Lilywhite

I have read part way through Kelley Armstrong's Otherworld series, loved The black Magician trilogy by Trudi Canavan, I've read a few Kay Scarpetta novels, a few of the Tess Gerritsen novels. I like to read series but it's difficult to get them in the library as they tend to only stock one or two and they are usually the middle ones, which means finding and ordering the other ones.

A-ha. I'm storming through TTTW now and I'm loving it. Although time travel as a subject really messes with my head, I think I have a grip on this one. I do find myself thinking too deeply about it and getting myself tied up in paradoxes but other than that, a great story.

I dont really know how and when I learned to read (mum may be able to help you out there) but I know I was always a reader and had an above average reading age, usually about two years above my actual age. I did read nearly everything my school had to offer and the local library helped too.

MaryJanice Davidson ~ Undead and Unreturnable arrived in the post this morning from RISI I love these books.

the final night will be on ftn.... that's tuesday night. and you could always go on the websight at living for the live webcams

and now Most Haunted Live is on for the next three nights.... there goes more reading time.

Not doing so well at the moment. I seem to have lost my reading mojo and there seems to be a million other things to be doing other than reading.... which is annoying.

This months reading circle book for all those that are interested is... The Secret Purposes by David Baddiel: THE SECRET PURPOSES, David Baddiel's third novel, takes us into a little-known and still somewhat submerged area of British history: the internment of German Jewish refugees on the Isle of Man during the Second World War. Isaac Fabian, on the run with his young family from Nazism in East Prussia, comes to Britain assuming he has found asylum, but instead finds himself drowning in the morass of ignorance, half-truth, prejudice, and suspicion that makes up government attitudes to German Jews in 1940. One woman, June Murray, a translator from the Ministry of Information, stands out - and when she comes to the island on a personal mission to uncover solid evidence of Nazi atrocities, her meeting with Isaac will have far-reaching consequences for both of them. A haunting and beautifully written tale of love, displacement and survival, THE SECRET PURPOSES profoundly questions the way that truth - both personal and political - emerges from the tangle of history. Discuss at will

I've decided to give Interview With A Vampire ~ Anne Rice a go too whilst I'm in the reading/halloween mood So far I'm quite enjoying it.

I know, that's why I was looking for someone to say it was really good, so I had a backup reason to buy it

I am looking forward to reading it now, especially as about two weeks ago I decided to give it a go as it was always in the library and when I went to get it, it had gone!!!

I managed to finish Just Another Kid this afternoon, another brilliant book by Torey Hayden giving a unique insight into the life of a special needs teacher and all the trauma it entails. I shall start The Time Traveller's Wife ~ Audrey Niffenegger as it is sat next to me waiting to be read This is the extraordinary love story of Clare and Henry who met when Clare was six and Henry was thirty-six, and were married when Clare was twenty-two and Henry thirty. Impossible but true, because Henry suffers from a rare condition where his genetic clock periodically resets and he fins himself pulled suddenly into his past or future. In the face of this force they can neither prevent nor control, Henry and Clare's struggle to lead normal lives is both intensely moving and entirely unforgettable.

I think that's the copy I was looking at, with green edged pages. I really want it because it looks so lovely but I have to be sure I will read it or it would just be an impulse buy....

The Deep End of The Ocean ~ Jacquelyn Mitchard arrived in the post this morning and I picked up The Time Traveller's Wife ~ Audrey Niffenegger from the library on my way home. I'm still reading Just Another Kid by Torey Hayden but it's on a bit of a go slow at the moment as I am doing an essay for my OU course at the same time. I want to read my book but I know the course has priority (just ) No other teacher had been able to handle these six emotionally damaged children. Three were horribly traumatized by the nightmare of war. Then there was an eleven-year-old boy who had never known life outside and institution; eight-year-old Mariana, who was dangerously exciteable and sexually precocious; and Leslie, seven years old, yet completely unresponsive and unable to speak. These were the children entrusted to the care of Torey Hayden, the extraordinary special-needs teacher who refused to give up on them. Torey was determined that every child should experience joy, hope and a future free of fear. With compassion, patience and most of all love, she knew that miracles could happen.

Has anyone read this yet?? I know I want to read this but I've seen a really nice hardback copy and I'm just wondering if I should buy it or not. (BTW it's a really nice copy )

it's only mentioned in passing after the event... you only have to read through the details once. I hope that helps.

I will use anything rather than turn down pages.... OMG!! I hate that! It really annoys me to find library books with folds on nearly every page because loads of people do it... OK, I will stop being obsessive now

Will it make me cry??? Five people made me cry although I did like his style of writing. I may take a look at this one then. Thanks everydayxangels.

I like TGWLTG, it's a good place to start. It's very psychological in it's horror and thankfully it's not as long as The Stand

I saw this one in Waterstones today and it looked good. I will be looking out for this one I think.

I'm now going to read The Death Artist ~ Jonathan Santlofer that I got from the library. A killer is preying on New York's art community, creating gruesome depictions of famous paintings, using human flesh and blood as his media. Terror stalks this world of genius, greed, inspiration, and jealousy -- a world Kate McKinnon knows all too well. A former NYPD cop who traded in her badge for a Ph.D in art history, Kate can see the method behind the psychopath's madness -- for the grisly slaughter of a former protege is drawing her into the predator's path. And as each new murder exceeds the last in savagery, Kate is trapped in the twisted obsessions of the death artist, who plans to use her body, her blood, and her fear to create the ultimate masterpiece.

I've really enjoyed it to Angel. Another brilliant book by Jodi Picoult, still not MSK but a great read none the less.

I recommend it. It was fantastic.

I have a small confession to make....I've nearly finished it. It's a great book so far and I'm really gripped as to the ending. Highly recommended.

I think i have that one. Sounds a good a place as any to start.