SweetiiPie85 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 (edited) I thought I would create a list of the books I have read this year and the books I would like to read. Books read in 2009 1st to Die -James Patterson - 10/10 2nd Chance - James Patterson - 10/10 3rd Degree - James Patterson - 10/10 Portrait of a Killer:Jack The Ripper-Case Closed - Patricia Cornwell - 7/10 Deal Breaker - Harlan Coben - 10/10 Drop Shot - Harlan Coben - 10/10 Shopaholic Abroad - Sophie Kinsella - 9/10 The Undomestic Goddess - Sophie Kinsella - 10/10 Remember Me? - Sophie Kinsella - 10/10 Cold Granite - Stuart MacBride - 9/10 Postmortem - Patricia Cornwell - 9/10 The Cider House Rules - John Irving - 10/10 The World According to Garp - John Irving - 8/10 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - JK Rowling - 10/10 The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown - 8/10 Two Women - Martina Cole - 10/10 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - JK Rowling 9/10 Books to Read 4th of July - James Patterson The 5th Horseman - James Patterson The 6th Target - James Patterson 7th Heaven - James Patterson 8th Confession - James Patterson Angels and Demons - Dan Brown The Lost Symbol - Dan Brown A Prayer for Owen Meany - John Irving Last Night in Twisted River - John Irving Pride & Prejudice - Jane Austin Dying Light - Stuart MacBride Broken Skin - Stuart MacBride Flesh House - Stuart MacBride Blind Eye - Stuart MacBride Twenties Girl - Sophie Kinsella Shopaholic Ties the Knot - Sophie Kinsella Shopaholic and Sister - Sophie Kinsella Shopaholic and Baby - Sophie Kinsella Has anyone read any of these books? I'm am hoping to review these books as I read them although you will have to bear with me as I'm not very good at this . Edited July 26, 2009 by SweetiiPie85 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 I've read a few from lists- the Pattersons, Cornwell, Rowling and Dan Browns A & Ds. I have a couple of Stuart MacBrides to read on my TBR mountain! Look forward to reading your reviews! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimmy619 Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 I have only read one book on your TBR pile which is Angels & Demons. Much better than the Di Vinci Code in my opinion so I will be interested to see what you think about it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 There are absolutely loads of Harlan Coben books you have yet to read, you lucky lady! I need to get hold of some Stuart MacBride books. Might do so sometime this weekend. Hope you're having a good one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetiiPie85 Posted June 6, 2009 Author Share Posted June 6, 2009 Mac, you will really enjoy the Stuart MacBride books. They are set in my home town and it was great reading about areas of Aberdeen i know so well. The first book is great and I am currently reading the second. Hope you are having a good weekend!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetiiPie85 Posted June 13, 2009 Author Share Posted June 13, 2009 (edited) Dying Light by Stuart Macbride It's summertime in the Granite city: the sun is shining, the sky is blue, and people are dying... It starts with Rosie Williams, a prostitute, stripped naked and beaten to death down by the docks the heart of Aberdeen's red light district. For DS Logan McRae it's a bad start to another bad day. Only a few short months ago he was the golden boy of Grampian police. But one botched raid later he's palmed off on a DI everyone knows is a jinx, waiting for the axe to fall with all the other rejects in the 'Screw-up Squad'. Logan's not going to take it lying down. He's determined to escape DI Steel and her unconventional methods, and the best way to do that is to crack the case in double-quick time. But Rosie Williams won't be the only one making an unscheduled trip to the morgue. Across the city six people are burning to death in a petrol-soaked squat, the doors and windows screwed shut from the outside. And despite Logan's best efforts, it's not long before another prostitute turns up on the slab... It was a fantastic and gripping read and I really could not put it down. There are some great twists and a some gruesome parts one of which I won't divulge as it was shocking to read. I would definitely recommend this book and would give it 10/10. Has anyone else read this book? Edited July 6, 2009 by SweetiiPie85 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetiiPie85 Posted June 23, 2009 Author Share Posted June 23, 2009 A few other books to add to my BTR pile My Sister's Keeper - Jodi Picoult Marley and Me - John Grogan The Take - Martina Cole Look Who It Is! - Alan Carr Moby Dick - Herman Melville Has anyone read any of these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexiepiper Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 My Sister's Keeper and Marley and Me are both great books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucybird Posted June 23, 2009 Share Posted June 23, 2009 I second My Sister's Keeper, it's one of my favourites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetiiPie85 Posted July 2, 2009 Author Share Posted July 2, 