Book Snails Book Group discussion

What interesting (or terrible!) books are you reading in October 2018?

I am sooo excited for my October reads!!!
After FINALLY re-reading Wool Omnibus in September (and deciding it still deserved my initial 5 star rating), I've started my re-read of Shift so I can FINALLY read the conclusion Dust followed by Sand, which technically isn't part of the Silo series but based on the synopsis, it seems they may be related...
My goal is:
Finish Shift by 10/10
Finish Dust by 10/20
Finish Sand by 10/30

And, after MONTHS of waiting, I'm finally at the top of the list for Palace of Treason. I'm hoping I'll get it in time to dive in as soon as I finish Sand. Though I might have to wait until November. :-( Hopefully Red Sparrow is still fresh enough in my mind that I haven't lost anything important...

Erin wrote: "I am sooo excited for my October reads!!!
After FINALLY re-reading Wool Omnibus in September (and deciding it still deserved my initial 5 star rating), I've started my re-read of [..."

Nice reading list! WOOL has been on my ToBeRead list for too long. Thanks for letting us know you loved it. RED SPARROW is on my list, too.

I'm currently reading Bad Girls Don't Die, which will definitely carry into October, and I'm liking it so far! The main character, Alexis, can be hair pullingly annoying, but the story is really intriguing, and I find it hard to put down. So many ghostly occurrences!

After I get finished with that, I'm going to start reading The Witches of New York. It sounds very promising, and it seems perfect for the month of October!

If I have the time, I hope to squeeze in one more ~spooky~ book, but hockey starts in a week, so...

And, ok. I know. Make fun of me all you want, but I'm reading Twilight again, and I'm actually really enjoying it! I don't even know what it was (the 10th anniversary of the movie? My binge watching of The Vampire Diaries? My utter obsession with anything that's vampires?), but I just had the biggest urge to start reading the series again, and I forgot how much I enjoyed it a decade ago. Is it the best book ever written? Of course not, but I get all these happy nostalgic feelings and memories from it, and that's what counts!

Kelsey wrote: "...Make fun of me all you want, but I'm reading Twilight again, and I'm actually really enjoying it!"

I used to sort of laugh about TWILIGHT, but I've read some awful James Patterson + Author X books that make TWILIGHT seem like fine literature! And I guess we should thank (?) Meyer for re-igniting the whole vampire trend once again.

Does anyone know a good TWILIGHT parody? These seem to be the most frequently mentioned, but reviews are all over the place (much like for TWILIGHT itself, ha ha):



PS: I've not read many Anne Rice Books, but I did enjoy Interview with the Vampire

Erin wrote: "I am sooo excited for my October reads!!!
After FINALLY re-reading Wool Omnibus in September (and deciding it still deserved my initial 5 star rating), I've started my re-read of [..."

Wool Omnibus was fantastic. I hope they can make a movie. Wasn't there talk about that sometime back? I've read Sand (I think, or was it Shift?) Anyway, I need to get back to those.

Candace wrote: "Wool Omnibus was fantastic. I hope they can make a movie. Wasn't there talk about that sometime back?"

20th Century Fox got movie rights years ago but it never went anywhere. A brief online search shows that it’s now in development as an AMC series. https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/hugh...

I would totally check it out if it became a series!

"Witches of New York" sounds really good, Kelsey!! Just added it to my eternal TBR 😉

Going to be reading Hagenheim 6-8, Kingdom Hearts the Novel, Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, Kingdom Hearts 2 Part 1, and Kingdom Hearts 2 Part 2.

Also for every three books I read 1 volume of manga will be read. The manga I am currently is Tail of the Moon which is a reread.

If I get all of those done Two Dark Reigns is a possibility.

Allison wrote: ""Witches of New York" sounds really good, Kelsey!! Just added it to my eternal TBR 😉"

I'll be starting it in a few days! And I know allll about the eternal TBR list...it haunts me!

I will be starting some new ones, but I've currently started Heart-Shaped Box. So far, it's pretty creepy! But I'm ready to read my usual scary stories, as well as the second in a trilogy Pitch: The Hollow Trilogy: Book Two that's actually by a friend of mine! I'm pretty excited about it!

I just joined this group (sorry if I am supposed to introduce myself in another thread). I'm actually sometimes a fast reader, but I tend to have long lists of books I'm getting around to - mostly through library holds - so the pace of this group sounds right to me.

I have an Audible membership, but often if an Audible offering sounds appealing I immediately check to see if I can get it through the library. Hence I am about to start listening to today's Audible "daily deal," which I just downloaded from the library (having finished a novel yesterday - Pachinko - highly recommended!): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

Underground Airlines is set in an alternative present that is much like our world except that the Civil War never happened and slavery is still legal in four states. And that's all I know so far!

(I also just started reading Jake Tapper's new novel, Hellfire Club - but it's due back at the library so I'll have to take a break.)

My reading tastes are eclectic. I listen to audio books as much as I read, and I usually have at least one audio and one book-book going. And often a cookbook :-)

Juli wrote: "I just joined this group (sorry if I am supposed to introduce myself in another thread). I'm actually sometimes a fast reader, ...
Underground Airlines is set in an alternative present ..."

Welcome to the group, Juli. Underground Airlines sounds good (sci-fi/alternate history-mystery/time travel); it's on my ToBeRead list also.

Hi Juli. Welcome - it’s good to see you here! 😊

Zelda. Fiction based upon the wife of F. Scott Fitzgerald

StarMan wrote: "Kelsey wrote: "...Make fun of me all you want, but I'm reading Twilight again, and I'm actually really enjoying it!"

I used to sort of laugh about TWILIGHT, but I've read some awful James Patterso..."

You're so right about James Patterson. I think he now just calls it in. A shame, because he's actually a good writer. People who've taken his online writing course have highly praised it.

