https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:43:40 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-of-the-best-books-youve-read-this-year#post-1177408 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 17:46:23 +0000 blackbird 1177408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm reading Extinction Machine and it is AWESOME. But i highly recommend starting with Patient Zero. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-of-the-best-books-youve-read-this-year#post-1177383 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 17:26:08 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 1177383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: it's sad.. it's about the tsnumai of Sri Lanka on boxing day. It's a true story.. we read it for book club. Here's the link on Good Reads! <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15771862-wave" rel="nofollow">http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15771862-wave</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-of-the-best-books-youve-read-this-year#post-1177333 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 16:24:44 +0000 MrsTal 1177333@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The Book Thief, Code Name Verity, Rose Under Fire, The Infernal Devices series, Divergent series. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-of-the-best-books-youve-read-this-year#post-1177330 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 16:22:15 +0000 Bao 1177330@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@luckypenny: I looooved Room! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-of-the-best-books-youve-read-this-year#post-1177324 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 16:17:58 +0000 luckypenny 1177324@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh man. I just finished "room" which was so good but so intense. </p> <p>Now reading "defending Jacob" which is really good so far! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-of-the-best-books-youve-read-this-year#post-1177267 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 15:30:19 +0000 imbali 1177267@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bookish: @MrsKoala: I don't know how I didn't know that! SO excited to go find them now :happy: thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-of-the-best-books-youve-read-this-year#post-1177249 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 15:14:13 +0000 MrsKoala 1177249@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bunnymommy: Yep, it's a trilogy. The 2nd is The Year of the Flood and the 3rd is MaddAddam.</p> <p>ETA: @Bookish: You beat me to it! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-of-the-best-books-youve-read-this-year#post-1177246 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 15:11:55 +0000 Bookish 1177246@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ok I went back and checked and here are my favorites so far!</p> <p>- Boneshaker by Cherie Priest<br /> - Parasol Protectorate series by Gail Carriger<br /> - Divergent &amp; Insurgent by Veronica Roth<br /> - Wool Omnibus by Hugh Howey<br /> - Leviathan series by Scott Westerfeld<br /> - Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer</p> <p>Um, almost all of those are YA. What can I say, the YA authors the past few years have been amazing! </p> <p> @MrsKoala: Love Oryx &amp; Crayke... I really need to get the next one! @bunnymommy: There are two more! Year of the Flood &amp; MaddAddam! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-of-the-best-books-youve-read-this-year#post-1177235 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 14:58:10 +0000 imbali 1177235@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsKoala: ...there's a rest of the series???? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-of-the-best-books-youve-read-this-year#post-1177226 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 14:53:27 +0000 MrsKoala 1177226@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bunnymommy: I really liked Oryx &amp; Crake but I've been very lazy about reading the rest of the series. I need to work on that!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-of-the-best-books-youve-read-this-year#post-1177223 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 14:52:32 +0000 MrsKoala 1177223@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The Fault In Our Stars by John Green<br /> The Divergent Series (or at least the first two) by Veronica Roth<br /> The Ocean At The End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman<br /> 11/22/63 by Stephen King<br /> The Round House by Louise Erdich<br /> Bringing Up Bebe by Pamela Druckerman </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-of-the-best-books-youve-read-this-year#post-1177184 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 14:28:20 +0000 lamariniere 1177184@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami.<br /> I'm currently rereading The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. I first read it almost 10 years ago when my French was no where close to what it is now, but I loved it then. Now I am comprehending soooo much more of the story, and it us even better. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-of-the-best-books-youve-read-this-year#post-1177157 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 13:58:29 +0000 Bao 1177157@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bookish: I always refer to my Goodreads lists ;)<br /> @MrsSCB: ok I will go look that one up too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-of-the-best-books-youve-read-this-year#post-1177156 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 13:57:23 +0000 MrsSCB 1177156@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not new this year, but I love loved Cutting for Stone. Get the tissues ready, though haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-of-the-best-books-youve-read-this-year#post-1177154 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 13:55:51 +0000 Bookish 1177154@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm going to have to go look at my goodreads acct and get back to you! There were some goodies. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-of-the-best-books-youve-read-this-year#post-1177152 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 13:54:55 +0000 Bao 1177152@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: I will look that one up! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-of-the-best-books-youve-read-this-year#post-1177136 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 13:44:57 +0000 sorrycharlie 1177136@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am not embarrassed to admit that the House of Hades just kept me on the edge of my seat for a couple days ;) YA fiction ftw!! lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-of-the-best-books-youve-read-this-year#post-1177134 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 13:42:57 +0000 Bao 1177134@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mae: @bunnymommy: I put a hold on the book thief! @Mrs. Champagne: just finished the fault in our stars the other day, LOVED it!! What is Wave about? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-of-the-best-books-youve-read-this-year#post-1177121 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 13:32:53 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 1177121@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The fault in our stars<br /> Wave </p> <p>Ill try to think of more! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-of-the-best-books-youve-read-this-year#post-1177113 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 13:27:07 +0000 BananaPancakes 1177113@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just read East of Eden by Steinbeck for the first time, and it was ah-mazing! I'm trying to get into classics again since its been a while. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-of-the-best-books-youve-read-this-year#post-1177107 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 13:23:12 +0000 imbali 1177107@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The Book Thief FTW! Best book ever. Also The Messenger (sometimes in print as I am The Messenger) by the same author (Markus Zusak). Also...White Oleander (Janet Fitch), Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood), Six Suspects (Vikus Swarup - also Q&amp;A by him if you havent read it).. yeah :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-of-the-best-books-youve-read-this-year#post-1177097 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 13:10:29 +0000 Mae 1177097@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The Book Thief, Those Who Save Us, The Light Between Oceans, and also the Divergent series (although those are more guilty pleasure teen books!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-some-of-the-best-books-youve-read-this-year#post-1177083 Sun, 27 Oct 2013 13:00:11 +0000 Bao 1177083@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm always looking to add to my list of "to read" books, so that when I hit up the library I'm not walking around aimlessly. So, to get some ideas, what are some of the best books you've read this year? Or you can even list best books you've ever read. You can name as little or as many as you want :) </p>