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Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen
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Sep 27, 2015 11:46PM
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Only just a bit into my latest, a Patrick Gale book, The Whole Day Through and I noticed I am THREE books behind on my annual challenge. Not getting a lot of reading done as we drive around the English dales and peaks. DH suggested a destination for tomorrow about which I am quite excited, so will post photos if it comes off OK.
I've picked up Infinite Home to finish. My next read will be my newly purchased Where My Heart Used to Beat, the newly published novel by Sebastian Faulks.
@Sally I keep seeing Palace of Tears in the book shop and am not sure whether to buy it. I'll wait for your review.Happy to hear about the larger than normal print. I'm a physical book person and have a whole shelf here on GR dedicated to 'Print too small' books which means I've had to pass them up. I've recently found that except for new releases, our bookshop has changed the rest of their stock to the smaller format which also means smaller print. Bah! They don't know how much money I'm not spending there because I struggle with smaller print.
I just finished
. I have it 4 stars. It was really good and moved along at a cracking pace.
B the BookAddict wrote: "@Sally I keep seeing Palace of Tears in the book shop and am not sure whether to buy it. I'll wait for your review.Happy to hear about the larger than normal print. I'm a physi..."
Really loving it - but nowhere near finished it yet - is actually based on a real hotel in the Blue Mountains called the Hydro Majestic - which has recently been re-opened after massive renovations.
Sally906 wrote: "B the BookAddict wrote: "@Sally I keep seeing Palace of Tears in the book shop and am not sure whether to buy it. I'll wait for your review.Happy to hear about the larger than n..."
I drove past the Hydro Majestic just a couple of weeks ago on the way to Janolan Caves. What I wouldn't have given to take a look inside. What a beautiful old hotel!
I'm about to start one of the following three books for both pleasure and research, can't decide which:1. The Quiet Woman because it's set in Ireland and that's where my next book takes place
2. Tropical Lies because it's set in Hawaii and each book in my mystery series begins there
3. Prunella Smith: Worlds Within Worlds because I've just discovered Tahlia Newland who writes mystical mysteries like me and has won a BRAG Medallion and lives in Oz.
Might go with the Aussie ...
And here I go again... Falling hard for a fictional character. :P reading
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I will probably start Go Set a Watchman tonight when I get home from SEEING WILD PENGUINS!!! Otherwise I will start reading it tomorrow.
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I will hopefully get to it in the not too distant future Ryan:)
I finished
. Seriously fighting the urge not to cry right now!
Kiera wrote: "I finished . Seriously fighting the urge not to cry right now!"Love a book you can have a good cry over :)
Veronica wrote: "Kiera wrote: "I finished . Seriously fighting the urge not to cry right now!"Love a book you can have a good cry over :)"
So do I, Veronica. I often very easily give books 4 or 5 stars, but there are not many that I turn into a blubbering mess with. What an amazing author this woman is!
Kiera wrote: "Veronica wrote: "Kiera wrote: "I finished . Seriously fighting the urge not to cry right now!"Love a book you can have a good cry over :)"
So do I, Veronica. I ..."
I have Saving Wishes on my kindle. I'm just going to bump it up the to read list now :)
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. Seriously fighting the urge not to cry right now!"Love a book you can have a good cry over :)"
So do I..."
I'm sure you'll enjoy it Veronica:)
Veronica wrote: "Kiera wrote: "Veronica wrote: "Kiera wrote: "I finished . Seriously fighting the urge not to cry right now!"Love a book you can have a good cry over :)"
So do I..."
You WILL NOT regret it, Veronica!
Kiera wrote: "Veronica wrote: "Kiera wrote: "Veronica wrote: "Kiera wrote: "I finished . Seriously fighting the urge not to cry right now!"You WILL NOT regret it, Veronica!
Brenda wrote: I'm sure you'll enjoy it Veronica:) "
Ok, pushing it further up the list now ;)
I've swapped over to a library book; The Time in Between by Spanish author María Dueñas translated by Daniel Hahn. Peskily, this is one of those dual title novels; it's also known as The Seamstress.
