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[[deleted user]]

Just finished In the Blood- will be a hard act to follow! Am still working my way through Bill Bryson's At Home.

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[Natalie]

i have just finished The Blood That Bonds and am half way through Water for Elephants.

Loved the blood that bonds - my guilty pleasure every now and then is to read a paranormal book. Love them!

Water for elephants so far is really good. Really getting into the circus atmosphere, can't wait to see the film.

[TC]

Oops, since I posted last I finished The Cornerstone, read HELPER12(great dystopian novel) and started In the Blood.

[Jax]

Finished In the Blood, which as Karen (Kew) said will be a hard act to follow.

That said I have started Out of Time (an Amazon freebie) - a time travel, paranormal romance - and so far so good. Currently @ 43% and it is beautifully written and the story flows effortlessly.

Eagerly awaiting our next *group* read and hoping it will be something that is already in my huge TBR pile ;)

[Simon (Highwayman)]

"Eagerly awaiting our next *group* read and hoping it will be something that is already in my huge TBR pile ;)"

Not long to wait now!

[Patti (baconater)]

Nope, not long now!

I just noticed a list over to the right of where I'm typing now called 'Books mentioned in this topic'
Handy!

[[deleted user]]

Patti (P E) wrote: "Nope, not long now!

I just noticed a list over to the right of where I'm typing now called 'Books mentioned in this topic'
Handy!"

Oh yes - I hadn't noticed that before! :0)

[[deleted user]]

I'm reading Mr. Planemaker's Flying Machine at the mo and am enjoying it, it's quite a charming tale although if you are familiar with computers you will get a bit irritated with the indepth descriptions. It's not too long, I'm just over half way through so I should be finished in time to pick up our next group read - oh the suspence!

Edit: duh! I'm half way through reading this and only just found out that it is a children's story! Shows that the writing is good for me not to realise but explains the detail about the computers.
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[Simon (Highwayman)]

Patti (P E) wrote: "I just noticed a list over to the right of where I'm typing now called 'Books mentioned in this topic'
Handy!"
Wow. I never noticed that either.

[Patti (baconater)]

We're an observant bunch, aren't we?

Heading to Biggles today, Simon! Think I can convince to the in-laws to go to the pub this evening???

[Simon (Highwayman)]

Patti, Off to the centre of the universe eh?
I should think I will get up the Pheasant at some time. You will recognise me, I am the one who looks like he has escaped from the Biggleswade home for infirm village idiots. There is also generally a trail of cat hairs leading to me....

[Patti (baconater)]

And the kindle in your smock, of course.

Has the beer festival started? That might be the thing that will convince them.

[Vanessa (aka Dumbo)]

Patti,
He'll have to wear his kindle badge or you'll have to think up some sentance in code like -

Patti - "The stars are bright over Asda tonight"
Simon - "And the moon has many rays"

So you'll recognise each other.

[[deleted user]]

Vanessa wrote: "Patti,
He'll have to wear his kindle badge or you'll have to think up some sentance in code like -

Patti - "The stars are bright over Asda tonight"
Simon - "And the moon has many rays"

So ..."

Hope you don't say it to the wrong stranger! Maybe you should wear a carnation in your button hole?

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[Simon (Highwayman)]

Patti (P E) wrote: "Has the beer festival started? That might be the thing that will convince them."
You are about three weeks late for the Stratton House Beer Festival (very good I might say - including a steel band).

The Great British Beer Festival is on Tuesday at Earls Court. Any posts made by me on Tuesday after 3PM should be ignored....

[Kath]

There's a tacit assumption there that we don't usually ignore your posts, Simon! (Oh, I've said too much!)

[Simon (Highwayman)]

Good point Ignite. Harsh but fair!

[Vanessa (aka Dumbo)]

Karen said

Hope you don't say it to the wrong stranger! Maybe you should wear a carnation in your button hole?

They're all strange in Biggleswade apparantly... ;0)

[[deleted user]]

Just finished Words to the Wise: Book Two, would recommend (read book one first though)
Just started In the Blood our book of the month

[Audrey (Seaholly)]

What a coincidence JB not long finished Words to the Wise and almost finished in the blood. My next tbr is words to the wise bk 2.

[Jax]

Finished Out of Time earlier, thoroughly recommend (free on Amazon at the moment), just about to start Sojourner (another freebie) whilst waiting for our next *group* read to be announced ;)

[Lisa]

After finishing In the Blood last night I have just read King's X Episode 1: Visions.
This is an unusual book in the fact that it is in episodes 4 in total and each is a norvella of about 100 pages.
The story is part historical, part modern with a fantasy paranormal twist featuring amongst other characters The Knight Templars. Not my usual sort of book and whilst I have given it 4 stars I am a bit unsure of how much I actually enjoyed it. I have however downloaded the second part but will not read it yet. I will save it till one of those times when I have a day or two to kill before the next book club book is announced. I believe that the parts will be easily picked up again.
It is the first novella I have read and I did like the length of it. Whilst I love a juicy big book sometimes its nice just to have a story for a day and I may look out for more. I have never particularly enjoyed short stories but norvellas may fit the bill every now and then.
Not sure what to read next. Does anyone know when the next book club book will be announced please?

[Patti (baconater)]

We'll be announcing the next book tomorrow evening, Lisa. Maybe you'd like to enjoy another short story today.

[Lisa]

Thanks Patti. Looking forward to it.

[Kath]

Just finished the second Murray of Letho book and just started Mr Planemaker.

[[deleted user]]

Just finished Mr Planemaker but won't be starting anything new until the new book club choice is announced! :0)

[Simon (Highwayman)]

Patti was adamant that it would be a surprise but four vodkas at the Golden pheasant loosened her tongue. A great choice and tomorrow all will be revealed :)

[Patti (baconater)]

Had to have the vodka. You wouldn't spring for the bottle of bubbly, would you?

