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Had to #dnf my January #BookSpin. I think this was mostly a case of not the right book for me. I simply had no interest in reading/finishing it. And since it was one of my #botm choices from 2018 I figure it's time to unshelve it.

#theunreadshelfproject2023

@TheAromaofBooks

I‘m going to put the #1 most frustrating thing about reading this in a spoiler. If you‘re on the fence 🤨 or just want a laugh, look!

Will receives 108 predictions as he‘s waking from sleep. As the early ones start to come true, he and his best friend decide how best to use this knowledge. Do they monetize it? Prevent disasters? Is there a plan behind them? Who or what sent them?

Behind on reviews, but I am so close to making my goal of 6000 pages this month and have made my goal of 200 audiobook hours!! I‘m hoping to catch up tomorrow after my doctor‘s appointment, but I‘m v excited for Saturday morning because FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY SALE!! $5 a bag! 🙌🏻🙌🏻

Recent reads
Picks - all awesome
The Rabbit Hutch
Less Is Lost
The Hacienda

So-so
My Monticello
The Oracle Year

Night y‘all! 💜

This wasn‘t a good “book fit” for me, but I‘m glad to have read it for my February #roll100 …now I can move it off my bookshelf! 2.5⭐️

My February #Roll100 is up next! Another from the #BOTM backlog (April 2018, I think).

LOVED this one, I couldn't put it down.

A deftly-paced tale with an excellent supporting cast, this novel about power and free-will manages to surpass its already solid premise.

Fun concept and a page turner, not much more to say

Signed up! @MaleficentBookDragon can‘t wait so excited! 😁

Look what I got in the mail today! Thank you @TorieStorieS can‘t wait to open it! Now to resist the urge to open. #nightmareswap

I was so looking forward to this book and was excited when it popped up on Hoopla. The premise was good: a guy wakes up having dreamed about 108 world predictions which ultimately all come true. He begins releasing them anonymously through a website and then of course everyone wants to know who he is.
But I was ultimately really disappointed in this one. Flat characters, non-fluid story line, and very mediocre writing overall.

My first thoughts after finishing The Oracle Year: wow. That was a ride. Agreed, the book can be somewhat slow burn at first, but when it gets going, it just keeps on going. I couldn‘t pull my face away from the page for the last third of the book! Full review: http://bit.ly/2XlZHSH

Last line: If it turned out that she did have more to day, well, there was always tomorrow.

We are the sum of our choices. Choose well.

the sight...would be embedded in her soul forever like a tick...

Will tossed the coin into the fountain. Circular rings radiated out from the spot where the coin broke the surface of the liquid.

I loved the imagery here.

After all, a team without a coach is just a bunch of people playing with each other.

...names start popping out of my brain like bread out of a toaster.

First line: Anything can happen, Will Dando thought.

Ok I devoured this book! However, i felt like it had many plot holes and had the potential to be so much better. The writing was great which made it a fast read, but i felt like it lead to nowhere. Also, not a genre in my wheelhouse. I wanted to love it, but only liked it.

My fav book lunch date

Reading outside on my lunch break 👁

Love getting to read at Starbucks before work

Book 82 of 2019
#botm #botmbacklog

Unputdownable!

This book was so fantastic! And not just because of the story-which wondered a couple of times- but because of the way Soule set up and wrote about the characters. His writing grabbed me and I for one can't wait for his next novel 🤓
#theoracleyear

1. 9 f***ing degrees!
2. 65
3. 65
4. Rain and snow
5. The Oracle Year

#hellothursday

Great premise, mostly enjoyed this but the writing was a little sharp for me, I like a bit of a softer approach.

Eh. The characters were good, and the concept fascinating, but then it went all political-thriller on me and I just wasn't into it anymore.

Final read of 2018 almost complete. I had a long hiatus, but hopefully am back in the swing of things for 2019.

This was just ok. Reminded me a bit of Dark Matter in its pacing and the fact that it at some times went too far into the weeds. Quick read.

