Ok, so seriously...

[Robin Carlton]

...what's everyone reading?

Give me your current line-up! What are you...

Reading Now:
Going to read Next:
Next:
Next:

I'm reading Game of Thrones, and I am lovin' it. That said, I'm only getting close to the end of book one and I feel at how HUGE these books are. I honestly think it's the largest series that I've tried to tackle.

I attempted the Outlander books but got bored in Book #2. I dont think that's going to happen here, but you never know.

So, what's on your current and upcoming reading lists?

R

[KristinCB]

I started the invisible bridge in december but I had to stop because I had been on a WWII reading frenzy and it was starting to depress me a touch so I haven't been reading anything.

A kate morton book came available for me (I was on the waiting list) during the holidays but I missed out so had to get back in line...

Reading: nothing
Going to read next: whatever comes available for me on my hold list at the library

[Robin Carlton]

Whats on your hold list missy?

[Robin Carlton]

Oh and I think you'll love Kate Morton since you liked the Thirteenth Tale. Have you read any of her stuff before?

[Jenn Barrette]

Just finished: Casual Vacancy by J.K Rowling
currently reading: Tilt by Ellen Hopkins (I have read every single book she has put out, she is just amazing)
next: Thinking of reading the "Series of Unfortunate Events" books. I started them years ago and never finished the series.

[Robin Carlton]

Jenn, when I first read your currently reading title, I sorta maybe might have left the L out it initially. I did a total double-take there for a moment and thought you were more scandalous than I originally thought.

How was Casual Vacancy? I read the cover and it sounded kinda dull compared to what we know of JK so I didn't know what to think!

[Jenn Barrette]

LOL I haven't ready any good erotic lately unfortunately

[Misty Cato]

Reading Now:
Me - A Death in Venice by Daniel Silva (meh)
with my dd - Catwings
with my ds - Because of Winn Dixie

Next:
Me - Wolf hall (I think)
with dd - Toys Go Out
with ds - Shark Wars 5: Enemy of Oceans

[Lyd]

Just finished Power of Six by Pittacus Lore.
Currently reading Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams.
Next up will be either Islands in the Stream by Ernest Hemingway or The Secret Diaries of Charlotte Bronte by Syrie James.

[Robin Carlton]

Misty! I love that you have books you're reading with your kids. Do you actually sit down and read WITH them aloud or are you guys just reading the same book at the same time to yourselves and then discussing it? I'd love to start doing this with my oldest even though my youngest probably needs it more because he hates reading.

[emmasmommy]

Reading Now: i'm starting fated by S.H. Kalee
. it was loaned to me and expires in 3 days lol
Going to read Next: Miss Me Not by Tiffany King
Next: Janet Evanovich Notorious Nineteen
Next: Alicia Roberts Pink Rose

[*Celeste*]

Jut FInished: The Twelve Tribes of Hattie
Reading Now: Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling
Going to read Next: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Next: Hopeless by Colleen Hoover
Next: The House I Loved by Tatiana de Rosnay

[Rubia Padilha]

Reading Now: Bloodfever (waiting for the rest of the serie)
Going to read Next: Hunger Games
Next: The 19th Wife (I won on my birthday)
Next: hope to finish the blood fever

[emmasmommy]

Originally Posted by *Celeste*

Jut FInished: The Twelve Tribes of Hattie
Reading Now: Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling
Going to read Next: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Next: Hopeless by Colleen Hoover
Next: The House I Loved by Tatiana de Rosnay

i just quit reading gone girl 1/2 way though. *sigh* i just couldn't get into it.

[Misty Cato]

Originally Posted by Robin Carlton

Misty! I love that you have books you're reading with your kids. Do you actually sit down and read WITH them aloud or are you guys just reading the same book at the same time to yourselves and then discussing it? I'd love to start doing this with my oldest even though my youngest probably needs it more because he hates reading.

My daughter doesn't read independently yet, so those are books I am reading to her. It really varies with my son. Sometimes I'll read the whole book to him, other times I'll start it and he loves it so much he takes over and starts reading it on his own. In those cases we both read on our own and discuss it. Other times there is a book they are reading in school and he asks me to read it too, so we can talk about it. I love that.

[Darcy Baldwin]

Me:
Book Thief - late on the game with that one
Ham Radio for Dummies - Connor and I are getting our technician's licenses
a whole stack of preeading for school books for the boys and homeschool stuff - my stack next to the bed is almost bigger than my table!

With the boys:
Percy Jackson - Mark of Athena (we do a family reading together almost every night)

[DawnMarch]

I'm in a reading slump so this thread is perfect!

I loved Game of Thrones but stopped reading them because, ironically, it was ruining the TV series for me!

[Robin Carlton]

LOL Dawn, I am worried about that too, but the books are sooo good that its been really enjoyable to be reading the stories and details that I missed watching the show.

[YepBrook]

Dude... I need to get back into reading!

[Libby Pritchett]

LOVE this thread!!

I just finished 11/22/63 by Stephen King which was AMAZING. So, right now, I'm sorta ruined for other books. I don't even want to start another cause I'm still hung up on that one. I've got so many books stored up on my Kindle that I want to read though.

The Stand by Stephen King
Reached by Allie Condie
True Colors Kristin Hannah

Those will probably be my next 3 - maybe not in that order.

[Milmomma]

Just finished: Where You Are (Between the Lines #2) by Tammara Webber
Reading Now: Good For You (Between the Lines #3) by Tammara Webber
Going to read Next: I dunno??????

That's a great question!

[Stacey42]

Reading Now: Scoundrels by Timothy Zahn, a new Star Wars Novel
Going to read Next: Death Takes a Cut by Janice Hamrick
Next: Not sure, I went 12-15 years without reading any Star Wars books & I'm really liking Scoundrels, it's reminded me what I liked about them, so I'm dithering about going back & reading some of the ones I have missed but they are so hit or miss with quality & plot because they have so many authors I haven't made up my mind. I suppose I'll see what catches my eye at the library on Thursday.

[maryinaz]

I'm in a book slump too.

I FINALLY got A Discovery of Witches from the library after the waiting list was 200 people long and I haven't had time to read it much so it's about to expire. So I might not try for it again.

I've got 2 Susanna Kearsley books waiting but I was wanting something different first.

I'm no help. I'll respond again when I'm actually back in the swing.

[Amber1279]

I am reading The Next Best Thing: A Novel by Jennifer Weiner

I bought Baby Proof by Emily Giffin to read next
and I keep adding books from these list to my wishlist LOL

[mrshobbes]

Reading Now: Danielle LaPorte's "The Firestarter Sessions"--it is AWEZOME.
Going to read Next: Thinking of continuing with my fiction streak of another Susanna Kearsley novel (Rose Garden) OR reeading Isaac Asimov's Foundation Series
Next: Uuuuum, Foundation #2
Next: Foundation #3

[rach3975]

I like to read books in a series back to back, so right now it's all James Dashner.

I finished The Maze Runner (#1) this morning
Started The Scorch Trials (#2) this evening
Next I'll read book #3 and then the prequel. I already have both of them downloaded from the library.

[webseitler]

Just Finished: The Dovekeepers (meh.)

Reading Now:

- For Book Club: The Hobbit
- For Me: Insurgent (Divergent #2)

Going to read Next: MWF Seeking BFF

[Darcy Baldwin]

Finished Book Thief - now on to Atlas Shrugged.

[Lyd]

Originally Posted by Darcy Baldwin

Finished Book Thief - now on to Atlas Shrugged.

What did you think of Book Thief, Darcy? That is probably my favorite book from the last decade. I absolutely LOVED it!

[maryinaz]

Originally Posted by rach3975

I like to read books in a series back to back, so right now it's all James Dashner.

I finished The Maze Runner (#1) this morning
Started The Scorch Trials (#2) this evening
Next I'll read book #3 and then the prequel. I already have both of them downloaded from the library.

LOVED this series. I still have to read the prequel, but I bought the actual book for my boys and now I don't want to buy it for Nook. But I haven't read a real book since I got my Nookcolor, so I've been hesitating. Silly, I know.

[NeverendingJen]

Now: the daughtry family series by kasey michaels
Next: the rough riders series by Lorelei James
Next x2: debating between foundation series by Asimov or something completely new

[farrijc]

Originally Posted by *Celeste*

Jut FInished: The Twelve Tribes of Hattie
Reading Now: Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling
Going to read Next: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Next: Hopeless by Colleen Hoover
Next: The House I Loved by Tatiana de Rosnay

I LOVED Hopeless... and by loved, I mean I read it twice in the same week! If you've read her stuff before and liked it, you will really enjoy this one

[kelley]

I don't actually have a list...till now I haven't read anything since summer! I started Hopeless at Laura's recommendation and I'm almost done! Loving it. I am definitely going to have to find something else to get into next...hopefully a good series.

[Darcy Baldwin]

Lydia - I wanted to love it, but I think I picked a really bad time to read it, and just liked it.

[Lyd]

Originally Posted by Darcy Baldwin

Lydia - I wanted to love it, but I think I picked a really bad time to read it, and just liked it.

Awww darn.

[Penny Springmann]

Just Finished: Wolf Hall
Currently: A guide to my new camera - exciting I know

Future: Bring up the Bodies

Loved the Game of Thrones series.
Robin, I was also bored by Outlander book 2, but a lady at the salon said that book three was so much better, so I might give it another shot.

[nikkiARNGwife]

Penny, Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies were my two favorite reads last year. I just loved them.


Currently: The Beggar King: A Hangman's Daughter Tale (3rd in series)
Up next: Shadowy Horses - I love all her books so much!

[tanyiadeskins]

I just finished the Maze Runner

Reading Now: Maze runner sequel... The Scorch Trials
Going to read Next: the third maze runner book... forgot its name
Next: I want to read Gone Girl
Next: and then I think I will probably go back to the Anita Blake vampire hunter series, I will be on number 11

[tanyiadeskins]

Originally Posted by Darcy Baldwin

Finished Book Thief - now on to Atlas Shrugged.

Atlas Shrugged is a good book, have you read it before? Have you read anything else from her? I think The Fountainhead was my favorite

[tanyiadeskins]

Originally Posted by rach3975

I like to read books in a series back to back, so right now it's all James Dashner.

I finished The Maze Runner (#1) this morning
Started The Scorch Trials (#2) this evening
Next I'll read book #3 and then the prequel. I already have both of them downloaded from the library.

I saw there is two prequels now... I have to get them!

[Keely~B]

Reading Now: I just finished The Eyre Affair: A Thursday Next Novel by Jasper Fforde
It was fun, an odd mix of literary sci-fi/fantasy fluff.

Going to read Next: 11/22/63 by Stephen King

I'm not sure after that.

I could go on and on commenting on books but I'll spare you all. :P

[Robin Carlton]

Originally Posted by Keely~B

I could go on and on commenting on books but I'll spare you all. :P

Please don't, I love when people babble about books!

Penny - I've heard the same thing about Outlander book 3 but I think I may have grown out of the series in my heart, so I dont know if I'll go back.

Darcy/Lydia - I LOVED the Book Thief. It's been awhile since I read it, but yeah, I really really enjoyed it!

Loved The Maze Runner, read it a few years back when it was the only book in the series out. Still havent started (or finished) the other books in the series but I am bad about that. I havent finished the Hunger Games series either.

[LJSDesigns]

I just finished the first two in a series by L L Bartlett. The Jeff Resnick Mysteries. He recently suffered a head trauma and now has flashes of visions. Liked them both.

Not sure what is next. Probably something already on my kindle. I am thinking Executive Privilege by Philip Margolin.

