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[Elle]

Ooo Desley, I must get your feedback on it. Virals has been on my wishlist for a while but only because it's a Kathy Reichs book.

I've not heard much about it!

[Desley (Cat fosterer)]

Its an easy read, suppose it would be classed as YA. There is a wolf link but don't know what that would be genre wiseThere is a link to Tempe

[Elle]

Ye it's her nephew or something isn't it?

[Fiona (Titch)]

I have just finished Ignite - Z.L. Arkadie.

[Nigel]

Finished in the hols, Dirty Words by Todd Robinson:

There are so many aspects to America that make for great material in entertainment - prisons, mobsters, barflies, boxing, petty-criminals, jazz, private-investigators - not to mention the melting-pot that is New York.

Dirty Words is something of a melting-pot too, and it's great to have all the themes mentioned and more besides touched on in the one collection.

Todd Robinson certainly doesn't short-change the buyers of his book. Each story is really substantial (and there are 11 of them altogether). Better still, he delivers tales skillfully, playing around with ideas and telling them in an almost conversational way; imagine taking a long bus-ride and sitting next to Ed Bunker (I know Ed's dead, Baby - imagine) and how fully entertained you'd be and now you're on the mark for what you'll find in Dirty Words.

The voices of the stories always flows. The characters are superbly drawn. The themes seem familiar, but the way Robinson approaches them, you'll never know what's coming; in a way he's pulling a scam of his own every time he takes us on a journey and he's always clever enough to stay at least one step ahead.

The dialogue is exceptional. There's one point where part of a conversation is in Italian. My Italian is non-existent, but I understood the meaning and appreciated the humour, not to mention the situation (a mafia boss telling his crew to drop their trousers).

There's a lot of humour in their, too. Todd and his characters are quick and sharp with their lines and deliver with the deadpan look of a slapped fish. You'll also find a huge amount of humour in the way things play out. Thing is, it's all done with a grace of writing that makes it look like it's all been completely effortless, when I know that writing this good takes a huge amount of graft.

I'd love to hear that someone of the ilk of Quentin Tarantino would get hold of this and try and roll it together and make some kind of Short Cuts. That would be quite something to see on the screen.

Set to it. You won't regret it (unless you have serious issues with sex, violence, swearing and illegal activity).

Big smiles.

[D.D. Chant]

Jud (Disney Diva) wrote: "I finished Interesting Times now I'm reading Maskerade featuring our very own DD as Christne :o)"

Jud you're gonna have to explain this to me as I've not read the book!!!

[Jud]

D.D. wrote: "Jud (Disney Diva) wrote: "I finished Interesting Times now I'm reading Maskerade featuring our very own DD as Christne :o)"

Jud you're gonna have to explain this to me as I've not read the book!!!"

She uses a lot of !!! You should read it.

[Patti (baconater)]

I'm about 20 pages away from finishing my first DTB since I got my first kindle.

I bought it just before I got my kindle and there was no way I could get rid of it without reading it.

It won the Orange Prize in 2003 and it's a GREAT book. But...

It's not on kindle. :(

Definitely one to watch for in charity shops. If anyone wants this copy, let me know and I'll post it to you.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Property-Vale...

[D.D. Chant]

Jud (Disney Diva) wrote: "D.D. wrote: "Jud (Disney Diva) wrote: "I finished Interesting Times now I'm reading Maskerade featuring our very own DD as Christne :o)"

Jud you're gonna have to explain this to me as I've not rea..."

How dare she!!!

[Fiona (Titch)]

This morning I started My Husband's On Facebook! Unpublished -Richard Parise

[Roger]

Just finished and while I've been on holiday.

Both are action adventure trillers and although very different (one set in Napoleonic times, the other mordern day), both are extremely good reads.

I've not just moved on to and so far that's been good too.

[Karen]

Just finished Sovereign which I'd really been looking forward to, as a Shardlake fan, but it was disappointingly slow and unengrossing for the most part.
Now got one more book to read from last year's downloads (yehhh!), and that's Guard a Silver Sixpence: My Yorkshire Family's Secret which will be a complete change from my recent fare.

[Fiona (Titch)]

Yesterday I finished My Husband's On Facebook! Unpublished - Richard Parise. Last night I started My Husband's On Facebook! - Unpublished -Richard Parise.

