A Good Thriller discussion

This thread is where you can chat about all things PIFM, ask questions and once books have been read, review your selected reads. A complete free for all.

PLEASE NOTE:

PIFM is meant to be FUN and not to be taken seriously. I would appreciate it if all participants just chilled and not get worked up about voting, who votes, who doesn't, etc. Please bear in mind that some will just want to vote, many don't come on everyday and most of us have time constraints. I just want a relaxed approach to it all and for you all to just enjoy the process! I'd really appreciate your courtesy in this matter. Many thanks.

I'd love to hear anyone's recommendations of books that have come out in the last couple years as well :)

The Choice awards from last year threw me off, I had only read one of them I think.

Crying in H Mart
The Island of Missing Trees
The Accusation: Forbidden Stories from Inside North Korea
The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina
The Princess Spy
Billy Summers
Boyfriend Material

I rarely read such new books, but found three I read recently and liked enough to recommend (all three are very short):
My Evil Mother: A Short Story
erotic romance: (view spoiler)[
Lip Lock Love - my favorite this year (so far)
Wild Love (hide spoiler)]

Here some that caught my eye and have an average rating of at least 4.0 on GR (I only added stand-alone or #1 in series - if you don't mind reading series books out of order I can add those as well, if you want):
The Puma Years (is currently even free)
The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times
Undone
The Frequency of Us
The Things We Leave Unfinished
A Hot Flash of Homicide
The Pilot's Daughter
Aloha Alibi
A Not So Meet Cute
Red Barchetta
Backrush
Under the Bus
Music Man a bit over two years but set in Delaware (in case you need something for a 50 states challenge)

I'm not sure if you like Christian fiction, so I set them to the end in case you'd prefer to skip those:
The Paris Betrayal
Sweet Right Here
Blue Christmas

Not sure if you're a) into autobiographies or b) into audiobooks but if you are, I can highly recommend Windswept & Interesting: My Autobiography by the comedian Billy Connolly. His narration is brilliant and genuinely had me laughing out loud.

Other books I can recommend are:
Ariadne
The Institute
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
The Other Girl

Thank you all! I haven't heard of most of these.

I do really like comedian autobiographies and audiobooks when its the author especially. I will check it out!

I am trying to listen to more audiobooks on my commute to work.

Dana wrote: "Thank you all! I haven't heard of most of these.

I do really like comedian autobiographies and audiobooks when its the author especially. I will check it out!

I am trying to listen to more audio..."

A really good audiobook done by a comedian is a memoir by Carol Burnett: In Such Good Company: Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox

I tend to listen to Audiobooks when I'm at home or if I'm alone in the office rather than on my commute. I like keeping my head down when I'm travelling to work on the tube by actually reading a book (often while listening to a podcast or music for complete oblivion to my surroundings haha)

Sophie wrote: "I tend to listen to Audiobooks when I'm at home or if I'm alone in the office rather than on my commute. I like keeping my head down when I'm travelling to work on the tube by actually reading a bo..."

I used to ride a vanpool and later a bus to work, and I considered a physical book a buffer between me and people I didn't want to talk to.

I would feel the same! Except I am driving. I live in the country so we don't really have public transit :(

I will try that Kirsten, thanks. I don't know much about her actually.

I like audio books too. My library is getting more and more titles so it is convenient too for a popular book.
I mostly listen while I walk the dog or I am cooking.

I listen while cooking too - although I've found myself listening to audiobooks more and more at weekends when I'm doing housework too seeing as my daughter is reaching the age where she lives in her room now and only emerges for meals.

Audiobooks are relatively new to me but I'm starting to understand what my dad meant when he told me the narrator can make or break an audiobook.

Sophie wrote: "I listen while cooking too - although I've found myself listening to audiobooks more and more at weekends when I'm doing housework too seeing as my daughter is reaching the age where she lives in h..."

So true. I listened to one where you could hear the narrator inhaling. Really put me off.

