[mom2kylenkatie]

I just started The Covenant by Beverly Lewis. I would never have read this book on my own, a friend gave it to me since I am desperate for a book right now while I wait for one on hold at the library.

I am not into Christian reading, which I thought that this is what the book was about, but so far I like it.

[pygmyhippo]

I'm reading Evanovich's "Three to Get Deadly" and "The Memory Keeper's Daughter", the later very slowly. It's just a slower read for me due to the writing. When I read "The Secret Life of Bees" it was also slow for me -- maybe it's the way she writes. For me, it does not go quicklly. It's not that it's bad...just slower.

And, Nick and I just finished Book #12 of the Magic Tree House series...starting Book #13 later tonight or tomorrow.

This post has been edited by pygmyhippo: 04 August 2007 - 04:41 PM

[shmode]

I just finished Angels and Demons (loved it!) and am now on to "The Romanov Prophecy" by Steve Berry and am enjoying it so far. I have quit the "Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister" as I just could not get into it.

[mom2kylenkatie]

pygmyhippo, on Aug 4 2007, 05:38 PM, said:

I'm reading Evanovich's "Three to Get Deadly" and "The Memory Keeper's Daughter", the later very slowly. It's just a slower read for me due to the writing. When I read "The Secret Life of Bees" it was also slow for me -- maybe it's the way she writes. For me, it does not go quicklly. It's not that it's bad...just slower.

And, Nick and I just finished Book #12 of the Magic Tree House series...starting Book #13 later tonight or tomorrow.

Yes I felt the writing of The Memory Keepers Daughter was also very slow and predictable

[brenintx]

I'm reading Fool Me Once by Fern Michaels. I picked up a stack of books last week at the library and this is the first one I tackled.

[twogirls4jenn]

I'm finally starting the last Harry Potter!! I've just read the first chapter (I was soooo tired last night) but I can't wait to get into it!

[shmode]

I'm onto Killjoy, but haven't opened it yet as I'm trying to get my scrapbooking going.

[CrackofDawn]

Read "Shopaholic and Baby" over the weekend and started "The Pilot's Wife" yesterday.

[mom2kylenkatie]

CrackofDawn, on Aug 6 2007, 07:14 AM, said:

Read "Shopaholic and Baby" over the weekend and started "The Pilot's Wife" yesterday.

Is Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella? I have read her books before and liked them. The Pilots Wife was good, but my IRL book club has put a ban on reading any more Anita Shreve books-----so far The Pilots Wife is the only one I have liked at all.

BTW--the movie was on last night--did you watch it?

[pygmyhippo]

pygmyhippo, on Aug 4 2007, 05:38 PM, said:

I'm reading Evanovich's "Three to Get Deadly" and "The Memory Keeper's Daughter", the later very slowly. It's just a slower read for me due to the writing. When I read "The Secret Life of Bees" it was also slow for me -- maybe it's the way she writes. For me, it does not go quicklly. It's not that it's bad...just slower.

And, Nick and I just finished Book #12 of the Magic Tree House series...starting Book #13 later tonight or tomorrow.

I finished "Three To Get Deadly" last night. Now I'm onto "Four to Score" and am still reading "The Memory Keeper's Daughter" too. Also, DH wants me to read a book about the Blue Nile...I'm going to skim that a bit too. I forget the name of that one.

[shmode]

mom2kylenkatie, on Aug 6 2007, 05:44 AM, said:

CrackofDawn, on Aug 6 2007, 07:14 AM, said:

Read "Shopaholic and Baby" over the weekend and started "The Pilot's Wife" yesterday.

Is Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella? I have read her books before and liked them. The Pilots Wife was good, but my IRL book club has put a ban on reading any more Anita Shreve books-----so far The Pilots Wife is the only one I have liked at all.

BTW--the movie was on last night--did you watch it?

A ban? Why would a book club ban a book?

[mom2kylenkatie]

shmode, on Aug 6 2007, 10:40 AM, said:

mom2kylenkatie, on Aug 6 2007, 05:44 AM, said:

CrackofDawn, on Aug 6 2007, 07:14 AM, said:

Read "Shopaholic and Baby" over the weekend and started "The Pilot's Wife" yesterday.

