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[Patti (baconater)]

Kath wrote: "Just finished Danger by Association: The Riverhill Trilogy: Book 3 which was a great and exciting climax to the Riverhill Trilogy. A great look at the gangster culture from the poin..."

Ooo. That looks intriguing.

[Patti (baconater)]

Jane wrote: "Needed cheering up because of an atmosphere of fear and vitriol. So.

Have just reread Tom Sharpe's brilliant Blott on the Landscape

If there was a way to..."

I find a goid humourous book and a few minutes of looking at giggling babies on YouTube does wonders.

[Patti (baconater)]

Also, typing the word goid makes me giggle.

[Jane]

A goid, my child, is something itchy and unpleasant- usually in your socks.

A fun goid is similar only smelly

*runs away sniggering*

[Patti (baconater)]

Hehehehe

Socks.

[Kath]

I've just finished Alien Love Story by AK Dawson, whom I first met here several years ago, though he's travelled far and wide since then. I've always enjoyed his work and this is no exception.

http://ignitebooks.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Kath]

A couple of reviews for books new out today
Baby Doll by Hollie Overton -
http://ignitebooks.blogspot.co.uk/201...
which I loved.

And A Very Distant Affair by Faith Mortimer. Good enough for four stars but didn't quite convince me.

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

[Loretta]

Just finished re-reading To Kill a Mockingbird - I really think I will treat myself to her second book, even though it didn't get great reviews.
Just started re-reading Tisha, by Anne Hobbs Purdy. It deals with some of the same issues but is set in Alaska, where Anne goes as a cheechako teacher at the age of nineteen.

[Pam]

Read Waltz into Darkness by Cornell Woolrich, and Ian Wilson's In search of Ghosts.

[Michael]

I've just posted my review for Wasteland Gods by Jonathan Woodrow, and it's a decent horror story overall:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[David]

Just finished rereading The Godfather which was as good as I remembered it.

Just started rereading House of Cards, which seems somewhat pertinent at the moment.

[✿Claire✿]

I feel bereft. I've just finished book 10 (actually book 11!) in a series called After Cilmeri. I've read all the others and finally caught up to date on the series and it's just wonderful. A series with plenty of excitement and intrigue, wonderful characters and a thrilling storyline. I already can't wait for the next one! No idea what to read next as I've just finished two satisfying series so don't know what to do with myself! (The other was Time Hunters) (I'll come back and add the links later once I'm off the app!)

[Pam]

Finished Slaughter in the Cotswolds and started book 12, Trouble in the Cotswolds . Haven't read these in order, just in the order I came across them in charity shops or the library.

[Pam]

And finished Trouble in the Cotswolds.

[Kath]

Woman in Love by Our Jim Webster. A great evening's reading in another Port Naain Intelligencer story.

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

[Elizabeth]

Just finished Slow Death by Quicksilver, having spent the last few days devouring the rest of the series. This evening will start Twisting the Night Away

[Natasha]

Finished Expecting Someone Taller by Tom Holt, which was quite funny for a while, but got old fast for me.

Started Blood Brothers by Ernst Haffner, a 1932 book burned by the Nazis as it depicted the dire state of youths in poverty in Berlin. Very interesting stuff, historically.

[Karen]

Finished Lindsey Davis Enemies at Home - very enjoyable - it's a series featuring Falco's daughter, Flavia Albia, and just as witty as the Falco series. Loved the typo - outside the villa there were 'pubic pavements'... bet the author would also be amused by that! So, from the heat of Rome, I'm now cooling off in Iceland with Blackout, which jumps about quite a bit, but it's entertaining so far - lots of dark secrets emerging

[Kath]

I haven't read any of the Flavia Alba books. Ireally should.

[Patti (baconater)]

Since I got off the plane last Thursday, I've read exactly 11 pages.

I've told everyone that tomorrow I NEED a kindle day.

I'll be pleased if I get a couple of hours in the morning.

[David]

Karen wrote: "Finished Lindsey Davis Enemies at Home - very enjoyable - it's a series featuring Falco's daughter, Flavia Albia, and just as witty as the Falco series. Loved the typo - outside the..."

I'm reading the 1st Falco one and really liking it, so it looks like these will have to go on my list too.

[Lexie]

Lindsey Davies said in a talk to the Classical Society that her Falco books were the longest resignation letter to the Civil Service ever written! I love her Falco books but haven't tried the new ones yet.

[Kath]

I finished this one a day or so back but life's been busy! I'm still thinking about it - sign of a good one for me. The Fire Child by SK Tremayne.

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[Pam]

Finished The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie and then read number 11 in the Cotswolds series, Shadows in the Cotswolds .

