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New Authors/Books Bought or Borrowed/Read New Author = * Books bought/borrowed/swapped = # Read = @ 'The Penguin Lessons' by Tom Michell * # @ (Christmas present) 'Life After You' by Lucie Brownlee * # @ (borrowed from my sister) 'The Fire Child' by SK Tremayne # (bought Feb '17) 'The Two Week Wait' by Sarah Rayner # (charity shop find £1, on wishlist so had to get... ) 'The Dandelion Years' by Erica James # (bdy book from my youngest, Aug '17) 'What Alice Forgot' by Liane Moriarty # (bdy book from my youngest, Aug '17) 'The Legacy' by Katherine Webb # (bought...lounging on my shelf for a good while) 'How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse' by Cressida Cowell (borrowed from son)

To Be Read List I will be adding to this when I choose the books from my shelves that I really want to try and read this year. 'The Shadow Wife' by Diane Chamberlain (add to recommendation of reading challenge when read) 'The Courage Tree' by Diane Chamberlain (another one from lovely Chaliepud/Hayley) 'Reflection' by Diane Chamberlain (add to one word title of reading challenge when read) 'Keeper of the Light' by Diane Chamberlain (trilogy) (Kiss River & Her Mother's Shadow) 'A Week in Paris' by Rachel Hore (add to reading challenge for place in title) (read) 'The Secret Keeper' by Kate Morton 'Secrets of The Lighthouse by Sante Montefiore (Bookcrossing)(read) 'Daughter of the House' by Rosie Thomas 'Rough Music' by Patrick Gale (add to male author of reading challenge when read) 'The Beachside Guest House' by Vanessa Greene (read) 'The Beach Cafe' by Lucy Diamond '6 Ranier Drive' Debbie Macomber (read) 'The Forgotten Summer' by Carol Drinkwater(add to season in title in reading challenge when read) 'The Penguin Lessons' by Tom Michell (read) 'Between Sisters' by Cathy Kelly (read) 'The Nightingale' by Kristin Hannah (add to animal/bird in title in reading challenge)(read) 'The Fire Child' by SK Tremayne 'The Two Week Wait' by Sarah Rayner 'The Little Pieces of You and Me' by Vanessa Greene (pressie from Chaliepud/Hayley) 'The Bees' by Laline Paull 'The Dandelion Years' by Erica James 'What Alice Forgot' by Liane Moriarty

Wishlist to Buy 'Night Road' by Kristin Hannah 'Magic Hour' by Kristin Hannah 'Distant Shore' by Kristin Hannah 'Home Again' by Kristin Hannah 'The Nightingale' by Kristin Hannah (bought Jan '17....at last) 'Winter Garden' by Kristin Hannah 'The Cornish House' by Liz Fenwick 'A Cornish Stranger' by Liz Fenwick 'The Returning Tide' by Liz Fenwick 'The Button Collector' by Elizabeth Jennings 'Leaving Time' by Jodi Picoult 'The House Between Tides' by Sarah Maine 'Afternoon Tea at the Sunflower Cafe' by Milly Johnson 'Another Night, Another Day' by Sarah Rayner 'The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto' by Mitch Albom 'Summer's Child' by Diane Chamberlain

My Reading List 2017 Well, here we are another year and another pile of books to read. Yet again I didn't reach my meagre 'to read' total of 30 .... but have done better with 20. I shall endeavour yet again to reach it this year, famous last words I hear you say. I'm hoping I can add a few more new authors along the reading trail too as I did last year. You are all very good at recommendations. Must try to read more from the books already on my shelf though, than buying....but we all know how hard that is especially when you have a wishlist for birthdays, Mother's Day and Christmas..! List from 2016 List from 2015 List from 2014 List from 2013 Click on link for 2013 for years prior to 2013 Reading at the moment '..... Read January 'The Penguin Lessons' by Tom Michell (recommend) '6 Ranier Drive' by Debbie Macomber February 'The Black House' by Peter May 'Life After You' by Lucie Brownlee 'The Beachside Guest House' by Vanessa Greene March 'Reflection' by Diane Chamberlain April 'Rough Music' by Patrick Gale 'Harry the Poisonous Centipede' by Lynne Reid Banks May 'Between Sisters' by Cathy Kelly (started in April) 'A Week in Paris' by Rachel Hore June 'Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweet Shop of Dreams' by Jenny Colgan July 'The Nightingale' by Kristin Hannah (started in June)(recommend) August 'House Rules' by Jodi Picoult (started in July) 'The Forgotten Summer' by Carol Drinkwater September 'Song of the Skylark' by Erica James 'Harry the Poisonous Centipede's Big Adventure' by Lynne Reid Banks October 'Secrets of the Lighthouse' by Santa Montefiore (started September) 'The Woman Who Painted Her Dreams' by Isla Dewar (did not finish) November 'The Legacy' by Katherine Webb (started in October) 'Love Letters' by Debbie Macomber December 'The Winter Ghosts' by Kate Mosse 'How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse by Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III' by Cressida Cowell 'The Great Christmas Knit Off' by Alexandra Brown (second time of reading because it is Christmas...)