I'm trying to complete a SF challenge to read 12 Award winning books in 12 months. I've only read 6 so far so the push is on to read 6 more by the end of the year. Just started the 2013 Hugo Award winner, Redshirts by John Scalzi. From the title I was expecting something military and hardcore but it's actually really fun.
Carolyn wrote: "I'm trying to complete a SF challenge to read 12 Award winning books in 12 months. I've only read 6 so far so the push is on to read 6 more by the end of the year. Just started the 2013 Hugo Award..."
Are you going to read The Martian by Andy Weir Carolyn? :) .....Oh, I see you've read it already! The movie looks good :)
It was also a fun read Jools! Hoping to see ithe movie soon with my younger son who also likes SF (my DH is not a fan!)
handwriting analysis 101 is what I'm reading right now...but i did finish Leaving Home and True Lies and And The Mountains Echoed...Finished much x)
Soooo... I read this one in a few hours
. I blame it for my extremely late bedtime of 2:20am. 5 stars AGAIN! Here's my review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
☼♄Jülie wrote: "Just about to start The Sisters by Claire Douglas"I really enjoyed that one but didn't review it as it was a library one.
marlin1 wrote: "☼♄Jülie wrote: "Just about to start The Sisters by Claire Douglas"I really enjoyed that one but didn't review it as it was a library one."
Looking forward to it marlin1 :)
I've been a bit naughty at the local library, as they no longer charge to order in a book. So I'm reading 3 books atm, with a few physical book and audiobooks in wait :)1x graphic novel = Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: Guilty Pleasures, Volume 2
1x audio book = Spider Bones Which I am up to the last disc and enjoying the story.
1x ebook = Only You Can Save Mankind which I'll finish in the next day or so.
I'm currently reading Fairy Tale Karma by D. Thrush. It's a whole new take on Cinderella and quite funny.
I finished
for the October challenge and
. I am continuing with
Brenda wrote: "I've just started The Heat by Garry Disher - it's going to be good!"I love Disher's Wyatt books. The classic anti-hero. Look forward to your review.
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I love Disher's Wyatt books. The classic anti-hero. Look forward to your review."
Won't be long Virginia:) This was actually my first in the Wyatt series, but love his work also!
Brenda wrote: "Virginia wrote: "Brenda wrote: "I've just started The Heat by Garry Disher - it's going to be good!"I love Disher's Wyatt books. The classic anti-hero. Look forwar..."
Wow, Brenda, you've got a whole series of Wyatt's to add to your TBR :-) Disher is one of my favourits Aussie authors.
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Brenda wrote: "Yes he's a great author Virginia! I was thrilled to meet him at our writer's festival recently too:)"You're one up on me, but I did talk to him on the phone once -- many years ago ...
I started China Dolls today and it hooked me the second I started to read it. Which is great considering I've read a few 'meh' novels as of late.
Laura wrote: " I started China Dolls today and it hooked me the second I started to read it. Which is great considering I've read a few 'meh' novels as of late."I'll be interested in what you think - I loved Snowflower and the Secret Fan (5★’s) but really didn't like Shanghai Girls(2★’s).
I've just finished Sarah Stuart's Illicit Passion https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...and I would thoroughly recommend it. It drew me in from the start - intense suspense! Definitely 5*.
I've almost finished The Last Quarrel: The Complete Edition after meeting Duncan Lay at a Superhero Expo. He is a great guy and his work feels really fresh. The book blends the epic scale of story that fans of Magician will enjoy along with a whodunit atmosphere.It is so good I gave myself a headache from reading over 150 pages in one sitting. I highly recommend it to any lovers of fantasy, or anyone else silly enough to spend 6 hours gardening in a day and needing some escape time :)
In the last 24 hours I have finished two books:
&
. I gave both 3 stars. Here are the reviews:Atlas of Unknowns: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
If I Break: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I am now reading
for the October challenge.
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It's great when you meet an author too Chris...it makes you more able to relate:) Especially when they're nice people:)
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I haven't got it yet Marianne! My first went astray according to the publicist. So she has sent me another, which hasn't arrived yet:(
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