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[Jud]

yes, although keeping up with all the recipes and chocolate bars and drinks isn't cheap either

[Jud]

Ian wrote: "Thought the Lost Symbol was awful - think Dan Brown just chasing the dollar with that one. Not a patch on his previous thrillers "

oh dear... well i'm about 5% into it. Will see how it goes.

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

errm should i whisper very quietly here that you don't HAVE to buy them all... Ah, ok, forget I said it!

[Patti (baconater)]

Yeah, Gingerlily. First you can sample them. THEN buy them all.

[D.D. Chant]

I've just read 'The Sooner' by S.G. Alan. It's a sci-fi romance that anyone can enjoy even if sci-fi isn't really your thing. It was great! Really entertaining. It had some funny bits (The Crazy Doc was a highlight for me) and the hero and heroine were nice, you cared what happened to them. The amount of times I've been reading a book and realized that I don't like anyone in it are to many to count! No probs here though!

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

Hmm - that sounds worth looking at.

[Geoff (G. Robbins) (merda constat variat altitudo)]

D.d. wrote: "I've just read 'The Sooner' by S.G. Alan. It's a sci-fi romance that anyone can enjoy even if sci-fi isn't really your thing. It was great! Really entertaining. It had some funny bits (The Crazy Do..."

Do you have a link to that DeeDee? It sounds interesting. All I can find is Diaper Free by Three. Thirty more likely in my case ;)

[D.D. Chant]

Hi, I read it as a paper back and thought it was on kindle too but I can't seem to find it. I'll keep an eye open.

[Ian]

Vanessa wrote: "Gosh, you're quick Ian, you'd only just started that when you last posted!"

It is a short story Vanessa - only about 90 pages...so not quite the Usain Bolt of reading

[Geoff (G. Robbins) (merda constat variat altitudo)]

D.d. wrote: "Hi, I read it as a paper back and thought it was on kindle too but I can't seem to find it. I'll keep an eye open."

Yes please DeeDee.

[Ian]

Jud (judder) wrote: "Ian wrote: "Thought the Lost Symbol was awful - think Dan Brown just chasing the dollar with that one. Not a patch on his previous thrillers "

oh dear... well i'm about 5% into it. Will see ho..."
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Jud - I just thought it was very really derivative of Angels and Demons & The Da Vinci Code. Hope you enjoy it more than I did.

[Lorraine]

Thanks Ian for the info... I guess there are only so many ways of telling historical thrillers before they start looking like each other...

[Steve]

I've just finished The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins. Classic mystery stuff. Not sure what to read next, but then I'm always like that. I never seem to have another book waiting for me.

[Janis]

Just finished Elizabeth Street: A novel based on true events.I am finding it hard to find time to read now we are back at school - planning,marking, reports take up time plus a quick flick round the house with a duster!!!! Just started Roseanna.
Edited as it lost the book.

[Vanessa (aka Dumbo)]

Steve wrote: "I've just finished The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins. Classic mystery stuff. Not sure what to read next, but then I'm always like that. I never seem to have another book waiting for me."

I don't think I'll ever have that problem with the kindle. It's which one to choose is the hard bit.

[Roger]

Ian wrote: "Jud (judder) wrote: "Ian wrote: "Thought the Lost Symbol was awful - think Dan Brown just chasing the dollar with that one. Not a patch on his previous thrillers "

oh dear... well i'm about 5% ..."

Ian

I actually enjoyed it, except for the last fifteen pages or so. Nothing wrong with the plot and I don't want to give anything away, but it got a little preachy.

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Steve wrote: "I've just finished The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins. Classic mystery stuff. Not sure what to read next, but then I'm always like that. I never seem to have another book waiting for me."

I love that book! Have you read The Woman in White already? Those are my two favourites by Wilkie Collins.

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[D.D. Chant]

Hey Kew, remember me? You invited me here from the amazon forum!

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Hi D D, good to see you here! I've just sent you a friend request. :0)

[D.D. Chant]

Thanks Kew! It's nice to have friends.

[Janet]

Just finished No Place Like Home which I enjoyed, the usual mix of suspense and romance from Mary Higgins Clarke, not too challenging! Currently reading
Trophy Hunt, which is really good, I'm enjoying this whole series.

I've just downloaded the Kult after reading comments above, even though I've got loads on my list to be read!

[D.D. Chant]

Hello Janet, I only joined today but you're the second Janet I've met! I have an aunt named Janet. I named, Jan, one of the characters in my book after her.

[Sharon4]

I've just downloaded and read a sample from Life And Fate and it's gone straight on my wish-list. It's not an easy book, but it's a riveting one and probably the kind I'd have put back on the shelf pre-Kindle.

[Shaun]

Janet wrote: "I've just downloaded the Kult after reading comments above, even though I've got loads on my list to be read!"

Thank you, Janet. Fingers crossed you enjoy it :)

[Jud]

I love wilkie collins as well, really enjoye the woman in white but havent got round to moonstone yet but its on the kindle waiting for its moment.

And i'm the same as Vanessa, I ahve plenty of books waiting for me I just can never decide which one to read next. I'm already trying to decide and i'm only 15% into mine so far

[Audrey (Seaholly)]

Just finished Last night couldn't put it down and had to finish it kept telling myself another 10 mins but had to finish it before i went to bed.Great book Can really recommend.

