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what are you reading?

[i went back five pages and didn't see a thread on this so i am starting one--hope i'm not stepping on any toes!]

any other bookworms here? if so, what are you reading?

i'm always reading multiple books at once. here is my current list:

Kindle - Meru by S.B. Divya. it was an Amazon First Reads and they rarely have scifi books available. plus Meru was actually the name of my last kitty (RIP) so that immediately flagged my eyeballs in addition to the genre. it is really fascinating so far.

at work - The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart. this is a fantasy book about an emperor's daughter who can't remember anything in her life except starting at five years prior, and is trying to figure out why her father treats her so distantly. meanwhile his magic that keeps the kingdom in order is failing badly and chaos is stirring.

non-fiction - Queens of the Crusades by Alison Weir. i requested this book for Christmas and my mom got it for me. i am a history geek and Alison Weir breathes new life into the royals of the past. this is book two of a four part about the medieval queens of England. in Christmas 2021, i got book 1 of this series (Queens of the Conquest) and devoured it.

so what do you all read??

As I said elsewhere lol, I'm currently reading the Voyager novels. I mostly read fantasy and sci-fi, but I dabble in other genres/nonfiction if the plot/subject interests me. My OCD wouldn't allow me to read multiple books at once. That would drive me insane. lol

Lately I end up reading mostly academic work and papers, but I have decided to dedicate a minimum of 30 minutes a day to read women authors!

I am trying to read more SciFi lately. I really got into the Murderbot series, which is a highpoint for me. If anyone has any good scifi recs let me know. I don't like anything too stressful,

I also just read a novel by Georgette Heyers, she's a romance novelist from the 1930s, but she wrote historical romances. It was such a delight! Anyone have any favorites of hers? I just read The Grand Sophy.

You might consider this stressful, but American War by Omar El Akkad is a great read where parts could actually become reality in the future. It's a dystopian novel, taking place in 2074. Because climate change turns drastic, another civil war breaks out after the government bans fossil fuels. Here's its [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_War_(novel)]Wiki page[/url] if you want to read about it.

It's funny, I absolutely love historical period TV shows/movies, but I never actually read the genre.

Here's my current list:

- Peter Pan, as a read-aloud to my kids. We have one chapter left to go.
- A compliation of fairy tales, in one of those fancy Barnes & Noble editions.
- Tress of the Emerald Sea, by Brandon Sanderson, on my Kindle. He's pretty much my favorite living fantasy/sci-fi author.
- Alphabetical, by Michael Rosen. My book club has a white elephant book exchange every Christmas, and this is the book I ended up with most recently. It's a non-fiction that's mostly about the history of how the letters we use in English came to be, and surprisingly interesting so far. I seem to enjoy my non-fiction more when it's about niche stuff like that -- one of my favorite non-fictions last year was about the history of sourdough bread.
- Aside from those, the one I most recently finished was The Dutch House, by Ann Patchett. Not my favorite, but the one that my book club is doing for this month.

Oh, I love Brandon Sanderson! Several years ago, he was in talks to turn The Reckoners series into movies, but it unfortunately didn't get very far.

That’s too bad, those would have made some fun movies!

Thanks for the recommendations! I'll be adding some to my list.

It was after the second book came out. I suppose, in the end, whomever didn't want to compete against DC and Marvel. I'm glad he was the one who finished The Wheel of Time series.

these all sound pretty good! probably will add some to my goodreads TBR (like that thing isn't long enough already hahahaha)

i also read manga from time to time. I saw all of Rosario+Vampire on hulu a few years ago so i am working on reading the original manga its based on.

long story short, this kid named Tsukune is not the best of students and he has one last chance to improve his grades. his parents enroll him at a boarding school but little do they all know it's a boarding school for young supernaturals! there are vampires, succubi, werewolves and more at this school. it's a lot of fun and a nice easy read.

I watch a decent amount of anime, but haven't read much manga.

i finished volumes 4 and 5 of Rosario+Vampire last night.

still working on the three i mentioned in my starter post. i keep getting distracted at work by scrolling reddit LOL.

