m reading the second Beverly Cleary memoir. They are both very interesting! It’s amazing to think she is still alive because quite a bit takes place before the Depression. She’s had an interesting a life!


QOTW:

Some place to escape the cold easily! I hate snow and being cold.

[travella]

I finished The Punjabi Widows of Malabar Hill, 4*. I have the next book in the series on my to-read list. I started The Girl With Seven Names: A North Korean Defector's story by Hyeonseo Lee. I like reading her story, but it may take me a while to finish not because of the book itself, but I have a tendency not to read much on vacation. I wish I would have started something lighter instead.

QOTW: It all depends on how hot and cold we are talking. We currently live in a very temperate climate so we wouldn't escape where we live due to temps. If I had to choose one, it would probably be to escape the heat. I hate heat. We drove through AZ in summer and it was awful! I wouldn't want to live in most areas of AZ. I can handle the cold better, but shoveling feet of snow/wading through hip high snow to rake the roof gets old fast too....

[krystee]

I Know Her by Alice Feeney, author of Sometimes I Lie (which I enjoyed), was pretty terrible. Looking forward to a better reading week this week! Ask Again, Yes is next on my list.

[ssmjlm]

I finished Under the Table by Stephanie Evanovich. It was good, but not as good as her earlier books.

Currently reading Winter of the Witch. Omg y’all. Finally some closure! I’ve got about 1/3 left.

QOTW: Definitely somewhere warm to escape the cold.

[meowmaps]

I finished The Sentence is Death by Anthony Horowitz. I liked it a lot but preferred the first in the series.

QOTW: This is a toughie. I hate the cold but I also live where the summers are brutal and winters are fairly mild. I don't like extreme heat or cold but I suppose I'd rather cool off in the a/c than have to warm up under layers of clothes.

[Gato]

I’ve almost finished Flanuese by Lauren Elkin. I love it—her experiences are similar to my own, and she writes with s lot of intellectual heft.

I’m reading Exhalation by Ted Chang next.

QOTW: this so depends on where you’re living. I’m in Maine, so I want to get out of the cold. But if I lived in Texas, my H’s home state, I’d definitely want to GTFO for the entire summer.

[charlatti]

I just started Big Sky by Kate Atkinson, which is good so far. I love the Jackson Brodie books.

QOTW: I love heat and hate cold, so definitely escape the cold! It was 90 and humid here today and I’m a happy camper.

[abs]

Just finished Summer of ‘69. It’s ok. Not great but enjoyable enough.

QOTW: escape the heat for sure. Summer is soooo long.

[sassypants]

I'm about 3/4 of the way through Tony's Wife by Adriana Trigiani.

QOTW: Definitely escape heat. I HATE the heat! I'd much rather layer up than sweat just walking out the door.

[mrspez07]

I’m reading Magic Hour by Kristin Hannah, very enchanting and addictive. I look forward to reading it.
Started listening to How will you Measure your Loge.

Warm to get away from cold please!

[Vespasia]

I finished Shrill by Lindy West. It was hilarious.

Currently reading Moloka'i. It's very good but maybe not as good as I expected due to all the hype.

QOTW: Normally I would say escape the cold. However we're currently vacationing in a country where it's winter, but very mild, and I am not missing the heat at home.

[spedrunner]

Reading house rules by Jodi piccoult

Read This is how it always is. 5 stars!

Trying to decide between these:
The unhoneymooners
The mother in law


Qotd: no longer a fan of the heat (bc it’s so humid here) I love the cold. Def escape the heat

[fernweh]

Just finished You and now reading the sequel Hidden Bodies.

QOTW: lol I think my answer might be different in the winter but right now I am going with cold to escape the heat.

[ally]

I finally finished Column of Fire, Ken Follett.  I enjoyed the 3rd installment (not really necessary to have read the previous books) of the series, but it took me forever to read it.  It's a 900 page book...so there is that.

Today I should finish The Binding, Bridget Collins.  And I have a couple of library books already downloaded.  

I am at 26/52 books for the year - right on schedule, but I only finished 2 books in June.

QOTW: I tend to run cold, so I would have to escape winter weather.

[wesleycrusher]

Read:

-Nobody's Girl Friday: The Women Who Ran Hollywood by J.E. Smyth - 3
-How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler by Ryan North - 4
-One Mountain Thousand Summits: The Untold Story of Tragedy and True Heroism on K2 by Freddie Wilkinson - 3
-Laurie by Stephen King (audio, short story) - 4
-Elevation by Stephen King (audio) - 4


QOTW: Escape the winter. Now that my kids are in school it's harder to get away in the winter though.