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Awe thanks Kylie nice of you to say so. I'm about to return to my 4 hours a day train and bus commute so should start firing through them soon. Currently I'm half way through The Passage, loved it so far but think I might be getting into a boring section of the book. Also half way through Nightfall by Stephen Leather, I'm really enjoying it's a quick read, I will wait until I've finished to review it properly.

Holding for future use

My goal this year is to get back to my old reading habits of reading 2-3 books a week. I've taken a challenge up with my brother in law that we will try and read at least 1 book a month which the other has read or has in their book Collection he's given me Nightfall and Fatherland to start me off. TBR Titles in RED = Read The Passage By Justin Corin Room By Emma Donahuge The Lace Reader by Brunia Barry Fatherland by Robert harris Nightfall by Stephen Leather American Gods by Neil Gaiman Smoke and mirrors by Neil Gaiman Woolf Hall by Hilary Mantle The swan theives by Elizabeth kostova The little stranger by Sarah waters Angel by L.A Weatherly Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell The discovery of witches by Deborah Harkness. Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch The Extinction club by Jeffrey Moore Theodora by Stella Duffy The war of the worlds by H.G Wells The wizard of Oz by L Frank Baum The last of the werewolfs by Glen Duncan

I'm engrossed by The passage by Justin Cronin, I love nice long books to cosy up with when it horrid outside.

Thanks I've found it finally (been missing all week) was in an old suitcase.

Quick update 3 months later........ still haven't managed to 'spend' my points! I don't know if I'm or it's so ridiculous it's comical.

I'm re-reading I capture the castle, funny how differently you can view a novel after a 10 year reading gap. Got a WHsmith voucher burning a whole so may use it to buy an ebook since I found my e-reader.

I've had this book sitting on my book shelf for years, your review has reignited my interest in it. It's going right to the top of my TBR pile.

I loved this book too. I was surprised that despite the historical topic it flowed really well and was a quick read, often historical novels seem a bit clunky to me because the author isn't confident in such a different setting and language.

Ekk The problem with electronic book readers are that when you loose it you just don't loose your book but your book case.....

Ooops went missing in action for awhile, good news is I've had a massive lifestyle change and can now devote much more time to all things books. I finished the Children's Book by A.S. Byatts back in March wow that was a truly fabulous. I wrote a very long passionately detailed review and my lappy ate it. Will try to get around to doing another review for it at some point. Then I lost my mojo, I had read something so wonderful that nothing could compare, so if anyone has read The children's Book and loved it and knows of something in a similar vein then please do let me know. Currently I am re-reading (first read about 10 years ago as a teenager) I capture the castle by Dodie Smith.

My mum and her brother have joint birthday parties they are 1 year and 1 day apart. My granny gave birth in the back room during my mums 1st birthday party so he's gatecrashed every birthday she's ever had. Ok my 5 things are: 1. I can Knit 2. I'm lactose intolerant sometimes I eat the bad stuff anyway when I know I don't have to leave the house for 24 hours. 3. I met my husband on a late night short haul flight. 4. We got engaged less than 12 weeks after we met, then got married 11 months later. 5. We intend to home educate any children we have.

I decided in the end to buy Neverwhere and American gods Preferred text version. The Neverwhere version certainly seems worth it there is about 180 pages extra.

Went into Waterstones bought The preferred text versions of Neverwhere and American gods by Neil Gaiman plus picked up this quarters BooksQuarterly.

Still reading The children's book, should finish it by tonight, I've enjoyed this book more as the story progressed and the children grown.

I'm Reading The children's book by A.S Byatt on the bus into work, now nearing the second half of the book.

I'm planning on reading American Gods next so will go with the preferred text then as it sounds like fairly significant additions are included s. On Amazon it looks like almost 150 pages more in the preferred text edition of Neverwhere, but it was such a perfect story I don't want to risk being disappointed. I LOVe forwards and footnotes etc, it's more book how could I not.

Just wondering if anyone has read the original versions and the newer Preferred Text versions of his novels could tell me if there was any significant difference? I've just read Neverwhere on my Ereader and really loved it, if there is a significant difference then I will buy a hardcopy of the preferred text version.

The ruby in the smoke by Philip Pullman, the first Sally Lockhart novel. Soon after Sally Lockhart's father drowns at sea, she receives a strange anonymous letter. The dire warning it contains makes a man die of fear at her feet. Determined to discover the truth about her father's death, Sally is plunged into a terrifying mystery in the dark heart of Victorian London, at the centre of which lies a deadly jewel. Pullmans Victorian London is a gritty city full of Opium dens and Villains, the attention to detail in the setting and characters creates a vivid reading experience. I loved the way all the main characters came together to form their own little family/gang. The novel as a whole is very fast paced with some unexpected twists that thrill the reader but it also detracts a little from the novel as a whole, the ending felt rather rushed. Ultimately the speed of it means the plot in the final chapters suffered a little and lacked sophistication. Despite that I enjoyed it and will at some point read the rest of the series.

I'm half way through The children's Book I'm loving it for all the reasons highlighted, but your right it is a very heavy slow moving novel.

I have that book Journal, I can't recommend it highly enough. It's 5 years old and still in fantastic condition, good binding it seems the pages are still secure and spine intact plus thick good quality paper. It has a table of contents at the beginning with the headings: Book Lists-Books to Read p.9 Record Books- Of Books read P.31 Book Keeping- Books I want to own P.79 Sharing Books- Books loaned, Borrowed, received P89 Book Groups P.111 Books to remember P.127 Book passages- For Quote, phrases or paragraphs p.135 Address Book for Libraries, bookstores and Book clubs P.141 Hope that helps.

That could be more to do with how much time someone has to read rather than the speed they read at. Mon- Fri I spend up to 4 hours commuting to and from work so I can easily read about 150-200 words a day whilst reading at a leisurely pace.

It's a slow book but a great read, definitely one of her best. Almost finished Neverwhere, what a fantastic book.