rach.at.the.disco Posted January 11, 2010 Author Share Posted January 11, 2010 (edited) 6. The Fabulously Fashionable Life Of Isabel Bookbinder Holly McQueen Synopsis from Waterstones: When aspiring designer Isabel Bookbinder bags a job with Nancy 'Fashion Aristocracy' Tavistock, she's sure her career is finally on track. Dazzlingly glamorous, this is a career that she can feel truly passionate about - after all, she knows her Geiger from her Louboutin, her Primark from her Prada, and she's always poring over fashion magazines. Well, ok, the fashion pages of heat. So, learning from the very best, the future's looking bright for Isabel Bookbinder: Top International Fashion Designer. Within days she's putting the final touches to her debut collection, has dreamt up a perfume line, Isabelissimo, and is very nearly a friend of John Galliano. And on top of that she might even have fallen in love. Yet nothing ever runs smoothly for Isabel, and fabulously fashionably as her life is, it soon seems to be spiraling a little out of her control. Started: 11th January - Finished: 11th January 479 pages Rating: 6.5/10 Edited April 25, 2010 by rach.at.the.disco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rach.at.the.disco Posted January 17, 2010 Author Share Posted January 17, 2010 (edited) 7. Queen of Babble Gets Hitched Meg Cabot Synopsis from Waterstones: Things are looking up for Lizzie Nichols. She loves her career, and the love of her life, Jean-Luc, has proposed. Life's become a dizzying whirl of wedding gown fittings as Lizzie prepares for her dream wedding in the south of France. But the dream soon becomes a nightmare as the best man, with whom Lizzie might once accidentally have slept - no, really, just slept - announces his lack of support for the couple; Lizzie's Midwestern family can't understand why she doesn't want to have her wedding in the family backyard; and her future French in-laws seem to be luring the groom away from medical school and into investment banking. Is Lizzie really ready to embrace her new role as wife and mistress of Chateau Mirac? Or is she destined to spend the rest of her life as a New York City spinster, in a two-room walk-up with no one for company but the cat from down the street? Started: 13th January - Finished: 18th January 277 pages Rating: 7/10 Edited April 25, 2010 by rach.at.the.disco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anisia Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 1. The To-Do List Mike Gayle Synopsis from Waterstones: Would a proper adult ignore the spilt milk under the fridge for weeks? Would a proper adult take three years to post a solitary Christmas card? Would a proper adult have decades-old underwear in active service? Mike Gayle is nowhere near being a proper adult -- even though his tenth wedding anniversary is looming; his second child is due any moment; and in less than twenty-four hours he is going to be officially closer to forty than he is to thirty. Appalled by this lack of maturity, Mike draws up a To-Do list containing every single item he's been meaning to do but just keeps putting off...He's got a lot of stuff that needs doing. But unlike previous To-Do lists, he promises himself that this one will actually get DONE. And along the way, Mike will learn stuff about life (323), love (999), friends (1004) and family (9) and finally work out what it means to be a grown up (846). Started: 30th December - Finished: 1st January 343 pages Rating: 8/10 Adding this to my TBR list! Looks like something I'd enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rach.at.the.disco Posted January 19, 2010 Author Share Posted January 19, 2010 (edited) 8. Ghost Girl Torey Hayden Synopsis from Waterstones: Jadie never spoke, never laughed, never cried. She spent every waking hour locked in her own private world of shadows. But nothing in Torey Hayden's experience had prepared her for the nightmare Jadie revealed to her when finally persuaded to break her self-imposed silence. It was a story too painful, too horrific for Hayden's professional colleagues to acknowledge. But Torey Hayden could not close her ears! or her heart. A little girl was trapped in a living hell of unspeakable memories. And it would take every ounce of courage, compassion, and love that one remarkable teacher possessed to rid the "Ghost Girl" of the malevolent spirits that haunted her. Started: 18th January - Finished: 19th January 378 pages Rating: 7.5/10 Edited April 25, 2010 by rach.at.the.disco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexiepiper Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I've read almost all of Torey Hayden's books, they're really sad aren't they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rach.at.the.disco Posted January 21, 2010 Author Share Posted January 21, 2010 I've read almost all of Torey Hayden's books, they're really sad aren't they? To be honest they weren't as sad as I expected. I generally don't read this kind of book because of the topic but I saw this book cheap in the supermarket and decided to give it ago. I'm glad I did and may read some more of her other books in the future . