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I always mean to re-read my old books but I never had a chance as I keep buying more so my challenge is to reread all my books. I have over 350+ books so won't list but reread them by author alphabetically and set a period of time in which to read them.
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From today to november 30th 2009 will read all the following Alex Kava books:-Have got EXPOSED but only read it in august
Just bought A perfect Evil But I read this few years back so will be part of this challenge and will start today
Book: Split secondStarted: 18th September 2009
Ended:20th September 2009
Review
This book was great-I had read it ages ago and so the majority of the book was like new-completly forgotten how it ended
I am really pleased that I re read it.
It is all about maggie o'dell and a seriel killer called Albert Stucky. he plays mental games with her to scare her and she is on the edge trying to solve them
An amazing idea for a seriel killer to kill people based soley on maggie's talking to them however brief . To make her feel responsible and isolated.
How would you feel if someone died just because they were your waitress when you went to a restaurant!!!
Book : A Perfect EvilStarted 26th September 2009
Ended: 27th September
Review
I really enjoyed rereading this and was good that I did.
It reminded me of the background and I remember that by the time I read the later ones some of the finer points had bee forgotten!!.
clever killer to always have a patsy and and he has gotten away with it. so now an inncocent man is in trouble.
That eddie gillick is some piece of work
Looking forward to rereading the others and think that reading the series one ofter the other keeps things in your mind fresh and easy to follow.
Book: The Soul CatcherStarted 5th October 2009
Ended: 6th October 2009
Review
I liked this book though not as much as her other ones. It was a bit slower then the previous ones.
though I didn't reeber what had occured I guessed about Ben garrison and it was ironic what he was doing cosidering why he was getting revenge
Book: The Stroke Of MadnessStarted: 18th October 2009
Ended:20th October 2009
Book Review
This was another great book from Alex Kava which could be read on its own without the previous ones being read.
Maggie as favour to Gwen is in search of one of her patients and in true O'Dell fashion ends up involved in another grisouly seriel killer adventure
Book: A Necessary EvilStarted: 8th November 2009
Ended: 11h November
Review
I enjoyed this one but not as much as the first 2 in the series.
this seem to be the murders occuring and the police bafffeled and only at the end does the true culprits made aware .
But it does help us think is murder acceptable in certain circumstances and would we stop a vigilante killing sex offenders when legally noone else can stop them
Book: WhitewashStarted: 22nd November 2009
Ended:24th November 2009
Review
I enjoyed this book
this is a good book for those who love conspiracies. There is a an assasin, environment issues, politics
The book is in the third person butis relating what is happing to three people:-
1) the scientist who works in a energy plant
2) The senators aide
3) The terrorist
I enjoyed reading and though it was a reread it was still enjoyable.
I have the books by the following authors but too early to reread (read in the last 6 months or so) or haven't read (the ones marked by *)Aline Templeton
Cold in The earth
Darkness & The Deep
Lying Dead
Lamb to the Slaughter
Andrew Gross
Blue Zone
The Dark Tide
Don’t Look Twice
Audrey Niffengger
The Time Travellers Wife*
Beverley Barton
The Fifth Victim
The Dying Game
The Silent Killer*
Close Enough to Kill*
The Murder Game*
Cold Hearted*
I will come back to them later
The next writer that I will be doing in my reread challenge is carlene thompson
Carlene ThompsonI have and will reread the following by the end of January 2010
Black For Remembrance
Tonight you are mine
I have also got the following but read them in thelast 6 months or so so won't be reading till the next time round or later on in challenge
If She Should Die
Share No Secrets
Last Whisper
Last Seen Alive
If You Ever Tell
You Can Run
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Book: In the Event of My Death Start date: 13/12/2009
End Date: 13/12/2009
Review
I enjoyed this book Though it was a reread.
If looked at on its own its a great story with and a surprise ending
Who would have thought that someone could be so delusional and so murderous.
If I was to consider it after reading all the others then would say its follows formuler and you knew it would be someone close though I was (having forgotten what actually happened) Thought it was somene else . It was near the end I remembered how faith actually died
But this was one of her earlier books I think so readers may not have found it as obvious
Book: Tonight you are MineStart Date: 227th December 2009
End Date:
Review
Having started reading this book I realise that though carlene thompson was a good read the first time through they are not the type of book that you would want to reread
I have decided to give away all my carlene thompson books
Next writer is Christine Schwartz Drowning Ruth and have till end of Jan 2010 to read it.
Book: Drowning Ruth By Christina SchwartzStart date: 5th Jan 2010
End Date: 6th Jan 2010
Review
I really liked this book
didn't read this as part of Oprah's book club!
I enjoyed rereading this book
Amanda puts a darkness in any relationship that she has and it is very sad to realise what happned and it shows how important family is aswell
Next writer to read is Dan Brown . I will give myself till End of March 2010 to finish themHis books are
I have also got:-
The Lost Symbol
But have yet to read it
Book: The Da Vinci Code By Dan BrownDate Started: 12th Jan 2010
Date Ended:14th Jan 2010
Review
This is a reread and well worth the 2nd reread
The first time I was interested in what was said but didn't really think about what was brought up re pagenisms and the new/old testement etc..
