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Location: East Tennessee but who knows?! | IowaCanChaser - 2015-01-31 9:31 PM I am looking for some new books to read this winter! Have you read any amazing books lately? I am always looking for some good horse books. Anyone want to become an author and write good barrel racing novels?? I have recently read "Catch Rider" and it was pretty good. I have an endless stack of training and horsemanship books to look through, so I'm good on that topic! Just want to find some good novels. I sold my first novel last march to Solstice Publishing - Lost Betrayal
It's available on Amazon & Barnes & Noble. Here's the Amazon link -
http://www.amazon.com/Lost-Betrayal-F-J-Thomas/dp/1496199952/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1422821407&sr=8-1&keywords=Lost+Betrayal
It's sold as a 'romance' but romance is not the main theme - my farrier read it and loved it - here's a copy/paste of one of the latest reviews that talks about the fact that it's not a typical "romance" type book ---
"I loved this book. I could tell the author knew what she was writing about--horses, ranching--and I'd venture to guess that she may have been closer to a tornado than I'd want to be!There was so much substance and reality in the storyline. The "hero" was such a nice man, the heroine fiesty and strong. There was just enough romance and sex to keep it interesting, but it wasn't the main theme of the book and you didn't find it on every other page. There were gritty times, unsavory charactors, also a charactor who had two sons and while I didn't like some of the things he did, I liked him as a parent. There was betrayal, and loving support. In many ways the conclusion was bittersweet, but fitting to the story line.
This is more than just a cowgirl story-I'm betting my husband will like this one too!"
Riden on here is also an author that writes romance -- she's got a great voice!
I'm also working on my next novel and will be looking for some test readers in the next couple of months.
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IowaCanChaser - 2015-01-31 9:31 PM I am looking for some new books to read this winter! Have you read any amazing books lately? I am always looking for some good horse books. Anyone want to become an author and write good barrel racing novels?? I have recently read "Catch Rider" and it was pretty good. I have an endless stack of training and horsemanship books to look through, so I'm good on that topic! Just want to find some good novels. I sold my first novel last march to Solstice Publishing - Lost Betrayal
It's available on Amazon & Barnes & Noble. Here's the Amazon link -
http://www.amazon.com/Lost-Betrayal-F-J-Thomas/dp/1496199952/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1422821407&sr=8-1&keywords=Lost+Betrayal
It's sold as a 'romance' but romance is not the main theme - my farrier read it and loved it - here's a copy/paste of one of the latest reviews that talks about the fact that it's not a typical "romance" type book --- "I loved this book. I could tell the author knew what she was writing about--horses, ranching--and I'd venture to guess that she may have been closer to a tornado than I'd want to be!There was so much substance and reality in the storyline. The "hero" was such a nice man, the heroine fiesty and strong. There was just enough romance and sex to keep it interesting, but it wasn't the main theme of the book and you didn't find it on every other page. There were gritty times, unsavory charactors, also a charactor who had two sons and while I didn't like some of the things he did, I liked him as a parent. There was betrayal, and loving support. In many ways the conclusion was bittersweet, but fitting to the story line.
This is more than just a cowgirl story-I'm betting my husband will like this one too!"Riden on here is also an author that writes romance -- she's got a great voice!
I'm also working on my next novel and will be looking for some test readers in the next couple of months.
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| Three 4 Luck - 2015-02-01 7:57 PM
What do you like besides horsey stuff? I read a lot of historical (from prehistoric to WWI), historical romance, a few mysteries, some weird stuff that defies genre, Jane Austen, Jane Austen spin-offs...very rarely contemporary, but there are a few I have liked.
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| Three 4 Luck - 2015-02-02 5:57 PM
What do you like besides horsey stuff? I read a lot of historical (from prehistoric to WWI), historical romance, a few mysteries, some weird stuff that defies genre, Jane Austen, Jane Austen spin-offs...very rarely contemporary, but there are a few I have liked.
I love the Jane Austin spin off books lol...
I'm reading nothing left to lose by kirsty Mosley
On the edge of never is great..
Outlander I start and stop but the books are like 900 pages long
The Rosemary beach series
The consequences series!!!
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | lindseylou2290 - 2015-02-02 8:51 AM I throw my vote on the outlander series as well.
If you're looking for extremely well written and thought provoking - Beloved by Toni Morrison was INCREDIBLE. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kid was fantastic.
I'm also an avid mystery fan ... P. Cornwell's Scarpetta series has had me hooked forever. John Sanford's Prey series is great, lighter reading that moves really quickly too! Rober Galbraith (aka JK Rowling) has a newer series that has a great protaganist that you can't help but love. The Silkworm and The Cuckoo's Calling I believe are the only two she has release thus far, both are well written with a great plot line.
Happy Reading!!
