Lincoln Parish Library discussion

This is where I post patron and staff recommendations. If you have read a book lately or in the past and you want others to know about it, come into the library, pick up a recommendation sheet and hand it to a staff members at one of the information desks.

I have found a few that have been recommended to pick up and read.

We would love to hear what you recommend.

All the books I post here you can read through the library, whether it's a book, an audio, or through one of our online services(Libby or Hoopla).





LPL Patron Cynthia recommends
The Elements by Tom Jackson
I picked up this book because it was in the children's section. This books is EXCELLENT! I like visual books and this one is really good. If you like chemistry books, you will like this one.

LPL Staff Member Robin recommends
Soulless by Gail Carriger
I picked this one up because it went with our March monthly readers challenge featuring umbrellas. It has supernatural elements. The main character is quite stubborn and very independent. Her character reached out to me and we bonded on some level. A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness is a little similar to this one. I give it 4 stars.

LPL Patron Lila recommends
What Katy Did by Susan Coolidge
I liked this book because it teaches the lesson that you should listen to your parents. Similar books I have read are Heidi Blake books.

LPL Staff Member Kris recommends
Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter
I picked this book up because the cover was intriguing. This book is a very intense psychological thriller. There are twists and turns. It's about two sisters in very uncertain circumstances. People who like Mary Kubica, B.A. Paris, Alice Feeney, Lisa Jewell and Colleen Hoover will like this book. Verity by Colleen Hoover is similar to this book.

LPL Patron Greg recommends
A Tale of Two Subs by Jonathan J. McCullough
I picked this book up because I like non-fiction war stories. This book is good because it is a true account of how Americans suffered right after Pearl Harbor and how they overcame technical difficulties to defeat Japan. People who like non-fiction war stories will like this book. Dead Wake by Eric Larsson is similar to this book.

LPL Staff Member Robin recommends
Murder Simply Brewed by Vannetta Chapman
I found this while I was shelving books. I have never seen a cozy Amish mystery. I decided to give it a try. It was really catchy and interesting to read. It makes you want to keep reading it. This one is first in a series. I plan to finish this series soon. I give it 4 stars.

LPL Staff Member Kris recommends
The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston
This one has been on my to read list and it sounded interesting. This book is good because it's a true life account of an expedition to locate a city in Honduras that was believed to be a myth. People who like historical, adventure and true stories will like this book.

LPL Staff Member recommends
The Darkest Time of Night by Jeremy Finley
This one was recommended to me. I'm glad I decided to read it. The story was amazing. It's about alien abductions with kids and what a grandmother would do to get her grandson back. Secrets, lies, betrayals, and love. People who like mysteries, the unknown, alien abductions, and secrets will like this book. If you have read The Boy from the Woods by Harlan Coben or any other book that are suspenseful, have secrets and conspiracies, you will like this one also.
5 stars

This one was recommended to us by a patron. Sadly, we do not own this book, in book form, audio, or on any of our online services. I will add this anyway because he recommended this one to us.
LPL Patron Jessie recommends
Columbus Day by Craig Alanson
This is a military science fiction. I like this book because I like sci-fi and space books. This book is good because I like military books. It has space travel and sci-fi. I'm hooked on this book and cannot put it down. People who like military structured books, space travel and sci-fi thrillers. Andy Weir and Nicholas Sansbury are authors who write similar to this one.