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[Kath]

I love these anecdotal, discursive little gems!

[Kelly]

Just finished our Kath's Kath Middleton fabulous Beneath The Ink Beneath the Ink. It's another cracker. Dark science and messed-up human nature. What a mind to have come up with that story!

Not started anything else yet.

[Kath]

Wow! So pleased you enjoyed it. Yes, my mind is possibly a bit... deranged? Is that too harsh? ;)

[Jim]

Kath wrote: "I love these anecdotal, discursive little gems!"

I always liked Ronnie with his arm chair

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94MHF...

I think some of his performances were miracles of amusing discursive bits whilst telling a story that wasn't as funny as the bits where he wandered off :-)

[Jim]

Elizabeth wrote: "Kath wrote: "I've enjoyed another delightful coddiwomple through the lanes of Port Naain in the company of Tallis Steelyard and his friends and family. Do yourself a favour - have a read.

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

Am so doing - subtle writing, deliciously entertaining


Which shows that you should always be advised by Kath :-)

[Kath]

I must remember to advise people to read mine, too. ;)

[M.M.]

Just finished The Jump
now reading a book I won in a GRs giveaway,
Black Mad Wheel

[Kelly]

Kath wrote: "Wow! So pleased you enjoyed it. Yes, my mind is possibly a bit... deranged? Is that too harsh? ;)"

Hmmm, sounds about right!! Loved it.

[Pam]

Karen wrote: "Am doggedly struggling through The Firemaker, only a third to go now. Really disappointed as I loved the Lewis books and even managed the Enzo ones tho they weren't as good. A lot of ..."

Have seen some of those in the charity shops. Glad I didn't get them now!

[Pam]

Read a collection of 1930s mostly supernatural stories and one SF tale by Robert Bloch, The Opener Of The Way and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2119930883

[Kath]

Just finished another corker - Rough Music by Patrick Gale, a favourite writer of mine. I've not read one I haven't been in awe of!

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[David]

Just finished Dark Matter

Best book I've read in a while: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Elizabeth]

Kath wrote: "I must remember to advise people to read mine, too. ;)"

I must confess to being a bit scared to read yours, Kath. Although I suppose I'll be okay as I don't feel a current need for a tattoo...

[T4bsF (Call me Flo)]

A Column of Fire by Ken Follett

Just pre-ordered this for my Kindle - out on the 21st. - I've waited ages for this third book.

[Kath]

Elizabeth wrote: "Kath wrote: "I must remember to advise people to read mine, too. ;)"

I must confess to being a bit scared to read yours, Kath. Although I suppose I'll be okay as I don't feel a current need for a ..."

Haha! It's not just about tattoos, but I know it's made a few tattoo owners feel a bit uncomfortable...

[Natasha]

Just finished The Lonely Planet Egypt Guide.

50% through A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman. Rather good.

[Kath]

I loved Ove!

[Natasha]

Kath wrote: "I loved Ove!"

I'm expecting to love the second half too, Kath.

[Kath]

There are some authors I stalk till they produce a new book. David Staniforth is one. The Book of Maker

Totally engaging concept and a thrill of excitement - even fear - as the story unfolds.

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[Kath]

Another stunning story, set in wartime London. Letters to the Pianist

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[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

Finally finished Inferno, going to start Jenny Pox next on kindle but focusing on my paperback

[Kath]

A 4.5 from me for The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield. Creey and rather Gothic.

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

[David]

I finished 13 Dates while I was away on holiday. A decent enough romantic comedy, but with no real surprises.

Started Daisy in Chains which is pretty good so far (about halfway).

[Kath]

You won't be surprised, given my antipathy towards The Pun, that any title like that turns me off. I don't like plays on words in titles.

[Natasha]

Finished A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman, which was wonderful, as I'd been led to believe. Even cried a couple of times.

Picked up Money by Martin Amis again.

[David]

Kath wrote: "You won't be surprised, given my antipathy towards The Pun, that any title like that turns me off. I don't like plays on words in titles."

Which book?

If you mean the Daisy in Chains one, I can't say I paid that much attention to the title.

[Kath]

That's the one! Like A New Dawn when a lass called dawn gets divorced and decides to pull herself up by her bootstraps. Sets my teeth on edge.

[David]

Kath wrote: "That's the one! Like A New Dawn when a lass called dawn gets divorced and decides to pull herself up by her bootstraps. Sets my teeth on edge."

Ah, right. Can't say I'm that bothered myself. What does annoy me lately is the current fashion for adding condescendingly annoying subtitles (or whatever they are called) after the main title - like this one I saw this morning:

The Girl Who Came Back: A totally gripping psychological thriller with a twist you won’t see coming

[Kath]

Oh yes. Teeth-gritting, that sort of thing.

