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Just finished Sleepers and Sleepers 2 by Jacqueline Druga. Wolfed them both in about 3 days, and can't wait for the 3rd part of the trilogy, although I can't find a date for it, other than 'autumn'. I've read alot of post apocalyptic novels and these were up there with some of the most enjoyable, and they're also Kindle cheapies too.
Now just over half way through One Cold Night by Katia Lief after starting it last night (thanks KitKat21 for the recommendation) and really enjoying it. Will definitely read more of hers after this one. ![]() To the person asking about SK's 11.22.63 I'd say buy it! I thought it was fantastic, it does slow down in the middle but the excellent first third and last third make up for it and if it wasn't for the dip in the middle it would possibly be my favourite SK novel, and it would take one hell of a book to knock 'The Stand' from that number 1 position! |
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Just finished Sleepers and Sleepers 2 by Jacqueline Druga. Wolfed them both in about 3 days, and can't wait for the 3rd part of the trilogy, although I can't find a date for it, other than 'autumn'. I've read alot of post apocalyptic novels and these were up there with some of the most enjoyable, and they're also Kindle cheapies too.
Now just over half way through One Cold Night by Katia Lief after starting it last night (thanks KitKat21 for the recommendation) and really enjoying it. Will definitely read more of hers after this one. ![]() To the person asking about SK's 11.22.63 I'd say buy it! I thought it was fantastic, it does slow down in the middle but the excellent first third and last third make up for it and if it wasn't for the dip in the middle it would possibly be my favourite SK novel, and it would take one hell of a book to knock 'The Stand' from that number 1 position! x
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What did you think of this ? been thinking about buying it
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Martina Cole Two Women
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Nearly finished 'The Declaration' by Gemma Malley.
Another 'teen' book which I have whizzed through. Will go on to something more 'grown up' next I think.... |
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Nearly finished 'The Declaration' by Gemma Malley.
Another 'teen' book which I have whizzed through. Will go on to something more 'grown up' next I think....
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Perfect People by Peter James, I'm enjoying it.
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I've just finished Chances by Freya North. There's a lot of romance fiction out there, but this was a gem of a book. I'm now reading something totally different: Red Dragon by Thomas Harris (the novel that launched Hannibal Lecter). |
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A collection of short stories by H.P. Lovecraft, again. Dagon, at the moment.
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I've started on World Without End by Ken Follett. I'm only a couple of chapters in, enjoyable so far.
My current audiobook is Skeleton HIil by Peter Lovesey. This is one of a series of crime fiction books featuring Police Superintendent Peter Diamond. He is in charge of CID at Bath Police Station and, as is usual in this type of book, is a bit of a maverick. He is in his 50s, a widower, overweight and not very fit, a bit of a loner, is at odds with his commanding officer, is computer illiterate and has a cat named Raffles. This particular story relates to the discovery of a skeleton at a site where a civll war re-enactment has recently taken place and the subsequent discovery of the body of one of the re-enactors. I've read several books in the series and have enjoyed them a great deal. There's not much in the way of graphic violence, sex or bad language, just good, often quite humorous, stories with plenty of detail relating to the Bath area and a fair amount of history thrown in for good measure. The character of Peter Diamond is well rounded and there are several other recurring characters who are also well drawn. I think that the books would be ideal for a tv series and can imagine someone like Warren Clarke (shame he's already done Dalziel and Pascoe) or Timothy Spall as Diamond. |
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Hunger games book 2, catching fire. on kindle.
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The Clown by Heinrich Boll - It's OK but not anywhere as good as the two books of his I've read previously (Billiards at Half Past Nine and The Silent Angel).
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Just finished Sleepers and Sleepers 2 by Jacqueline Druga. Wolfed them both in about 3 days, and can't wait for the 3rd part of the trilogy, although I can't find a date for it, other than 'autumn'. I've read alot of post apocalyptic novels and these were up there with some of the most enjoyable, and they're also Kindle cheapies too.
