Off-Topic Summer Reading

[donnamp]

Elisa - I read fantasy from time to time, I like the YA versions....I should delve into more!

Sherry - Good to know about Nancy Thayer, I think this is the first book of hers I have read and it is pretty light so far.

Donna

[ElisaB]

Originally Posted by donnamp

Elisa - I read fantasy from time to time, I like the YA versions....I should delve into more!

Donna

Oh yes, YA fantasy has gotten very good in recent years! I'm also rereading one
of my favorite fantasy series ATM, The Raven Cycle, and that's YA.
The Grisha trilogy is another favorite, as is anything by Laini Taylor

[alisoncooks]

I *mostly* read J/Ya fantasy. Occasionally I delved into historical fiction, but I always return to fantasy.

[Dabbadooey]

I just finished The River, and it was definitely suspenseful. Now moving onto something lighter, Kinsella's newest...I Owe You One.

[sherry7899]

Originally Posted by donnamp

Elisa - I read fantasy from time to time, I like the YA versions....I should delve into more!

Sherry - Good to know about Nancy Thayer, I think this is the first book of hers I have read and it is pretty light so far.

Donna

I really liked her book "Three Women at the Water's Edge." It was definitely not light reading.

[BunnyHop]

Oh, yes, I think most of my light reading is fantasy or fantasy/SF that's mostly character based.

Lois McMaster Bujold's a favorite author. Also a fan of Becky Chambers (hers is mostly character based SF.

If you do like character based SF (space ships!) maybe also try Martha Wells Murderbot series of novellas.

Check the library, see what they have in e-book format. Might surprise you.

[donnamp]

Anna - thanks for the recommendations!

Elisa - thank you, too! Some you mentioned I have looked at from time to time and wondered if they were good. I agree about Lanni Taylor!

Donna

[Kathy G]

I recently finished listening to the audible version of "Baby Teeth" by Zoje Stage. Ugh, not ONE likeable character! The ending also felt unfinished.

I just downloaded book 2 in the Zoe Bentley series by Mike Omer called "Into the Darkness." I hope it's as good as the first book "A Killer's Mind." It's about an FBI profiler that's a serial killer hunter and she works with another Special Agent to catch them. It's really well written and interesting. They are both available on Amazon Kindle Unlimited.

I also just started a book called "Bestseller" by Susan May that is kind of a dark read. It's about an author who has a first book that becomes a bestseller but after he befriends another author his luck turns. Kind of depressing so far but interesting.

ETA: One of my favorite books "The Art of Racing in the Rain" by Garth Stein was made into a movie! It opens in August and they cast the Dad from "This is Us" in the lead role. I have to see it! I'm also going to listen to the audible version again before I go see the movie.

And I started listening to "A Dog's Journey" by W. Bruce Cameron. They just released a movie based on the book. I loved "A Dog's Purpose" in both book and movie format. This is a continuation of that story.

Lol, can you tell I love a good Dog book?

[donnamp]

Kathy -Baby Teeth was a really disturbing book!

Donna

[Kathy G]

Originally Posted by donnamp

Kathy -Baby Teeth was a really disturbing book!

Donna

Donna, omg so disturbing! I felt like the mother might have split personality disorder because of the child’s descriptions. The ending was strange and it didn’t feel resolved. Ugh, I kept listening since I had spent a credit on it.