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[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Ready for the 1st January (new challenges) I just picked up from the library The Gospel of Loki by Joanne M. Harris and Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

That's a start Phrynne ;)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Oh I have most of the others too:)
My library is so good though. They supply me with more than half of what I need each month.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

That's great! Saves having to buy them! My house is like a library so I don't usually have to borrow much - or buy either :/

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

So excited to receive this one from the publisher (early Christmas present!) - The Barbershop Girl and I love the colourful cover by AA Georgina Penney

[Marianne]

in the mail today from Text, looking forward to reading this one:
Fear by Dirk Kurbjuweit

[Dale]

3 Bette Lee Crosby books from my DH for Christmas today,
The Loft
What the Heart Remembers
Baby Girl
I am beyond excited and you guessed have started
The Loft already!

[Marianne]

Well done, Dale! I got an Outlander DVD (series 2) and DH got a pair of swim trunks and a Mr Men "Mr Messy" mug. No books.....

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Dale wrote: "3 Bette Lee Crosby books from my DH for Christmas today,
The Loft
What the Heart Remembers
Baby Girl
I am beyond excited and you guessed have started..."

How wonderful of your DH Dale! You will enjoy those :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Marianne wrote: "Well done, Dale! I got an Outlander DVD (series 2) and DH got a pair of swim trunks and a Mr Men "Mr Messy" mug. No books....."

You have more than the bookshops anyway Marianne ;) I didn't get any either - didn't really want any! lol

[Veronica ⭐️]

For Christmas from my son I received
The Chemist by Stephenie Meyer
Pirate by Clive Cussler
True Faith and Allegiance by Mark Greaney

He did very well to pick books that I don't have :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Veronica :)

[Andrea]

I didn't get any novels for Xmas, so I just bought myself a couple from my TBR, going cheap on Amazon: Kill the Next One and Printer's Devil Court.

For anyone interested I also noticed The Last Painting of Sara de Vos is included in the 12 Days of Christmas promotion on Amazon. I can't remember the details, but less than $3.

[Marianne]

Veronica ⭐️ wrote: "For Christmas from my son I received
The Chemist by Stephenie Meyer
Pirate by Clive Cussler
True Faith and Allegiance ..."

Well done, Veronica! I can recommend one of those very highly....

[Trevor]

So Christmas added to my TBR pile of books:

The Good Liar by Nicholas Searle
The Shock of the Fall by Nathan Filer
Purity by Jonathan Franzen
Keeping On Keeping On by Alan Bennett
Working Class Boy by Jimmy Barnes
Equal Affections by David Leavitt

looking forward to reading all of these in the coming months (year).

[Carolyn]

Dale wrote: "3 Bette Lee Crosby books from my DH for Christmas today,
The Loft
What the Heart Remembers
Baby Girl
I am beyond excited and you guessed have started..."

You lucky girl Dale! Hours of blissful enjoyment there :)

I didn't get any books as my family say it's too hard ('You have everything already Mum'), unless I give them a wish list which I didn't this year. But I did get some DVDs, some nice champagne and champagne glasses :)

[Zoey]

Got some lovely books for Christmas

The Making of Outlander: The Official Guide to Seasons 1 & 2 Tara Bennett
Outlander Kitchen: The Official Outlander Companion Cookbook Theresa Carle-Sanders
The Outlandish Companion Volume 2 Diana Gabaldon
Bit of a theme going on there I think LOL

The Trouble with Henry and Zoe Andy Jones

& a gift voucher from one of my local bookshops :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Well done Zoey!

[Lily]

I bought my hubby the Molly Meldrum biography.Ah Well, Nobody's Perfect: The untold stories
I bought my Mum, The Dressmakerand Anna Romer's new book, Beyond the Orchard; and I bought my Dad, The Martian
So over time I'll get to read all of these!
And I sneaky gave away a lot of this little pink book for Christmas - no surprises to any person here I'd say :)

[Theoryofbooks]

Brenda wrote: "Well done Zoey!"

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Lily wrote: "I bought my hubby the Molly Meldrum biography.Ah Well, Nobody's Perfect: The untold stories
I bought my Mum, The Dressmakerand Anna Romer's new book, ..."

Nice Lily :)

[Veronica ⭐️]

Lily wrote: "I bought my hubby the Molly Meldrum biography.Ah Well, Nobody's Perfect: The untold stories
I bought my Mum, The Dressmakerand Anna Romer's new book, [book:Beyond th..."

I was being very smart last year and gave my mother a book I was really keen to read thinking I could read it when she had finished.
Some time later she told me it was fantastic and that she had given it to my niece. I never did get to read that book.

[Lily]

Veronica ⭐️ wrote: "Lily wrote: "I bought my hubby the Molly Meldrum biography.Ah Well, Nobody's Perfect: The untold stories
I bought my Mum, The Dressmakerand Anna Romer's new book, [b..."

I almost didn't give her The Dressmaker, because just after I bought it I saw quite a few bad reviews of it (Brenda was one). But Mum just might like it? Hopefully Anna Romer balances her presents out. My odds of being passed those books at some stage are pretty high :)

[Sally906]

I added these to my Book booty:
Mr. Tea and the Traveling Teacup: A Madeline's Teahouse Mystery by Leslie Matthews Stansfield
The Arrivals by Meg Mitchell Moore
The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer
Hawaiian Heartbreak: The Complete Trilogy by Libby Cole
Christmas at the Dog & Duck by Jill Steeples

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Nice collection Sally!

