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Originally Posted by pilotbob

Just finished _Max_ by James Patterson. I really like these books even though they are for young readers... and they are a quick read. Say what you want about Patterson writing fluff, but all his books (at least the Maximum Ride books) move very fast and are entertaining.

Now that the first book in the series is a freebie, I'm going to check it out. I tend to like YA fiction, so am anticipating a really fun read.

Originally Posted by pilotbob

I think I might start on _Mistborn_ next.

Do! I raced through all three in the series and would enjoy reading more. Maybe when Sanderson finishes Jordan's Wheel of Time saga, he can go back to the world of Mistborn.

Originally Posted by radamo

I am whizzing my way through "The Collectors" by Baldacci. It is the follow on to the "Camel Club". I am really enjoying it so far. The Camel Club was my first Baldacci book and I really like his writing style and characters.

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I've read the first two o fthe Camel Club series and it's quite good. My wife has gone through that series and the secret agents one and some of the stand alones.

The very first book I read on my Kindle was Baldacci's Stone Cold, the fourth in the Camel Club series. I had just finished reading a paperback of The Collectors and wanted to make sure that the first book I read was one that I was extremely eager to read. That way, I hoped that my evaluation of the Kindle wouldn't be biased by whether or not I enjoyed the book itself. It was a good decision; my only problem is that now I want the next book in the series, Divine Justice. I've also read the first 3 books in the Sean King & Michelle Maxwell series and enjoyed those very much.

Originally Posted by MelC

Finished Three Men in a Boat and am starting my first ever James Patterson - Run for your Life.

I've read the first 4 chapters of Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) and need to get back to it so I can join the discussion in the other thread.

Originally Posted by doreenjoy

Taking another break from Perdido Street Station to read an old Regency, "Parson's Pleasure" from www.regencyreads.com (no DRM!).

I may have to throw in the towel on PSS, or start skipping huge chunks of it.

Next up is SPIN. Old Man's War is also on my reading list for this term.

No clue when I'll have time to write my thesis with all this reading going on.

I think it might be a luxury to be taking a class that required me to read good SF/F. You should enjoy Old Man's War and if you snagged the freebie from TOR last year, you won't have had to spend any money for it. I have Perdido Street Station sitting on my kitchen table and I'm trying to decide if I'm going to read it.

Originally Posted by lilac_jive

I'm reading "Another One Bites the Dust" by Jennifer Rardin. Her first book, "Once Bitten Twice Shy" was the $1 Orbit book, and I really enjoyed it. But of course, the rest of the books are $10 a pop. Argh. Obviously I bought it anyway, and it's pretty good.

Really enjoyed the freebie, so I bought Another One Bites the Dust yesterday. I went for the paperback, though since I'm going to swap it away in the Paranormal reading group at my book-swapping site. Will have to buy it for the Kindle if the others on my Amazon account read the first book and enjoy it. (I try to buy books for the Kindle that several of us will read and enjoy since I can't swap those away.)

Originally Posted by Patricia

Earlene Fowler also does mysteries with a quilting theme.
http://www.earlenefowler.com/books.htm

Yes ... an excellent series. Another author who uses quilts in her books is Sandra Dallas. Alice's Tulips is set during the 1860s in the US midwest, The Diary of Mattie Spencer is set in the 1860s in the Colorado frontier, and The Persian Pickle Club is set in the 1930s in Kansas. Her latest novel, Prayers for Sale was selected as Barnes & Noble's 13th B&N Recommends pick, which catapulted the book onto the NY Times bestseller list. I'm going to have to put it on my wishlist!