I'm glad you felt the same about The Sick Rose, I was quite disappointed after loving "The Poison Tree" so much.
However with "Revenge of the Tide" I felt completely differently. I thought that more than lived up to Darkest Corner and I very much enjoyed it.
I will actually carefully consider whether to carry on reading Erin's stuff but I'm certainy chomping at the bit for Elizabeth Haynes next outing!
I completely agree with you about considering reading another of Erin Kellys' books. It will depend on the plot of course, if it interests me I might try it.
Just started The Lost Daughter by Diane Chamberlain.
Thi is the third of her books I have read, but it is being spoilt by the text being so tiny I can barely read it:(
Yes I have. I enjoyed it a lot without loving it completely. Definitely worth a read! Probably because its not my favourite genre it was never going to go into my top 10 but its very very good. Enjoy
I've got aout 450 pages and I can't wait to finish! It started so well and I loved the first chapter, but it's just got duller and duller. And is every male character in the book gay?
I've finished Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn trilogy which i loved - i've been looking for a good fantasy series after finishing a Song of Ice and Fire and really liked this one. I thought there was lots of comedy to lighten up the darker moments and I liked the characters and how they interacted.
I've also just read 2 Jojo Moyes books - The Last Letter from your lover and Me before You. I enjoyed them both - not particularly heavy-hitting but I enjoyed them and cared about what happened. I preferred Me before You I would say....
I'm now reading the first in the Alex Cross series: Along Came a Spider. I'm intrigued so far, but not loving his style of writing. I'm guessing as the series goes on it gets more fluid because at the moment certain scenes don't flow very well and I find the dialogue a bit stop start...
Uprooted: How Breslau Became Wroclaw during the Century of Expulsions by Gregor Thum which covers the history of the change from the German city of Breslau to the Polish city of Wroclaw (Vrotswaf) following the post-WWII boundary changes.
Thought I'd give it a go but I'm not expecting much from it.
And what do u think? I have found myself completely engrossed by this story regardless of the smut I find the relationship between Anna and grey interesting
Just started The Lost Daughter by Diane Chamberlain.
Thi is the third of her books I have read, but it is being spoilt by the text being so tiny I can barely read it:(
I'm reading this too at the moment, and loving it so far. I have it on my Kindle so text size isn't a problem! Maybe get a magnifying glass?
I can't get enough of Diane Chamberlain's books at the moment, I finished The Good Father on Saturday and loved that as well. This is my 6th DC book and none have disappointed so far.
I've finished Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn trilogy which i loved - i've been looking for a good fantasy series after finishing a Song of Ice and Fire and really liked this one. I thought there was lots of comedy to lighten up the darker moments and I liked the characters and how they interacted.
I've also just read 2 Jojo Moyes books - The Last Letter from your lover and Me before You. I enjoyed them both - not particularly heavy-hitting but I enjoyed them and cared about what happened. I preferred Me before You I would say....
I'm now reading the first in the Alex Cross series: Along Came a Spider. I'm intrigued so far, but not loving his style of writing. I'm guessing as the series goes on it gets more fluid because at the moment certain scenes don't flow very well and I find the dialogue a bit stop start...
I'm looking forwards to finally finishing The Wheel of Time series - BS took over this project when the original author (forgotten his name now) died.. If you haven't read WoT I would guardedly suggest giving it a go. I say guardedly as it becomes a real slog about 60% of the way through and then improves again towards the end..
Re Alex Cross - I'm afraid it doesn't get any better, in fact it get's worse and worse to the stage where it completely jumps the shark - James Patterson has become a very lazy writer..
I'm looking forwards to finally finishing The Wheel of Time series - BS took over this project when the original author (forgotten his name now) died.. If you haven't read WoT I would guardedly suggest giving it a go. I say guardedly as it becomes a real slog about 60% of the way through and then improves again towards the end..
Re Alex Cross - I'm afraid it doesn't get any better, in fact it get's worse and worse to the stage where it completely jumps the shark - James Patterson has become a very lazy writer..
Really? I was so hoping that James Patterson would be my new favourite crime/thriller writer... Would you say his stand alone books were better? It seems like there are so many books so he's probably churning them out too quickly...
Was the WoT the Robert Jordan series? There's something like 16 in that and then the author died and BS was chosen to finish it. Is that what you're talking about? I quite like BS's style and am looking forward to reading more of his work!
Really? I was so hoping that James Patterson would be my new favourite crime/thriller writer... Would you say his stand alone books were better? It seems like there are so many books so he's probably churning them out too quickly...
Was the WoT the Robert Jordan series? There's something like 16 in that and then the author died and BS was chosen to finish it. Is that what you're talking about? I quite like BS's style and am looking forward to reading more of his work!
To be fair, the Alex Cross books aren't bad for the first few, if you enjoyed the first one, you'll like the next few - I can't really remember when they got really stupid - prob about 5 years ago - generally speaking James Patterson used to be a good thriller writer, so his early stuff is worth a read..
Yes - Robert Jordan is who I meant, first few books (up to about 5 IIRC) are a good read, then it all gets progressively more sluggish and over descriptive, then as you get nearer the end they get better again - I kinda skimmed 6 - 10 something I normally never do!
Finished Alice's Adventures in Wonderand by Lewis Caroll, Its on most lists of best novels of all time .. so thats why I'm catchin up with it. I can understand why it would have been a sensation at the time and why its remained so popular
Finished R L Stevenson's Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Was put off for years because it's s easily dumped in the horror genre by many. It only a short novella but so profound in its treatment of dual personalities and morality. A cracking read.
