Athena

I'm glad things are going okay in your life, Virginia . I hope you can rest a bit now. We don't have Black Friday here in the Netherlands, I've heard it can be quite a madness for those working in retail. I've had a busy week, next week should be less busy so I hope I can rest a bit then.

I read that they've finished the filming, now they have to do all the CGI etc.

Thanks, both of you ! I actually spend a lot less money than the last few times I went to the book fair (and I did buy that puzzle this time), so I think all in all I did relatively good this time. There were more books I saw that I liked, but I didn't buy them because they cost a bit of money. So I tried to pay attention to how much things cost as well as if I think I'll like the book etc.

Here's what I bought at the most recent book fair. It was a long journey, there and back again. But I found some really nice books! (also we had a nice lunch with my sister and got to spend some time with her). Clem Martini - De Kraaien Kronieken 1: De Aanval (free book) Clem Martini - De Kraaien Kronieken 2: De Pest (free book) Suzanne Collins - Gregor de Bovenlander 1: De Voorspelling (Underland Chronicles 1: Gregor the Overlander) (these books are written by the same author as The Hunger Games, and their covers are so beautiful and holographic. I couldn't not buy them, particularly not for the great price they were) Suzanne Collins - Gregor de Bovenlander 2: Het Labyrint (Underland Chronicles 2: Gregor the Overlander and the Prophecy of Bane) Suzanne Collins - Gregor de Bovenlander 3: De Vloek (Underland Chronicles 3: Gregor the Overlander and the Curse of the Warmbloods) Suzanne Collins - Gregor de Bovenlander 4: De Vuurlanden (Underland Chronicles 4: Gregor the Overlander and the Marks of Secret) Suzanne Collins - Gregor de Bovenlander 5: De Krijger (Underland Chronicles 5: Gregor the Overlander and the Code of Claw) Eion Colfer - Artemis Fowl 1: Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl) (this has been on my wishlist for a while, and this Dutch one was only 1 euro!) Jennifer Fallon - Second Sons Trilogy 2: Eye of the Labyrinth Markus Heitz - De Donkere Tijd 1: Schaduwen Boven Ulldart (Die Dunkle Zeit 1: Schatten über Ulldart) Markus Heitz - De Donkere Tijd 5: De Magie van de Macht (Die Dunkle Zeit 5: Die Magie des Herrschers) (I was so excited to have found books 1 and 5, so now I have the complete series . I couldn't find them myself btw, but my boyfriend managed to find them!) Jack Vance - Lyonesse 1-3: The Complete Lyonesse: Suldrun's Garden, The Green Pearl, Madouc (this has been on my wishlist for a long time but it was always out of stock! Now I've found it and for a great price too! A. C. Baantjer and Simon de Waal - De Waal & Baantjer 1: Een Rus in de Jordaan (I had books 2-10 in this series and have been looking for book 1 for a while now, I was so happy they had it!) A. C. Baantjer - Baantjer 71: De Cock en de Onzichtbare Moordenaar (it's always nice to find another Baantjer book for a cheaper price) Gerard Mak - Rechercheur Brons en het Lijk op de Wallen (this sounded intruiging and it was cheap too) Robin Cook - Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery 8: Vreemd Lichaam (I don't think I've read this one before but I like quite a few other books by the author) Kim Småge - De Witte Handschoenen (can you believe this was only 0,99 eurocents? It sounds like it could be good) Loes den Hollander - Vrije Val (I quite liked the novella I read by this author so hopefully this book of short stories will be good too) Jet van Vuuren - Omnibus: Zomerdruk, Bloedheet (this sounded good, it was a bit more expensive than most other books I've bought though) Virginia Andrews - Heavenstone 1: De Geheimen van Heavenstone (Heavenstone 1: The Heavenstone Secrets) Virginia Andrews - Heavenstone 2: Gefluister in de Nacht (Heavenstone 2: Secret Whispers) (I read a lot of Virginia Andrews' books when I was a young teenager, I don't know these two so hopefully they will be nice) Jill Mansell - Millie's Fling (this has been on my wishlist for a while, I can't believe it was only 1,99 euros) Marisa de los Santos - Love Walked In 1: Onverwacht Weerzien (Love Walked In) (this sounded nice and was quite cheap) Margarida Rebelo Pinto - Single Maar Niet Alleen (Sei Lá) (this sounded good and was cheap) Rebecca Eckler - Bevrucht! (Knocked Up: Confessions of a Modern Mother-To-Be) (another one that sounded nice and was quite cheap) Ildikó von Kürthy - Echte Liefde Roest (Freizeichen) Ildikó von Kürthy - Verliefd, Verloofd, Verlaten (Höhenrausch) (I have two other books by this author, both of these were quite cheap too) Carry Slee - Moederskind: Moederkruid, Dochter van Eva, De Toegift (I really like Carry Slee's books, at least those I've read so far, so hopefully this omnibus will be good too) Julia Burgers-Drost - Nieuw Geluk Omnibus: Het Merelnest, Een Zwerver Komt Thuis, Steffie Gerda Van Wageningen, Julia Burgers-Drost and Karin Peters - Zomer Omnibus: Bijna Verdwaald, Een Zwerver Komt Thuis, Agneta's Erfenis (I didn't see until I got back that there's a book that's featured in both omnibuses, but not much to do about that) Rachel Caine - The Morganville Vampires 8: Kiss of Death (I've been slowly collecting these, though at the last book fair they had a few more that I didn't get which I wish I did, but I only found this one this time). They also sold puzzles at the book fair, and I couldn't resist this bookish one, called The Bizarre Bookshop: I'll be going to the library in the weekend somewhere, so I'll post some impressions once I've been there.

