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That's more than I've read so far - way to go!

I've got Thin air lined up as my next read - great review! I can see the similarities to Dark Matter, which I loved.

NIce and bright here too, makes a change!

I've just watched Spiral, a French crime series, for the first time, and really enjoyed it. Also enjoyed the first part of The Miniaturist over the holidays (still have part 2 to watch), wasn't that impressed with Little Women, and might give up on McMafia (big new thriller series with James Norton, but I haven't got the faintest idea what's going on!).

Definitely out of the frying pan for poor Jane! I re-read I last year, sorry the year before last now, and had forgotten just how awful her cousin John was.

I must admit I did giggle when I saw a pic of the snow in Florida - it was barely a sprinkling, but I guess still very unusual.

I've just read Hotel du Lac and loved it too, glad you're enjoying it.

that is so detailed! you are very dedicated to your reading!

Oh wow......! I did see something on the news about a deep freeze in one of the Dakotas and remember thinking that sounded a bit unusual.

So sorry to hear about your dog, it's so sad when they go. Hugs.

Rained most of the night and this morning, milder but meant to get much colder at the weekend.

I think the Us might have more public holidays but we do have more holiday entitlement here, where I work it 's 25 days (on top of the public hooidays) plus one extra day at Xmas, again depending on how the public holidays fall, last year it was the 27th. There does seem to be a very long gap before the next public holiday though ie Easter!

Thanks, you too!

Only 20 pence! That's nothing, down here it'll probably be about £30.

Same here overnight, got woken up by the wind around 3.00. Still very windy when I left.

thanks for posting that list, I've started my own thread although I don't expect to fill that many! I usually barely manage half of these challenges

POPSUGAR 2018 READING CHALLENGE A book made into a movie you've already seen True crime The next book in a series you've started - The Butcher Bird by S D Sykes Abook involving a heist Nordic noir - Nemesis by Jo Nesbo A novel based on a real person A book set in a country that fascinates you - The Venetian Game by Phillip Wynne Jones a book with a time of day in the title - A Voice in the Night by Andrea Camilleri A book about a villain or antihero A book about death or grief A book with your favourite colour in the title A book with an alliteration in the title A book about time travel A book with a weather element in the title - Her Frozen Heart by Lulu Taylor A book set at sea A book with an animal in the title - The Shadowy Horses by Susanna Kearsley A book set on a different planet A book with song lyrics in the title A book about or set on Halloween A book with characters who are twins A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym A book with a LGBTQ+ protagonist Abook that is also a stage play or musical A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you A book about feminism A book about mental health A book that was gifted to you A book by two authors - The Body in the Ice by A J Mackenzie (husband and wife) A book about or involving a sport A book by a local author A book mentioned in another book A book from a celebrity book club - Then she was gone by Lisa Jewell (Richard and Judy) A childhood classic you've never read A book that is published in 2018 - How to Stop Time by Matt Haig A past Goodreads Choice Awards winner A book set in the decade you were born (1960's) A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to - Under a Pole Star by Stef Penney A book with an ugly cover A book that involves a bookstore or library

At least it's a short working week, it was horrible getting up in the dark.

it's rained for most of the day here.

I like your way of thinking - quality rather than quantity. Good luck and happy reading!

Back to heavy drizzle again

And one more which I read over Xmas: Nigel, My Family and other Dogs by Monty Don - I hardly ever read non-fiction, but this is the lovely story of Monty Don, a famous TV gardener in the UK, and his dog Nigel, a lovely golden retriever who is the unexpected star of his dad's show, Gardeners' World (along with new recruit Nellie, another golden retriever). In the book Monty tells of all the dogs he and his family have ever had, and also gives a brief outline of his life and career, and how his current "garden", where his show is filmed, gradually evolved into all the different sections he has, and which of course, are still evolving. But it always comes back to Nigel, who is happy to pose for the camera at any opportunity! I must admit I found some of the earlier attitudes to pets a little hard to take, the family weren't cruel to their animals (they were farmers as well) but Monty's dad drowned some puppies from a large litter as he felt the mother, who was young herself, wouldn't be able to feed them all, and a beagle belonging to his mother was put down at only 5 years old as he was such a wanderer that the neighbouring farmer was always threatening to shoot him, and they felt it was cruel to keep him tied up, or confined indoors, all the time. But overall a lovely read, especially for dog lovers! 8/10

Last day of my break too, back on the work treadmill tomorrow!

just one brief shower, but was actually quite nice - did a nice forest walk with my walking group which was vey nice although muddy, and stopped off at the deer sanctuary and saw loads of stags, who looked at us for a while then carried on grazing.