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lyssamichelle
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I love talking about books. I have a book blog and everything lol. It hardly gets used though. I tend to stick with YA books. It's not all I read, I love the Sookie Stackhouse books. I haven't had time to read in a while.
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Right now I'm reading Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris and Lord of Shadow by Cassandra Clare. LoS returned itself to the library on my tablet so I have to wait til it's available to finish. I'm really enjoying it.1
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read this
so hard boiled, you'll chip a tooth on it
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amelissa66 wrote: »i love to read. i just read war of the roosevelts its such a great book. i read mostly non fiction.
non-fiction?
then you'll love this:
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Motorsheen wrote: »read this
so hard boiled, you'll chip a tooth on it
That actually sounds really good.0 -
lyssamichelle wrote: »Motorsheen wrote: »read this
so hard boiled, you'll chip a tooth on it
That actually sounds really good.
yeah, Ellroy can be a lil' difficult to get used to.... his style is quite unique.0 -
I'm going to see of its available on the library app.. thanks for the recommendation. I love reading books with unique styles. Hard to find sometimes.0
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I just happened to read a pretty good YA book a few weeks ago, Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy.
The author is getting a bit of flak about her portrayal of the main character's sexuality, but I loved the book and thought it was a fantastic and current voice for non-rural Southern poverty. Very good!0 -
@TeacupsAndToning wrote: »I got to about book 10 with the Sookie Stackhouse books but then it just got WAY too goofy for me - much like the show. I had to stop at season 4.
A YA series that I liked was The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong. I read that one a long time ago and loved it. There were two more I think, that came after it.
At the moment I'm reading the Phryne Fisher books. They're crime novels set in the 20s - she's a female detective in Australia. They're very easy reads and I'm breezing right through them.
Do you dog-ear the pages where she has sex with the criminals or the Aborigines?
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I've been reading the Diane Fallon series by Beverly Connor. It's semi-fluffy crime solving. Similar to the Patricia Cornwell Scarpetta books, before she started writing all of her characters like *kitten*.0
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I'm reading 'Hillbilly Elegy' by JD Vance, it is a good read. Also looking forward to the third book in the 'Pillars of the Earth' series by Follett.0
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I'm halfway into Gather the Daughters by Jennie Melamed and it's darkly fascinating but so visceral. Dystopian books aren't really my thing normally... Anyone read it?0
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seltzermint555 wrote: »I'm halfway into Gather the Daughters by Jennie Melamed and it's darkly fascinating but so visceral. Dystopian books aren't really my thing normally... Anyone read it?
Dystopian?
try:
Earth Abides - George Stewart
Alas Babylon - Pat Frank
Nexus - Ramez Naam
One Second After - William Forstchen
The Road - Cormac
Flashback - Dan Simmons
anything by William Gibson2 -
TeacupsAndToning wrote: »I got to about book 10 with the Sookie Stackhouse books but then it just got WAY too goofy for me - much like the show. I had to stop at season 4.
A YA series that I liked was The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong. I read that one a long time ago and loved it. There were two more I think, that came after it.
At the moment I'm reading the Phryne Fisher books. They're crime novels set in the 20s - she's a female detective in Australia. They're very easy reads and I'm breezing right through them.
I loved trueblood. I watched it faithfully lol. Never finished the final season though. I just love vampires and fairies... and weres lol.
Oh I read those! It was back when they were released. I loved them. She did a spin off series too I loved. The Gathering I think..
Like Veronica Mars grown up?0 -
seltzermint555 wrote: »I just happened to read a pretty good YA book a few weeks ago, Ramona Blue by Julie Murphy.
The author is getting a bit of flak about her portrayal of the main character's sexuality, but I loved the book and thought it was a fantastic and current voice for non-rural Southern poverty. Very good!
I've never even heard of her. Why is she getting flak? I'll need to look it up lol1 -
I've gathered up a bunch of Stephen King books to read. I've been on/off reading 'Salems Lot the past few weeks. Once I finish this I'll be onto The Stand.0
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Motorsheen wrote: »seltzermint555 wrote: »I'm halfway into Gather the Daughters by Jennie Melamed and it's darkly fascinating but so visceral. Dystopian books aren't really my thing normally... Anyone read it?
Dystopian?
try:
Earth Abides - George Stewart
Alas Babylon - Pat Frank
Nexus - Ramez Naam
One Second After - William Forstchen
The Road - Cormac
Flashback - Dan Simmons
anything by William Gibson
Solid list! I'm at 50%, so I'll have to check out the others.0 -
TeacupsAndToning wrote: »
I wouldn't say it's like Veronica Mars. She's a detective but her attitude is fairly different. She's a modern thinking woman in the 20s so she's considered risque for the time. She's also about ten years older than Veronica.
I did say like a grown up Veronica Mars lol. I love detective stories lol.
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The Scavenger's Daughters is a great series about abandoned baby girls in China.0
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lyssamichelle wrote: »I love talking about books. I have a book blog and everything lol. It hardly gets used though. I tend to stick with YA books. It's not all I read, I love the Sookie Stackhouse books. I haven't had time to read in a while.
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I just finished The Panther by Nelson DeMille. About halfway through the last book in his series and then I will be in dire nerd to recommendations!!! So, you know the drill! Message me some good series to read!!0
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