Books #36

[anniemouse]

They had them for Easter as my birthday voucher was burning a hole in my pocket so I got to spend them that weekend

 

[Libbylulu]

I don't use Libby, but one of my friends does and she swears by Broward County in Florida. You can just sign up for a digital library card and be a little bit creative with your address. My friend used a shopping mall. But they just send you the digital details almost immediately so no one checks.

Research | Broward County Library

Online resources for a variety of topics.

www.broward.org

Will try, thanks xxx

 

[LydiaDeetzHat]

I’ve got the Covent Garden ladies one on my kindle - must have been a 99p special

Oooo it’s May which means new kindle deals. In my nerd like way I go through them and put any I fancy on a wish list and then buy them through out the month if I need a treat

I liked The Five but couldnt get through the Covent Garden Ladies for some reason despite loving Covent Garden. and Dnf it

 

[Foxvint]

The feel of a book is important to me. The physicality of it. I could never use a kindle for that reason despite their practicality.

 

[ordinaryjelly]

The new Maeve Kerrigan book from Jane Casey is out today !

Those books have slipped under my radar but are just the sort I would binge. Going to add the first book to my list. Thank you

 

[ahkrin]

Got The Twisted Women's Book Club on audible, has some great contributing authors and I normally love a thriller but I'm not getting drawn in by it. Anyone else listened to it?

 

[ScoutFinch]

I haven’t read any of these books. Aren’t they all really long?! You must have read about 3000 pages this month! And here I am getting irrationally annoyed if a single book I want to read is over 500 pages

I had been putting off starting them because of the length but I had a holiday this month which meant I could read more! They were also kindle reads which I find less overwhelming.

That's spectacular!

I’m already worried about the reading slump when I’ve finished this series

 

[emmer_moans]

I just finished Reckless by Lauren Roberts and hope to start Fearless next to finish the trilogy. Is it the best writing in the world, no? But I'm a sucker for enemies to lovers and the ending of Reckless (#Book2)oh myyyy, Kitt says as punishment Paedyn will have to marry him?! eeeeeeeekkkk nooooooo. I want Kai and Paedyn to be endgame., I need to see how the trilogy ends. Is there anyone else here who enjoyed this trilogy? I wasn't sure what to think, initially, I picked up Powerless in the supermarket last year for a fiver, and I did enjoy it as a bit of tropey fantasy as a palate cleanser between my usual murder mysteries I don't see as many people talking about this series compared to say ACOTAR or Fourth Wing.

And speaking of ACOTAR, I still need to read the Silver Flames book. It's on my TBR.

 

[mindlessness]

I'd also love to find a library that uses libby so I can get it on my kobo that you can join online - I am in the UK though so maybe I do just have to drive to one one day

Yeah you should be able to sign up on a library website but you'll need to pop into a branch to show ID. Eg Manchester's library system:

Join the library | Manchester City Council

How to join Manchester Public Libraries

www.manchester.gov.uk

 

[HoGi]

Oh thats such a weird comparison. Theyre definitely not alike at all. I didnt like the mafia at all but I can see why it went the way it did when I realised there was further books.

Did you see Brynne Weaver has a new book being released as part of another trilogy? Ive read B&B but not the other two but I do own them so really should get to them ha.

Ooo I didn't know that. I will have to check it out. Thanks!

 

[Hannahebee]

Thank you so much @Hannahebee that’s much appreciated. They do all look like my kind of reads

I am about to start with the Dee MacDonald one - will let you know how I get on with it

No worries @mee43 I'm glad I could recommend some books to you.

 

[twilightgarden]

What does everyone think of the tv adaption of the Strike novels? I liked them I thought the actors were a perfect pick for Strike and Robin.

I think I watched the first series and liked it but for some reason haven’t got around to the others yet.

 

[roo689]

I exported my list of kindle books into a spreadsheet today. Added physical books, found about 10 duplicates so the physicals are in a pile to get rid of. I then went to Goodreads and looked up all the ones marked as read. I’m left with 895. Some of these kindle books will be utter tripe freebies but I’ll gradually whittle that down between reading. Then I went to collect 3 reserves from the library.

Would you mind sharing how you did it? I can only see how using Amazon. Or is that how you did?

 

[LydiaDeetzHat]

Also here to complain about the Aamzon interface. I used to find it really easy to browse the monthly offers. I hate it now and I think it has contributed to me spending less.

i said earlier its almost like they don't want us to buy the deals but pay full price

 

[LydiaDeetzHat]

Quick read, did it in a day. It's odd...I'm not sure I got it

Each chapter is from a different POV and they are all talking about different things, and yeh I think I'm too basic to enjoy it

i dont do romance or crime so again... happy to say IDT there's a single one out there for me.. hey thanks Jeff for making it easy to boycott you.

 

[CommentBelow]

I have some Harper Collins on the way too. I bought 4 but it’s 2 separate parcels.

Ooh what did you order?
I got Royal Assassin, Slags and Evenings & Weekends.

 

[emmer_moans]

We read The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox for Tattle Book Club. It was my 1st Maggie O Farrell and I dont think Id rush to read another. I didnt hate it but the style of writing didn't click with me. It was a relatively short book and I remember finding it a bit of a slog.

Seconded! I haven't tried any of the others though, so it may have just been this book in this style.

 

[Caffeine Fiend]

I almost feel like i wanted it to go harder than it did? Which is weird for a book with gory murder, cannibalism and explicit sex. The characters seemed too teenage to me and the cutesy 'opening a restaurant' subplot lost me...I wanted more murder! More freaky killers! Less ice cream...

Ive got the next two to read and Ive pre ordered her new one which also sounds promising. Its called Tourist Season.

 

[Custard cream]

Yes! I remember seeing the Hilary Clinton/Louise Penny novel and thinking it seemed sort of unnecessary. Both obviously accomplished in their own fields, but did we really need them to join forces?

I agree that most joint author books are rubbish and usually only done for publicity, I thought the HC/LP book was brilliant. But I love Louise Penny - can’t wait for the next Gamache book.

 

[LydiaDeetzHat]

I don't know about the others but when I was looking for a new Kindle I know that one isn't compatible with Libby.

Libby is compatible with Fire tablets from 2020 or later, plus some earlier models. And obviously later ones. This article was just written in 2023.

See all compatible Fire tablet models

Device	Year
Fire HD 8	2018
Fire HD 10	2019
Fire HD 8	2020
Fire HD 10	2021
Fire HD 10 Plus	2021
Fire 7	2022
Fire HD 8	2022
Fire HD 8 Plus	2022
Fire HD 10	2023
Fire Max 11	2023

thank you. it seems neither of these will then. Shame.. I'll keep looking