Athena
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I'm reading these right now:
Peter F. Hamilton - The Void Trilogy 1: The Dreaming Void (re-read)
Candice Carty-Williams - Queenie
Tomi Adeyemi - Legacy of Orïsha 2: Children of Virtue and Vengeance
Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott - Can You See Me?
Sharon M. Draper - Out of My Mind
Deb Caletti - A Heart in a Body in the World
Sigrid Landman - Moederen met Autisme
Dorothy Koomson - The Flavours of Love
Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman - Good Omens
Philip Pullman - His Dark Materials 2: The Subtle Knife (buddy read)
Happy reading in March!
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On 29/02/2020 at 3:12 PM, Onion Budgie said:
I've just ordered Agatha: The Real Life of Agatha Christie, which is a graphic novel of AC's life story. The artwork is cute, I'm looking forward to reading it.
This sounds interesting! I hope you like it
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12 hours ago, Hayley said:
Oh wow, that is a lot of books! I've heard good things about Queenie, what do you think of it so far?
It's good so far! I think I'm maybe 25% through. I left the book at my new house (going back there later today), so I can't check right now how far I am. I'm liking the character of Queenie a lot but am less keen on some of the side characters (but then, you're not supposed to like those specific people!). The writing is nice so far.
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We saw the TV show Good Omens, which was quite good, I enjoyed it a lot. I'm about halfway through the original book.
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We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
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I'm currently reading lots of books at once (it's my ADD, my brain does this from time to time. Usually I prefer to just read one book at once). I did manage to finish 2 short books though (while still reading the other ones).
Mel Wallis de Vries - Fout
This is a YA thriller novella about a teenage girl who finds herself tied to a tree when she wakes up. It was an enjoyable read.
Anna Woltz (ill. Maartje Kuiper) - HaaientandenThis is an illustrated children's book you got for free in "children's book week" (2019) when you spent over €12,50 on Dutch children's books. I found it at the charity shop and bought it. It's about a girl who's on a bicycle adventure (for more serious reasons than you'd maybe think) and she meets a boy who has his own reasons for running away. I enjoyed it.
The other books I'm reading, are:
Peter F. Hamilton - The Void Trilogy 1: The Dreaming Void (re-read)
Candice Carty-Williams - Queenie
Rosanne Hertzberger - Ode aan de E-nummers (borrowed from my parents who were gifted it, not sure if they want to read it)
Tomi Adeyemi - Legacy of Orïsha 2: Children of Virtue and Vengeance
Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott - Can You See Me?
Sharon M. Draper - Out of My Mind
Deb Caletti - A Heart in a Body in the World
Sigrid Landman - Moederen met Autisme
Dorothy Koomson - The Flavours of Love
Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman - Good Omens
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It snowed here last night!!
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On 24/02/2020 at 11:37 PM, Raven said:
Yes, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost own the production company that are working on it, if memory serves!
Oooh.. I loved them in Hot Fuzz!
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Vivian vande Velde - 23 Minuten (23 Minutes)
This is a YA thriller about a teenage girl who can turn back time for 23 minutes, she has 10 attempts to change the outcome of a bank robbery (which turns into a shooting), to prevent victims from dying. It was a short book, 208 pages, and I read it in an afternoon. It was a nice read.
The Dutch cover though, does not match the story. I feel like the cover designer did not read the book, as the girl on the cover has blonde hair whereas in the book it is clearly stated, several times, that the main character died her hair blue.
Merlien Welzijn - Slim Koken
This is a budget cook book (ish) that I was gifted. It has recipes but also some more general tips. I skipped reading the recipes fully that I was not interested in (ie. because the dish involves a big ingredient that I don't like or that I'm allergic to). I enjoyed the general tips and some of the recipes seem interesting. It was a nice read.
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Natsuki Takaya - Fruits Basket CE 10 (19-20): Volume 10
I didn't enjoy this one as much as some of the earlier ones. There were some really good parts but also some parts that confused me or bored me a bit. It was still okay but I hope the last two CE editions (11 and 12, or 21-22 and 23-24) will be more enjoyable.
Tomohito Oda - Komi Can't Communicate 2: Volume 2I really enjoyed this next volume. I laughed out loud a few times. The kidnapping plot was a bit weird and a one-step-too-far thing for me though.
Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata - Deathnote 2: Volume 2Another enjoyable Deathnote volume. I recognised the story from the anime and really enjoyed reading the original manga volume.
Erin Stewart - Scars Like WingsYA contemporary fiction novel about a teenage girl who is a burn survivor. She was in a fire, she survived but her parents and cousin passed away. A year after that, her aunt and uncle (parents of the cousin who passed away), say she has to go to high school again. Because of how she looks (burned), she's afraid she will be bullied.