Is Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella? I have read her books before and liked them. The Pilots Wife was good, but my IRL book club has put a ban on reading any more Anita Shreve books-----so far The Pilots Wife is the only one I have liked at all.

BTW--the movie was on last night--did you watch it?

A ban? Why would a book club ban a book?

Well lets just say we put a moratorium and reading any more Anita Shreve or Jodi Picoult books. None of us have liked the Shreve books that have been picked....and as for Jodi Picoult we just got sick of it after awhile. I guess ban was not a good word to use. There are only 4 of us in the book club and none of us seem to like Anita Shreves writing even though we keep giving her a try we just decided enough punishment is enough!

[shmode]

mom2kylenkatie, on Aug 6 2007, 08:22 AM, said:

shmode, on Aug 6 2007, 10:40 AM, said:

mom2kylenkatie, on Aug 6 2007, 05:44 AM, said:

CrackofDawn, on Aug 6 2007, 07:14 AM, said:

Read "Shopaholic and Baby" over the weekend and started "The Pilot's Wife" yesterday.

Is Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella? I have read her books before and liked them. The Pilots Wife was good, but my IRL book club has put a ban on reading any more Anita Shreve books-----so far The Pilots Wife is the only one I have liked at all.

BTW--the movie was on last night--did you watch it?

A ban? Why would a book club ban a book?

Well lets just say we put a moratorium and reading any more Anita Shreve or Jodi Picoult books. None of us have liked the Shreve books that have been picked....and as for Jodi Picoult we just got sick of it after awhile. I guess ban was not a good word to use. There are only 4 of us in the book club and none of us seem to like Anita Shreves writing even though we keep giving her a try we just decided enough punishment is enough!

Ah gotcha, I thought it was a more scandilous reason!LOL!

[Sarah]

mom2kylenkatie, on Aug 6 2007, 08:44 AM, said:

CrackofDawn, on Aug 6 2007, 07:14 AM, said:

Read "Shopaholic and Baby" over the weekend and started "The Pilot's Wife" yesterday.

Is Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella? I have read her books before and liked them.

Yup, same author. I'm getting sick of them. They're good for mindless light reading, but honestly the main character is just starting to get on my nerves--I know they have to put her in these ridiculous situations to keep the plot moving (or more to the point, to have a plot at all) but it's all so contrived and silly that it's no longer really entertaining, and if I knew this girl IRL I'd have long since dumped her!

I really liked "Can You Keep a Secret" by the same author--same fun, light reading but the situation was a bit more normal and the main character more likeable.

[rachinaz]

Listening to The Count of Monte Cristo right now. It's a long-ass book so it will take a long time to get through the audiobook! LOL! But it is really good.

Just finished Thirteen Moons yesterday (see my book review in the review sticky) and haven't picked up another book to read yet.

[CrackofDawn]

mom2kylenkatie, on Aug 6 2007, 07:44 AM, said:

CrackofDawn, on Aug 6 2007, 07:14 AM, said:

Read "Shopaholic and Baby" over the weekend and started "The Pilot's Wife" yesterday.

Is Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella? I have read her books before and liked them. The Pilots Wife was good, but my IRL book club has put a ban on reading any more Anita Shreve books-----so far The Pilots Wife is the only one I have liked at all.

BTW--the movie was on last night--did you watch it?

Yep, it's Kinsella. Love her books for some good fluff, LOL. I do have to admit though when I read the first one, I had to put it down. I kept cringing and thinking, "No, don't buy it, don't use your credit card." Then I'd pick it back up and cringe some more. I'm such a miser, she made me nervous.

As for Shreve, I've only read a couple of her books, loved Light on Snow. I've heard both good and bad on this one so decided to try it for myself. Oh and I didn't see the movie, my DH is home in the evenings now so he mostly has control over the tv and I read. Didn't even realize there is a movie.