2009 (edited) Broken Skin by Stuart Macbride In the pale grey light of a chilly February, Aberdeen is not at its best...There's a rapist prowling the city's cold granite streets, leaving a string of tortured women behind. But while DS Logan McRae's girlfriend is out acting as bait, he's dealing with the blood-drenched body of an unidentified male, dumped outside Accident and Emergency. When a stash of explicit films turn up, all featuring the victim, it looks as if someone in the local bondage community has developed a taste for violent death, and Logan gets dragged into the twilight world of pornographers, sex-shops and S&M. To make matters worse, when they finally arrest the Granite City Rapist, Grampian Police are forced by the courts to let him go: Aberdeen Football Club's star striker has an alibi for every attack. Could they really have got it so badly wrong? Logan thinks so, but the trick will be getting anyone to listen before the real rapist strikes again. Especially as his girlfriend, PC Jackie 'Ball Breaker' Watson, is convinced the footballer is guilty and she's hell-bent on a conviction at any cost... This was another gripping read. It's great to read a crime story which has places I know so well. His books are so brutal and some parts are quite sickening and I just wonder how he manages to invent these stories!! His books are fantastic and with each one I have read I just don't want it to end. I am really looking forward to reading Flesh House and the last one Blind Eye. I know both will be fantastic gripping reads!! Has anyone read any of Stuart's books? Edited July 6, 2009 by SweetiiPie85 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charm Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 Stuart McBride's books sound great Sweetii. I haven't read anything by him yet but I do have some of his titles on my wishlist. Looking forward to getting them now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetiiPie85 Posted July 3, 2009 Author Share Posted July 3, 2009 You will really enjoy his books Charm!! They are set in Aberdeen (where I live) and it was great to read about the places I know so well. Let me know what you think of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 I love Stuart MacBride book too I have Flesh House on my TBR pile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetiiPie85 Posted July 6, 2009 Author Share Posted July 6, 2009 (edited) A Prayer for Owen Meany Eleven-year old Owen Meany, playing in a little league baseball game in Gravesend, New Hampshire, hits a foul ball and kills his best friend's mother. Owen doesn't believe in accidents; he believes he is God's instrument. What happens to Owen after that 1952 foul is both extraordinary and terrifying. At moments a comic, self-deluded victim, but in the end the principal, tragic actor in a divine plan, Owen Meany is the most heartbreaking hero John Irving has yet created. My Thoughts I was hooked from the first page of this book. I thought it was absolutely brilliant and I really enjoyed reading it. All the things which happen through the course of the book have a meaning which is made clear as the book ends and it is heart-rending. I have never cried so much at the ending of a book . I agree that Owen Meany is the most heartbreaking hero John Irving has created and I highly recommend this. 10/10 Edited July 26, 2009 by SweetiiPie85 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charm Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 You will really enjoy his books Charm!! They are set in Aberdeen (where I live) and it was great to read about the places I know so well. Let me know what you think of them. Once I read some, I will indeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetiiPie85 Posted July 10, 2009 Author Share Posted July 10, 2009 I went into the British Heart Foundation shop today on my lunch break and bought a couple of books for my holidays; The Savage Garden by Mark Mills A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon (who also wrote The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time) Really looking forward to reading The Savage Garden. Has anyone read any of these books? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimmy619 Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 I have read a Spot of Bother. It is a good read, but I personally didn't think that it was as good as a Curious Incident, but I still enjoyed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 A Prayer for Owen Meany Eleven-year old Owen Meany, playing in a little league baseball game in Gravesend, New Hampshire, hits a foul ball and kills his best friend's mother. Owen doesn't believe in accidents; he believes he is God's instrument. What happens to Owen after that 1952 foul is both extraordinary and terrifying. At moments a comic, self-deluded victim, but in the end the principal, tragic actor in a divine plan, Owen Meany is the most heartbreaking hero John Irving has yet created. My Thoughts I was hooked from the first page of this book. I thought it was absolutely brilliant and I really enjoyed reading it. All the things which happen through the course of the book have