I think Interview With the Vampire is Anne Rice's best book. LeStat (and friends) are the best vampire portrayals of all, imo.

I love mysteries, and there are a few series I'm trying to read through I've just read #2 in the Richard Jury series by Martha Grimes The Old Fox Deceiv'd, and a novella, #15.5 in the Sheriff Joanna Brady series by J. A. Jance The Old Blue Line.

I made an earlier commitment to read Stephen King's The Stand during the month. I also hope to read Gregg Jarrett's The Russia Hoax: The Illicit Scheme to Clear Hillary Clinton and Frame Donald Trump and the first book in a historical fictional series about the Monuments Men: Shadowed by Grace.

Kelsey wrote: "I'm currently reading Bad Girls Don't Die, which will definitely carry into October, and I'm liking it so far! The main character, Alexis, can be hair pullingly annoying, but the story is really intriguing, and I find it hard to put down. So many ghostly occurrences!..."



Thanks for mentioning this one, Kelsey. I gave it a shot, and liked it. This would be a good one for around Halloween, or a dark and stormy night. I give it 3.8 YA stars, rounded to 4 because I'm not a YA.

I hadn't realized there are 2 more books in the series. Thankfully, this Book #1 does NOT end in a total cliffhanger (thank you, Katie Alender).

StarMan wrote: "Kelsey wrote: "I'm currently reading Bad Girls Don't Die, which will definitely carry into October, and I'm liking it so far! The main character, Alexis, can be hair pullingly annoyi..."

Agreed! I also didn't realize there were 3 books in total, but I requested the second one from the library a few days ago. My plan is to zip through the series and finish them by November, because they are great for Halloween!

Kelsey wrote: "...My plan is to zip through the series and finish them by November, because they are great for Halloween!..."

Another juvenile/YA paranormal series I thought was above average is Serena Robar's 'Half-Blood Vampire' books. They begin with Braced to Bite. It's probably intended for the low to middle end of YA readership, but it had some good humor (even for this adult reader) and a slightly unusual protagonist.


short review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Reading was slow this month so far. I have finished just one so far - Sharpe Objects by Gillian Flynn.I am also listening to Sleeping Giants (first in the Themis Files trilogy) by Sylvain Neuvel and am almost done.

I'm reading A Gentleman in Moscow and loving it. I'm always interested in Russian history (pre-revolution) but this one is fascinating, also, because the setting is post-rev. The "gentlemen" is designated by the Politburo as a "Former Person," meaning he was a member of the nobility and therefore an enemy of the People. Very very interesting!

Candace wrote: "I'm reading A Gentleman in Moscow and loving it..."

Definitely on my TBR list... but admittedly I have to be in the right kind of mood to devour historical fiction. I hope you will review this one!

Candace wrote: "I'm reading A Gentleman in Moscow and loving it. I'm always interested in Russian history (pre-revolution) but this one is fascinating, al..."

This one is on my list as well! Probably won't get to it for awhile though -- but heard many good things about this one so definitely looking forward to it!

Finished it! My review is posted on the Review file (surprise!) but I'll post it here, too. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
It's not actually a book report, just my reaction to the story, which is "Wonderful!" and on like that. Read other people's reviews to get the details. I got very emotional toward the end, but you know, in a good way with tears.

So many interesting titles! :-)

This time of year is usually crazy busy for me at work and I also happened to have a few things come up in my personal life that I need to take care of, so unfortunately I haven't had time to do much reading. I was only able to finish 2 books so far this month -- Diane Chamberlain's The Dream Daughter and Lisa Unger's Under My Skin.

I'm currently reading Virgil Wander by Leif Enger. After that, I've got a list of ARCs with publish dates in October that I need to try to get through....

Bkwmlee wrote: "So many interesting titles! :-)

This time of year is usually crazy busy for me at work and I also happened to have a few things come up in my personal life that I need to take care of, so unfortun..."

What kind of work do you do? (I hate when real life interferes with reading!)

Sadly, I'm not going to get to The Witches of New York this month, but I did finish Bad Girls Don't Die! I liked it more than I thought I would.

I finished Twilight, but I'm still reading New Moon, and also Thor The Wind Raiser And The Eyrarland Image. I haven't been able to get to those in a while! Stupid work.

I'm also reading The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures, which I like, but a lot of the stories are very popular, so I already know the lore, which is a bummer. Also, some of the chapters are word for word copies of his podcast episodes, which, in my opinion, is a little lame, but still, it's all super interesting!

I'm also hoping to get to Tell My Horse: Voodoo and Life in Haiti and Jamaica, but that might turn into a November read. Still, even if I sneak in a few chapters in the last week of October, I'll be happy!

Again, I say, stupid work :P

Started Glory O'Brien's History of the Future, a YA book with a fantasy/SF premise.



Found it for a buck at Dollar Tree.

First 10 pages are so perfectly odd/interesting that I'm almost afraid to read further.

Coincidentally, after buying it I found it mentioned in a list of 13 YA Novels That Will Bend Your Mind at https://www.nypl.org/blog/2016/08/12/...

Hmmm. We shall see!

I blazed through The Foundation Trilogy and found it really good! I felt I couldn’t call myself a true sci-if afficianado if I’d never read Isaac Asimov’s Masterpiece. I was amazed at the science being so advanced for its time. He wrote this starting in 1948! He didn’t foresee the internet, of course, but he got a lot of other stuff right. The book(s) were very readable.

He and Arthur C. Clarke, as you may know, were friends. They each had best-selling books coming out all the time. They decided between themselves that Asimov was the better scientist and Clarke the better story-teller. I dunno, they were both amazing. Foundation was a great story! And Clarke invented the idea of communications satellite. So there ya go.