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[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I received my Goodreads First Reads win in the post this morning - LaRose by Louise Erdrich

[Elaine]

☼♄Jülie wrote: "Nice haul Elaine! That's the best therapy for taking your mind off things ;)"

Thanks Julie. Must say it did help.

[Elaine]

Brenda wrote: "Well done Elaine! Some great pick ups there :)"

Thanks Brenda. I was pretty chuffed. I did go in saying I'll only buy books on my TBR but then I couldn't resist. And the price!!!

[Elaine]

Michael wrote: "Great haul there Elaine. Some great picks up there. :)"

Thanks Michael. I'm just glad people in Hastings donate some great books or maybe they come from elsewhere and people in Hastings don't read!! Lol.

[Marianne]

Elaine wrote: "My baby ( 11 yrs old) left for camp yesterday and sad mamma had to distract herself. I came to visit my Mum in Hastings and of course had to trawl the op shops for books!!!
I did a Marianne and vi..."

You're far enough away that I don't mind if you got bargains I could have had ;)
Well done!

[Elaine]

Marianne wrote: "Elaine wrote: "My baby ( 11 yrs old) left for camp yesterday and sad mamma had to distract herself. I came to visit my Mum in Hastings and of course had to trawl the op shops for books!!!
I did a ..."

Ha,ha!! You're funny Marianne. I didn't even think of that. I was just rapt that all these great books were there waiting for me to give them a good home. :)

[Elaine]

Michael wrote: "Have you started any of them Elaine? My pick would be the Lisa Unger one. :)"

No not yet Michael. I have so many books to read before I can even think of starting any of these but I might start with that one as I have heard good reviews about it and just read your review so it does come pretty highly recommended.

[Veronica ⭐️]

I agree with Michael on Crazy Love You. I loved that book.

[K]

I downloaded a few new books: The Sam Reilly Collection, Exiles in Time, Anti-Romance, Dark Realms, Operation Date Escape, Truly, Madly, Greekly, Open Minds, Offside, Blaze, Third Time Lucky: The Honey Trap, Tangled Tides, Rough Around the Edges Meets Refined, Qualify, Fall Deep

And my Mum gave me lots of books when I went to visit last weekend: The Tide of War, The Bat, Blood on Snow, The Assassin's Blade, The Rouseabout, The Girl and the Ghost-Grey Mare, The Farmer's Wife, Throne of Glass, Crown of Midnight, A Crucible of Souls, Blood of Innocents

[Carolyn]

Sounds like your Mum likes to read as much as you Kiera!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Some good ones there Kiera:) Few Aussie authors too!

[Margot]

Just bought from Booktopia

Please Do Not Disturb by Robert Glancy
Them: Adventures with Extremists by Jon Ronson
The Woman Who Ran by Sam Baker
Dear Amy by Helen Callaghan
Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman
Six Four by Hideo Yokoyama
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena Ferrante
The Story of the Lost Child by Elena Ferrante

[Veronica ⭐️]

Margot wrote: "Just bought from Booktopia

Please Do Not Disturb by Robert Glancy
Them: Adventures with Extremists by Jon Ronson
[book:The Woman Who Ran|..."

Nice little booktopian splurge :)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Nice shopping Margot :)

[Veronica ⭐️]

Received by Goodreads win The Sudden Appearance of Hope by Claire North

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Veronica wrote: "Received by Goodreads win The Sudden Appearance of Hope by Claire North"

Great win Veronica, this sounds like a good read :)

[Veronica ⭐️]

☼♄Jülie wrote: "Veronica wrote: "Received by Goodreads win The Sudden Appearance of Hope by Claire North"

Great win Veronica, this sounds like a good read :)"

It's had some varied reviews. I'm really looking forward to it.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Margot wrote: "Just bought from Booktopia

Please Do Not Disturb by Robert Glancy
Them: Adventures with Extremists by Jon Ronson
[book:The Woman Who Ran|..."

Well done Margot!!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Veronica wrote: "Received by Goodreads win The Sudden Appearance of Hope by Claire North"

Congrats Veronica :)

[Marianne]

Veronica wrote: "Received by Goodreads win The Sudden Appearance of Hope by Claire North"

Lucky girl! Mine is on reserve at the library, though eventually I will doubtless buy one....

[Marianne]

As I enjoyed The Extra Ordinary Life of Frank Derrick, Age 81 (still to write the review...) I picked up Frank Derrick's Holiday of A Lifetime from the library today.

Also Black Jade which will probably go to the friend who introduced me to this series, first, when we have our little book club tomorrow.

[Sally906]

I've used the last of my Mother's Day book voucher and bought:

Satin Ice (The Delaneys, #12) by Iris Johansen
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys - a few of you have given this rave review.
Running Barefoot by Amy Harmon

So not a bad morning for book shopping

[Leonie]

I bought myself Outlander by Diana Gabaldon for my Kindle last night. I got hooked on the TV program, and decided that I'd better red it too! Hopefully it'll be even better :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done you guys! I'm umming and ahhing about one I want to get too...

