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I used to read The Story Of Holly And Ivy every christmas. That was/is one of my favourite stories.

I have read 20 from the list. However it is actually more than that. I have read the whole Chronicles Of Narnia series and would class that as 7 books not 1! I have also read the first two Harry Potter books but didn't include them if I have to have read the whole series for it to be counted as just 1 Agree with Hayley and Madeleine.

Maybe try some thing by Judy Blume. Her stories were written and set around the 1970s, I believe. What age range would you want as the characters are around 12 or 13. I second The Fault In Our Stars. Loved that one.

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Sorry don't have anything to add just now but love this idea of a thread! So fantastic thank you, megustaleer.

Just finished One Of Us Next by Karen McManus. I had a feeling I knew who it was but I didnt guess the very ending. Ended on a bit of a cliffhanger so I am thinking (hoping) there is a follow up. Really enjoyed this. The characters, the plot line. Although I don't remember my high school been this horrendous. Still its been years since I was there. On a side note when I was reading the book I had it on the bed and my partner (not a reader) picked it up to have a look and sniffed the book and said "ah love that smell" made me smile. I am starting Black Beauty next. I claim to be a fan of classics but hardly ever reach for them so wanting to change that this year. I had originally aimed for 1 per month but didn't read any in January so shall see how the rest of the year goes.

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Thank you for the recommendation I will definitely check out his work.

The Dry by Jane Harper. A thriller set in Australia where a family have been found dead. Reported to be a murder/suicide Aaron Falk sets out to find out what really happened to his former best friend, his wife and child. This book was very fast paced and the fact I didn't see the ending coming from a mile off added to the enjoyment of the book. Looking forward to reading more from this author. This is a debut too and it makes me feel better is yet to come. 4 stars. Dustbin Baby by Jacqueline Wilson April was found in a dustbin on the day of her birth by a 17 year old pizza delivery boy. She is then taken into care and adopted before living in a series of Foster homes. The story spans over one day; April's birthday. Where after having a fall out with her Foster mum she decides to not go off to school but go back to places she lived growing up. Taking us on a journey of her life. I loved this book so much, it was very heartbreaking but so well written. There were also a few characters from other Wilson books that made a cameo which I felt made a nice touch. As this author is more for the younger generation I would say this one in particular isn't for the very young readers. As there are TW of bullying and suicide. 5 stars. Currently reading Marley and Me by John Grogan and Girl On The Run by Jane Costello.

Glad you enjoyed the first one at least Ready Or Not (All American Girl) by Meg Cabot

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Great reviews Hope you enjoy your reading for the year.

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Hi, hope you enjoy your reads when you get the time

Ready Player one by Ernest Cline

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Only The Lonely by Roy Orbison

That is brilliant

thank you I am just unsure of what to read next by her. Jacqueline Wilson is one of my favourites. Not all her books I think are great, but this was just awful. Much better books to be read. I must apologise because I swore in my last reply to this topic. I am unsure if I can edit it. I will remember to put in asterisks in. Not that I make a habit of swearing but you know when there is just no other word to describe someone. even if they are a fictional character. I am so glad I have started it. Again a book I have been meaning to read for ages. My friend told me she was re-watching the film and said she needed to read the book and it spurred me on. So going to watch the film afterwards. I must admit I struggled with it at first, but I am thoroughly enjoying it now. I love how we get to see more than one character's point of view. I have this on my tbr. I haven't read anything by this author either. Sorry you aren't enjoying it so much. Hoping it does get at little better for you. Nice to have those comfort reads. Ones you can go back to time and again. I think about re-reading favourites. I use to be of the mindset of not re-reading because of all the books I want to read that haven't yet. Now I think why should I not revisit the stories I know and love. This does sound like a really interesting read. Hope you like it. I am thinking of putting it on my ever increasing tbr list.

My Best Friend's Girl by Dorothy Koomson - Kamryn has just turned 32 and is ready to paint the town red. Amongst the excitement of opening her birthday cards she receives a note from her best friend telling her she is in hopsital and is dying and needs to see her. She reluctantly goes and we get to know that she hasn't spoken to Adele for almost 2 years due to a huge betrayal on Adele's part. This is where Adele asks Kamryn for a favour involving her child which will change Kamryn's life in the most unexpected way. I was ready to give this book 5 stars. Loved the characters and the plot line. However, i felt a little like the author was going of course a little too much with the main characters love life. Overall enjoyed the story. It is extremely sad at times and does include some very upsetting scenes. A trigger warning which I'll put in spoilers overall a 4 star read and looking forward to reading more by the author. Shopaholic To The Stars by Sophie Kinsella - I liked this story following Becky however, again I felt it a little too long. Think it could've been wrapped up some time before it did. I still enjoyed reading it on the whole. Just probably not my favourite of the series. 3 stars. WerePuppy by Jacqueline Wilson - I am going through reading all of her books. Came across this one (never heard of it before) this follows Micky and his 4 sisters. 3 older 1 younger. One night they watch a scary film about werewolves. Micky becomes frightened of them and dogs in general so his mum buys him one to "get over his fear" just no! The story itself was just okay but the characters were awful. His little sister bullied him and allowed her friends to too. His father was a complete dick and made him feel like a failure at any given moment. The rest were okay but not really much to write home about. There is a follow up to this which I may read just because it is very short. 1 star. A Girl Called Thursday by Lilian Harry - having this book for years and always saying to myslef I'll read it and never doing so i finally got round to it. Thursday has just turned 21 and Britain is at war! She signs up to become A VAD. Really liked this but it took a some time to get into it. I would say if you like historical fiction and stories around WWII then give it a try. 3 stars. Currently reading My sister's Keeper by Jodi Pilcoult and The Dry By Jane Harper.

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It wasn't as though the farm hadn't seen death before, and the blowflies didn't discriminate. To them there was little difference between a carcass and a corpse. The Dry by Jane Harper

Happy reading in 2021!

The little house in Waterloo Street rocked to the sound of singing, and Thursday Tilford laughed, blushing at the attention. A Girl Called Thursday by Lilian Harry

I am thinking how would they do the move the USA if she was already an American in the film version. I seem to notice in a lot of books that the male love interest is usually always over a certain height and has a body like he goes to the gym all the time but never does. I read a book last year and one of the characters (minor) was named Jodie and in one paragraph she was called Josie. So I reread it to see if it was another character that hadn't been introduced in the story but no it was meant to say Jodie but of course nobody noticed the mistake.