[Audrey (Seaholly)]

looking forward to it in anticipation.hope its not something I've already read.Although I'm sure thats bound to happen to us all at some point.;0

[[deleted user]]

Audrey (Seaholly) wrote: "looking forward to it in anticipation.hope its not something I've already read.Although I'm sure thats bound to happen to us all at some point.;0"

If we have already read something that gets chosen - at least we can still join in with the discussions.

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[Anita]

Sale & new selection, tomorrow is going to be a good day. I wonder if Amazon change the selection at 12.01am or do they wait till 9am?
& why is my head full of useless questions?
it really has been a very very long day!

[Audrey (Seaholly)]

I was wondering if the sale changed after midnight too. I will take a look then as I am a very late bedder. A bit of an insomniac. Thank goodness for kindle.Never have to wait for shops opening .Mind you my tbr list is huge and its great.

[Anita]

Glad it's not just me, I don't sleep much either so I will have a look at 12 tonight.
Yes Kindle is great for being able to finish & start a new book without getting out of the chair when it's that late & legs don't work.
My list is also long & it keeps growing by the day, I still have quite a few paper/hardbacks to get through but I have always liked a wide choice as you never know what you will feel like reading next. I do wonder if I will get round to reading them.

[Susan - Sukey]

I'm another nightowl who will be checking at 12 o'clock it's like waiting for Christmas, I haven't read half the books I bought this month in the sale but will have to have another round of 1 clickitis I think.

[Anita]

only 20 mins to go, it is just like waiting for Christmas Susan, very exciting!

[Jud]

I have an amazon gift voucher i was saving to buy myself a pretty dress for my holidays but said pretty dress is now sold out.... the sale is so tempting... oh the dilemma i did promise myself to not buy any more books

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

Well I was greeted with a Kolourbooks email this morning with 15 new free books.

G

[Sharon4]

I've finished Lost River, by Stephen Booth. It's the tenth in his Fry and Cooper series of police procedurals and I really enjoyed it. Long-running series can become a little stale but he seems to have avoided that, without resorting to anything too obvious. I read the paperback edition, but it's also available on Kindle. I've also read the second of M.C Beaton's Agatha Raisin books on my Kindle - Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet. It's a nice light read - Agatha is uproariously intolerant and often unpleasant, but very funny. I'm now into my reading group's choice for August; Rona Jaffe's The Best of Everything, and so far, I'm enjoying it. It's set in New York in the 1950s and those who like Mad Men might take to it as it's coming from a very similar place. In fact, it appeared in an episode, as Don Draper's bedtime reading.

[Simon (Highwayman)]

Kindle Links :)



Lost River


Agatha Raisin ... No idea - but there seems to be a million books in the series....

The Best of Everything

[Patti (baconater)]

Thank you Simon. The direct links are really handy!

[Sharon4]

Patti (P E) wrote: "Thank you Simon. The direct links are really handy!"

Oops, sorry - I must have been half asleep when I posted that. The one I read was:
Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet but Beaton is hugely prolific and has other detective series as well as non-crime novels.

A link for The Best of Everything

[Janey]

I finished Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost last night which I really enjoyed. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of this series. I've just started Divided in Death by J D Robb. I've been reading this series for years and I've got this and one other paperback to read and then the rest will be bought on my Kindle.

[Steve]

I just finished Restless by William Boyd. I liked Ordinary Thunderstorms, but Restless didn't really grab me. I gave it 3 stars because I liked it, yet somehow didn't. Odd one as I can't quite put my finger on it. I think the core idea was good, but perhaps the delivery let it down. Just not very exciting, I guess and half of it seemed filled with padding to give the present day narrative substance.
I'm reading Val McDermid's 'A place of execution', now.

[Jud]

i finished ulysses (woop woop) and now have started Eragon and also Madam Bovary but had started that as a break from Ulysses when i still had my kindle...

[[deleted user]]

I've finished White Fangwhich was well written but uncomfortable reading at times, lots to think about!

I've gone back to The Fashion Policewhich i had started reading before the monthly reads on here. Had to remind myself what had happened to pick up the story!

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[Jud]

Karen (Kew) wrote: "I've finished White Fangwhich was well written but uncomfortable reading at times, lots to think about!

I've gone back to The Fashion Policewhich i had started reading..."

wow already!!! I've not even thought about starting it yet

[[deleted user]]

Jud (judder) wrote: "Karen (Kew) wrote: "I've finished White Fangwhich was well written but uncomfortable reading at times, lots to think about!

I've gone back to The Fashion Policewhich..."

I'm a quick reader! Also, as we are refurbishing our place at the mo, we never unpacked our tv when we moved in!

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[Kath]

Finished White Fang this morning and started Florence and Giles. I'm only 8% in and the use of language is rather quirky. However, when Gerard Manley Hopkins does it it's considered very arty so I'm prepared to stick with it.

[Catalina]

this morning i finished Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. it is a different book from what i normally like, much harder for me to follow, but i thoroughly enjoyed it. I laughed out loud during the first pages, but i had tears in my eyes during the rest. such a moving, heartbreaking story. a must read.
I am not sure what to read next...i think i will go back to Jodi Picoult and start Harvesting the Heart. I read almost all her books, and i am never disappointed...a sure choice:)

[Janis]

Love Jodi Picoult but have them all in book form - she is a keeper, trying to get rid of some of my books.

Just finished Swedish for Beginners - a novel and just started A Cottage by the Sea which I got as a freebie ages ago. Only read a little so far - Kitty downstairs on charge this morning as it looks like a good day to read - weather supposed to be very wet.