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The only thing that is putting me off is that they are hardback copies and hard to carry around with me. I loved the Magicians Guild Trilogy and I'm hoping to get my hands on her new book too. There's just not enough hours in the day to do all my reading

The Shack W.P. Young Mackenzie Allen Philips' youngest daughter, Missy, has been abducted during a family vacation and evidence that she may have been brutally murdered is found in an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Four years later in the midst of his Great Sadness, Mack receives a suspicious note, apparently from God, inviting him back to that shack for a weekend. Against his better judgment he arrives at the shack on a wintry afternoon and walks back into his darkest nightmare. What he finds there will change Mack's world forever. In a world where religion seems to grow increasingly irrelevant "The Shack" wrestles with the timeless question, "Where is God in a world so filled with unspeakable pain?" The answers Mack gets will astound you and perhaps transform you as much as it did him. You'll want everyone you know to read this book! Started: 17/03/09 Finished: 25/03/09 Rated: 4/5 Comments: I didn't pick this book up thinking it was as religiously orientated as it was. Obviously you get the idea from the back of the book that it is based in faith and belief but I wasn't quite expecting what I got. None the less, I have really enjoyed this book and have found that I appreciate the story within and the purpose. It has made me question some aspects of both my beliefs and religion in general. I think it's definately worth a read and I think it can be quite comforting and inspiring to many people.

An Ice Cold Grave Charlaine Harris Harper Connelly was struck by lightning as a teenager, and now she can find the dead. In her third case, Harper and Tolliver, her stepbrother, are hired to find a missing grandson. But the truth is far worse than a single dead child, for numerous teenage boys, all unlikely runaways, have disappeared from Doraville, North Carolina. Harper soon finds the eight bodies, buried in the half-frozen ground, but then, still reeling from coming into contact with her first serial killer, she is attacked and injured. Now she and Tolliver have no choice but to stay in Doraville while she recovers, and as she reluctantly becomes part of the investigation, she learns more than she cares to about the dark mysteries and long-hidden secrets of the town: knowledge that makes her the most likely person to be next to end up in an ice-cold grave. Started: 15/03/09 Finished: 15/03/09 Rated: 4/5 Comments: This one I enjoyed most out of the Harper Connelly series. I think it's better written than the others, with a much better plot to it. I don't like the 'personal' plot involved but I kinda saw this developing from the first book.

Grave Suprise Charlaine Harris Charlaine Harris is already a star and a New York Times bestseller with her vampire mysteries starring Sookie Stackhouse and her Lily Bard mysteries. This second installment to her new supernatural mystery series might just be her biggest hit yet. Grave Sight's Harper Connelly is back, and her ability to find the dead and see their last moments is in higher demand than ever... A college class gets more than it bargained for when Harper gives a demonstration of her uncanny talent. Instead of just finding one body in an old grave, she finds two: the original occupant and a recently deceased girl whom Harper had tried, and failed, to find two years previously. To dispel suspicions about her own innocence, Harper and her stepbrother Tolliver undertake their own hunt to find the killer-only to find yet another body in the same grave. Started: 05/03/09 Finished: 14/03/09 Rated: 3/5 Comments: Another good read from Harris. Although once again, I started to lose interest towards the end. I have the third in the series to read so I'm not quite ready to give up on them yet.

Just saw this on the BBC The Wire This actually means I can see past the first season

I've nearly finished my latest project, it's one of the Me To You bears. It's been quite simple so far and I'm quite pleased with my progress

I quite like Karen Rose. Her books do tend to stick to a similar formula but the stories are very good. Not too complicated and not too gory, she even pops in the odd twist in the tail.

I knew there would be someone to blame

Yes, I get the throbbing, pulsating pain usually on the right side of my head. It musn't be as bad as others get it though, as I said, I can usually cope if I take painkillers.

Hmm, according to that, I actually get migraines (without aura) two to three times a week. I just considered these to be headaches. I've never really considered getting treatment for them because it's just a headache.