The Oracle Year is full of adventure but short on answers. It‘s an engaging what if premise that morphs into a standard comic thriller. Basically, it‘s a book that never really figures out what it supposed to be. I enjoyed the tale but it only truly stands out when it‘s exploring its sci-fi side. Narrator Charlie Thurton is solid. He moves the book along and his characters are well delineated but nothing here will be especially rememberable.

This was a fast-paced book with a lot of twists and turns and an interesting exploration of free will.

Excellent book!! Didn't want to put it down once I got about halfway through. An excellent sci-fi novel which uses modern technology to great effect.

reads like an action thriller with power money mob mentality and supernatural thrown in - not much soul, trying to have a conscience but not a believable one. just trying to be clear about expectations - I was entertained! I‘d recommend this for something absorbing - Not exceptionally thought provoking stuff but still a fun quick read. Felt kinda john Grisham like, which I enjoy - except no lawyers - but you get a former banker. Try it :)

Will Dando suddenly knows 108 things that will happen in the near future. The book then unfolds as he chooses what to do with this info and sees the ripple effect of the events and reactions to the foreknowledge. This book grabbed me on page one and tore forward, never letting go. I really enjoyed it.

#dogsofLitsy #Bindi

#botmbacklog Book 3: 4/5 ⭐
Will Dando is The Oracle. The anonymous viral sensation gifted with 108 predictions that are slowly being posted online...and coming true. Will doesn't know why he woke up from a dream with these in his head, but as he sells them to corporations and watched the global uproar over his predictions (ranging from mundane to huge), he begins to wonder...why him?
This was a fast-paced thriller great for summer. 4/5⭐

We went out for brunch at IHOP and I snuck some reading time in when he went to the restroom. Onto my second #botmbacklog book!
Don't worry, not all of that food is for me 😂 the Belgian chocolate mousse pancakes were so tasty though! #brunch #bookandbrunch #botm

This was a really great ride! Unpredictable, engaging, and funny. This kept me locked in throughout and I highly recommend it!

I wanted to love this book but just couldn‘t get there. Should have finished it a couple day ago but just wasn‘t motivated. Maybe the real world is more interesting and crazy.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🌟 4.5/5 stars! This was such an interesting read. It was a fast pace action sci-fi story that I think would make a great movie or TV show, which is something you don't hear too often about a book.

Wow, did I ever hate this book. One of my book club buds described it as Reddit‘s first book, and super accurate. I mean, it‘s a book about free will and the protagonist‘s name is Will. (Ugh.) Alas, that‘s the least of its problems; the book is chock full of racism, sexism, ableism, fatmisia, anti-religion, and more. Watch us all hate this garbage book: https://youtu.be/7hkH_P1-0io

I‘m not sure how I feel; I went in with high hopes and expectations, but then I realised it was not a lighthearted read. It had its ups and downs, and could have been a bit shorter, but I enjoyed it enough to finish.

Waiting for my car‘s oil change. Almost done with The Oracle Year. I‘m liking it so far.
So glad I signed up for #BOTM. My favorite books this year have come from them. 📚🤓

Finally forcing myself to read this month‘s book club pick. Blech.

Any Littens in a reading slump? Check out this brief episode of Just the Right Book with guest @mkindness Michael Kindness, who for years did the Books on the Nightstand podcast with Ann Kingman. (I still miss it.) Michael talks about the tagged book in this episode.
http://justtherightbook.collisions.libsynpro.com/in-a-reading-slump-we-can-help

A new sub-category for guys: the dicklit or dudefiction. In The Oracle Year, a millennial slacker wakes up one morning and discovers he can make predictions that can change the course of the world. However, religious and political leaders feel threatened by his Nostradamus prophecies and chaos ensues. A satirical look at our world concerning politics and religion with a bromance element.

Late night reading and audiocoloring. The Oracle Year is getting intense so sometimes I have to put it down for something a little slower paced. Anyone else have to do this?