Kim’s Comments (group member since May 23, 2024)

Kim’s comments from the Big Book Summer Reading Challenge 2024 group.

I’ve had a good summer of reading …but was not nearly as good about posting about what I read, or responding to other’s posts when they mentioned a new-to-me book or had an opinion about a book that was different than mine that made me consider trying that book again with a new attitude. Thank you to everyone for sharing…and a huge thank you to Suzan for always responding to posts, cheering all of us on!

The Awakening by Nora Roberts
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
Icebreaker by Hannah Grace
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by Victoria Schwab
Iris Kelly Doesn’t Date by Ashley Herring Blake
Summer Reading by Jenn McKinley
The Becoming by Nora Roberts
The Choice by Nora Roberts
The Book of Everlasting Things by Aanchal Malhotra
Spice Road by Maiya Ibrahim
In Memorium by Alice Winn
Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson
The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
The Bookshop on the Shore by Jenny Colgan
500 Miles From You by Jenny Colgan
A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall
By the Sword by Mercedes Lackey
The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
Winds of Fate by Mercedes Lackey
The Library of Legends by Janie Chang
These Feathered Flames by Alexandra Overy
This Cursed Crown by Alexandra Overy
Code Name Butterfly by Embassie Susberry
Winds of Change by Mercedes Lackey
Winds of Fury by Mercedes Lackey
Brightly Burning by Mercedes Lackey
Exile’s Honor by Mercedes Lackey
Happy Place by Emily Henry
Exile’s Valor by Emily Henry
The Siren of Sussex by Mimi Matthews
What’s Next: A Backstage Pass to The West Wing by Melissa Fitzgerald and Mary McCormack

Finished Legendborn by Tracy Deonn, and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by VE Schwab. Started and completed Icebreaker by Hannah Grace (435 pages) and Iris Kelly Doesn’t Date by Ashley Herring Blake (402 pages).

I’m enjoying reading everyone’s posts; as always it causes my TBR to grow 📚!

Finished my first book last night - The Awakening by Nora Roberts (435 pages)…enjoyed it and have put the second in the series on my TBR. It is also over 400 pages so may shuffle my mental list around to include it for this challenge.

Started listening to Legendborn today (by Tracy Deonn, 12+ hours , 502 pages); and will start The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by VE Schwab (448 pages) tonight.

A good first week of summer reading!

Starting with The Awakening by Nora Roberts (new to me - for The Book Cougars second quarter read along); then The Secret Life of Addie LaRue by VE Schwab (re-read in memory of Jenny Colvin of Reading Envy).

On my “definitely will read these this summer” pile are: As Always, Julia: The Letters of Julia Child and Avis DeVoto (re-read); Legendborn by Tracy Deonn (new to me); and Iris Kelly Doesn’t Date by Ashley Herring Blake (new to me but I’ve read the other two books in the series)

Plenty of other options already checked out of the library, with multiple holds working their way to me…..oh the joy of having so many possibilities to choose from!

It’s finally time to start…yay! I’ve been putting off starting The Awaking by Nora Roberts (the Book Cougars quarterly read along book) until tonight so it would count for Big Book Summer 2024 - I’m ready to dig in and enjoy lots of summer reading!

Thanks for hosting this again Sue!