Tell me what you are reading

i'm about 2/3 done with book of life. so far so good.

 

You should try The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss and the sequel. My favorite book so far this year.

 

I finished Mr. Mercedes which I really quite liked. I finished Landline by Rainbow Rowell which was a bit of a disappointment. I love her other novels but this one wasn't great. Now I'm reading Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer which is really interesting so far.

 

I just finished book 1 of A Game of Thrones. Totally hooked. I am told the tv series is fairly true to the book. Recently read We are Water by Wally Lamb. It is a very tough subject and I thought he did an excellent job. Also loved both of JK Rowling's adult books, The Casual Vacancy and Cuckoo's Calling (written under her pseudonym, Robert Galbraith). Not a huge fan of YA so Divergent felt a little like a Hunger Games rip-off (or maybe it's the reverse?).

 

Silver Shadows (Bloodlines #5)

 

I also read Mr. Mercedes and really loved it!

I read Midnight Crossroads (or something like that) - the first in a new series from Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse author). I was pretty disappointed in that one. Not sure if I'll read the next in that series.

Also recently finished The Ninth Wife (liked it a lot) and Putting Makeup on Dead People (Loved). Just started All Fall Down by Jennifer Weiner.

 

I finished Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer which I didn't love. It was ok but not great. Not sure why so many people seem to be raving about it but I just didn't connect with it.

I'm reading Fourth of July Creek by Smith Henderson now which I'm really enjoying quite a bit. Very well written, interesting story.

 

Recently finished: All Fall Down by Jennifer Weiner, The Paperboy, just started the 21st Janet Evanovich/Stephanie Plum book.

 

Do you like Audible? I only heard of it this week, and am wondering if it's too good to be true. I listen to audiobooks much more than I read with my eyes, and it sounds like this would be perfect. I would love opinions. (I listened to the whole Outlander series on audiobook. Oh Jaimie. Sigh.)

 

I'm reading middlemarch. I've tried to read it unsuccessfully 4 or 5 times. I'm determined this time, it's really long and Victorian. But I think it is going to get better as I get further in.

 

Getting ready to start The Heist by Janet E. and someone else... I'm in need of a light-hearted, fun read right now!

 

This is me with the Song of Fire and Ice books. They seem to be mission impossible for me. I do ok for a while, then I just lose steam. I may have to just resign to only watching the story unfold on HBO

 

Started reading The Hundred Foot Journey last week when schools started back for the kids (the carpool lane is the first time I have had to read since June!)

 

Orphan train - .....so good!! Just finished The Husband's Secret - AWESOME!

 

SO ME! I literally can't even get through the first book but I can't keep away from the TV series.


I'm reading 'Children of Men' by PD James at the moment. It's one of my favourite books ever and I've read it so many times that it just flows through my soul rather than being an arduous read.