Discussion: N is for New-to-you author • The Sock Poppet 2014 Reading Challenge • BookLikes

#1 by: Sock Poppet at Play date: 11 years ago discussions stats

Post the book you read to fulfill this letter.

#2 by: ...Bookfanatic date: 11 years ago discussions stats

My 'N' book was "The Truth About Riley" by Henrietta Clarke. I finished it the same day I decided to do this challenge so I figured what the heck.

#3 by: Sock Poppet at Play date: 11 years ago discussions stats

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Great, Bookfanatic!

I should have one for this letter soon, as I've got a bunch of books by authors I haven't read before.

#4 by: SusannaG - Confessions of a Crazy Cat Lady date: 11 years ago discussions stats

"A Test of Wills," by Charles Todd.

#5 by: Sock Poppet at Play date: 11 years ago discussions stats

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What did you think of A Test of Wills, Susanna?

#7 by: SusannaG - Confessions of a Crazy Cat Lady date: 11 years ago discussions stats

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The ending was slightly out of left field, but on the whole, very good.

#8 by: Sock Poppet at Play date: 11 years ago discussions stats

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I've read several of his books (did you know Charles Todd is a mother/son team?) and enjoyed them, too.

#9 by: Sock Poppet at Play date: 11 years ago discussions stats

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That sounds like an exciting book!

#10 by: A Bookish Compulsion date: 11 years ago discussions stats

Read it and Weep by Jenn McKinlay
This one was a Christmas gift from my Mother-in-Law and other than being the forth in a series a cute read. (And now I feel that I have to go back and read the first three, because my brain is odd.)

#11 by: Sock Poppet at Play date: 11 years ago discussions stats

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My brain must be odd, too, because I would go back and read the other books in the series, also.

#12 by: isanythingopen date: 11 years ago discussions stats

The Hedge Knight by George R.R. Martin.

Considering how much fantasy I read, I can't belive I've never read any of his stuff before this.

#13 by: Sock Poppet at Play date: 11 years ago discussions stats

I love a good amnesia story and this one really delivered with a bang.

#14 by: shell pebble date: 11 years ago discussions stats

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Hmm not seen this before - interesting title

#15 by: Themis-Athena's Garden of Books date: 11 years ago discussions stats

The Adventures of Sindbad

I've had Krúdy's "Sunflower" on my TBR list since forever without really getting around to it. Now a friend gave me "Sindbad" (thank you, Laura!) -- and I'm finding it a much better introduction to his work as it is, anyway. Set in Hungary (Budapest and other places) in the early years of the 20th century -- i.e., the dying years of the Habsburg monarchy and the Hungarian kingdom. Very melancholy and atmospheric, with stunningly beautiful language. Nothing for those who prefer their fiction action-packed, however.

#16 by: Certified Anobii date: 11 years ago discussions stats

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo