August Reading

[sadie]

I read Butcher and Blackbird. It was spicy! But a fun read.

Others I've finished recently and have enjoyed:

Faculty Lounge
Run on Freida McFadden books-Never Lie, Handmaid's Tale series.
Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

[rupertpenny]

I finished Long Island Compromise. I liked the themes (social class, living with trauma, etc.), and the characters were well done, but the story didn't hang together as well as I thought it would. I think I was hoping for a big ending like in Fleishman Is in Trouble.

[TR]

Aug 7, 2024 11:17:05 GMT -5 rupertpenny said:

I finished Long Island Compromise. I liked the themes (social class, living with trauma, etc.), and the characters were well done, but the story didn't hang together as well as I thought it would. I think I was hoping for a big ending like in Fleishman Is in Trouble.

I’m about 50% of the way into this one and liking it so far. I’m a sucker for a generational family story lol

[mcmel]

I’m listening to Incidents Around the House. It’s scary and I’m really enjoying all of the imagery.

[TR]

Aug 7, 2024 11:17:05 GMT -5 rupertpenny said:

I finished Long Island Compromise. I liked the themes (social class, living with trauma, etc.), and the characters were well done, but the story didn't hang together as well as I thought it would. I think I was hoping for a big ending like in Fleishman Is in Trouble.

Ok I finished this and she used the word “preternaturally” FOUR TIMES. Which is honestly three too many times in one book.

[wildrice]

Aug 7, 2024 10:30:25 GMT -5 sadie said:

I read Butcher and Blackbird. It was spicy! But a fun read.

Others I've finished recently and have enjoyed:

Faculty Lounge
Run on Freida McFadden books-Never Lie, Handmaid's Tale series.
Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

I really hated Never Lie, but she seems to be such a popular author - should I try again?

The twist was just so unbelievable to me that I was mad. I think I liked it ok up to that point.

[sadie]

Aug 7, 2024 20:18:46 GMT -5 wildrice said:

Aug 7, 2024 10:30:25 GMT -5 sadie said:

I read Butcher and Blackbird. It was spicy! But a fun read.

Others I've finished recently and have enjoyed:

Faculty Lounge
Run on Freida McFadden books-Never Lie, Handmaid's Tale series.
Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

I really hated Never Lie, but she seems to be such a popular author - should I try again?

The twist was just so unbelievable to me that I was mad. I think I liked it ok up to that point.

I didn't love Never Lie. I don't love her as an author, but find her books to be mindlessly entertaining. I couldn't finish The Teacher, because, ew.

I think there are plenty of other popular authors to read if you are not drawn to Freida. Don't waste your time!

[lindyanne]

I finished A Man Called Ove Sunday and just finished It Ends With Us this afternoon and started It Starts With Us. It’s been a long time since I have read more than sporadically and I’m really enjoying it so much. Can’t wait to watch the movies too.

[lilac05]

I finished Katherine Center's The Rom-Commers today. I generally tend to prefer more non-fiction books, but am slowly learning that there's stuff to be learned in a lot of fiction books, too. This was an easy and enjoyable read with a few nuggets of wisdom added in.

I'm now reading Check & Mate. It's fine so far. Didn't realize it was YA.

Tomorrow, when my earbuds are charged, I plan to listen to My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey.

[Jalapeñomel]

Aug 7, 2024 19:48:46 GMT -5 TR said:

Aug 7, 2024 11:17:05 GMT -5 rupertpenny said:

I finished Long Island Compromise. I liked the themes (social class, living with trauma, etc.), and the characters were well done, but the story didn't hang together as well as I thought it would. I think I was hoping for a big ending like in Fleishman Is in Trouble.

Ok I finished this and she used the word “preternaturally” FOUR TIMES. Which is honestly three too many times in one book.

This is the kind of review I’m here for. I notice these things too, and I’m like, did the editor not catch this nonsense??

[eb777888]

Aug 7, 2024 20:18:46 GMT -5 wildrice said:

Aug 7, 2024 10:30:25 GMT -5 sadie said:

I really hated Never Lie, but she seems to be such a popular author - should I try again?

The twist was just so unbelievable to me that I was mad. I think I liked it ok up to that point.

I finished this last night. Yeah, it was a lot lol

[scm1011]

Aug 5, 2024 16:26:42 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

Aug 5, 2024 14:53:49 GMT -5 7costanza said:

I just finished Slade House and liked it, also Margo’s Got Money Troubles was a fun read. I just started The Summer Pact by Emily Giffin.

I’m looking for audio book recommendations, I’m driving alone ~10 hours round trip this weekend and am hoping to get at least most of the way through a book in that time.

