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[Mish]

Michael wrote: "Mish wrote: "I'm about to start The Yearning by Kate Belle"

I will be interested to hear your thoughts on that one too Mish. :)"

No problem Michael :)

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Mish wrote: "I'm about to start The Yearning by Kate Belle"

I hope you like it Mish. Unfortunately I didn't.

[Mish]

Jennie - Daystarz Books wrote: "Mish wrote: "I'm about to start The Yearning by Kate Belle"

I hope you like it Mish. Unfortunately I didn't."

I'm not far in but it's a good start so fingers crossed :)

[Sharon]

Finished reading The Escape Artist by Diane Chamberlain I really enjoyed this one.

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Geoff wrote: "Finished:

Falling Awake by Jayne Ann Krentz. Interesting. I found the concept of Level Five dreaming a bit far-fetched at first, but after Googling it and finding there..."

I thought Death Comes to Pemberley was very ordinary. P.D. James usually writes much better books than that.

[Angela]

Would an Austen fan like Death at Pemberley? I am reading Lord of the Flies by Golding. Heavy stuff!! Anyone read it?

[Mish]

Angela wrote: "Would an Austen fan like Death at Pemberley? I am reading Lord of the Flies by Golding. Heavy stuff!! Anyone read it?"

Lord of the Flies
No Angela, but l do have it on my TBR list. How is it going?

[Liam || Books 'n Beards]

Mariana wrote: "I´m still reading SG - Suicide Game, anyone read it?"

Nope, any good?

[Jackmeister]

I'm reading The Last Whisper in the Dark by Tom Piccirilli, it's the second book featuring Terrier Rand, it's excellent.

[B the BookAddict]

Well, I've finished
The Post-Birthday World by Lionel Shriver 3.75★
Talk Talk by T.C. Boyle 4★ Excellent, will read more of this guy.
Nights in Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks 1★ Definitely not my genre or author.

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Angela wrote: "Would an Austen fan like Death at Pemberley? I am reading Lord of the Flies by Golding. Heavy stuff!! Anyone read it?"

This Austen fan didn't :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I just started reading by Michael Robotham and am really enjoying it so far!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Geoff wrote: "Currently reading 61 Hours by Lee Child. Great suspense with Jack Reacher."

I enjoyed that one Geoff!

[B the BookAddict]

I've started The Confessions of Edward Day by Valerie Martin.

[Mish]

I finished and reviewed Goodbye Nothing - I usually like a good horror book but this didn't work for me at at all. 2 stars

Review : https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Geoff wrote: "Finished 61 Hours by Lee Child. a great page-turner that ends with a bang! Could Reacher have survived that inferno? "To be continued". Damn! Now I'll have to look for ..."

Except that if Reacher did not survive there wouldn't be a sequel :)
Good books aren't they! I still wish they had not used Tom Cruise to play Reacher in the movie though.

[Steve]

Geoff wrote: "Can't imagine Tom Cruise as Reacher. I think I'll give the movie a miss. "

Neither, so I have been ignoring the movie as well. I think Steven Segal would have made an excellent Reacher.

[B the BookAddict]

I've finished The Confessions of Edward Day by Valerie Martin. I've commented on the novel here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...


And I've started NW by the irrepressible Zadie Smith who also wrote The Autograph Man which I loved.

[B the BookAddict]

I seem to have lost my 'reviewing' brain these last few books. Maybe I'm starting a new book too soon after a completed one??? Does this happen to anyone else?

[Michael]

Jackmeister wrote: "I'm reading The Last Whisper in the Dark by Tom Piccirilli, it's the second book featuring Terrier Rand, it's excellent."

good choice

[B the BookAddict]

I've finished NW by the brilliant Zadie Smith

My review is at: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[B the BookAddict]

I'm reading The Risk Pool by Richard Russo.

And re-reading The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

[Liam || Books 'n Beards]

Haven't started it yet, but got S. in the post today - had to show off how pretty it is.







Not sure how good it will be, especially with me being a huge fan of House of Leaves which is an extremely similar concept, but I guess we'll see.

[Greg]

809 Jacob Street by Marty Young, The Marching Dead by Lee Battersby and Self-Editing for Fiction Writers by Renni Brown and Dave King.

[Mish]

Liam wrote: "Haven't started it yet, but got S. in the post today - had to show off how pretty it is.



Not sure how good it will be, especially with me being a huge fan of [book:House of Leave..."

Looking at the last pic Liam I'm not too sure if I could read something like this. But Wow the book looks gorgeous.

[Mish]

Greg wrote: "809 Jacob Street by Marty Young, The Marching Dead by Lee Battersby and Self-Editing for Fiction Writers by Renni Brown and Dave King."

809 Jacob Street by Marty Young
The Marching Dead by Lee Battersby
Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print by Renni Browne

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Liam wrote: "Haven't started it yet, but got S. in the post today - had to show off how pretty it is.



Not sure how good it will be, especially with me being a huge fan of [book:House of Leave..."