This post has been edited by CrackofDawn: 06 August 2007 - 06:25 PM

[camry1029]

Quote

QUOTE(shmode @ Aug 6 2007, 10:40 AM)
QUOTE(mom2kylenkatie @ Aug 6 2007, 05:44 AM)
QUOTE(CrackofDawn @ Aug 6 2007, 07:14 AM)
Read "Shopaholic and Baby" over the weekend and started "The Pilot's Wife" yesterday.

Is Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella? I have read her books before and liked them. The Pilots Wife was good, but my IRL book club has put a ban on reading any more Anita Shreve books-----so far The Pilots Wife is the only one I have liked at all.

BTW--the movie was on last night--did you watch it?



A ban? Why would a book club ban a book?


Well lets just say we put a moratorium and reading any more Anita Shreve or Jodi Picoult books. None of us have liked the Shreve books that have been picked....and as for Jodi Picoult we just got sick of it after awhile. I guess ban was not a good word to use. There are only 4 of us in the book club and none of us seem to like Anita Shreves writing even though we keep giving her a try we just decided enough punishment is enough!

I put my own ban with Jodi Picoult. I like her and all, but I found myself getting depressed reading her books! I still have The Pact on my reading list, but it's not high up there. And I think her big "twist" endings are getting a bit ridiculous.

[brenintx]

brenintx, on Aug 5 2007, 09:40 AM, said:

I'm reading Fool Me Once by Fern Michaels. I picked up a stack of books last week at the library and this is the first one I tackled.

Finished Fool Me Once and am now reading Letter from Home by Carolyn Hart. Each chapter starts with part of a letter written in in current times then the chapter goes back to a murder that happened in 1944. Pretty interesting so far.

[mom2kylenkatie]

camry1029, on Aug 6 2007, 07:38 PM, said:

Quote

QUOTE(shmode @ Aug 6 2007, 10:40 AM)
QUOTE(mom2kylenkatie @ Aug 6 2007, 05:44 AM)
QUOTE(CrackofDawn @ Aug 6 2007, 07:14 AM)
Read "Shopaholic and Baby" over the weekend and started "The Pilot's Wife" yesterday.

Is Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella? I have read her books before and liked them. The Pilots Wife was good, but my IRL book club has put a ban on reading any more Anita Shreve books-----so far The Pilots Wife is the only one I have liked at all.

BTW--the movie was on last night--did you watch it?



A ban? Why would a book club ban a book?


Well lets just say we put a moratorium and reading any more Anita Shreve or Jodi Picoult books. None of us have liked the Shreve books that have been picked....and as for Jodi Picoult we just got sick of it after awhile. I guess ban was not a good word to use. There are only 4 of us in the book club and none of us seem to like Anita Shreves writing even though we keep giving her a try we just decided enough punishment is enough!

I put my own ban with Jodi Picoult. I like her and all, but I found myself getting depressed reading her books! I still have The Pact on my reading list, but it's not high up there. And I think her big "twist" endings are getting a bit ridiculous.

Yep that is what we all said--depressing and her endings were getting a bit ridiculous

[brenintx]

pygmyhippo, on Aug 6 2007, 08:23 AM, said:

pygmyhippo, on Aug 4 2007, 05:38 PM, said:

I'm reading Evanovich's "Three to Get Deadly" and "The Memory Keeper's Daughter", the later very slowly. It's just a slower read for me due to the writing. When I read "The Secret Life of Bees" it was also slow for me -- maybe it's the way she writes. For me, it does not go quicklly. It's not that it's bad...just slower.

And, Nick and I just finished Book #12 of the Magic Tree House series...starting Book #13 later tonight or tomorrow.

I finished "Three To Get Deadly" last night. Now I'm onto "Four to Score" and am still reading "The Memory Keeper's Daughter" too. Also, DH wants me to read a book about the Blue Nile...I'm going to skim that a bit too. I forget the name of that one.

My friend is still waiting on two from the library. It's due back today so hopefully she'll be able to get it and continue on. She went ahead and picked up three and four so she would have them...lol!