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Loads of shops in Aberdeen had LOADS to spare even come the afternoon - THAT's what amazed me - LOL! Loads of kids were reading it in the street though - I loved that. Am now off to read more HP in the bath - I can't wait to read more!

Harry gets bitten by one of Aragog's children and suddenly finds he is able to walk up walls and shoot webs from his wrists...

I've managed to read the first 70-or-so pages this morning before Dale got up. I'm keeping schtum about what's happened except to say that it's all very exciting!

ROFLAMO! I adored No. 6! Here's one for you - what if Voldemort is actually James Potter's alter-ego?! Aha! Then Voldemort really WOULD be Harry's father. Of course, whether or not he's asthmatic and wheezy like old Darth Vader is, as yet, not known...

Hello and welcome to the forum, LFS! You've come to the right place for fiinding new books to try - we're all book-crazy here! If you have a look in the reviews section and the book blog section, you'll find LOADS of recommendations to choose from, and from many different genres and authors. I'm sure you'll find something that appeals to you.

Some of us read The Winter King in the reading circle at the start of the year. Perhaps you'll nip along to the thread and leave your thoughts on it when you're done reading.

More hugs from me too, Jules.

Hello and to the forum, Kasei - it's good to have you here! I'm sure you['ll find plenty of good discussions going on here - we just can't shut up about books in this place! I hope you'll enjoy it here.

One of my colleagues has loaned me The Memory Keeper's Daughter, after reading and enjoying it herself, so I guess I'll be getting to that shortly (after Dracula and The Name of the Rose!).

My favourite King novel is definitely The Stand, but my favourite SK collection of novellas/short stories is Different Seasons - some of the best writing I've read by ANY author is in that book!

Join the club - I'm still having to sneak books into the house and mostly limit myself to reading circle buys only.

Hello and welcome, Becca - I look forward to hearing all about your favourite books and authors!

Hello and welcome tot he forum, Ian! I loved Needful Things too - the tension slowly building up as the whole town gets ready to implode is fantastic!

Hello and , Natalie. I hope you'll enjoy it here. We're going to get mightily confused - first we have two Poppy names and now two Angel names - LOL!

I add my books by the ISBN number. If it doesn't come up, I then do it by title, but amend the details so it reflects my own copy as much as possible.

That's precisely why we have spoiler tags once folks start reading it, they'll be gagging to chat about it, but any plot-line tidbits must be put within the spoiler tags so as not to spoil the surprise for anyone else. Any spoilers posted without the tags will have those tags edited in by the Mod Squad - who will also be wanting to read it, so I hope everyone takes note!

Hi Emjays, and welcome to the forum. I hope you don't have too much trouble navigating your way around the board - things are all set out in sections for ease of use, so just take your time and explore, and if you have any trouble, give us a shout - everyone will be only too happy to help.

It wouldn't be bad at all, Gyre - I listened to Carmilla on my iPod and thoroughly enjoyed it! I highly recommend listening to audio books as a way to get in some extra reading when you can't physically have a book in your hands. Incidentally, I'm now at a point in Dracula where more "voices" are creeping in to tell their story, so I'm now hearing from Mina, Lucy, Jack Seward, Arthur Holmwood and Quincy Morris. After having the first section being told entirely from one character's point of view (Jonathan Harker), it's interesting to hear from these other characters through their letters and diary entries, each with their own style and vocabulary.

Well, for the first time ever, I've just pre-ordered a book from Waterstones and paid in full so I can pick up my hardback, adult cover copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows at my leisure. Waterstones will be open from midnight on 21 July for all those people desperate enough to get their hands on it in the wee-small hours, but I just want to avoid the crowds while making sure I have the book I want, and at only

I was sort of shocked a little, but the context was an odd one - Mellors seemed to use it in such an endearing way, rather than as a derogatory term, that it almost seemed sweet. (I'm not sure I've explained that quite as well as I wanted to, but you might get the general idea.) I've never before seen or heard that word used affectionately like that, and it sort of took the edge off the harshness of the word, and the shock out of the connotations, for me.

Well, as I listened to Carmilla a little while ago, I'm just starting to read Dracula now (I think I was about 12 when I read a seemingly abridged version, so I wanted to read it again). I've just read the first four chapters (all from Jonathan Harker's point of view) and I like the style of writing very much. I also love that it states Harker's journal was written in shorthand - it gives an insight into how the character's mind works. There are a few similarities and differences between the two stories that I know of and thought I'd add them here: Similarities: - Title is a single word and name of the vampire - Setting is a remote, Gothic castle in a country filled with superstition - Carmilla is written in the form of a letter written after the fact by the main character; Dracula is written in the form of letters and journal entries from the point of view of several characters - Both vampires are charismatic nobles who both attract and repel Differences: - Carmilla is written from a single person

Yup, I'm still using it. I tend to add the books when I get them, but if I've forgotten, I add them once their read, because i add the reviews to them.

to the forum, Nicola - it's good to have you here. I look forward to hearing all about your favourite books and authors!

Glad to hear you enjoyed Broken Skin so much - I agree - it's my favourite of the three too (although, like you, I loved the first two as well!). I can hardly wait for MacBride's next book!

to the forum, Pamj! I look forward to hearing all about your favourite books and authors!