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The Good Son by Michael Gruber is really good and relevant to what is happening in our world now. It is about a son trying to rescue his mom in the middle east. She was from Eastern Europe, then moved to the States and then to the Middle East and back to the States. This one was very thought provoking too. |
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- The Last Original Wife - Hysterical book. About a woman whose husband has kept her around while his buddies have traded in for younger models.
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Location: Kentucky | mruggles - 2015-02-02 2:58 PM i am on the last outlander book (finally) i have found since book 3 thats its gotten a bit blah............has not kept me as rivetted for sure, my next book is gonna be unbroken and then i want to read american sniper.....
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Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | Murphy - 2015-02-03 1:03 PM mruggles - 2015-02-02 2:58 PM i am on the last outlander book (finally) i have found since book 3 thats its gotten a bit blah............has not kept me as rivetted for sure, my next book is gonna be unbroken and then i want to read american sniper.....
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | Murphy - 2015-02-02 2:03 PM mruggles - 2015-02-02 2:58 PM i am on the last outlander book (finally) i have found since book 3 thats its gotten a bit blah............has not kept me as rivetted for sure, my next book is gonna be unbroken and then i want to read american sniper.....
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Location: A Higher Elevation | Three 4 Luck - 2015-02-01 6:09 PM
The first 2 that come to mind in the weird stuff category are the Outlander series (8 books so far...best books ever!!) and the pirate series by Helen Hollick that starts with Sea Witch. Those have elements of history and paranormal fantasy and are well written--there's 4 in the series.
I totally agree with the OUTLANDER series recommendation. There is also a lot of horses included in the series. And it recently became a TV series on STARZ. They've done a very good job bringing it to the screen.
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Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Great writing and a really twisted story. I loved it! (I haven't seen the movie, but I heard that was also good.)
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| hoofs_in_motion - 2015-02-03 10:01 AM
I'll be the wierdo.....I really enjoy some of Stephen King's books. I'm currently reading one called "The Black House"
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Location: Midwest | rowdy256 - 2015-02-03 10:06 AM barrelracr131 - 2015-02-03 9:48 AM Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Great writing and a really twisted story. I loved it! (I haven't seen the movie, but I heard that was also good.) I read her Sharp Objects book just as twisted. I am working on Dark Places by her and is starting to get twisted. The movie Gone Girl was very close to the book.
I bought Dark Places. I heard the other two novels are just as good as Gone girl. :)
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| Three 4 Luck - 2015-02-02 9:08 AM lindseylou2290 - 2015-02-02 8:51 AM I throw my vote on the outlander series as well.
If you're looking for extremely well written and thought provoking - Beloved by Toni Morrison was INCREDIBLE. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kid was fantastic.
I'm also an avid mystery fan ... P. Cornwell's Scarpetta series has had me hooked forever. John Sanford's Prey series is great, lighter reading that moves really quickly too! Rober Galbraith (aka JK Rowling) has a newer series that has a great protaganist that you can't help but love. The Silkworm and The Cuckoo's Calling I believe are the only two she has release thus far, both are well written with a great plot line.
Happy Reading!! I might be weird, but my 2 favorite mystery authors are Andrew Greely and Elizabeth Peters. Have you ever read them? Elizabeth Peters' Amelia Peabody is one of the funniest heroines ever, if you enjoy tongue in cheek type humor.
Yup! Elizabeth Peters is another good one!
Someone else brought up the Stephanie Plum series ... more great mystery/humor writing!
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| barrelracr131 - 2015-02-03 10:44 AM rowdy256 - 2015-02-03 10:06 AM barrelracr131 - 2015-02-03 9:48 AM Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Great writing and a really twisted story. I loved it! (I haven't seen the movie, but I heard that was also good.) I read her Sharp Objects book just as twisted. I am working on Dark Places by her and is starting to get twisted. The movie Gone Girl was very close to the book.