Now just over half way through One Cold Night by Katia Lief after starting it last night (thanks KitKat21 for the recommendation) and really enjoying it. Will definitely read more of hers after this one. ![]() To the person asking about SK's 11.22.63 I'd say buy it! I thought it was fantastic, it does slow down in the middle but the excellent first third and last third make up for it and if it wasn't for the dip in the middle it would possibly be my favourite SK novel, and it would take one hell of a book to knock 'The Stand' from that number 1 position! I'm glad you're enjoying it, every book of hers I've really enjoyed. I will give Sleepers and Sleepers 2 a go, looking for something new to read and I do enjoy that type of book. |
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Sweet Swan of Avon - Robin P Williams Quote:
Robin Williams' premise that a woman may have written the works attributed to William Shakespeare is NOT based on analysis of the female characters in the plays or on any perceived feminine attributes. Rather, she grounds her provocative study on documented evidence regarding Mary Sidney, a woman who developed the most important literary circle in English history, whose mission in life was to create great works in the English language, and who was unable to put her name on work written for the public theater. andThe intent of this book is to provide enough documented evidence to open the inquiry into this intriguing—and entirely plausible—possibility. She accomplishes this by, on the one hand, debunking longstanding assumptions about the author of these works and, on the other hand, providing overwhelming documented evidence connecting Mary Sidney to the Shakespearean canon Meltwater by Michael Ridpath Quote:
Operation Meltwater: FreeFlow, a group of internet activists committed to the freedom of information have video evidence of a military atrocity in the Middle East and have chosen Iceland as their HQ while they prepare to unleash their greatest coup on the world's media.
On the glacial rim of erupting volcano Eyjafjallajokull, they christen their endeavour Operation Meltwater. Minutes later, in the steam and mist, one of them is murdered. Asta, a newly qualified priest, has contacted FreeFlow with information about a scandal in the church. Her involvement with FreeFlow will cost her dear. And with the return of Magnus's brother Ollie to Iceland, the feud that has haunted their family for three generations is about to reignite. |
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Perfect People by Peter James, I'm enjoying it.
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That was my favourite Martina Cole novel (loved the ending especially). Hope you're enjoying it too
I've just finished Chances by Freya North. There's a lot of romance fiction out there, but this was a gem of a book. I'm now reading something totally different: Red Dragon by Thomas Harris (the novel that launched Hannibal Lecter). I thought this was a fantastic book,I read it when I was about 14,and have since read the rest of the Lecter series,which,in my opinion,are far better than the films(although silence of the lambs was a very good film,I think they should've left it at that for the films,as the books are far superior!) |
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Perfect People by Peter James, I'm enjoying it.
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That was one of my 20p bargin purchases for my kindle, not read it yet!
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This was the first non Roy Grace Peter James I read,quite a good book,and quite creepy in some ways too,kind of makes you wonder..........
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Just finished 600 Hours of Edward, by Craig Lancaster. This was a gem of a find from the Kindle daily deal. 39 year old Edward Stanton from Billings, Montana has Asperger's syndrome and a bad case of OCD. Over the course of 600 hours, Edward's life is about to change as circumstances conspire to pull him out of his beloved routine. This made me laugh, and made me cry and if you liked The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime you will like this.
Currently on The Man from Beijing, by Henning Mankell, which is pretty good, and The Bloodletter's Daughter, by Linda Lafferty, which is not holding my attention so well. |
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Finished One Cold Night by Katia Lief, enjoyed it and will read more of hers soon.
Also over the weekend read Divergent by Veronica Roth. Really excellent YA dystopian novel, and read it in just over a day despite it being 500 pages. It's quite Hunger Games-ish so if you liked that then you should like this. Only downside is that the 3rd in the trilogy won't be out until autumn next year. Now about to start the second in the trilogy, Insurgent and then wait patiently for a year for that last one! |
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Patrick Hamilton, the gorse trilogy.
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Daphne Du Maurier's "Jamaica Inn"
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That was my favourite Martina Cole novel (loved the ending especially). Hope you're enjoying it too
I've just finished Chances by Freya North. There's a lot of romance fiction out there, but this was a gem of a book. I'm now reading something totally different: Red Dragon by Thomas Harris (the novel that launched Hannibal Lecter). Susan Dalston is such a tragic character that you can't help but really root for
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Currently enjoying reading 'Downtime' by Tamara Allen on my Kindle. A good story and extremely good value at only 77p!
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Susan Dalston is such a tragic character that you can't help but really root for