Stuart Turton - The Seven Deaths of Evelyn HardcastleThis is a mystery novel. I read it together with a couple of friends, we read about 50 pages most days. It's a bit difficult to explain the plot of this one, basically our main character is trying to solve the murder of Evelyn Hardcastle. At times this book was slow-paced, but that's okay with me when I'm in the mood for it (and I was). Between all the busy-ness of the past while (with having my own house and preparing it), it was nice to escape into this mystery every day for the past week / week and a half. The ending was a bit weird and silly, but mostly I enjoyed this mystery a lot.
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7 hours ago, muggle not said:
it looks like your reading is going well, as usual.
Thank you, it is
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I hope you get some nicer reads soon, there's a lot of 3's and 3.5's in your post! Which isn't bad.. but some more 4's and 5's would be even more enjoyable
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On 11/02/2020 at 3:21 PM, karen.d said:
Thank you! I am feeling much better
I'm glad!
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Welcome here
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Claire Legrand - Sawkill Girls
I won this YA horror book in a giveaway (I didn't intend to participate but oh well!). It's different from what I usually read but I really enjoyed it! It was creepy and interesting. It's about a place called Sawkill, where girls disappear sometimes. We have 3 main characters, 3 teenage girls.
Camryn Garrett - Full Disclosure
This is a YA contemporary fiction novel about a teenage girl who was born with HIV. She lives with her two dads, who adopted her when she was a baby. She has a crush on someone but isn't sure how sex would work with having HIV though she does want to have it. She is black (Own Voices rep), and the book has various LGBT+ characters. I learned more about HIV through the book, which was great. I really enjoyed reading this book, I read it in one day!
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17 hours ago, Onion Budgie said:
That's interesting, because I've read that comment before. Personally, I don't see it as being fatphobic. One of the characters is morbidly obese -- and suddenly the protagonist finds himself inhabiting that body. The narrative is more about him attempting to deal with the limitations and frustrations of being in such a frame. He's out of breath, barely able to walk more than a few steps. He needs help to bathe, etc. Imagine being suddenly thrust into that situation, and how you might deal with it. It read fairly to me.
I hadn't thought of it that way.
9 hours ago, Hayley said:Thats good to know because I imagined it would be fairly fast paced! Glad you enjoyed Sawkill Girls, I don’t usually go for creepy reads either but I read a few last year and loved them all!
I randomly really felt like reading Terry Pratchett yesterday, so instead of The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock I read 111 pages of Sourcery (and it was SO good, I forgot how much I love that book!)
I’m pretty happy with my progress this read-a-thon
I'm glad re-reading Sourcery was great! I really liked it when I read it.
37 minutes ago, karen.d said:Here's my update for this weekend's read-a-thin. I managed to read 127 pages of 'The Coffin Dancer' by Jeffery Deaver. It's not as many pages as I would have liked to have read, but I was a bit under the weather. I still really enjoyed (and am still really enjoying) this book.
I'm sorry you've been feeling under the weather. I'm glad you're enjoying your book though! I hope you feel better soon
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Unseen Academicals by Terry Pratchett
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21 hours ago, Hayley said:
What do you think of The Seven (1/2) Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle so far @Athena?
I'm liking it so far! The only thing I'm not liking, is the fatphobia. Other than that, I think the story is really interesting as are the characters. It is a bit of a slower-paced book so not for everyone but I'm liking it and I'm intrigued to read more of it.
21 hours ago, Hayley said:I finished Soot on Friday and (after spending ages trying to decide what to read next) started The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock last night.
I'm glad you did some nice reading
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Yesterday I read 46 pages of The Seven (1/2) Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, and 175 pages in Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand, finishing that book. I liked Sawkill Girls, it's different from what I normally read but it was a good creepy read
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Thunderstorm, hail, rain, windy here.
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Yesterday I read 49(ish) pages in The Seven (1/2) Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton. I again didn't have time and energy to read in anything else. I've decided I want to finish Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand, before I start any new books (I'm just over halfway through, I think. But my buddy read takes priority as we need to read about 50 pages each day). I do plan on reading Fruits Basket CE Volume 10, Komi Can't Communicate Volume 2 and Death Note Volume 2, sometime soon this month.
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Rosanne Hertzberger - Ode aan de E-nummers
This was an interesting read, about food additives and other things (sorry, I don't quite know the English translation for some terms!). I feel the author wrote for a mainstream audience (which I'm not) and wish she'd gone a bit more indepth in certain things. But overall a nice read, I learnt some things.