Anonymous
Post 04/05/2024 08:50     Subject: Re:What is everyone reading for April?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Two books by Sophie Kinsella.
She is a British author who writes romcoms set in or around London.

The first book was called "Can You Keep A Secret". It was about a young woman who sits on a plane and freaks out when the plane hits turbulence. She ends up confessing lots of stuff to a nearby plane passenger. The next day when she arrives at work she discovers that the fellow plane passenger is actually the CEO and founder of the company she works for.

The next book was called "I owe you one". A woman is in a coffee shop and the guy at the table next to hers asks her to watch his laptop for a few minutes while he takes a phone call outside. The ceiling happens to cave in from a water leak while the guy is outside . She saves his laptop. They strike up a relationship.

I liked both books. They were both fun. I thought the characters and the story were well developed.

I picked up those particular books because I have read a few other books by the same author and always enjoy her books.

I downloaded the books from my library Libby / Overdrive website.





I too read “secret”. It was fun and silly and predictable but light. I liked the audio version.


I mostly read “light/fluffy” books as well since reading is a big escape for me. I have read all of Sophie Kinsella’s books and the only ones I don’t really like are the later shopaholic books (first one is fine). I just finished “you deserve each other “ by Sarah Hogle and can’t believe how much I enjoyed it.



I also really like Helen Hoang’s books if you don’t mind a little spice.
Anonymous
Post 04/05/2024 08:47     Subject: Re:What is everyone reading for April?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Two books by Sophie Kinsella.
She is a British author who writes romcoms set in or around London.

The first book was called "Can You Keep A Secret". It was about a young woman who sits on a plane and freaks out when the plane hits turbulence. She ends up confessing lots of stuff to a nearby plane passenger. The next day when she arrives at work she discovers that the fellow plane passenger is actually the CEO and founder of the company she works for.

The next book was called "I owe you one". A woman is in a coffee shop and the guy at the table next to hers asks her to watch his laptop for a few minutes while he takes a phone call outside. The ceiling happens to cave in from a water leak while the guy is outside . She saves his laptop. They strike up a relationship.

I liked both books. They were both fun. I thought the characters and the story were well developed.

I picked up those particular books because I have read a few other books by the same author and always enjoy her books.

I downloaded the books from my library Libby / Overdrive website.





I too read “secret”. It was fun and silly and predictable but light. I liked the audio version.


I mostly read “light/fluffy” books as well since reading is a big escape for me. I have read all of Sophie Kinsella’s books and the only ones I don’t really like are the later shopaholic books (first one is fine). I just finished “you deserve each other “ by Sarah Hogle and can’t believe how much I enjoyed it.

Anonymous
Post 04/04/2024 22:54     Subject: What is everyone reading for April?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I’m about a third into Tom Lake. This will be a DNF for me. I just don’t find the story or the characters interesting.


It's wild how people either love or hate this book. I'm in the hate camp with you, I found it so dull.


I mostly liked it, but I’m generally not a fan of books where like 20 important things all happen in the last 10 pages. It’s like the author is hurrying to wrap it all up. Wasn’t wild about that.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2024 22:45     Subject: Re:What is everyone reading for April?
Anonymous wrote:Two books by Sophie Kinsella.
She is a British author who writes romcoms set in or around London.

The first book was called "Can You Keep A Secret". It was about a young woman who sits on a plane and freaks out when the plane hits turbulence. She ends up confessing lots of stuff to a nearby plane passenger. The next day when she arrives at work she discovers that the fellow plane passenger is actually the CEO and founder of the company she works for.

The next book was called "I owe you one". A woman is in a coffee shop and the guy at the table next to hers asks her to watch his laptop for a few minutes while he takes a phone call outside. The ceiling happens to cave in from a water leak while the guy is outside . She saves his laptop. They strike up a relationship.

I liked both books. They were both fun. I thought the characters and the story were well developed.

