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readswellwithothers
Cold People | Tom Rob Smith
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Pickpick

Well, I‘m sure glad I didn‘t check to see what y‘all thought of this book before I read it because WOW, there is *no* Litsy Love to be found! Was it an alien story? Nope. Were there some plot holes? I suppose, yes, but can‘t that also just mean that we get to walk away with some questions? Isn‘t it okay to wonder, to allow some space for our beautiful brains to choose imaginative explanations of our own? Anyway, I‘m making this a pick. ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

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sebrittainclark
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Mehso-so

3/5

A post-apocalyptic story told from the perspective of someone who didn't realize he was witnessing the end of the world until it was too late.

It's a strange book. I had a tough time reading it.

rubyslippersreads Great cover, though. 3mo
rachelsbrittain Hmm. So would you recommend it? The premise intrigues me 3mo
sebrittainclark @rachelsbrittain I have mixed feelings. There are some elements that are so bad and upsetting that you kind of think the world was due for an apocalypse. It was interesting, but I wasn't sure I would be able to finish it. I don't regret reading it, but I don't feel any need to read the rest of the series. 3mo
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sebrittainclark
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ebook: Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
audiobook: Devil in Disguise by Lisa Kleypas
print book: Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

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CoffeeK8
The Rule of Luck | Catherine Cerveny
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A unique sci-fi/romance set in a futuristic world with clones and digital media implants. The heroine, Felicity is from a family that doesn‘t believe in using the tech, and is a tarot card reader with better than average luck.

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CoffeeK8
The Rule of Luck | Catherine Cerveny
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Excited to try to do the #readyourkindle challenge again this month. I realized I accidentally listed a book I finished last month so I randomly picked a new one for #15. Thanks @CBee for organizing

CrowCAH I LOVE ❤️ the Green Rider series!!! 🐎 5mo
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CaitlinByTheBook
Cold People | Tom Rob Smith
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Current #librarybook that I‘m reading on my new Kobo! Do you use an e-reader? I love it for reading at night and limiting my blue light exposure.

Even though it‘s winter, we‘ve had some warm days and I‘m craving books set in a cold and snowy place!

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AllDebooks
Cold People | Tom Rob Smith
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#JoyousJanuary #Midwintersolace

Planned weekend reading, as well as finishing the tagged.

@Andrew65

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cariashley
Oryx and Crake | Margaret Atwood
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I hit my reading goal with this one!

Chilling and bleak with George Saunders vibes. I‘d had this on my shelf for years and glad I finally read it as Atwood is a master of dystopian fiction. I wish there was a little more depth to the relationships though.

ChaoticMissAdventures Congrats on hitting your goal!!! 🎉 10mo
Deblovestoread Well done 🎉 10mo
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Birdsong28
Angel: A Maximum Ride Novel | James Patterson
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Reggie
Cold People | Tom Rob Smith
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Bailedbailed

Yeah, this is bad. The writing is way more tell than show. I gave it the good ol‘100 pg try and couldn‘t. I made to 25 years into the future where there are 3 settlements and the first one we read about he keeps writing there, you‘re like family. Everyone there, they‘re family. They hugged because everyone there, they‘re like family. I just started laughing. Shoutout to Olive Garden‘s marketing because when you‘re there, you‘re family. Lol👇🏼

Reggie I have 5 more books to read for my goal this year and I just want them to be good. 11mo
Ruthiella Hope the next five are great! Love the Olive Garden reference. It made me chuckle. 🤭 11mo
Reggie @Ruthiella Thanks! Yeah, he must have written that phrase like 5 times over a couple of pages. In my head I was hearing the guy in the commercials. 11mo
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batsy Lol! Love this. 11mo
Bookwormjillk I couldn‘t get through this one either. I had such high hopes too. 11mo
TrishB This is in my pics folder for future purchases! It shall be relegated! 11mo
Bookzombie I tried to read Child 44 by him years ago and couldn‘t get in to it. I hope your next five books are great! 11mo
Reggie @batsy @Bookwormjillk @TrishB @Bookzombie there are only so many times I can be told something in a book without the author writing a scene to support it. And then he expects us to be connected enough to where he kills off this character and instead of caring I just rolled my eyes. Whatever. Not for me. 11mo
Rissreads This reminded me of the book I read The last. A similar thing happened. The author used this expression at least a dozen times in the book. She/he spread her hands. I started to get an involuntary tick every time it came up! It really pissed me off in the end! 🤣 I‘ll give this book a miss. Good luck on your last 5 books! May they be fabulous! (edited) 11mo
Reggie @Rissreads Lolol, yeah. Sometimes it‘s just a word, too. They keep using it. I totally understand. Thanks! 11mo
Centique @Reggie @Rissreads the funny thing is when i wrote a novel and did a writing course i discovered my own overused phrases. It was so bizarre! I was writing for a year or more and every chapter two or three times someone would “hold their breath” or “ take a breath” Completely shocked me when i read it and saw how often i mentioned breath! (edited) 11mo
Centique @Reggie @Rissreads but YET we were just beginners and even we could use google search and find our overused words - so no excuse really for publishers and editors. 11mo
Rissreads @Reggie @Centique yep someone needs a kick up the arse! The editor was definitely asleep at the wheel! 11mo
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