I've read a bunch of books by Georgette Heyer, and cozy mysteries, Sherlock Holmes, Clive Cussler, the Amelia Peabody series...

I'm thoroughly enjoying a Sci-fi book: 11•22•63 by Stephen King right now. Not scary at all. If you like Sci-fi I highly recommend it.

Oh, such a good book! The limited TV show was awesome too--very well-acted!

I read there was a TV show about it. I've never seen it though. This has really grabbed my interest. I love it when an author can do that and draw me in. I love to escape! smiley

The TV show is on Hulu. I don't have Hulu anymore. I had a year subscription for 99 cents a month, but didn't renew when the deal ended. Stephen King is a great author, though! I love all of his books. Never miss one!

Thanks, Christina. We no longer watch TV; I much prefer books.

i LOVE Amelia Peabody!!! I don't think I have read them all yet but i'm working on it!

another great historical mystery series is P.C. Doherty's Amerotke series (i don't think it has a name). Amerotke is Egyptian and he is an advisor/justice working for Queen Hatshepsut (called Hatusu in this series). it is the first historical mystery series i tried and it is super interesting to see how he came up with Amerotke solving murders without all our modern forensic tech.

I belong to Bookbub and download most of the free romance books. I read almost every night before I go to bed, but haven't read anything "great" lately. I would recommend the Bridgerton series if you haven't read it and like romance books and the Fever series and the Highlander series by Karen Marie Moning if you like fantasy, science fiction/romance. They are not something I would normally read, but they were so good!

@Ruby: The ancient Egyptian mysteries sound interesting!

I used to be a bibliophile in various subjects like
History, archaeology, art and art history, especially about female painters, work-related medical and psychological non-fiction books, biographies.

Today I only read e-books (no more space for books) about recent history and spiritual literature, e.g. B. divine revelations of the last 200 years in German-speaking countries and "The Book of True Life" from Mexico, from the years 1866-1950.

True eye openers.

they are! it's kinda funny because i went into the first one going "this won't be able to be as good as contemporary mysteries" but i was very pleasantly surprised.

another great historical mystery series is Peter Tremayne's Sister Fidelma books, set in 7th century Ireland. Sister Fidelma is not only a nun (as you have probably guessed) but also a dalaigh, basically a law advocate of the Irish courts. basically as i understand it a dalaigh did both detective work and sometimes prosecution/defense when a case was brought to the courts. it's really fascinating and he mixes in all this educational/historical info without being infodumpy or boring.

I have just finished the Chronicles Of The One trilogy by Nora Roberts. She would have to be my favourite author of all time, and I have almost all of her books (and have reread most of them!) For those who aren't familiar with her work, she started off in the 1980s with romances, and has branched out into family sagas, paranormal, mystery, crime, thrillers, etc. I think she's in her 70s now, and is still writing 3 or 4 books a year. As far as I'm concerned, she just gets better and better.

I really like reading science fiction, e.g. Brandon Q. Morris

Je suis entrain de lire "la chambre des merveilles" de Julien Sandrel. Auparavant j'ai lu le livre de grand corps malade : "patient", des livres sur l'autisme "Mon frère, mon enfer, mon bel enfer" de Christine Deroin et Sandrine Andrews, sur la trisomie 21 "trisomie 21" de Sophie Marselli, mais également des livres policiers mais plus résolution d'enquête.

I love cozy mysteries. Right now I am reading The Southern Girls book club guide to slaying vampires by Grady Hendrix. It is full of wit and fun.
I also love the Joanne Fluke mysteries there is always great recipes and loads of fun!

I love paranormal women's fiction, which my daughter introduced me too.

I haven't read a book in ages!
I used to find such peace with them.
Shame on me.

I read a lots of fantasy, in my by-the-bed stack are already latest Sanderson, two volumes of saga by Anthony Ryan, and some young adult fiction my son is currently reading (and I am reading them in parallel with him, to talk about).
And a little classic crime stories by Agatha Christie.

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