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Books read June 1st to June 7th in order read
A few of these were free on Amazon and well worth a look. The Wrong Girl was definitely my favourite this week. This month haha.
by C.J. Archer
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Cora Carmack
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by John Locke
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Rosalind Kerven
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by C.J. Archer
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
A few of these were free on Amazon and well worth a look. The Wrong Girl was definitely my favourite this week. This month haha.
by C.J. Archer
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Cora Carmack
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by John Locke
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Rosalind Kerven
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by C.J. Archer
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Books read June 8th to June 14th in order read.
Had a busy week, so not so many, I kind of feel bad for only getting through these three in a week, although Love is a Thief was quite long.
by Bea Davenport
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Claire Garber
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Kiera Cass
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Had a busy week, so not so many, I kind of feel bad for only getting through these three in a week, although Love is a Thief was quite long.
by Bea Davenport
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Claire Garber
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Kiera Cass
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Books read June 15th to June 21st in order read.
Another busy week, started volunteering for the library so quite exciting :) Means a lot of children's books to come in the future.
I also read Buzz Books 2013: Fall/Winter but didn't properly review it - there were 40 extracts and that would have taken forever!
by Sheila Quigley
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Leigh Talbert Moore
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by David Stuart Davies
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Another busy week, started volunteering for the library so quite exciting :) Means a lot of children's books to come in the future.
I also read Buzz Books 2013: Fall/Winter but didn't properly review it - there were 40 extracts and that would have taken forever!
by Sheila Quigley
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Leigh Talbert Moore
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by David Stuart Davies
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Books read June 22nd to June 28th in order read.
I had a very disappointing DNF this week. It's one of only four books I haven't been able to finish, but I don't think I'll go back to it. Definitely not my cup of tea. I spent ages trying to read it too :(
by Julia Green
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Niamh Boyce
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Teresa Mummert
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Amanda Sun
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Louise Rozett
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
I had a very disappointing DNF this week. It's one of only four books I haven't been able to finish, but I don't think I'll go back to it. Definitely not my cup of tea. I spent ages trying to read it too :(
by Julia Green
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Niamh Boyce
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Teresa Mummert
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Amanda Sun
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Louise Rozett
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Books read June 29th to July 5th in order read.
I started doing a buddy read this week and the book's longer than I thought it would be so I haven't read as much as I would have liked.
I was also volunteering at the library so that cut into reading time too.
The BEST book I read this week was Stalking Sapphire, my first read. It was really really good and I cannot wait for the next one!
by Mia Thompson
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Joyce Carol Oates
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Nina Bawden
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Anita Valle
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Ben Aaronovitch
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
I started doing a buddy read this week and the book's longer than I thought it would be so I haven't read as much as I would have liked.
I was also volunteering at the library so that cut into reading time too.
The BEST book I read this week was Stalking Sapphire, my first read. It was really really good and I cannot wait for the next one!
by Mia Thompson
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Joyce Carol Oates
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Nina Bawden
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Anita Valle
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Ben Aaronovitch
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Books read July 6th to July 12th in order read.
It's been too hot to properly read and I've been volunteering again, so not as much as I'd have liked. Also been taking a walk in the past with some books I used to love as a child and teen!
Best book this week was Gemini Rising.
Struggling with a current read too, so that's slowed me down a lot.
by Darcey Bussell
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Mira Grant
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Cathy Hopkins
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Eleanor Wood
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Cathy Hopkins
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
It's been too hot to properly read and I've been volunteering again, so not as much as I'd have liked. Also been taking a walk in the past with some books I used to love as a child and teen!
Best book this week was Gemini Rising.
Struggling with a current read too, so that's slowed me down a lot.
by Darcey Bussell
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Mira Grant
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Cathy Hopkins
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Eleanor Wood
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Cathy Hopkins
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Books read July 13th to July 19th in order read.
My favourite this week was The Worst Witch and The Wishing Star. A real trip down memory lane with this new instalment to a childhood favourite!
by Cathy Hopkins
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Cathy Hopkins
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Donna Cummings
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Cathy Hopkins
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Jill Murphy
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Cathy Hopkins
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Shelly Dickson Carr
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
My favourite this week was The Worst Witch and The Wishing Star. A real trip down memory lane with this new instalment to a childhood favourite!
by Cathy Hopkins
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Cathy Hopkins
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Donna Cummings
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Cathy Hopkins
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Jill Murphy
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Cathy Hopkins
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Shelly Dickson Carr
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Books read July 20th to July 26th in order read.
The library site was down so my reading was curbed :( And without much reading material I went on a NetGalley spree. Whoops!
by Cathy Hopkins
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Tabitha Morrow
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Judy Astley
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Tracie Puckett
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Simon Duffin
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
The library site was down so my reading was curbed :( And without much reading material I went on a NetGalley spree. Whoops!
by Cathy Hopkins
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Tabitha Morrow
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Judy Astley
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Tracie Puckett
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Simon Duffin
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Books read July 27th to August 2nd in order read.
I've just started a new job so not much time for reading, especially when I forget to charge my kindle and leave my spare books at home!
Shout out for most messed up book of the year so far goes to Carnival and I hope I never read it again. Not that it was bad, it was just so SO messed up.
by Janet Kent
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Tracie Puckett
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Betty Kreisel Shubert
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Rawi Hage
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
I've just started a new job so not much time for reading, especially when I forget to charge my kindle and leave my spare books at home!
Shout out for most messed up book of the year so far goes to Carnival and I hope I never read it again. Not that it was bad, it was just so SO messed up.
by Janet Kent
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Tracie Puckett
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Betty Kreisel Shubert
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Rawi Hage
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Books read August 3rd to August 9th in order read.
