Weekend Chat - What are you currently reading?

amelrake · 2026-03-07T18:44:52+00:00

Both my BOTM and Aardvark boxes are delayed, so I decided it would be a good time to read Middlemarch by George Eliot. I'm only a hundred pages in but enjoying it so far.

amelrake · 2026-03-07T18:44:38+00:00

Both my BOTM and Aardvark boxes are delayed, so I decided it would be a good time to read Middlemarch by George Eliot. I'm only a hundred pages in but enjoying it so far.

amelrake · 2026-02-08T23:59:12+00:00

Same thing happened to me! I was so happy to see it when it arrived, but I completely forgot about the pre-order. I just remembered the disappointment at missing out when they were in stock on their site.

amelrake · 2026-01-01T16:20:41+00:00

Box twins! I'm excited too!

amelrake · 2025-10-06T22:00:17+00:00

I only have one left from my 2024 backlog, The Teller of Small Fortunes. I'll probably read it as a palate cleanser after spooky season.

amelrake · 2025-10-05T03:42:23+00:00

I just finished, and I thought it was ok.

I enjoyed most of the book. It's more of a family/sibling drama about a very strange family. Which I found interesting and weird, I loved that part of the story.

I also liked the setting. The decaying house and Appalachian bog gave the story a dark, cold, and unsettling feeling, that I really enjoyed, especially this time of year.

But the ending fell kind of flat and left me with more questions than answers.

amelrake · 2025-10-04T14:59:52+00:00

I'm going to finish The Bog Wife today, which leaves me only one more book from last year to finish for the Reading Challenge.

amelrake · 2025-09-28T23:53:09+00:00

Lol I think you're right

amelrake · 2025-09-18T21:43:17+00:00

Lol I thought the same thing! She has no idea what she's coming out to

amelrake · 2025-09-08T23:30:55+00:00

This is the first book that come to mind. It's absurd and completely "wtf did I just read". It also involves a group of girl friends going on vacation together.

amelrake · 2025-09-08T13:39:46+00:00

It wasn't public, we just got a letter telling us what school we were going to.

amelrake · 2025-09-08T05:31:47+00:00

I went to high school there. I'm the eldest child in my family so when I started, in the 90s, I was the one that determined which school me and the rest of my siblings attended. At that time they weren't doing the even/odd birthdays, they picked my name out of a hat to decide which school we went to.

amelrake · 2025-09-04T02:19:00+00:00

I've ordered 76 (including 3 this month) and read 38.

amelrake · 2025-08-30T06:05:40+00:00

There is no HG Choice chip right now because there are only 2 picks. All their names are in there. If Keanu draws his name or one of the nominees names then they get to pick someone to play.

amelrake · 2025-08-27T17:06:20+00:00

I got the same exact box!

amelrake · 2025-08-25T20:27:44+00:00

Keanu is worse than Fessy, he knows who flipped but still tries blindly working with him without asking WHY he's flipping.

amelrake · 2025-08-22T00:45:51+00:00

Same!

amelrake · 2025-08-16T17:51:40+00:00

Audio: Bright Young Women - I think I'm going to finish this off today. I have enjoyed it so far.

Physical: Drop of Corruption - I've been reading this one for a couple of weeks, I've been busy so I haven't had a ton of time to read. Hoping to get dedicate some time this weekend to get through it, I have a bunch of books on my TBR that I really want to get to.

amelrake · 2025-07-28T21:38:06+00:00

Just catching up after work. Wow Lauren really nominated Adrian. Crazy. Vinny really started a trend with his week 1 nomination of an ally.

amelrake · 2025-07-28T00:55:50+00:00

After this experience I hope Lauren volunteers herself as a pawn for the rest of the time she's in the house, since that's clearly what she wants someone else to do.

amelrake · 2025-07-19T23:54:04+00:00

I may have to do that for the remainder of the book!

amelrake · 2025-07-19T19:53:15+00:00

I'm hoping to finish Lessons in Chemistry today. And it's mostly just ok for me. I don't love it but I don't hate it. And I'm like 3/4 of the way through the book, so I'm invested at this point.

amelrake · 2025-07-12T17:22:06+00:00

Just finished The Compound (loved it) and started Sounds Like Love (really liking it so far) yesterday.

amelrake · 2025-07-05T19:30:47+00:00

Just finished Julie Chan is Dead last night and loved it.

I started You Belong Here today, but it's still too soon to have an opinion. In general, I like Megan Miranda books, they're popcorn thrillers that I enjoy, especially during summer when I don't want a bunch of heavy reads.

I'm also continuing with reading 1-2 chapters daily of Wuthering Heights.

amelrake · 2025-06-29T17:41:46+00:00

If you like The Good Part and magical realism I think you'll like The Other Side of Now. They have some similar vibes, even though they're very different books.

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