They have gotten really good with audiobooks now. Some are complete productions. Some are more performances than narration. In fact, Lincoln in the Bardo hit a record 166 voices in the narration!

It's so true, there are some really good narrators too!

I am planning on reading my April pick in June and getting back into the game for July.
There are only 11 more days of school and then I am free for the summer!

My April pick is Secrets in the Shadows which I have had on my TBR since 2014!

I finished The Devil’s Code by John Sanford. It is different from his Prey series and features tech and satellite science. I would enjoy reading another in this series. Although some of the tech is a little dated I did learn info about satellites that was interesting.

That's exciting Vicki!! Any big summer plans?

We are going up to Sequoia National Park and Kings Canyon this year. We decided not to take a big, far trip bc of gas prices (it is over $6 a gallon in my area). The motorhome only gets about 10 mpg.

Geez….Vickie. I was complaining when our gas hit $4.35 a gallon. We are going to have a 400 mile yard sale in Kentucky. I have never been before but a friend gave me a heads up. It is going to be booths in a collection of parks across the Commonwealth (State). Sounds interesting.

That DOES sound interesting. Let me know how it goes.

I got a notice that the friends of the main library are having a super book sale. Fill a bag for $5. Also a church bake sale included. I just love living in a small town.

I always try and check yard sales in my neighborhood. I got lucky one day and found Fingersmith.

Hi, I am new to this thread. I added my book list but cannot see how to read other book lists to vote.

Cat

Catherine wrote: "Hi, I am new to this thread. I added my book list but cannot see how to read other book lists to vote.

Cat"

Hey Cat,
If you go to the thread called JUNE READ - you will see the list other people have posted.
Then you go to JUNE SELECTION and post on one thread what you think each person should read.
It looks like you have a post on each thread, but you can put your book choices for others in the selection thread.
Let me know if you have any other questions.

Sorry all, I seem to have lost May and didn’t even manage to start my May read let alone post a list for June. I’m away for a week in Austria from tomorrow so hopefully I’ll get chance to read a bit:- will come back to PIFM in July.

I finished 3 books in June and they were called A Walk Down the Aisle by Holly Jacobs and Penelope by Bernadette Marie and The Sheriff's Baby Bargain by Susan Lute

Good job Christine!

Vicki Willis wrote: "I am planning on reading my April pick in June and getting back into the game for July.
There are only 11 more days of school and then I am free for the summer!

My April pick is [book:Secrets in ..."

I just added "Secrets in the Shadows" to my WTR list. I will say, I'm not a fan of the cover, it just looks like sex would overtake the M/T of it, but I'll give it a whirl!

Patricia wrote: "Geez….Vickie. I was complaining when our gas hit $4.35 a gallon. We are going to have a 400 mile yard sale in Kentucky. I have never been before but a friend gave me a heads up. It is going to be b..."

How did the 400 mile sale go?

Jess wrote: "Vicki Willis wrote: "I am planning on reading my April pick in June and getting back into the game for July.
There are only 11 more days of school and then I am free for the summer!

My April pick..."

Honestly Jess, when I picked up that book a long time ago, I was thinking it was a different book with the same title. So, who knows?
I am going to give it a go and let you know!

Everyone agrees….it seems. A Thousand Splendid Suns is my next read! Thanks ya’ll!

Thanks Dana

Catherine wrote: "Everyone agrees….it seems. A Thousand Splendid Suns is my next read! Thanks ya’ll!"

I loved that one. I liked it even more than Kite Runner.

Kirsten wrote: "Catherine wrote: "Everyone agrees….it seems. A Thousand Splendid Suns is my next read! Thanks ya’ll!"

I loved that one. I liked it even more than Kite Runner."

I loved that book. I think about it every once in a while.

Just finished listening to New Leash on Life by Claire Cook. It was a lot of fun. I loved the POV of the main character and her brothers and sisters are hilarious.

Kirsten wrote: "Just finished listening to New Leash on Life by Claire Cook. It was a lot of fun. I loved the POV of the main character and her ..."

I'm glad you enjoyed it!