What are you reading currently?
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I'm currently reading Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King, and I'm really enjoying it so far!
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I recently read Soul of the Sword by Julie Kagawa & The Heart Forger by Rin Chupeco.
I'm not sure what I'm reading next.1 -
tweak by nic sheff1
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A Wrinkle in Time. This part of my effort to catch up on well American "classics" I missed as a kid. Just started but enjoying it so far.2
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Chosen Champion by Elise Kova1
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In the midst of rereading the entire Shannara series by Terry Brooks now that he has a new trilogy. Currently up to book 8 of almost 25?1
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i just finished reading 8 charlie gallagher books. bloody brilliant. right now im reading "Rocket Jump: Quake and the Golden Age of First-Person Shooters
a non fiction book about the rise of id Software with doom and quake and the FPS games that came after1 -
I'm currently reading The Shadowglass by Rin Chupeco0
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Making progress on the Shannara series, only two more re-reads before I can begin the new trilogy. Only...rumor has it that it'll actually be a quartet, and there will still be one more book to go. Gah! Now I don't know if I wanna start reading the new stuff at all, and chance forgetting crucial events or characters while waiting for the next book to come out.0
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So, Terry Brooks was my co-worker's college roommate's dad. She has multiple signed books. I'm kinda jealous.
I had to re-read this a few times. My first thought was that I had just discovered an "in" to get an autograph or two, or to give him a copy of my own novel inspired by him. Then I realized your statement was more along the lines of "Spaceballs" where Lord Helmet is telling our hero how he used to be his mother's brother's sister's cousin's former college roommate... "So, what does that make us?" "Absolutely nothing!"0 -
So, Terry Brooks was my co-worker's college roommate's dad. She has multiple signed books. I'm kinda jealous.
I had to re-read this a few times. My first thought was that I had just discovered an "in" to get an autograph or two, or to give him a copy of my own novel inspired by him. Then I realized your statement was more along the lines of "Spaceballs" where Lord Helmet is telling our hero how he used to be his mother's brother's sister's cousin's former college roommate... "So, what does that make us?" "Absolutely nothing!"
Yeah, it doesn't help either of us. But it helped my coworker get signed copies, which is still pretty cool.
I have signed copies of a few books. I have stuff from Richelle Mead, Holly Black, Neal Shusterman and Sarah J. Maas. Target and Barnes & Noble get signed copies in sometimes.0 -
Just finished up "Shatter City" by Scott Westerfeld. Now reading "Heart of the Moors" by Holly Black.0
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I once had a signed edition of a financial self-help book which I loaned to a coworker. Unfortunately that coworker was military, and when he got assigned to a new base in another part of the country, my book went with him, never to be seen (by me) again. Phooey.0
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I'm currently reading "Kill Me Once, Kill Me Twice" by Clara Kensie. I also have a shelf full of books and I'm not quite sure which one I'll read next. I love anything Young Adult that's paranormal or dystopian.
I'm also an author myself! I just released a book last month and I've got two books left before my Unfortunate Spells series is complete! I commented back in July that I was writing that book and now it's done and out into the world! LOL. Look me up on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/Jennifer-Laslie/e/B00NCJV6Z40 -
I just finished up the "Institute of the Shadow Fae" series by C.N. Crawford. I may look into reading more of their books that are based in the same universe.0
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Just began *Hidden Faces* by Salavator Dali.0
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The Warsaw Orphan by Kelly Rimmer (5*): A better than average, but often grim, historical novel about the destruction of Warsaw in WWII. Author keeps historical background authentic in a story about teens on either side of the Jewish ghetto who have very different philosophies about surviving the horrors of the German, then Soviet, occupation and terror campaigns0
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A Heart So Fierce and Broken (Cursebreakers #2)
by Brigid Kemmerer
Book 1 was a retelling of Beauty and the Beast. Book 2 isn't. This is a trilogy. One of the characters has cerebral palsy; it is pretty rare to have a character with a physical ailment like this in a fantasy novel.0 -
Thrawn Ascendancy
I absolutely loved the Star Wars trilogy where Grand Admiral Thrawn tries to resurrect the Empire after the events of "Episode VI: Return of the Jedi". However, when Disney purchased the rights to the franchise, non-movie books were rejected as "not canon" meaning they never actually occurred. Well, Timothy Zahn had issue with this, so got permission from Disney to write more books about Thrawn, first a trilogy which depicts his rise within the xenophobic Empire to the rank of Grand Admiral, and now more recently a new trilogy which goes even further back, to the rise of Thrawn within his own race's military ranks, before he ever gets sent to join the Empire as a titular spy. I love Thrawn...I love the books by Zahn... just a perfect match of author to subject!2 -
Painting the Light by Sally Cabot Gunning (5*)
Turn of the 20th century orphaned art student marries a charming prodigal and ends up on his family sheep farm on Martha's Vineyard neglected, belittled, her inheritance squandered, and most of the work. When he disappears, she finds her circumstances are more dire than she knew and secrets and mysteries are soon to surface.
