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[Katie]

im reading by P.C. Cast really enjoying it so far, glad to be reading again... oh how ive missed it LOL :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Katie wrote: "im reading by P.C. Cast really enjoying it so far, glad to be reading again... oh how ive missed it LOL :)"

I couldn't go that long without reading Katie...total withdrawals!! lol

[Katie]

haha i know it was so bad... :(

[Joanne Farley]

Last night I started Messenger. The last book in The Giver series.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Joanne wrote: "Last night I started Messenger. The last book in The Giver series."

Messenger by Lois Lowry :)

[Jim]

I'm almost done with The Street Sweeper, which I took a while to warm to but am now really enjoying.

[Kim BookGirl]

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress for book group.

[Vicky]

Next
This book is really getting me thinking about the future in general and whilst I would love to believe things mentioned in this book could never happen in the real world..There are a lot of people in the world who are greedy and would sell their souls if they could make some money off it.

[Michele]

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn I have heard so much about this author, I hope I am not disappointed :)

[Michele]

Michael wrote: "I will be interested to read your thoughts Michele. I got myself Gone Girl today and am really looking forward to reading it."

So far so good Michael, I am about 1/2 way and it is an interesting read

[Pete]

Michele wrote: "I finished The Broken Shore - I wish goodreads allowed 1/2 stars, whilst I enjoyed this book, I didn't enjoy it enough to give it 4 stars, but think it was better than 3 stars. I really struggled ..."

Michele wrote: "I finished The Broken Shore - I wish goodreads allowed 1/2 stars, whilst I enjoyed this book, I didn't enjoy it enough to give it 4 stars, but think it was better than 3 stars. I really struggled ..."
Hi Michelle,
I have just finished TRUTH by the same author, Peter Temple. I didn't enjoy the clipped style of writing and found the story plot to be another dysfunctional Homicide cop with sticky fingers from the past. Like you I struggled to rate it more than a 2.

[Michele]

Pete wrote: "Michele wrote: "I finished The Broken Shore - I wish goodreads allowed 1/2 stars, whilst I enjoyed this book, I didn't enjoy it enough to give it 4 stars, but think it was better than 3 stars. I r..."

Hi Pete, glad I am not the only one that didn't enjoy his writing style.
I just finished Sharp Objects - wow what a great read - I thought I had the ending picked early in the book, boy was I wrong! Really looking forward to reading Gone Girl

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I am currently reading:

I have never come across this author before, but so far the book is a rip-roaring yarn in the ilk of a Hollywood film. A summer read where pop-corn is required, but by no means dumb. It's full of action and military stuff mixed in with an ancient Mesopotamian curse! Great light-read that's keeping me turning the pages.

[Sandy]

Best reads this year - Mrs Queens takes the Train and The Kashmir Shawl ( a real surprise - reminded me of The English Patient in parts ). Snow White must die is a good thriller in the genre of Nesbo, Larson etc...

Currently reading The Round House - heavy topic matter but very well written.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Sandra wrote: "Best reads this year - Mrs Queens takes the Train and The Kashmir Shawl ( a real surprise - reminded me of The English Patient in parts ). Snow White must die is a good thriller in the genre of Nes..."

Can you link the first one/s Sandra, I can't locate it without the author for some reason...

Snow White Must Die by Nele Neuhaus
The Round House by Louise Erdrich

We also have a thread for your best reads this year too, if you want to check it out, you might find some others you haven't read before:)

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

[Jo]

I have just started reading The honey Queen by Cathy kelly. I have never read any of her books before but had seen reviews about the book. I have borrrowed it from the library. I love it when i am the first to borrow it. It is so new.

[Leonie]

I'm currently reading Stained Glass Monsters by .Andrea K. Höst for the Australian Women Writers Challenge. Only 9% in so far, so not really sure how it will spin out. I enjoyed her And All the Stars thoroughly.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Jo wrote: "I have just started reading The honey Queen by Cathy kelly. I have never read any of her books before but had seen reviews about the book. I have borrrowed it from the library. I love it when i am ..."

The Honey Queen by Cathy Kelly

Hope you're enjoying it Jo!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

This is very amusing....I just read it through and it gave me my smiles for the day:)

http://crappypictures.com/learning-to...

[Leonie]

That is so funny Brenda! And so right! Our eldest is now 19, and I can still recite most of Dinosaur Roar! Board Book which the library finally donated to our family when it came time to retire it. Then there was Harry The Hairy Nosed Wombat & Other Australian Animal Tales which had multiple words, none of which we were allowed to skip, alter or forget.

Both of our kids are avid readers :) And now I'm facilitating the process with other families because I just can't resist purchasing copies of Diary of a Wombat for new our friends having babies!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Yes it's easy to identify with isn't it Leonie!

[Riem]

About to start 'The Midnight Dress', Karen Foxlee, the award-winning author of 'The Anatomy of Wings'

[Michele]

Just finished Beyond This Time by Charlotte A. Banchi - a quick re-read, I love a good time travel story!

[Bookgeek_zah]

Daynight by Megan Thomason- It's the best!

[Bookgeek_zah]

Margaret wrote: "I'm reading They're a Weird Mob. It captures the Australian idiom brilliantly."

