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[Glenn]

I recently finished 'Born to Run', the Bruce Springsteen autobiography. Excellent!

[Lexie]

Towards the beginning of A Clash of Spheres and The Ghosts of Ardenthwaite, both series I've enjoyed before.

[David]

Finished Born Bad , which was very good. Looking out for more by her.

Just started Every Dead Thing which is turning out to be very good too.

[Glenn]

I read the first 6/7 of those John Connolly books, and enjoyed them. Quite spooky!

[David]

Glenn wrote: "I read the first 6/7 of those John Connolly books, and enjoyed them. Quite spooky!"

His Charlie Parker books were very highly recommended on the 2 Crime Writers and a Microphone podcast, so I thought I'd try one and I'm glad I did.

[Glenn]

David wrote: "Glenn wrote: "I read the first 6/7 of those John Connolly books, and enjoyed them. Quite spooky!"

His Charlie Parker books were very highly recommended on the 2 Crime Writers and a Microphone podc..."

I remember the first book I read in the series, attracted to the darkness/supernatural element. Then after a number of books, I started cooling down, thinking it was all getting a little 'mystical' for me.
But, I'll probably read another one some time!

[David]

Glenn wrote: "Then after a number of books, I started cooling down, thinking it was all getting a little 'mystical' for me.
But, I'll probably read another one some time! "

I haven't really got to any supernatural bits yet, so I'll see how it goes.

[Elizabeth]

Tim wrote: "Elizabeth wrote: "Just started Clovenhoof on our son's recommendation. Liked..."

Got that years ago on some offer. Still on my TBR pile... Be interested in how you get on with it."

Just finished Clovenhoof. Gross and yucky in places ( never accept an invitation to dinner from Satan...) BUT it surprised quite a few laughs out of me, mainly at points where Clovenhoof seemed about to redeem himself and then completely blew that thought by performing an act that was totally vile with majestic unawareness of its nature.
Considering downloading the second in the series - when I've made peace with my stomach...

[Tim]

I'm about a quarter through the 4th Jack Reacher: The Visitor. Sadly not one of the better ones. I'm already pretty confident I know who did it, although not yet how (figured out from the clunky writing as opposed to any clues)

[Glenn]

Hi, Tim.
I've read and enjoyed plenty of the Reacher series, but I think that the most recent books are a bit 'samey'...

[Tim]

I'm still on book 4, with a bazillion to go . . . (mind you, after so many books, I'm not really surprised they get a bit repetitive)

[Glenn]

No doubt, there'll be a few more in the series by the time you get through your bazillion...

[Tim]

True enough.

[Kath]

Just read a new novella by Joel Hames. Victims: A Sam Williams Novella I've read his excellent The Art of Staying Dead and this features the main character but is set ten years before. Nothing is what you think it is. (I get days like that!)

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

[Kath]

I also read The Summer Book by Tove Jannson which less than impressed me.

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

Just finished A Game of Proof really enjoyed it.

[David]

Just finished The Undercover Economist Strikes Back: How to Run-or Ruin-an Economy Which I really liked. Rather fond of Tim Harford's stuff in general. Recommended.

Just started Climbing Mount Improbable, which I now think I may have read before. I have read a lot of Dawkins stuff in the past.

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

Just started Lost in Shadows. Wasn't impressed he used people like Jane Austen for author quotes on how good his book is

[Patti (baconater)]

Glenn wrote: "I recently finished 'Born to Run', the Bruce Springsteen autobiography. Excellent!"

Thanks! Dave has downloaded it for summer reading.

Dave said Robert Plant: A Life was really good and so was No Quarter: The Three Lives of Jimmy Page and Hammer Of The Gods: Led Zeppelin - Die Saga were really good, if you're interested.

[Glenn]

Plenty of summer reading ahead, then. Enjoy!

[Pam]

Finished the very long alternative history novel 1610: A Sundial In A Grave by Mary Gentle and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1993500431.

For light relief after that, read a novella by Nathan Dylan Goodwin, part of a series - The Missing Man: A Morton Farrier Novella and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2013458491

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

Gave up on Lost in Shadows,the typo's weren't too annoying but after 14%, I didn't care about any of the characters. Am enjoying Poison in the Blood: The Memoirs of Lucrezia Borgia ironic as I've ignored it for a while

[Patti (baconater)]

I proofread our Darren's latest collection of short stories and sent him my notes.
He's lucky I find writing notes on my kindle so awkward or he'd have got great long missives from me on my opinions of his word choice and whatnot. I've shared my thoughts with him on Skype a few times in the past. That's always fun. I can blather on for hours then.
It's a great collection containing great stories. I hope he publishes soon.

I started The Knife of Never Letting Go after someone recommended a different Ness book.
I downloaded it in 2011!
Really enjoying it so far. Interesting plot that isn't being spoon fed. I'm looking forward to discovering what's going on.
The characters are a wee bit flat but I'm hoping they get fleshed out as the story progresses.

