What Are You Reading Wednesday - 4/1

[owlishbookish]

1. What are you currently reading?

2. How are you liking it?

3. What have you finished recently?

4. What's next on your list?

GTKY: What is the best April Fool's prank you ever pulled?

[owlishbookish]

1. What are you currently reading? I'm reading Changeless by Gail Carriger and The Winner's Crime by Marie Rutkoski.

2. How are you liking it? This is the 3rd time I've read Changeless, so obviously I love it. I'm not far enough into The Winner's Crime to have an opinion yet.

3. What have you finished recently? I recently finished Soulless and The Sin Eater's Daughter by Melinda Salisbury. The latter was very interesting, but had a weird ending that I didn't care much for. I would read the second book, though.

4. What's next on your list? I have a bunch of digital library books to get through, so Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo and Shadow Scale by Rachel Hartman.

GTKY: What is the best April Fool's prank you ever pulled?  I usually forget all about April Fools Day.  I associate April 1 more with my grandfather's birthday.  I think he would have liked the holiday, though.

[tribute17]

1. What are you currently reading? Nothing as of last night

2. How are you liking it?

3. What have you finished recently? I just finished Soulless last night and I enjoyed it. I had never really read a steampunk novel and still don't really know what that means but I have an idea. I will read the second one probably. I also just finished Clockwork Princess and it was good. I thought is was a nice ending to the series.

4. What's next on your list? I think I will get back into The Golem and the Jinni. I just need to make it a little further I think.

GTKY: What is the best April Fool's prank you ever pulled? I'm a high school teacher so I hate April fool's day right now.

[kateisoptimistic]

I just started Me Before You for the April read along, I'm not far enough in to say how much i like it so we shall see.

Next up will be Mambo in China Town by Jean Kwok.

I'm not big on April Fools Day - I especially can not deal with the fake pregnancy announcements that always pop up on FB or instagram.

[tribute17]

Apr 1, 2015 9:27:48 GMT -5 kateisoptimistic said:

I just started Me Before You for the April read along, I'm not far enough in to say how much i like it so we shall see.

Next up will be Mambo in China Town by Jean Kwok.

I'm not big on April Fools Day - I especially can not deal with the fake pregnancy announcements that always pop up on FB or instagram.

I have not experienced this but I know it is pretty common.  I think these are incredibly insensitive and come from people who have never experienced a loss or infertility.  If one of my "friends" did this I would totally call them out and tell them how awful it really is.  

[kateisoptimistic]

Apr 1, 2015 10:27:33 GMT -5 tribute17 said:

Apr 1, 2015 9:27:48 GMT -5 kateisoptimistic said:

I just started Me Before You for the April read along, I'm not far enough in to say how much i like it so we shall see.

Next up will be Mambo in China Town by Jean Kwok.

I'm not big on April Fools Day - I especially can not deal with the fake pregnancy announcements that always pop up on FB or instagram.

I have not experienced this but I know it is pretty common.  I think these are incredibly insensitive and come from people who have never experienced a loss or infertility.  If one of my "friends" did this I would totally call them out and tell them how awful it really is.  

One of my co-workers posted something this morning.  Last year I saw at least 3 people on FB do this.  I am no longer "friends" with them.  My co-worker on the other hand I still have to talk to.

[tribute17]

kateisoptimistic, the like was for support, not because I like that it is happening to you. It sucks when you can't get away from certain people but I would totally say something, and I'm not a confrontational person. Some people just need to be educated on how stupid they are.

[Unknown]

1. What are you currently reading? Listening to 'An Echo in the Bone'. It's busy season, so I don't have much time now to actually read.

2. How are you liking it? Love it!

3. What have you finished recently? Nothing really, the Outlander books are long, so I haven't finished anything since I finished #6

4. What's next on your list? I might try and pick up the Walking Dead comics and see if I can get into those.

GTKY: What is the best April Fool's prank you ever pulled? I'm boring

[owlishbookish]

Someone from the rescue group I belong to posted that the Jack Russell Terrier he is fostering attacked and mauled his pit bull. The general reaction was ().

[ursula]

1. What are you currently reading? All the Light We Cannot See

2. How are you liking it? So far, I'm really liking it. I'm switching between Audible and my Kindle. I love the narrator but the time jumps are really confusing when you're listening to the audiobook. I would have opted to only read this one had I known. I'm about 45% of the way through.

3. What have you finished recently?
Run Like a Mother -- I'm a runner and a mother, and I hated this book.
The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party Bride -- I really liked this book and am happy I read it. It's definitely not the 'feel good' book of the year. It's quite depressing.

4. What's next on your list?
Me Before You
The Boys in the Boat
Creativity, Inc.

[joi922]

1. What are you currently reading? Blameless (3rd in the Soulless trilogy) and finishing up The Independence of Mary Bennet. My copy of Me Before You was delivered yesterday, so I'll start reading that in the next day or so.

2. How are you liking it? I like the Soulless trilogy. Still not enough to buy, but they're fun reads. The Independence of Mary Bennet took a weird turn, so I'm not thrilled with it. It also feels like the author is giving most of the characters a happy ending, which was not how the stories originally started. I would have been fine with some characters not doing a convenient 180 in the last 75 pages, just to wrap up their stories. It doesn't feel organic to me.