It's a great read Margaret :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Riem wrote: "About to start 'The Midnight Dress', Karen Foxlee, the award-winning author of 'The Anatomy of Wings'"

The Midnight Dress
The Anatomy of Wings both by Karen Foxlee

[Tango]

Just started Picnic at Hanging Rock which I read years ago. The movie is remarkably true to the book, so far!

[Michele]

Just finished Me Before You by Jojo Moyes - another of those books where I wish goodreads allowed 1/2 stars - it annoyed me at the start, improved in the middle and the ending was good (if the amount of tears is anything to go by), but I didn't want to give it 4 stars, but I think it was better than a 3.

[Kim BookGirl]

The Great Charles Dickens Scandal

[Marianne]

I'm REALLY enjoying Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

[Marianne]

just finished Steeplechase by Krissy Kneen, really enjoyed it, it had me thinking for quite a while after. Will post my review after the embargo date 20/3/13.

[Mish]

Marianne wrote: "just finished Steeplechase by Krissy Kneen, really enjoyed it, it had me thinking for quite a while after. Will post my review after the embargo date 20/3/13."

I love to read this book Marianne. Would you be able to link your review here so I can see it?

I've just started her erotic memoirAffection and I really like it so far

[Marianne]

Mish wrote: "Marianne wrote: "just finished Steeplechase by Krissy Kneen, really enjoyed it, it had me thinking for quite a while after. Will post my review after the embargo d..."

Sure, Mish, that'll be Wednesday

[Rinelle]

I'm reading Colonization by Aubrie Dionne. I'm rather a sci-fi romance fan, and this one is looking like it will be good. I've loved her other books so far.

[Mish]

Marianne wrote: "Mish wrote: "Marianne wrote: "just finished Steeplechase by Krissy Kneen, really enjoyed it, it had me thinking for quite a while after. Will post my review after ..."

Thanks Marianne :)

[David]

Reading Fahrenheit 451. Some similar theories as Brave New World, keep us dumb and happy so we don't ask the hard questions, let alone know what the hard questions are in the first place. I enjoy this type of sci-fi, where the focus of the story is on how people interact and not so much about the changes in technology. Half way into his book and looking forward to an occasional uprising and general awakening of the senses by the desensitised population. Reminds me a bit of the kid's movie Wall-E, where a few people have their screens screens taken away and realise how beautiful the sky and stars are.

[Michele]

I just finished Gone Girl - I am not too sure what all the fuss is about! I really thought Sharp Objects was much better.

I have now started Moby-Duck: The True Story of 28,800 Bath Toys Lost at Sea and of the Beachcombers, Oceanographers, Environmentalists, and Fools, Including the Author, Who Went in Search of Them by Donovan Hohn.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Ashleigh wrote: "Just started A History of Scotland by Neil Oliver. Posting from my iPad so no pic, but also reading a Kate Forsyth sampler with Bitter Greens and The Wild Girl. I also have a few others on the go."

A History Of Scotland by Neil Oliver
Bitter Greens
The Wild Girl

There you go Ashleigh:)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Ashleigh wrote: "Thanks Brenda! Much appreciated."

You're welcome!

[Maggi]

Just finished reading A Regimental Murder - the Captain Lacey Series by Ashley Garner. Excellent Regency mystery. My review will appear on Goodreads soon. A Regimental Murder

[Marianne]

decided to read again before seeing the movie

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Marianne wrote: "decided to read again before seeing the movie"

That's a good idea.

[Marianne]

Mish wrote: "Marianne wrote: "Mish wrote: "Marianne wrote: "just finished Steeplechase by Krissy Kneen, really enjoyed it, it had me thinking for quite a while after. Will post..."

here it is http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Mish]

Marianne wrote: "Mish wrote: "Marianne wrote: "Mish wrote: "Marianne wrote: "just finished Steeplechase by Krissy Kneen, really enjoyed it, it had me thinking for quite a while aft..."

Thankyou Marianne, I’ll definitely buy this book.

I love her memoirs at the moment, and I agree she is one to watch out for. Her prose in her memoir is just as beautiful and gentle as you've mentioned in the review :)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

I was up until midnight last night reading Life After Life. It was just impossible to put down. I need to know what happens in the end!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Phrynne wrote: "I was up until midnight last night reading Life After Life. It was just impossible to put down. I need to know what happens in the end!"

Haha! I was up till 12.45am finishing Dark Horse by Honey Brown as well. I started it yesterday during the day, and just couldn't put it down....of course when I had to, I badly wanted to get back to it! So it's finished, and it was brilliant!!

Life After Life definitely sounds....different! But intriguing!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Brenda wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "I was up until midnight last night reading Life After Life. It was just impossible to put down. I need to know what happens in the end!"

Haha! I was up till 12.45am finishing Dark ..."

I'm about half way now (it's a long book) but it is truly fascinating. Did you ever see that film - I think it was called Sliding Doors where Gwyneth Paltrow tried to get on a train and in one version of her life she catches it and in another she misses it? Well this book is like that except there are many many versions of the main character's life. Love it!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Phrynne wrote: "Brenda wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "I was up until midnight last night reading Life After Life. It was just impossible to put down. I need to know what happens in the end!"

Haha! I was up till 12.45am ..."

Sounds great Phrynne...so good you are enjoying it so much:)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Finished Life After Life lst night. Now that is the kind of book which should be winning awards. Brilliant. Just out of interest look how boring the American cover is compared to the British one

[Dale]

agree, Phrynne the British cover looks better