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[Jud]

I just finished The Great Rock N Roll Doomsday Tour which was brilliant, I recommend it if you enjoy a book with a silly sense of humour. I have just started Pyramids to carry on with my own self-challenge :o)

[Kath]

Just finished Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson - much funnier than I remembered it (re-reading for the village book group).
Still reading The Survival of Thomas Ford by John A A Logan (one of 'ours' so it adds to my 'our authors' challenge.

[Anita]

How many of "our authors" have you read now Ignite?

[[deleted user]]

Just finished
There's Always Tomorrowi enjoyed this.
Have now started Gray Justice
This is shaping up good so far,having a struggle to put this one down, do wish things would stop getting in the way of my reading :)

[Andrew]

Just finished Run by Jeff Abbott. I was expecting a fugitive-type chase thriller in the vein of Dean Koontz. But I got a rather disjointed CIA conspiracy thriller with uneven writing and some confusion as to who the main protagonist was.

Just starting Ten-Second Staircase, the fourth in the Bryant and May series by Christopher Fowler. It's already making me grin.

[Kath]

Anita wrote: "How many of "our authors" have you read now Ignite?"

I really must count up Anita. I promise only to count each book once. There are several I have read more than once - and not just Mr Harker's!

[Karen]

I've just finished The Crossing Places which was a really good read, although the present tense narrative is a tad off putting. Can't see the point. It doesn't add anything, quite the reverse. And you do have to suspend disbelief to accept the plotline a bit!
Next on my TBR pile is Ready Steady Dig , looking forward to getting back into the garden!

[Kath]

Ready, Steady, Dig is wonderful Karen. Lovely sense of humour throughout. It was one of my favourite reads from last year - and its sequel too, the wonderfully named Gnome or MR Nice Guy. Delightful!

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

I loved those two books as well.

[Lorraine]

Wow Karen,i haven't even started The Crossing Places and you've finished.

[Karen]

Lorraine - JT for captain wrote: "Wow Karen,i haven't even started The Crossing Places and you've finished."

Ah, but I have a cold!! feeling sorry for myself so snuggled up with the book yesterday evening and this am.

I think that's a terrific title, Ignite... Gnome or Mr Nice Guy - looking forward to getting stuck into the book now.Could do with something to make me laugh. (snuffle, snuffle)

[Ros (Shizania)]

I've just finished The Midwife's Confession which I thoroughly enjoyed and just starting The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel: A Novel hoping to see the film soon

[Scott]

Just wrapped up Foxy's Tale and now digging in to Chop Suey. I'm enjoying it thus far, though the author has a strange sense of humor.

[Kath]

Just finished John A A Logan's fantastic The Survival of Thomas Ford. It was really enigmatic in some ways - almost verging on the supernatural but I'm still wondering. A very thought provoking but exciting read. It took me 15 minutes to put the thing down at lunchtime!

Just about to start Nell Grey's Solitary Pleasures.

[Fiona (Titch)]

I just finished and now going to read

[Karina]

finished see review.

Just started was enjoying it... not so much now.

[Patti (baconater)]

I finished Rachel Abbott's Only the Innocent and highly recommend it. Truly gripping thriller. It deserves it's number one status.

I'm going to dip in and out of Shaun's The Mutilation Machination today.

Only the Innocent

The Mutilation Machination

[Philip (sarah)]

I agree Patti,a terrific book.

[Pat ()]

Along Came a Spider by James Patterson
Simon Said by Sarah Shaber
If I can get off of here long enough I might be able to finish them. Enjoying them both but enjoying being here too!

[Patti (baconater)]

I know that feeling well, Pat!

[Karen]

Oh dear, have had to give up on Ready Steady Dig just a few chapters in... really don't like 'cutesy'

But I'm really enjoying The Crow Trap - it's been on my TBR pile for ages! so glad I've got to it.

[Kath]

Oh I loved it Karen. Still, if we all liked the same some of us would be killed in the rush!

