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Good luck ! Sounds interesting! I was planning to write my opinion on those things for my book about books . Good luck, I'm sure you'll do a good job . I can rest now for a few days, then this weekend we celebrate my grandma's birthday (a bit earlier than it actually is but okay), I hope it will be fun (tiring though).

That looks like a fun film !

Fun Fact #523: The average page count of the books in my collection is ~350-375 pages (Book Collector says 350, Excel says 375). That includes short stories as well as big omnibusses on the Kindle that have several books in one file. The average amount of pages of the books I read so far in 2014 is 265. Hmm..

That's great !

GoodReads is doing their yearly awards thing again, for books published in 2014: Here's the link: http://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-books-2014 I haven't voted on anything (yet) because I haven't read any of the books suggested (yet). A few are on my TBR, but I generally wait for paperback releases which usually means I have to wait a while after the original book is published. I do have a few paperbacks of the books suggested but I haven't read them yet. Well, thought I'd leave the link here in case anyone's interested in voting. I'll post the results once it's over (unless someone else beats me to it).

I hope you enjoy the whole trilogy !

This sounds like an interesting book, I'm glad you enjoyed it ! Great review, Janet.

The next read-a-thon is this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the 7th, 8th and 9th of November. Here's some of the books I plan on reading (but it might change depending on my mood): Barbara Taylor Bradford - Hidden Ann M. Martin - The BabySitter's Club 19: Claudia and the Bad Joke (re-read) A. C. Baantjer and Simon de Waal - De Waal & Baantjer 5: Een Rat in de Val Loes den Hollander - Nooit Alleen Norma Fox Mazer - Missing Pieces Neil Gaiman - Coraline (Dutch version) George Asakua - A Perfect Day for Love Letters (five short stories) Disney - Donald Duck Pocket 199 Dee Shurman - Mijn Supergeheime Dagboek: Reality-tv: een Nachtmerrie! Simon Sukkel and Jim Smith - Ik Ben (G)Een Sukkel 1: Ik Ben (G)Een Sukkel Simon Sukkel and Jim Smith - Ik Ben (G)Een Sukkel 3: Ik Ben (G)Een Sukkel Meer Barry Loser and Jim Smith - I am (NOT) a Loser: My Dad is a Loser Barry Loser and Jim Smith - I am (NOT) a Loser: My Mum is a Loser The last two are free short stories on the Kindle (I'm unsure where they take place in the series). I might not read all of these books or I might read something else, it'll depend on my mood. Who else is joining me? (I know you will, Anna!)

That's very true. I just felt it was more science-fiction because of the 'time travel' re-doing element, than fantasy, so I classed it as that. I don't know what the official definitions are, I just like to organise my books in ways that make sense to me . If you do try Replay, Brian, it's a really good book. EDIT: Btw, I've read some Dutch fantasy books under 300 pages that I liked, but I don't think they were translated so that wouldn't help you.

Not quite, but soon . I haven't read any other Star Wars books yet, I did play some SW video games and I do have one other SW book on my TBR. I really want to see the movies again sometime in the next while. I've got some shelves to pick books from, but will make a plan once I'm done browsing the forum . I'll post it in the read-a-thon thread . Thanks ! I look forward to getting started on it. That's great that you got to see him! I'm a little jaleous .

I'm glad you're enjoying it . I hope you have a great two reading months the rest of 2014!

I'm currently reading Scott Meyer - Magic 2.0 2: Spell or High Water and am over a third of the way through (page 154 at the moment). I'm quite enjoying it.

Here are some of my recommendations for fantasy under 300 pages: Brandon Sanderson - The Emperor's Soul (short novella) Terry Pratchett - any of his shorter works, for example The Carpet People or Discworld 4: Mort (humourous fantasy) J. K. Rowling - Harry Potter 1: Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone G. P. Taylor - Wormwood 1: Wormwood Anne McCaffrey - The Dragonriders Of Pern 1: Dragonflight (my Dutch copy has 319 pages, I'm not sure of the English copy) I second Replay as I really enjoyed this book, however I have it classified as science-fiction so it's not in my fantasy list.