I've been busy cataloguing my new books today, but mainly I've been resting, I hope to post the list of new books tomorrow . I haven't actually done much reading unfortunately. Lots of you are reading interesting books, though, that's nice to read about .

Interesting trailer !

I'm glad you liked this book! It's been on my wishlist for a while, so it's nice to get a good review for it from someone I know .

I'm glad you had a nice reading year (so far), happy holidays to you too !

I've moved this to the Book News forum. I'm sorry to hear of her passing. It was in the Dutch news also. May she rest in piece.

Diane, those bookmarks are beautiful ! I have some bookmarks I like more than others, but I couldn't pick one favourite.

I'm so sorry to hear you're going through this . I hope you feel better soon, the pain and anxiety sound really difficult to deal with. I admire you and the way you deal with it all . I'm okay, I've made it through a busy week, having appointments with the GGZ (therapist / nurse etc.) on three days (and then yesterday I met up with my sister). I'm quite tired from it all now, but hopefully with some rest I'll feel better next week (next week I have two appointments).

Roald Dahl has written some great books, I really liked Charlie and the Chocolate Factory too . Do you read children's books from your childhood now and then? I do that sometimes.

Great review, Steve ! I'm glad you enjoyed the book. I have to admit, I hadn't heard of it until you mentioned it, but it sounds like an intruiging book.

I hope you're feeling a bit better?

Don't Let Me Go by Catherine Ryan Hyde is $0.99 on Amazon.com, link. It's unavailable in my region, but I hearthily recommend this book for anyone who likes a deep, emotional story (contemporary fiction).

That's great to hear! I really want to read this book, but I'm waiting for the paperback release. I hope you enjoy it all the way through . I've started to read Trudi Canavan - The Traitor Spy Trilogy 3: The Traitor Queen, which is good so far. I'm currently on page 124 out of 518, so almost at one quarter of the book.

I fully agree! I hadn't made the connection, but my brain does tend to 'have too many tabs open'. If there are too many though, my head gets full and I get stressed, so I tend to make lots of lists to help me cope with all the things I have to think about / have to do.

I'm glad you liked the first three books, though it's a shame you had many problems with the series. Anything you haven't mentioned already? I'm still happy to tell you what happens in The Kill Order if you want to know, but I totally understand if you're done with the series. I hope your next reads will be more enjoyable .

Steve beat me to it! I was going to link the same site, which I didn't know about until just now when I did a Google search and found it. It looks good.

That's an interesting premise! I'm glad you enjoyed this book .

I hope you enjoy that one too !

Yesterday we rewatched The Hunger Games, it was quite enjoyable !

I'm glad you enjoyed the visit and that you all had a good time . I'm glad her ankle has recovered!

Welcome here . I don't know the author you speak of, but I hope you'll enjoy this forum and maybe find some nice recommendations .

Endgame sounds like an interesting premise for a book, so I'm glad you liked this one. It's always good to see Stephen King writing another nice book, too. I'm glad you've been reading some nice books (and listening to some nice audiobooks), though it's a shame about these phases where you don't feel much like reading / listening. I hope maybe next year will be a better year for you, books-wise .