This morning‘s reading view ♥️ 🌞
This morning‘s reading view ♥️ 🌞
I don‘t think there‘s anything to add to everyone‘s reviews. A totally engrossing, poignant read. Made even more poignant when you know it‘s based on facts. That cover just stirs up so many emotions too.
A brilliant read.
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Bailed on Wayward.
In the Seeing hands was a dark, compelling read.
A lovely short story from Keegan.
My heart is now invested in Postcard, have about 100 pages to go.
#motherdaughterread
I‘m engrossed in The Postcard!
I don‘t like short stories and yet, here I am again with Claire. Who writes top notch short stories.
Very hard to review- I can‘t say I enjoyed it as the subject matter is dark and sometimes it‘s very difficult to follow. But it‘s a debut and I would certainly read the next one by this author.
70 pages in. As a woman feeling many of these things at a certain age in life I really thought I would like this. But Sam‘s response to feeling like this is to be able to move out of the family home (not a spoiler) and just buy another house- helped by the family savings.
No mention of privilege etc. Just like that‘s what most people can do. Whether that‘s addressed later I don‘t know but I can‘t bear anymore.
#bookreport
The Lie Maker was ok, not his best.
Pity was amazing.
A Room Full of Killers was a good addition to the series.
Just started Wayward this morning.
Really enjoying this series 3/12.
Though Matilda takes ‘off the books‘ to another level in this one. And that ending! What‘s going to happen there.
#serieslove2024
I‘ve no idea why this resonated so much with me- I‘m not from Barnsley, a gay man or a miner. I think it was the age old working class v expectations theme.
Absolutely beautiful writing, especially the mine sections (obvious the author is a poet) he is Professor of Creative Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University- his students are lucky to have him.
A thought provoking read.
Took ages to get going and I was totally confused the first 25% but that may have just been my tired brain!
An ok thriller.
#bookreport
Finished The List of Suspicious Things and loved it then had a horrendous work week and read about 2 chapters of The Lie Maker all week. Should finish it today now I‘ve got some reading time.
#bookhaul
Brought top one in Blackwells on campus and bottom 3 today in Dead Ink curtesy of my book voucher from the lovely Helen 😘
It‘s been a bad work week, we had Ofsted and I‘m exhausted and haven‘t read all week.
So really 4 books is nothing and 3 were free.
Another great read this week 👍🏻 thanks to Helen‘s original review and it‘s all over book Twitter!
Nostalgic, but tackling some dark subjects. Had a tear in my eye at the end.
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Fabulous week for me in the quality of the books.
Christ on a Bike and Greta and Valdin were brilliant.
Outside Looking In was a good 2nd one in a series.
I‘m loving The List of Suspicious Things, hopefully finish over the weekend but have a lot of work stuff to do.
This was as wonderful as everyone says. I very rarely laugh out loud at books. This was funny, warm, joyful and a bit melancholy occasionally to make it even more real.
Just a really lovely read.
#seriesread2024 2/11
Just starting to get into the series and characters. Good detective plot and personal sub plots.
I absolutely loved this. Quirky, with vulnerable characters and a very moral/ethical plot. Which has you questioning, what would I do? I loved Cerys as a MC.
It‘s the author‘s 3rd book so I have, of course, just ordered the 1st and 2nd.
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Really enjoyed Mobility.
Loved Day, wonderful writing.
I‘m Not Scared was just meh for me, didn‘t really engage me
The Mother was entertaining brain candy for a train journey
Just started Christ on a Bike this morning and looking forward to a couple of hours with it today.
Train reading. On way to London to see a fantasy exhibition at the British Library and maybe some book shopping 😁
So-so, just wasn‘t feeling it. Obviously I can‘t really remember what I would have done aged 9 in these circumstances, but I‘m pretty sure it wasn‘t what this kid did 🤷♀️.
Loved this. Sometimes felt very seen in Isabel and her 1st world, white lady problems.
Introspective and insightful with wonderful writing.
I agree with all the reviews on this- those that liked and didn‘t like it. I really enjoyed it though and think this is real for a lot of us. Recycle, buy recycled goods, eat less meat/no meat. Buy nice things, go on holidays via planes. Consequences.
We know we do things that don‘t help, and times running out.
Thanks Helen 😘
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The Art of Prophecy- I did not like the MC in this, though loved the supporting characters. Unsure whether I‘ll read the next one.
Escape Artist was sad (obvious I know) but informative and engaging.
Enjoying Mobility at the moment.
Fascinating, detailed true story. (There are some sections you don‘t want to be eating anything 😞).
The overall lesson from these tellings is that we don‘t learn from history, and we carry on killing people thinking it solves things. It never has, nor will it.
Train reading. On work thing to London. Travelling with 4 people, we‘ve all sat separately and are working/reading. My kind of work colleagues!
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Enjoyed All That I Am.
The Plot- so-so, guessed the big twist.
Loved Another Brooklyn.
For Reasons Unknown was the start of another new series, enjoyed.
Still reading The Art of Prophecy.
#bookhaul
Via Waterstones, Amazon and the lovely @squirrelbrain for Mobility ❤️
Thank you so much Helen 😘
It‘s 21 days into the new year and I‘ve already started 2 new detective series!
I really enjoyed this one and although I did have an inkling about the killer- I enjoyed the getting there. Will definitely continue with this series.
#serieslove2024 1/11
Beautifully written, bittersweet story of growing up and those friendships that matter so much then.
I had heard of some of the IRL characters in this novel- but didn‘t know enough about them to be second guessing facts!
I thought it was a good inter-war novel, focused on German anti- Nazis.
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Loved Prophet Song
Family Meal was a so-so for me
The Stolen Girls was a good detective read
Currently reading All That I Am.
Detective Lottie has a very busy personal and professional life! So many shenanigans.
2/13 in this series. #serieslove2024
Think I may be buying the paperback ?
Kindle is also (d6- I would never pay that for a digital version!
I really liked Memorial, and I‘ve given this a so-so because it felt like Memorial part 2.
It also felt a bit sentimental/preachy. It may also just be bad mood Monday.
Bleak and brilliant.
Dystopian- sort of, because given the current status of the world I can see this happening anywhere next week.
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Enjoyed Beyond that, the Sea
Fool Me Once was an entertaining Coben read, currently all over Netflix!
A Day in the Life was heart breaking 💔
The Things that we lost was a good read
Just started Prophet Song this morning.
Really good debut novel about family secrets, love grief and relationships.
Look forward to more from this author.
Just absolutely heart wrenching 💔 I did learn a lot of detail about day to day life, I didn‘t come away with a lot of hope though.
Lots of hype around this due to current Netflix series. All reviews gasping at the twists! For anyone who has read Coben before it‘s the usual amount of twists and turns- imagine the most ridiculous twist as always!!
Good entertaining read.
One of those little surprise books, it‘s engrossing and just deals with life really (though obviously starts in WW2). A bit melancholy and sad occasionally. But a really good read.
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How to tell I‘ve been off work…..most of the week anyway.
Julia was a low pick.
The Missing Ones- new detective series 👍🏻
Water- brilliantly written, look forward to the next one.
Amy & Lan- good light read.
Murder- fun, true crime like novel.
Just started beyond that, the sea.
I have no doubt work will massively impact this week‘s reading.
Written like a true crime tv show, it was quite fun and a very quick read. And everyone was a suspect at some point. Good entertaining read.
Told through the narrative of 2 children- to teenage age. Brought up in a rural, back to nature setting. (I had to skip animal death pages!)
I enjoyed the bittersweet read, quite a melancholy ending.