Kitcheners Mob - Adventures of an American in the British Army by James Norman Hall

Another freebie, quite short but evocative of life in the trenches in WWI

I'm reading "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett at the moment. It's taken me a while to get into it but it is really good. Looking to buy the film when I've finished the book.

Freeing Grace by Charity Norman - the third book I have read by this author and I really enjoyed the first two so I have high hopes for this one!

Still reading The Silkworm by 'Robert Galbraith' I'm hoping Jo has lots more planned for Strike!

Book four of the Horus Heresy "The Flight of Eisenstein"

Sister - Rosamund Lupton

The Fault in Our Stars - John Green

Here comes everybody- the story of the Pogues by James Fearnley.

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.

Bloody brilliant!

There's A Golden Sky - Ian Ridley

I want to read that at some point.

It's been on my to-read list for years and I finally picked it up a few days ago. It was either that or The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins (which is next on my reading list!)

Just starting Cry Baby by David Jackson as it seems to have been popular on this site, so I'm giving it a go!

The World Without Us.

Ruth Rendell - No mans nightingale

I've just read that!! It was only £2 to download.

What did you think? I have a soft spot for Inspector Wexford.

I don't!. I'm forever wishing Jo goes back to Harry or at least his world.

Maybe one day.

Born In Death - J D Robb

I read Ours Are The Streets by Sunjeev Sahota in a day, yesterday. Fantastic and thought provoking novel about a 21 year old Sheffield-born Pakistani Muslim who returns to his father's birthplace in Lahore, Pakistan and becomes radicalised. Without giving too much away, the ending made me cry (which is completely unheard of!)

I'm now about to start The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins.

Yes it is - freaked me right out when I read it at the age of 16! It was recommended by my A-level English literature teacher. It's one of those disturbing books that stays with you - you keep thinking about it.

The Woman in White is also a fast-paced, addictive read by the way - typical 'sensation' novel of the 19th C. I did it for one of my degree modules.

It is an awesome study in a future, fundamentalist dystopian society. I highly recommend it. I don't think it'll come about not least because the Tea Party is on the wane but it is a credible scenario.

As for me, I've been enjoying Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles and it's kind of unfortunate that all the space probes to the Red Planet destroyed the mythical Mars of the imagination.

Yes I bought it cheap on the kindle
I'm only 20% in, I must admit I love Ruth Rendell and Barbara Vine but haven't read a lot of her Wexford books

She took ages to allow poor Wexford to get old, he's been middle-aged for a few decades!! In this one, he's actually retired. I found the book bit racist in parts, unintentionally, I'm sure. But nevertheless I did enjoy it.

'Thursdays in the Park' by Hilary Boyd. I'm quite enjoying it but the main character's inability or unwillingness to stand up for herself is really getting on my nerves. I can't relate to that type of character at all.

I'm sure she's going to find her inner strength at some point and go her own way, but it seems to be a long time coming.

Finished The Girl who Saved The King of Sweden. Has gained popularity on the back of Jonas Jonasson's wonderful The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared. The beauty of the 100 yr old man was the originality of it. JJ Tries the same trick here. The development of Nombeko's story was great but the Holger 1 and Holger 2 scenario was just a step too far and I guess you've got to be Swedish to fully appreciate the humorous digs about the country's former political leaders and royal family.