fayezie Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 (edited) Ok, I thought I'd give this ago. I can't remember which books I've read this year, so I'll post all the books that I own with their rating, and start doing this properly next year. I will also try and review the books once I've read them. Books Read: Cecelia Ahern – If You Could See Me Now – 1/5 Mitch Albom – The Five People You Meet In Heaven – 5/5 Catherine Alliott – The Old Girl Network – 5/5 Catherine Alliott – The Wedding Day – 4/5 Catherine Alliott – Not That Kind of Girl – 4/5 Catherine Alliott – The Real Thing – 5/5 Catherine Alliott – The Secret Life of Evie Hamilton – 5/5 Linwood Barclay - Too Close to Home – 5/5 Linwood Barclay – No Time For Goodbye – 5/5 Emily Barr – Out of My Depth – 5/5 Emily Barr – Plan B – 5/5 Emily Barr – Back-Pack – 5/5 Emily Barr – Cuban Heels – 4/5 Emily Barr – The Life You Want – 3.5/5 Mark Billingham – In The Dark – 4/5 Meg Cabot – Size 12 Is Not Fat – 5/5 Meg Cabot – Size 14 Is Not Fat Either – 5/5 Meg Cabot – Size Doesn’t Matter – 5/5 Rowan Coleman – The Accidental Mother – 5/5 Rowan Coleman – The Accidental Family – 5/5 Rowan Coleman – The Baby Group – 5/5 Patricia Cornwell – Scarpetta – 3/5 Enrique de Heriz – Lies – 4/5 Gemma Fox – Caught In The Act – 4/5 Tana French – The Likeness – 5/5 Jane Green – The Beach House – 5/5 Jane Green – Second Chance – 5/5 Elisabeth Hyde – The Abortionist’s Daughter – 5/5 Elisabeth Hyde – Crazy As Chocolate – 4/5 Elisabeth Hyde - In The Heart of the Canyon - 5/5 Belinda Jones – The Love Academy – 5/5 Belinda Jones – Divas Las Vegas – 5/5 Belinda Jones – Paradise room – 5/5 Belinda Jones – Caf Edited October 24, 2009 by fayezie New book rating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fayezie Posted September 7, 2009 Author Share Posted September 7, 2009 (edited) Books Read (continued): Jennifer Weiner – Little Earthquakes – 5/5 Jennifer Weiner – Good In Bed – 4/5 Jennifer Weiner – In Her Shoes – 5/5 Jennifer Weiner – Goodnight Nobody – 5/5 Madeleine Wickham – The Wedding Girl – 5/5 Madeleine Wickham – Cocktails For Three – 5/5 Madeleine Wickham – A Desirable Residence – 5/5 Madeleine Wickham – Swimming Pool Sunday – 5/5 Reading At The Moment: Brooke Morgan - Tainted Books To Read (That I Have Got): Katie Price - Sapphire Jane Austen - Pride and Prejudice Books To Read (Need To Buy): Catherine Alliott – Going Too Far Catherine Alliott – A Married Man Catherine Alliott – Olivia’s Luck Catherine Alliott – A Crowded Marriage Catherine Alliott – Rosie Meadows Regrets… Emily Barr – Baggage Emily Barr – The Sisterhood Emily Barr – Atlantic Shift Meg Cabot – Queen of Babble Meg Cabot – Queen of Babble in the Big City Meg Cabot – Queen of Babble Gets Hitched Meg Cabot – The Boy Next Door Meg Cabot – Boy Meets Girl Meg Cabot – Every Boy’s Got One Rowan Coleman – The Accidental Wife Rowan Coleman – Woman Walks Into A Bar Rowan Coleman – River Deep Rowan Coleman – Growing Up Twice Rowan Coleman – After Ever After Tana French – In The Woods Jane Green – Girl Friday Sophie Kinsella – Twenties Girl Adele Parks – Larger Than Life Adele Parks – The Other Woman’s Shoes Jodi Picoult – Plain Truth Jodi Picoult – Salem Falls Jodi Picoult – Mercy Jodi Picoult – Picture Perfect Jodi Picoult – Vanishing Acts Jodi Picoult – Keeping Faith Jodi Picoult – The Tenth Circle Jodi Picoult – Second Glance Lynda La Plante – Silent Scream Karin Slaughter – Triptych Karin Slaughter – Blindsighted Karin Slaughter – Indelible Karin Slaughter – Skin Privilege Karin Slaughter – Genisis Karin Slaughter – A Faint Cold Fear Karin Slaughter – Martin Misunderstood Karin Slaughter – Like A Charm Karin Slaughter – Kisscut Karin Slaughter – Faithkess Karin Slaughter – Schattenblume Jennifer Weiner – Certain Girls Jennifer Weiner – Best Friends Forever Madeleine Wickham – Sleeping Arrangements Madeleine Wickham – The Tennis Party Madeleine Wickham – The Gatecrasher Edited October 24, 2009 by fayezie Updated Books to Read list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catwoman Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Mark Billingham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fayezie Posted September 7, 2009 Author Share Posted September 7, 2009 Ahh thanks. Its always nice to read what other people think about the book before starting it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catwoman Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Ahh thanks. Its always nice to read what other people think about the book before starting it!! Yeah totally. Also gives you loads of ideas and an even bigger TBR pile When it comes to slaughter I notice you have them all. I would recommend to start from teh beginning right through the end. Blindsighted is her first and one of her best. I would love to hear what you think. CW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fayezie Posted September 7, 2009 Author Share Posted September 7, 2009 Thanks for that about Slaughter. Didn't realise there was an order. I tend to pick up most of the books cheap, which is how I come across these authors, so I don't always know if its part of a series etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catwoman Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Thats like me I often buy from charity shops. The order f the slaughter books are like this. BLINDSIGHTED (Grant County) KISSCUT (Grant county) A FAINT COLD FEAR (Grant County) INDELIABLE (Grant County) FAITHLESS (Grant County) TRIPTYCH (Will Trent) SKIN PRIVILEGE (Grant county) FRACTURED (will Trent) GENISIS (Offically Grant County but combines Will Trent) Hope that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fayezie Posted September 8, 2009 Author Share Posted September 8, 2009 Ahhh thank you very much!