Book recs

[aimeefarrahfowler]

I know we've done this before, but we just started going to the library near our house and I was just wondering what books everyone has loved lately? Basically anything that's come out since 2012, haha. I picked up Gone Girl on Sunday and read it in 3 days and now I need something else.

Also, any books your LOs love I should look out for too?

[origamimommy]

I'm really liking liane moriarty books! I sent a few to another J12 mama, and have read a few since then. The husbands secret and big little lies were good. The hypnotists love story was a little slow but once I got into was good too.

I also really love all of Emily giffin's books. So good! I'm a chick lit reader though.

I recently was gifted the set of books from the author of the fault in our stars. It comes with 4 of his books so I'm excited to read those.

[somethingcleverer]

Big Little Lies was really good. I also just flew through the Seven Realms series by Cinda Wiliams Chima. The first book is the Demon King it took about a hundred pages to get moving but after that it was completely amazing.

I really liked Me Before You and The Girl you Left Behind by JoJo Moyes too. The sequel to Me Before You comes out later this month and I'm pretty excited about that!

[pinkluna]

Some people who liked Gone Girl liked The Girl on the Train. I read it for a book club, and personally did not like it, but I'm in the minority.

I've recently read and enjoyed:
The Nightingale (my fave this year!)
The Martian
Defending Jacob (it was good until the ending)
The Light Between Oceans

Currently reading and enjoying Wonder. On my list to read next:
Me Before You
All the Light We Cannot See
What She Left Behind
The Language of Flowers
The Rosie Project
The Art of Racing in the Rain

I'm so excited our county started offering a digital library card that you can get online for ebooks and audiobooks (I never would have made it to a branch) so now I want to READ ALL THE BOOKS!

[roo1582]

I am reading Defending Jacob right now.

I've read and liked:
The Book Thief
The Orphan Train
A Walk in the Woods (read it a long time ago)
Tell the Wolves I'm Home
The Art of Racing in the Rain
Unbroken
Me and Emma
The Devil in a White City


I've been recently picking books off of this list I got from Pinterest since there were a few books on there I had already read and enjoyed.

[britbratjf]

I liked Girl on the Train! What kind of books do you normally read? If you like mystery/crime solving I really liked the two books by Robert Galbraith (aka JK Rowling) and all of Tana Fremch's books.

For the kids - Dagny is obsessed with Bearenstein Bears books and that's pretty much all she gets.

[somethingcleverer]

roo1582, The Book Thief is one of my all time favorites. Such an amazing story.

[tribute17]

Sept 3, 2015 9:54:57 GMT -5 somethingcleverer said:

Big Little Lies was really good. I also just flew through the Seven Realms series by Cinda Wiliams Chima. The first book is the Demon King it took about a hundred pages to get moving but after that it was completely amazing.

I really liked Me Before You and The Girl you Left Behind by JoJo Moyes too. The sequel to Me Before You comes out later this month and I'm pretty excited about that!

I'm so glad you liked the seven realms series. I don't know how to explain it to someone other than to say it is just so good. I got really invested in the characters. @britbrafj you would probably like it.

[mrsplaydoh]

And when do you girls read all these books???!!! I miss reading but have no idea where to fit it in during the day?!!!!
I need to set aside some alone time or get a bigger house where I can hide somewhere...!

[pinkluna]

Sept 3, 2015 14:42:12 GMT -5 mrsplaydoh said:

And when do you girls read all these books???!!! I miss reading but have no idea where to fit it in during the day?!!!!
I need to set aside some alone time or get a bigger house where I can hide somewhere...!

I read once the kids are in bed. I go to bed almost at midnight every night and I ALWAYS regret it in the morning but I can't seem to be able to go to bed earlier. I need that "me" time!

Soon I will start listening to audiobooks too. I have a two hour commute daily, might as well enjoy it!

[britbratjf]

Sept 3, 2015 14:42:12 GMT -5 mrsplaydoh said:

And when do you girls read all these books???!!! I miss reading but have no idea where to fit it in during the day?!!!!
I need to set aside some alone time or get a bigger house where I can hide somewhere...!

Well I SAH so during naps or after she goes to bed. When I worked I usually read on my lunch break.

[roo1582]

I read quite a bit while I was at work pumping. I also sometimes go out to my car at lunchtime to read for a little bit. And I try to squeeze in some quiet time here and there to read a tiny bit on the days I'm home with the kids.

[aimeefarrahfowler]

Sept 3, 2015 14:42:12 GMT -5 mrsplaydoh said:

And when do you girls read all these books???!!! I miss reading but have no idea where to fit it in during the day?!!!!
I need to set aside some alone time or get a bigger house where I can hide somewhere...!

I read on my commute on the train or at lunch. Trying to stop using so much data on my phone too

[tribute17]

somethingcleverer are you going to read Cinda Chima Williams other series? I have the first book The Warrior Heir. The reviews weren't quite as good as the other series but still good. If you are interested maybe we could do a buddy read? Or if you need a break I understand.

Also, I thought of another series I really liked. I think it is classified as YA but it didn't as YA as some others. The first book is Cinder by Marissa Meyers.

Also I have heard very good things about Still Alice. I don't think it is my style but maybe someone here would enjoy it.

Oh, and A Discovery of Witches trilogy was good. Now that it is almost fall it would fit perfectly with chilly weather and Halloween.

[somethingcleverer]

tribute17, I'd be willing to try the other series out. LMK when you want to start reading.

[tribute17]

Sept 6, 2015 16:59:11 GMT -5 somethingcleverer said:

tribute17, I'd be willing to try the other series out. LMK when you want to start reading.

Ok. Probably when I can keep my eyes open for more than two minutes to read. So 10 years? Kidding, I hope. I'll finish the book I on now and then probably start that one.

[somethingcleverer]

I've also just added We Need To Talk About Kevin to my to read list. It sounds like an amazingly written book but I'm wondering if I'll be having nightmares for weeks afterwards. These kinds of stories are the ones that get to me the most.

www.goodreads.com/book/show/80660.We_Need_to_Talk_About_Kevin?ref=ru_lihp_up_rv_38_mclk-up2561711864

[aimeefarrahfowler]

Sept 3, 2015 9:54:51 GMT -5 pinkluna said:

Some people who liked Gone Girl liked The Girl on the Train. I read it for a book club, and personally did not like it, but I'm in the minority.

I've recently read and enjoyed:
The Nightingale (my fave this year!)
The Martian
Defending Jacob (it was good until the ending)
The Light Between Oceans

Currently reading and enjoying Wonder. On my list to read next:
Me Before You
All the Light We Cannot See
What She Left Behind
The Language of Flowers
The Rosie Project
The Art of Racing in the Rain

I'm so excited our county started offering a digital library card that you can get online for ebooks and audiobooks (I never would have made it to a branch) so now I want to READ ALL THE BOOKS!

I'm number 123 on the hold list at my library for The Nightingale lol it must be good

[tribute17]

TheMartian was excellent too. I don't normally read those kinds of books but it was so good. And the movie is coming out with Matt Damon! ?