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I think you can de-register the Kindle, which if you were selling it in you would want to do. The new owner would then register the Kindle as their own and start purchasing.

Day 17 ~ Favourite quote from a favourite book 'Judas Child' As the current gently rocked her in a warm fleece-lined boat upon the water, she slowly turned to face the other child, small and solemn, left behind on the receding shore - left behind.

'House of Silence' is another Linda Gillard on Kindle (also £1.90). I'm so glad you are enjoying her writing as I think Linda is a brilliant author. Her 'Star Gazing' will be out on Kindle very very soon (possibly is now!), although it is available in paper now, as is 'A Lifetime Burning'.

Day 16 ~ Favourite female character Although there were a few contenders, I decided that it could only be Thursday Next from Jasper FForde's wonderful series. Over the course of the series I have grown to love this remarkable character. She takes EVERYTHING in her stride, despite being up against and striding amongst, the often fantastic and always very weird! Her intense and unswerving love for her family and her determination to always see the right thing done makes her a hero to me. She is at her most resourceful and innovative when she is facing a mighty foe, be that the corporation that is Goliath or the mealy mouthed jobsworths on the streets of Swindon. She is genuine, honest, dogged and loyal with an ability to short cut any bullcrap.

I've read one or two, and really enjoyed them. They are excellent thrillers, and I recall enjoying his early 'The Spy Who Came In From The Cold' as a great introduction of sorts to a world of which I had little literary knowledge.

Fanks for the flowers Frankie. I do feel that the book speaks for itself though! Now all you gotta do is read some more of the fabulousness that is Linda's writing! Star Gazing soon?

Same here, although not really enjoying it, but can't be bothered to look for anything else to watch.

I bought Linda Gillard's bl**dy brilliant 'Emotional Geology' on Kindle today. Only £1.90!

I got mine this morning!

A great review of the book Frankie. It really is that good a read isn't it? I love reading the reviews of others on books I adore, as I find myself nodding frantically and muttering "Oh yes, that was good. Mmmm I agree there" etc.

Day 15 ~ Favourite Male Character Who do I choose? Charles Butler? Septimus Heap? Tony Hill? Lincoln Rhyme? I think I will have to say Will Trent from Karin Slaughter's Atlanta series of books. The painfully dysfunctional Will. who tears my heart out every time I read him. So thoroughly abused during his childhood, the young Will never gave up hope of a happy ending. Scarred emotionally and physically he has grown up to be noble and fine, beyond what he should ever have been capable of becoming. He is dyslexic and secretive, with backbone of steel, and makes a brilliant and dogged Investigator with the Georgia Bureau. Karin Slaughter slays me everytime with Will. I feel teary just trying to find the words to describe our Will.

I bought a very cheap one from Asda, £2 think, and on the occasions I have used it I have been delighted. It is lightweight and the clip is firm without being likely to cause damage to page (or Kindle).

I plan on never counting them. I don't want to know as it would probably spook my mojo away, and I'd feel compelled to get rid of some. We have lots of reference books that take up a lot of space here, but I cannot see us culling any from them. My TBR shelves are managable, and as there is little space involved I won't include my Kindle books on any list!

An apple and elderberry cordial drink. Very refreshing, and it also feels grown up as it's a cordial not squash.

I started reading 'American Gods' by Neil Gaiman the other night and all is currently mojo well. He really is an extraordinary writer. In addition, the paperback of 'I Shall Wear Midnight' by HRH Sir Terry Pratchett arrived today. I was determined to wait until it came out in paperback, which may be the source of all my mojo problems! So my next read is sorted too.

Day 14 ~ Favourite book by your favourite author 'Judas Child' is a harrowing read at times, but utterly wonderful in it's taut and intense telling of such a terrible story. My review at the time reads, I actually cannot find the words to adequately describe this brilliant book. Carol O'Connell has got to be the best writer there was or is. Judas Child is a stunning, haunting and utterly extraordinary story that will grip you by the heart. This story of lost girls and a community torn is absolutely harrowing. Carol O'Connell's use of language beggars belief in all her books but in this story you will be startled by the intimacy and immediacy that pervades every word. I finished the last word of the story and was compelled to immediately start it all over. I would be astounded if I was the only one.

Day 13 ~ Your favourite writer This is almost impossible to answer with just one, but I chosen Carol O'Connell, who has written a number of books that have stayed with me months and years after my reading of them. She is an exceptional writer with a talent for combining great plots with great characters. A number of her books still haunt me. She is an author I would love to meet, just to say a simple 'Thank you'.

I have finally started reading a book for the first time in weeks! Step forward Neil Gaiman and 'American Gods'. The opening pace and weirdness is just what the mojo doctor ordered.

Yes! I find it especially tricky when I read the book over 10-15 years ago, although childhood books are often remembered better.

Day 12 ~ A book you used to love but don't anymore John Fowles 'The Magus' fits this one quite well. I have the belief that when you read a book can have an impact on how you react to it. I first read 'The Magus' when I was in my mid teens and considered it a compelling, deep and profound read with original ideas and a challenging ending. I read it again in my twenties, having read many many books in between, and found it to be tedious and pretentious twaddle.

Have you seen the Finlay Cowan books? He has written (and drawn) some great pocket reference books for the budding artist.

Kai is my great-nephew's name, rhyming with Hi. I think it's a lovely name for a male. I have a niece called Kaya, with this rhyming with Hiya.

Could it be The Appointment by Herta Muller? Or maybe The Land Of Green Plums, also by Herta Muller?

I know two women who ONLY read Misery Lit, the more traumatic the better. I asked if it was the uplifting aspect of the individuals surviving such a trauma, but they gave me an emphatic "No!", and just said they enjoyed reading them.

Day 11 ~ A book you hated I could not think of any book that I have chosen to read that I could say I hated. Some I have enjoyed more than others, and there are one or two started books that I am yet to complete, bu no hated books. Therefore I have chosen 'A Child Called It' by David Peltzer. The trauma and misery in this book was painful to read, and this book has ensured that I now avoid 'Misery Lit' at all costs. I can read 'Room' and comment on the literary value of the text and the central premise of the story, but to read an abusive recollection is different. Although David Peltzer's story was ultimately uplifting, I see no purpose is served by my reading about any other traumatic experiences. I hated the boomk because it reflected the inhumanity too many have to face on this planet.