Kim's comments
Kim's comments from the 50 Books A Year group.
Note: Kim is no longer a member of this group.
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54 Steve and Me- Terri Irwin
I really enjoyed reading this book- I'd been trying to get it for a while. Steve Irwin lived for wildlife conservation and their absolute joy in the life they led shone through. She went catching crocodiles on her honeymoon!
53. Not all tarts are apple- Pip Granger
I really enjoyed this one- a tale of post war Soho from a child's perspective.
52- Shopoholic and Baby- Sophie Kinsella
Latest in the series. Becky is buying for thier unborn baby.
51 Come away with me- Sara McDonald
Two old friends meet after one has lost her husband and daughter in a car bomb. By chance THe husband had unknowingly fathered a son before he married with the friend (before they met).
50 By the Time you read this- Lola Jaye
On the same premise as Ps I LOve you. A dad leaves a manual for his daughtyer to rad on her birthday every year until she is 300
49 Being Elizabeth- Barbara Taylor Bradford
Another charity shop find- I really enjoyed this one. I hadn't read one of hers for a while- it's made me want to search them off the bookshelf.
48 Vanishing Act- Jodi Picoult
After reading reviews on here I wasn't sure I'd like this one- but I quite enjoyed the story. SHe was kidnapped as a young child by her own father. Years later he is arrested and come to trial. Her boyfriend defends him. He accuses the mum's boyfriend of abusing the daughter and he is found not guilty.
47 Sea Glass - Anita Shreve
Another one from the charity shop. I didn't really enjoy this one- it felt like nothing much happened all the way along and I wanted it to have a happy ending.
Shopaholic Ties the Knot
46 Shopholic ties the knot- Sophie Kinsella
I found this one in a charity shop in PerranportH. I quite enjoyed this one and have the next one lined up already.
45. Ballet shoes- Noel Straetfield
This was quite a charming childrens book. I have read sevveral by this author. I read this one for the summer challenge.
44 Two little girl sin blue- Mary higgins Clark
I really enjoyed this one about two little twin being kidnapped. There were lots of susprcts from the start but the end although predictable still contained surprises.
43. Katie Price- Jordan- Pushed to the limit
Another one off the biography shelf. I must admit this one surprised me even though I had read the previous two. I suppose knowing they have split- with hindsight this book flashed that coming a mile off! I don't think it really had any positive parts for their relationship- although it did cover a particularly harrowing time for them all.
42. Sunset in St Tropez- Danielle Steel
I'm doing the Armchair traveller challenge and this one fits nicely into the Europe one. It was a reread- but I fancied something simple and quick to read.
41. Did the Earth move- Carmen Reid
Eve has 4 children. One of her elder boys is getting married and her first husband gets in touch after years in America. She falls in love with her 2nd partner by the end of the book.
40. The Court of King Rolf
This is my biography for the month. I am trying to read one each month. I used to love the song Two Little Boys as a child and it was the first record I owned. I still remember the cover with Rolf and a Kangaroo (it also included Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport). I really enjoyed this one as it brought back loads of childhood memories. He did a water safetey advert in the 70's which this made me remember, he also used to paint huge paintings on TV where you tried to guess what he was painting. Trying to decide whether this is a keeper or not. I do tend to collect biographies- so it would have a home on the shelf!
39. Light on Snow- Anita Shreve
Nicky and her dad find a baby in the snow and later meet the mum. the girl's boyfriend had left the baby in the woods to die.
38. 7th Heaven- James Patterson
Another case for the Women's murder club- Yukis is an attorney heading a big case, Lidsay is trying to find a couple of killers setting fires.
The Tent, the Bucket and Me
37. The Tent the Bucket and Me- Emma Kennedy
A very funny read about a families disatrous camping trips in the 70's. A case of food poisoning made an appearance every year.
36. The Senators Wife- Sue Miller
I really enjoyed this book. It's a Richard and Judy selection and I do try to get these each year. Again, it's not a book I would normally pick.
35. A Vicar's Diary-
THis was another amusing read. It is billed as the James Herriot of the vicar's world.
