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Thanks for the recommendations. I'll keep an eye out for them. I'm really enjoying Karen Rose's Kill For Me. Hopefully will finish it this weekend!!

I did wonder if Scream for Me, Die for Me and Kill for Me were a series. I'm currently reading Kill for Me, and haven't read any of her others. I'm really enjoying it and its very fast paced. I only started yesterday and I'm already half way through it!!

I really enjoyed this book aswell. Thought it was a brilliant idea for a story.

Brilliant review. Flesh House sounds like a good book, but you said it was part of a series. Do you feel that you have to read the books in order or could you just pick one up half way through the series?

Review: Title: Songs of the Humpback Whale Author: Jodi Picoult Sypnosis (from back of book): The first time Jane Jones tried to leave her husband, her daughter almost got killed. This time, she's going to do it right. Jane escaped a childhood of abuse into the refuge of marriage, only to find history repeating itself. And when her husband's neglect extends to their daughter too, she knows it must stop. Taking Rebecca wit her, Jane runs away, seeking the only place of safety she knows. But however far she runs, she cannot escape the question always on her mind: how can she save her daughter, when she couldn't save herself? My Comments: I am a massive Jodi Picoult fan (as my first post in this thread shows), however was a little disappointed with this book. The whole book is told from different point of views; the first half of the book in particular jumps from the current time to the future. I found this slightly confusing as we were being introduced to characters that I didn't know how they fitted into the story. However, the second half of the story was much better. As you got further in the story, the parts that you already knew from the beginning is told in more detail. I would recommend this book to any of Jodi Picoult's fans, but would probably suggest reading some of her other books first. Rating: 4/5

I really need to sign up to the library round the corner here, but I don't want to do that until I've read all or most of the books I haven't read that I've brought. The trouble is I keep adding to them

Great review, think I'll add these onto my wishlist, which is increasing everytime I'm on this forum!!!

Ohhh this sounds good. I've only read Singing Mermaids from this series so will definately give this a go!!

If she liked Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella, there are few more books in that series she could try. I've read nearly all of Sophie Kinsella books and to me they are all easy reading, light hearted.

I've kept all mine, but I think the ones I really haven't enjoyed I'll either sell or give to a charity shop as I won't read them again and I'm running out of room!!

Too much description which isn't necessary, I don't like to skip read, but I do if there is unneccessary description. I don't like long chapters where there isn't a decent place to stop half way through if you have to. Personally I prefer short chapters (feels like I've read more ) but especially because I read a lot in my lunch hour so am restricted for time. Also, when you're reading a story in a series of books which is half way through the series, and they assume you know the previous story lines etc (the one especially for me was Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell - I happened to see the book cheap and it sounded good. I wasn't aware that it was part of a series until I started reading it!!)

Mermaids Singing was my first book for Val McDermids. I loved it. Recently read A Darker Domain. Will definately read more of hers.

Ahhh thank you very much!!

Thanks for that about Slaughter. Didn't realise there was an order. I tend to pick up most of the books cheap, which is how I come across these authors, so I don't always know if its part of a series etc.

Ahh thanks. Its always nice to read what other people think about the book before starting it!!