I buy from Hobbycraft and I also look on ebay for the odd ones.

Tonight we had a lovely Beef Casserole and fresh bread

I suffer with headaches frequently and to my knowledge have only had three migraines in my life. Unfortunatley, two of them have been in the last year. They both started with a blurred patch in my vision that went away after 10 minutes. As soon as it was gone, I start shaking, hot and cold sweats and nausea. The only real remedy I've found is 2 Anadin Extras (if not, Ibruprofen) and bed. My headaches are different and are triggered by several things. Mainly stress, dehydration, sunlight or direct light for any period of time. I always carry painkillers with me and can generally carry on with my day after taking a couple. Sometimes it does get past that stage and I have to go to bed for a few hours.

I'm looking forward to picking this one up soon. I popped it on my wanted list after reading an article in the Daily Mail book forums (I was at work, so it must have been here) It took me a while to actually get hold of a copy and typically the market was flooded as soon as R&J put their backing behind it. I've stayed away from any kind of review or spoiler because I'm notorious for losing interest once I know where a book is going, it takes much more effort to read. Going on what everyone here has said, I can' wait.

OMG!

Little Women Louisa May Alcott Set in a small New England community, it tells of the March family: Marmee looks after daughters in the absence of her husband, who is serving as an army chaplain in the Civil War, and Meg, Jo,Beth, and Amy experience domestic trials and triumphs as they attempt to supplement the family's small income. In the second part of the novel (sometimes known as Good Wives) the girls grow up and fall in love. Started: 01/03/09 Finished: 22/05/09 Rated: 4/5 Comments: Please don't take the time it took me to read this book as a reflection on it's quality. It was only because it's on my DS that it made it difficult to carry around with me for a quick read. I used to have this book on an audio record when I was little and the first chapter came back to me almost word for word. I loved it when I was little and I still love it now. It took me a while to get into the flow of the writing style but it wasn't too difficult to understand. Such a charming story, full of ups and downs that you really get drawn into.

Change of Heart Jodi Picoult June's first husband was killed in a car crash. Against all the odds, her daughter was uninjured and, in another miracle, June found love again with the policeman who rescued them. Six years on they are a happy family, June pregnant with their own child. But now June's second daughter is dying without the new heart she so urgently needs. And her first daughter, along with her husband, is dead, killed by Shay Bourne, an itinerant workman they welcomed into their home. The crime was so heinous that Shay has been given the death penalty for the first time in 69 years in New Hampshire. Shay is going to die, and he is looking for redemption. He wants to give June's daughter his heart . . . Started: 21/02/09 Finished: 28/02/09 Rated: 5/5 Comments: Absolutely fantastic book. Easily Picoult's best book, on par with My Sisters Keeper. An utterly compelling read and thought provoking all the way through.

I quite enjoyed what I saw of this. I work with beer (I know, it's a hard job but someone has to do it) and I found it interesting. I have managed to try loads of the beers they tried in the show, so I was quite pleased with that!

From the depths of my memory, in a dusty box somewhere, I think the tradition comes from fasting for lent. When people used to fast, the day before, they used up all the remaining ingredients from their cupboards to make pancakes. From Wiki Yes to the pancakes, as long as they are sweet

I took mine to work today (don't tell the boss) and managed to get quite a bit done. I also took my book and did some reading too (definately don't tell the boss).

Well, I'm all stitched out for this evening. My hands are hurting now, which is an unforunate side effect of gripping the frame that holds my aida. I don't suppose anyone has any handy tips for reducing pains whilst stitching?

Hello and welcome! Just to let you know I moved your thread to the Introductions section so everyone can come and say hello and 'meet' you

You're all so naughty. I have so many books to be read and now my cross stitching is forlornly looking at me. When you find me buried at the bottom of a collapsed Mount TBR, I hope you all wonder at the greatness of my cross stitching