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[Philip (sarah)]

Started and finished Don't Tell Them by A.J.Ruia also
90 Miles to Freedom

[Kath]

Just finished The Banned Underground by Will MacMillan Jones - great, funny fantasy.

Just started (last night) An Abandoned Woman by Lexie Conyngham. Well up to her usual standard.

[Elle]

Ellie wrote: "I finished reading by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler earlier today. It's just an young adult romance but it's very entertaining and funny. I loved all the 1990'..."

Been wanting to read The Future Of Us for a while. Is it worth the hype?

[Marc]

finished

Not sure what to read next. maybe my first Ali Smith

[Nigel]

Ishmael Toffee: A Novella

I loved everything about the novella ‘Ishmael Toffee’. Was drawn in by the voice and the subject immediately.
Ishmael’s just out of prison. He’s a killer who suddenly tired of killing. Whilst watching his back in the cells, he discovered a new freedom in the form of gardening, a new connection with the earth and the way things might be. He’s hard, poor and covered in tattoos.
His rehabilitation is to be encouraged by work – a job in the garden of a rich, white man in the luxurious settings of a mightily secure house where only the help has colour to their skin.
There’s a snake in the garden, mind. Family life is not all it should be. Ishmael knows that what’s happening is wrong, but he also knows that trying to help will get him in to no end of trouble. It’s a question of whether the old or the new Ishmael is going to show up and I’m not going to tell you how it shapes up.
It’s a fantastic piece of fiction which deals with the injustices of poverty, the inequities of the world, the stark realities of life and death. The prose is sharp and clinical, yet there’s a heart beating through it all the way along, a hope that warmth and fairness might rise above the setting and the situation no matter how farfetched that seems at times. It does get tough – gruelling material at which the writer shows his class instead of flinching away.
By year’s end, this book is going to shine out as one of my favourites. There’s no doubt about it.
Very highly recommended.

Next, some William McIlvanney methinks.

[Jud]

I finished Thief of Time and started The Last Hero: A Discworld Fable I'm loving the discworld books and working my way to finishing my challenge!

[Philip (sarah)]

Started and struggled to put down The Blackhouse.Terrific!

[Dylan]

I've just finished Berserk by Tim Lebbon. Here's my review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Karen]

Philip (sarah) wrote: "Started and struggled to put down The Blackhouse.Terrific!"

I loved The Blackhouse too! Now got the others to read.

[[deleted user]]

I finished A Patchwork of Poison this afternoon and thoroughly enjoyed it!

Not sure what I will be reading next..

:0)

[Anita]

I loved the Blackhouse too Sarah, not read the next one yet, it's somwhere in my very large TBR list. Hope you are feeling a bit better today.

[Jay-me (Janet)]

Haven't decided what to read next. I've been having a good sweep through a lot of the free books that I had downloaded. Some good, some deleted after looking at. Quite a few were first books in series - I have a couple of them marked down to look out for when my TBR is even more manageable than it is now.
Ones I enjoyed were

One that I didn't like and wouldn't recommend

[Chris]

Just finished Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West which was a harrowing read. Now reading Iain M. Banks's The Algebraist which is far easier going.

[Marc]

since the book I want to read isn't listed on GR yet, am going to go with this instead for now

[Philip (sarah)]

Finished The Blackhouse and enjoyed it so much I started the next in the trilogy The Lewis Manwhich is shaping up to be possibly even better than the first especially if you have an interest in dementia!

Edit to tell Anita that I feel much better today,thank you xxx

[Anita]

Glad you are feeling better Sarah, think I might move The Lewis Man up the TBR pile.

[Aoibhínn]

Yesterday I finished by Janet Evanovich. It's the tenth novel in the Stephanie Plum series. This novel had a far more serious and darker tone than the other books. It was a gripping and exciting read with an excellent plot and great characters.

Right now, I'm a couple of chapters into by Ian Serraillier. This is a re-read. I first read in when I was in school. I remember liking it but I don't remember much about the plot.

[Philip (sarah)]

Finished The Lewis Man Loved how he mixed research based history with fiction,also his impression of how the dementia sufferer experienced his present through his past was inspired!
I now have to wait till December for the final book in the series:(

[Patti (baconater)]

A gentle suggestion for all our lovely groupites who are so great about posting in this most wonderful thread. :)

If you could also add an amazon link when you mention a book (including the group store tag, if possible) it would really be helpful.

No worries if not, of course.

[Fiona (Titch)]

How do I do that?

[Patti (baconater)]

Hi Fiona!

How are you???

Well, if you know how to copy and paste a link, you just open the amazon page for the book, copy the link and them paste it in here.

To add the group store tag, you add &tag=ethings-21 to the end of the amazon link.

But if its a hassle, please don't worry about it. Xxx

[Philip (sarah)]

I know how to add the Goodreads link but not the Amazon one:@) Sorry!

[Patti (baconater)]

No worries Sarah.

We still love you. :D

[Fiona (Titch)]

Full of cold, fed up with book I'm reading lol

[Jay-me (Janet)]

Patti (Migrating Coconut) wrote: "Hi Fiona!

How are you???

Well, if you know how to copy and paste a link, you just open the amazon page for the book, copy the link and them paste it in here.

To add the group store tag, you add &tag=ethings-21 to the end of the amazon link.
"


Simon said that you use Patti's tag if there is an "&" in the link otherwise use ?tag=ethings-21

I was having problems using the tag but now I use the question mark it seems to work OK
(actually I don't know that for sure but before I was getting "page not found" errors and now I'm not)

[Jay-me (Janet)]

**Trying links for Patti**


Just finished and am now reading


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Murder-Steepl...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Patchwork-Poi...