I picked up those particular books because I have read a few other books by the same author and always enjoy her books.

I downloaded the books from my library Libby / Overdrive website.





I too read “secret”. It was fun and silly and predictable but light. I liked the audio version.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2024 22:43     Subject: What is everyone reading for April?
Finally started “Prophet Song” and I’m already starting to feel depressed by it… Sometimes these Booker picks are so grim.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2024 22:36     Subject: What is everyone reading for April?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
Yellowface by RF Kuang
Come and Get it by Kiley Reid

Goal is to finish all three. Almost done with the first.


Two excellent books and one horrible one. It'll make for a balanced reading month (insert wink here).


Which are the two you are recommending?
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2024 20:00     Subject: What is everyone reading for April?
Finally got my copy of Entangled Life by Merlen Sheldrake from the library. Recommended from here (thanks DCUM!), listening to the audiobook. It’s about fungi and I’m really enjoying it so far.

I’m also going to pick the first Bridgerton book up from the library tomorrow because I’m feeling in the mood for regency romance, and am rereading Alice in Wonderland aloud to my kids.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2024 17:44     Subject: What is everyone reading for April?
Finished Maame, by Jessica George. It was an easy read… lightweight, but likeable. I found it hard not to root for the main character.

Still reading Crichton’s Airframe (I’m a PP from page one of this thread). Starting Family Lore, by Elizabeth Acevedo.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2024 10:27     Subject: What is everyone reading for April?
Anonymous wrote:Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
Yellowface by RF Kuang
Come and Get it by Kiley Reid

Goal is to finish all three. Almost done with the first.


Two excellent books and one horrible one. It'll make for a balanced reading month (insert wink here).
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2024 10:25     Subject: What is everyone reading for April?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Trying to decide between Lincoln Highway or Song of Achilles


If you end up liking this, let me know. I tried listening to it and it was SO slow (and I sped it up!) and eventually I just gave up. I kept wanting to care about the characters and I just didn't.


I'm a DP but I love, love, loved The Lincoln Highway. Then I lent it to a friend and she could not get into it at all. If you don't like the quirky characters, I don't think that will change because I adored them from the beginning. My friend was driven crazy by all of their poor decisions, meanwhile I cared about the characters so much that their decisions made me invested. It is a slow book though, so maybe that doesn't translate well to audio.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2024 10:19     Subject: What is everyone reading for April?
Anonymous wrote:Just finished The Women, which I had to make myself finish. I liked Nightengale and Four Winds but couldn’t get into this character. Just started Berry Pickers, which I love so far. Great writing makes such a difference for me.


This is a beautiful book, I read it basically in one sitting.

I'm a Kristin Hannah fan and The Women was one of her weakest books. It felt gimmicky and cheap.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2024 10:18     Subject: What is everyone reading for April?
Anonymous wrote:I’m about a third into Tom Lake. This will be a DNF for me. I just don’t find the story or the characters interesting.


It's wild how people either love or hate this book. I'm in the hate camp with you, I found it so dull.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2024 08:18     Subject: What is everyone reading for April?
Anonymous wrote:Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
Yellowface by RF Kuang
Come and Get it by Kiley Reid

Goal is to finish all three. Almost done with the first.


We read both of these for my book club last year and I enjoyed them both. They are very different books but both good in their own way.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2024 08:11     Subject: What is everyone reading for April?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I’m about a third into Tom Lake. This will be a DNF for me. I just don’t find the story or the characters interesting.


Yes! Everyone loved it but I couldn't get into it at all.

Agree, another NOPE for Tom Lake. I simply did not care about the story. Also what grown children want to hear about their parent’s past?


Apparently one of the daughters in the book did🤣

I didn’t care for the book. Maybe if it took place just in the past I would have liked it more.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2024 05:32     Subject: What is everyone reading for April?
Just finished it and really liked Tom Lake. Engaging characters, written simply (not extraneously), and a good story