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ordinaryjelly

ordinaryjelly

If Barak says it is OK. Then it is OK.

He told us:

"Reading is important. If you know how to read, then the whole world opens up to you"

so basically buy all the books and let the world open up! Listen to Barak.
 
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@vanilla cupcakes ooh I’ll put Lying in Wait on my wish list. I skim read the last 30% of Unravelling Oliver this morning because I just had no inclination to pick it up and read it properly. Did nothing for me at all.

I’ve since started First Born. Bought it in July 2022 but all the recent hype for it here has made me finally choose it. No regrets so far, it instantly drew me in.
 
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emmer_moans

emmer_moans

This disgusting weather makes me want to curl up in bed with a book at 7.30pm. As of yesterday evening I'm 9 chapters into The Trial by Rob Rinder which I got on Kindle the other week. I'm enjoying it so far. Going to put the kettle on now and get back to it.
 
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123lee

Just parking myself in here - currently reading Never Never by Colleen Hoover . . . The plot is a bit ummmm strange?
 
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inksmear

Since I joined the last thread I’ve been lurking through the old ones and now have millions of books on my tbr pile, thanks guys! ❤

Currently reading Poor Things and I am absolutely loving it, I almost missed my stop on the train this morning. It’s so creepy!

I am so happy I have my love for reading back! It was always my favourite hobby from childhood but went through a really hard period of time at the end of 2019 and couldn’t focus on reading, and then the pandemic happened, and on top of that I have a very stressful job which never seems to end. I always thought I’d be loving life, locked away and told to stay home and it would be a great excuse to read but my concentration was shot to pieces and it’s taken a really long time to get it back. I am going through another hard time right now, but the opposite has happened and I have no motivation for anything other than books! This is far more enjoyable. I will work on balance.
 
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Caffeine Fiend

Caffeine Fiend

@capriallie I dont know what it says about me but I thought Icebreaker was a 3 chillis on the spice scale.

I loved Nathan though. He is golden retriever boyfriend and that is my downfall.

Also cant remember who mentioned cowboys. Ive only read the first 3 in the elsie silver books but I loved Jasper who wasn't a cowboy :( got the other 2 on my book case waiting to be read.
 
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baxter2021

Finally finished my second book of March, The Rose Code by Kate Quinn. It was mammoth, 650 pages. Was slow to get going but I raced through the second half and it was fantastic.
 
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BWGossip

BWGossip

123lee said:
Just parking myself in here - currently reading Never Never by Colleen Hoover . . . The plot is a bit ummmm strange?
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Haven't read it but someone in a previous thread said something like : 'never never read Never, Never' 😂

Edit: found the comment by @ordinaryjelly about Never Never : 'Don't buy the book, Never Never is probably a warning sign to not pick the book up'
on thread #25 (with a little spoiler if you want more details @123lee https://tattle.life/threads/books-25-reading-chats.43419/page-34#post-18111387
 
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Honeystar

For those who have read The Trial (Rob Rinder) and without giving spoilers, did you guess the outcome? I thought the clues were quite obvious I really loved it, it was a 5 star read for me, which is rare when I guess the outcome as I usually find that a bit disappointing as I like a good shock 😂
 
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Caffeine Fiend said:
@capriallie I dont know what it says about me but I thought Icebreaker was a 3 chillis on the spice scale.

I loved Nathan though. He is golden retriever boyfriend and that is my downfall.

Also cant remember who mentioned cowboys. Ive only read the first 3 in the elsie silver books but I loved Jasper who wasn't a cowboy :( got the other 2 on my book case waiting to be read.
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It was me! I loved book 4's MMC Theo. He is a delight!
 
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inksmear said:
Since I joined the last thread I’ve been lurking through the old ones and now have millions of books on my tbr pile, thanks guys! ❤

Currently reading Poor Things and I am absolutely loving it, I almost missed my stop on the train this morning. It’s so creepy!

I am so happy I have my love for reading back! It was always my favourite hobby from childhood but went through a really hard period of time at the end of 2019 and couldn’t focus on reading, and then the pandemic happened, and on top of that I have a very stressful job which never seems to end. I always thought I’d be loving life, locked away and told to stay home and it would be a great excuse to read but my concentration was shot to pieces and it’s taken a really long time to get it back. I am going through another hard time right now, but the opposite has happened and I have no motivation for anything other than books! This is far more enjoyable. I will work on balance.
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Embarrassingly, I didn’t know Poor Things was a book! I watched the film last week and loved it (I love a weird film) so this has gone on my TBR.

I’m 60% through All The Light We Cannot See. I’m not really gelling with it even though it’s beautifully written. I’ve been on it since January so just need to finish the bloody thing so I can start something else 😂
 
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Sukysue

Sukysue

Honeystar said:
For those who have read The Trial (Rob Rinder) and without giving spoilers, did you guess the outcome? I thought the clues were quite obvious I really loved it, it was a 5 star read for me, which is rare when I guess the outcome as I usually find that a bit disappointing as I like a good shock 😂
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I loved it . Such an easy read have got my name down for his next one
The Suspect, from the Library
Yes l did guess the ending but it didn't put me off at all 😊
 
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ordinaryjelly

ordinaryjelly

123lee said:
Just parking myself in here - currently reading Never Never by Colleen Hoover . . . The plot is a bit ummmm strange?
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BWGossip said:
Haven't read it but someone in a previous thread said something like : 'never never read Never, Never' 😂

Edit: found the comment by @ordinaryjelly about Never Never : 'Don't buy the book, Never Never is probably a warning sign to not pick the book up'
on thread #25 (with a little spoiler if you want more details @123lee https://tattle.life/threads/books-25-reading-chats.43419/page-34#post-18111387
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Ha ha. That was me indeed. You will never get back the time you spend reading that book.
 
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Big_Summer_Blowout

Big_Summer_Blowout

Trying to read To Kill a Mockingbird and struggling. If I have learned anything in the last 2 years its that I am a fantasy and psychological thriller kinda girl
 
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StrawberryBanana90

StrawberryBanana90

I've recently finished "The Country will bring us no peace" and was sorely disappointed. I think I saw it recommended on Instagram reels and the way it was described sounded way better than the book :ROFLMAO: It was marketed as a horror with a spooky town of disappearances but it ended up being more of a depressing domestic about a married couple - thankfully it was only 115 pages but yeah the blurb/description is pretty misleading
 
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OhDearFords

I finished A Court of Thorns and Roses today, it was ok. I was hoping for a bit more smut (haha) but the story was engaging enough. Not sure that genre is totally my bag though... but good to try new things! I listened to the audiobook and found the narrator's voice a bit jarring and annoying so perhaps that coloured my enjoyment slightly. She sounded like some kind of AI/digitally-generated audio, it felt stilted at times. And some pronunciation annoyed me - she said 'shone' like 'shown'. Perhaps I'm just frustrated there wasn't more Tamlin/Feyre action!
 
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