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Dale Harcombe | 6871 comments Andrea is the print inour copy of little Fires really faint? Mine is and it is putting me off reading it. I've picked it up and then put it down again a couple of times.


message 2052: by Dale (new)

Dale Harcombe | 6871 comments Meant to say is your print copy faint? Having a bad day today.


message 2053: by Andrea (new)

Andrea | 2164 comments Dale wrote: "Andrea is the print inour copy of little Fires really faint? Mine is and it is putting me off reading it. I've picked it up and then put it down again a couple of times."

I’m reading an eBook copy, so I’m not having that problem. But it would put me off too, with my poor eyesight. I wonder if you can return your copy?


message 2054: by Dale (new)

Dale Harcombe | 6871 comments It's a library book Andrea. Not one I bought.


message 2055: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79977 comments Mod
Can you swap it for the big print one Dale?


message 2056: by Phrynne, Series Queen! (new)

Phrynne | 15793 comments Mod
That's odd Dale. Mine was a paperback from the library and it was normal print.


message 2057: by Ace (new)

Ace (aceonroam) Dale wrote: "It's a library book Andrea. Not one I bought."

Take care of your eyes Dale, you shouldn't risk it.


message 2058: by Diana (last edited Dec 11, 2017 03:33AM) (new)

Diana (secondhandrose) | 73 comments About half way through The Great Christmas Knit Off by Alexandra Brown I'm not a big fan of chick lit but I am enjoying this one. A light and easy read.


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Diana (secondhandrose) | 73 comments Andrea wrote: "Yesterday I started reading Little Fires Everywhere, keen to see what all the fuss is about. So far, so good."

Really want to read this one.


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Odette (odman) | 1136 comments Just finished reading The Trauma Cleaner: One Woman's Extraordinary Life in the Business of Death, Decay, and Disaster by Sarah Krasnostein.

I devoured this book in just over a day, feeling very compelled to keep reading.


message 2061: by K (new)

K | 1143 comments I am reading a couple of books (when I am not writing) Driven by K. Bromberg, the back end of Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon and The Resurrection of Dylan McAthie by Nancee Cain


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 Li'l Owl | 2504 comments I've finally kicked life out of the way, finishing up a couple books that I started reading in November! Now I'm determined to sit on my tail feathers and get down to my ususl reading habits!
So far so good as I started my Christmas present book
last night and am already halfway through! Now that's more like it!
The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa
The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa
It's very good!


message 2063: by Ryan (new)

Ryan I have just started a fantasy novel - Never Knew Another - by J.M. McDermott. It seems pretty bizarre so far.


message 2064: by Li'l Owl (new)

 Li'l Owl | 2504 comments Just started The Hidden Hours by Aussie author Sara Foster
The Hidden Hours by Sara Foster


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Margot (jutta1) | 233 comments This week I have been binging on Kate Atkinson's Jackson Brodie books that I bought recently from Booktopia. Have finished the first three and have just started the fourth and final one Started Early, Took My Dog today,


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Marianne (cloggiedownunder) | 9975 comments Margot wrote: "This week I have been binging on Kate Atkinson's Jackson Brodie books that I bought recently from Booktopia. Have finished the first three and have just started the fourth and final one [book:Start..."

Love those! Enjoy.


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Diana (secondhandrose) | 73 comments Li'l Owl wrote: "I've finally kicked life out of the way, finishing up a couple books that I started reading in November! Now I'm determined to sit on my tail feathers and get down to my ususl reading habits!
So f..."


I picked up this book from the library just now.


message 2069: by Ace (new)

Ace (aceonroam) I'm alternating between wrapping my present (Gemina) and putting it under the tree (History of Wolves)
Gemina (The Illuminae Files, #2) by Amie Kaufman History of Wolves by Emily Fridlund


message 2070: by Andrea (new)

Andrea | 2164 comments I started reading The Last Hours at lunchtime - I'm hooked already.


message 2071: by Phrynne, Series Queen! (new)

Phrynne | 15793 comments Mod
I am on page 500 of Oathbringer which is not even half way.......


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Phrynne | 15793 comments Mod
Andrea wrote: "I started reading The Last Hours at lunchtime - I'm hooked already."

It’s good Andrea. Not her usual genre but still good.


message 2073: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79977 comments Mod
Andrea wrote: "I started reading The Last Hours at lunchtime - I'm hooked already."

Enjoy Andrea :) It takes me back!


message 2074: by Alex (last edited Dec 25, 2017 01:07AM) (new)

Alex (alexlum) I'm currently reading The Three by Sarah Lotz and I'm nearly about 1/10th through it. It's an epistolary novel, which is the complete opposite of what I usually read. Funnily enough, this is my second attempt at reading it.


message 2075: by Diana (new)

Diana (secondhandrose) | 73 comments Since I accidentally left my book at home I've started one I packed for the trip.
Summer Days, Summer Nights: Twelve Summer Romances edited by Stephanie Perkins


message 2076: by Dale (new)

Dale Harcombe | 6871 comments currently reading one of five books I received for Christmas The Whole Town's Talking by Fannie Flagg


message 2077: by Krystal (new)

Krystal (krystallee6363) | 2304 comments See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt has me hooked nice and early!


message 2078: by Marianne (new)

Marianne (cloggiedownunder) | 9975 comments After I finished When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing I put it in front of DH, who is not much of a reader. I'd made a few comments about it while I was reading it. Now he keeps reading bits out to me and telling me stuff from it, LOL.

