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I thought it had a great plot line, but probably not for you if you don't really get on with teen books as there was quite a lot about 'fit boys & girls' which I find pretty easy to just overlook, but if you don't like that kinda stuff it'll just annoy you

Blood Ties by Sophie McKenzie No. of pages: 438 Rating: 4/5 Synopsis: Theo gives his bodyguard the slip once too often. Rachel receives a weird text from her father. So begins a highly dangerous search to unravel unanswered questions about their past. Linked by the firebombing of a research clinic, Theo and Rachel fear they are the targets of an extremist group, who will stop at nothing to silence them. Awaiting them are startling discoveries about their identities which will affect their future in dramatic and life-altering ways... Review: All Theo knows about his dad is that he died when the clinic he was working at was bombed. That is until his mum lets slip that his dad is still alive and in hiding. Theo is determined to find him, and his search leads him to Rachel, together they try to solve the mystery surrounding their births and the clinic their parents worked at, but what they find completely blows their lives apart... This was surprisingly good, much better than I imagined it would be. The plot is enjoyable, with lots of action and little twists to the story, which you never expect. As it's written for teens the writing is simple, but that doesn't detract from the story at all. Theo and Rachel are likeable, well written characters, that you connect with very easily. Overall it's a great young adult thriller, and I'm looking forward to reading more by this author.

Finished Sophie McKenzie - Blood Ties and now starting Dacre Stoker - Dracula Un-Dead

Aw that is sad, but I can understand that

Yeah, the Bill ending was lovely, I certainly would not have reacted the way she did!

That's just plain horrendous

I'd say I'm the same, I watch and read a big range, so never stick to one particular thing, but if I like a book and there's a tv show of it made, it's likely I'll watch it

Pizza, which was pretty horrible tbh, certainly not one I'd be buying again

She has you wrapped around her little finger!

The Fury by L.J. Smith No. of pages: 192 Rating: 3/5 Series: Vampire Diaries (Book 3) Synopsis: Faced with an ancient evil, Stefan and Damon must stop their feuding and join forces with Elena to confront it. But in so doing, they are unwittingly sealing her fate... Review: There's something very evil in Fell's Church and it's stronger than anyone imagines, so Elena, Stefan and Damon group together to try and conquer it, only it doesn't go to plan... I'm so glad to say that these books are definitely getting better as they go on, and although I wouldn't say they're overly great, they are pretty easy to read. There was a lot more happening in this story, which made it a lot more enjoyable to read, but the ending was a big surprise, so I'm interested to see where that goes in the next story. The Reunion by L.J. Smith No. of pages: 216 Rating: 3/5 Series: Vampire Diaries (Book 4) Synopsis: Elena summons the vampire brothers once more to unite and challenge their fate. Together they will be called to face the most terrifying evil Fell’s Church has ever known. Review: When something very powerful comes to Fell's Church and starts killing Elena's friends, she must summon back Stefan and Damon to help save Fell's Church once more... I wasn't sure where this story was going to go after the cliffhanger at the end of The Fury, but it played out quite well and made an interesting story to round up the initial four books of the series (the author is currently releasing three new books for this series after a 17 year break). I liked how the characters developed through the book, starting out as pretty unlikeable, but then growing into characters that were much more realistic. I'm not sure if I'll buy the new books for this series, because although the books got better, as a whole, I can think of much more enjoyable vampire series to read. Overall, I'll give this series a 3/5, a slow start, but definitely getting better as it goes on, I'd say aimed more at young teens around 13 or 14. So that's 93 books read now, getting close to 100! Also, Charm I think these would be good for Kookie, there's no sex or anything like that at all in them

I've finished reading the Vampire Diaries books, and now will read Sophie McKenzie - Blood Ties

Very sad news about PS, may he RIP

So glad you've enjoyed it Mac, they're fab books

I mostly browse, if a synopsis sounds good then I'll get it, and then I've bought of lot of books that people have read on here that I like the sound of and think I'll enjoy and of course I buy anything by my favourite authors. I do have a list though of books I'd like to read at some point, sometimes I buy books from that, but mostly I just buy what takes my fancy

I do from people sometimes, as I know I'll do my best to take care of the borrowed books as if they're my own, I also borrow from the library from time to time, but mostly buy my own copies as I like to go back and re-read a lot. As for other people borrowing mine, I'm not so keen on it, I've lent to friends in the past and have either never seen the book again, or they've come back in an appalling condition, which just really puts me off as I like to keep my books in as good as condition as possible.

Outrageous, I complained about this very thing earlier in the thread, people are so damned rude

It was the same for me, even though I come from a non-reading family, but I was lucky that even though my mum wasn't a reader, I was always given plenty of books to develop my love of reading As for what I read, I remember reading those Biff and Chip books at infant school and then going onto Enid Blyton as I got older

I read a lot at bedtime, which means my BF is in bed watching tv, so I just try and tune it out, but like someone else said above, sometimes I'm fine and it doesn't bother me at all, and other times it's distracting and I can't concentrate very well.

Thai green curry with basmati rice

Yeah I've noticed this too, lots of apples on the front covers too

Exactly!

I finished L.J. Smith - The Fury today, and will start The Reunion later. I went to the library though and got out 9 YA books to read, so I'm looking forward to starting on them

I'm a girl who's fallen in love with a vampire and lots of bad things are happening in my home town and I'm trying to save everyone

I went to see The Time Traveler's Wife yesterday and I really enjoyed it