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  • My3cents
    Daycare.com Member
    • Jan 2012
    • 3387

    Good Book Recommendations

    What are some good book recommendations for 2014?

    I need something that will keep me wanting to turn the page to see what is next. I tend to start a book and not finish it:confused:

    I will hit up all genres this time around?

    A good must read book from last year maybe?
  • Blackcat31
    • Oct 2010
    • 36124

    #2
    HUGE fan of Janet Evanovich....LAUGH outloud funny!!

    Her series are numbered and her 20th one is out now. I think it's called Takedown Twenty.

    Easy reading but can't put it down until I am through.

    Stephen King's last one was AWESOME! Totally worth the read if you are a fan.

    I also read a lot of true crime and legal/mysteries. I can recommend some good authors if you are into those kinds of books.

    Otherwise, my good read right now is called "Slouching Towards Adulthood" by Sally Koslow

    It's about why so many "kids" don't leave home even after turning 30 etc.... it's funny and insightful.

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    • Bookworm
      Daycare.com Member
      • Aug 2011
      • 883

      #3
      Try Carolyn Haines' "Bones"series featuring Sarah Booth Delaney. They are hilarious.

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      • AfterSchoolMom
        Advanced Daycare.com Member
        • Dec 2009
        • 1973

        #4
        The Headlines in Heels mysteries by LynDee Walker - Front Page Fatality and Buried Leads (the third one is set to come out soon).

        Long Time Coming by Edie Claire - this one kept me up until 3am!

        The Inn Boonsboro trilogy by Nora Roberts - The Next Always, The Last Boyfriend, and The Perfect Hope

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        • momofboys
          Advanced Daycare Member
          • Dec 2009
          • 2560

          #5
          The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult

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          • My3cents
            Daycare.com Member
            • Jan 2012
            • 3387

            #6
            Originally posted by Blackcat31
            HUGE fan of Janet Evanovich....LAUGH outloud funny!!What are these books about, I have seen them but never ventured beyond that?

            Her series are numbered and her 20th one is out now. I think it's called Takedown Twenty.

            Easy reading but can't put it down until I am through.

            Stephen King's last one was AWESOME! Totally worth the read if you are a fan. his stuff would keep me awake

            I also read a lot of true crime and legal/mysteries. I can recommend some good authors if you are into those kinds of books. I like these type of books.

            Otherwise, my good read right now is called "Slouching Towards Adulthood" by Sally Koslow

            It's about why so many "kids" don't leave home even after turning 30 etc.... it's funny and insightful.
            because they can't afford to leave home....... and why rock the boat when you have it good at home.....

            Thanks BC. I responded in bold above.

            I don't care for thriller gore but I do like true crime. I really have to push myself to read. I read a ton on the internet but to do a whole novel I have good intentions that sizzle.

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            • Blackcat31
              • Oct 2010
              • 36124

              #7
              Originally posted by My3cents
              because they can't afford to leave home....... and why rock the boat when you have it good at home.....

              Thanks BC. I responded in bold above.

              I don't care for thriller gore but I do like true crime. I really have to push myself to read. I read a ton on the internet but to do a whole novel I have good intentions that sizzle.
              Janet Evanovich's books are about a gal that was working in the retail industry but goes to work as a bounty hunter for her uncle. Let's just say she is NOT very good at it and trouble finds her EVERY where she goes. She has a rag tag team of co-workers that are a hoot! (Here is her site http://www.evanovich.com/)

              The true crime books I read and love are by Ann Rule. Super good writer. Ex-Seattle detective that worked side by side with Ted Bundy while he was at his "busiest" and all the while Ann had no clue what he was up too.... She writes about some really high profile cases that happen near Seattle and across both Oregon and Washington areas.

              She has a way of drawing you into the story on a personal level. She writes both full length novels about cases and a few collections of short stories.
              ALL are good and worth the read though.

              Here is her site http://authorannrule.com/
              Last edited by Blackcat31; 01-21-2014, 01:46 PM.

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              • BrooklynM
                Provider
                • Sep 2013
                • 518

                #8
                If you want a super easy fun read (I read it on a 4 hour plane ride and literally was laughing outloud like a crazy person), Ellen Degeneres' book- Seriously..I'm kidding is hilarious. It's a great book just to escape from life, nothing deep, just funny!

                If I want something deeper/mystery I love Patricia Cornwell's books. Her books are about a female medical examiner and the crimes she investigates. My dad is a Coroner so I love that stuff.

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                • My3cents
                  Daycare.com Member
                  • Jan 2012
                  • 3387

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Blackcat31
                  Janet Evanovich's books are about a gal that was working in the retail industry but goes to work as a bounty hunter for her uncle. Let's just say she is NOT very good at it and trouble finds her EVERY where she goes. She has a rag tag team of co-workers that are a hoot! (Here is her site http://www.evanovich.com/)

                  The true crime books I read and love are by Ann Rule. Super good writer. Ex-Seattle detective that worked side by side with Ted Bundy while he was at his "busiest" and all the while Ann had no clue what he was up too.... She writes about some really high profile cases that happen near Seattle and across both Oregon and Washington areas.

                  She has a way of drawing you into the story on a personal level. She writes both full length novels about cases and a few collections of short stories.
                  ALL are good and worth the read though.

                  Here is her site http://authorannrule.com/
                  I did read some of these books and they were good! Thank you- The Ann Rule books
                  Last edited by My3cents; 01-22-2014, 11:28 AM. Reason: not enough info on my part

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                  • Jack Sprat
                    New Daycare.com Member
                    • Jul 2013
                    • 882

                    #10
                    Labor Day - good, kind of cheesy but a very fast read.
                    The Husbands Secret - loved it, also a fast read

                    Right now I am reading The Goldfinch. I don't read at nap time as my books are my quite place at night!

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                    • Blackcat31
                      • Oct 2010
                      • 36124

                      #11
                      Originally posted by Jack Sprat
                      The Husbands Secret - loved it, also a fast read
                      Oooh, that is on my looooong list of books to read, (eventually when I have time ).

                      Was it really good? I might have to download that one sooner than later.
                      I need an easy read. I don't have a ton of time so something easy to put down and then get back into quickly when I do pick it back up.

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                      • NeedaVaca
                        Daycare.com Member
                        • Mar 2012
                        • 2276

                        #12
                        I have read all of Adriana Trigiani's books! Loved them all

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                        • mountainside13
                          Daycare.com Member
                          • Jan 2014
                          • 777

                          #13
                          They aren't the newest books but I always HIGHLY recommend The Redemption series by Karen Kingsbury! It is my FAV series and have read them all 5-6 times.

                          Redemption
                          Remember
                          Return
                          Rejoice
                          Reunion

                          Fame
                          Forgiven
                          Found
                          Family
                          Forever

                          Sunrise
                          Summer
                          Someday
                          Sunset

                          Leaving
                          Learning
                          Longing
                          Loving

                          Awe man, Now I want to read them again They are really good!

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                          • Josiegirl
                            Daycare.com Member
                            • Jun 2013
                            • 10834

                            #14
                            I just finished The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin, very good book.

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                            • Josiegirl
                              Daycare.com Member
                              • Jun 2013
                              • 10834

                              #15
                              I just finished Me Before You by JoJo Moyes. One of those really good books that you keep begging to turn out the way you want it to but it doesn't. Not your typical 'happily ever after' stories like I always want to see. But definitely worth the read!

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