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rach.at.the.disco Posted January 21, 2010 Author Share Posted January 21, 2010 (edited) 9. Girl Missing Tess Gerritsen Synopsis from Waterstones: The first body is a mystery. She's young. She's beautiful. And her corpse, laid out in the office of Boston medical examiner Kat Novak, betrays no secrets - except for a matchbook clutched in one stiff hand, seven numbers scrawled inside. The next body is a warning. When a second victim is discovered, Kat begins to fear that a serial killer is stalking the streets. The police are sceptical. The mayor won't listen. And Kat's chief suspect is one of the town's most prominent citizens. The final body ...might be hers. With the death toll rising, Kat races to expose a deadly predator who is closer than she ever dreamt. And every move she makes could be her very last. Started: 20th January - Finished: 21st January 310 pages Rating: 8/10 Edited April 25, 2010 by rach.at.the.disco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rach.at.the.disco Posted January 26, 2010 Author Share Posted January 26, 2010 (edited) 10. Slumdog Millionaire Vikas Swarup Synopsis from Waterstones: Former tiffinboy Ram Mohammad Thomas has just got twelve questions correct on a TV quiz-show to win a cool one billion rupees. But he is brutally slung in prison on suspicion of cheating. Because how can a kid from the slums know who Shakespeare was, unless he is pulling a fast one.In the order of the questions on the show, Ram tells us which amazing adventures in his street-kid life gave him the answers. From orphanages to brothels, gangsters to beggar-masters, and into the homes of Bollywood's rich and famous, Ram's story is brimming with the chaotic comedy, heart-stopping tragedy and tear-inducing joyousness of modern India. Started: 23rd January - Finished: 26th January 361 pages Rating: 7.5/10 Edited April 25, 2010 by rach.at.the.disco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Wow, Slumdog Millionaire only got 7,5? Did you not like it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rach.at.the.disco Posted January 27, 2010 Author Share Posted January 27, 2010 Wow, Slumdog Millionaire only got 7,5? Did you not like it? Don't get me wrong, I did like it. I really did and thought it was excellent that there was so much background and how he came to know the answers. It was because the story wasn't told in chronological order and I was getting a bit confused now and again because of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Oh I understand, see I'd forgotten that it wasn't in a chronological order and that it took a bit of getting used to. Glad you liked the stories though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rach.at.the.disco Posted February 2, 2010 Author Share Posted February 2, 2010 (edited) 11. The Seven Secrets Of Happiness Sharon Owens Synopsis from Waterstones: Once upon a time Ruby O'Neill lived in her very own ivory tower (a beautiful little cottage) with her very own fairytale prince (her handsome husband Jonathan). She had roses round her door and her friends were never far away - life in her fairytale land was perfect. But grown-up fairy stories don't last forever and one dark night Ruby's life is smashed into a million pieces. With her castle in the air destroyed and her heart broken, she swears she will never love again. Yet guardian angels hide in the strangest places and from Ruby's darkest night, six magical secrets slowly emerge to show her life is for living and that tomorrow is not too late for love. But who is the mysterious stranger who holds the seventh secret, the hardest one to find? And is he the person who holds the ultimate secret, the key to Ruby's frozen heart? Started: 31st January - Finished: 1st February 390 pages Rating: 8/10 Edited April 25, 2010 by rach.at.the.disco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rach.at.the.disco Posted February 6, 2010 Author Share Posted February 6, 2010 (edited) 12. The Secret Life Of Evie Hamilton Catherine Alliott Synopsis from Waterstones: Evie Hamilton has a secret. One she doesn't even know about. Yet ...She's blissfully unaware that her charmed and happy life is about to be turned upside down. And it all begins one sunny, Oxford morning when a letter - a ticking time bomb - lands on Evie's immaculate doormat. Something she never anticipated threatens to sabotage all that she holds dear. It's time for her to reappraise everything in her carefully arranged universe. Is Evie strong enough to fight for what she loves? What will be left and what will change forever? And can her world really be as fragile as her best china? Started: 30th January - Finished: 6th February 520 pages Rating: 6.5/10 Edited April 25, 2010 by rach.at.the.disco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rach.at.the.disco Posted February 9, 2010 Author Share Posted February 9, 2010 (edited) 13. The Truth About Melody Browne Lisa Jewell Synopsis from Waterstones: When she was nine years old, Melody Browne's house burned down, taking every toy, every photograph, every item of clothing and old Christmas card with it. But not only did the fire destroy all her possessions, it took with it all her memories - Melody Browne can remember nothing before her ninth birthday. Now in her early thirties, Melody lives in a council flat in the middle of London with her seventeen-year-old son. She hasn't seen her parents since she left home at fifteen, but Melody doesn't mind, she's better off on her own. She's made a good life for herself and her son and she likes it that way. Until one