a meaning which is made clear as the book ends and it is heart-rending. I have never cried so much at the ending of a book . I agree that Owen Meany is the most heartbreaking hero John Irving has created and I highly recommend this. 10/10 A prayer for Owen Meaney sounds really good so will give it a try I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetiiPie85 Posted July 17, 2009 Author Share Posted July 17, 2009 The Savage Garden by Mark Mills. Behind a villa in the heart of Tuscany lies a Renaissance garden of enchanting beauty. Its grottoes, pagan statues and classical inscriptions seem to have a secret life of their own -- and a secret message, too, for those with eyes to read it. Young scholar Adam Strickland is just such a person. Arriving in 1958, he finds the Docci family, their house and the unique garden as seductive as each other. But post-War Italy is still a strange, even dangerous place, and the Doccis have some dark skeletons hidden away which Adam finds himself compelled to investigate. Before this mysterious and beautiful summer ends, Adam will uncover two stories of love, revenge and murder, separated by 400 years! but is another tragedy about to be added to the villa's cursed past? I found it hard to get into this book so I am going to leave it for now and read it once i'm back from my holidays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 That's such a shame. It's been one of my favourite books this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetiiPie85 Posted July 26, 2009 Author Share Posted July 26, 2009 (edited) Books to Read 4th of July - James Patterson The 5th Horseman - James Patterson The 6th Target - James Patterson 7th Heaven - James Patterson 8th Confession - James Patterson Angels and Demons - Dan Brown The Lost Symbol - Dan Brown A Prayer for Owen Meany - John Irving Last Night in Twisted River - John Irving Pride & Prejudice - Jane Austin Dying Light - Stuart MacBride Broken Skin - Stuart MacBride Flesh House - Stuart MacBride Blind Eye - Stuart MacBride Twenties Girl - Sophie Kinsella Shopaholic Ties the Knot - Sophie Kinsella Shopaholic and Sister - Sophie Kinsella Shopaholic and Baby - Sophie Kinsella Some more books to add to my pile Great Expectations - Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte Twilight - Stephenie Meyer New Moon - Stephenie Meyer Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer Breaking Down - Stephenie Meyer Scottish Witches - Lily Seafield Until I Find You - John Irving The Lake House - James Patterson A Spot of Bother - Mark Haddon The Savage Garden - Mark Mills My Sister's Keeper - Jodi Picoult Marley and Me - John Grogan The Take - Martina Cole Look Who It Is! - Alan Carr Moby Dick - Herman Melville The Suspicions of Mr Whicher: Or the Murder at Road Hill House - Kate Summerscale Edited July 26, 2009 by SweetiiPie85 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetiiPie85 Posted July 26, 2009 Author Share Posted July 26, 2009 Trying to Save Piggy Sneed by John Irving Here is a treat for John Irving addicts and a perfect introduction to his work for the uninitiated. In his spirited opening piece, Irving explains how he became a writer. There following six scintillating stories written over the twenty years, including The Pension Grillparzer, previously only to be found inside The World According to Garp,and now given it's first independent airing. The collection ends with a homage to Charles Dickens, of which the Sunday Telegraph said, 'so rousingly old-fashioned, so intelligent,so heart-felt, so politically incorrect and so correct in every way that matters, that it makes you want to dance naked through the streets brandishing a copy of Great Expectations' My Thoughts Once again another amazing read by John Irving. I really enjoyed reading this book and the short stories were brilliant especially The Pension Grillparzer which I had read before in The World According to Garp. I also enjoyed reading Weary Kingdom and Other People's Dreams. I won't go into much detail with regards to the stories as they are short. I would definetly recommend this book 10/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetiiPie85 Posted July 27, 2009 Author Share Posted July 27, 2009 The Savage Garden That's such a shame. It's been one of my favourite books this year. It does look like a great book and something I would really enjoy. I'm back from my holidays now so I think i'm going to give it another go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetiiPie85 Posted July 31, 2009 Author Share Posted July 31, 2009 I bought a few more books yesterday to add to my TBR pile Making History - Stephen Fry Great Expectations - Charles Dickens The Front - Patricia Cornwell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetiiPie85 Posted August 6, 2009 Author Share Posted August 6, 2009 My Twilight books were delivered today I'm away to start reading Twilight and will try to finish Pride and Prejudice at some point. I have bought so many books these past few weeks that I have still to read so I will be kept busy for a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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