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catwoman Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Ahhh thank you very much!! Hey no worries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fayezie Posted September 16, 2009 Author Share Posted September 16, 2009 Review: Title: Songs of the Humpback Whale Author: Jodi Picoult Sypnosis (from back of book): The first time Jane Jones tried to leave her husband, her daughter almost got killed. This time, she's going to do it right. Jane escaped a childhood of abuse into the refuge of marriage, only to find history repeating itself. And when her husband's neglect extends to their daughter too, she knows it must stop. Taking Rebecca wit her, Jane runs away, seeking the only place of safety she knows. But however far she runs, she cannot escape the question always on her mind: how can she save her daughter, when she couldn't save herself? My Comments: I am a massive Jodi Picoult fan (as my first post in this thread shows), however was a little disappointed with this book. The whole book is told from different point of views; the first half of the book in particular jumps from the current time to the future. I found this slightly confusing as we were being introduced to characters that I didn't know how they fitted into the story. However, the second half of the story was much better. As you got further in the story, the parts that you already knew from the beginning is told in more detail. I would recommend this book to any of Jodi Picoult's fans, but would probably suggest reading some of her other books first. Rating: 4/5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funrun Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 TESS GERRISTTEN BOOK ARE GOOD TOO READ KAREN SLAUGHTER BOOKS NOW GOING TO READ KAREN ROSE COUNT TO TEN:readingtwo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fayezie Posted September 19, 2009 Author Share Posted September 19, 2009 Thanks for the recommendations. I'll keep an eye out for them. I'm really enjoying Karen Rose's Kill For Me. Hopefully will finish it this weekend!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fayezie Posted September 20, 2009 Author Share Posted September 20, 2009 Review: Title: Kill For Me Author: Karen Rose Sypnosis (from back of book): Brutalised: Susannah Vartanian's life changed overnight when, as a teenager , she was viciously raped by a sadistic gang of youths. Now she won't allow anyone to get close to her. Sickened: Luke Papadopoulos is approaching burn-out. As a detective working on sex crmes against children, he will do anything to find those responsible for such evil atrocities. Terrified: Monica Cassidy's life is under threat. Held in a bunker with ten other teenage girls, she barely escaped her life when he kidnappers fled, killing five of the girls as they left. Now Monica is the only one free who can identify her abductors, and they know where she is. Can they work together to find the five missing girls. The clock is ticking... My Comments: This is my first Karen Rose book, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Each chapter consists of short 'diary entries' from the points of view of the kidnappers and the cops. Due to this, I found the book very easy to read and just couldn't put it down. There were many twists in the story (some of which I did guess, but it didn't spoil the story). However, I did find one part of the story a bit far fetched - I won't go into much detail, so not to spoil it for anyone that decies to read this. Also, there wasn't too many gruesome parts to this story although I don't feel it would be suitable for a young teenager. I really liked all the characters in the book especially Luke and Susannah, and found that you sympathised a lot with their problems and fears. I would definately recommend this to anyone who likes these type of books, and to anyone that is just beginning to read this genre. Rating: 5/5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fayezie Posted September 24, 2009 Author Share Posted September 24, 2009 Review: Title: In The Heart of the Canyon Author: Elisabeth Hyde Sypnosis (from back of book): JT Maroneym veteran river guide, is ready to take his 125th trip deep into the heart of the Grand Canyon, one of the most beautiful natural chasms in the world. JT thinks he's seen it all before, but this trip will change him forever. For the next two weeks his twelve passengers, mostly strangers to one another - and certainly to him, will paddle, swim and ride the rapids, sleep under the stars and breathe in the drama of the landscape. They'll also learn all about each other; more, perhaps, than they wanted to know. As the trip gets underway, allegiances form, often between unlikely members of the group: connections that constantly change and evolve in the most unpredictable ways. My Comments: This was a really good, light hearted, easy to read book. A brilliant summer read. All the characters were different and on the trip for different reasons. There were lots of different stories and families being tested whilst they were on the river. I really enjoyed this book, and found it really hard to put down. More so towards the end, where there is a good twist where one of the passengers goes into labour and she doesn't know that she's pregnant!! which I didn't see coming. I would have loved the story to carry on for another few chapters to see what happened to them in their every day lives to see what lessons they learnt whilst on the trip. Rating: 5/5 Next book: The Difference A Day Makes - Carole Matthews Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fayezie Posted September 26, 2009 Author Share Posted September 26, 2009 I brought two new books today. Finally got a copy of Pride and Prejudice. But because its such a gorgeous copy, I don't wanna read it!! And also got the new Audrey Niffenegger book, Her Fearful Symmetry which was half price!