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I'm so tempted by this but I don't need anything at the moment. I'd just be buying for the sake of it. You both sound as if you got a great haul there as well!

Dave's a bit of a non-entity for me. He doesn't really add or take anything away from the show, so I think he may survive a wee bit longer. Not too much mind you! Govan on the other hand, just doesn't know when to shut his mouth and I think this will be his downfall.

I hope it's Govan, he's very irritating.

Oooh I didn't know it was part of a trilogy. I'll have to look out for the others. Thanks for that

Personally I think some of her older stuff is much better than the newer ones so it depends where you want to start really. There are only a couple that follow on from a previous book but it wouldn't make too much of a difference if you read them out of order. My favourite is LadyKiller which was the first one I read.

A Great and Terrible Beauty Libba Bray It's 1895, and after the death of her mother, 16-year-old Gemma Doyle is shipped off from the life she knows in India to Spence, a proper boarding school in England. Lonely, guilt-ridden, and prone to visions of the future that have an uncomfortable habit of coming true, Gemma's reception there is a chilly one. To make things worse, she's being followed by a mysterious young Indian man, a man sent to watch her. But why? What is her destiny? And what will her entanglement with Spence's most powerful girls - and their foray into the spiritual world - lead to? Started: 21/06/10 Finished: 04/07/10 Rated: 4/5 Comments: I really enjoyed this one and will definitely be looking out for the following two books from this trilogy. It wasn't entirely what I expected it to be. I think I was expecting a bit more of the period life 'drudgery' but it's actually a light and adventurous story of a 16 year old girl discovering magic and myth. Not too heavy, it's quite an easy read.

Hi Mitch! I love reading Karen Rose too but I do agree about the repetative style and format of her books. Have you tried Tess Gerritsen at all? Or if you're looking for something a bit more British Gangster, maybe you could try Martina Cole.

I think I love Josie a little bit.

Oh definately. Rachel was just a vacant waste of space.

My thoughts exactly. I knew they would have to pull something incredible out of the back to make up for a boring season and they really did!

Have You Seen Her? Karen Rose One by one, the girls disappear from their beds at night. Each one is pretty, with long dark hair. And each one is found brutally murdered. Special Agent Steven Thatcher has sworn to find the serial killer preying on this small town. As the investigation pulls him one way, his family pulls him in another. A widower haunted by loss, he now worries about his son Brad slipping away. But there's a bright light in his life: his son's teacher, Jenna Marshall, has reached out to help. She's beautiful, kind and considerate - and slowly, tentatively, she and Steven are starting to fall in love. But both have been hurt before - badly. And as the two try to find the courage to bare their souls, a murderer who has slain many looks for the real treasure he craves. He sets his traps. And waits. For Jenna... Started:14/06/10 Finished: 21/06/10 Rated: 3/5 Comments: Another good Karen Rose book. As usual it follows her normal pattern but her stories are good enough to overlook this fact. I liked the introduction of newer characters as I was getting quite bored with the usual ones. I actually wanted the main characters to develop their relationship and for the good guy to get the girl. I usually find this side of the books unnecessary but I felt it really played a part this time.

It's a great read Janet although it's not very long. I suppose that's the only downside of it, that it didn't last long enough. I might see if there is any interest as a bookring for this one as I'm sure quite a few people would like it.

I have to deal with people like that on a daily basis. Sometimes I fluctuate between thinking it's a shame they don't have any help to they shouldn't be allowed anything unsupervised. I just know I'm going to be like that in 50 years!

Watched the trailor last night. Fantastic. The whole season looks hot hot hot!

Big Brother - guilty as charged!

I Can See You Karen Rose In Karen Rose's brilliant new thriller a killer is targeting the participants of an online role playing game called Shadowland. Each of the victims is be-friended by the killer online. He then stalks them in real life, murdering them in the way that they worst fear. Eve Wilson, who we previously met in NOTHING TO FEAR, is researching the game as part of her thesis on how self-esteem is affected by violence. Now she must work with Detective Noah Webster to find the murderer before the killings escalate out of all control and Eve herself becomes a target. Started:05/06/10 Finished: 14/06/10 Rated: 3/5 Comments: Not too bad for a tall tale. I can't really elaborate too much on this as Karen Rose tends to stick to the same pattern for each book and for me, it's a winner.

Newes from the Dead Mary Hooper It is 1650 and a baby lies raw and cold, dead before it even drew breath. A young servant girl, terrified and alone, is accused of its murder and sent to the gallows. Protesting her innocence in the chill air of a December morning, Anne Green is hanged. Moments later her lifeless body is lifted down from the scaffold and carried to the College of Physicians for brutal dissection. But as Anne's corpse lies on the table and the doctors assemble, a strange rattle is heard in her throat. Against all the odds, could she still be alive? Started:01/06/10 Finished: 04/06/10 Rated: 4/5 Comments: A fantastic book. Very similar to The Heretics Daughter I thought and just as enjoyable. I like the way the story is split between now and then and then comes together at the end. It was also interesting to read how much of the book was actual fact.

A good old curry for me. I'm having a Chicken Saag

I couldn't eat any of those things. I have a problem as it is knowing where my meat comes from and I have to disassociate what's on my plate with the lovely animals running around. Very soft, I know but it seems to be getting worse as I get older. I tried being vegetarian but found I ate even less and was living off potatoes and pasta.

I drink tea and lots of it Recently I'm trying to increase my water intake to help with headaches but it's just not as good as tea. Alcohol wise, I generally drink anything! I love cocktails, Woo Woo and Strawberry Margaritas being my favourite. I also love fruit beers!

Hi Fiona! Another Preston lass here too! Hope you're enjoying the forum so far

Just a quick reminder that this is on Sky 1 tonight at 18.00

You've Got Mail. (One of my favourites )