[Elizabeth]

Just started The Sellout. I suspect my lack of American background knowledge is going to slightly hamper my full appreciation of the book, but the power of the opening rant is impressive!

[Lexie]

Just finished Long Spoon, which is excellent as one would expect! Working my way through a couple of Kate Ellises, light but enjoyable, and just started one or two other books that I think I've mentioned (though I may just be suffering from deja vu).

[Kath]

Why, thank you, ma'am!

[Lexie]

You're welcome!

[Kath]

Just finished Tallis Steelyard's book of stories about his earlier life. I believe Mr Webster had something to do with the book, too.
Tallis Steelyard, a harsh winter and other stories.

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

[Jim]

Glad you liked it Kath

[Kath]

I always love those stories, and the tone in which they're told.

[Jim]

Kath wrote: "I always love those stories, and the tone in which they're told."

I may be the only Fantasy writer writing comedy of manners? :-)

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

Jim wrote: "Kath wrote: "I always love those stories, and the tone in which they're told."

I may be the only Fantasy writer writing comedy of manners? :-)"

How about a guide to etiquette in Port Naain?

[Kath]

Jim wrote: "Kath wrote: "I always love those stories, and the tone in which they're told."

I may be the only Fantasy writer writing comedy of manners? :-)"

You may indeed!

[Jim]

Kath wrote: "Jim wrote: "Kath wrote: "I always love those stories, and the tone in which they're told."

I may be the only Fantasy writer writing comedy of manners? :-)"

You may indeed!"

it's niche, but it's my niche ;-)

[Jim]

I have pondered it, but I think that as a straight book it would be a bit tedious, and I'd always have to reference it :-(
Far better to drop hints and throw away lines and allow the reader to imagine the complexities :-)

[Jim]

Gingerlily - Mistress Lantern wrote: "Jim wrote: "Kath wrote: "I always love those stories, and the tone in which they're told."

I may be the only Fantasy writer writing comedy of manners? :-)"

How about a guide to etiquette in Port Naain ..."

But actually this blog does give you some of the details :-)

https://scvincent.com/2017/05/31/gues...

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

I just read it. Excellent :)

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

Just started Sacrifice

[Jim]

Gingerlily - Mistress Lantern wrote: "I just read it. Excellent :)"

You can see why I'd not be cut out to do a full manual. However there are good manuals out there for 18th and 19th centuries which can be great fun :-)
Some of them are surprisingly practical and often allow a young lady plenty of legitimate means of giving a man the brush off if she isn't interested. Not only that she can do it whilst actually putting his nose out of joint if she wants

[Kady]

Recently finished Winter Smith: London's Burning

Now reading Left Behind

both are zombie novels :)

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

Also started Chinese Whispers, although realised it is book 6 in a series, so depends how well it reads as a standalone novel

[T.A.]

Just finished Armada and now onto Norse Mythology. (Ernest Cline and Neil Gaiman respectively)

Armada ends well, but it's a tad abrupt. Norse Mythology's preface specifically says the stories are meant to me shared and embellished, like the best of fairy tales. Very much into it so far.

[Patti (baconater)]

Well, The Knife of Never Letting Go certainly didn't live up to my expectations. It ended on a cliff hanger, which I abhor at the best of times but it's not interesting enough and I don't care enough about the characters to waste more reading time finishing the series.

Disappointed.

...off to look at my TBR pile....

[Elizabeth]

Just finished Leviathan after plugging away at it in various waiting rooms and car parks for around two years. After so much effort it deserves a full review although I haven't decided how much of Hobbes message is relevant today - probably that man's natural state is War, anyway. It definitely needs to be read in the context of its time. (And that will do, for now.)

[Kath]

Just finished three books, all recommended in their different genres.
All That Will Be Lost by Steve Roach. Short story, speculative fiction and very thought provoking.

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

A novella, This Crazy Thing I Call My Life by Jonathan Hill. It's a funny follow up to his Christmas story and served as velcome light relief after the election stuff.

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

And finally, Secrets of the Dead a full length novel by Carol Wyer. This is the second in her Crime series featuring DI Robyn Carter and I think Carol's getting better and better.

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

[Kady]

Just finished Winter Smith: The Secrets of France
Just started A Robot in the Garden

[Pam]

Quick catchup of the two books I've read:

Brothers of Earth by C J Cherryh, reviewed here - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2013663949 and Andre Norton's Merlin's Mirror - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2016867252

[David]

Just finished Every Dead Thing which was not bad at all.

Just started Sharpe's Battle, which seems to be about Sharpe and a battle.

[Elizabeth]

Just finished Greenglass House. Enjoyable, although I'd need to read it again to see if the twist at the end works logically!

Just unpacked a bazillion Louis L'Amours after eight years. Kilkenny. Mmm.

[Patti (baconater)]

I finished The Face of a Stranger yesterday.
Can't say it did much for me.

I started The Island. Enjoying it very much so far.