Suggestions for Sept-Dec 2018

[Karen]

What!?!?! I can't believe it's time to be thinking ahead to the last batch of books for 2018!?!! Where did this year go? Wowza!

Anyway since it's going to be August before we know it, let's start thinking about our next batch of book club selections. Anyone can make a suggestion and I'll keep track of them here. Once we get 10 recommendations, I'll start a new thread to vote on the top four.

Let's keep it to one suggestion per person for now because when I do the poll I can only have 10 choices...

I will keep this thread open until August 1st or until we get 10 recommendations to vote on. Sound good?

So... what should we read together to finish up 2018?


Suggestions:
1. You Me Everything by Catherine Isaac
2. Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight
3. Ghosted by Rosie Walsh
4. 84, Charing Cross Road
5. The Last Time I Lied
6. The Designer, by Marius Gabriel
7. Missing Isaac by Valeria Fraser Luesse
8. The Ones We Choose by Julie Clark
9. This is How it Always Is by Laurie Frankel
10. One of Us Is Lying by Karen McManus

 

[amien1]

I just requested this one from the library:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36077170-you-me-everything

 

[bellbird]

Ok so i borrowed Rainbow Rowell's Carry On from the library the other week and it's due back in the next month - was going to suggest it here but i just went to find it on goodreads to link and saw @ mrs2a50 's review and now i dont think i should waste anyone's time with it - it sounded a bit harry potter-ish - the reviews are very polarised- has anyone else read it and wants to weigh in? (i didn't know anything about it, i may have just picked it up b/cos, well, rainbow rowell i've liked before ) - sorry Karen for the 'maybe' suggestion !
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32768522-carry-on?ac=1&from_search=true

 

[Karen]

Ok so i borrowed Rainbow Rowell's Carry On from the library the other week and it's due back in the next month - was going to suggest it here but i just went to find it on goodreads to link and saw @ mrs2a50 's review and now i dont think i should waste anyone's time with it - it sounded a bit harry potter-ish - the reviews are very polarised- has anyone else read it and wants to weigh in? (i didn't know anything about it, i may have just picked it up b/cos, well, rainbow rowell i've liked before ) - sorry Karen for the 'maybe' suggestion !
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32768522-carry-on?ac=1&from_search=true

So I haven't read Carry On, but I did read Fangirl which is I guess like the prequel to Carry On. In Fangirl the main character talks about writing fan-fiction and talks about writing Carry On. I really liked Fangirl and am a huge Rainbow Rowell fan, but I also saw the review from Julie and decided to pass. Lol. I can put it on the list if you'd like to give it a try together. We could bash it together as a group if it's really that bad... or maybe be pleasantly surprised together?

 

[southernmother]

I just added Ghosted by Rosie Walsh to my "to read" list. I think it would be a good choice.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36464087-ghosted

 

[Karen]

I just added Ghosted by Rosie Walsh to my "to read" list. I think it would be a good choice.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36464087-ghosted

Ooh... that does look good! I've added it to the list! Thanks for the suggestion.

 

[Karen]

I'm going to throw this one on the list because Tracy @tkradtke says it's her favorite and it's been on my list to read for a long time already. I need an excuse to get to it.

84, Charing Cross Road

 

[bellbird]

. We could bash it together as a group if it's really that bad.

Bwahaha - maybe we leave my suggestion out of the vote if there's more than 10, I should start it early next week & will see if I can bother finishing it & come back with a thumbs up or down- I haven't read Fangirl so I have no background going in, it just had a nice font and coloured silhouette cover!

 

[MrsEm]

Anyone up for a thriller?

The Last Time I Lied http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36626748-the-last-time-i-lied

This is this authors second thriller, his first was an international bestseller last year.

 

[Karen]

Bwahaha - maybe we leave my suggestion out of the vote if there's more than 10, I should start it early next week & will see if I can bother finishing it & come back with a thumbs up or down- I haven't read Fangirl so I have no background going in, it just had a nice font and coloured silhouette cover!