[Dale]

Brenda wrote: "Dale wrote: "3 Bette Lee Crosby books from my DH for Christmas today,
The Loft
What the Heart Remembers
Baby Girl
I am beyond excited and you guessed..."

Brenda wrote: "Marianne wrote: "Well done, Dale! I got an Outlander DVD (series 2) and DH got a pair of swim trunks and a Mr Men "Mr Messy" mug. No books....."

You have more than the bookshops anyway Marianne ;)..."

Thanks Marianne and Brenda.i am powering though them . Of course with family staying here no reviews being done as study is in use.

[Sally906]

A friend today gave me a belated Christmas present - The Birdman's Wife by Melissa Ashley.

She thought I might like it as I am a keen birdwatcher - well she actually said boring twitcher - just as well she's a good friend ;)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I'll be interested in your thoughts Sally :) It's a beautiful book (cover etc)...

[Sally906]

Brenda wrote: "I'll be interested in your thoughts Sally :) It's a beautiful book (cover etc)..."

I saw your review :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

:) Varied they are...

[Suz]

I just went to the library as one of my well read Canadian GR friends updated his GR 2016 review to state his favourite read of the year.It was at my library so I jumped at the chance to face the 40 degree weather!

The Metropolis Case by Matthew Gallaway. It's a debut, too, so I'm curious.

Whilst there I picked up a nf Acne and Rosacea: The Complete Guide by Alison Bowser and I picked up some old editions of ABC delicious mags. The patron before me picked up about ten issues of Marie Claire.. not bad for 20c each!

Also picked up Captain's Knock: Kaboom Kid #8 by David Warner for Cody. A pity he hasn't read 7 yet. Oops!

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

The Woman on the Orient Express by Lindsay Jayne Ashford is currently only Au 99c and Au $2.99 for the audio version on Amazon atm.

https://www.amazon.com.au/Woman-Orien...

[B the BookAddict]

Over the month of December, I bought:

Faithful by Alice Hoffman
Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín
both from Booktopia, and

Hotel Honolulu by Paul Theroux
from local newsagent, hardcover copy $4.95!

[Veronica ⭐️]

B the BookAddict wrote: "Over the month of December, I bought:

Faithful by Alice Hoffman
Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín
both from Booktopia, and

[book:Hotel Honolulu..."

Hotel Honolulu has some varied reviews but the blurb sounds good to me. I'm looking forward to seeing what you think of this one Bette.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Jools can you put your finds (cheap kindle) in the Free/Low Priced kindle thread too please? That way the bargain hunters can pick up the deal if they want to :)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Brenda wrote: "Jools can you put your finds (cheap kindle) in the Free/Low Priced kindle thread too please? That way the bargain hunters can pick up the deal if they want to :)"

Whoops I thought this was lol! I'll move it now ;)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Haha! You did one last night too and I wondered at that ;)

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Brenda wrote: "Haha! You did one last night too and I wondered at that ;)"

Haha ヽ(´ー`)ﾉ what can I say ;)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

:D

[Marianne]

Jools, one for you to enter???
https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh...

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

Marianne wrote: "Jools, one for you to enter???
https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh..."

Thanks Marianne ;)

[Suz]

At Barrington today I picked up The Villa Girls by Nicky Pellegrino for $2 from a dress/vintage store.

Then at the Gloucester community bookstore I picked up
The Perfect Husband by Lisa Gardner for $2
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
Spin the Bottle and A Taste For It both by Monica McInerney for $2 and $4. There were lots more on my tbr but at $10 etc they didn't come home with me.

[Danielle]

Great bargains, Suzanne!

[Marianne]

well done, Suze!

the book whisperer went out today too:
At Salvos
a surprise book for Jools $2
More Than This $3

At Vinnies
The Lost Boy $2
Into the Darkest Corner $2

[Deb]

I went over to visit a friend who was clearing her bookshelves. Two bags and twenty seven books later my 'to-read' bookshelf overflowed into a pile on the floor....

[Veronica ⭐️]

Deborah wrote: "I went over to visit a friend who was clearing her bookshelves. Two bags and twenty seven books later my 'to-read' bookshelf overflowed into a pile on the floor...."

Twenty seven new books! I'd be in heaven.

[Veronica ⭐️]

Not twenty seven but I picked up three books at Salvos today

The Girl On The Landing by Paul Torday it is an uncorrected proof and has the most beautiful black and white cover that didn't seem to make it to publication.
Bridie's Choice by Karly Lane
Flame Tree Hill by Mandy Magro

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Deborah wrote: "I went over to visit a friend who was clearing her bookshelves. Two bags and twenty seven books later my 'to-read' bookshelf overflowed into a pile on the floor...."

Wow!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Veronica ⭐️ wrote: "Not twenty seven but I picked up three books at Salvos today

The Girl On The Landing by Paul Torday it is an uncorrected proof and has the most beautiful black and w..."

Nice Veronica :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I picked up the latest Jack Higgins this morning - The Midnight Bell :)