[Stacey42]

Keely - I love Jasper Fforde!! The whole Thursday Next series is so good and the Nursery Crimes one is a lot of fun, even if I did miss some of the allusions, like the guy who snips off kids' thumbs for sucking on them.

Wolf Hall & Bring Up the Bodies were wonderful. I'm eagerly looking forward to the last book even though I know Cromwell comes to an unfortunate end. Never thought I could find him a likeable character.

[Keely~B]

The Stand by Stephen King

One of my all time favorites.

The Book Thief

I love this book so much. I have bought so many copies to give as gifts. I talked Keiran into reading it recently and she wasn't sure at first and ended up really loving it. I like the story a lot but I love the language and the way it's written, just beautiful.

A Discovery of Witches

I enjoyed it but didn't think it lived up to the hype. I'll still probably read the follow ups from the library.

The Hobbit

Love. The majority of my pets growing up were named after Tolkien characters.

Atlas Shrugged

I was almost named after a character in In We The Living. I've read quite few Ayn Rand books. I'm keeping my lips zipped LOL

Gone Girl

That book was kind of crazy. I like that it was pretty ballsy, those characters were cray cray. I actually like Sharp Objects better.

Game of Thrones

Love these books. They are kind of an investment but I love them. I like the HBO series too but I like the books more, so much character and plot meat.

Wolf Hall

I wanted and thought I would love it, sounds right up my alley, but I just couldn't get into it. I borrowed it from the library and let it expire before I finished (rare for me) I may give it another go because it really seems like I should love it LOL

Outlander

Tried, couldn't do it. My mom thinks I need to try again. I keep telling her when she tries Here Be Dragons again I'll give it another go.

The Jeff Resnick Mysteries

May have to check those out.

Kate Morton since you liked the Thirteenth Tale.

Really enjoyed The Thirteenth Tale so I think I'll check out Kate Morton too. TY!

The Hangman's Daughter

Enjoyed the first two and will read the new release. I love that these have been bargain books LOL

Jasper Fforde!! The whole Thursday Next series is so good and the Nursery Crimes one is a lot of fun

I'm going to put some more Jasper Fforde on my list. I thought the first Thursday Next book was a lot of fun.

Some of my top books for 2012

The Night Circus by Erin Morgensters
Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
State of Wonder by Anne Patchett
The Magicians/The Magician King by Lev Grossman

[Robin Carlton]

Oooh Keely! I cant wait to read the Night Circus. I downloaded the sample on my Kindle and it was sooooo good!

[nikkiARNGwife]

The Chaperone - LOVED SO MUCH


The Soldier's Wife
<< this one is only 2.99 and another that I really enjoyed

[tsbegley]

I was actually disappointed with The Night Circus. I had heard a really interesting review on NPR so I was excited to read it. I think what bothered me the most was the switching back and forth between time frames. A little bit is good but I kept having to flip back to figure out where I was.

Currently reading Susanna Kearsley's Shadowy Horses. I absolutely inhaled her other books but I'm not as captivated with this one. It might just be that life is a little crazy right now .

Not sure what I'll read next. I have 50 or more books on my Kindle that I haven't read. I did put The Book Thief on my To Read list at Good Reads. Sounds awesome!

[adrianka]

LOL I'm also reading G.R.R.Martin. Finished Game of Thrones yesterday and started Clash of Kings.

I enjoy the Medieval England feel of it a lot.

I admit I was scared of the length myself - because I was afraid it was one of those endless(ly boring) sagas that are typical for some bad fantasy authors. I'm happy to say my fears were not grounded. So far. :-)

Let's see how I like the other parts.

[nikkiARNGwife]

I think you either love The Night Circus or you hate it. I loved it...I thought the imagery was just beautiful and worth reading for that alone. It took me a few chapters to really get into it but once I did I raced through the rest.

Game of Thrones is one of my top 5 series ever. Martin just absolutely amazes me with the world he created. I mean..it's just incredible with the number of characters and plotlines. And FYI...don't get discouraged with Book 4 - A Feast for Crows...A Dance with Dragons more than makes up for any lagging in Book 4.