[Anita]

I will give it a try Patti but don't hold your breath sweetie..
I know how to copy and paste but I am never sure which bit is the link I am supposed to copy ? I know a bit thick aren't I.

[Karen]

Finished Driving Over Lemons: An Optimist in Andalucia and really enjoyed it - it comes across as really honest and engaging.

I did start reading Painted Ladies but 42% in and it hasn't grabbed me, and I find the glib style irrating, so I've stopped there. Oh dear, this is the third book lately I can't be bothered to finish. Off to find something a little meatier.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Driving-Over-...

[Patti (baconater)]

Jay-me (Janet) ~plum chutney is best~ wrote: "**Trying links for Patti**


Just finished and am now reading


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Murder-Steepl...-..."



Janet! You've rocked the links! Weyhey!

Have a cookie.

[Patti (baconater)]

Anita wrote: "I will give it a try Patti but don't hold your breath sweetie..
I know how to copy and paste but I am never sure which bit is the link I am supposed to copy ? I know a bit thick aren't I."

Holds breath.

Erggggg.

Blue is NOT my colour....

;)

[Elle]

Anita wrote: "I will give it a try Patti but don't hold your breath sweetie..
I know how to copy and paste but I am never sure which bit is the link I am supposed to copy ? I know a bit thick aren't I."

just copy and paste the entire thing!

[Patti (baconater)]

Fiona (Titch) wrote: "Full of cold, fed up with book I'm reading lol"

Oh bless Fi.

I don't ever want to hear you are reading a book you're not enjoying ever again.

And I'm sorry you're feeling poorly.

Hot whiskey and lemon, and a brain candy book.

May I suggest Pompomberry House? Okay, it's a bit more than brain candy. It's funny, it's clever,
You'll love it.
:)

[Fiona (Titch)]

Patti, I have that waiting on kindle as I grabbed it when it came x

[Anita]

I said you shouldn't hold your breath Patti. I tried to copy it all Elle but I ended up with about 3lines of numbers and letters when the link you put on is only 1 short line. I don't think I will ever get it !

[Aoibhínn]

I managed to finished reading by Ian Serraillier this morning. Now I'm reading by Nicholas Sparks.

[Lorraine]

That's right Anita,you will get a few lines,but when you click post it condenses.

Patti, can you put up example of a book with and without the group tag?as i never seem to get it right.

[Patti (baconater)]

Okay.

Black baby kindle without the store tag

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kindle-Ink-Di...

With the store tag

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kindle-Ink-Di...

Anita, sometimes the line is very long. It's just that the whole thing doesn't appear in our posts.

[Anita]

Thank you both, I will try again later today, still don't hold your breath Patti, I don't think being blue would suit you !

[Kath]

Just finished, reviewed and blogged (which means it got a 5*) Lexie Conyngham's latest -

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Abandoned-Wom...

Her style is so elegant and the murder mystery is surrounded in all things ancient and Scottish - you've got to love it!

[Anita]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Death-Scu...

Crossing fingers this is right.

[Anita]

Hey look at that, I did it !!
Thanks both of you .

[Patti (baconater)]

Cookie for Anita!

[Kath]

A reeal one, I hope, not a computer cookie!

[Fiona (Titch)]

This morning whilst I laid in bath I finished Hostile Witness - Rebecca Forster, which was not as good as I had expected at the beginning, but near the end it started getting better. Now I am about to embark on Poison Study - Maria V. Snyder which has been recommended to me.

[Gingerlily - The Full Wild]

Oh I really liked the Poison books. The next series was also good but not quite as enjoyable.

[Fiona (Titch)]

Thanks GL, I've heard that book 2 wasn't as good, so will keep an open mind x

[Philip (sarah)]

Read Fourth Impressions by Ray Kingfisher.(no link)
Started Moulinand really enjoying some light relief in this story of a time travelling windmill!

[Tim]

Just finished Citizen X by Thomas DePrima. This is the first book in a spin-off series from his Jenetta Carver/A Galaxy Unknown space opera series (called AGU: Border Patrol).

I think that in some ways DePrima managed to snooker himself with the Jen Carver books, simply from the rate at which she rose through the ranks. Merely an Ensign in book 1, by the end of book 9, she's an Admiral in charge of half the galaxy (or at least the human bit of it).

And so, this series comes as a bit of a reboot, and we meet a new Lieutenant (jg) fresh out of the academy who, despite being ranked 7th in her class, gets posted to the oldest, worst ship in the fleet (where all the screw ups go), at the arse end of Sector One running border patrol. Should be a safe, boring gig, right? Right?

If you like space opera and feisty heroines, this is a good read. Kindle only at the mo though. (I think this is a case of a mainstream author going Indie...)

[Marc]

Tim A wrote: "Just finished Citizen X by Thomas DePrima. This is the first book in a spin-off series from his Jenetta Carver/A Galaxy Unknown space opera series (called AGU: Border Patrol).

I think that in some..."

Tim, could you possibly define 'space opera' for me as I can't get my head round it at all? I've just finished reading a book so described and couldn't understand why. Cheers.

[Tim]

Space Opera is a sub-genre of Science Fiction. Typically it's an adventure story set in space, with emphasis on character development and story as opposed to technology. It's characterised by a strong hero/heroine, a high stakes plot, optimistic tone set in a distant future, with interstellar scope and lots of space ships. There's a lot of crossover with Military SF (which is its own sub-genre), and you often get space navies, marines etc.

Space Opera that I've read lately was by Jack Campbell, Mike Shepherd, Elizabeth Moon, Thomas DePrima, E.E. Smith

What was the book you had trouble with?