[Karen]

Interesting tho - hve just been posting in the review section - I couldn't even give the book 1 star cos I couldn't finish it, yet I'm aware there is nothing
'wrong' with the writing style. It's just subjective. Crow Trap, however, is definitely more my cup of tea so will prob get a 3 star. Which is not to say that one book is 'better' than the other one.

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

I finished Cross Country earlier, wasn't looking forward to it and it wasn't one of his best. Am reading Alex Cross's Trial next but it is a co written book so not looking forward to that either.

[Patti (baconater)]

I'm looking forward to you finishing the JP books Desley! Hehe!

[Vic]

I have just finished both "The Devil Rides Out" by Dennis Wheatley and "Gray Justice", by Alan McDermott. And I have to announce that we have yet another brilliant new writer who is a member of this forum.

A most excellent book.

I think my reading may take a bit of a back seat for a while when I get home. I decided yesterday not only to publish "Vic's Big Walk" in paperback form (to add to the Kindle and other e-versions), but to publish 3 more books in the next 12 months. They are all virtually written (one I had completely forgotten about until yesterday) but will still need a lot of work.

[Philip (sarah)]

Just finished A Cleansing of Soulsanother masterpiece from Stuart,I cried at the end and I am still not sure if it was in empathy with the story or because I had finished such a beautiful book!
Starting The Surgeons Blade. Sorry yet again I can't find the link,I seem to manage some but not others,don't know where I'm going wrong.

[Karina]

Finished Now reading


Could not put the book down. Finally tore the kindle away at 4.30am. I'm loving it.

[Kath]

The Surgeon's Blade - does that help Sarah? I'm going to read this too!

[Emma]

Just finished the truly amazing A Cleansing of Souls and am reeling a bit! Not sure what I can read next that'll even come close!

[Stuart]

Philip (sarah) wrote: "Just finished A Cleansing of Soulsanother masterpiece from Stuart,I cried at the end and I am still not sure if it was in empathy with the story or because I had finished such a beau..."

Thank you! Sorry about the tears! Happy ones though, I hope!!

[Emma]

So I decided on Bang: Memoirs of a Relationship Assassin as I felt the need for something a bit lighter. Am enjoying it so far. It is a very interesting concept :-) x

[Kath]

Just finished Solitary Pleasures by Nell Grey. This is an interesting family story with some good characters and of course a few family secrets! Going to have a bit of an auld think about what to read next.

[Patti (baconater)]

Just finished Shaun's The Mutilation Machination. Excellent collection of horror short stories. I so enjoy Shaun's stuff and can't recommend it highly enough.
As Dave's gone off to watch the rugby and I have a quiet house, I'm going to snuggle in to A Cleansing of Souls and wallow in what I'm expecting to be magic prose.

[Emma]

Patti (Mango Mad) wrote: "Just finished Shaun's The Mutilation Machination. Excellent collection of horror short stories. I so enjoy Shaun's stuff and can't recommend it highly enough.
As Dave's gone off to ..."

Oh it will be Patti! I hoe you enjoy it as much as I did x

[Patti (baconater)]

If I enjoy it even half as much as I did Tollesbury Time, I'll be a happy Patti.

[Emma]

I enjoyed it AS much so. I reckon you are in for a treat x

[Philip (sarah)]

Thanks for the link Ignite. Finished The Surgeon's Blade Hey Presto worked this time!
Still to decide my next choice.

[[deleted user]]

I haven't visited this thread for a while so have some catching up to do! Read a few by our authors for my challenge, , , and - all of which I enjoyed. I also read my first book by Talli Roland - which I also enjoyed. Then I read a load of free romances, some of which have been on my kindle for a while - none of which were memorable or worth recommending. I'm full of cold at the mo so can't concentrate on much but am reading a lot as I can't do much else (won't be writing reviews until I can think straight again though). Today I read and loved it. Karen and Ignite's comments about it reminded me that I've been meaning to read it for ages (Karen found it too "cutesy" but that doesn't bother me and is ideal reading for my mood at the mo!) It made me laugh out loud at times and I really enjoyed it. I have the next in the series on my kindle but will read something else first I think. Probably read some more of Bob's as it looks good, but I wasn't in the mood for it earlier...