Books Read (continued): Jennifer Weiner – Little Earthquakes – 5/5 Jennifer Weiner – Good In Bed – 4/5 Jennifer Weiner – In Her Shoes – 5/5 Jennifer Weiner – Goodnight Nobody – 5/5 Madeleine Wickham – The Wedding Girl – 5/5 Madeleine Wickham – Cocktails For Three – 5/5 Madeleine Wickham – A Desirable Residence – 5/5 Madeleine Wickham – Swimming Pool Sunday – 5/5 Reading At The Moment: Brooke Morgan - Tainted Books To Read (That I Have Got): Katie Price - Sapphire Jane Austen - Pride and Prejudice Books To Read (Need To Buy): Catherine Alliott – Going Too Far Catherine Alliott – A Married Man Catherine Alliott – Olivia’s Luck Catherine Alliott – A Crowded Marriage Catherine Alliott – Rosie Meadows Regrets… Emily Barr – Baggage Emily Barr – The Sisterhood Emily Barr – Atlantic Shift Meg Cabot – Queen of Babble Meg Cabot – Queen of Babble in the Big City Meg Cabot – Queen of Babble Gets Hitched Meg Cabot – The Boy Next Door Meg Cabot – Boy Meets Girl Meg Cabot – Every Boy’s Got One Rowan Coleman – The Accidental Wife Rowan Coleman – Woman Walks Into A Bar Rowan Coleman – River Deep Rowan Coleman – Growing Up Twice Rowan Coleman – After Ever After Tana French – In The Woods Jane Green – Girl Friday Sophie Kinsella – Twenties Girl Adele Parks – Larger Than Life Adele Parks – The Other Woman’s Shoes Jodi Picoult – Plain Truth Jodi Picoult – Salem Falls Jodi Picoult – Mercy Jodi Picoult – Picture Perfect Jodi Picoult – Vanishing Acts Jodi Picoult – Keeping Faith Jodi Picoult – The Tenth Circle Jodi Picoult – Second Glance Lynda La Plante – Silent Scream Karin Slaughter – Triptych Karin Slaughter – Blindsighted Karin Slaughter – Indelible Karin Slaughter – Skin Privilege Karin Slaughter – Genisis Karin Slaughter – A Faint Cold Fear Karin Slaughter – Martin Misunderstood Karin Slaughter – Like A Charm Karin Slaughter – Kisscut Karin Slaughter – Faithkess Karin Slaughter – Schattenblume Jennifer Weiner – Certain Girls Jennifer Weiner – Best Friends Forever Madeleine Wickham – Sleeping Arrangements Madeleine Wickham – The Tennis Party Madeleine Wickham – The Gatecrasher

Ok, I thought I'd give this ago. I can't remember which books I've read this year, so I'll post all the books that I own with their rating, and start doing this properly next year. I will also try and review the books once I've read them. Books Read: Cecelia Ahern – If You Could See Me Now – 1/5 Mitch Albom – The Five People You Meet In Heaven – 5/5 Catherine Alliott – The Old Girl Network – 5/5 Catherine Alliott – The Wedding Day – 4/5 Catherine Alliott – Not That Kind of Girl – 4/5 Catherine Alliott – The Real Thing – 5/5 Catherine Alliott – The Secret Life of Evie Hamilton – 5/5 Linwood Barclay - Too Close to Home – 5/5 Linwood Barclay – No Time For Goodbye – 5/5 Emily Barr – Out of My Depth – 5/5 Emily Barr – Plan B – 5/5 Emily Barr – Back-Pack – 5/5 Emily Barr – Cuban Heels – 4/5 Emily Barr – The Life You Want – 3.5/5 Mark Billingham – In The Dark – 4/5 Meg Cabot – Size 12 Is Not Fat – 5/5 Meg Cabot – Size 14 Is Not Fat Either – 5/5 Meg Cabot – Size Doesn’t Matter – 5/5 Rowan Coleman – The Accidental Mother – 5/5 Rowan Coleman – The Accidental Family – 5/5 Rowan Coleman – The Baby Group – 5/5 Patricia Cornwell – Scarpetta – 3/5 Enrique de Heriz – Lies – 4/5 Gemma Fox – Caught In The Act – 4/5 Tana French – The Likeness – 5/5 Jane Green – The Beach House – 5/5 Jane Green – Second Chance – 5/5 Elisabeth Hyde – The Abortionist’s Daughter – 5/5 Elisabeth Hyde – Crazy As Chocolate – 4/5 Elisabeth Hyde - In The Heart of the Canyon - 5/5 Belinda Jones – The Love Academy – 5/5 Belinda Jones – Divas Las Vegas – 5/5 Belinda Jones – Paradise room – 5/5 Belinda Jones – Caf

I don't think I've read anywhere strange yet! Will have to have a proper think!! But I also carry my book with me everywhere I go!

Mermaids Singing by Val McDermid. Very good book though!!!

I cried so much at the end of this book that I couldn't finish it. I had to cry for a good ten minutes before I could read it again (and I still carried on crying). Brilliant book, very well written. Can't wait to see the film now.

I've really enjoyed all of Sophie Kinsella's books, as well as the books she has written under the name of Madeleine Wickham. I think they are very easy to read and enjoyable. Can't wait to read Twenties Girl.

There's a couple that I've read that may fit what you are looking for. 'The Stolen' by Jason Pinter & No Time For Goodbye by Linwood Barclay