night something extraordinary happens. Whilst attending a hypnotist show with her first date in years she faints - and when she comes round she starts to remember. At first her memories mean nothing to her but then slowly, day by day, she begins to piece together the real story of her childhood. Her journey takes her to the seaside town of Broadstairs, to oddly familiar houses in London backstreets and to meetings with strangers who love her like their own. But with every mystery she solves another one materialises, with every question she answers another appears. And Melody begins to wonder if she'll ever know the truth about her past. Started: 6th February - Finished: 9th February 372 pages Rating: 7.5/10 Edited April 25, 2010 by rach.at.the.disco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rach.at.the.disco Posted February 23, 2010 Author Share Posted February 23, 2010 (edited) 14. West End Girls Jenny Colgan Synopsis from Waterstones: The streets of London are paved with gold ...allegedly. They may be twin sisters, but Lizzie and Penny Berry are complete opposites - Penny is blonde, thin and outrageous; Lizzie quiet, thoughtful and, well, definitely not thin. The one trait they do share is a desire to DO something with their lives, and as far as they're concerned, the place to get noticed is London. Out of the blue they discover they have a grandmother living in Chelsea - and when she has to go into hospital, they find themselves flat-sitting on the King's Road. But, as they discover, it's not as easy to become It Girls as they'd imagined, and west end boys aren't at all like Hugh Grant ... Started: 10th February - Finished: 15th February 306 pages Rating: 6.5/10 Edited April 25, 2010 by rach.at.the.disco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rach.at.the.disco Posted February 23, 2010 Author Share Posted February 23, 2010 (edited) 15. The Sculptress Minette Walters Synopsis from Waterstones: 'It was a slaughterhouse, the most horrific scene I have ever witnessed...Olive Martin is a dangerous woman. I advise you to be extremely wary in your dealings with her.' The facts of the case were simple: Olive Martin had pleaded guilty to killing and dismembering her sister and mother, earning herself the chilling nickname 'The Sculptress'. This much journalist Rosalind Leigh knew before her first meeting with Olive, currently serving a life sentence. How could Roz have foreseen that the encounter was destined to change her life - for ever? Started: 20th February - Finished: 23rd February 441 pages Rating: 7.5/10 Edited April 25, 2010 by rach.at.the.disco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rach.at.the.disco Posted March 1, 2010 Author Share Posted March 1, 2010 (edited) 16. I Heart Hollywood Lindsey Kelk Synopsis from Waterstones: Celebs, sunshine and beautiful boys!enough to lead a girl astray? Angela Clark can't believe her luck! she's an English girl living in New York with a dream job at hip magazine The Look and a sexy boyfriend. Her latest assignment takes her to Hollywood to interview hot actor and fellow Brit James Jacobs.Thrown in at the deep end she heads west with best friend Jenny dreaming of Rodeo Drive and Malibu beach. Soon Angela discovers that celebrity life in Hollywood is not all glamour, gloss and sunshine. Despite his lady-killer reputation, the only person who seems genuine is James. Then a paparazzi snaps them in an uncompromising position and suddenly Angela is thrust into the spotlight for all the wrong reasons! Can she convince all those close to her -- especially her boss and her boyfriend -- not to believe everything they read? And will Hollywood ever win Angela's heart? Started: 23rd February - Finished: 26th February 326 pages Rating: 7/10 Edited April 25, 2010 by rach.at.the.disco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rach.at.the.disco Posted March 1, 2010 Author Share Posted March 1, 2010 (edited) 17. My Sister's Keeper Jodi Picoult (re-read) Synopsis from Waterstones: Sara Fitzgerald's daughter Kate is just two years old when she is diagnosed with a rare form of leukaemia. Reeling with the helpless shock of it, Sara knows she will do anything -- whatever it takes - to save her child. Then the tests results come back time and again to show that no one in their family is a match for Kate. If they are to find a donor for the crucial bone marrow transplant she needs, there is only one option: creating another baby, specifically designed to save her sister. For Sara, it seems the ideal solution. Not only does Kate live, but she gets a beautiful new daughter, Anna, too. Until the moment Anna hands Sara the papers that will rock her whole world. Because, aged thirteen, Anna has decided that she doesn't want to help Kate live any more. She is suing her parents for the rights to her own body. Started: 27th February - Finished: 1st March 407 pages Rating: 10/10 Edited April 25, 2010 by rach.at.the.disco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rach.at.the.disco Posted March 2, 2010 Author Share Posted March 2, 2010 (edited) 18. One Child Torey Hayden Synopsis from Waterstones: This beautiful and deeply moving tale recounts educational psychologist Torey Hayden's battle to unlock the emotions of a troubled and sexually abused child who, with the help of Hayden, was finally able to overcome her dark past and realise her full