I have now read 199 books this year so far..

Here's a list and a photo of the books I bought at the book fair. Carrie Slee - Dat Heb Ik Weer 1-2: 2 In 1 Katie Fforde - Restoring Grace Katie Fforde - Going Dutch Lola Jaye - While You Were Dreaming Yvonne Collins and Sandy Rideout - Love Inc. 1: Love Inc. Daniel Blyte - This Is The Day Beth Harbison - Was Ik Maar... - (Thin, Rich, Pretty) (free book!) Mariëtte Middelbeek - Single & Sexy Marijke van den Elsen - Pretty Perfect: Verwaand, Verliefd, Verraden, Verrast... Ildikó von Kürthy - De Dertigersdroom (Schwerelos) Simon Sukkel and Jim Smith - Ik Ben (G)Een Sukkel 1: Ik Ben (G)Een Sukkel Simon Sukkel and Jim Smith - Ik Ben (G)Een Sukkel 3: Ik Ben (G)Een Sukkel Meer Herbjørg Wassmo - Tora Trilogie 2: De Stille Kamer (Det Stumme Rommet) Herbjørg Wassmo - Tora Trilogie 3: Huidloze Hemel (Hudlo/s Himmel) (I own book one in this trilogy) Majgull Axelsson - Augusta's Huis (Slumpvandring) (I really liked Aprilheks by the same author) A. C. Baantjer and Simon de Waal - De Waal & Baantjer 5: Een Rat In De Val A. C. Baantjer and Simon de Waal - De Waal & Baantjer 9: Een Tip van de Sluier (woohoo for them just having some of the ones I didn't have yet) Loes den Hollander - Vreemde Liefde Loes den Hollander - Loslaten Anne Rice and Ashley Marie Witter - Vampire Chronicles: Interview with the Vampire: Claudia's Story John Jackson Miller - Star Wars: Knight Errant Karen Miller - Star Wars: The Clone Wars Gambit: Stealth Karen Miller - Star Wars: The Clone Wars Gambit: Siege Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell - Fortunately, the Milk... Geronimo Stilton - Fantasia 1: Fantasia (Nel Regno Della Fantasia) Sara Douglass - Darkglass Mountain 0: Beyond The Hanging Wall Orson Scott Card - Pathfinder 2: Ruins Paul Magrs - Wildthyme 1: Enter Wildthyme Paul Magrs - Wildthyme 2: Wildthyme Beyond! Markus Heitz - De Donkere Tijd 2: De Orde Van Het Zwaard Markus Heitz - De Donkere Tijd 3: Het Teken Van De Duistere God Markus Heitz - De Donkere Tijd 4: Het Oog Van Tzulan Markus Heitz - De Donkere Tijd 6: De Bronnen Van Het Kwaad Jenny Hare - Het 1000 Vragenboekje Over Liefde (Ask the 1000 Most Asked Questions About Love) Richard Carlson and Kris Carlson - Maak Van Een Mug Geen Olifant: In De Liefde!: 100 Nuttige Tips om Hartzeer te Voorkomen (Don't Sweat the Small Stuff in Love) Ian Stewart - Taming the Infinite: The Story Of Mathematics From the First Numbers to Chaos Theory Sofie Sozendaal - Gek van Eten: Als Voeding je Leven Regeert (free book) Susie Burrell - Raak die Laatste 5 Kilo Kwijt: Snel, Verantwoord en Zonder Moeite (Losing the Last 5 kg) Ella Berthoud, Susan Elderkin and Maarten Dessing - De Boekenapotheek: Lees & Genees, Aangevuld met Nederlandse en Vlaamse Literatuur (The Novel Cure) David Pringle - The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Fantasy