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fayezie Posted September 28, 2009 Author Share Posted September 28, 2009 I brought the next book in the Anna Travis series by Lynda La Plante, Silent Scream. Can't wait to read it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 I love your copy of P&P. And also got the new Audrey Niffenegger book, Her Fearful Symmetry which was half price!! I can't wait for this to come out in paperback! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fayezie Posted September 28, 2009 Author Share Posted September 28, 2009 Thank you Janet. I'm quite looking forward to reading Her Fearful Symmetry. I'll obviously post the review here when I've read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fayezie Posted October 1, 2009 Author Share Posted October 1, 2009 Review: Title: The Difference A Day Makes Author: Carole Matthews Sypnosis (from back of book): William and Amy Ashurst are typical townies, but when Will collapses on his way to work he decides to move to the country. Three months later, Amy is standing outside Helmshill Grange, a sullen monstrosity of a house, deep in the Yorkshire moors. Within days, Will's traded in their brand-new Audi for a clapped-out Land Rover, and brought home chickens, goats, sheep, a serial-killer cat and a mad dog. Then tragedy strikes and Amy finds she's living a dream but it's not her own... My Comments: I really enjoyed this book. Again it was another easy to read, quick chapters that made you want to carry on reading. As you can tell from the sypnosis it's quite sad at the beginning, and you really feel for Amy and her children who, from the moment they get to their new home hate the countryside. I think Carole Matthews wrote the death of Will extremely well and how the children dealt with it. I also enjoyed the feelings Amy was having for the local Vet, as she had just lost her husband and felt confused. I definately saw the ending coming, but that didn't mean that I enjoyed it any less. I would definately recommend this book. I will be looking out for more of Carole Matthew's books. Rating: 5/5 Next book: To Love, Honour and Betray - Kathy Lette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fayezie Posted October 3, 2009 Author Share Posted October 3, 2009 Review: Title: To Love, Honour and Betray Author: Kathy Lette Sypnosis (from back of book): When Lucy finds out her football coach hubby's been playing away from home, she's devastated. But when she discovers just who he's been scoring with, she wants to kick a few balls of her own. So now that Lucy's learnt that her perfect marriage was like most of her orgasms (faked), the big question is are all men 'persons of dubious parentage', or will she find one exception to the rule? My Comments: I really didn't enjoy this book. I felt it lacked depth. I didn't warm to any of the characters. Whilst I hated the woman the husband is having an affair with Renee, Lucy's best friend I also didn't like Lucy. She came across very pathetic and desperate to win her husband back when it was clear it was never going to happen. The start of the story was a little unexpected as the husband had already left Lucy (although Lucy didn't know that he was cheating on her). I was expecting it to start with them together so you knew as a reader how their relationship had been. The author attempted too many jokes (at least three a page) and hardly any were funny. Towards the end of the book, Lucy began to have an interest in someone else Lockie, the lifeguard saver teacher . One moment she was nice to him, then she wasn't, all in half a page, which I found frustrating. However, despite all the bad things I said, I did manage to finish this. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone as I didn't find it particularly easy to read. Rating: 2/5 (only because I finished it) Next book: TBC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fayezie Posted October 7, 2009 Author Share Posted October 7, 2009 Ok, I'm now reading Audrey Niffenegger - Her Fearful Symmetry which I'm really enjoying (although for some reason it is taking me a while to get through). As soon as I'm finished, I'll post the review! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 I like that copy of Pride and Prejudice. Very classy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
page turner Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 I've got the same copy of Pride and Prejudice and I've been carring it round in a towel so as not to damage it, so I know how you feel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Finally got a copy of Pride and Prejudice. But because its such a gorgeous copy, I don't wanna read it!! It is soooooo lovely! I've got the same copy of Pride and Prejudice and I've been carrying it round in a towel so as not to damage it, so I know how you feel There are so many people on here who will be nodding their heads and saying, "Mm, that's a good idea". I include myself in that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fayezie Posted October 7, 2009 Author Share Posted October 7, 2009 Thanks everyone for your comments on my Pride and Prejudice book. I've put it somewhere safe, not in a towel though. May have to do that!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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