Meanwhile, I'm rereading Spook Street. I won it back in Jan and promptly read books 1. 2, 2.5 and have just finished 3. Rereading 4 in anticipation of 5 London Rules: Jackson Lamb Thriller 5 coming out in Feb. Enjoying it even more 2nd time around :)


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Icewineanne | 267 comments Marianne wrote: "After I finished When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing I put it in front of DH, who is not much of a reader. I'd made a few comments about it while I was reading it. Now he..."

That’s a tad annoying-ha ha


message 2080: by K (new)

K | 1143 comments I am reading three books at the moment:
Portal Through Time by Alice Henderson, Dark Wolf by Kimber White and a really cool version of The Matchmaker's Playbook by Rachel Van Dyken that has videos and multimedia all through it, including a moving front cover. I've never seen anything like it, it's awesome!


message 2081: by Sally906 (new)

Sally906 | 86 comments I have just picked up my first 2018 book - Sanctuary by Judy Nunn Sanctuary by Judy Nunn.

Really, really enjoying it.


message 2082: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79977 comments Mod
Happy reading Sally! I've just started my first too - Whistler's Bones A Novel of the Australian Frontier by Greg Barron Whistler's Bones: A Novel of the Australian Frontier by Greg Barron


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message 2084: by Icewineanne (new)

Icewineanne | 267 comments Hey there history buffs. I'm currently reading a historical fiction book that involves the Australian assisted passage scheme.
Any idea when it began?

The book has the program taking place in 1939 but historical on line sources list it as beginning post-war in 1945.


message 2085: by Carolyn (last edited Jan 02, 2018 10:21PM) (new)

Carolyn | 9836 comments My first book of the year was Anatomy of a Scandal by Sarah Vaughan - really good.
Currently enjoying Year One by Nora Roberts, my second book of the year :)


message 2086: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79977 comments Mod
I've got that coming soon Carolyn :) I'm looking forward to it!

I'm enjoying I'll Keep You Safe at the moment (frustrated because I haven't been able to get back to it!) lol


message 2087: by Ace (new)

Ace (aceonroam) I've started on Force of Nature as my first for 2018 but still reading books from 2017 as well!


message 2088: by MaryG2E (new)

MaryG2E (goodreadscommaryg2e) | 934 comments Woohoo! Start of the New Year and start of my personal reading challenge for 2018 - which is to read as many of the chunky books on my own bookshelves.
I'm beginning with The Chosen by Kristina Ohlsson - Scandinavian noir thriller which weighs in at a hefty 584 pages. Wish me luck!


message 2089: by MaryG2E (last edited Jan 03, 2018 02:28AM) (new)

MaryG2E (goodreadscommaryg2e) | 934 comments Ace wrote: "I've started on Force of Nature as my first for 2018 but still reading books from 2017 as well!"

I have just purchased this book Ace. It will be a while til I get to it. In the meantime, I'll be interested to hear what you think of it. After such a runaway success with her debut novel, the pressure must be weighing on Jane Harper to produce another bestseller...unfair pressure, really.


message 2090: by MaryG2E (last edited Jan 03, 2018 02:38AM) (new)

MaryG2E (goodreadscommaryg2e) | 934 comments Icewineanne wrote: "Hey there history buffs. I'm currently reading a historical fiction book that involves the Australian assisted passage scheme.
Any idea when it began?

The book has the program taking place in 1939..."


There have been many assisted passage schemes in Australia in the 20th century. Not sure which one is featured in the book you are reading. However, the National Archives website gives a good overview of the situation from Federation to outbreak of WW2, http://guides.naa.gov.au/more-people-...


message 2091: by Ace (new)

Ace (aceonroam) MaryG2E wrote: "Ace wrote: "I've started on Force of Nature as my first for 2018 but still reading books from 2017 as well!"

I have just purchased this book Ace. It will be a while til I get to it..."


This one is less about Aaron Falk and more about the events he is investigating. I see on GR that the ratings are virtually the same, but feedback I've had is that the first was better. I'll get back to you as I'm only 35% through at the moment.


message 2092: by Ace (new)

Ace (aceonroam) MaryG2E wrote: "Woohoo! Start of the New Year and start of my personal reading challenge for 2018 - which is to read as many of the chunky books on my own bookshelves.
I'm beginning with The Chosen..."


All the best with your challenge Mary, I have a few chunksters to read this year too! Happy New Year.


message 2093: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79977 comments Mod
MaryG2E wrote: "Woohoo! Start of the New Year and start of my personal reading challenge for 2018 - which is to read as many of the chunky books on my own bookshelves.
I'm beginning with The Chosen..."


Happy reading Mary :)


message 2094: by Li'l Owl (new)

 Li'l Owl | 2504 comments Started reading The Weight of Silence and the audiobook Little Lies by Heather Gudenkauf

The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf Little Lies by Heather Gudenkauf


message 2095: by Rita (new)

Rita Chapman | 151 comments I'm reading The Three Miss Allens and loving it (by Victoria Purman).


message 2096: by Diana (new)

Diana (secondhandrose) | 73 comments I started Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty a few days ago. Not far in yet, I seem to have lost my reading mojo. 🙁


message 2097: by Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen (new)

Brenda | 79977 comments Mod
Rita wrote: "I'm reading The Three Miss Allens and loving it (by Victoria Purman)."

I really enjoyed The Three Miss Allens Rita :)


message 2098: by Gabrielle (new)

Gabrielle Dubois (gabrielle-dubois) | 72 comments I just finished A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf here's my review


message 2099: by Angela (new)

Angela Verdenius (angelacatlover) | 380 comments I'm on Grave Witch (Alex Craft, #1) by Kalayna Price now, enjoying it very much.


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Krystal (krystallee6363) | 2304 comments Finally started my first challenge book: Peepshow by AA Leigh Redhead

It's ... uhhh ... kinda kinky. But it was a freebie so I gotta read it!


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