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Lasanga with salad - ro maine, red pepper and celery with my special lime & chilli salad dressing

Hmmm this reminds me - I wrote asking if I could have a sample copy explaining due to a printer problem I couldnt print the token from the website, but havent received anything

Hey Puma - Nice to read you! KxXx

Great review Michelle - I really want to read this now!! Kx

I read this last year and really enjoyed it - so will be interested to hear what you think. I learned so much about the Amish people, really interesting. Jodi Picoult obviously puts in a lot of research before writing her books. K x

Sounds good but disturbing Great review Gyre and well done Rod! You should add this to the review on Amazon - the book already has a 5 star rating. This book was already on my wishlist - off to move it up a few notches. Kx

I have an obsession with and collect the following ~ Roald Dahl Childrens books - have yet to read any of his adult stuff but intend to. Stuart Macbride ~ One of the few I buy in hardback. Jodi Picoults ~ I read 2 and then collected her entire back catalogue even paying for some from America. Then after reading the 3rd my interest started to wane, the 4th wasnt nearly as good and although they are very well researched, they all seem a bit formulated. This has resulted in 8 or so unread books on my shelves - that said I have her latest 2 on my wish list My experiance with Jodi Picoult has made me more hesitant. Instead of loving a book and then going on a mission to buy the complete back catalogue, I am more reliant on reviews and recommendations. Obviously I still look for other books by a familiar author, especially if they are in a series but I dont have to own them. I rarely re-read, so having recently rediscovered my local library I can indulge without spending a fortune!

15. How to be Lost by Amanda Eyre Ward ~ 8 Synopsis To their neighbours in suburban Holt, New York, the Winters family has it all: a grand home, a trio of radiant daughters, and a sense of security in their affluent corner of America. But when five-year-old Ellie disappears, the fault lines within the Winters family are exposed. Fifteen years later, Caroline, now a New Orleans cocktail waitress, sees a photograph of a woman in People Magazine. Convinced that it is Ellie all grown up, Caroline embarks on a search for her missing sister. As she travels through the New Mexico desert, the mountains of Colorado, and the smoky underworld of Montana, she devotes herself to salvaging her broken family. "How To Be Lost" is a spellbinding novel about sisters, family secrets - and love. A haunting book about rediscovery and salvaging links with in a broken family, who are still reeling from the disappearance the youngest sister 15 years ago. I would recommend this book to anyone who usually enjoys light hearted Chick Lit but would something a bit deeper. There is one thing that really annoyed me about this book - I have this edition - http://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Lost-Amanda-Eyre-Ward/dp/0099471272/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1206898300&sr=8-1 and the sticker on the front states 'As good as The Lovely Bones or your money back' . I actually enjoyed this more than The Lovely Bones and just dont feel the sticker is necessary. I know its a marketing ploy but I felt the sticker cheapened the book and maybe I am being silly but the sticker would have actually put me off buying!

I have just written a wee bit about Poisoned Cherries by Quintine Jardine http://www.bookclubforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=4650&page=2 and described it as Ladlit - I am sure I had never heard the term before - probably have read it somewhere and stored it in my subconscious. Then I read this thread.... bang goes me being original LOL! KX

14. Poisoned Cherries by Quintin Jardine ~ 7 Synopsis When Oz Blackstone is offered a major role in a cop movie shooting in Edinburgh, he cannot resist taking centre stage. Oz has had a brief liaison with Susie Gantry, a beautiful and self-possessed business woman, and is now pregnant with his child, so will Oz finally silence the call of the wild and settle down to a cosy family life? It all looks like a bowl of cherries until ex-lover Alison Goodchild turns up asking for a favour. But when he finds Alison's business partner murdered in her flat, Oz can't help but suspect he's been set up. And when he discovers a trail of intrigue leading to the cast of the star-studded movie in which he is performing those cherries begin to taste very rancid indeed... A 'star studded' rollercoaster of a murder mystery. My first Quintin Jardine book - enjoyable, lighthearted and easy to read if a bit unbelievable in places. I would describe this as - ladlit - if there is such a thing? It hasnt inspired me to go and buy anymore Jardine books but I would read another if it fell in my lap.

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Hi Gabriel - Nice to read you Your english is great - I wish I could read and write so fluently in another language. Kx P.s. The pictures in your link are amazing.

Meatballs in tomato and chorizo sauce with spicy potatos Handmade by Mr Marks and Mr Spencer We never eat ready made food cant remember why I bought the above but its been in the freezer for a couple of months so thought best use it up. I am going to roast a butternut squash to go with.

Just 1 book at a time for me, I like to read start to finish then on to the next. If however, I am not getting into a book but want to read it I will put a bookmark in and leave it on pause to try again in the future. Kx

I have created a wee wish list of books in the notes section of my Mobile - means my list is always at hand.

Hi Fae - Nice to read you I am totally addicted to both this forum and Library thing - which is fantastic, feel free to add me - same username. K xXx

Hi Tess, I finished The Surgeon last night (at 1.50am!) I really enjoyed it! My first try of the crime/medical thriller genre and I will definitely be back for more. I am also hooked on your website - there is so much to read, your obviously put a lot of effort and research in to it. I love the creepy biological facts, think you have uncovered a different side to me! Kx

13. The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen ~ 8.5 As Tess is our Author of the month I felt inspired to try one of her books. My Mother in Law is really into this genre but I havent really tried it before, so nabbed this book while visiting her. I really enjoyed this book, although the medical descriptions were gory I didnt find it as scary as I anticipated. Its a clever, fast paced medical thriller with a little romance on the side, the characters are well formed and believable. I am looking forward to reading the rest in the series. I also nabbed The Apprentice so it wont be long before I am back with Rizzoli again. I really want The Bone Garden after reading other reviews, so have added it to my wish list.

12. Attack of the Unsinkable Rubber Ducks by Christopher Brookmyre ~ N/F I tried hard with this book but have had to admit defeat. Persevered to page 185 but its just wasnt going in - I am skimming rather than reading so have decided to pause it for now. After researching some reviews I will definitely try another of Brookmyres books as this doesnt seem to be his usual style or one of his best books. It was also in large print which I didnt like at all - sound it really putting. Found The Sacred Art of Stealing at the library yesterday so am going to try it soon.

Hey Paula - Relax Missy, I dont want it back, please read it - enjoy it and pass it on. My favourite books are precious and rarely leave my sight but most paperbacks I am happy to pass on to others. I simply dont have room to keep everything and rarely re-read, so I like to pass them on. I joined Book Crossing and love the idea of it all - releasing books into the wild for others to enjoy. I left a book in the Canary Isles and its now in Sweden how great is that? It is better than them sitting sadly on my shelf only having been read once, books are to be enjoyed. Its like the idea of a pristine house not being a true home. HOWEVER - If I lent out a precious book I would be absolutley gutted if it came back with folded corners, a broken spine, marks or coffee stains, dog eared, written on or smelling of smoke:motz: - you get the idea.....

I forgot I had this book, I bought it about 2 years ago and still havent got round to reading it. I read Chocolat by the same author and to be honest it put me off reading anything else she had written. Will have to dig it out and place it on mount TBR - it sounds great, glad to hear its completely different to Chocolat. Kx