Happy Friday! What are you reading?

alithebride

How do you like it so far? Is it for any of the challenges or just fun? Also will one of you girls post this next Friday? I'm off to London for the week tomorrow.

alithebride

At the moment nothing but I have 'wedding night', 'queen of babble in the big city' and ' lavender garden' in my iPad kindle app for my trip.

WillyH19

I'm reading Lover Unbound (BDB#5).  It is number 29 for the year. I should finish this weekend and then I have Code Name Verity to pick up from the library tonight.

fabk

Will do @alithebride!! I am super jealous! Have lots of fun!!

julie37619

Savage Girl by Jean Zimmerman (right now I'm thinking it's a solid 3 - I'm not blown away)

Aimless Love by Billy Collins (definitely a 5)

fabk

I am reading a Bella Andre on my kindle, listening to BDB and reading Joyland by SK.

Jliongrrrl

I started Jen Lancaster's Twisted Sisters last night. I am hoping it gets better and am concerned that her fiction books are just not for me. I'm also listening to Dark Places on audio, it may be a bit dark and twisted for me to listen to on my work commute but it's good none the less. I don't think anyone reads Gillian Flynn as a "pick me up". They're both for SBC  and 22 and 23 for the year.

sneetches

I am listening to Dreams of Gods and Monsters, and I am enjoying it.  I am almost done with Ruins, the third book of the Partials series.  It isn't as good as the first two.  Then I will start The Accident, which I just got from the library yesterday.

MrsJenE

I'm reading Up From the Grave (Night Huntress #7) on my iPad and My Last Kiss (Goodreads win) in paperback.

Even though the last two books weren't that great, I'm so sad to see Bones and Cat's story come to an end, but it was definitely overdue.

My Last Kiss is a YA book about a teenage girl who tries to piece together what happened on the night that she died.  I'm enjoying it so far.

These are #26 and #27 for the year.

duxcaelo

I am reading Reaper's Gale which is #7 in the Malazan book of the fallen series. Each book has gotten better than the last. I'm looking forward to what happens next.

It is somewhere around 50 for the year.

Have a great trip @alithebride!

jlc1979

I am reading A Feast for Crows, The Rosie Project and A Fault in Our Stars.  I love them all and have such a hard time deciding which one to pick up when I have a few minutes to read!

Have a fantastic trip!  So jealous!

pirogoeth

I'm working on Deaf Side Story.  It's great!  It's about a production of West Side Story that was put on by a college and the state's School for the Deaf.  The author does a great job explaining various aspects of Deaf and ASL culture that makes it accessible for anyone.  They're nearing the end of auditions right now.  I can't wait to see what happens next!  It's for SBC and is book 10 for the year.

ChristyDM82

I'm reading a self-published book by A.G. Riddle called The Atlantis Gene. It's a technothriller about global genetic experiments, ancient conspiracies, and the mysteries of human evolution. It's interesting so far. I'm about 60% done with it.  It's #24 for the year.

RiverPlate

@pirogoeth that sounds really good!  Definitely adding it to my list.

I'm reading 13 Little Blue Envelopes because I need to finish it before my library loan expires.  I've cracked Dreams of Gods and Monsters but wanted to wait until I finished 13 so I could give it my full attention.  13 will be #62 for the year.

ZeusLBA

I'm still reading The Goldfinch for my IRL book club and am loving it, I'm a little over 50% done. I'm also still reading Vampire Academy which I'll finish this weekend and is for sbc.

Have a wonderful trip! I love London!

SusieBW

Enjoy your trip Ali!

I'm currently reading The People in the Trees.  I just started last night, but I'm so intrigued and I can't wait to get more into it.

I'm between audiobooks right now, but will be picking up Unbroken from the library tomorrow.

I think I'm currently on #17 for the year.  No challenges, no goals.

BabyRN2006

The Pact. Not for the challenge, just for fun.

SnShne322

I'm reading Tell the Wolves I'm Home and loving it. #29

I'm listening to The Silver Linings Playbook.  I just started, so I don't have an opinion yet. #30

krispy83

I'm reading The Husband's Secret and really liking it so far.  I'm also reading Five Days at Memorial which is also good.  They are 16 and 17 for the year and also for SBC.

@pirogoeth - that sounds really interesting!  My DH teaches ASL as a foreign language in a high school and also does technical theater so it sounds like something he would really enjoy.

booneybear

Currently reading:

The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin.  I am enjoying it for the most part.

and

Blood and Thunder: The Epic Story of Kit Carson and the Conquest of the American West by Hampton Sides.  I just barely started this one so I don't have an opinion yet.

