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[HomeInMyShoes]

Ugh. I need to finish this book. It is taking forever.

The Untouchable by Jon Banville is enjoyable, but is taking forever to read. I've officially lost my patience for the book. It needs to be done. Last week.

[Dngrsone]

Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

Ugh. I need to finish this book. It is taking forever.

The Untouchable by Jon Banville is enjoyable, but is taking forever to read. I've officially lost my patience for the book. It needs to be done. Last week.

You could always pause and take in a second book... I find I have to do that sometimes when a book is okay or even good, but I am either not in the proper mood or it isn’t quite engaging enough to drag me along. I make sure to go in an entirely different genre so I muddle up the storylines.

Speaking of which... I am just starting the third volume of Prescription : Murder which shouldn't take long, but then I will have to pick something else to read and I am uncertain which direction to go. Dngrswife just went on a binge-watch of the LoTR movies the last couple days, but last time I read them (it was less than a year ago), I couldn't read anything else for a month and a half. I'm tempted to try Terry Pratchett, since I got the first Discworld book for free, but if I get hooked, then that would be an expensive follow-up (isn't there like 40 books or something in that series?)

[HomeInMyShoes]

Already done that. Already renewed from the library once. I just need to finish it.

Yep 40 books for Discworld, but it is a series where there is little to pull from each book for the next. I've been reading Discworld since 2005ish. A few books a year. I've got about fifteen left.

[Fbone]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Next up: Valour's Choice by Tanya Huff. The first in a series, and my first from this author. Mil SF.

This one I abandoned after 200 pages. Let's hope you enjoy it

[Nyssa]

Originally Posted by Nyssa

Next up: Leviathan Wakes which has been paired, in my copy, with The Dragon's Path, both of which are part of my challenge. So, yay, two for the price of one!

Despite sitting on my "Currently Reading" shelf for a while now, I just started reading this about a week ago. I'm now 14 chapters in and am enjoying it.

I think Holden is my favorite character so far, followed by Naomi.

[alansplace]

Originally Posted by alansplace

The Flower-Covered Corpse was another good read from Michael Avallone!

And now back to finish Away With The Fairies from Kerry Greenwood!

Unlike previous books in this series Away With The Fairies started a bit slowly and I soon had lost interest. But when I finally picked it back up and continued my reading of it, it slowly gained speed and turned into what I had grown used to with the rest of the Phryne Fisher series. So it ended up ok!



Next, I'm going to read Finders Keepers (Bill Hodges Trilogy #2) by Stephen King. This book is a follow up to Mr. Mercedes!

[Hampshire Nanny]

Originally Posted by Hampshire Nanny

Finished Naero's Run on Wednesday. A pretty good space opera with a teenaged female protagonist. (Not as good as the Kris Longknife or Esmay Suiza series by Mike Shepherd and Elizabeth Moon, respectively.) I will definitely read the next in the series, but for now I've plunged into The Sin Eater's Daughter. It's absolutely fantastic! Thanks to whomever mentioned/recommended it. (I'm sure I heard about it here at MobileRead.)

Finished reading The Sin Eater's Daughter on Saturday morning. Also finished listening to Peter and the Sword of Mercy by Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson. Then I floundered around a while, sampling the beginnings of several books and finally settled on Just One Damed Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor. Having just finished it on the flight to Florida yesterday, I again have to thank the MobileRead member(s) who recommended the Chronicles of St. Mary's. It was such a fun read. I'm again trying to decide exactly what to read next, and it appears it will be Cinder (by Marissa Meyer) which just came in from the library.

[astrangerhere]

Finished Betrayal: The Crisis in the Catholic Church: The findings of the investigation that inspired the major motion picture Spotlight by the Investigative Staff of the Boston Globe on Monday and started Robert Galbraith's (aka JK Rowling) third Cormoran Strike novel Career of Evil.

[ucfgrad93]

I am currently reading Full Rip 9.0: The Next Big Earthquake in the Pacific Northwest on my Kindle.

[KyBunnies]

Originally Posted by KyBunnies

Except for book 4 (that I am waiting on from library) I have finished this series. I enjoyed this and I especially liked the recipes and scrapbooking tips at the end lol.

