Books #5 the book lovers thread!

[SoulDestroyer]

Just finished Kate Summerscale's The Haunting of Alma Fielding. I can see why it got average reviews on Goodreads as it's more of an academic paper than a novel, but I didn't mind it, I like anything paranormal.

I'm slogging my way through Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath. About 20 years ago my favourite teacher told me I should read it and I've never got around to it and always felt intimidated by it. I'm loving the descriptive writing, but the dialogue is slowing me down.

I'm about half way through Joanna Nadin's The Talk of Pram Town and really enjoying it. I don't normally like books narrated (or partly, in this case) by children/teens but this one's very authentic.

 

[lemonlime]

Anyone read The Master & Margarita? I was loving it at the beginning but now I'm half way through, I feel like it's starting to lose me a little. Any tips on powering through?

 

[qwikti]

I finished a series recently and I'm just in such a slump after it. Hate that post fantasy series slump but love fantasy!

Which series did you finish? I've started out my Brandon Sanderson journey, I'm in the middle of Elantris, and hope to pick up Mistborn next! Have you read any Sanderson, and did you enjoy it?

 

[Geranium]

My husband has recommended a book called Talk Oaks so I’m reading that next. Anyone here read it? He’s absolutely loving
it.

 

[thegirlscout]

I just finished read The Book Thief and absolutely loved it, had a good cry.

I was given that a few years ago and haven’t got round to it yet!

 

[OnlyHereForTheLolz]

Has anyone read any Simon Mayo books? Something about him I don’t like and can’t put my finger on what it is. Still reading one of his books though Knife Edge. Not bad so far but only read a little bit.


It’s hard this year! I got there with the help of google and Twitter

What sort of books does he write?

I’m about to start Good Cop Bad Cop by Simon Kernick.
Fingers crossed I’m not dissapointed. It seems like a very twisty plot

 

[marjan]

I enjoyed verity but did feel like it dragged….I liked the ending though!
What other Colleen hoover books would you recommend?

Just checked on my goodreads haha because I read all of these a while ago
The ones I gave the highest rating and would 10/10 recommend: confess and november 9
The ones that were not outstanding but still enjoyable: hopeless and ugly love

 

[Caffeine Fiend]

I have The Glass Hotel on Kindle. May read it next.

 

[Geranium]

I'm reading A Man Called Ove now too! Only a few chapters in but fell into the story straight away.

Good to read about love for Ove!

 

[Katykatykaty]

Tammy Cohen - Dying for Christmas

Honestly bought this on a whim years ago and it's amazing if you like thrillers

Thank you - I’ve added that straight to my TBR Amazon wish list!

 

[EllaEm87]

The Book of Two Ways… a very dull start. Does anyone know if it picks up?

 

[Cady1954]

Finished stolen last night, wow so many red herrings.

Spoiler: Spoiler

I really thought it was the sister all the way through, and didnt suspect the ex husband once. I thought maybe the family of the husband though. One thing I didnt get was the chapters that basically mirrored each other from the kidnappers and alex' perspective when she had Flora. The kidnapper talked about the woman seeing them in a cafe etc then Alex spoke of that too. It went way over my head. I dont know if it was supposed to be a clever bit of writing and Ive missed something as I am a quick reader

Who wrote it?

 

[OnlyHereForTheLolz]

I'll read anywhere, but I do usually only have one book on the go at a time.

I read Maid today, it made me cry a couple of times. I wanted to read the book before watching the tv series.

I’ve watched the series and apparantly it’s very different from the book

 

[Bubblesandflowers]

I'm starting The Cipher by Isabella Maldonado next. It is in the amazon prime library so hopefully it is good!

 

[Caffeine Fiend]

Has anyone read The Good Girl by Mary Kubica by any chance?

I havent but 'BookswithMitch' on Insta reviewed it the other day and it wasnt great I dont think.

 

[Oohthedrama]

Borrowed Nicolas Sparks The Wish after seeing so many good reviews about it,

and Lucy Clarke No Escape, I went for this one on audiobook, mostly to try and get back into them and also because I enjoyed the castaways but don’t want to commit to physically reading it

 

[nbt]

It made me feel sad at times, too.

 

[Tit4Tattle]

I don’t read many thrillers but that’s so true! I found the same with the unwanted guest, if not more so. it feels like they have such potential and the plot is really interesting, but the author got bored towards the end and wrapped them up quickly without putting much thought into it. I did still like it though, although I hated all the characters.


Definitely! I feel like her endings are the equivalent of “then I woke up and it was all a dream” we all loved to use in primary school! This was the first

It was the first book I read by Sally Rooney and I didn't like it at all actually. I got very bored, especially with the email chapters

The email chapters are boring the life out of me too I find myself skimming over these pages as I can’t make sense about what they’re talking about anyway

 

[Smca53]

I tried Donna Tartt but I just hated her writing for me it was so boring.

If you'd like a long novel try Pilgrim by Terry Hayes, not sure if it would be your cup of tea but it's a looooooong book

This sounds like exactly what I’m after, thank you so much!

 

[DietGossip]

I'm reading Mexican Gothic- it's really dull. Has anyone else read it and does it pick up at all? Literally all the MC is doing is errands and walking around a creepy house.