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Finished Never Too Late - true Cathy Kelly! A lovely light-hearted read! I can't wait to get her new one.

 

Just starting Erica James - Gardens of Delight

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Still only half way through The Gardens of Delight! Trouble is every time I've attempted to read, Only Fools on Horses came on - absolutely no chance. Now beginning to 'catch up' now that it's finished :(

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Finished Gardens of Delight - a light hearted read which picked up when the gorgeous Italian came on the scene! :):(

 

Will start The Oxford Murders tonight by Guillermo Martinez

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Finished The Oxford Murders. Not too bad a read, I had guessed correctly the main murderer. but the second murderer was a little bit of a surprise. This is not a book that has great depth, but the maths theories and ideas of logic need a leap of understanding when reading if you are tired!! LOL

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Started a book by a new author to me - Patricia Finney - Unicorn's Blood. I t set in the Tudor Court of Elizabeth. Nearly half way through and it is fairly good :)

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Really enjoyed Unicorn's Blood. This book really caught the essence of the Elizabethan era. Will definately read more of her books :)

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If I ever made a dent in my TBR pile I might try this one, it sounds like you really enjoyed it. I'm always a little more willing to pick up a book if I know someone else enjoyed it.

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Next time I go to the library I am intending to get another book by her! The blurb on some of them was quite good.

 

Now I'm just starting Making Your Mind Up by Gill Mansell

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Making Your Mind Up was pure chick lit - and I really enjoyed it!

 

Will start Not That Kind of Girl tonight by Catherine Alliott

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I really enjoyed Not That Kind of Girl. Yes it was rmance / chick lit but I'm in dire need of relaxing and this hit the right notes!

 

Now started Fatal Majesty :a novel of Mary Queen of Scots by Reay Tannahill - a new author to me

 

Was very weak willed today and went into Warestones, bought the children a few books and treated myself to the 3rd get one free from both!!

Acquired The Island by Victoria Hislop and My Best Friends Girl by Dorothy Koomson. Both are Richard and Judy listed summer reads :)

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Will finish Fatal Majesty tonight - only 50 pages to go. Thoroughly enjoyed this one. :)

 

Will take the following books on holiday:-

Karen Fowler - The Jane Austen Book Club

Kate Long - Swallowing Grandma

Maeve Binchy - The Copper Beech

Victoria Hislop - The Island

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I've read JABC - liked it a lot. Hope you enjoy it too. :)

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Read 3 1/2 of my books on holiday - glorious days reading on the beach!

 

Did not really take to JABC although I did finish it. I found it to be rather fragmented and did little justice to Jane Austen herself!

 

The Island was my best read yet this year. It was thoroughly enjoyable and I will definately reread this one again. I heartily recommend this one - a fab. book :):cry:

 

Swallowing Grandma was a light hearted read much in the same vein as The Bad Mother's Handbook.

 

Now reading the Copper Beech by Maeve Binchy

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Finished The Cpper Beech, I was not impressed with this one. Definately not one of Maeve Binchy's better ones.

 

Started Stately Pursuits by Katie Fforde :)

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Stately Pursuits was good - very Katie Fforde. Funny and romantic chick -lit

 

Started a classic this evening by one of my all-time favourites, Desperate Remedies by Thomas Hardy. One of his minor works. :)

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It took a while to get into Desperate Remedies - but I'm glad I stayed with it. Although viewed as a minor work I enjoyed this one. An early work of Hardy's and one can see and feel how this author will develop into one of Britain's finest writers.

 

Starting The Devil's Priest - Kate Ellis

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Couldn't get into Not Married, Not Bothered. I think that it was the style of writing - this is a very rare occurance for me to take an instant dislike to a book :shock:

 

Started Katie Fforde's Paradise Fields and enjoying it!!

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