[Karen]

Lorraine - roll on the new season wrote: "Just finished Stop Me,just started The Blood Detective."
The Blood Detective
Now that does sound interesting. Into genealogy at the moment (and looking forward to reading Steve's new book shortly ,To the Grave

[Kath]

Just finished The Wind-Catcher, a dark fable unfortunately marred by a lot of errors.
Just about to start The Crucible (Part 1) by Ruby Barnes.
Edit to add I was drawn to Ruby's blog - another benefit of the Blog Ring!

[Patti (baconater)]

Patti (Stir Crazy) wrote: "I'm about 20 pages away from finishing my first DTB since I got my first kindle.

I bought it just before I got my kindle and there was no way I could get rid of it without reading it.

It won the..."


This was an honest offer, anyone who thinks they'd enjoy the book.

Just let me know. Otherwise I'll have to dump it in a charity shop. :(

[Vanessa (aka Dumbo)]

Karen wrote: "Just finished Sovereign which I'd really been looking forward to, as a Shardlake fan, but it was disappointingly slow and unengrossing for the most part.
Now got one more book to read from last yea..."

Sovereign was the first Shardlake book I read and I loved it. You almost feel you're there back in history with his books. I've read all of them, my least favourite was Dissolution. I read them out of order but I loved the last one, Heartstone.

[Vanessa (aka Dumbo)]

Roger wrote: "Just finished and while I've been on holiday.

Both are action adventure trillers and although very different (one set in Napoleonic times,..."

I've read the Lost Relic and really enjoyed it.

[Lorraine]

Karen wrote: "Lorraine - roll on the new season wrote: "Just finished Stop Me,just started The Blood Detective."
The Blood Detective
Now that does sound interesting. Into genealogy at the moment (and looking for..."

Karen,i have just finished this and it is excellant,Dan Waddell the author has written books that tie in with the series Who do you think you are.It's about a murder in 1879,and the copycat murders at the time of the books writing(2008)being tied in by genealogy.I'm going to read The Creepernow and then read the next in the seriesBlood Atonement. Dan Waddellstraight after.

[Lorraine]

Should have also said that if they cost to much on Amazon,which they did for me,the book people have them both for £3.99.

[Grace]

Just finished beta reading a book and about to start
Vestal Virgin - it has some awesome reviews so I'm looking forward to being completely engrossed.

[Mark]

Just finished . It began a bit shakey but then got me hooked. Enough to have just started

[Karen]

Lorraine - roll on the new season wrote: "Should have also said that if they cost to much on Amazon,which they did for me,the book people have them both for £3.99."

Thanks Lorraine - I have just this minute checked the kindle price and 'wish listed' it till it is cheaper. If the publishers can sell Ian Rankin's new one at 4.99, I ain't paying 6.99 for Dan Waddell.

And I have just finished (didn't take long to read - I was hooked!) Guard a Silver Sixpence: My Yorkshire Family's Secret which was recommended to me cos I was interested in family history. I thought it was terrific. And that's the last of my 2011 TBR pile, hurray.
Off to start 2012 at last with Snow Angels . Happy New Year.

[Dan's]

Just finished up "daytripper" by the brother's Bas

And I am continuing with a HC of a GN regarding the life Olympia de Gouges (it reads as a sort of colourfull biography) with very important parts illuminting the history of that era..
--history precedding the French Revolution--

[Patti (baconater)]

Patti (Stir Crazy) wrote: "Patti (Stir Crazy) wrote: "I'm about 20 pages away from finishing my first DTB since I got my first kindle.

I bought it just before I got my kindle and there was no way I could get rid of it witho..."

Yay!

Got a request and will be sending it forward tomorrow. :)

[Lorraine]

Karen wrote Thanks Lorraine - I have just this minute checked the kindle price and 'wish listed' it till it is cheaper. If the publishers can sell Ian Rankin's new one at 4.99, I ain't paying 6.99 for Dan Waddell.

I've beem waiting for it to come down in price for the last 6 months,got so fed up that it didn't budge i looked for other options.If he was an author that i had read before i would have paid it, but it's a lot of money othertwise.

[Nigel]

Even though he’s cool as a cucumber, Gideon Miles is the kind of US Marshal who creates waves wherever he goes. It’s not just the badge he carries that sets people against him, it’s the colour of his skin.

In Miles To Little Ridge, the folk he meets when he rides in to town don’t take kindly to him for other reasons, namely that he’s there to pick up a clean-living pillar of the community who’s also the only living parent of a young girl. The Miles is to take the man in for trial, the charge being armed robbery.

