windysisters:

 

The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon                         fantastic book, one of my ATFR

The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho                                              liked this a lot, makes you think

Arthur & George - Julian Barnes                                           was disappointed with this, found it boring

The Brief History of the Dead - Kevin Brockmeier                   loved this one  

The Sixth Lamentation - William Brodrick                             TBR

Twisted - Jeffery Deaver                                                       TBR

Birdsong - Faulks, Sebastian                                               unforgettable for the part describing WW1

Days Without Number - Robert Goddard                               TBR

A Spot of Bother - Mark Haddon                                          loved it

Tess of the d'Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy                                TBR 

Blackberry wine    Joanne Harris                                          not her best by far    

 

Relentless - Simon Kernick                                                  TBR

Sushi for beginners - Marian Keyes                                      TBR

 

The Historian - Elizabeth Kostova                                         TBR

The Life of Pi – Martel, Yann                                              loved it, unusual though

The Rosary Girls - Richard Montanari                                   far too violent for me

The House at Riverton - Kate Morton                                    lovely read

The Thirteenth Tale - Diane Setterfield (fank yoo Alice!)  Currently reading   fantastic isn't it?

 sorry for formatting problems!

Ooops, here I go again.

Most of the ones on this update are new purchases too hardly any swaps.  I'm pleased about the MC Beaton one though, a stand alone story not an Aggie or Hamish book.

windysisters:

Ooops, here I go again.

Most of the ones on this update are new purchases too hardly any swaps.  I'm pleased about the MC Beaton one though, a stand alone story not an Aggie or Hamish book.

Yes, I was wondering about the Beaton, hadn't heard of that one!

You should really enjoy the Julian Clary and the Blood-stained Egg Cosy. I have a couple of your latest on my TBR as well.

I'll probably be reading the Beaton one soon as I'm thinking of taking something small and easy reading with me when we go away for Bank holiday weekend - probably won't get much reading time so I'll want to have a book to carry around to take advantage of any opportunity!

windysisters:

The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon - on tbr

Home to Big Stone Gap - Adrian Trigiani - on tbr

A Place Called Here - Ahern, Cecelia - loved

Sleepers - Carcaterra, Lorenzo - on tbr

 The Beach - Alex Garland - on tbr

Backwards (Red Dwarf) - Rob Grant

The Other Side of the Story - Keyes, Marian - on tbr

Sushi for Beginners - Marian Keyes - quick easy read

Angels - Marian Keyes - enjoyed

Watermelon - Marian Keyes - quick easy read

The Life of Pi – Martel, Yann - didn't enjoy

The Whaleboat House - Mark Mills - was ok

Managed to restrict myself to just 3 charity shop purchases whilst away but also did some swaps

TBR ratio:  6 on 1 off  

windysisters:

Update 29 August

The Resurrectionist - James Bradley  on my TBR

The Robber Bride - Margaret Attwood read this some years ago - good but not her best, imho

Corpsing - Toby Litt

The Portrait - Iain Pears very clever - I really enjoyed this

Fixing Shadows - Susan Barrett and you know I loved this one too!

War Crimes for the Home - Liz Jensen on my TBR

 

Another 8!!!  Mind you, it could have been 10 but I'm waiting for two swaps!

OOOooooh

 Human Croquet by Kate Atkinson is good, The Picture of Dorian Gray is even better, and John Wyndham is always fab. Have you read The Chrysalids yet?

casati:

Have you read The Chrysalids yet?

Yes, we studied it at school as well as The Midwich Cuckoos - that's how I found Mr Wyndham!

Somebody stop me!

  Now you know you'd be pretty upset if we did!

windysisters:

Somebody stop me!

I think it's beyond that stage now...!

count:

windysisters:

Somebody stop me!

I think it's beyond that stage now...!

Long beyond!

Funny though, at the moment I find myself slowing down a bit, very few swaps in the last two weeks - but I have put in three requests this morning so there can be no actual cure!

Have read several of your latest books - all good!

A Touch of Mortality - Ann Granger - really enjoyed this series, shame there isn't any more

Ag Raisin and the Fairies of Fryfam - M C Beaton - enjoyed these too, nice and easy reading