Book Recommendations from our Members (Junes 2010)

[Ann in Arlington]

For the list of recommendations in May, look here:

http://www.kindleboards.com/index.php/topic,23887.0.html

If you are an author or publisher, please do not 'recommend' your own books.  Instead you may start a discussion/promotion thread in the Book Bazaar.  Please see Forum Decorum for guidelines: http://www.kindleboards.com/index.php/topic,36.0.html

[911jason]

I'm just over 50% through this one and am really loving it. So much so, that I went ahead and purchased the 2nd book in the series (3 released so far). Great military action mixed with political intrigue and an indirect attempted coup of the U.S. government. If you like Stephen Hunter's Bob Lee Swagger series, I think you'll enjoy Kill Zone.

[MLPMom]

I just finished Flutter by our own Kindle author Amanda Hocking and I really enjoyed it. The whole series so far is really great.
There are a few typo errors throughout but nothing too terrible and the book and characters more than make up for it.
The first in the series is My Blood Approves. I highly recommend it to anyone who is a vampire lover.

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[amanda_hocking]

I just finished Flutter by our own Kindle author Amanda Hocking and I really enjoyed it. The whole series so far is really great.
There are a few typo errors throughout but nothing too terrible and the book and characters more than make up for it.
The first in the series is My Blood Approves. I highly recommend it to anyone who is a vampire lover.

Thanks for the recommendation!

[michellern]

I am reading "90 Minutes in Heaven" & am half way through it. It is a great book, but have a box of tissues handy because it is very emotional.

I don't know how to put a link to Amazon here, sorry.

[Anne]

I just finished Flutter by our own Kindle author Amanda Hocking and I really enjoyed it. The whole series so far is really great.
There are a few typo errors throughout but nothing too terrible and the book and characters more than make up for it.
The first in the series is My Blood Approves. I highly recommend it to anyone who is a vampire lover.

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I am going to try the first book in the series My Blood Approves.

[simply books]

Finished last week.  It's good.  If you like long involved mysteries this is it for the summer.

[Shadowraven]

I want to thank whoever recommended Infected by Scott Sigler months ago when I was more active on these boards.  I put the book on my wishlist and just bought it for my first summer read.  It was AWESOME!  Probably the most grotesque bloody book I've ever read but that's what I loved about it.  You've got your science (think Michael Crichton), your CDC/military/police action, alien spores, gore, and a ton of suspense.  Great book!

[TulipTrainer]

This is a book I actually found on this site, and if this is the sort of quality people are bringing to the table here, I'll probably be staying for a very long time. Powerless is an incredible read with tons of compelling characters. The story is beautifully woven, and even the tiniest things have huge repercussions. So much fun, and super cheap! I LOVE IT!

[Victorine]

I just finished Portal, and really enjoyed it.  I would recommend it.

Vicki

[Jeff]

[drenee]

All I can say is WOW.

deb

[911jason]

I'm only about 1/3 of the way through, but so far I've been very impressed. I wouldn't have known he was an indie author if I hadn't read about him here on KB. Deals with terrorism and the CIA in present-day Iraq. This is the first book of three (so far) featuring the same CIA team. All three books are priced at 99 cents each.

[Ann in Arlington]

(pretty sure he's a she but your recommendation means perhaps I'll move this one up the TBR queue.)

[vickir]

I really enjoyed The Lonely Polygamist by Brady Udall. Sorry, I'm technically challenged and didn't include a photo.

[911jason]

(pretty sure he's a she but your recommendation means perhaps I'll move this one up the TBR queue.)

Oops! I had no idea!

[Luvmy4brats]

I thought I'd put this book up here. The 4th book in the series just came out. It's a YA series, but well written and kind of unique. I discovered it here on KB some time ago.

Here's the link to the first book in the series:

Tree Shepherd's Daughter

[blackbelt]

Try The Dark is Rising series.  Great, great fantasy work.

[KBAlan]

Tree Shepherd's Daughter

Kindle edition not available in the UK unfortunately

[Jeff]

I'm only about 1/3 of the way through, but so far I've been very impressed. I wouldn't have known he was an indie author if I hadn't read about him here on KB. Deals with terrorism and the CIA in present-day Iraq.

The story line is excellent but the book is very poorly researched and filled with technical inaccuracies.  

[TulipTrainer]

List books you've just finished and loved!




I just finished these two incredible books, both of which I heard about from these boards. Although Hunger Games is a lot more science fiction and Powerless is more fantasy, the competitive aspect and the energy of both kept me reading right through to the end. I love tightly woven plots, precarious situations, and motivated characters, and so I was in absolute heaven with these books! If you haven't read, Hunger Games yet, let me tell you there's a reason everybody's reading it. And if you haven't heard about Powerless, that one's got me just as ravenous and desperate for book 2.

So I guess that means I'm in the market for recommendations! What did you just finish that you recommend?

[Ann in Arlington]

Tulip there's a thread at the top of the Book Corner (a 'sticky thread') with recommendations from our members for this month. . . .the first post also has a list to the recommendations from last month.  .and so on and so forth.

There's also a 'non-sticky' "what are you reading?" thread that will give you a lot of good ideas. . . . .

Welcome to KindleBoards!

[TulipTrainer]

Tulip there's a thread at the top of the Book Corner (a 'sticky thread') with recommendations from our members for this month. . . .the first post also has a list to the recommendations from last month.  .and so on and so forth.

There's also a 'non-sticky' "what are you reading?" thread that will give you a lot of good ideas. . . . .

Welcome to KindleBoards!

Hi, Ann, thanks so much for your help and your welcome. I did see those threads, but imagined this one to be a little more free flowing and conversational. Stickied threads seem to be pretty curt and to the point. If you find this to be superfluous then you are free to adjust or eliminate as you see fit.

[911jason]

The story line is excellent but the book is very poorly researched and filled with technical inaccuracies. 

Well, that certainly hasn't been obvious to me at this point (about 65%). Can you point out some of the major ones?

[dpinmd]

Tulip, if you just finished The Hunger Games, how could there be any doubt what you should read next? 

(And you're in luck, because it was just FINALLY released as a Kindle version this month!)  The last book in the trilogy comes out on August 24th.  So far, there's no Kindle version available for pre-order, but I'm still HOPING!  Otherwise, I may have to break my self-imposed rule about not buying any more DTBs - because I can't wait any longer for Mockingjay!!


The other book that I've been recommending lately to anyone who will listen is

Amazing, incredible book.  Fantastic story, compelling characters, and BEAUTIFUL writing.  What more could you ask for?  It's about 662 pages long, so it's a bit daunting, but once you're into it, you won't want it to end!  (And then when you finish, you'll join me in waiting anxiously for the next one!  Like The Hunger Games, this is also the first in a planned trilogy.  Book 2 is supposed to come out in March 2011, so we still have a looooong time to wait!