3. What have you finished recently? Changeless. Even only reading it while commuting, it only took a few days to finish. Love having something to hold my interest on the train!

4. What's next on your list? Me Before You. I'm not super excited just given the summary on the back cover. But, I need to get out of my genre comfort zone, so I'm going to give it a try.

GTKY: What is the best April Fool's prank you ever pulled? I don't. I'm not a fan of pranks - I usually just think they're mean. (insert Debbie Downer gif here)

[starsailor26]

1. What are you currently reading? Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen

2. How are you liking it? I like it but I'm a big fan of her books so it's no surprise. I'm about halfway through.

3. What have you finished recently? Magic Slays by Ilona Andrews and Tunnel Vision by Aric Davis.

4. What's next on your list? Fourth Grave Beneath my Feet by Darynda Jones or Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs.

GTKY: What is the best April Fool's prank you ever pulled? Nothing, I'm not a fan of pranks.

[setsuna17]

Apr 1, 2015 13:59:39 GMT -5 joi922 said:

1. What are you currently reading? Blameless (3rd in the Soulless trilogy) and finishing up The Independence of Mary Bennet. My copy of Me Before You was delivered yesterday, so I'll start reading that in the next day or so.

2. How are you liking it? I like the Soulless trilogy. Still not enough to buy, but they're fun reads. The Independence of Mary Bennet took a weird turn, so I'm not thrilled with it. It also feels like the author is giving most of the characters a happy ending, which was not how the stories originally started. I would have been fine with some characters not doing a convenient 180 in the last 75 pages, just to wrap up their stories. It doesn't feel organic to me.

3. What have you finished recently? Changeless. Even only reading it while commuting, it only took a few days to finish. Love having something to hold my interest on the train!

4. What's next on your list? Me Before You. I'm not super excited just given the summary on the back cover. But, I need to get out of my genre comfort zone, so I'm going to give it a try.

GTKY: What is the best April Fool's prank you ever pulled? I don't. I'm not a fan of pranks - I usually just think they're mean. (insert Debbie Downer gif here)

Pssst. Soulless isn't a Trilogy. There's 5 books.

[setsuna17]

1. What are you currently reading? Waistcoats and Weaponry

2. How are you liking it? Just started but in love with Gail Carriger books again. From some reason I hadn't read the Finishing School series until like last week. I am devouring them now.

3. What have you finished recently? Etiquette and Espionage and Curtsies and Conspiracies.

4. What's next on your list? Going to try to finish the Paper Magician and start Me Before You.

GTKY: What is the best April Fool's prank you ever pulled? I'm boring and not into that.

[owlishbookish]

Apr 1, 2015 17:41:50 GMT -5 setsuna17 said:

1. What are you currently reading? Waistcoats and Weaponry

2. How are you liking it? Just started but in love with Gail Carriger books again. From some reason I hadn't read the Finishing School series until like last week. I am devouring them now.

3. What have you finished recently? Etiquette and Espionage and Curtsies and Conspiracies.

4. What's next on your list? Going to try to finish the Paper Magician and start Me Before You.

GTKY: What is the best April Fool's prank you ever pulled? I'm boring and not into that.

Do you have Prudence yet?  I'm dying to get my hands on it.  

[setsuna17]

Apr 1, 2015 17:48:39 GMT -5 owlishbookish said:

Apr 1, 2015 17:41:50 GMT -5 setsuna17 said:

1. What are you currently reading? Waistcoats and Weaponry

2. How are you liking it? Just started but in love with Gail Carriger books again. From some reason I hadn't read the Finishing School series until like last week. I am devouring them now.

3. What have you finished recently? Etiquette and Espionage and Curtsies and Conspiracies.

4. What's next on your list? Going to try to finish the Paper Magician and start Me Before You.

GTKY: What is the best April Fool's prank you ever pulled? I'm boring and not into that.

Do you have Prudence yet?  I'm dying to get my hands on it.  

I do! But a friend told me to read the others first. LOL. For some reason I had no idea that The Finishing School had four books. So that's another book of hers coming out this year!

[owlishbookish]

Apr 1, 2015 17:50:01 GMT -5 setsuna17 said:

Apr 1, 2015 17:48:39 GMT -5 owlishbookish said:

Do you have Prudence yet?  I'm dying to get my hands on it.  

I do! But a friend told me to read the others first. LOL. For some reason I had no idea that The Finishing School had four books. So that's another book of hers coming out this year!

Oh, nooo!  I hadn't heard about potential spoilers for the last Finishing School book.  Am I reading that right?

[setsuna17]

Apr 1, 2015 17:52:10 GMT -5 owlishbookish said:

Apr 1, 2015 17:50:01 GMT -5 setsuna17 said:

I do! But a friend told me to read the others first. LOL. For some reason I had no idea that The Finishing School had four books. So that's another book of hers coming out this year!

Oh, nooo!  I hadn't heard about potential spoilers for the last Finishing School book.  Am I reading that right?

