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May 2024 READ ANY GOOD BOOKS LATELY?

icezeus — Wed, 01 May 2024 04:59:15 GMT

We have made it to the month of May. This month we honor and remember those who have paid the ultimate price in our military.

Happy reading to all and please share your likes and dislikes for the month.

I am currently reading Piece of my heart by Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke.

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Dusty1 — Wed, 01 May 2024 12:42:56 GMT

@icezeus "First Lie Wins" by Ashley Elston (I have started reading her other books & really like them.)

"Bones And All" by Camille DeAngelis. We were looking for something to watch last week & ended up watching the movie. Very different kind of story. So I looked up the book & read that. It's a short, fast read.

I just finished listening to John Stamos "If You Would Have Told Me". I didn't really have an opinion on John Stamos but his book was well done. I feel like he was very honest.

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Still Raining — Wed, 01 May 2024 18:12:21 GMT

Decided to finish every single book by John Grisham once and for all. Then we can get a divorce.

"Gray Mountain" had the absolutely most stunning ending. I kept poking my Paperwhite to see the device was broken.

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sandy53 — Thu, 02 May 2024 02:29:15 GMT

Today I finished The Wild One by Fern Michaels. This is a new book and not part of a series. I'll say it was just ok, not great and not bad. The main character is a woman who becomes an agent with the government in Washington DC. Nothing much happens for a lot of this book and that frustrated me. It was better when there was some action. There was potential there, but it could have been much better. You don't need to hurry to read this one.

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Dusty1 — Thu, 02 May 2024 13:16:23 GMT

@Still Raining I just borrowed it from the library.

I will read it next.

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beckyb1012 — Thu, 02 May 2024 13:18:04 GMT

The House Maid, by Freida McFadden. I just finished this book this morning and while I strongly suspected who the evil person was I was not expecting that someone stumbled upon a new career under the disguise of a Housemaid. Good book.

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Carolina925 — Thu, 02 May 2024 13:17:24 GMT

I just finished what was my favorite read so far this year, The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare by Kimberly Brock. I love reading about my ancestors so this one really was interesting for me. "What happened to the Lost Colony of Roanoke remains a mystery, but the women who descended from Eleanor Dare have long known the truth lies in what she left behind: a message carved into a large stone and the contents of her treasured commonplace book."

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nwbabs — Thu, 02 May 2024 16:18:22 GMT

Finished listening to The Queen of Dirt Island by Donal Ryan last evening. Multi-generational female dominated Irish family drama set in rural Tipperary. Especially enjoyed the Nana (grandmother) character.

The novel was constructed in very short vignette chapters providing various slices of life among the characters. The author weaved these along the storyline aptly.

Concurrently, I'm reading Donal Ryan's Spinning Heart. I tend to have an audiobook and physical book going, but rarely by the same author.

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Still Raining — Thu, 02 May 2024 17:38:03 GMT

@Dusty1 wrote:
@Still Raining I just borrowed it from the library.
I will read it next.

Hope you like it. This one stays with you, humanizes an ongoing current event.

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icezeus — Thu, 02 May 2024 18:31:02 GMT

@Still Raining

So that made me chuckle. I have definitely had to divorce several authors over the years. Sometimes, years later we may have a slight reconciliation but usually it's over when I say it's over. LOL

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SWEET — Thu, 02 May 2024 18:37:36 GMT

My first book of May is finished. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng. Really enjoyed this one.

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catmama — Thu, 02 May 2024 20:01:09 GMT

I just finished Good Night Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea

It takes place in WWII and is about American Red Cross women volunteers who run the mobile coffee/donut trucks in England and Europe. They actually were on the front lines and the story is incredible. His writing made you feel like you were right there - you could sense the tension and fear during the worst parts of the war.

I highly recommend it.

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catmama — Thu, 02 May 2024 20:01:41 GMT

@Dusty1 wrote:
@icezeus "First Lie Wins" by Ashley Elston (I have started reading her other books & really like them.)
"Bones And All" by Camille DeAngelis. We were looking for something to watch last week & ended up watching the movie. Very different kind of story. So I looked up the book & read that. It's a short, fast read.
I just finished listening to John Stamos "If You Would Have Told Me". I didn't really have an opinion on John Stamos but his book was well done. I feel like he was very honest.

I Loved First Lie Wins

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Alter Ego — Fri, 03 May 2024 05:39:51 GMT

I finished listening to DARLING GIRLS by Sally Hepworth. Although I was drawn into the story and legitimately didn't see the twists in it, I still thought the conclusion was just sort of "ok".

Will be traveling the next week, so not sure what I'm reading yet!

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Lilysmom1 — Fri, 03 May 2024 09:07:27 GMT

I am currently reading Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain. I am about 1/3 through and find it slow going. I feel the urge to PTB but am sticking with it because the author is a good one.

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SWEET — Fri, 03 May 2024 10:50:08 GMT

@Lilysmom1 wrote:
I am currently reading Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain. I am about 1/3 through and find it slow going. I feel the urge to PTB but am sticking with it because the author is a good one.

@Lilysmom1

I read a few of her books a long time ago. I have this one in ebook and haven't been in the mood to read it yet. I like the timeline of the 60s. I'd rather read in print but I'll get arond to reading it. So many readers loved it on my FB book groups.

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nwbabs — Fri, 03 May 2024 16:07:35 GMT

Finished The Spinning Heart by Donal Ryan yesterday. Story unpacks individual experiences in small Irish town after financial collapse, in their own voices, by chapter.

Started listening to West by Carys Davies.

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Lilysmom1 — Sat, 04 May 2024 07:55:17 GMT

@SWEET wrote:
@Lilysmom1 wrote:
I am currently reading Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain. I am about 1/3 through and find it slow going. I feel the urge to PTB but am sticking with it because the author is a good one.
@Lilysmom1

I read a few of her books a long time ago. I have this one in ebook and haven't been in the mood to read it yet. I like the timeline of the 60s. I'd rather read in print but I'll get arond to reading it. So many readers loved it on my FB book groups.

@SWEET thank you for your feedback. I will stay with it. I have the feeling it is about to pick up.

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nwbabs — Sat, 04 May 2024 23:53:55 GMT

This sounds like a good book @catmama

I read The Devil's Highway: A True Story by Urrea a few years ago. He's an excellent and engaging writer. Thank you for the post.

@catmama wrote:
I just finished Good Night Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea

It takes place in WWII and is about American Red Cross women volunteers who run the mobile coffee/donut trucks in England and Europe. They actually were on the front lines and the story is incredible. His writing made you feel like you were right there - you could sense the tension and fear during the worst parts of the war.

I highly recommend it.

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nwbabs — Sun, 05 May 2024 00:16:28 GMT

Finished West by Carys Davies today. The story of a settler and widowed father striking out from his small Pennsylvania farm westward. He is in search of a large beast beyond the Mississippi River after reading about ancient bones discovered and influenced by accounts of Lewis and Clark travels west.

Based on the storyline description, I was dubious to even start the less than 200 page book. But, I'm waiting for Carys Davies book Clear from my library holds and wanted a taste of her style.

Needless to say, I enjoyed the writing and journey very much to my surprise. The audiobook took me back easily to the 19th century on the westward journey and his daughter's plight on the farm waiting for his return.