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frankie

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  1. It would be great for travels, I agree! But I don't think I travel enough for a Kindle
  2. I'm sure it is! BF recently entertained the idea of me getting a Kindle but I do like the feel of a physical book in my hands... Yes, best to stop counting! Just keep on reading and writing reviews and such lovely things
  3. I think I said it was ages since I read the book and you inserted _first_ between I and Read Oh well!!
  4. Thanks for the tip! I'm not sure if we have that over here in Finland, but I'll keep an eye out!
  5. Well that's an easily made mistake, innit! (I mean, I can see how you made it!)
  6. I've not managed to get into re-reading the book yet but it's still on the horizon! And I have the two sequels from the library.
  7. How long has this phase lasted? Have any of your own suggestions been chosen to be read? I hope it really is just a phase, you wouldn't want to have to read a book you don't particularly want to time after time. Well it pleases me to hear that this was better than you expected! Good luck with the upcoming novels!!
  8. Well thank you for the compliment! I don't know about East of Eden. I do love the books I've read by Steinbeck, but my copy of EoE is not a very tidy and nice one, I think it's putting me off reading the book. I bought it as second-hand from a library collection. I shouldn't hold it against the novel, though! I'll get to it at some point. Hm, is The Good Daughter not a standalone novel? In any case, I don't think the book's very high on my current priority list. I have a lot of non-fiction stuff I want to get to at the moment. Glad to see you're still plowing through Slaughter's novels and enjoying them!
  9. That's great! It's really hot in here, too, which I think is actually a great excuse to be lazy about other things and focus on reading It's too hot to do anything else! Reading outside sounds really nice I've not done it yet this summer, I need to jump in the bandwagon! Great job! I agree about you probably needing a bit of momentum. Once you get going, you want to read more and more!
  10. Great statistics! What caught my attention was that you read more books by female authors than male authors! I did the same one year and some commented on it, saying they read more male authors than female. I thought it was interesting! Going by your ratings, you've mostly enjoyed the books you've read, which is great going!! Happy reading for the rest of 2018!
  11. Did you get your copy already? I'm sure you have, and I probably will know as much when I get around to reading your thread, as I'm doing rounds today I hope you will like it!! Haven't done any reading in English yet, but I'm not too worried. I read an interesting book on depression by a Finnish author, and now I'm reading a Finnish novel so obviously I needed to read them in Finnish as they've not been translated into English I love the Little Vampire books! I used to read them when I was a kid, and I still do, every now and then Jemima J is good, too and Sharp Objects I thought was riveting! The DBPC sounds awful, What horrible crap to have to go through! Did you at least read your Kindle TBR or did you go for new books Has Mount TBR reduced at all? It wasn't a re-read I'm afraid! It was a new to me -read. Very good, though, I hope you will still like it if you decide to read it!
  12. It's very possible! I can't remember! I went back to see when you reviewed the book and it was back in 2016. The book was on my 2016 wishlist so it may have gotten on it because of your review! Excellent! I'm sorry about the bloody pipes!! No hurries or worries re: the Vera Dietz book, you get to it when you do. You sure have enough other books to read in the meantime!
  13. Really hot! Probably 28 degrees. We're supposed to hit 30+ tomorrow.
  14. I finished reading a Finnish author's book on depression, and now I've started reading a Finnish actor's debut novel.
  15. Have you ever thought about reading the book? When did it air? My Mum probably watched it. Maybe. I would think! It would be so much fun to watch the show! My mojo's been fickle though, so I've not been able to re-read the first novel in the series yet. But I'm hoping to get to it and the sequels this summer!
  16. I'm really glad to hear you're feeling better!
  17. I see you bought a copy of Talking as Fast as I Can! I hope you will like it!! You will understand my signature once you've read a certain chapter I also see you've bought Please Ignore Vera Dietz. It's been on my wishlist for a while. I don't know where I learned of the novel but I hope to read it some day. I hope you'll like it! I'm keeping my eyes open for your review, should you get to it sooner rather than later
  18. Hello and welcome to the forum!
  19. Hello and welcome to the forum!
  20. Cloudless but a bit cold. It's a nice change since we had a lot of really warm weeks in May and early June!
  21. I've moved on to season 6 of GoT. Can't wait to watch more, but it'll have to wait till next weekend I'm watching the third season of The Mindy Project. Loving all The Office cast members who are popping up I'm also watching Elementary, I've started season 2. For the first time in a while, there's nothing on TV that I'm watching regularly, so HBO and Netflix are my friends!
  22. I'm sorry to hear The Art of Racing in the Rain didn't grab you! I found it a superb novel, but I'm a massive dog enthusiast and that plays into the whole thing in a big way, I believe But I'm glad it wasn't a total waste. Group reads are difficult sometimes, as we might be in the mood for something very different than what a group has chosen for us to read.
  23. frankie

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    Hello and welcome to the forum!
  24. I've acquired some books, these are from May and June: Awareness by Anthony de Mello Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs The Little Vampire (omnibus) by Angela Sommer-Bodenburg The Book of Human Skin by Michelle Lovric Poket by Sakari Luoma (A book about Finnish bouncers. A very random topic ) The Secret of Happy Ever After by Lucy Dillon Introverteissa on voimaa! by Sylvia Löhken (This is about introverts!) Ilosia aikoja, mielensäpahoittaja by Tuomas Kyrö (from Dad!) Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn The Ballroom Class by Lucy Dillon Wedding Ring by Emilie Richards Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (I bought this Finnish paperback copy of the novel at a flea market. I own an English copy and a Finnish hardback, but I liked the look of this paperback so I wanted to buy it) Emma by Jane Austen (A Finnish copy. I've been wanting to re-read Jane Austen lately but I don't think I could read her in English, not now. It would be too tricky for my scatter brain these days!) Jemima J by Jane Green I Am Charlotte Simmons by Tom Wolfe Feeling Good Together by David D. Burns
  25. I'm late to respond, sorry. But 60+ books is a LOT! You're saving a big bunch of money And supporting your library system! Do you mean me? Which list are you referring to, I'm curious! I've read Karin Slaughter's books, I can't remember how many. She is one of my most favorite authors in her genre. She does things I never see coming! I have quite a few of her book to be read, but I'm wondering if I should re-read the earlier novels in the series. I think Triptych is the favorite I've read by her. I should get back to Jasper Fforde, too! I've only read The Eyre Affair, which was obviously brilliant.
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