Madeleine

The last couple of episodes seem to have disappeared from Universal, it hasn't been on for two weeks and I thought there were only a couple more to go before it finished for good, has it been moved?

Yes and great for Oti too, who had a bit of a disaster last year with someone who had an injury.

Don't think the peacock was quite as good as Nadiya's last year.

The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge

Sunday Girl - Blondie

Red

Hotel du Lac - Anita Brookner

Kathy Reichs and Patricia Cornwell also have a lot of forensic material.

Never heard of him I'm afraid.

The Mistletoe Bride is perfect for Halloween, I've actually read a version of that story before. Most of the other stories are good too, has your version got the pictures before each story? They're not too creepy either! I've read Kate Riordan's other book, The Shadow Hour, which I enjoyed, and have The girl... on my tbr pile. I think she's a good writer.

I didn't like Tenth circle either, I read it earlier this year. I also thought the ending of MSK was a cop-out - in fact I guessed something like that was going to happen (apparently the film has a different ending), and I've heard JP say in an interview that a lot of people think that about the ending of MSK. I quite enjoyed The Pact though.

Yes it is the same character - Jimmy Perez? I really enjoy the books, they've also been made into a TV series although the series is quite different to the books, still good though and the scenery is gorgeous.

Dark Matter by Michelle Paver.

Was the Ann Cleeve a short book? She has a series of novels set in the Shetland Islands, and I think this may have been a "spin-off" from that, in the UK they occasionally publish short books which they call "quick reads", in the hope that it will get people who don't normally read a full length book, interested in reading - a sort of sample book if you like.

Think it will be between Danny and Ore now....can't wait!

All he ever Wanted by Anita Shreve

I'm a mood reader as well, and usually have an idea of what I'll read next. I try to plan about half a dozen books or so at a time, a sort of mini-tbr list as opposed to my massive one! Makes it a bit more manageable that way.

I finished Mary Stewart's "Thunder on the right" the other day and it was another hugely entertaining read from this much loved author. It's set in the French Pyrenees, in a convent near the Spanish border, where a young woman, Jennifer, goes to visit her cousin Gillian, who married a Frenchman but has been staying at the convent since being widowed, but when Jennifer gets there, she's told that Gillian died a few weeks ago, following a car accident. However, what the nuns who nursed her tell Jenny doesn't match the Gillian she knew and grew up with, and she becomes convinced that her cousin is still alive. It's an exciting, if slightly far-fetched, story that twists and turns, and I really liked Jenny, although some of the men were a bit stereo-typical, but I loved the setting, and the ending was genuinely exciting. 9/10

We've had some horrendous downpours this weekend, driving has been quite treacherous; then it's nice and sunny for a while, and next thing it's pouring again!

Yes Hollyoaks, which I've never watched, he's fab though, dances like a professional.

The couple look like they were computer-generated.

I'd like a tbr room too!

Had another rude awakening last night - our burglar alarm went off at 1.20! Turns out there was some sort of power cut, as other lights eg oven clock were flashing, and I could hear other people's alarms going too, but I had such a shock awakening I was actually shaking afterwards

Last night was so good - although Holding out for a Hero will never be the same again

Yes I thought maybe he'd written a book as well!