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[Kath]

Last night I finished The Marriage Betrayal by Shalini Boland who does psychological thrillers so well.

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I started Moths: A trio of dark novellas by Sam Kates.

[Will]

I've got Moths on my Kindle Kath, so intrigued to know what you think

Just finishedThe October Man an intriguing side story to The Rivers series, with the legs to travel on, I think

[Kath]

The first story is very tense all the way through, and the concept is great. The second - the one that's actualy entitiled Moths, is different. Starting with childhood memories - very well written and you feel you know these kids, but as yet, I don't know where it's going. Full review to follow when I've actually read it all! Won't be that long at this rate.

[Pam]

Read another Clark Ashton Smith short story collection, Lost Worlds: Volume 2: Atlantis, Hyperborea, Xiccarph and Others - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2867995776
and
Volume 1 of Joe Abercrombie's trilogy The Blade Itself - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2934335538.

[Jim]

I rather agreed with you about Clark Ashton Smith, I think you read his for the prose rather than the story at times

I rather gave up on the Abercrombie to be honest. I just couldn't work up any empathy for the characters, the background was too dark and the story just went on too long

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

Whizzing through the Justice series, really enjoying it

[Pam]

Read Blood Heritage by Sheri Tepper and posted a review - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2939750061.

[Jim]

The Case of the Black Tulips

I met one of the authors at a show and she told me at the time that she and another author were writing a novel, set in Victorian London. Each would write her own heroine in the first person but they'd take turns with chapters.

Eventually I've got round to reading it and enjoyed it. It is a 'detective story' which worked for me. I found the swapping of viewpoints, allowing you to see the protagonists through the other protagonist's eyes worked for me.
I enjoyed it, a decent mystery, characters that could well grow on me, human interest and humour :-)

[Kath]

Last night I finished Moths: A trio of dark novellas by Sam Kates. three very different but equally unsettled stories on The Dark Side.

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[Pam]

Read the follow up to Sheri Tepper's 'Blood Heritage', The Bones and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2939751877.

[Kath]

Finished this yesterday. Great read inspired by the 2002/3 SARS epidemic. Before This Is Over by Amanda Hickie.

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[David]

Finished Outliers: The Story of Success . An interesting read.

Started The Open Society and Its Enemies

Finished rereading The Grapes of Wrath

Started rereading The Glass Bead Game

Started Begging to Die the 10th Katie Maguire book - I think it is safe to assume I like this series.

[Natasha]

Just finished The Sacred Art of Stealing by Christopher Brookmyre. A very clever book.

Just started And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman.

[Kath]

Yesterday I read To Night Owl from Dogfish, a collaboration between two Yew York Times best selling authors (whom I've never heard of). It's a scream in places. Emails between two 12 year-old girls.

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[Natasha]

Just finished And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman.

Just started Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple.

[Pam]

Read Mark Lawrence's Prince of Thorns and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2943516699.

[Jud]

I just finished Shedding Skin, it apparently won some award in 1972 but I think it was a bit beyond me, I didn't get it. It was just weird and it's the kind of book I feel you need to study rather than read and I'm no good at that without someone more intelligent to guide me :o)

Has anyone else ever read it?

[Pam]

Not me Jud.

Read A Merritt's Seven Footprints to Satan and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1649443781.

[Pam]

Read Barbara Michael's The Dancing Floor and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2946774412.

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

Finished Prime Justice and just about to start Heroic Justice.

[Natasha]

David wrote: "Started rereading The Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse"

But what were the rules of the game??

[Natasha]

Just finished Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple. That was fun.

Just started Wake Up, Sir! by Jonathan Ames.

[David]

Natasha (Diarist) wrote: "David wrote: "Started rereading The Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse"

But what were the rules of the game??"

Ah....

[Kath]

Just finished Meredith's Dagger by Debbie McGowan. History and a touch of supernatural combine in a book that really makes you think. Very enjoyable read.

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[Pam]

Read Stephen King's The Outsider and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2950259389.

