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His Bloody Project looks interesting. I've added it to my wishlist.

I've never heard of Kindle in Motion, but it looks like it has been around for nearly a year. I've just look at a couple of You Tube videos, and it looks interesting but a tad gimmicky. I only have a Paperwhite, but I also have the Kindle app on my phone. The first Harry Potter book is being released as a Kindle in Motion book next month, and I think that would be pretty cool, but there isn't a very big selection of books which feature it. I wonder why Amazon didn't promote it more??

What the....? Sounds bonkers! I'm back on Fallout 4, started it from scratch...love that game!

Oh good grief, you wouldn't want to see that. So, I managed to do about 11 days of yoga, with only one day off. However, last Thursday as I bent down to roll out my yoga mat I hurt my back. How's that for ironic??! I couldn't walk standing straight for about 2 days and it's only yesterday that I feel fully healed. I haven't done the yoga since, but will keep with it but I think I will do it every 2 days, instead of every day. I don't know if that had anything to do with hurting my back, but I'll take it a bit easier for a while now. Thanks, Nollaig. I'm not bendy either, and the yoga I've been doing doesn't require much flexibility but it requires you to hold these poses. And it is so difficult! The woman on the video (Yoga with Adriene on You Tube) makes it look so effortless, but I struggle like anything...and my muscles were so sore the next day. I'm talking about basic things like lunges which look easy, but are so hard to do when you have to stay in that position for a minute. I shall keep doing it and hopefully they will get easier....I mean, I can't even touch my toes while keeping my legs straight, so I have a long way to go.

....and the mornings..... such a downer. On the plus side, I've bought quite a few Kindle books from the Monthly Deals. I bought: The Fear of 13 - Nick Yarris Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know - Ranulph Fiennes All Things Bright and Beautiful - James Herriot An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth - Chris Hadfield Water For Elephants - Sara Gruen Spaceman - Mike Massimino We Have Always Lived in the Castle - Shirley Jackson And this morning, I bought: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie - Muriel Spark A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived - Adam Rutherford My book buying is out of control this year. From the library, I have After You by Jojo Moyes and Under A Pole Star by Stef Penney to read. I have to return Campari for Breakfast by Sara Crowe this week. I didn't finish it, but I think that's because I was reading 5 minutes here and there and so lost track of what was going on. I'm now reading The Everything Store which is about Amazon and it's founder Jeff Bezos. Interesting reading. I hope to finish it this week....I have the week off work, but unfortunately we have builders in all week and I can't relax enough to read properly. They are demolishing and rebuilding a retaining wall, so making a lot of noise and I keep peeking out the window to see what it's looking like. It's raining today, so I don't think they will be here which means I may get some quality reading time.

I read this a couple of years ago. I've forgotten all of it but I recall it was interesting! I'm in the 'hated it' camp. Some of the characters just irritated me senselessly!

I've read The Silence....I think I read it based on Nollaig's recommendation. I really enjoyed that one, I can still remember certain sections quite vividly.

I read this earlier in the month and thought it was so fascinating. It's a bit depressing as well when you realise the destruction humans have caused to other animals. I'm sure this is the Columbine book I read last year, but I can't find it on Amazon (at least the Kindle version) anymore. Anyway, from what I remember it was a very detailed read, so I hope you enjoy it ('enjoy' somehow seems to be the wrong word!). Oh no, that's a shame. That was going to be one of my next reads, once I get the library book out of the way. I might postpone it then, but then again I may enjoy it. I'm now reading The Circle by Dave Eggers. It's a bit tedious, but I'm still able to carry on reading it. I should finish it tonight.

That's why I don't want to go to a class. My yoga mat arrived the other day, and the book arrived this morning, so now I'm committed. I will let you know how I get on....

I finished Last Night In Montreal by Emily St John Mandel. It was good but I felt like something was missing. Now I'm reading The Jigsaw Man by Paul Britton which is utterly fascinating.

I finished The Sixth Extinction, which was a fascinating read, albeit very depressing. Now I've moved on to Last Night In Montreal by Emily St. John Mandel. I loved her Station Eleven so hopefully I will enjoy this one.

I just bought The Circle the other day. It was only £0.99 so if I don't like it, no great loss.

....Soon to be followed by Rum and Raisin ice-cream.

Roast chicken dinner.

Just wondering if anyone has tried yoga? I'm thinking of giving it a go (from a book, rather than going to a class) as it is supposed to help with stress/anxiety as well as physical health. I've been watching some You Tube videos....they make it look so easy, but I'm not very limber!!

Oh dear, 0/5 for On The Road? I can't comment as I haven't read it but I did buy it last week, so I hope I enjoy it more than you did! It's one of those books that is considered a modern classic, and everyone raves about it.....I'll have to get to it sooner rather than later I think!

I loved The Secret History. I also have Steppenwolf on my bookshelf (I've just found it on my shelf and it's right next to The Secret History!), but it's one of those I haven't been motivated to pick up.

You've remembered correctly. I have read The Pillars of the Earth a couple of times, but the paper copy (second hand when I bought it) I had fell apart and had to be binned. The Kindle version I bought was only £0.99 which is a bargain for such a big book, and I know I will want to read it again in the near future. I don't think I have read this one by Diane Chamberlain. I hope you enjoy it. I finished End of Watch by Stephen King....overall it was disappointing. Now I'm reading The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert.

I finished The End of Mr Y which was so strange, but so entertaining! Now I'm about halfway through End of Watch by Stephen King. I also bought a load of books from the Amazon Kindle Summer Sale. I got: The Bone Clocks - David Mitchell The Pillars of the Earth - Ken Follett American Psycho - Bret Easton Ellis Stephen King Goes to the Movies (collection) - Stephen King The Second Coming - John Niven The Passage - Justin Cronin No idea when I am going to read these books; my TBR pile is just ridiculous!

East of Eden (John Steinbeck) and On The Road (Jack Kerouac) are £0.99 on today's Kindle Daily Deal.

I haven't seen that movie in ages...I can't even remember Jennifer Aniston in it though.

Yes, that's the one. It's good so far, but I'm only in the very early stages, I hope to get more reading done this weekend. July already - where does the time go?!

No, not read it before but have enjoyed her other two books. I think I will make it my next read. Well, I finished The Miniaturist.......what a strange, inconclusive (dare I say 'pointless'?) book. It was easy enough to read, but I read the last page, and thought 'Is that it??' Strange!

Thanks, Noll. Yeah, I wanted to like Bird Box, so I was very disappointed.

I should finish The Miniaturist tonight. Intrigued as to how it will end. I went to the library after work today to borrow Under A Pole Star by Stef Penney. I checked the online catalogue at lunch and it was still showing as available, but by the time I got to the library a few hours later, someone had borrowed it!!! I ended up borrowing End of Watch by Stephen King and The End of Mr Y by Scarlett Thomas, so not a total loss but still annoying.