Weave Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Great review and happy reading hen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexiepiper Posted November 29, 2009 Author Share Posted November 29, 2009 Thanks Paula x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimmy619 Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 I miss Sookie! Can't wait until the next installment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexiepiper Posted November 29, 2009 Author Share Posted November 29, 2009 Me either! I missed it too, and that's why I'm re-reading them as I just got my own copies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimmy619 Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 I might add the books to my christmas list so I can re-read them all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexiepiper Posted November 29, 2009 Author Share Posted November 29, 2009 At the moment on The Book People, they're selling the first 8 paperbacks for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie2008 Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Wow thats a great offer Thanks for the link, I've never seen that sight before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimmy619 Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 What a good deal! I have just ordered them.....!! I have been trying to stop buying books, but I couldn't resist! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexiepiper Posted November 29, 2009 Author Share Posted November 29, 2009 Haha I'm the same Kimmy! They have some great offers on there Stephanie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimmy619 Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 I could buy so many things on there, don't think that my bank account can cope with it though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie2008 Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 I have already got my eye on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexiepiper Posted November 29, 2009 Author Share Posted November 29, 2009 Hahaha, sorry ladies I've already bankrupted myself, I figured I'd help you all along in that direction too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexiepiper Posted December 12, 2009 Author Share Posted December 12, 2009 A Winter Book by Tove Jansson No. of pages: 205 Rating: 1/5 Synopsis: Following the widely acclaimed and bestselling The Summer Book, here is a Winter Book collection of some of Tove Jansson's best loved and most famous stories. Drawn from youth and older age, and spanning most of the twentieth century, this newly translated selection provides a thrilling showcase of the great Finnish writer's prose, scattered with insights and home truths. The Winter Book features 13 stories from Tove Jansson's first book for adults, The Sculptor's Daughter plus 7 of her most cherished later stories. Review: A book of 20 short stories, written from the perspective of a young girl growing up in Finland. I really did not enjoy this in the slightest, in fact I really struggled to read it, because I found it so incredibly boring. Granted it has lovely descriptions of the Finnish coastline, but that's about the only positive thing I can say. I found it quite confusing that random characters would pop up, but there was never anything to tell you who they actually were or where they came from. I'm interested by reading one of the Moomin books by this author, but wont bother reading any of her other fictional books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Good review Lexie, I am almost finished it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexiepiper Posted December 12, 2009 Author Share Posted December 12, 2009 Have you enjoyed it? x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 I'm really sorry you didn't enjoy this one lexie I read it a couple of years ago, and thought it was wonderful. I only remember struggling with one story (I can't remember which one now), but for the most part I thought the writing was beautiful and I enjoyed it a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 I did enjoy 'A Winter Book' but it was not my favourite of the year so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexiepiper Posted December 14, 2009 Author Share Posted December 14, 2009 Girls Of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsanea No. of pages: 300 Rating: 4.5/5 Synopsis: Gamrah's faith in her new husband is not exactly returned. Sadeem is a little too willing to please her fiance. Michelle is half-American and the wrong class for her boyfriend's family. While Lamees works hard with little time for love. The girls of Riyadh are young, attractive and living by Saudi Arabia's strict cultural traditions. Well, not quite. In-between sneaking out behind their parents backs, dating, shopping, watching American TV and having fun, they're still trying to be good little Muslim girls. That is, pleasing their families and their men. But can you be a twenty-first century girl and a Saudi girl? Review: This is the story of 6 years in the life of four friends ~ Gamrah, Sadeem, Michelle and Lamees. Following their stories of trying to fall in love and get married whilst sticking to their strict cultural rules, which doesn't make it easy for them at all. Covering issues such as divorce, infidelity, pregnancy, love before marriage and being an independent woman in a male dominated culture, this book, although fiction, is written by a Saudi Arabian woman giving insight to culture so different from our own. This book was not what I was expecting at all, but it was a great surprise. It is essentially a chick-lit book set in a culture far different from our own, and so the situtations and problems the characters faced were not ones we would necessarily face. For example, if we fall in love with someone, we have the freedom of our own choice to do what we want, no one can stop us. However, if it happens in Saudia Arabia, it has to be in secret unless the male asks for the female's hand in marriage, and even then it's usually only with his family's permission. It was really interesting to read about the culture, although it was hard to imagine such a strict life because the way we live is so completely different. It was a great read though, and something I'd recommend to people interested in other religions or cultures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Great review Lexie, do you think you will read more books like it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexiepiper Posted December 14, 2009 Author Share Posted December 14, 2009 Yes I think I'd like too I really enjoyed it. Doing the Around The World challenge has opened me up to some books I'd never have picked up before, like this one, and so it's been great in that respect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 Yes I think I'd like too I really enjoyed it. Doing the Around The World challenge has opened me up to some books I'd never have picked up before, like this one, and so it's been great in that respect Good times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 This sounds good, Kelly, and as I'm painfully slowly doing the Olympic/World challenge, I will make a note of this for future reference! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexiepiper Posted December 20, 2009 Author Share Posted December 20, 2009 The Keeper by Natasha Mostert No. of pages: 388 Rating: 4.5/5 Synopsis: Mia Lockhart has a secret. Her mother was a keeper, as was her grandmother - women who were warriors, healers and protectors. And when a mysterious man enters her life, she puts this to the test. Adrian Ashton is a brilliant scientist - and a killer. With the aid of an ancient Chinese text, he has mastered the art of capturing the chi of his opponents - the vital energy that flows through their bodies. Mia finds herself drawn to his dark genius. But when he targets the man with whom she is falling in love, she is forced to choose between them. Soon it becomes a fight to the death in which love is both the greatest weakness - and the greatest prize. Review: Mia is a Keeper - a healer and protector of the fighters in her care. That is until Adrian Ashton suddenly shows up. She's never met him before, but she feels connected to him in some elemental way and it scares her. But when she finds out what he does, and that he's after the man she's falling in love with, she must fight Ash to protect everything she cares about... This was a really interesting read for me, I liked how the author took martial arts, tattooing, chinese medicine, spirituality, love, life, death and rolled it all into one great read. Being as the killer is revealed on the back cover and right from the beginning, I wasn't sure how the story was going to pan out, but it still held a few surprises that I wasn't expecting and I never felt like it was boring or dragging at any point, in fact the combination of all the different elements kept the whole book easy to read and enjoyable. Would really recommend this book, it's something a bit different and refreshing to read, and you can even learn something along the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Great review Lexie definitely something I would read Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexiepiper Posted December 23, 2009 Author Share Posted December 23, 2009 I think you would enjoy it hun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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