Madeleine
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Couldn't tell you about the stories, but you definitely need to read the books in order.
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The Long and the short of it by Jodi Taylor -novellas and short stories, now in one paperback, hooray.
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And at halfway through the year, yesterday I brought number 25 in under the wire!
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Half the year gone, how is that possible!
Quite dull and cloudy here too, and it rained last night, which means the garden is growing like mad!
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The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith - this is the second in the crime series written by J K Rowling, and better than the first (which wasn't bad). When a famous author is found murdered in the same style as the main character of his latest book, private detective Cormoran Strike is faced with a long list of suspects, for the author had written a thinly veiled attack on pretty much everyone he knew - fellow authors, agents, friends, who were all very upset by their treatment in the novel. So Strike, helped by his assistant Robin, who is about to get married, sets out to find out who the culprit is. We get more of Strike and Robin's relationship in this book, as it develops nicely, and we also find out more of Strike's background (chequered to say the least, with several half siblings thanks to his feckless parents) and meet Robin's fiance, Matthew, who isn't happy with her choice of career. I enjoyed this, although I wasn't totally convinced by the reveal of the murderer's identity. 7.5/10
And I've just received a set of the 4 McLevy books (Victorian crime set in Edinburgh) which I ordered from an Amazon seller, brand new and very reasonably priced!
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It's Friday
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I hate it when you change titles too, and have also nearly bought the same book twice, in fact I have done that, but it was because the publishers re-printed the author's books, and I bought an older book thinking it was the new one, as the covers were all so similar.
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That must have taken you ages to get together. Interesting - I tend to try to read according to season too, and yes you're right, there are loads of books around every season except spring, strange!
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Similar forecast here, although it's quite sunny at the moment, but quite chilly.
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It's a Mystery - Toyah
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I agree with you too, Athena , when I used to go to my friend for one of her children's parties I'd only be there for a few hours and be completely exhausted -the constant attention-seeking, having to smile inanely at the slightest thing the child did - another drawing, hooray! - I don't know how parents manage being with them all the time! I've never been maternal either (as you can probably guess from what I've just said), maybe it's a selfish thing and if I'd met the right person, but I don't think so. Give me a dog any day, although they can be exhausting as well.
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We're quite a way from the coast (about 40 miles and then it's only the muddy Thames estuary) but it's been very windy here for several weeks now, apart from last week's mini-heatwave. Hard to believe that this time last week we were sweltering!
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Sounds yummy! And it's been chilly today, so also sounds very comforting and warming.
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Brolly is generally short for umbrella.
We had loads of rain yesterday, pretty much non-stop since about 1400, was still raining when I went to bed. I got very wet coming home! And my brolly collapsed and had to be thrown away.
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Good point Athena, especially when it's getting near lunchtime!
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I love jacket potatoes with cheese, and a nice bit of slaw on the side.
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I used to like Come Dine but now it's got to be too much of a freak/ego show so I don't watch it any more. I hate most reality TV, never watched BB or I'm a Celeb (except for one ep when I was at a friend's house).
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Thanks for that!
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At last! Someone else who doesn't like soft fruit either, I have exactly the same reaction as you, it's to do with the texture. I can eat apples (as long as they're not soft, if they are then it's straight in the bin for them)and melon but that's about it.
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Been raining a bit but not that much, cooler and dull.
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I love that series, as you say every emotion. from hilarious to quite shocking.
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The Miniaturist is certainly different!
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I've seen people walking along and reading too (for some reason much less annoying if they're reading a book than if they're glued to their phone!) however it's also way too hazardous for me to even contemplate, I have enough trouble looking where I'm going as it is, especially with all the uneven pavements.
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Yes it was the same where I live but eventually it blew over and around 5-6 in the evening was quite sunny and warm. Meant to rain tomorrow though.
Your Book Activity - July 2017
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Hi Karen - I thought the Amber Spyglass was the weakest book in the trilogy, and I did finish it, but struggled a bit, but good luck if you decide to keep going!