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[Karen]

Karen (Kew) wrote: "I haven't visited this thread for a while so have some catching up to do! Read a few by our authors for my challenge, , , [bo..."

That's a really interesting comment, Karen - the mood thing. Cos I had downloaded the sample of 'Ready Steady Dig' ages ago and THEN bought it... and as you say about the Bob Brookes title, you weren't 'in the mood for it earlier' - it's also a mood thing. And maybe if I'd read the book at the same time I bought it...
And it's pretty much the same from a writing perspective - mood swings... Maybe someone shd do an analysis of literary output to chocolate input. Do we write better/enjoy reading more in correlation with the calorie input? Think there must be a thesis in there somewhere...
and I am still enjoying 'Crow Trap'

[[deleted user]]

Karen wrote: "That's a really interesting comment, Karen - the mood thing. Cos I had downloaded the sample of 'Ready Steady Dig' ages ago and THEN bought it... and as you say about the Bob Brookes title, you weren't 'in the mood for it earlier' - it's also a mood thing. And maybe if I'd read the book at the same time I bought it...
And it's pretty much the same from a writing perspective - mood swings... Maybe someone shd do an analysis of literary output to chocolate input. Do we write better/enjoy reading more in correlation with the calorie input? Think there must be a thesis in there somewhere...
and I am still enjoying 'Crow Trap' "

I'm definately influenced by my mood when I choose to read something. I'd be very interesting in volunteering to do the chocolate study - hopefully you will provide the chocolate...?

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[Aoibhínn]

I've just began reading 11/22/63 by Stephen King today.

[Lorraine]

After 6 weeks of reading a bit here and a bit there, I finished The Book Thief....... Now starting The Man From U.N.D.E.A.D. - The Curious Case Of The Kidnapped Chemist, while reading The Mutilation Machination on the side :)

[Jay-me (Janet)]

Just finished
also read some short stories including
and
I have the sample of to read & see if I want to read more, but I fancy some light reading for this grey looking Sunday (after I have walked the dog) so I might read.

[[deleted user]]

Just finished Gray Justice this was very different from what i usually read, but i really did enjoy it, excellent book.

Started Death in Spigg's Wood

[Karen]

Karen (Kew) wrote: "Karen wrote: "That's a really interesting comment, Karen - the mood thing. Cos I had downloaded the sample of 'Ready Steady Dig' ages ago and THEN bought it... and as you say about the Bob Brookes ..."

Perhaps we should ask Cadburys to sponsor a serious research project on this.

And I have now finished the Crow Trap and a jolly good read it was too. Good characters, lovely setting and a tight-knit plot. And a very different detective in Vera Stanhope.
Have at last started The Company of Fellows which has been languishing on my TBR pile for far too long. So far it's a really good read and not too many typos.

[Pat ()]

Finished and enjoyed a gentle mystrey.

Also enjoyed this one too.
Now reading
on chapter 31 already. Really fast yarn.Excellent read

And finished it! Super stuff! well pleased I got it.

[Anita]

Ignite wrote: "Anita wrote: "How many of "our authors" have you read now Ignite?"

I really must count up Anita. I promise only to count each book once. There are several I have read more than once - and not ..."

I am sure you will have read loads more than I have. I am afraid my challange has gone to pot a bit whith everything going on, I must try to have a count up & see.

[[deleted user]]

I've just finished reading two books (not at the same time!)

Paw Tracks In The Moonlight which was in the daily deal and was a pleasant read. Then I read Gnome or MR Nice Guy which I enjoyed but not as much as the first in the series, Ready Steady Dig. I'm dipping in and out of things at the mo as I can't settle on something to read properly. I've been in bed the last couple of days with cold virus which has turned chesty. So I'm only reading light hearted things at the mo.

[Anita]

Sorry to hear you are not well Karen, hope you will be better soon.
I have just finished The calling of the Grave by Simon Beckett. He is a local author that I first heard on radio Sheffield before his work was published. I have really enjoyed all his books & I think he just gets better & better.