Toast - Nigel Slater...this went down well at book group....especailly it been local....

Secret Smile - Nicci French...have read this too

 So.....17 added this month.

My bookcase is now at capacity - I can't add anymore to it without it being obvious that I'm adding more - I'm hoping to read some of them before acquiring any more but since I've agreed a swap today already that notion is slipping away. 

I'm going to have to resort to hiding my acquistions elsewhere...........

 

Small Island - Andrea Levy (currently reading) - good

Change of Heart - Jodi Picoult - excellent

When Will There Be Good News? - Kate Atkinson – on my wishlist

The Suspicions of Mr Whicher.... - Kate Summerscale – just got this on a swap!

Wicked - Gregory Maguire – on my wishlist

The Forgotten Garden - Kate Morton – on my tbr

Mercy - Jodi Picoult - good

No Time for Goodbye - Linwood Barclay - excellent

Joanne Harris: The Lollipop Shoes – on my wishlist

Relentless - Simon Kernick – on my tbr

The Other Side of the Story - Keyes, Marian - good

Angels - Marian Keyes - good

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

 

Breakfast at Tiffany's - Truman Capote - TBR
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher.... - Kate Summerscale - reading this at the moment and whilst it's full of really interesting info, it's not really grabbing me.
Cause Celeb - Helen Fielding - enjoyed, not your average chick lit
In Cold Blood - Truman Capote - TBR
The Forgotten Garden - Kate Morton - TBR
Margaret Atwood: The Blind Assassin - TBR
Sleepers - Carcaterra, Lorenzo - long term TBR
The Conjuror's Bird - Martin Davis - TBR
Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination - Helen Fielding - funny
Reaper Man - Pratchett, Terry - one of my favourite Discworld books
Hogfather – Terry Pratchett - a really great take of fairy tale figures
A Faint Cold Fear - Slaughter, Karin - excellent
Indelible - Karin Slaughter - my least favourite of the Sara Linton books but still good, a lot of character development.
Snow Blind - PJ Tracy - TBR
The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon - wishlist (though I have spied a copy in the office that I can borrow).

 Don't know what went wrong but the existing list on here went all odd and big chunks of it missing.  I can't open my spreadsheet at home so I'll have to update the thread next week sometime.

 

 Well thanks to some sort of glitch in the site I lost my old TBR list.  I've updated my spreadsheet at home the best I can and I think this is as true a list as possible.

Current total is 432

The Secret of Crickley Hall – James Herbert......loved this but do like JH.....

 I thought I was doing really well and reading more than I was acquiring but then the last week seems to have brought me loads of books.

Must try harder

 The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry - really enjoyed this one

The Secret of Crickley Hall – James Herbert - long but worth it!

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society – Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Burrows - wishlist

A Place Called Here-Ahern, Cecelia - tbr

The Eye of the Moon-Anonymous - wishlist the first book was excellent

Behind the Scenes at the Museum-Atkinson, Kate - great

Human Croquet-Atkinson, Kate - great

When Will There be Good News?-Atkinson, Kate - loved it!

The Blind Assassin-Atwood, Margaret - tbr

The Edible Woman-Atwood, Margaret - found this boring

Not Time for Goodbye-Barclay, Linwood - excellent as is the most recent one

The Resurrectionist-Bradley, James - didn't finish

The Sixth Lamentation-Brodrick, William - great

Year of Wonders-Brooks, Geraldine - good

Storm Front-Butcher, Jim - tbr

 

The Shakespeare Secret-Carrell, JL - ok

 

What a Carve Up-Coe, Jonathan - tbr

The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters-Dahlquist, GW - didn't finish this one

The Gargoyle-Davidson, Andrew - great book

The Conjuror's Bird-Davies, Martin - tbr

The Name of the Rose-Eco, Umberto - tbr

Candlemoth-Ellory, R J - enjoyed this one

 

The Collector-Fowles, John - excellent book!!!

In the Woods-French, Tana - tbr

Notes from an Exhibition-Gale, Patrick - really enjoyed this

The Vesuvius Club-Gatiss, Mark - good but not as good as I thought it would be

The Janissary Tree-Goodwin, Jason - didn't finish

The Secret River-Grenville, Kate - reading at the moment and loving it!

A Spot of Bother-Haddon, Mark - really fun read

Blackberry Wine-Harris, Joanne - my favourite J Harris!

Sleep Pale Sister-Harris, Joanne - not so good

The Lollipop Shoes-Harris, Joanne - good

Newes from the Dead-Hooper, Mary - wishlist

Stormbreaker-Horowitz, Anthony - great read this with my class

The Remains of the Day-Ishiguro, Kazuo - tbr

The Last Templar-Jecks, Michael - really liked this one

Relentless-Kernick, Simon - really good

The Crime Trade-Kernick, Simon -tbr

 

The Historian-Kostova, Elizabeth - predictable

Small Island-Levy, Andrea - excellent book

Pies and Prejudice-Maconie, Stuart - tbr

Life of Pi-Martel, Yann - interesting and strange

 

The Forgotten Garden-Morton, Kate - excellent, excellent, excellent

Sepulchre-Mosse, Kate - tbr

 

Star of the Sea-O'Connor, Joseph - loved it!

