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Great book! I read it a few years ago for GCSE English as a mature student. I'm trying to persuade my husband to try it. It's a thousand miles from his usual reads (if at least one person hasn't been violently killed within the first few pages he's disappointed! ) but I'm sure he'd enjoy it.

 

It is a great book, I read it for GCSE English too unfortunately my local library didn't have the book in so I got Time Travellers Wife instead until they get it in for me.

Your husband sounds like my dad used to be haha

 

Oh definitely you can't name any of your children after the dog it would get very confusing I liked Toby as a name but my OH had a dog called that when he was young so we had to rule it out, i think in the end Charlie was the only name we could agree on

 

Not only confusing but I would feel quite mean naming it after the dog lol.

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Well I was going to read The Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling next but my sister reminded me of a book I read at school that I really enjoyed. So after a little job hunting its up to the library to find Of Mice and Men

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That sounds like a plan Easy Reader I'll give it a go.

Mum bought me the parody too and I was going to read that but want to read 'proper' book first. I'm half way through Green Mile hoping to finish it today then start Casual Vacancy again ... Hopefully

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Thanks kids mum.

 

I would have has Charlie as a name for my 1st baby but I can't now as it would be a little odd having the dog and baby called Charlie.

No worries plenty of time for choosing another name, babies are way into the future for us, new house first

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Possibly. I find it a little jumpy, going from one family to another.

 

Once I've finished The Green Mile I will give it another go

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I've had to put the book down I just can't get into it. I don't know if it's me or the fact the only thing I can thinking is Harry Potter.

 

I'm not going to discard the book totally but right now I can't take it on.

 

Thanks for the review ... I will give it another go lol

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Thanks Chesil I've had a quick read through and I think it's a good place to start

 

Thanks again

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Well I've just read back through my first 'review' if that's what we can call it and I personally think its a little bit weak.

I need a structure.

 

I'm currently reading the Green Mile and have found sone excerpts that I really like and have decided that when I write my next review on this book I would like to include them.

 

If anyone has any ideas on a quick and easy format for me to follow please feel free to let me know. I'm going to have a go at putting one together myself but you lot have been here have been here longer than me and all know what you want to see in a review.

 

I'm looking forward to your posts

 

Beth

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Hi Charlie & thanks

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Phew! I'm not the only one then. Yay!

 

Thanks for the welcome

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Thanks Cookie.

Thanks Frankie.

 

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Welcome, Beth. I look forward to reading this blog.

 

Hi,

Thank you for the welcome.

I'm looking forward to writing this blog and reading loads of books

 

 

 

Ooh a new bookblog ... 'citing Welcome Beth I love Harry too .. but I was a lot older by the time I read him still the books set my imagination on fire. I don't know if I want to go to wizarding school, I hyperventilate a bit when away from home for too long but I'd love a shopping trip to Hogsmeade .. as long as it was free of dementors

 

Hi,

Thanks for the welcome.

I think if I still lived at home I would have hyperventerlated as I leant on my mum too much but if they sent for me now (not that they would ) I would feel comfortable going as I've just moved house.

I love your dementor icon haha!

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Book One

 

The Diary of a Submissive - Sophie Morgan

 

 

Blurb (as written on the back of the book)

Sophie Morgan is a young, independent woman working as a journalist. She's intelligent, articulate, witty and fun. The girl next door. Except that in bed she surrenders her freedom to a dominant man for their mutual pleasure...

 

Sophie's memoir tells the true story of what it means to be a submissive. We follow her from the unexpected thrill of her first encounter through to gasp-inducing punishments as she experiments with her newly awakened sexuality - but it isn't until she meets James, a real life Christian Grey, that Sophie finds herself pushing her eroticism to its limits. As their relationshiop grows darker she begins to ask herself: how far is she willing to go - physically and emotionally?

 

 

Ok so after having read the 50 Shades trilogy earlier on in the year I was reluctent to buy this book but for less than 4 quid (and the sheer curiosity to hear what a real submissive had to say on the subject) I bought the book.

 

Now for me 50 Shades had too much lip biting and loose hanging trousers. I made no sense to me and felt like it had been written by a child. I got fed up with Christian's mood swings and the fact it was Twilight with pages and pages of sex added and no vampires or werewolves.

 

'The Diary of a Submissive' is so much better, I felt as though I was there with Sophie (which may sound a little odd but I know what I mean). It's written to a good standard, not in diary form though as I expected, but no matter, I was fully enthralled. So enthralled I finished the book in an afternoon.

The characters stood out and all differed from one another, I won't go into detail as I dont want to spoil the book for anyone who wishes to read it. All I will say is I cant choose my favourite.

There was minimal lip biting and no trousers hanging in a certain way (a way I still havent figured out).

 

So if you read 50 Shades and enjoyed it read 'The Diary of a Submissive'

And if you read 50 Shades and didn't enjoy it read 'The Diary of a Submissive'

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Ahh the use of alliteration and I have only writtin the title of my blog.

 

So, as you can see I am going to use this space to write about the books I read from now on, there is no list just what takes my fancy.

 

I will begin with a slight introduction.

 

I'm Beth, 22, from Yorkshire and recently married (July 2012)

I have a wonderful Husband and a baby called Charlie (he's a dog).

 

Books have been with me throughout my life begining with my Dad reading me bedtime stories, using the most boring voice possible as he knew it would send me to sleep.

Then my Mum, Princess Smartypants, the book I have tried to base my life on but, unfortunately, the Husband swept me off my feet before I made him battle a Dragon.

 

Harry Potter - do I really need to say anymore? I have grown up with this book, literally. I was the same age as the characters when the first book was released and so on so forth, and what kid doesn't wish they could receive a letter from Hogwarts ... Just me then?

 

And so, as I have grown up so have the books I read.

Crime ficton - the more blood and twists and turns the better.

Romance - love, sex and heartbreak

 

 

And now enough about me ... To the next post where I will officially begin my book blog

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Hi Alessia

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Hi Mrs Bookworm and welcome to our forum.

 

Please have a look at the rules guidelines and faqs here - they are a good introduction.

 

You can post as many reviews as you like about books you have read. The library is divided into different genres, to make it easier to find discussions about a particular book. We also have a general thread, for general discussions, and as apart from books, this forum has also developed into a little communicty, in the lounge we have other threads which do not particulary have a lot to do with books, but are for general day to day chit chat.

 

Hope this helps - but anyway, I'm sure you'll find your way around in no time at all.

 

Thanks Maureen I will pop downstairs and boot up the pc I'm sure it will be easier to find my way round on there than on my phone.

 

Hello Beth!

 

 

In addition to the info Maureen has posted, you'll also find that members often set themselves up with their own reading list thread where we keep a note of the books we read and/or review them, so if you can't find a thread for a specific book, you might be able to search and find that someone has written about it in their reading blog

 

What was the book you read in an afternoon? Must have been good to have engrossed you that much!

 

Ooo that sounds like a plan keeping a list of the books, good idea.

I read 'The Diary of a Submissive' by Sophie Morgan. It's the true side of 50 Shades of Grey apparently but is written far better and must have hooked me more than 50 Shades as I finished it in the afternoon.

 

 

As I was browsing I noticed the Reading Circle, can anyone join these too

 

Thanks again guys

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Hi all,

 

My name's Beth, 22 and from Yorkshire.

 

I love reading (obviously otherwise I wouldn't be here). After starting and finishing a book in the afternoon yesterday I wanted to find somewhere I could go for a chat about the books I've read, so here I am.

 

If someone could explain the site, like can I join in with any post and is there somewhere for me to write reviews

 

Thanks

Beth