[Pam]

Read Wild Chamber by Christopher Fowler and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2954357223.

[Will]

Pam wrote: "Not me Jud.

Read A Merritt's Seven Footprints to Satan and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...."

I read that recently too, and had pretty much the same impression. Actually, I felt that if the author had made it a bit darker, it would have improved it. Try his The Face in the Abyss for a full on fantasy though

[Will]

Just finished some of Sam Llewellyn sailing thrillers. Solid, but unspectacular.

But I did thoroughly enjoy The Only Wizard in Town

[Will]

Not on Kindle, I'm just starting a Victor Bridges novel, The Secret of The Creek. Pam, must be a few of us on a 1930's kick right now!

[Pam]

Will wrote: "Pam wrote: "Not me Jud.

Read A Merritt's Seven Footprints to Satan and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...."

I read that recently too, and had pretty muc..."

Thanks Will, I did read Face in the Abyss some time ago and wasn't that keen I'm afraid.

[Pam]

Read Green Phoenix by Thomas Burnett Swan and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2950258456

[Will]

Another oldie, then...


Be no good if we all liked the same stuff though, would it? Lots of people like The Ship of Ishtar , what we would now call a portal fantasy, but it did nothing for me

[Pam]

Will wrote: "Another oldie, then...


Be no good if we all liked the same stuff though, would it? Lots of people like The Ship of Ishtar , what we would now call a portal fantasy, but it did nothi..."

Yes I wasn't keen on The Ship of Ishtar either!

[Pam]

Read The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2955788832.

[David]

Finished Begging to Die . Pretty good, maybe not the best in the series, but well worthwhile.

[Will]

Pam wrote: "Read The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...."

I think you've saved me picking it up.

Just finished Clovenhoof which was right up my street for a solid 4*

[Jud]

Just finished The Diary of a Bookseller, found it a bit boring and the author comes across as a bit pretentious. It certainly isn't "hilarious", I don't recommend it.

I would love to visit the shop some day though!

[Will]

Hilarious in that context for me is Black Books. But it's a big ask to live up to that

[David]

Just started Fallen Angel .

[Jud]

Finished The Woman in the Window last night. I loved it! But I didn't see the final twist coming (I didn't see any of the twists coming, if I'm honest), I think I must be pretty naive and believe everything I'm told, so I'm easy to hoodwink. I'm actually looking forward to the film coming out, I think it'll be really good or at least it should be!

Just started Moving, I got to the end of the first chapter last night and had to stop, the last sentence had me feeling very emotional (daft eejit). I'm blaming Kitty's birthday and starting school for making me sensitive to the thought of kids growing up and flying the nest. It's just as well I can laugh at myself.

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

I didn't enjoy The Woman in White, although I enjoyed the TV version.

[Pam]

Will wrote: "Pam wrote: "Read The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...."

I think you've saved me picking it up."

LOL!

[Pam]

Read a biography of Stephen King, Haunted Heart: The Life and Times of Stephen King by Lisa Rogak - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2959462243

and

Foxglove Summer, fifth in a series by Ben Aaronovitch - reviewed - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2963683666.

[Jim]

Pam wrote: "Will wrote: "Pam wrote: "Read The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...."

I think you've saved me picking it up."

LOL!"

you provide a valuable service :-)

[Jud]

Pam wrote: "Will wrote: "Pam wrote: "Read The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry and reviewed it - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...."

I think you've saved me picking it up."

LOL!"

Me too! I was considering it

[Natasha]

Just finished Wake Up, Sir! by Jonathan Ames. Bizarre!

Time for a thriller. Just started The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn.

[Kath]

I've just read The Girl with Space in Her Heart by Lara Williamson. It's intended for pre- and early teens but I found it a very good read even for an oldie like me.

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[Jud]

I really enjoyed that Natasha!

[Kath]

I've just finished The Lost Man by Jane (The Dry) Harper. For my money, her best.

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[David]

Just finished Fallen Angel - maybe a bit predictable and rather obvious but still a decent enough read.