The Dante Club-Pearl, Matthew - didn't finish

Clockwork-Pullman, Philip - great read with my class

The Tales of Beedle the Bard-Rowling, J K - tbr

Winter in Madrid-Sansom, CJ - didn't enjoy this one

Last Rituals-Sigurdardottir, Yrsa - wishlist

Toast-Slater, Nigel - loved it, just my era

The Suspicions of Mr Whicher…-Summerscale, Kate - great

The American Boy-Taylor, Andrew - good

Shadowmancer-Taylor, GP - was ok

Want to Play?-Tracy, PJ - good read

The Blood Detective-Waddell, Dan - wishlist

The Italian Boy-Wise, Sarah - wishlist

Chocky-Wyndham, John - read at school

The Shadow of the Wind-Zafon, Carlos Ruiz - excellent as is his new one!x

Wow you have some great books on this list and loads to inspire my tbr - thanks!

Selene

windysisters:

A Place Called Here-Ahern, Cecelia  Good read, she has a way of getting to you

Thanks for the Memories-Ahern, Cecelia  TBR

Behind the Scenes at the Museum-Atkinson, Kate   Loved this, have read it many times

Human Croquet-Atkinson, Kate  Disappointing after above, very different

Evening Class-Binchy, Maeve  Read many times, love Maeve

Just One Look-Coben, Harlan  TBR

Killing Me Softly-French, Nicci  Shocking, I was mesmirized by it, very good

The Drowning Tree-Goodman, Carol  wishlist

The Seduction of Water-Goodman, Carol  wishlist

I is for Innocent-Grafton, Sue  Read many moons ago but I enjoyed it

A Spot of Bother-Haddon, Mark  Brilliant

The Lollipop Shoes-Harris, Joanne  TBR

The Abortionist's Daughter-Hyde, Elisabeth  Enjoyed this, have read her new one too, also good

The Remains of the Day-Ishiguro, Kazuo  TBR

Past Secrets-Kelly, Cathy  Enjoyable light read

Angels-Keyes, Marian  Big fan of Keyes, witty and touching

Sushi for Beginners-Keyes, Marian  Ditto

The Other Side of the Story Keyes, Marian  Ditto, she's never failed yet to make me laugh and touch me

Life of Pi-Martel, Yann  Could not get into this, I was bored after 2 pages - not like me!

Let's Meet On Platform 8-Matthews, Carole   Quirky light read

The Forgotten Garden-Morton, Kate  Beautiful, poignant, touching, one of my best reads

The Tenko Club-Noble, Elizabeth  Another good account of what affects people's lives and how

Mercy-Picoult, Jodi  I loved this, but it's the one people disagree about, brilliant

A Town Like Alice-Shute, Nevil  Ooh, you've made me want to read this again, such a lovely book, should be on 100 books to read

 

 

 

 

A Place Called Here-Ahern, Cecelia My least favourite of her books but still an interesting idea.

Thanks for the Memories-Ahern, Cecelia Really enjoyed this - amusing and sweet.

Not Time for Goodbye-Barclay, Linwood Thoroughly enjoyed, very gripping and hard to put down.

The Resurrectionist-Bradley, James Urgh, barely managed five pages. Hated everything about it!

Year of Wonders-Brooks, Geraldine TBR

The Lovers' Room-Carroll, Steven Wishlist

Sleep Pale Sister-Harris, Joanne Wishlist

The Lollipop Shoes-Harris, Joanne Wishlist

The Abortionist's Daughter-Hyde, Elisabeth Interesting but didn't live up to my expectations. Didn't like the character of the daughter, which made it hard to really enjoy!

Angels-Keyes, Marian Didn't really see the point of this story.

Sushi for Beginners-Keyes, Marian Okay

The Forgotten Garden-Morton, Kate Wishlist

Mercy-Picoult, Jodi My second least-favourite of hers, if that make sense! I disliked 3/4 of the main characters, but the plot and writing was excellent, as usual.

Breathing Lessons-Tyler, Anne Wishlist

The Shadow of the Wind-Zafon, Carlos Ruiz Wishlista

 20 added and only 5 read - not very good figures are they?

Daphne - Justine Picardie - (thank you Petra)...was going to send you this for your birthday...but I looked at your wish list and it had been taken off....hope you enjoy it.....

 

 Breakfast At Tiffany's- Truman Capote  Didn't like any of the characters, got bored with it after 40 pages.

 Shakespeare's Secret - JL Carroll  enjoyed this very much, even if I had figure out who did it 3/4 away thought he book

Fried green Tomatoes At The Whistle Stop... - Fannie Flagg  read this about 6 yrs ago loved both the book & film

 

windysisters:

 20 added and only 5 read - not very good figures are they?

That's what happens when you have a Mr...they take up so much time...lol...