Finished R L Stevenson's Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Was put off for years because it's s easily dumped in the horror genre by many. It only a short novella but so profound in its treatment of dual personalities and morality. A cracking read.
I don't know if it's in your version but in the Penguin Classic they include a very good Stevenson Vampire short story called Olalla.
Might not be up your street but I really liked it.
Finished Trollope's Last Chronicle of Barsetshire. As a whole the Barsetshire novels gives the reader an understanding of life in the mid 19th Century and a raft of memorable characters. How quickly the world develops .. Trollope's plots would b well and truly shafted now by e-mail and Twitter lol! Its a shame he's an author that's constantly in Dickens's shadow. I find Trollope consistently better and more profound than old Charlie.
I'm reading this too at the moment, and loving it so far. I have it on my Kindle so text size isn't a problem! Maybe get a magnifying glass?
I can't get enough of Diane Chamberlain's books at the moment, I finished The Good Father on Saturday and loved that as well. This is my 6th DC book and none have disappointed so far.
I'm also slightly addicted to Diane Chamberlain books at the moment after reading The Midwife's Confession amd Keeper of The Light.
I do think the premise of the kidnapping is far fetched thoug and CeeCee's immaturity is irritating me.
Having said that it's still very readable but if it had been the first DC book I had read I may not have read any more.
Incidentally this problem with the text size has convinced me to get a Kindle, although I will probably wait till Christmas.:)
However with "Revenge of the Tide" I felt completely differently. I thought that more than lived up to Darkest Corner and I very much enjoyed it.
I will actually carefully consider whether to carry on reading Erin's stuff but I'm certainy chomping at the bit for Elizabeth Haynes next outing!
I thought Revenge Of The Tide was a stronger follow-up book than The Sick Rose, but still a bit disappointing. It fizzled out towards the end and I couldn't see the point of some of the characters. I was very drawn to the enigmatic Dylan though! I like the strong, silent type. And I'd still read more of Haynes's stuff in the future.
Next, I'm going to read The Ballroom Class by Lucy Dillon (who's one of my favourite chick lit authors at the mo).
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I completely agree with you about considering reading another of Erin Kellys' books. It will depend on the plot of course, if it interests me I might try it.
Thi is the third of her books I have read, but it is being spoilt by the text being so tiny I can barely read it:(
I've got aout 450 pages and I can't wait to finish! It started so well and I loved the first chapter, but it's just got duller and duller. And is every male character in the book gay?
1970's Swedish crime, picked up for £1.99 in The Works, not at all dated although I do have to stop thinking just call him on your mobile.
My only complaint is that it is too short.
I've also just read 2 Jojo Moyes books - The Last Letter from your lover and Me before You. I enjoyed them both - not particularly heavy-hitting but I enjoyed them and cared about what happened. I preferred Me before You I would say....
I'm now reading the first in the Alex Cross series: Along Came a Spider. I'm intrigued so far, but not loving his style of writing. I'm guessing as the series goes on it gets more fluid because at the moment certain scenes don't flow very well and I find the dialogue a bit stop start...
And what do u think? I have found myself completely engrossed by this story regardless of the smut I find the relationship between Anna and grey interesting
I'm reading this too at the moment, and loving it so far. I have it on my Kindle so text size isn't a problem! Maybe get a magnifying glass?
I can't get enough of Diane Chamberlain's books at the moment, I finished The Good Father on Saturday and loved that as well. This is my 6th DC book and none have disappointed so far.
I'm looking forwards to finally finishing The Wheel of Time series - BS took over this project when the original author (forgotten his name now) died.. If you haven't read WoT I would guardedly suggest giving it a go. I say guardedly as it becomes a real slog about 60% of the way through and then improves again towards the end..
Re Alex Cross - I'm afraid it doesn't get any better, in fact it get's worse and worse to the stage where it completely jumps the shark - James Patterson has become a very lazy writer..
Really? I was so hoping that James Patterson would be my new favourite crime/thriller writer...
Was the WoT the Robert Jordan series? There's something like 16 in that and then the author died and BS was chosen to finish it. Is that what you're talking about? I quite like BS's style and am looking forward to reading more of his work!
To be fair, the Alex Cross books aren't bad for the first few, if you enjoyed the first one, you'll like the next few - I can't really remember when they got really stupid - prob about 5 years ago - generally speaking James Patterson used to be a good thriller writer, so his early stuff is worth a read..
Yes - Robert Jordan is who I meant, first few books (up to about 5 IIRC) are a good read, then it all gets progressively more sluggish and over descriptive, then as you get nearer the end they get better again - I kinda skimmed 6 - 10 something I normally never do!
I don't know if it's in your version but in the Penguin Classic they include a very good Stevenson Vampire short story called Olalla.
Might not be up your street but I really liked it.
I'm also slightly addicted to Diane Chamberlain books at the moment after reading The Midwife's Confession amd Keeper of The Light.
Having said that it's still very readable but if it had been the first DC book I had read I may not have read any more.
Incidentally this problem with the text size has convinced me to get a Kindle, although I will probably wait till Christmas.:)
I thought Revenge Of The Tide was a stronger follow-up book than The Sick Rose, but still a bit disappointing. It fizzled out towards the end and I couldn't see the point of some of the characters. I was very drawn to the enigmatic Dylan though! I like the strong, silent type. And I'd still read more of Haynes's stuff in the future.
Next, I'm going to read The Ballroom Class by Lucy Dillon (who's one of my favourite chick lit authors at the mo).