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Ooh well this is on tbr and has now moved up! But I loved it! Not that bothered about vampires and took ages to read which is not my bag but loved it!

Alternative! The original me thinks (lovely to see you again pp)

ooh yes sounds fab, or someone from the Chalet School books but then again..... sounds ace And this was my grown up idea. So now am going for the Darcy theme although don't fancy him so as have been in love with Aragorn since I was 10 has to be Arwen from LOTR. But I will change my mind

Pierre Peju - The Girl from Chartreuse. This is ace, all about a bookseller whose life is reading and his relationship with the young girl he runs over. Great!

Missed out Secret Shopper's Revenge Kate Harrison. good fun, on a book ring if interested

Rebecca Tope A Cotswold Killing, OK Quite underwhelmed somehow, thought it would be more fun somehow never got to know the characters and really understand what was going on!

I've done it lots (hmm maybe not that good then) I find it simple, healthy and easy to adapt for a family. Unfortunately I am very good at cheating on it now but that is me!

Was it you who recommended it, because it was great. Just found her an inspirational woman who gave meat to the story of Ann Frank who I have read since about 10 years old! Astonishing to find out how the Dutch reacted to the Nazis and her and her husband were incredible, so young and so responsible (wrong word). Don't often read non fiction but this was fabulous.

Anne Frank Remembered: The Story of the Woman Who Helped to Hide the Frank Family by Miep Gies and Alison Leslie Gold Great story very sad and what a brave woman! Secret Shoppers Revenge, Kate Harrison, great fun!

I am not looking at this thread any more lol just more for wishlist!

Exactly as you said Michelle, have been left chilled and thoughtful, so thrilling that read it in a day, and was excited and scared in equal measure, very very clever.

And careers advisers are never wrong! (careers are in my faculty too) Therapy by Sebastian Fitzek, very scarey and twisty ace. Thanks Michelle!

Good mix (I'm head of humanities so a bit biased!)

Which GCSE are you doing?

Thank you, all these compliments and a history fan! (that's my subject too)

Saw this in Smiths for half price and liked the cover! Then feeling noble got it from the library and it was ace! Here is the blurb from Fantastic Fiction: Smashed skull, snapped ribs, and a cloying smell of carrion. Leave the body for the hyenas to devour—no body, no case. But when Kalahari game rangers stumble on a human corpse midmeal, it turns out the murder wasn't perfect after all. Enough evidence is left to suggest foul play. Detective David "Kubu" Bengu of the Botswana Criminal Investigation Department is assigned to the case. The detective's personality and physique match his moniker. The nickname "Kubu" is Setswana for "hippopotamus"—a seemingly docile creature, but one of the deadliest on the continent. Beneath Kubu's pleasant surface lies the same unwavering resolve that makes the hippopotamus so deceptively dangerous. Both will trample everything in their path to reach an objective. From the sun-baked riverbeds of the Kalahari to the highest offices of an international conglomerate, Kubu follows a blood-soaked trail in search of answers. Beneath a mountain of lies and superstitions, he uncovers a chain of crimes leading to the most powerful figures in the country—influential enemies who will kill anyone in their way. A memorable detective makes his debut in this gritty, mesmerizing thriller. Set amid the beauty and darkness of contemporary Africa, A Carrion Death is the first entry in an evocative new series cutting to the heart of today's Botswana—a modern democracy threatened by unstable neighbors, poachers, and diamond smugglers. Those trying to expose the corrupt ringleaders will find themselves fighting for their lives. . . . I loved this! A great thriller, set in a beautiful and dangerous place. It is written by two people Michael Sears and Stanley Trollip who are native Africans from South Africa. It looks like they have had a very exciting life, hunting lions etc and this makes the place that they draw very real for me. The main character Kubu is lovely, a real change not to have a tortured detective. All in all a really interesting crime story not too much to think about sort of Precious MacKenzie but a bit scarier (does that make sense?) but a cracking good read. Phew I hate writing reviews !

Have you read the others? Michael Stanley Carrion Death which was so good I am going to try and review it (which I am really bad at!)

I put mine on risi and bookmooch and when they've been there a bit I take them to work so people can have them there if they want. Although if anyone wants anything from my risi list or that I'm reading let me know because I'd rather pass them on to people here and reduce tbr. I'm ronald on risi.

I know (and hate that feeling!)

Arriving from library today, better not be too scarey KEHS!

I read Hobbit and then LOTR (or was read them as a child) have reread LOTR but cannot get back into the Hobbit at all, not sure why.

And it is fabulous, I read it before Christmas, Will Trent is great!

Yes and with Simon Waterhouse and Charlie Zailer and their relationship is developing

Which I haven't read but probably!

I read this just before Christmas, clever idea, I thought