[Kath]

Steve wrote: "I've just finished The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins. Classic mystery stuff. Not sure what to read next, but then I'm always like that. I never seem to have another book waiting for me."

Have you tried In The Blood? The kid's got talent!

[Geoff (G. Robbins) (merda constat variat altitudo)]

Ingnite wrote: "Steve wrote: "I've just finished The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins. Classic mystery stuff. Not sure what to read next, but then I'm always like that. I never seem to have another book waiting for ..."

I'm not sure its Steve's kind of book Ingnite. I think he's more into romances. ;-)

[Vanessa (aka Dumbo)]

Just finished Nick's Love...From Both Sides, which was another great book from him. Such believable situations and incredibly funny.
I've started our Sophie's A Hole in the World this morning and I'm about 40% through and really enjoying it and will probably finish it tonight.

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

I knew you would love Nick's book!

[Patti (baconater)]

'our' Sophie. That made me smile.

I hope she pops in again soon. She's great.

[Shaun]

Audrey (Seaholly) wrote: "Just finished Last night couldn't put it down and had to finish it kept telling myself another 10 mins but had to finish it before i went to bed.Great book Can really re..."

Thanks for making my day :)

[Ian]

Finished Night and now reading The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society which is not exactly floating my boat as yet.....but I'll give it some more time

[Philip (sarah)]

Just finished The Facebook Killer part 1,ready to start part 2 tonight.This book is like Midsomer Murders on 'Speed'. So fast paced,not for the faint hearted but a captivating read.

[D.D. Chant]

I just read ‘outside’, but I didn’t like it. I thought it was Y/A as the heroine was only 16, but she and the hero slept together! It’s a pet thing of mine, because to me, that isn’t what romance is about. Romance is the tentativeness, the bashfulness, the sweetness, beginning to trust someone. Why can’t the hero and heroine get close without getting close?! That’s what I like about Austen, Dickens and Gaskell, they knew what romance was. Romance. R O M A N C E. It’s like we’ve forgotten what it is!

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I enjoy a nice romance as well DD. Have you tried Georgette Heyer? She writes historical romance but is quite witty with good strong heroines. Some of her books really make me laugh. :0)

[D.D. Chant]

Thanks Kew, yes! My favourites are Cotillion, Fridays Child and The Unknown Ajax. There is nothing more romantic than Freddy knocking jack down after Jack insulted Kit, when he knew that Jack could do him serious damage!

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

Oh yes Georgette Heyer is the only romance author I will read - she is just the best. I agree with you about Freddy! My favourite is The Grand Sophy.

[Pat ()]

Abandoned Riddle of the Sands for the moment. Started read and finished Spider Bones It was OK but not one to make me rush out and buy the next in the series.
Started The Devils Deep, at chapter 8 now. Didn't think I was going to like it on chapter one but it's pulling me in, so we will see.

[D.D. Chant]

Gingerlily, one of my favourite scenes in a Georgie Heyer is Ferdy V Nemesis! So, so funny. It doesn't matter how many times I read it, it still splits my sides!

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I like all of the Heyer's that you and Gingerlily have mentioned. Another couple that make me laugh are two of her early books The Talisman Ring and These Old Shades :0)

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

D.d. wrote: "Gingerlily, one of my favourite scenes in a Georgie Heyer is Ferdy V Nemesis! So, so funny. It doesn't matter how many times I read it, it still splits my sides!"

Oh yes! That one has to be one of my favourites as well. Also Faro's Daughter is very funny. And Arabella is totally delightful. Oh I can see I am going to have to go back and read them all again...

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Gingerlily wrote: "D.d. wrote: "Gingerlily, one of my favourite scenes in a Georgie Heyer is Ferdy V Nemesis! So, so funny. It doesn't matter how many times I read it, it still splits my sides!"

Oh yes! That one has..."

I can also see some re-reading coming on! Frederica is another one that makes me laugh - especially the scene with the Baluchistan Hound... :0)

[D.D. Chant]

Pat, I liked riddle of the sands. My favourite bit was how it describes Curruthers imagining this grand sail boat with crew and packing all his white sailing rig, the difficulty in finding all the stuff that Davies asks him to bring only to find that the boat is tiny, that he and Davies are the crew and that Davies didn't really need the things it to him so much effort to find!

[D.D. Chant]

I have another, Pel and Pom in C/M after Horry has just escaped Leathalbridge! I laughed so hard my sister demanded that I read it to her. So I did and we both gave ourselves stomach ache!

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

I really like Nicky and his dog in The Reluctant Window... Maybe we ought to start a Georgette Heyer thread as we are taking over this one.

[D.D. Chant]

I can't remember much about that one, gingerlily. Looks like I need some Georgie Heyer time!

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Gingerlily wrote: "I really like Nicky and his dog in The Reluctant Window... Maybe we ought to start a Georgette Heyer thread as we are taking over this one."

Funnily enough - I was thinking the same thing! I also enjoy that scene from The Reluctant Widow. I've read a few books from authors hailed as the next Georgette Heyer but no one else has come close!

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[Janet]

D.d. wrote: "Hello Janet, I only joined today but you're the second Janet I've met! I have an aunt named Janet. I named, Jan, one of the characters in my book after her."

In that case DD I'd better look it up!
Edit - just checked it out and it looks good - though don't know when I'm going to get around to it!

[D.D. Chant]

Thanks Janet! Please tell me what you think of it!