Carolyn - 50 unread paperbacks in 2015

[Sharon]

I love those shelves.... I'm a volunteer at Vinies one day a week and you know, they can't keep all the books given, so many have to be thrown away which is sad

[Carolyn]

That is sad Sharon. I've recently given 6 boxes of good quality paperbacks to the Salvos after several secondhand stores turned them down - all recent reads in great condition. I wonder if paperbacks will end up becoming collectibles like records in another 20y or so.

[Sharon]

Myabe, it wouldn't suprise me. There are some guys here, that pick up unwanted books, I think hardcovers, then they turn them in pot plants. Somehow waterproof the books, and put little flowers in them. They are doing okay with it, people pick them preserving the outercasing and hte spine.

[Carolyn]

11. Live to Tell by Lisa Gardner 4★

A suspenseful mystery set against the background of a children's pysch ward.

review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Sharon]

That ones sounds a little scarey?

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Great review Carolyn! I really enjoyed that one:)

[Carolyn]

12. Dearly Devoted Dexter by Jeff Lindsay4★

Love the dark, sardonic humour of Dexter!

review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Carolyn]

Sharon wrote: "That ones sounds a little scarey?"

More chilling than scary. Clearly Gardner spent some time researching the range of problems the kids had either as a result of abuse, neglect or mental illness and the extent these problems would have on their families and future lives.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Carolyn wrote: "12. Dearly Devoted Dexter by Jeff Lindsay4★

Love the dark, sardonic humour of Dexter!

review: https://www.goodreads.com/work/editio..."

Here's your review Carolyn:)

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Carolyn]

LOL! Not again! Just checking if people read them - no not really!

Thanks Brenda. All fixed now :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

:)

[Suz]

Just stumbled across your challenge. Good luck Carolyn, I love that you added the pic! Also funny and necessary that we all add the few up on top, vertically. Any which way. Good luck! May the reading be great ;)

[Carolyn]

Thanks Suzanne! I found they were being overlooked for challenges when they were stuck in boxes under the bed. They don't all fit in there yet but it's much better now that I can see them and I'm enjoying picking a new one to read each week.

[Suz]

Very good idea Carolyn, as it's dangerous what can be forgotten. In my instance it's the green cloth shopping bags in the garage. Only a couple but food for thought as they will inevitably be overlooked..

[Carolyn]

13.Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch 4★

A little bit of magic and jazz in London!

review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Carolyn]

14. Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett 4★

Another great satire with the witches doing battle with a family of vampires.

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Carolyn]

15. The Night Guest by Fiona McFarlane 4.5★

Another great debut novel by an Aussue author. Can't believe it's been sitting on the shelf for at least a year!

review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Carolyn]

16. Revelation by C.J. Sansom 5★

Love this historical mystery series set in the reign of Henry VIII! Has also been sitting on the shelf for way too long!

review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Carolyn]

17. Seraphina by Rachel Hartman 4★

An excellent YA fantasy novel featuring dragons (but not as you know them)!

review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

You're doing very well!!

[Carolyn]

Thanks Brenda - trying to read one per week to keep on track!
They're my bedtime reading so it can take me a while to get through one.

I have to go and see if I can find a new SF or Fantasy one to start to fit this month's challenge :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Good luck! That's a good way to do it:) I'm afraid mine's gone out the window! lol

[Carolyn]

18. The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett 4★

A fun kids/YA story set in Discworld. Lots of fun with dancing, talking rats, evil rat catchers and a strange girl with a vivid imagination called Malicia.

review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Carolyn]

19. Cat Out of Hell by Lynne Truss 2★

Expected to like this quirky, humorous thriller about a demonic cat but it just didn't work for me.

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Carolyn]

20. Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson 3.5★

A sweeping saga imaging the early colonisation of Mars.

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Carolyn]

21. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley 4★

A fun, light mystery and a good start to a series I shall be reading more of.

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Carolyn]

22. Funny Girl by Nick Hornby 4★

Very enjoyable, although I think High Fidelity is still my favourite book by Nick Hornby.

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Carolyn]

23. The Gracekeepers by Kirsty Logan 4★

Set in a beautiful, ethereal watery world. Great debut novel.

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Kathryn]

You're doing well, Carolyn - almost halfway there and almost halfway through the year...

[Carolyn]

Thanks Kathryn. I'm trying to read one each week so hopefully I'll get there!

[Jülie ☼♄ ]

It looks as though you are enjoying most of them Carolyn, so that's a plus ;))

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

She is doing very well! Good on you Carolyn:)

[Carolyn]

24. Stella Rose by Tammy Flanders Hetrick 4★

A bit of a tear jerker about mothers and daughters and BFFs!

review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Carolyn]

25. My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises by Fredrik Backman 5★

Different to A Man Called Ove but great characters and a great story. Loved it!

Review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Carolyn]

26. Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell 4★

An excellent start to the Wallender series. I really like Henning's straightforward thoughtful writing and empathy for his characters.

review:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Carolyn]

27. Us by David Nicholls 5★

Excellent novel about a man trying to save his marriage and his relationship with his son through a 'grand tour' of Europe.

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Carolyn]

28. At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon 4★

Very enjoyable, cosy read about a small town pastor and his flock.

Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Carolyn]

29. History of the Rain by Niall Williams 5★

Wonderful, lyrical writing that will stay with me for a while.

review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Will need to pick up speed a bit if I'm going to make it to 50 paperbacks by the end of the year :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

You're doing better at your challenge than I am Carolyn:)

[Carolyn]

Brenda wrote: "You're doing better at your challenge than I am Carolyn:)"

I find that hard to believe Brenda! Maybe you need to work some into the challenges :)

[Carolyn]

30. Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death 4★

Delightful short cosy crime stories on which the even better BBC series Grantchester is based!

review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

You did it again Carolyn;)

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Carolyn]

Brenda wrote: "You did it again Carolyn;)

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."

Oh *@#@*@# fiddlesticks!! Thanks Brenda!
Edited now :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

LOL!!! (It's in your August challenge too;))

[Carolyn]

Brenda wrote: "LOL!!! (It's in your August challenge too;))"

Yup, guessed it would be! It's been a long, hard week! Need a weekend lazing around reading - how lucky that we're having our spring readathon :)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

It sure is lucky! I've had a very relaxing day with reading most of it:)

[Carolyn]

31. Addition by Toni Jordan4★

A quick,fun read!

review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

(Think I got it right this time!)

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Yes you did! lol

[Carolyn]

32. Gilead by Marilynne Robinson 4★

A gentle read about a dying man writing to his young son about his life.

review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Neko]

Wow!! Going well :D You'll have this by the end of the year :) My 50 books is sitting on 24/50.