Voting is complete and we have another batch of great books to read together. Bring on Fall/Winter reading baby! We have four top vote getters so we have new books from September through December 2021. The book for December is The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune. Feel free to read our book club books in any order that you choose and when you've finished reading, come back here and tell us what you think. Please label spoilers. We have a new trick for hiding spoilers. Type whatever you want and then highlight the spoiler portion and click the + button above and select Spoiler. This is a spoiler... Spoiler The book is always better than the show/movie Just a note, anyone can read these books at any time and join in the discussion at any time too! The more the merrier! Happy reading!
I finished this one towards the end of last year. Very cute. I'd call it "fantasy lite" or magical realism. It's about a man who is a social worker and asked to take a specific interest in the children of a specific home. He is asked to make a formal report about the caregiver and their home management and feelings. He learns much about them and himself. It was a very "feel good" type of book. I was happy I read it, though it isn't a favorite or something I will need to reread over and over. The author was new to me, however, and I will definitely consider reading more of the author's work. Hope you all enjoy it!
That's great to know Kristina! I just got my ebook from the library yesterday, so I'll hopefully be starting it soon. I could use a nice easy read right now!
I read this last year! So good. Quirky, magical, and some of the best dialogue ever. The dinner scene cracked me up!
I guess I wasn't paying much attention to the subject of this book, so I thought I was going to be reading another beachy, summer story. I was kind of bummed when I started to read it. >>>>But I soon got over that. What an amazing book! I think everyone should read it. I thought, Oh no, not another book about magical people. But you soon learn it's about much more than magical kids. It's about acceptance. It's about inclusion. It's about love. I knew as soon as Linus left the island that he would be going back. He loved the kids and they loved him. He loved Arthur and Arthur loved him. Family is who you live with, even when they are not blood relatives.<<<< This was the author's first book and hope he writes many more.
The new book just came out! It's called Under the Whispering Door. I've heard good things, but I haven't read it yet.
I finally am getting a bit of reading time in and I finished this one about a week ago. There were parts that I liked and parts that I got a little annoyed with, but I think the annoyance had more to do with the audiobook that I listened to. I think I would have enjoyed this far more if I'd just stuck to reading it. I was flipping back and forth between reading on my Kindle and listening while painting. At first it seemed a lot too similar to Harry Potter to me too. It was a cute story though.
Just finished this. I couldn’t put it down once I started. There were some parts I could have done without, but I really enjoyed the audiobook. Narrator did a great job with the voices; especially Chauncey. Lots of great snark and one liners. I laughed out loud several times. I’ve put a hold on the author’s new book (FYI- It’s a new story; not a sequel).
Please read the reviews, of the book from goodreads written by Kas (when you click on the book at the top of this post.) Might give you all an other perspective.