Look at you judging a book by its cover. Lol. I’m guilty of that myself.

 

[Tanyia]

I love to read, Im not sure I have anything on my list worth recommending for a group but I am looking forward to potentially reading along in the future.

 

[Cherylndesigns]

The Designer, by Marius Gabriel https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34663086-the-designer

It's a WWII era book.

 

[Karen]

Yay! The suggestions of all looking great!

Anyone up for a thriller?

The Last Time I Lied http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36626748-the-last-time-i-lied

This is this authors second thriller, his first was an international bestseller last year.

That looks good! I love a good thriller, but I tend not to pick them for some reason and then I read one and think I should read more like this!

I love to read, Im not sure I have anything on my list worth recommending for a group but I am looking forward to potentially reading along in the future.

We read all kinds of things so if there's anything at all on your list or one you've been meaning to read for awhile and need an excuse (like my pick this round) go ahead and jump in! I'm glad you're interested in reading along with us! : )

The Designer, by Marius Gabriel https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34663086-the-designer

It's a WWII era book.

This looks interesting too and I feel like maybe I read the blurb on this before.

 

[Cherylndesigns]

Yay! The suggestions of all looking great!



That looks good! I love a good thriller, but I tend not to pick them for some reason and then I read one and think I should read more like this!



We read all kinds of things so if there's anything at all on your list or one you've been meaning to read for awhile and need an excuse (like my pick this round) go ahead and jump in! I'm glad you're interested in reading along with us! : )



This looks interesting too and I feel like maybe I read the blurb on this before.

It's really good! My hubby liked it, too. We love reading books from that period, though. The Ocean Liner by Marius Gabriel is very good, too. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35906825-the-ocean-liner

 

[mrs2a50]

Ok so i borrowed Rainbow Rowell's Carry On from the library the other week and it's due back in the next month - was going to suggest it here but i just went to find it on goodreads to link and saw @ mrs2a50 's review and now i dont think i should waste anyone's time with it - it sounded a bit harry potter-ish - the reviews are very polarised- has anyone else read it and wants to weigh in? (i didn't know anything about it, i may have just picked it up b/cos, well, rainbow rowell i've liked before ) - sorry Karen for the 'maybe' suggestion !
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32768522-carry-on?ac=1&from_search=true

OMG, just no. A thousand times NO!

 

[mrs2a50]

A few I read recently that I really liked:

Clock Dance
The Ones We Choose
Missing Isaac
The Immortalists (may not be for everyone but I loved it)
Alternate Side
This is How It Always Is

 

[bellbird]

OMG, just no. A thousand times NO!

I'm about 100 pages in, I haven't read the real Potter but having read a lot of young teen books, I wondered after the first chapter if it was aimed at them but then the language isn't exactly kid friendly; it's annoying & a bit painful & I'm thinking I gave it a go (I'm not quite a fifth thru & thinking I'm just gonna let it go as one of few books I DNF. Don't bother Karen, I'll find a new one for suggestions

 

[tkradtke]

I'm going to throw this one on the list because Tracy @tkradtke says it's her favorite and it's been on my list to read for a long time already. I need an excuse to get to it.

84, Charing Cross Road

I just adore this book! Just a thought here... it is a super fast, easy read. It could always be saved for a busy month like January during MOC.

 

[bellbird]

alright i have 2 potential substitutes for my Carry On spot
One of Us is Lying https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32682118
or Reconstructing Amelia https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15776309-reconstructing-amelia

 

[Karen]

Ok everyone! We got to 10 selections... I started a voting thread, so come on over and pick your top four!

A few I read recently that I really liked:

Clock Dance
The Ones We Choose
Missing Isaac
The Immortalists (may not be for everyone but I loved it)
Alternate Side
This is How It Always Is

I picked the top rated books from your list above to round out our 10 picks to vote on.