[Will]

David - I think the long subtitles thing is a trick to help with SEO. Apparently it puts you higher up search lists because they give priority to words in the title or subtitle.

The Mail Online does it all the time with its headlines, which are now mini stories rather than headlines. Here's today's top story:

"Thirty-minute makeover! Bride who was left without a dress HALF AN HOUR before her wedding is rescued by 'heroic' boutique - which created a stunning bespoke gown with moments to spare"

[Stuart]

Just finished The Secret History of Twin Peaks and The Scarlet Letter - both wonderful in very different ways. Just started Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life by Thich Nhat Hahn

[Pam]

Will wrote: "David - I think the long subtitles thing is a trick to help with SEO. Apparently it puts you higher up search lists because they give priority to words in the title or subtitle.

The Mail Online do..."

Well if they're going to do that why bother to read the newspaper article/book!

[Pam]

Read Algernon Blackwood's The Magic Mirror: Lost Ghost and Supernatural Stories - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2126948643.

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

Finished Jenny Pox yesterday - thought it was a YA book, but think it was a bit OTT in places to be classed as that. I'd have preferred not to have had the last chapter though, it spoilt it for me. Started A Cold Day For Murder last night and Before the Poison this afternoon

[David]

Just finished Daisy in Chains which was... well, a bit meh. Fairly obvious where it was going from near the start, no great surprises. A disappointment after the others by her I've read.

Just about to start Gallows Thief which was 99p on Amazon yesterday, so I got it and - unusually for me - decided to read it without letting it mature on my Kindle for several months (or years) first.

[Kath]

A grand story (or stories woven together) by Louise Beech How to Be Brave.

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[Daniella]

I just finished "A Terrible Beauty" by Tasha Alexander. It is part of her Lady Emily mystery series.
Here's my Goodreads review:
"As the past collides with the present, Tasha Alexander spins an elegant web of mystery that keeps the reader turning pages. A deliciously satisfying tale. This the best book in this wonderful series thus far."


Just started "Surrender at Sunrise" by Tonya Royston

[David]

Just finished Kath's Beneath the Ink . A terrific tale; for me, her best so far.

[Kath]

Whoo! Great to hear that! Thank you.

[David]

Kath wrote: "Whoo! Great to hear that! Thank you."

More like this one please :-)

[Kath]

Ah, that's the thing. Every one is different!

[Will]

Just finished Ghost Road Blues for a group read. Possibly the first 1* review I've done.

[David]

Just finished The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature which was excellent.

Just started Veni, Vidi, Vici: Everything you ever wanted to know about the Romans but were afraid to ask

[Elizabeth]

Just enjoyed Blood on the Rock by (our) Kelly Clayton. Alas, no link visible on GR as yet.

Just re-reading Shalako by Louis L'Amour - far superior to the film.

[Patti (baconater)]

I finished Lone Wolf this morning. T'was really good. I gave it five stars but it was more four and three quarters, really. I reckon a true five star is a book you think about even when not reading it. I did Lone Wolf a bit but can't say I ached with longing.

Now then, the new Sleeping Beauties

I'm only on page 76. It's so FREAKING GOOD!

I'm really trying to sip at it but I so want to gulp it.

[Nigel]

Most of my reading time is taken up with manuscripts just now, but I picked up Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name last night and really enjoyed the simplicity of the complexity (if that makes sense). I'm looking forward to curling up with it later tonight. Definitely worthy of a mention here, I decided.

[Kath]

Just finished Kelly Clayton's stonking new Jack Le Claire detective story. Blood On The Rock: Treachery, desire, jealousy and murder

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Also a charming and well written 'travelogue' style of book by Roz Morris. Not Quite Lost: Travels Without A Sense of Direction I enjoyed the style but found it a little bit 'bitty'. I suppose it has to be but it didn't totally hang together for me. A jolly good 4* though.

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

[Kelly]

Kath wrote: "Just finished Kelly Clayton's stonking new Jack Le Claire detective story. Blood On The Rock: Treachery, desire, jealousy and murder

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

Thank you. What a lovely surprise to see the review this morning.

[Kelly]

Elizabeth wrote: "Just enjoyed Blood on the Rock by (our) Kelly Clayton. Alas, no link visible on GR as yet.

Just re-reading Shalako by Louis L'Amour - far superior to the film."

Thank you. Someone smarter than me has now put the link up!

[Kath]

Just finished Sealskin by Su Bristow. A powerful debut novel with the Selkie legend at its heart.

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