Carelia Posted August 19, 2013 Share Posted August 19, 2013 (edited) Books read in 2013 Rick Riordan - Percy Jackson & the Lighnting thief Rick Riordan - Percy Jackson & the sea of monsters Kami Garcia - Beautiful Creatures Jenny Colgan - The loveliest chocolate shop in Paris Cassandra Clare - The mortal instruments 1- city of bones Kathryn Stocket - The Help Jenny Colgan - Meet me at the cupcake cafe Viveca Lärn - Värmebölja Philippa Gregory - The White Queen Vilhelm Moberg - Utvandrarna Jenny Colgan - Do you remember the first time Kate Morton - The Secret Keeper Books TBR Vilhelm Moberg Innvandrarna Nybyggarna Sista brevet hem Philippa Gregory The Red Queen The Kingsmakers daughter The White Princess The Boleyn Inheritance Jo Nesbo Phantom The Redbreast Michael Ende Momo Steve Berry The Kings Deception George RR Martin A dance with dragons Ian McEwan Atonement John Ajvide Lindquist Hantering an odöda Charlotte Bronte Jane Eyre Jane Austen Mansfield Park Emma Northanger Abbey Edited August 22, 2013 by Carelia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidsmum Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Hi Carelia I see you have The Mortal Instruments on your list , one of my daughters is a huge fan. Are you planning on going to see the movie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Welcome to the forum, Carelia (lovely name!). I was wondering the same thing as Kidsmum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carelia Posted August 20, 2013 Author Share Posted August 20, 2013 Hi- yes most likely I will try to go and see it, I read it because I saw the trailer and wanted to read the book first Not sure I will be reading the rest of the books in the series though, but will definitely give the film a go, although I dont think I will get my other half to go with me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Nice list! Rick Riordan - Percy Jackson & the Lighnting thief Rick Riordan - Percy Jackson & the sea of monsters These are on my wishlist, are they any good? I'm mainly wondering since they're written for a younger audience, if it won't be too simplistic. Kami Garcia - Beautiful Creatures I've heard good things about this but not sure if it'd be my thing, did you like it? Jenny Colgan - The loveliest chocolate shop in Paris This is on my TBR, did you like it? Cassandra Clare - The mortal instruments 1- city of bones Also on my TBR. Jenny Colgan - Meet me at the cupcake cafe On the TBR. Jo Nesbo Phantom The Redbreast Also on the TBR. Michael Ende Momo I really loved this book when I read it as a child. George RR Martin A dance with dragons I assume you've read the other books in the series? I've read the first two books so far and liked it a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carelia Posted August 20, 2013 Author Share Posted August 20, 2013 Rick Riordan - Percy Jackson & the Lighnting thiefRick Riordan - Percy Jackson & the sea of monstersThese are on my wishlist, are they any good? I'm mainly wondering since they're written for a younger audience, if it won't be too simplistic. mm, they were ok, quite quick and easy to read. I've borrowed the series from my mum, so at some point I will read the rest. Not sure I would have continued if I had had to get the books for myself Kami Garcia - Beautiful Creatures I've heard good things about this but not sure if it'd be my thing, did you like it? I liked it, although I'm not in a massive hurry to read the rest of the books yet. I guess it's a typical YA book for the moment, kind of like twillight. A bit predictable I thought. Jenny Colgan - The loveliest chocolate shop in ParisThis is on my TBR, did you like it? Yup, really liked this one, I do like a bit of chick lit from time to time to read on the bus home from work, this one was really good - one of the better ones that I've read by Jenny Colgan Michael EndeMomoI really loved this book when I read it as a child. I read this as a child too! I remember thinking it was really hard to get into but I loved it towards the end. Would really like to read it again to see if it's as good as I remembered and if I would get something different from it reading it as an adult. George RR MartinA dance with dragonsI assume you've read the other books in the series? I've read the first two books so far and liked it a lot. I have indeed - some of the books are better than others. Personally I like the third one best. I think with the 5th one there are so many characters to keep track of and some parts are more boring than others. I am also not wanting to finish it straight away as I know it could take ages before the next one comes out, and I am worried I am gonna forget half the characters and how they relate to eachother at that time. I was on a bit of a GoT marathon last year when I read the first 3 books nonstop in about 2 months, then I hit the wall a bit with the 4th one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsa Orlong Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 George RR Martin A dance with dragons I assume you've read the other books in the series? I've read the first two books so far and liked it a lot. I have indeed - some of the books are better than others. Personally I like the third one best. I think with the 5th one there are so many characters to keep track of and some parts are more boring than others. I am also not wanting to finish it straight away as I know it could take ages before the next one comes out, and I am worried I am gonna forget half the characters and how they relate to eachother at that time. I was on a bit of a GoT marathon last year when I read the first 3 books nonstop in about 2 months, then I hit the wall a bit with the 4th one... Yeah, the third one's great, then it all goes downhill faster than Lindsey Vonn Welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carelia Posted August 22, 2013 Author Share Posted August 22, 2013 Well, I just finished The Secret Keeper by kate Morton, and I have to say I really liked it. Although it felt a bit slow to start, it got really addictive towards the end and I am really glad I decided to stick with it. I am really glad I hadn't read too much about the book beforehand, so I never knew this had a "twist ending" If I had I would have sat the entire time trying to figure out the twist, and most likely succeeded. It was really good having the twist revealed and not having seen it coming, although it did make me feel a bit silly for not doing so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 The Secret Keeper is on my TBR, I'm glad to hear you liked it a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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