I really loved this drama--intriguing plot, rich background, well-drawn characters, natural and often acerbic dialogue, depth and gravitas. This is an exceptionally well-constructed and well-written novel. There are no perfect people here, but realistic, flawed people who make misjudgments and behave badly. These characters reside in a starkly realistic world of sheep and storms, not unicorns and rainbows. After all, you can't paint light without any dark.1 -
Book 1 was a retelling of Beauty and the Beast. Book 2 isn't. This is a trilogy. One of the characters has cerebral palsy; it is pretty rare to have a character with a physical ailment like this in a fantasy novel.
Great to see you, Catfish_Fan! My have you changed! Interesting comment. People with CP are rare in any book genre, now that I think about it.
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Thrawn Ascendancy
I absolutely loved the Star Wars trilogy where Grand Admiral Thrawn tries to resurrect the Empire after the events of "Episode VI: Return of the Jedi". However, when Disney purchased the rights to the franchise, non-movie books were rejected as "not canon" meaning they never actually occurred. Well, Timothy Zahn had issue with this, so got permission from Disney to write more books about Thrawn, first a trilogy which depicts his rise within the xenophobic Empire to the rank of Grand Admiral, and now more recently a new trilogy which goes even further back, to the rise of Thrawn within his own race's military ranks, before he ever gets sent to join the Empire as a titular spy. I love Thrawn...I love the books by Zahn... just a perfect match of author to subject!
I recently finished The Hand of Thrawn duology from 1997 (on June 4) and enjoyed it, I look forward to reading more! There are the Disney Canon books and the pre-Disney books separately, but not lesser in my opinion.0 -
The Last Bookshop in London: A Novel of World War II by Madeline Martin (4*)
This novel of Londoners during the Blitz is a most heart-warming and inspiring story. The writing is more akin to that of the romance genre, making it a fast and easy read, but did the job, and the characters are more stock types than complex rounded humans but they did the job, too, and, in spite of all their porcelain wonderfulness, were likable and sympathetic. Still, the plot and circumstances were well-thought out and developed, so it was an engrossing, entertaining read that showed integrity in its authenticity.0 -
The Awakening (The Dragon Heart Legacy #1) by Nora Roberts (3*)
Insecure young doormat from Philadelphia travels to Ireland and discovers she is descended from fairies and an evil god. She has undiscovered powers that the fay need to save the world and her evil grandfather wants in order to help him destroy it.
Although this book has elements of a good story, it shows potential but nothing more. Not only is it not a stand alone story, it isn't even a story. it goes nowhere. Its just an long introduction to the future novels in the series--all build up and no resolutions. You'd be wise to wait until the rest of the series is written.0 -
We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker (5*)
Local cop in a small CA coastal resort town investigates the murder of an old friend after another old friend is convicted of that crime, but our protagonist is convinced of the man's innocence.
This is one of the better psychological suspense/whodunnits that I've read in a while, which surprised me because it started out rather sketchy and confusing, taking a while before the author gave the reader enough information to begin to follow what's happening and get really engrossed in the tale. It is a tragic story made up of very sad, unfortunate characters and full of unexpected twists and turns. The who in the whodunnit will surprise you.0 -
I'm reading a pair of novels, The Getaway God (Sandman Slim #6) is cheesy urban fantasy by Richard Kadrey, and The Last Mountain Man by William W. Johnstone is cheesy western.0
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I hate trying to read multiple novels at once. Takes my brain too long to switch gears from one storyline to the other, to remember what significant events/characters had been presented so far, etc. My daughter, on the other hand, at any given time has a minimum of three novels going at once, but considering how fast she reads I don't know why she bothers and doesn't just finish one at a time. (She's like me when I was her age... at least 7 novels complete per week. I at least raised one of my four kids right...)2
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My library loan hold for the 8th Star Trek: Discovery e-book came in finally, entitled Wonderlands. That's great, because I just finished the 7th one on June 9. If you've watched the show, Wonderlands stars Michael and Book. Someone pointed out to me that the abbreviation for these stories (and the show) is quite unfortunate, STD.
You make a good point, nossmf, as I have put down the cheesy western in order to read the other books. I will get back to the western but I have waited a long time for this library hold. If the storylines are complex at all it is tough to read multiple books and remember everything. The western is not complex though, I'll pick it back up in a day or two without missing a beat.1
