What is Life without Books discussion

We had a request to try a theme or topic. I thought I would make it a challenge first and see if anyone was interested. If you are all interested, we can change topic/themes every month. I will start:

Theme Challenge: Read 2 books this month with/or about mermaids.

Rules: No page limit
It is ok to reread a book
Must be something mermaid related

Anyone interested?

Aly wrote: "We had a request to try a theme or topic. I thought I would make it a challenge first and see if anyone was interested. If you are all interested, we can change topic/themes every month. I will sta..."

Count me in, Aly. I love theme reads and challenges, and mermaids sounds likes fun.

Emily wrote: "Aly wrote: "We had a request to try a theme or topic. I thought I would make it a challenge first and see if anyone was interested. If you are all interested, we can change topic/themes every month..."

thanks Emily. I love mermaids and thought it would be a fun first one. :) Once you pick your books, do mind sharing what you chose?

Aly wrote: "Emily wrote: "Aly wrote: "We had a request to try a theme or topic. I thought I would make it a challenge first and see if anyone was interested. If you are all interested, we can change topic/them..."

I sure will!

OK, I have picked my mermaid books: Sea and Sky by Heather Crews and Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant. After I finish the books I've already started, it's mermaid time!

Emily wrote: "OK, I have picked my mermaid books: Sea and Sky by Heather Crews and Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant. After I finish the books I've already started, it's mermaid time!"

Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant, looks good. I hope you like them both. I have not made my decisions yet but will post when I pick.

I did think this book sounds fun and it sounds mermaid related . I think this one will be my first one to try.

Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant sounds a little too scary for me, but the mermaid list on goodreads is full of choices...I'm going to interlibrary loan a couple!

Sylvia wrote: "Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant sounds a little too scary for me, but the mermaid list on goodreads is full of choices...I'm going to interlibrary loan a couple!"

thank you, great idea! I didn't think of it but I will check out the list.

I read "The Music of Dolphins" by Karen Hesse today. It is targeted for tweens but very thought-provoking nonetheless. I think it can count as a mermaid story!

Alana wrote: "I read "The Music of Dolphins" by Karen Hesse today. It is targeted for tweens but very thought-provoking nonetheless. I think it can count as a mermaid story!"

Great one down then, Alana!

Oh! I've got "The Mermaid Chair!" Somewhere. I read it years ago and did not love it; don't remember much about it except maybe some good imagery. Maybe it will be better the second time around.

My other book I am choosing for this theme is . It looks good. I will try to finish our group read and then see if I can read these books. Fingers crossed . Some months are better reading months for me than others. :)

Aly wrote: "My other book I am choosing for this theme is . It looks good. I will try to finish our group read and then see if I can read these books. Fingers crossed ..."

That one looks good too, Aly! I've really enjoyed a couple of Amy Cross's books. Not all of them, but when she's good, she's really good.

Yesterday I finished my first mermaid theme read It's a romantic suspense/paranormal romance. The heroine, Shelly, is a mermaid who is being targeting by a serial killer after she witnessed him throwing a body into the ocean. It was actually a pretty fun story.

I finished my reread of Patrica A. McKillip's The Changeling Sea. I love McKillip's modern fairy tales; it's like reading poetry. I'm not sure if we're dealing with a mermaid or a sea witch here; she definitely has a heart of stone. I just started The Undrowned Child by Michelle Lovric. This one is imaginative and magical, too. It's a children's book, although some of Venice's early history is pretty gruesome!

Emily wrote: "Yesterday I finished my first mermaid theme read It's a romantic suspense/paranormal romance. The heroine, Shelly, is a mermaid who is being targeting by a seria..."

This one sounds like one I would like, thank you for sharing.

I have started Serial Killer Princess and it is different than other books and I have been reading lately. So far, it is funny and entertaining.

Lies Beneath by Anne Greenwood Brown! All over it!

I just finished my second mermaid book . It was a good horror/sci fi mix--lots of gory scenes and long passages of "science talk" as a crew of scientists go in search of killer mermaids. A little bit too long, perhaps, but I enjoyed it.

Aly wrote: "I did think this book sounds fun and it sounds mermaid related . I think this one will be my first one to try."

So far this one is ok but I haven't made it to my next pick yet. Anyone else interesting in this challenge?

If I could finish the books I have to review I would be. They keep multiplying. It's getting ridiculous. I specifically got some mermaid books as freebies for this challenge but haven't had a chance to read them.

I didn't even get a chance to get past the first couple of chapters of the last book I listed under what are you reading now. I have read about a dozen others though.

Has anyone else decided to try this one?

Bringing this one back up. In case new people to the group, wanted to join in the mermaid theme.

Any ideas on a new theme read?

I have a bunch of WWII historical fiction arcs. They're releasing quite a few about women who served in the resistance as well as in intelligence in WWII. I've also seen them about women pilots and women who smuggled Jews out of Europe. This is really a new thing, highlighting how vital women were in the war effort. They were being smuggled in to work with the resistance to blow up German trains and complexes.

Is anyone interested in these?