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I’ve really been loving Louise Penny’s Inspector Gamache series. Mysteries aren’t usually my cup of tea, but these are excellent.

Similarly, I never read romance novels, but Richard Armitage is one of my favorite actors and I couldn’t pass up Wanderlust because of his narration. That’s not just romance, it’s erotica. But it was actually quite fun to listen to.

I just began re-reading Watership Down. It’s probably in my top 5 all time favorite books.

@ChitownRo: Yes! Would love to discuss it. I’m almost finished and so inspired by what I’ve read.

I recently read Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine and liked it.

Exit West by Mohsin Hamid is my recent favorite. It is beautifully written and deals with the immigrant experience in a really fresh way. Plus it’s a quick read, which feels like the only kind of read I have time for.

I would also second @lamariniere:’s recommendation of the new (or any) Murakami. The Wind Up Bird Chronicle is my personal favorite, but you really can’t go wrong. He has such a unique and colorful style. If you’re not already in the Murakami cult and you want to test the waters before committing to a full 400 page novel, The Strange Library is a novella that is a little creepier than most of his work, but would give you a window into his style.

Another Becoming fan on the list, I got a few laughs out of it
Other books include
Between Shades of Grey by Ruta Sepetys (nothing to do with the 50 shades of grey series) about a teenage girl who is rounded up by Stalin's men and sent to a gulag in Siberia due to her father's political activities
Code Girls: The Untold Story of American Women Code Breakers in WWII by Liza Mundy
I also really enjoyed the Throne of Glass series and the Court of War and Roses series both by Sarah J Maas.
My adult tastes lean historical fiction and memoirs my YA taste leans fantasy/dystopia for a nice well rounded reading list.

Lethal White, the latest in the Cormoran Strike series by Robert Galbraith (JK Rowling). Great books

My recent reads, all really good.

City of Mirrors is the 3rd book in the Passage Trilogy (which I haven’t finished yet).

@jape14: Good to know about the new Liane Moriarty! I also just finished Little Fires Everywhere and really enjoyed it.

Station Eleven is being added to my list!

@josina: I loved The Passage trilogy! Have you seen the show on FOX? It looks SO SO different from the books, but I'll probably give it a try.

@winter_wonder: Besides the ones mentioned above, I also just finished Fates and Furies - which was really good.

I recently dove into urban fantasy for the first time.

The Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews is really fun, full of action, suspense, magic, mythology all set in Atlanta, Georgia. Kate's also just a fun character. Plus, it is done at 10 books! And I personally think it had a great ending.

I also loved Patricia Brigg's Mercy Thompson series. It isn't done yet, but I'm eagerly awaiting the next one. Traditional vampires, werewolves, fae all living in plain sight in modern-day Washington state.

@hellobeeboston: I have not seen the series yet but will have to check it out once I'm finished!

Its really hard to pick a favorite from the ones I posted but I loved What Alice Forgot enough to share it. It's so relatable, whether you're a wife, mom, pregnant, struggling to become pregnant, best friend - it made me really want to look at where I was 10 years ago and if I would still be happy with where I am today.

Also loved the twist in The Wife Between Us. Thought I had it all figured out and then Bam, nope.

Im reading the woman in the window right now and it’s great.

Then she was gone
Educated
This is how it always is (oh my gosh I loved this)

Anything Liane Moriarty

@winter_wonder: ancillary justice by Anne Lechie

It’s science fiction and the first of a trilogy

Also I’m reading “we were 8 years in power” by ta-nehesi Coates and it’s fantastic so far

@Mrs. Champagne: I loooooved This Is How It Always Is!

@lamariniere: I knowwww. I’m already in withdrawal. I read somewhere that she has plans for 10 more! Have you read tana French?

@lamariniere: there are 6 books in the Dublin Murder Squad series- I think the first one is called In the Woods. I tore through them all, there are definitely ones I liked more than others
Jane Harper is another great author to check out if you like what I snobbily call “literary mystery/thriller” (well written, psychologically/character driven)

@muffinsmuffins: Checking it out right now! Doubly so because the name is a play on a Rod Stewart song

@ChitownRo: yes! I'm about 2/3 of the way through, and it's so good. Though, I have to say, depending on your politics, also very depressing because she and their whole family are such a stark contrast to the horrible-ness currently in the white house.

@muffinsmuffins: I think you have to get into them a bit. I keep coming back for the 2 main characters and they get better and you learn more about them with every book. I can’t wait to see what happens next.

@wrkbrk: I always consider When Breath Becomes Air, and I first heard about it on Cup of Joe a few years ago, but I’m afraid it will be too depressing. Thoughts?

@lamariniere: It’s not depressing per se. It’s heavy. But so beautiful. I read it then started following their story - the wife does TED talks now. I really think it’s worth it.