These are books #44 & 45 for the year.

jenndawnp

I'm listening to The Last Olympian, it is #48 for the year, it's good so far.

I'm also listening to The Republic of Pirates, it is #49, I'm only listening in my car but it's okay.

I just started Lover Unleashed, it is #50 and I don't have an opinion yet but I plan on spending a good amount of my weekend with it.

I'm still reading The Sixth Extinction, it is #51 and I really am enjoying it, the history aspect is very interesting.  I hope to finish it this weekend.

SacGeoLover

I'm reading The Girl of Fire and Thorns (#6). I was enthralled from the beginning, but I feel like it's moving a little slow right now. Hoping it picks back up soon.

j*&p*

I'm still working on my rereads of Name of the Wind (listening to this one) and Days of Blood and Starlight.

I also cheated and started a few chapters of Dreams of Gods and Monsters. Love it all far.

No challenges, just reading for fun. These will be somewhere in the early 20s for the year.

84Lauren

I just started Dreams of Gods and Monsters, the first 20 pages are already awesome

Except, I'm a little bit scared.  I feel like Laini Taylor is not afraid to GO THERE (wherever there is...) and I'm worried that this book is going to destroy me.

Menrandes

About to finish Flame of Sevenwaters by Juliet Marillier. 
I'm not sure what I'm going to pick up next.
I might start Dragon Prince by Melanie Rawn.  I haven't read it in years.
But that depends on what I pick up at the book sale tonight though.

sassypants527

I just finished These Girls by Sarah Pekkanen.  I like her writing, and it was light and fluffy.  I'm about to start 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami.  Here's the Amazon description:

The year is 1984 and the city is Tokyo.

A young woman named Aomame follows a taxi driver’s enigmatic suggestion and begins to notice puzzling discrepancies in the world around her. She has entered, she realizes, a parallel existence, which she calls 1Q84 —“Q is for ‘question mark.’ A world that bears a question.” Meanwhile, an aspiring writer named Tengo takes on a suspect ghostwriting project. He becomes so wrapped up with the work and its unusual author that, soon, his previously placid life begins to come unraveled.

As Aomame’s and Tengo’s narratives converge over the course of this single year, we learn of the profound and tangled connections that bind them ever closer: a beautiful, dyslexic teenage girl with a unique vision; a mysterious religious cult that instigated a shoot-out with the metropolitan police; a reclusive, wealthy dowager who runs a shelter for abused women; a hideously ugly private investigator; a mild-mannered yet ruthlessly efficient bodyguard; and a peculiarly insistent television-fee collector.

A love story, a mystery, a fantasy, a novel of self-discovery, a dystopia to rival George Orwell’s—1Q84 is Haruki Murakami’s most ambitious undertaking yet: an instant best seller in his native Japan, and a tremendous feat of imagination from one of our most revered contemporary writers.

ThisModernLove

I'm reading Dreams of Gods and Monsters.  I'm only about 60 pages in so far so I'm still waiting for it to HIT me but I'm sure it will soon.

I'll finish listening to Lost Girls: An Unsolved American Mystery by Robert Kolker this weekend.  So far, I LOVE this book.  It's a fascinating but terrifying non-fiction and I like the narrator too.

@Julie37619 I saw on IG that you were reading Aimless Love.  I'm so happy to see you love it so far.  It's one of my favorites for a poetry collection ever.

hydrangeablue

I'm listening to Breakfast at Tiffany's narrated by Michael C. Hall (Dexter). I miss Dexter and loved the movie. 

I'm also reading The Light Between Oceans. It's slow going so far. I'm waiting for it to hook me like it did the many people who recommended it.

I'm just jumping back in here and haven't checked out the challenge yet so these are just for fun  

One Sweet Shannon

Today I will start listening to Attachments by Rainbow Rowell.  If I like it as much as her other books, I expect I will finish tomorrow night, lol. 

Reading a couple nonfiction:  The First 20 Minutes by Gretchen Reynolds -- I've been reading this one forever, but I got back into it this week, actually making progress.  Also reading Bike Your Butt Off by Selene Yeager, but that one will take a while as it's a program over several weeks and I'm not planning on reading ahead.  (I don't like the title, but I love Selene Yeager.)

jkfranklin

I'm reading The Wise Man's Fear (#12) I'm liking it better than TNOTW just because I understand what is going on a little better.

I just finished listening to Matched yesterday and started The Descendants this morning. They are both rereads.

muzikgrrl

I'm currently reading Lover Enshrined (BDB # 6) and Night Film by Marisha Pessl. I'm hoping the BDB series gets better, this is the third book in a row that is just ok. I was listening to Just Kids by Patty Smith but my laptop died and I'm waiting for my new battery.