Scott Meyer - Magic 2.0 1: Off to Be the Wizard Genre: Fantasy, Science-fiction Age-range: Adult Format: Paperback Pages: 373 Synopsis (GoodReads):Martin Banks is just a normal guy who has made an abnormal discovery: he can manipulate reality, thanks to reality being nothing more than a computer program. With every use of this ability, though, Martin finds his little “tweaks” have not escaped notice. Rather than face prosecution, he decides instead to travel back in time to the Middle Ages and pose as a wizard. What could possibly go wrong? My thoughts: My boyfriend gave me this book (and part two in this series) for my birthday. I was very intrigued so I wanted to read it soon. First off, this cover is really pretty. Okay, now that we've got that out of the way.. This book drew me in straight away. It became suspenseful really quickly and I wanted to keep on reading to find out what would happen. There were quite a few plot twists, a lot of which were unexpected and a few of which I saw coming just before they happened. There is a lot of humour in the story and I really liked the writing style. The characters were very interesting and I really liked the main character. While it's book one in a series (I'm unsure of course how book two ends, and whether the author has planned any more books in the series), it does have an ending and can be read as a stand-alone book (in case anyone wanted to know that). Overall I really liked this book and really enjoyed reading it. I constantly wanted to keep reading to fidn out what would happen next. It bears a few similarities to Ready Player One by Ernest Cline but is also very different really. I really enjoyed reading this book and will be reading book two soon. Rating: ***** (10/10)

Thanks Muggle !

I hope she's okay ..

Wow, it sounds like a thought provoking book. I'm glad you liked it .

Great reviews! I'm glad you liked the Diane Chamberlain book . It's a shame you didn't like the Lesley Pearse book, I haven't read Stolen but I did read two other books by the same author and I really liked those (at least, the author had the same name).

I hope you enjoy your new books !

On Saturday we had the hottest first of November in the Netherlands since they started measuring in 1904. Today though it's cooled down and in a few days it'll be back to the usual temperatures for November, 11 C max.

Welcome to the forum . I hope you enjoy your reads for November / December!

Catherine Ryan Hyde - Where We Belong Genre: Contemporary Fiction Age-range: Adult Format: Paperback Pages: 446 Synopsis (GoodReads):Fourteen-year-old Angie and her mum are on the brink of homelessness... again. The problem is her little sister, Sophie. Sophie has a form of autism, and a tendency to shriek. Home never seems to last long. Until they move in with Aunt Vi, across the fence from a huge Great Dane. Sophie falls in love, and begins to imitate the dog’s calm nature. The shrieking stops. Everyone relaxes. Until Paul, the dog's grumpy, socially isolated owner, moves away. Much to Angie's humiliation, her mum thinks they can follow Paul and his dog. Once reunited, despite a huge age gap, Angie and Paul form the closest friendship either has known. But Angie risks everything to help Paul's dream come true, even their friendship and her one chance at a real home – the only thing she's dreamed of since her father was killed. A place she won’t be thrown out of. A place she can feel she belongs. My thoughts: I was given this book for my birthday (I picked it myself) and have been meaning to read another book by this author. I had one on my TBR and was given two for my birthday (well, I picked two ). The synopsis of this one seemed the most interesting to me, because it features a girl with autism and a dog, two things I'm interested in. So I decided to read this one. Where to begin when reviewing this book? It's such a powerful, emotional story. The book is split up into several parts, with chapters in each one. The chapters all have two dog paws as part of their heading, I liked this little addition. I really liked the characters in this book. Angie is very mature for her age and a very interesting person. I also really liked Paul and some of the other characters. The only character I liked less was Angie's mum, because of how she acts and the decisions she makes. This is a very deep, emotional story with many layers. It's definitely what I would call 'literary fiction' (for some reason I classify some Dutch books as such but never English ones, I don't know.). It's a complicated story, there aren't loads of characters but there are many layers to the story. I really liked reading it. The writing style is very good and I was engrossed straight away. There are plenty of plot twists that I wasn't expecting. There are also some very emotional, touching moments in the book. So if that's not your thing, then maybe this book isn't for you. Overall though I really enjoyed reading it. I feel like my review isn't doing it justice, but I really love this book. Rating: ***** (10/10)