I also loved the Eighty- Dollar Champion. Good horse story. :)
OMG YES!!!!! Gillian Flynn will have you on the edge of your seat thinking WTF ... these people can't get any more messed up ... and then there'll be ANOTHER plot twist!!! LOVE all of her writing! |
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| rowdy256 - 2015-02-03 10:06 AM hoofs_in_motion - 2015-02-03 10:01 AM I'll be the wierdo.....I really enjoy some of Stephen King's books. I'm currently reading one called "The Black House"
I am a weirdo too I love Stephen King
well throw me there .... Did ya'll know he wrote The Shawshank Redemption??? Not all of his stories are gory/thriller types. He is not only prolific but has a varied imagination that I enjoy too! |
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Location: East Tennessee but who knows?! | komet. - 2015-02-01 2:41 PM Fairweather - 2015-02-01 2:15 PM IowaCanChaser - 2015-01-31 9:31 PM I am looking for some new books to read this winter! Have you read any amazing books lately? I am always looking for some good horse books. Anyone want to become an author and write good barrel racing novels?? I have recently read "Catch Rider" and it was pretty good. I have an endless stack of training and horsemanship books to look through, so I'm good on that topic! Just want to find some good novels. I sold my first novel last march to Solstice Publishing - Lost Betrayal
It's available on Amazon & Barnes & Noble. Here's the Amazon link -
http://www.amazon.com/Lost-Betrayal-F-J-Thomas/dp/1496199952/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1422821407&sr=8-1&keywords=Lost+Betrayal
It's sold as a 'romance' but romance is not the main theme - my farrier read it and loved it - here's a copy/paste of one of the latest reviews that talks about the fact that it's not a typical "romance" type book --- "I loved this book. I could tell the author knew what she was writing about--horses, ranching--and I'd venture to guess that she may have been closer to a tornado than I'd want to be!There was so much substance and reality in the storyline. The "hero" was such a nice man, the heroine fiesty and strong. There was just enough romance and sex to keep it interesting, but it wasn't the main theme of the book and you didn't find it on every other page. There were gritty times, unsavory charactors, also a charactor who had two sons and while I didn't like some of the things he did, I liked him as a parent. There was betrayal, and loving support. In many ways the conclusion was bittersweet, but fitting to the story line.
This is more than just a cowgirl story-I'm betting my husband will like this one too!"Riden on here is also an author that writes romance -- she's got a great voice!
I'm also working on my next novel and will be looking for some test readers in the next couple of months. I volunteer!!
Tragedy In Tin Can Holler is my next read--- it's a true story of a family that has a strong history of mental illness, incest, abuse, a grandma serial killer and a few other murderers. From what I hear, it will make your toes curl.
It all happened in east TN down the road from me. I met one of their descendants who works on the farm behind ours. His dad is a hoarder and his grandmother had schizophrenia. I can't wait to read the book.
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rowdy256 - 2015-02-03 10:06 AM hoofs_in_motion - 2015-02-03 10:01 AM I'll be the wierdo.....I really enjoy some of Stephen King's books. I'm currently reading one called "The Black House"
I am a weirdo too I love Stephen King
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Location: Kansas | komet. - 2015-02-05 4:36 PM lindseylou2290 - 2015-02-05 9:21 AM rowdy256 - 2015-02-03 10:06 AM hoofs_in_motion - 2015-02-03 10:01 AM I'll be the wierdo.....I really enjoy some of Stephen King's books. I'm currently reading one called "The Black House"
I am a weirdo too I love Stephen King He wrote The Green Mile too. I used to love SK so much I already had all the Richard Bachman books before it was announced that was really SK.
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Still Alice - good fast read and turning into a movie.
The Book Thief is excellent
I'm on book 6 of the Outlander series and it is getting better.
I really liked the Lunar Chronicales if you are into Hunger Games type books.
Unbroken..My favorite by far.
Cutting for Stone. VERY slow in the beginning but if you can get 1/2 way through it is really a good book!
Half Broke Horses.
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komet. - 2015-02-01 2:41 PM Fairweather - 2015-02-01 2:15 PM IowaCanChaser - 2015-01-31 9:31 PM I am looking for some new books to read this winter! Have you read any amazing books lately? I am always looking for some good horse books. Anyone want to become an author and write good barrel racing novels?? I have recently read "Catch Rider" and it was pretty good. I have an endless stack of training and horsemanship books to look through, so I'm good on that topic! Just want to find some good novels. I sold my first novel last march to Solstice Publishing - Lost Betrayal
It's available on Amazon & Barnes & Noble. Here's the Amazon link -
http://www.amazon.com/Lost-Betrayal-F-J-Thomas/dp/1496199952/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1422821407&sr=8-1&keywords=Lost+Betrayal
It's sold as a 'romance' but romance is not the main theme - my farrier read it and loved it - here's a copy/paste of one of the latest reviews that talks about the fact that it's not a typical "romance" type book --- "I loved this book. I could tell the author knew what she was writing about--horses, ranching--and I'd venture to guess that she may have been closer to a tornado than I'd want to be!There was so much substance and reality in the storyline. The "hero" was such a nice man, the heroine fiesty and strong. There was just enough romance and sex to keep it interesting, but it wasn't the main theme of the book and you didn't find it on every other page. There were gritty times, unsavory charactors, also a charactor who had two sons and while I didn't like some of the things he did, I liked him as a parent. There was betrayal, and loving support. In many ways the conclusion was bittersweet, but fitting to the story line.
This is more than just a cowgirl story-I'm betting my husband will like this one too!"Riden on here is also an author that writes romance -- she's got a great voice!
