Wow, I got a little bit behind with the thread as I was away in London over the weekend. Hope everybody had a great weekend
I managed to get book number 5 finished on the bus ride into London. Trouble is, I am struggling to get into anything else, I have already read some good books this year which are taking some beating!
I DNF the last two books I tried -
Three Princes by Ramona Wheeler - read to 25% - After a great start, it just got boring and didn't hold my attention
Half-Resurrection Blues by Daniel Jose Older - read to 28% - Did not like the writing style or the main character
so I haven't added to my books completed list yet this week.
I hate to abandon a book in the middle, something which I rarely do. Sometimes, though, it just has to be done. Hope you can find something to hold your attention soon
#2 - Eight Hundred Grapes
by
Laura Dave (Goodreads Author)
3.59 ·
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7,694 Ratings ·
1,073 Reviews
There are secrets you share, and secrets you hide…
Growing up on her family’s Sonoma vineyard, Georgia Ford learned some important secrets. The secret number of grapes it takes to make a bottle of wine: eight hundred. The secret ingredient in her mother’s lasagna: chocolate. The secret behind ending a fight: hold hands.
But just a week before her wedding, thirty-year-old Georgia discovers her beloved fiancé has been keeping a secret so explosive, it will change their lives forever.
Georgia does what she’s always done: she returns to the family vineyard, expecting the comfort of her long-married parents, and her brothers, and everything familiar. But it turns out her fiancé is not the only one who’s been keeping secrets…
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Hardcover, 260 pages
I chose this for my night to host my book club in March. It was good, kept my attention and can't wait to discuss it with my friends.
Sounds intriguing, will take a look at that one.
I just finished my first of 12:
What Claims by Fire by Robin Rice
#5 Tasting Beer: An Insider's Guide to the World's Greatest Drink by Randy Mosher
The title says it all. I read this for a book club meeting for the Girls Pint Out group I'm involved with. Lots of great information about the history of beer and the brewing process.
I gave it 4 out of 5 because it was written in 2007 and for any other beer snobs out there, a lot has changed in the last decade. Especially with sour beers. The book talks about gose being an almost extinct style and its come roaring back to life in the last few years. I would have liked there to be an updated second edition.
Wow, not sure about the book but love the sound of the Girls Pint Out group
I'll join in. My goal is 52 books and I've read 3 so far.
Welcome. When you update with the books you've read, could you say the title, author and whether you would recommend it. We all like to get recommendations here
Wilma-bride, I had to set aside 'Bad Country' and read this one. Now will try to finish Bad Country but truthfully it is not grabbing my attention. Maybe it will get better.
I am glad I haven't spent the money to download it yet then - it's still pretty pricey on
Amazon UK.
#8 A Monstrous Regiment of Women by Lauri R King-the second in the Mary Russell series. This was fantastic-great story and well written.
#9 The Dressmaker by Rosalie Ham-didn't love this. Felt like it was missing something.
I read my first 2 books out of 50
Book #1 Shopaholic to the Rescue by Sophie Kinsella Not as good as the first few of the series but I did like it better than the previous one. I gave it a 3.5/5
I did not like the latest couple of Shopaholic books, they don't compare at all to the early ones.
I was out super-late last night (David Bowie double-feature, TOTALLY worth the late night!), so I decided today was a good day to lay around in my PJs reading and catching up on schoolwork. So I've finished book 6 and am well into book 7.
I love lazy reading days in my PJs - I had a lot of those over Christmas
This thread caught my eye since I do read quite a bit. I'm going to set my goal at 80 though it's possible I'll exceed it.
I read several books last year that I enjoyed and the first one that came to mind is Confessions of a Prairie B***h by Alison Arngrim. It was so interesting reading about her life and tidbits of information on all the cast of Little House on the Prairie. It was a very good, easy read and I highly recommend it.
I've read two books so far this year:
1/80 - The Cinderella Murder by Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke. This is a typical Clark book and their collaboration is good. It's about a television producer that has a cold case series. They has success with solving a cold case for their series premiere and begin another cold case investigation.
2/80 - An Unfinished Affair by William St. James. This is his first novel. He does a fairly good job. It is a political thriller. If you can overlook the punctuation errors and lack of editing I think that you will find that it is interesting enough.
I'm in a book club and our selection this month is Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb. This is a very good fantasy book. It's the first book of a trilogy which is followed by three more trilogies that all intertwine. Actually the fourth trilogy has expanded to a fourth book which I have in my book pile to read. I would highly recommend these books.
Welcome and thanks for the recommendations
3/12 Mathlet vrs athlete
Twins one is a Mathlet and the other is a athlete and they learn to work together
Sounds interesting. You are doing well
#4: Sisters of Treason by Elizabeth Fremantle. From Goodreads:
I'm on a huge kick as of late with historical fiction!
For some reason, historical fiction is a genre which I can't bring myself to read. Not sure why, maybe I worry I wont' 'get it'
I want to jump in on this 2 weeks late. I want to read 52 books, one a week. So far this year, I've read 5 books, which includes 3 audiobooks. I get audiobooks read a lot quicker because I listen to them on my commute to work and when I walk my dog in the mornings and evenings. Here's what I've finished so far:
So You've Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by JK Rowling
Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith
I just started listening to Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and I'm in the middle of reading The Shell Collector by Anthony Doerr.
5/120 - The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith (pen name of J K Rowling)
The first book of the Cormoran Strike mystery series. Didn't know until I was done that the author is actually Rowling.
As much as I tried to like this book, I could never really get into it. I forced myself to read it simply because I wanted to find out if the death was suicide or murder, and if so, who did it. I might try to read the next book, because I'd like to see where the main characters go, but it would have to be a "I have nothing else to read" type thing.
6/120 - Angels Peak by Robyn Carr (Virgin River series)
I've been enjoying this series and was glad when the next book became available. I particularly enjoyed it after the previous book.
I still haven't read the Harry Potter books
But so many people have recommended the Robert Galbraith that I may have to try one.
OT I love this thread becuse as soon as I am done reading for work I have ideas on what to read next do thank you
I know, I love getting ideas and recommendations. Thank you to everybody who participates int his thread