Hoorah...thanks to my sis and brother-in-law I did get two books for Christmas after all. 'Between Sister' by Cathy Kelly (from my sister obviously) 'The Penguin Lessons' by Tom Michell * * * * * * * * * * * * * I guess this means that 2016 reading post is officially closed now Here is hoping everyone had an enjoyable reading year in 2016 and may your 2017 bring you lots of new books and authors to try out

'The Christmas Train' by David Baldacci Second time I have read this one.....remembered bits about it, but I think I will be passing this one on now. Only reason I kept it was it had Christmas in the title really. Not overly Christmassy and some of characters likeable others a bit annoying. Travellers on a train heading to their destinations for Christmas, supposedly different tales of why they are on the train, but not truly all is as it seems as to why they are on the train. As a previous reviewer has said (Janet has read this one)...ending is a bit twee. 3/5

No Books For Christmas...... in a huff...

I just thought it was all fab..was routing for Danny, but quite happy Ore won and glad that Louise was in the final too.

Oh Finding Nemo is just fab. Hubby and I went to see Rogue One last night the Star Wars thingy....was very good.

I think I looked at that one in Waterstones bookshop the other day...glad you are enjoying it.

Yes I think it is an earlier one, it was OK...but I've liked others better. It was one of those reads I had to get to the end to see what happened.

'Secret Lives' by Diane Chamberlain Much as I love Diane Chamberlain, I would have to say this isn't a favourite. I can't put my finger on what niggled me about it, but perhaps it was the concept of Kate spending a lot of her time writing/living in a cave/cavern....seemed a bit strange to me. I'm glad Eden found answers to questions about her mother's past...and a wee twist she wasn't expecting. Another ticked off the Diane Chamberlain books I've read. 3/5

Glad to hear you have all enjoyed her reads.

Oh dear...have to say I'm on a bit of a go slow with my reading again, enjoying both books, but getting nowhere fast. Secret Lives ~ Diane Chamberlain and the Little Paris Bookshop ~ Nina George

Have you read the book though. We went to see Fantastic Beasts on Friday....loved it.

Aw...poor Ed has gone, he was good fun...will miss him, but I guess it was his time to go. See how Judge gets on next week but the standard is high now.

I am still reading books, but very slowly.....

Although I've never read any of her books, hubby and I had the opportunity to go and hear her at our local cinema. She was great to listen to, very humorous and spoke about how her career all started and where she got her taste for writing crime novels etc. What made it more interesting is she is from my home town Kirkcaldy, Fife, and she was talking about when she was wee going to the central library in the town and it made me smile knowing exactly where it was.... Anyone like her books? We have one on our shelves that hubby has read so I must get around to reading it.

'The Cornish Affair' by Liz Fenwick Jude leaves John at the alter. She goes to Cornwall to help catalogue a library at a big rambling mansion. Secrets of the past come to light and talk of hidden family treasure, bit of history, bit of love interest, can the house be saved, but it was a bit far fetched at the end for me...! (reminded me of The Famous Five a bit...!!) 3/5

'The Trysting Tree' by Linda Gillard I loved it. Secrets found in diaries, family relationships, loves lost over a hundred years before, mystery of family trees, gardens. My favourite character 'The Trysting Tree' in the woods. I loved how it had its 'say' in the actual storyline, giving an insight of things that happened in past and the secrets it has kept for a hundred years. Going between the present with Phoebe, Ann and Connor and their journey to unravel the secrets of family archives, and the past with Hester, Violet and William who are connected with the house and gardens. What will Connor discover while he helps to restore the beloved garden where his grandmother, Ivy, used to play. The Trysting Tree is brought to ground in a storm and unearths a secret in the hollows of the trunk. At times an emotional read, but I expect that of Linda's books, having read them all. I found the early chapter, when we are introduced to Phoebe, especially moving when we learn of the illness she has endured. The past and present were brought together in a truly compelling, heartwarming read. 5/5 (recommend this one)

'We are all made of Stars' by Rowan Coleman Lovely read, uplifting in parts and emotional in others. Great characters. One connection to them all is Stella, who works at the Marie Francis hospice, but has her own emotional life at home to deal with. Her husband has returned from Afghanistan but is scarred for life in more ways than one. In order to deal with their differences and awkwardness she works nights, but this cannot go on. Stella helps patients at the hospice who know their time may be short by writing letters for them to pass on to loved ones, when the inevitable happens. Some of these are funny others heart wrenching. One in particular touches her deeply and she makes the decision to deliver it before it is too late...is this the right decision? This book is filled with wonderful characters who all have their part to play in this exceptional read. 4/5

The first ever one I read was 'Light a Penny Candle', others I think I have read are Echoes, Firefly Summer, Circle of Friends, Evening Class, Minding Frankie ( I do remember enjoying this one). I'm not sure if I read Copper Beach, it is sort of familiar. I had to go look up the titles on Fantastic Fiction and read about them.

Is this 'Gold' by Chris Cleave...if so I read it last year and reviewed it. I enjoyed it I finished 'Nights of Rain and Starts' Maeve Binchy and 'I Let You Go' by Clare Mackintosh...loved it. Now about to start 'We are all made of Stars' by Rowan Coleman.