potential. Six-year-old Sheila was abandoned by her mother on a highway when she was four. A survivor of horrific abuse, she never spoke, never cried, and was placed in a class for severely retarded children after committing an atrocious act of violence against another child. Everyone thought Sheila was beyond salvation -- except her teacher, Torey Hayden. With patience, skill, and abiding love, she fought long and hard to release a haunted little girl from her secret nightmare -- and nurture the spark of genius she recognised trapped within Sheila's silence. This is the remarkable story of their journey together -- an odyssey of hope, courage, and inspiring devotion that opened the heart and mind of one lost child to a new world of discovery and joy. Started: 1st March - Finished: 2nd March 324 pages Rating: 7/10 Edited April 25, 2010 by rach.at.the.disco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rach.at.the.disco Posted March 9, 2010 Author Share Posted March 9, 2010 (edited) 19. The Evil Seed Joanne Harris Synopsis from Waterstones: Something inside me remembers and will not forget...When Alice Farrell is drawn to Grantchester churchyard and reads the strange inscription on Rosemary Virginia Ashley's gravestone, she feels oddly disturbed. And when former boyfriend Joe returns to Cambridge with his new girlfriend Ginny, Alice is repelled by the ethereal, lavender-eyed beauty - and is certain of her evil. Then Alice finds an old diary in Ginny's room and reads the story of Daniel Holmes, who lived in Cambridge forty years earlier, and fell under the fatal spell of Rosemary Ashley. As the two stories intertwine, Alice's suspicions about Ginny increase - until the past meets present in a terrifying climax... Started: 3rd March - Finished: 9th March 443 pages Rating: 6.5/10 Edited April 25, 2010 by rach.at.the.disco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rach.at.the.disco Posted March 11, 2010 Author Share Posted March 11, 2010 (edited) 20. How To Be Married Polly Williams Synopsis from Waterstones: Sadie Drew thinks she must be the world's worst wife. She only needs to walk into a room to make it untidy. She wears flannel pyjamas in bed. Furry things breed in her fridge. But she's a busy working mother not a wifebot and husband Tom loves her as she is. Until he gets a hot new job and things change. There are alpha-wives to entertain. Nuclear rows. Unsettling secrets. And the smell of another woman's perfume on his suit. Sadie risks losing everything if she can't transform herself into the perfect wife...But what is a perfect wife anyway? Started: 9th March - Finished: 11th March 376 pages Rating: 7.5/10 Edited April 25, 2010 by rach.at.the.disco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rach.at.the.disco Posted March 14, 2010 Author Share Posted March 14, 2010 (edited) 21. Mwah Mwah Chloe Rayban Synopsis from Waterstones: Shipped off to France for Easter for some continental 'culture', Hannah finds herself staying with her mother's best friend. And her mother's best friend's daughter. Who happens to be tall, horribly stylish and has that irritating way of turning a scarf into the latest fashion accessory. To make matters worse (if possible) the daughter's friend is coming to stay with them - doubly bad for the ego, twice the competition for the bathroom. But then 'Michel' turns out to be a boy. Cue rivalry with a continental flavour in a fantastically scandal-rich and brilliantly compelling teen coming-of-age drama. Started: 12th March - Finished: 14th March 263 pages Rating: 6/10 Edited April 25, 2010 by rach.at.the.disco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rach.at.the.disco Posted March 20, 2010 Author Share Posted March 20, 2010 (edited) 22. Chocolate Wishes Trisha Ashley Synopsis from Waterstones: Life is sweet for chocolate maker Chloe Lyon! In the picture-perfect Lancashire village of Sticklepond, Confectioner Chloe dispenses inspirational sweet treats containing a prediction for each customer. If only her own life was as easy to forecast - perhaps Chloe could have foreseen being jilted at the altar! But when a new Vicar arrives in the village, the rumour mill goes into overdrive. Not only is Raffy Sinclair the charismatic ex-front man of rock band 'Mortal Ruin', he's also the Chloe's first love and the man who broke her heart. Try as she might, Chloe can't ignore this blast from her past. Could now be the time for her to make a wish - and dare to believe it can come true? Started: 11th March - Finished: 16th March 371 pages Rating: 6.5/10 Edited April 25, 2010 by rach.at.the.disco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rach.at.the.disco Posted March 20, 2010 Author Share Posted March 20, 2010 (edited) 23. Fallen Lauren Kate Synopsis from Waterstones: What if the person you were meant to be with could never be yours? 17-year-old Lucinda falls in love with a gorgeous, intelligent boy, Daniel, at her new school, the grim, foreboding Sword & Cross ...only to find out that Daniel is a fallen angel, and that they have spent lifetimes finding and losing one another as good & evil forces plot to keep them apart. Some angels are destined to fall... Started: 14th March - Finished: 20th March 452 pages Rating: 7/10 Edited April 25, 2010 by rach.at.the.disco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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