Ask Again, Yes
Wellness
house on the Cerulean Sea
The Extraordinaries
The Women
Dave Grohl’s memoir

I started this and really love it so far - thanks for the rec!

[underwaterrhymes]

I just finished The Six by Anni Taylor. Not bad enough to DNF, but I skimmed a lot. 2 *

[Jalapeñomel]

Anyone read and recommend Small Things Like These?

[TR]

Aug 8, 2024 18:50:17 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

Anyone read and recommend Small Things Like These?

I did! I thought it was sweet and understated. It’s also SO short that even if you hated it, it wouldn’t be a huge loss lol

[rupertpenny]

Aug 8, 2024 18:50:17 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

Anyone read and recommend Small Things Like These?

I thought this was wonderful. It is quite short, more like a novella.

[followyourarrow]

Aug 5, 2024 13:54:58 GMT -5 followyourarrow said:

I also just started The Woman at the Light, and I'm loving it.

I finished The Woman at the Light.  1 1/2 stars.

TW and spoilers:


It dealt a lot with racism, and I didn't think it did a good job of it and brushed a lot of things aside.  There was a lot of justification of bad things, because those were the times and how they'd grown up.  I liked the general premise of the book, a female light keeper, but that was honestly only a quarter of the story. 

[underwaterrhymes]

I just read The Five Year Lie by Sarina Bowen. I picked it up expecting a thriller, but it was more romance than I expected. I really liked it, though. 4*

[sju]

Finished Iron Flame. Although Fourth Wing was better, I still enjoyed it a lot and plan to read the next one. I have lots of questions. 

My next hold to be available should be Betty. Has anyone read it?

[isabel]

Aug 5, 2024 14:53:49 GMT -5 7costanza said:

I just finished Slade House and liked it, also Margo’s Got Money Troubles was a fun read. I just started The Summer Pact by Emily Giffin.

I’m looking for audio book recommendations, I’m driving alone ~10 hours round trip this weekend and am hoping to get at least most of the way through a book in that time.

If I recall correctly, friends said Cloud Cuckoo Land was excellent on audio. It’s a wonderful book.

[Jalapeñomel]

Aug 8, 2024 19:42:02 GMT -5 TR said:

Aug 8, 2024 18:50:17 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

Anyone read and recommend Small Things Like These?

I did! I thought it was sweet and understated. It’s also SO short that even if you hated it, it wouldn’t be a huge loss lol

Aug 8, 2024 21:43:35 GMT -5 rupertpenny said:

Aug 8, 2024 18:50:17 GMT -5 Jalapeñomel said:

Anyone read and recommend Small Things Like These?

I thought this was wonderful. It is quite short, more like a novella.

Ok, great! Thanks!

[Jalapeñomel]

I really liked The Reappearance of Rachel Price. First book I’d recommend in a while for easy thriller reads.

[meowmaps]

Finished Real Americans by Rachel Khong yesterday. Really liked it. Multigenerational family saga with some atypical elements.

[lilac05]

Finished the 5 Second Rule by Mel Robins. Typical self-help book. Just do this and ALL your problems will be solved! Bleh. But OK to have on in the car as I was taking kids to/from places.

Listening to Not In It to Win It by Andy Stanley. (About religion and politics.) Really good so far!

[expectantsteelerfan]

Aug 5, 2024 8:00:02 GMT -5 ny96 said:

Aug 4, 2024 13:05:40 GMT -5 shopgirl07 said:

The God of the Woods was so, so good.

I loved it too!

I had never heard of this but it showed up 3 times as shelves by 3 different people in my Goodreads emails this week, so I def put it on my to read shelf. I'm deciding if I should wait to recommend it as my next book club read or just request it from the library now (when there's a book lots of people are talking about I usually bring it up and suggest it once, but if it doesn't get picked, go ahead and read it myself).
I haven't read anything great lately...Ali Hazelwood Steminest novellas were pretty terrible. Same Time Next Summer was decent.

[shopgirl07]

Aug 9, 2024 21:23:18 GMT -5 underwaterrhymes said:

I just read The Five Year Lie by Sarina Bowen. I picked it up expecting a thriller, but it was more romance than I expected. I really liked it, though. 4*

I really liked this one too.

[Jalapeñomel]

You May Now Kill the Bride was terrible, and I only finished it because I wasted an Audible credit on it (and I don’t want to max out my refund status. Lol).

[ksun]

I've had a slow start. I've only finished One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid

[macmars45]

The House of Eve and And Then There Was Me both by Sadeqa Johnson were SO good! 

[wkatie]

Aug 10, 2024 14:56:52 GMT -5 meowmaps said:

Finished Real Americans by Rachel Khong yesterday. Really liked it. Multigenerational family saga with some atypical elements.

Loved this book!