I hit my revised 100 book target for this year so have changed it again - this time to 175. Again not read as much as I'd have liked :( But work and the epic length of Lesley Lokko's Bitter Chocolate have meant that I couldn't.
by Lesley Lokko
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by J.R. Ward
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Victoria Lamb
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
I hit my revised 100 book target for this year so have changed it again - this time to 175. Again not read as much as I'd have liked :( But work and the epic length of Lesley Lokko's Bitter Chocolate have meant that I couldn't.
by Lesley Lokko
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by J.R. Ward
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Victoria Lamb
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Books read August 10th to August 16th in order read.
I feel great this week, finally settling into a routine. Definitely read more than last week! It feels good to get back to my average 5 book/week. Saxon's Bane was definitely my favourite this week. AMAZING writing.
by Geoffrey Gudgion
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Cd Brennan
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Rhonda Nelson
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Morgan O'Neill
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Suzanne Joinson
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
I feel great this week, finally settling into a routine. Definitely read more than last week! It feels good to get back to my average 5 book/week. Saxon's Bane was definitely my favourite this week. AMAZING writing.
by Geoffrey Gudgion
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Cd Brennan
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Rhonda Nelson
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Morgan O'Neill
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Suzanne Joinson
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Books read August 17th to August 23rd in order read.
A real mixture of good and awful this week. I had a lot of fun with most of my reads, but then some were pure torture.
by Regina Puckett
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Michelle Diener
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Stella Newman
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Meredith Schorr
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Josephine Angelini
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
A real mixture of good and awful this week. I had a lot of fun with most of my reads, but then some were pure torture.
by Regina Puckett
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Michelle Diener
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Stella Newman
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Meredith Schorr
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Josephine Angelini
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Books read August 24th to August 30th in order read.
Not many, I've been far too busy with work. But hopefully I can start making up for it this weekend and on my commute!
by A.Z. Green
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Shaunta Grimes
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Alissa Nutting
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Not many, I've been far too busy with work. But hopefully I can start making up for it this weekend and on my commute!
by A.Z. Green
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Shaunta Grimes
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Alissa Nutting
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Books read August 31st to September 6th in order read.
I feel much more accomplished this week even though it doesn't look like I got so much reading done.
by Cora Carmack
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Margaret Stohl
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Valerie Laws
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Samantha Hayes
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Julianne Donaldson
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
I feel much more accomplished this week even though it doesn't look like I got so much reading done.
by Cora Carmack
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Margaret Stohl
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Valerie Laws
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Samantha Hayes
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Julianne Donaldson
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Books read September 7th to September 13th in order read.
Work, work work.
by Lisa Renee Jones
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by John Stephens
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Emme Rollins
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Work, work work.
by Lisa Renee Jones
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by John Stephens
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Emme Rollins
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Books read September 14th to September 20th in order read.
Why did I torture myself with Dreamless this week? I don't know. But A Study in Silks was all kinds of steampunk awesome. I don't feel so bad about the few books read as A Study in Silks is very long, and definitely not a book you can read quickly.
by Josephine Angelini
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Emma Jane Holloway
by Paul Alkazraji
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Why did I torture myself with Dreamless this week? I don't know. But A Study in Silks was all kinds of steampunk awesome. I don't feel so bad about the few books read as A Study in Silks is very long, and definitely not a book you can read quickly.
by Josephine Angelini
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
by Emma Jane Holloway
by Paul Alkazraji
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Books read September 21st to September 27th in order read.
I feel quite accomplished this week despite my heavy work load. The novellas and the short non-fiction make it look like I read more than I did, but mostly everything was good. Popping the Cherry gets a special mention for being a pretty awesome YA/NA that cheered me up to no end.
by Margaret Wills
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
by Kitty Alba
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
by Kitty Alba
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
by Aurelia B. Rowl
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
by Tim Weaver
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
by Kate Ellis
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
by Kitty Alba
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I feel quite accomplished this week despite my heavy work load. The novellas and the short non-fiction make it look like I read more than I did, but mostly everything was good. Popping the Cherry gets a special mention for being a pretty awesome YA/NA that cheered me up to no end.
by Margaret Wills
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
by Kitty Alba
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
by Kitty Alba
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
by Aurelia B. Rowl
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
by Tim Weaver
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
by Kate Ellis
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
by Kitty Alba
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Books read September 28th to October 4th in order read.
Phew, that was a lot! The Screaming Staircase was definitely my favourite read this week, although there were a few fantastic books. There was also a pretty naff read, but the better books more than made up for it.
by Rosalind Kerven
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
by Tim Weaver
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
by Emma Jane Holloway
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
by Jonathan Stroud
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
by Madeleine Reiss
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
by Julie Johnston
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
by Kate Ellis
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Phew, that was a lot! The Screaming Staircase was definitely my favourite read this week, although there were a few fantastic books. There was also a pretty naff read, but the better books more than made up for it.
by Rosalind Kerven
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
by Tim Weaver
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
by Emma Jane Holloway
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
by Jonathan Stroud
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
by Madeleine Reiss
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
by Julie Johnston
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
by Kate Ellis
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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I'll be posting reviews written from June 2013 onwards.
I read often, about one third of my reading is pre-publication galley's and advanced reading. The rest is books I either own or lend from the library.
I read a mixture of genres, but LOVE crime, young adult and romance. I will give anything a go.
I'd love some feedback on my reviews, if you comment on here or on a review I'll reply. And I always look at recommendations, but they tend to have to wait until the library gets them in as I'm a poor bookworm!