I don't know. She could just be weird!

[owlishbookish]

Apr 1, 2015 18:56:54 GMT -5 setsuna17 said:

Apr 1, 2015 17:52:10 GMT -5 owlishbookish said:

Oh, nooo!  I hadn't heard about potential spoilers for the last Finishing School book.  Am I reading that right?

I don't know. She could just be weird!

I get the feeling that she wouldn't spoil book 4 of FS.  I haven't seen any of my Goodreads friends say so, in any case.  I hope not.  I don't think I could wait until November to read Prudence.

[setsuna17]

Apr 1, 2015 19:01:15 GMT -5 owlishbookish said:

Apr 1, 2015 18:56:54 GMT -5 setsuna17 said:

I don't know. She could just be weird!

I get the feeling that she wouldn't spoil book 4 of FS.  I haven't seen any of my Goodreads friends say so, in any case.  I hope not.  I don't think I could wait until November to read Prudence.

I don't think so either. I'm pretty sure that she just wanted me to read the Finishing School haha.

[joi922]

Apr 1, 2015 17:40:22 GMT -5 setsuna17 said:

Apr 1, 2015 13:59:39 GMT -5 joi922 said:

1. What are you currently reading? Blameless (3rd in the Soulless trilogy) and finishing up The Independence of Mary Bennet. My copy of Me Before You was delivered yesterday, so I'll start reading that in the next day or so.

2. How are you liking it? I like the Soulless trilogy. Still not enough to buy, but they're fun reads. The Independence of Mary Bennet took a weird turn, so I'm not thrilled with it. It also feels like the author is giving most of the characters a happy ending, which was not how the stories originally started. I would have been fine with some characters not doing a convenient 180 in the last 75 pages, just to wrap up their stories. It doesn't feel organic to me.

3. What have you finished recently? Changeless. Even only reading it while commuting, it only took a few days to finish. Love having something to hold my interest on the train!

4. What's next on your list? Me Before You. I'm not super excited just given the summary on the back cover. But, I need to get out of my genre comfort zone, so I'm going to give it a try.

GTKY: What is the best April Fool's prank you ever pulled? I don't. I'm not a fan of pranks - I usually just think they're mean. (insert Debbie Downer gif here)

Pssst. Soulless isn't a Trilogy. There's 5 books.

Sorry, duh. You're right! Don't know where my brain went when I said that. Thanks for reminding me I have 2 more after my current book to look forward to!

[elsiemae]

1. I just started Rooms by Lauren Oliver. I'm only about 30 pages in.

2. It's still too soon to tell. I usually really enjoy books by Lauren Oliver though, so I'm sure I'll like it.

3. I just finished Big Little Lies. I absolutely loved it. I will definitely be reading more by Liane Moriarty.

4. Up next I'll be reading Me Before You, Yes Please by Amy Poehlor, and Oliver Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout.

GTKY: I've never really been big on April Fools Jokes.

[olenka]

1. What are you currently reading?
A Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling

2. How are you liking it?
It's....OK? I have never read any Harry Potter books, so I don't know how she writes in general. The characters are written really well, but the actual story so far is kind of a snooze. Apparently they are making this into an HBO show, so maybe it gets better?

3. What have you finished recently?
How to Build a Girl by Caitlin Moran. Again, this was OK. It felt pretty half-assed but had some good parts.

4. What's next on your list? No idea!

GTKY: What is the best April Fool's prank you ever pulled? I can't think of one! I don't tend to be a prank sort of person.

[legitsince86]

1. What are you currently reading? Seeing Redd by Frank Beddor

2. How are you liking it? I'm liking it. I like different takes on Alice in Wonderland

3. What have you finished recently?
I finished Fable by Chanda Hahn

4. What's next on your list?
Three Wishes by Liane Moriarty

GTKY: What is the best April Fool's prank you ever pulled?
I don't think I've ever really done a prank. I'm boring lol

[somethingcleverer]

1. What are you currently reading? Shadow of Night (the second book in The Discovery of Witches Trilogy) by Deborah Harkness

2. How are you liking it? I really like it so far. I was worried it would be really slow after reading a few reviews but I'm flying through it as fast as I did with the first book.

3. What have you finished recently? A Discovery of Witches

4. What's next on your list? Probably The Book of Life ( the last book in the series, I can't imagine stopping now!)

GTKY: What is the best April Fool's prank you ever pulled I can't think of one.

[sakura0019]

olenka - I didn't really love A Casual Vacancy, either. It was well written with well rounded characters, but it just fell a little flat for me. JK Rowling has written two others now under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith and I really enjoyed them! They're mysteries with the same main character (a P.I.), and I really hope she writes more of them

[olenka]

Apr 5, 2015 9:17:16 GMT -5 sakura0019 said:

olenka - I didn't really love A Casual Vacancy, either. It was well written with well rounded characters, but it just fell a little flat for me. JK Rowling has written two others now under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith and I really enjoyed them! They're mysteries with the same main character (a P.I.), and I really hope she writes more of them

That's my feeling too.  I'll have to check out those mysteries though...that sounds more up my alley.