Karsa Orlong Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 I have bought Phantom as well; I don't think it will be my next read, but it definitely won't be long before I start it! Cool, must get it myself at some point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ooshie Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Cool, must get it myself at some point I hadn't realised there was a new one out so it was a nice surprise to see it on the Tesco shelf! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Posted January 6, 2013 Author Share Posted January 6, 2013 How long do you think it will be before The Bat comes out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ooshie Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 How long do you think it will be before The Bat comes out? I have just had a look on Amazon, and they are listing 18th July for the paperback release. Something to look forward to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Posted January 6, 2013 Author Share Posted January 6, 2013 Definately, looking forward to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bree Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 I'm Suffering with too many annikas in my life at the moment. Liza Marklund has got a main character called it, There was an error in my version of Prime Time, Where a character called Anne gets called annika. Also in the Camilla Lackberg books there's a police officer called Annika. I'm actually quite partial to that name and almost named my little girl that Have a good reading year dex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 Thanks Bree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 Is Lawrence Block's - Matthew scudder series like Jo nesbo's - Headhunters, or does it have Multiple points of view? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 (edited) I'm reading The Preacher by Camilla Lackberg now and I'm finding the chapters really long. I liked this book but the chapters didn't fit my reading rate, There always seemed to be another5 or 6 pages till the end of the chapters than I wanted to read. Edited January 17, 2013 by dex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Posted January 14, 2013 Author Share Posted January 14, 2013 I popped into the library today and have put my name down for Brandon Sanderson's - A memory of light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Posted January 20, 2013 Author Share Posted January 20, 2013 (edited) I'm reading The Gathering Storm by Brandon Sanderson. I'm enjoying it so far and have just finished chapter 23. The two plot points I've enjoyed so far involve Faile at the start of the book, and Cadsuane in chapter 23. He seems to be moving it on quite well. He needs to sort out the Tower now he's set out the position with the Seanchan. So with a bit of waffling they have finally moved the plot on re: the tower. I think overall they have done a good job with this book. I've no idea how much was Sanderson. The only problem if you're reading from the start would be the constant presence of helpful darkfriends or black ajah. Always there! Lucky. There is a tendancy to waffle as well. I've enjoyed overall and am now starting Towers of Midnight. Edited January 27, 2013 by dex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 I really liked that one, looking forward to hear/read what you think. Hope you like it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Posted January 27, 2013 Author Share Posted January 27, 2013 (edited) I'm reading Towers of Midnight by Brandon Sanderson. :-) Yes , but I'm only at the part about Apples. Well the first 100 pages are read and it's time for the whitecloaks to have a sort out. With a few appearances from Rand and the Aes Sedai. Mat and the band are trying to get into contact with Elayne, while she is trying to sort out her own rule of andor and potential takeover of caemlyn. Perrin's mentioned travelling to Cairhein.Things seem to be coming together well. Egwene continues to sort the tower out aswell. Page 200. I'm enjoying it so far. I'm on page 332, A choice. Everyone still faffing about. just about to start chapter 23, Matt's finding out about the tower of ghenji from birgitte. Maighdin needs to decide wether she's going to reveal herself to help perrin. It's taking too long for the alliances to be made between various parties. It's gone slow for me. Perrins trying to control the wolf dream, Gawyn is trying to get the younglings to be tower guards. Rand's trying to bring order to a city in a couple of days. They seem to have got into a lot of technicalities they didn't need to. I've got to chapter 39 now and a lot of the details for alliances have been worked out ,but they still haven't happened yet. I'm on chapter 44 now Working Leather. This has suffered from the need to cover all the other charactrers with token appearances from Rand which have seemed forced in the case of the blight one. With so many characters and plotlines to finish BS seems to have made them too complicated for the sake of it. Edited February 6, 2013 by dex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 (edited) We're reading the same book then! I think this is the first time, other than for school, that I'm reading the same book as someone I know, at the same time! I hope you like it . Edited January 28, 2013 by Athena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 (edited) The nice lady at work who I introduced to both Stuart Macbride and Michael Connelly, keeps buying the hardbacks. This is why I always forget whether or not I have them on my shelf. Today she offered to lend me one and because I've just started Towers of Midnight, I said I'd maybe borrow it in a couple of weeks. She's going to borrow Rebus from me. Closer To The Bone - Stuart Macbride. Edited February 14, 2013 by dex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 That's a nice bookish exchange thing you've got going on, dex! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Posted February 4, 2013 Author Share Posted February 4, 2013 Yes it's good, I suggested she try the Nesbo books, but she wants to try Rankin first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Posted February 6, 2013 Author Share Posted February 6, 2013 I've started The Hunter by Tom Wood and it has short chapters and is quite fast paced at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Posted February 12, 2013 Author Share Posted February 12, 2013 Do you ever get a different impression of a character to other people. My reading partner says DI Steele, from the Logan Macrae books is Skinny, but I didn't get that impression. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmeagain Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 I guess it is all very individual, dex. When reading Elizabeth George, the inspector Lynley novels, I always simply imagine him with dark hair, a la his TV actor, similarly I imagine Havers with those big , big eyes. Thanks for this thread, must venture into crime stories again soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Posted February 15, 2013 Author Share Posted February 15, 2013 I've started The Enemy by Tom Wood and to be honest, They will both go to the charity shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Posted February 18, 2013 Author Share Posted February 18, 2013 A copy of A Memory of light is now waiting down the library for me. Do I finish The Enemy or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 How far in are you? Are you interested to know how it will end? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dex Posted February 19, 2013 Author Share Posted February 19, 2013 238 of 535, No Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 I think I'd read A Memory of Light instead, in that case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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