Happy Friday the 13th!! What are you reading?

alithebride

How do you like it so far? Is it for the challenges or just fun?

ChristyDM82

Technically nothing. Last night I finished An Abundance of Katherines by John Green. I enjoyed it. It was # 20 of my goal of 25. 

Tonight I plan to start Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

jlq2005

I'm just about to start Surrender to Sultry and I can't wait! I'm sure I'm going to love it. 

jackiback

Wild Things: The Art of Nuturing Boys. So far, it is fantastic.

fabk

Austenland. Its decent.

EliStar

Days of Blood and Starlight. I'm not loving it as much as book 1, but it's still good. #16 for the year.

cnthrdlywt2bwZ

I began MaddAdam by Margaret Atwood but it's not pulling me in at all.

Still reading The Moonstone too but I may need to take a break from it and read something else to get me back to reading. This week has been sort of shameful, reading-wise.

lizabethann6

jackiback said:

Wild Things: The Art of Nuturing Boys. So far, it is fantastic.

@jackiback I loved loved loved that book!

jackiback

lizabethann6 said:

Wild Things: The Art of Nuturing Boys. So far, it is fantastic.

@jackiback I loved loved loved that book!

I'm going to a conference in Chattanooga next weekend and David (I forget his last name...) will be there and this book has been on my TBR for the longest time so I wanted to read it before I heard him speak. 

I feel like this is one that I'll be pulling out all through the boys' lives. 

nbalkin

Wicked Appetite by Janet Evanovich. It's ok, but I really enjoy the humor throughout.

PhoenixRising11

I am reading First Class: The Legacy of Dunbar, America's First Black Public High School, as well as Food: The Good Girl's Drug. They are 89 and 90 for the year.

I don't read a lot of non-self-help nonfiction, but I am interested in the history of education in our country, and when First Class showed up on the library's website, I decided to check it out. And it's really good so far...it's an interesting look at the whole issue surrounding segregation and the disparity among the races. The book traces Dunbar from its beginnings through its time as an elite school and then to its decline. I am only about a quarter of the way through it, but I am enjoying it.

And Food: The Good Girl's Drug...it's like the author crawled into my head and stole all my thoughts. Parts of it hit uncomfortably close to home, but in a good way,

Hoycie

Siege and Storm (Grisha, #2). #35 for year.

SnShne322

I'm reading Surrender to Sultry for #48 and listening to Soulless for #49.

duxcaelo

I am reading Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erickson.  I am only a chapter in, but it has been difficult to get into it.  I'm hopeful it will pick up. It is around 165 for the year.

WillyH19

I'm reading Shatter Me byTahereh Mafi. I'm about 30% finished and I'm still not sure about it. I don't love the authors writing style, and so far the characters aren't as developed as I'd hoped they would be, but I will keep going. This is #61 for the year.

pinkybooklover09

I can actually participate in this post for the first time in forever! I finished two books this week which is the equivalent of seeing a unicorn for me lately! 

Right now I'm listening to Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter. I have plans to read one of my many owned TBR books this weekend, but I haven't decided which one yet. Either way, I'm reading again! Yay!

Kate&Mark

I started Hitler's Furies: German Women in the Nazi Killing Fields by Wendy Lower last night. I'm only a chapter in, but it's really good so far.

Hoycie

pinkybooklover09 said:

I can actually participate in this post for the first time in forever! I finished two books this week which is the equivalent of seeing a unicorn for me lately! 

Right now I'm listening to Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter. I have plans to read one of my many owned TBR books this weekend, but I haven't decided which one yet. Either way, I'm reading again! Yay!

Which are you considering?

SnShne322

WillyH19 said:

I'm reading Shatter Me byTahereh Mafi. I'm about 30% finished and I'm still not sure about it. I don't love the authors writing style, and so far the characters aren't as developed as I'd hoped they would be, but I will keep going. This is #61 for the year.

I had a really tough time with that one.  The premise was reasonable, but the style and repetition left me wanting to gouge out my ears since I listened to it.

booneybear

Swan Song by Robert McCammon - I like it but I feel like it is a total rip-off of The Stand.  

On Hallowed Ground: The Story of Arlington National Cemetery by Robert M. Poole - very interesting and well written so far.

Books 56 and 57 for the year.

RhymeReason

Blame by Michelle Huneven. I heard about it one sunday on TV so I have been waiting to read it for a while. I like it so far but I do dislike it when authors have people talking and then don't use quotation marks.

WillyH19

SnShne322 said:

WillyH19 said:

I'm reading Shatter Me byTahereh Mafi. I'm about 30% finished and I'm still not sure about it. I don't love the authors writing style, and so far the characters aren't as developed as I'd hoped they would be, but I will keep going. This is #61 for the year.

I had a really tough time with that one.  The premise was reasonable, but the style and repetition left me wanting to gouge out my ears since I listened to it.

I'm glad to hear I'm not alone. It's due back at the library tomorrow and I will not renew it, so I guess I have a lot of reading to do today and tomorrow before 5.

SacGeoLover

I finished up Me Before You on Wednesday (20).  I think it's the first book I've cried over since TFiOS.  So good.

I started Surrender to Sultry yesterday (21).  I'm not that far in yet.

Lauren620

SnShne322 said:

I'm reading Surrender to Sultry for #48 and listening to Soulless for #49.

I hope you like Soulless better this time around!! It really is a lot of fun once you get into the story.

Lauren620

I'm reading This is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith. It was super cute at first and one little thing happened that annoyed me and now I'm struggling to get back into it.

I'm listening to Mind Games by Carolyn Crane. I'm not really sure what is goin on, so hopefully it won't stay like this.

SnShne322

WillyH19 said:

SnShne322 said:

WillyH19 said:

I'm reading Shatter Me byTahereh Mafi. I'm about 30% finished and I'm still not sure about it. I don't love the authors writing style, and so far the characters aren't as developed as I'd hoped they would be, but I will keep going. This is #61 for the year.

I had a really tough time with that one.  The premise was reasonable, but the style and repetition left me wanting to gouge out my ears since I listened to it.

I'm glad to hear I'm not alone. It's due back at the library tomorrow and I will not renew it, so I guess I have a lot of reading to do today and tomorrow before 5.

You mean, you don't want to hear that she feels like a thousand rain drops?  Raindrops falling.  Raindrops falling from the sky. Falling, falling, falling.

Shepherdjel

Still working on The Host...I don't see me finishing anytime soon! (maybe the end of the month lol)

And I recently started Out of The Easy for a read a long with @packfan20 and devoured about 100 pages last night!!

nocturnalintimacy

I'm currently reading The Runaway King. When I'm done, I'll start Siege and Storm.

angelrx4

I started Sultry With a Twist and Dragonfly in Amber yesterday.  I'm only about 25 pages into both of them but so far so good. I think it's #27 and #28 for the year.

sneetches

I am still listening to The Wise Man's Fear, but I have under 4 hours left, which means I should be finished by Tuesday, which is when the sequel to The Raven Boys comes out.  I just started reading Enchanted, which looks like it will be a quick YA read.  (141-142)

Hoycie

booneybear said:

Swan Song by Robert McCammon - I like it but I feel like it is a total rip-off of The Stand.  

On Hallowed Ground: The Story of Arlington National Cemetery by Robert M. Poole - very interesting and well written so far.

Books 56 and 57 for the year.

Every time you have mentioned Swan Song @booneybear, I keep singing Thong Song in my head.