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Dr Who ~ 'Human Nature' with Mr D Tennant himself. I recently got Series 1-4 on DVD, and I now understand all the fuss.

A delicious cup of tea.

Although I loved 'Room' when I read it recently I would suggest reading 'HP & The Prisoner Of Azkaban'. It is s really good read, with things getting a little darker, a little more serious, a little more real for Harry.

A beautiful and moving piece.

Wholemeal pasta! Low GI and I reckon it's tastier than the other stuff. If need be you can cook a batch of pasta and store it in the fridge (just make sure you rinse it once cooked otherwise it will go all gloopy!), and just re heat as you need it. Sauces can include tomato based ones with any added veg you like. Other quick additions; cooked bacon, grated cheese, chopped up sausage, chopped up cooked chicken, pesto sauce, pine nuts. The Dolmio range of 'throw on top' sauces (in tubs not jars) are super quick and pretty tasty for those ultra tired days. Jacket potatoes, any fillings you like from baked beans to left overs. 10-15 mins in the microwave, and if neccessary, another 5-10 in the oven. If using sweet potatoes, I recommend NOT oven baking them. Porridge It doesn't have to be a breakfast thing. You can make your own, or use some instant stuff, but make sure you add some healthy fruits, maybe nuts and seeds too. It's filling and yummy for a tired tummy! I'll ponder this some more Giulia, and get back here.

The labels show a really perky smiling. winking piggy! I like to believe that the giggling pigs die quietly and healthily in their sleep after a good and happy life, and that's why their sausages taste so darned good!

Chicken breast wrapped in bacon and served with teeny weenie sausages, stuffing balls, mashed potato and vegetables. I know it's Thursday, I know it sounds way too much, but they are going to be small portions. YUMMY!

I read Fitzek's 'Therapy' and loved it, so I will definitely be getting my paws on 'Splinter' when it comes out in paperback. Great review Steve.

Excellent suggestion! Brilliant book.

Love them Noll! We buy sausages occasionally from a company called Giggly Pig, and they do a whole range of sausages, my current favourites are chestnut ones.

Finished 'Clockwork Angel' by Cassandra Clare. Now I await the call from my next book ~ it will be the one I keep picking up and taking around the house with me, until I finally give in and start reading. Hello mojo, my old friend.

I too am drinking a cup of tea, but alas without a biscuit!

5) 'The Clockwork Angel' I became quickly engrossed in this story that starts a series of 'prequels' to Cassandra Clare's Mortal Instruments series of books. Victorian London; we have fighting, parties of dubious repute, a girl with very special powers, and the usual collection of fiesty females and mysterious males ~ what more could you want from a story? I could almost smell the River Thames emanating from the pages. Between the supernatural elements and the action I loved the way the book tackles the incredibly complex concepts of what defines a person, from the outside, and from the inside. A book worth reading on many levels.

I started, finished and thoroughly enjoyed my Book Ring read, 'The Small Hand' by Susan Hill. A creepy short little ghost story. Starting today I have 'Clockwork Angel' by Cassandra Clare to read. It's Book One of her Infernal Devices series, and having enjoyed her Mortal Instruments series so very much, I have high hopes for this.

I had to give myself a day or two before I felt ready to get into another book following 'The Hunger Games', and pondered just what to have as my next read. Along came 'The Small Hand' by Susan Hill, sent to me as part of a Book Ring set up by Alison10. It was the perfect book to read next. 4) The Small Hand A short creepy mysterious ghost story that subtly grabs your attention so that you are compelled to read on and on. You think you know what's what at different stages, and although close, there was just enough difference to make me exclaim '"Huh!" once or twice. It's not a book of dramatic twists and turns, and we the reader know no more than the central character of Adam Snow at any point, but it's his steady and almost dull approach to his experiences that makes this a more powerful story. You are not having the plot shoved at you, you are beaing lead to it and it reveals itself as and when. I would look out for more by Susan Hill, I like her style.

A very creepy Criminal Minds.

I started this book earlier today, and already have that tingly anticipation vibe kicking in.

Susan Hill's 'The Small Hand' arrived in the post today, my turn in the book ring! Thanks Lexiepiper. This has decided my next read! I will get into the book this weekend. It is probably a good reading direction to take after The Hunger Games'.

I have actively held off from reading for the past few days, as I digest fully The Hunger Games Trilogy. I wanted the continuous thoughts of the characters and story to dissipate a bit before I moved on to my next read. My mojo feels robust though, so I have no concerns that I won't 'be able' to read.

Great review Tunn, you have articulated how I felt about the book. It would have been such a different book had it been from anyone else's perspective, and I thought it made the the revelations and action in the book feel as if a step removed from it all, which actually enhanced my sense of horror and repulsion and compassion.

I would say there are hints of James Cagney in Raven's quote, as in "Look Ma, Top of the world" from White Heat. I suddenly feel very old..............

These could be my words! I wanted something simple and not scary! Looking at a few of the list that others (you know who you are!) had created made my mojo very nervous.

They are in my thoughts Kylie, I cannot believe the sheer scale of this awful situation.

3) The Hunger Games ~ Mockingjay I gasped in horror, gulped with fear, sputtered in consternation and wiped away tears of such sadness, and other tears that spilled through the sheer poignancy of the book. This one closes the trilogy of Katniss. Such a powerful trilogy of books. There are no dull points, no pages that demand skimming rather than reading. These are three taut and passionate books that tell such a compelling and thought provoking tale. War, love, betrayal, trust, power, government, humanity, responsibility. You name it, this trio provide it. Action aplenty; brutal, cruel and imaginative. You will have your heart ripped out and your emotions stomped on repeatedly when you read these books, but I do urge you to read them. What a ride!

2) The Hunger Games ~ Catching Fire I finished book two of the Hunger Games trilogy last night, and wouldn't allow myself to even get book three ready for today, as I thought I would ignore my bed for the night and just carry on reading. Despite having been shopping, and to the doctors, and having changed a headlight on my car, I have still managed to get halfway through this third and final installment. Admittedly, I haven't washed up or done anything vaguely domestic, but hell, my mojo's on fire!