I received an ARC of Baby Girl by Bette Lee Crosby. I have read all books by this Indie author and I have to state she weaves a story that will pull your heartstrings. I have been warned this one is a tear jerker and I need to have tissues handy. I know I will finish this today so I am also going to start Tender Touch by Charlene Raddon. This was republished by the author. Originally published by Zebra in 1994. After Tender Touch I plan on reading the other 4 books by Charlene Raddon, Forever Mine, The Scent of Roses, & To Have and to Hold. All books were published by Zebra and republished as ebook by the author. Updates to come sometime this week.

I am very far behind in posting. But then I am very far behind in writing reviews for the books I have read. Maybe one day I will get caught up on everything in my life. Will not happen today. I am going to attempt to clean the house unless the animals decide I should do something else.

I loved the book from Bette Lee Crosby. It was a tear jerker and so amazing. The author did tell me parts of the story were based on real life. I highly recommend anything by Bette. She has a unique way of writing that is so refreshing.

Also finished all the books by Charlene Raddon. When these were originally published in the 90's I know I did not read them. I was to much in to Stephen King or books based in regency England. The books were good but not something that blew me away. The writing was fine. The problem was me. I am really on a cozy mystery kick right now and nothing else is measuring up to what my brain wants to read.

I have an Indie Reads author challenge that I am attempting to work thru this year. Read at least 10 books by indie authors from the indiereader.com list. I started reading Ladd Springs by Dianne Venetta. The book was okay for me. Being a farm girl I have a problem with land being take or purchased by large corporations so they can build someone new because it is easier for them to take farm land than tearing down an abandoned building. The writing was okay but there were several editing errors in the book. Then I have a problem with characters getting everything thy desire. Even characters that abused or cheated on someone. They received what they wanted.

After finished book one I moved on to book two. Ladd Fortune by Dianne Venetta and it was the same. Editing errors through out the book and characters receiving everything they want. Again this book was okay for me. Not what I was expecting after reading the description. I wonder why the author gave the characters everything they wanted. I really did not enjoy this book and it took longer to finish than I planned.

I started book 3 in this series last night Hotel Ladd by Dianne Venetta and I got two or three pages into the book. In book two a female character cheated on who she was with. This character was mean and abusive to everyone in the area. Well she ended up pregnant and her hearts desire was the child belonged to the man she cheated on. Well again she got what she wanted. After reading that I DNF'ed this book and the rest of the series. I am not going to read a book where all characters receive everything they want no matter what.

Back in November Harlequin author Ryshia Kennie contacted me asking me to read/review her debut book with them Suspect Witness. I plan to start and finish this tonight and get the review wrote for release day.

Have a great day everyone and if you have cold weather stay warm and remember spring is about 8 weeks away.

[Dngrsone]

Finished Prescription: Murder; decided to try something new-- I got on the treadmill that had been newly excavated from the archeological site that is the breakfast nook in my kitchen and picked a book at near random: Armageddon Girl by C.J. Carella, apparently another superhero-type book (apparently that's a going thing, now) The main character is a geeked out college girl with none of the looks and most of the awkwardness.

What has sold me for the book is this quote halfway through the first chapter:

My freaking life can't pass the Bechdel test, she thought bitterly.

[WT Sharpe]

Originally Posted by Dngrsone

Finished Prescription: Murder....

I'd love to read this one. Google says there's no ebook available.

[WT Sharpe]

Currently reading the short but fascinating Our Furry Friends: The Science of Pets. It's an ebook from the editors of Scientific American consisting of various articles by differing contributors about pets that have appeared in the magazine.

[Dngrsone]

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

I'd love to read this one. Google says there's no ebook available.

Amazon US has three volumes in ebook form for $2.99 each.

I picked them up when they were $0.99 each back in December.

[CRussel]

Originally Posted by CRussel

And finished. Very much enjoyed, even as a re-read and knowing where the ugly parts are.

Next up, yet another in the Vorkosiverse, Barrayar. This tells of the birth of Miles Vorkosigan, amongst other significant events. After this one, I'll be taking a break from the series to read something else, but I think I'm up for this one more.

Finished Barrayar. I did enjoy this re-read, as it tied together some loose ends that I'd kind of lost track of over the many, many years I've been reading about the Vorkosigans.

Next up, the first of the Jade del Cameron series recommended by ATDrake: Suzanne Arruda's Mark of the Lion. This has been on my Amazon wishlist for a while, and I succumbed yesterday and bought it. Like I didn't have enough to read already.