Arrrrrrgh! I was looking at it and lusting after it in the bookshop last weekend....it was a bit out of my price range so I was hinting to hubby that it would be a good Christmas pressy. It looks great Liam, I am so jealous ;-)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Julie wrote: "Liam wrote: "Haven't started it yet, but got S. in the post today - had to show off how pretty it is.



Not sure how good it will be, especially with me being a huge fan of [book:H..."

Amazon has the hardcover on special today for $21 but of course you still have to pay postage on that.

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Phrynne wrote: "Julie wrote: "Liam wrote: "Haven't started it yet, but got S. in the post today - had to show off how pretty it is.



Not sure how good it will be, especially with me being a huge ..."

Thanks Phrynne I'll check it out :) ....I've been leaning hard on hubby who says I will have to wait for Christmas :(

[Liam || Books 'n Beards]

Postage from America is probably about another $20.

I got it from Book Depository, Julie, it was like 25% off pre-order.

[Greg]

Mish wrote: "Greg wrote: "809 Jacob Street by Marty Young, The Marching Dead by Lee Battersby and Self-Editing for Fiction Writers by Renni Brown and Dave King."

809 Jacob Street by [author:Mar..."

Thanks for putting those links in - I meant to do that! ;)

[Angela]

Bette wrote: "I've finished NW by the brilliant Zadie Smith

My review is at: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."

This one has been sitting on the shelf for ages! Can't wait to crack it open over summer :)

[Angela]

Geoff wrote: "Currently reading:

Precious Thing by Colette McBeth. Too early to tell yet.

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. This is the thir..."

How are you finding Treasure Island? I had mixed feelings but my husband thought it was a right-rollicking adventure!

[Angela]

Geoff wrote: "Angela wrote: "How are you finding Treasure Island? I had mixed feelings but my husband thought it was a right-rollicking adventure!"

About half-way through I'm still enjoying it. I last read it a..."

Glad you are still enjoying it! Maybe I'll check out the film version too :)

[Sharon]

Finished The Woman He Loved Before by Dorothy Koomson I quite enjoyed this one.

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[C.A.]

Phrynne wrote: "Angela wrote: "Would an Austen fan like Death at Pemberley? I am reading Lord of the Flies by Golding. Heavy stuff!! Anyone read it?"

This Austen fan didn't :)"

Neither did I. And I love both Jane Austen and murder mysteries. This was a snorefest.

[C.A.]

Loving No Mercy: True Stories of Disaster, Survival and Brutality by Aussie authors Learmonth and Tabakoff, although I'm not enjoying it exactly. It's a really horrifying look at how some humans behave when disaster strikes. Murder, rape, cannibalism ... No Mercy: True Stories of Disaster, Survival and Brutality

[Dale]

Currently reading an uncorrected proof of The Recipe Box Enjoying it. Another book about secrets but a lighter read than the last one Bent Road.I must be in secret mode as the one prior to that was about secrets too Reunion: A Novel

[Kathryn]

Dale wrote: "Currently reading an uncorrected proof of The Recipe Box Enjoying it. Another book about secrets but a lighter read than the last one Bent Road.I must be in secret..."

Isn't it funny how sometimes our reading follows themes - even if you don't realise it when you're choosing books. I kept mentioning some of the books I'd read recently as they related to topics that came up in a conversation with someone, and I only realised as I gave a brief rundown of the different books that they were all about people dying of cancer - it seemed a bit morbid when ennumerated like that!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Great review Michael!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Raising Steam by Terry Pratchett. Very very good - I am on a roll with good books at the moment! Trouble is I don't get much else done with my head in a book all the time!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Phrynne wrote: "Raising Steam by Terry Pratchett. Very very good - I am on a roll with good books at the moment! Trouble is I don't get much else done with my head in a book all the t..."

Aahh, but that's what weekends are for (and especially wet ones!) ;)

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finished The Ocean at the End of the Lane loved it!

Started Doctor Sleep not sure what I think so far, not at all what I expected

[Sharon]

Michael wrote: "I have just finished reading the truly magnificent Crossing to Safety.

Review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Will be starting The Luminariestomo..."

Great review Michael. You got me with needing a box of tissues so it's another one for the TBR :)

[Kathryn]

This was already on my list, Michael, but I will make it more of a priority after reading your review!

[[deleted user]]

A Suitable Boy, which is now starting to drag - only after 700 pages, though!

[[deleted user]]

My current read is Attachments by Rainbow Rowell which is okay so far. Definitely not as good as Eleanor & Park

[B the BookAddict]

I've read Foreign Affairs by Alison Lurie: winner of the 1985 Pulitzer Prize. 4★

My review is at: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Vicki]

I'm currently reading Friends, Family and Other Strangers From Downunder by Liza Perrat. It's a collection of 14 short stories set in Australia. I grabbed a copy when it was free and I'm glad I did. :

Next up is Rescuing Tara, an Australian true short from Robin Bowles. Only 99¢ on Kindle:

http://www.amazon.com/Rescuing-Crime-...

[Leonie]

Currently reading Allegiant by Veronica Roth