Now I am interested in how much of that is fact and fiction
i also liked how they came up with the answers to the riddles
Book: Angels and Demons By Dan BrownDAte Started: 7th Feb 210
Date Ended: 23rd Feb 2010
Review
The book was good and the only reason took so long is because i have hit a reading block
The concept of why the cardinals were murdered was great and imaginative and Also you can emphasis hoow gutted the carmelogo would have been when he realised how he had misunderstood the pope and had killed the one person who tru;y loved and cared for him and was his father
Book: Digital Fortress By Dan BrownDate Started: 13th MArch 2010
Date Ended: 15th March 2010
Review
This was an interesting idea
one thing I found strange was Ensei who due to the nuclear weapons used in japan mum died, he was deformed which led to being abandoned. He hated the usa untill he read about pearl harbour etc.. but then accepted it!! I was surprised because the deaths in pearl harbour and war could not be as bad the deaths due to bombings and the illness and death afterwards from radiation.
e then works for the gov and then is falsly accused of treason here he can not work and he still dies trying to protect the usa from his misguided attempt to stop universal surviellance.
but was a good read and enjoyed
Title: Deception Point By Dan BrownDate Started: 29th MArch 2010
Date Ended:
Review
Started reading it and though enjoyd it the first time it is not really worth a reread so will be giving the book away to make room
The next writer I will read is Danielle steelI will read the following:
Mirror Image
I will read this by end of april
I have also but read The Housethat in sept 09
And I have yet to read A Good Woman
Title: Mirror Image By Danielle SteeleDate started: 18th April 2010
DAte ended: 20th April 2010
Review:
This was a grood book and thoroughly enjoyd it. There were moments that were sad and felt for the characters.
This is a reread for me and I had originally read this a few yrs back and over the yrs I reread the ending as that was sad and in a while resolved the events in the book.
Mirror image is a book about twins and their similarities and differences and how the war,women suffrages effected their lives and what women did in those times
Would reccomend this book
I have the following but the majority but one are all yet to be read for the first time and the one was read recentlyDanny Collins-Vanished-The truth about the disappearance of Madeline McCAnn
David Mack -The 4400: Broken Promises
David Attanborough-Biography of Prince Charles
Dayton ward -The 4400: Wet Work
The next writer is dean koontz which I have 26 books but 28 stories so I will list them here and then set targets for groups of themDemon Seed
Darkfall
Strangers
Dark Rivers Of The Heart
Tick Tock
Fear Nothing
Seize the Night
From The Corner Of His Eye
One Door Away From Heaven
The Face
Watchers
Hideaway
Dragon Tears
Mr Murder
House of Thunder
By the Light of The Moon
Intensity
Flase memory
I have also got the following which I have yet to read
Frankenstein Book 3 read in may 2010
The good Guy- just read 25/4/10
And these which Ihave read recently
The Darkest Evening Of The Year
Your Heart Belongs to me
Relentless
I will read the following By end of july 2010:
Title: The taking By Dean KoontzDate Started: 8th MAy 2010
Date ended: 9th May 2010
Review
I enjoyed reading this book. Though I felt that the ending had something more to be desired as we never really got an explanation for ehy all of it happened.
Some aliens decided that earth was bad and wanted it to be redone? and for some reason they couldn't harm children but set about getting humans to do it
Also few extra unnessary details but generally an ok book
Title: Life Expectancy by Dean koontzDate Started: 20th May 2010
Date Ended: 21st mAy 2010
Review
I enjoyed this one seemed lighter and more whimsical then his earlier outright horror
It was an interesting tale of a guy who had an intersting birth and the then through 5 eventful days that have been predicted by his grandfather on the day that he was born which was the same moment he died.
Title: Lightning by Dean KoontzDate Started: 5th July 2010
Date ended:11th July 2010
Review
I enjoyed reading this the first time but for some reason this time it was a bit slow going!
Time travel such a confusing concept and it does make you wonder what would have happened if what he had stated hadoccured and brings the hoorror alive of what would have happened if Hitler won the war
I can see that I ma not going to be able to read Midnight or the Bad place
by end of july so I will be extending challenge for these books to end of august 2010
Book title: Midnight By Dean KoontzDate started: 25th August 2010
Date Ended: 29th August 210
Review
This was a great book by koontz. It kept you wondering what is going on and gave you a view of what it would be like without emotions and what too much tinkering with genes may lead to
Even one of the baddies weren't really bad but just helpless untill he decided he had to act.
Well worth a read
The Bad PlaceDate Statrted: 20th Oct 2010
Date finished 23rd Oct 2010
The Next three to read are as followsDarkfall
Strangers
I would like to finish it by beginning of feb 2011
book read Demon seed Dean koontzstarted: 2nd Nov 2010
ended 3rd Nov 2010
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