[Kath]

Just finished My Husband's Son: A dark and gripping psychological thriller by Deborah O'Connor. Gripping, yes but so frustrating. I wanted to smack the main protagonist for being so stupid. Many times!

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

[Pam]

It's so annoying when you get a character like that. The Thea Osborne character in the 'Cotswolds' books I've been reading can be a bit like that at times. In fact, in the 'Shadows' one, I found myself liking her mum more! Not necessarily putting herself in danger though she did that in book 2, but doing daft things that end up causing her loads of hassle and umpteen repercussions such as taking dogs for a walk when she's been told not to.

[Pam]

Started the next Bryant and May in the series having given myself a break -

[Pat ()]

I have some 'Cotswold books on my kindle. Have read some so long ago I can't remember which ones they are. Must start them again. So many books, so little time! It will be different when I retire, oh, wait, umm I am!

[David]

Just finished The Silver Pigs which I thought was excellent. Definitely will be looking at the others in the series... eventually.

Just started The Darkest Secret

[L.A.]

I just finished 'The Lie Tree' and thought that it was a very good book within its genre. The book was recommended to me and it falls outside of my normal preference however I thought the dark tale was well done with believable characters. Young adult reading has certainly moved on since I was that age.
'Our Endless Numbered Days' by Claire Fuller is my new read.

[Pam]

Pat (Scorpio) wrote: "I have some 'Cotswold books on my kindle. Have read some so long ago I can't remember which ones they are. Must start them again. So many books, so little time! It will be different when I retire, ..."

I know the feeling Pat! I'm finding GR handy as I make sure I always do a review so in future I can check that I've a) read something and b) what I thought of it!

[Pam]

Finished the twelfth Bryant and May - The Burning Man.

[Lexie]

Finished The Shadowcutter, which was quite good, though not so much about shadowcutting as I might have liked (silhouette-making). Also finished Rant: Wendy Pepper Investigates, which was enjoyable but rather naively written: reviews to follow when I've finished spring cleaning (who am I kidding?).

[Pam]

Read book 2 in the Agatha Raisin crime series - Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet

[Pam]

And number 22 - Agatha Raisin: As the Pig Turns

[Pam]

Read Number 17 of Agatha Raisin - Love, Lies and Liquor

[Michael]

I've just finished The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven Niven and Jerry Pournelle, and it's a brilliant take on the first contact theme:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Loretta]

Pam wrote: "Read Number 17 of Agatha Raisin - Love, Lies and Liquor "

I must get some of those. Not read one for ages.
Just finished The Olive Farm, by Carol Drinkwater. A sumptuous taste of France.

[Michael]

I've just posted my review for Lori R Lopez's short story/poem THE DARK MISTER SNARK, and it's a deliciously dark and funny read:

http://thecultofme.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Pam]

Loretta wrote: "Pam wrote: "Read Number 17 of Agatha Raisin - Love, Lies and Liquor "

I must get some of those. Not read one for ages.
Just finished The ..."

I haven't enjoyed them I'm afraid and made the mistake of buying a couple as well as getting these out of the library.

[Kath]

After three Agathas I was ready to stick pins in my eyes. The formula works once.

[Pam]

Kath, I completely understand and thanks for confirming it's not just me, as I'd read elsewhere in GR that these books were great. Being a sucker for punishment, I've just read another as I made the mistake of buying it - Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist .

These books, especially the later ones also break all the 'rules' we are constantly bombarded with, e.g. headhopping throughout scenes, info dumping, not fleshing stuff out but just writing a synopsis - there were whole sections like that in number 22, the 'Pig' one as if the author was really running out of steam.

Funnily enough, the cover on this one made it look as if it would be fun and quirky humour, but I don't find anything funny at all.....

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

Just about to start The Jury Series ,seeing what the kindle fire is like to read on

[Pam]

Read The Day the Floods Came, number 12 in the Agatha Raisin series.

[David]

Just finished The Darkest Secret which I didn't like to begin with, but it grew on me and by the end liked it muchly, even though most - if not all - the characters were gits.

Just started Mystic River.

[Pat ()]

Just finished by Sheila Horgan
by Terri Reid
and by Sheila Horgan

I enjoyed them all

[Pam]

Read Hiss and Hers, number 23 in the Agatha Raisin series.

[Kath]

Yes, your review more or less sums up my feelings after reading three!

I've just read The Reality Principle by debut author Peter Sidell. It's very good indeed. Short stories which I finished in an evening but which left me wanting more. I think (hope) he's working on a novel.

http://ignitebooks.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Kath]

Just finished a short but punchy story by Joel Hames Brexecution. Fun, not too serious (I hope!) and extremely topical. Reality is catching up with art at an amazing rate!

http://ignitebooks.blogspot.co.uk/201...

[Pam]

Read a collection of short stories about the detectives, Bryant and May - London's Glory.