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

....and I had a little splurge on Brotherhood yesterday Brenda so
I think it only right that you get into the spirit of it too ;)

Will post my spoils when they arrive, I'm told they are already in transit so probably ♫♪♩monday morning ♩♫♪ :D

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

LOL! Every single time I check Brotherhood they don't have what I want! Even Deborah Challinor - never heard of her!

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Brenda wrote: "LOL! Every single time I check Brotherhood they don't have what I want! Even Deborah Challinor - never heard of her!"

That's because they rely on donations and people don't give up their Deborah Challinor books ;)
I use them to find the harder to come by "older books".

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Ahh...maybe that's it. Though the ones I am after are the older ones - Kitty series and Tamar trilogy...

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Brenda wrote: "Ahh...maybe that's it. Though the ones I am after are the older ones - Kitty series and Tamar trilogy..."

Me too, will keep you in mind if I come across any.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Thanks heaps! I worked out how much it would cost if I bought the ones I wanted from Booktopia - over $100!!!

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Brenda wrote: "Thanks heaps! I worked out how much it would cost if I bought the ones I wanted from Booktopia - over $100!!!"

Eeek! (⊙_☉)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Definitely! Hence I didn't get them!

[Deb]

Oh dear, oh dear Abebooks sent me a voucher and just look what happened....




and

They are all books I really want and have wanted for a while, they all count to my 2016 challenge and there is little chance I could have got them any way but buying them. So I am pretty excited...

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Deborah!

[Marianne]

Brenda wrote: "Ahh...maybe that's it. Though the ones I am after are the older ones - Kitty series and Tamar trilogy..."

Brenda, can the book whisperer help? Need a list....

[Marianne]

☼♄Jülie wrote: "....and I had a little splurge on Brotherhood yesterday Brenda so
I think it only right that you get into the spirit of it too ;)

Will post my spoils when they arrive, I'm told they are already i..."

I think my order will arrive Monday morning too, but they're not for me :(
I bought three Gabrielle Lord books for a BookMooch friend in California...

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Thanks Marianne;) I've read Tamar on kindle but would love a paperback if possible. 2nd in the trilogy is White Feathers and last is Blue Smoke Then there's the Kitty trilogy - Kitty, Amber and Band of Gold

Good luck (good condition please:) ) and thanks!

[Melanie]

Leonie wrote: "I bought myself Outlander by Diana Gabaldon for my Kindle last night. I got hooked on the TV program, and decided that I'd better red it too! Hopefully it'll be even bett..."

Ive just started watching Outlander on Netflix, will need to get the books soon too.

[Melanie]

I picked up Ned Kelly, Australian Son in a used book shop in Braidwood yesterday. Its got a copy of the Jerilderie Letter in it, what a great find.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Oh well done! A keeper that one :)

[Melanie]

I agree. Ive almost finished The True Story of Ned Kelly's Last Stand which is about the archaeological dig of the siege site in Glenrowen.

Very interesting book if you enjoy reading about history.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

It would be... good you're enjoying it so much:)

[Melanie]

Thanks Brenda.

Ive always loved history and enjoy reading non-fictions as well as historic fictional books.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Same - though I think I like historical fiction more :)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Melanie wrote: "I picked up Ned Kelly, Australian Son in a used book shop in Braidwood yesterday. Its got a copy of the Jerilderie Letter in it, what a great find."

That's a great find Melanie! At Braidwood too...Ned K. probably rode through there at some stage ;)

[Melanie]

I'm surprised he didn't hold it up too. lol

[K]

Carolyn wrote: "Sounds like your Mum likes to read as much as you Kiera!"

That's where I get my passion for reading from.

[K]

Brenda wrote: "Some good ones there Kiera:) Few Aussie authors too!"

:-)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Woohoo, my postie just delivered my order from Brotherhood...very excited with this lot :))

From my wish list:

So Much for That by Lionel Shriver..as recommended by GR friends :)
The Hand That First Held Mine by Maggie O'Farrell..also on wish list and recommended by Marianne.
Nothing Gold Can Stay by Ron Rash..because I haven't read any of his yet and really want to ;)
Queen Of Dreams by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni...it sounds good.
The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes...on wish list.
Riding The Bus With My Sister: A True Life Journey by Rachel Simon...Memoir.
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng..wish list, recommended by Carolyn.

Clearly my NetGalley abstinence diet hasn't curbed my appetite enough to stop me from sneaking into Brotherhood books to quell my wish list cravings, and satisfy my hunger for more books! :P

[Marianne]

in the mail today from Text I’m Thinking of Ending Things

also from Brotherhood, for a BookMooch friend in California
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