I'm also working on my next novel and will be looking for some test readers in the next couple of months. I volunteer!! Komet I will take you up on that! I'm working on a couple of morbid short stories as well that I'll send you when they're ready. Tragedy In Tin Can Holler is my next read--- it's a true story of a family that has a strong history of mental illness, incest, abuse, a grandma serial killer and a few other murderers. From what I hear, it will make your toes curl. It all happened in east TN down the road from me. I met one of their descendants who works on the farm behind ours. His dad is a hoarder and his grandmother had schizophrenia. I can't wait to read the book.
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| Robin Hobb. George RR Martin. Diana Gabaldon. Margaret George. Mark Lawrence. Stephen King. Elizabeth Moon. Suzanne Collins. Tolkien. J. K. Rowling. Peter Brett. I've read them all over and over and over. Amazing.
We have all of spent thousands of hours together. Mark Lawrence blew my mind. Seriously wow.
Individual novels:
Gone With the Wind. Everyone should have to read it. What an incredibly complex story and what a badass heroine. The movie doesn't touch the actual story.
The Help. I was rolling. Fantastic book.
Bridget Jones Diary one and two left me gasping for air. Hilarious.
Vanity Fair. For you Austin fans. Back in the knife box Miss Sharp. The imagery in this novel and character illustration is just epic.
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| Since the weather is bad for so many of you, I thought I would bump this back up. Also at the used book store I found the book, The Poisonwood Bible, and thought I would see if anyone had read it before. I have never read Barbara Kingsolver books before. I am hoping I have found a new to me author. Has anyone read her books? |
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Location: Kansas | I also really liked the Eighty Dollar Champion and the Funny Cide book. Those are really interesting, though I cried during the Eighty Dollar Champion.
I am taking a bunch of college literature classes and one of my first assignments was to read some Mark Twain short stories. I was dreading them but they were absolutely hilarious. |
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| I love Mark Twain. Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer are some of my favorites. Thanks for the reminder, next time I'm at the book store I am going to look for his books. |
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Location: Gainesville, TX | GLP - 2015-02-17 9:56 AM
Since the weather is bad for so many of you, I thought I would bump this back up. Also at the used book store I found the book, The Poisonwood Bible, and thought I would see if anyone had read it before. I have never read Barbara Kingsolver books before. I am hoping I have found a new to me author. Has anyone read her books?
I have read this book. It is DEEP and thought inspiring. Not for the faint of heart reader. Not a happy book. It's already a part of literary canon.
ETA: like a modern version of Heart of Darkness.
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | I'm reading a series now, the Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer. It's like Cinderella meets Little Red Riding Hood meets Rapunzel, wrapped up in a Star Wars wrapper. It's young adult, futuristic, and a quick read, but well done and I'm enjoying it very much. On the 3rd book now, tho, and the 4th one doesn't come out until november. Ugh. |
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Location: SE Louisiana | I can't think of any good horse books, but I can recommend a few good dog books. A Dog's Purpose and the sequel A dog's Journey.. as well as The Art of Racing in the Rain. |
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| Anything by Elle Marlow. *cough, cough* F.J. Thomas, *Cough*
Plum fans should check out the Pin up Artist.
This year I want to read; Walk Me Home, Gone Girl. If and when I ever get the time
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Location: In The Land of Cotton | The Other Bolen Sister series is really good by Philippa Gregory. I could not put the three down.
As mentioned - the Orphan Train was good too. |
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| oija - 2015-02-17 12:54 PM
GLP - 2015-02-17 9:56 AM
Since the weather is bad for so many of you, I thought I would bump this back up. Also at the used book store I found the book, The Poisonwood Bible, and thought I would see if anyone had read it before. I have never read Barbara Kingsolver books before. I am hoping I have found a new to me author. Has anyone read her books?
I have read this book. It is DEEP and thought inspiring. Not for the faint of heart reader. Not a happy book. It's already a part of literary canon.
ETA: like a modern version of Heart of Darkness.
Yeah I was hoping it would be like you described. I have just started it today and it reminds a lot of The Sparrow and The Children of God already. Thanks! |
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Location: Cocoa, Florida | Just got done reading, "the longest ride" by Nicholas Sparks, not a horse but but has lots of horseback riding in it, it's about a bull rider. I really liked it and there's a trailer for the movie coming out soon you can watch as well |
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Location: SE Louisiana | RnRJack - 2015-02-17 9:39 PM
Just got done reading, "the longest ride" by Nicholas Sparks, not a horse but but has lots of horseback riding in it, it's about a bull rider. I really liked it and there's a trailer for the movie coming out soon you can watch as well
I don't know how I forgot these... I was thinking about Water For Elephants and remembered her two books Riding Lessons and Flying Changes... : Sara Gruen
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