Serendipity has it that the guy he should be paying attention to, an axe-wielding Swede, is the first to set eyes upon him. The Swede and Miles have history and the Swede is determined to get his revenge. Problem for Miles is that the sheriff in Little Ridge is racist enough to want to tilt the odds in The Swede’s favour.

It’s a great tale. The opening description sets the scene perfectly. The flavour of Western is so strong I could practically smell the body odours, the heat and the horse-sweat. Great, too, the way the blacks and the whites are merged to greys as the plot unfolds.

I’ve also picked up a new line in swearing – ‘You stumblebum fiddlefoot’; I’ll be trying that one if I ever get into a tight spot.

A very enjoyable and stylish read.

[Philip (sarah)]

Started Freeze
After finishing For Absent Friends by Michael White and
The Benefactor by Scott Griffin.No links for either of these.

[Fiona (Titch)]

Today I have read and finished My Husband's On Facebook! - Unpublished & My Husband's On Facebook! Unpublished - Richard Parise. Now I am reading Guilty Wives - James Patterson.

[Patti (baconater)]

Oh. I'd not heard of that Patterson.

Let us know if it's good please Fiona.

[Fiona (Titch)]

It's his latest summer thriller so it tells me Patti lol x

[Patti (baconater)]

Oh no wonder I've not heard of it.

[Fiona (Titch)]

I need some decent books to read over the summer whilst on holiday on Friday :-)

[Pat ()]

Just finished Every Witch Way But Wicked
Collection of short stories. Every one a gem

Nearly finished No More Tears this continues the action and completes a brilliant trilogy.

[Mago]

Just finished In the Blood in two sittings,aren't our authors great.

[Tim]

After a run of mediocre 3-star books (including some by well known "literary giants"), I've seen the light and started on by our own Andrew. :)

[Andrew]

So very glad - scratch that - absolutely delighted you enjoyed it, Pat.

I hope you enjoy the first one too, Tim. (I'm nervous all over again now).

[Kath]

It's a long while since I recommended anything as heartily as I have your trilogy from an author I didn't previously know Andy. I have faith!

[Pat ()]

Finished Oh boy what a read! Superb! Excellent ending to this series.

[Andrew]

Thank you, Ignite; I owe you a huge debt of gratitude for the faith you've put in me.

And oh what a relief, Pat. I'm so happy you enjoyed Tears... I may steal your line for marketing purposes, hehe.

[Aoibhínn]

I've finished reading Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith this morning. I try to read at least one classic per month so this month I've decided to read The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper.

[Karen]

Finished Snow Angels - disappointing, the plot was unconvincing, and the kindle version is riddled with annoying typos... 'wiThevery interaction', 'my mouThis still sore' etc, right thru the book - and my favourite 'Rohypnol, the date-ape drug' - ooh those wicked primates.
Off to start Steve's To the Grave and try not to think of Reginald D Hunter as the lead!

[Kath]

You've made me laugh out loud Karen. The date-ape drug. I've met a few anthropoid types I'd have had to be drugged to date - I wonder if that's what they meant?

[Lorraine]

Just finishedThe Creeper,now about to start Blood Atonement. Dan Waddell.

[Philip (sarah)]

Finished FreezeNon stop action,monsters and more than a little gore.IMO well written apart from a typo where a character lay with her dog and did,I assumed it should have been died but lo and behold next chapter she is still alive.Now I am totally confused.Reread it 3 times and can make no sense of it:@(
Started Double Bind

[Kath]

Probably missing words Sarah - and did party tricks!

[Philip (sarah)]

The mind Boggles Ignite! Whatever she did it certainly revived her.

[Alex]

Philip (sarah) wrote: "The mind Boggles Ignite! Whatever she did it certainly revived her."

...a crossword? ...some yoga? ...

sorry! :o|

[Roger]

Vanessa wrote: "Roger wrote: "Just finished and while I've been on holiday.

Both are action adventure trillers and although very different (one set in Nap..."

And just finished . Really enjoyed it, probably one of the best Ben Hope novels, although I really enjoyed Passenger 13, the Ben Hope short story.

Now move on to one of the Joe Pickett novels by CJ Box and I always but always enjoy.

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Haven't posted here for a while so have some catching up to do.

Read and thoroughly enjoyed Ghost Fleet which was one of the group reads.
Then I read a pleasant light romance, Bluebells on the Hill. Now I'm nearly half way through The Beach Cafe and starting to enjoy it more, since some unpleasant characters have been ditched!

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