Treating myself to a sit in lunch and read 😁

Not sure where to start with this- so-so because I finished so not a pan. But not as funny as usual, little smiles from me occasionally at generic ‘British crapness‘ observations.
Clever, but confusing and the story kept getting lost. I also dislike books within books. Maybe it is a pan 🤷‍♀️ anyway, don‘t rush to read.
Other opinions may differ 😁

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Considering I‘ve had 2 long haul flights - not much reading has happened. Brain has been too tired.
Finished Silent Victim 👍🏻
Reading The Proof of My Innocence currently.

Hôtel reading. It‘s 3.40am and jet lag has hit, today will be a joy. In China for work stuff.

Just a bit bonkers. I don‘t think it could decide whether it was a supernatural horror or an everyday thriller 🤷‍♀️
As an aside- people who buy those big posh houses in the south in the US, do they really just casually say ‘the slave quarters‘ when they remodel them into something else? (E.g a home office). Because this MC did, a lot. I found it very creepy.

Good medieval/wars of the roses historical fiction. Already ordered the next one.

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Finished the re-read of The Mime Order, still love this series.
Read Sea State - it was in my kindle and it just got lucky- enjoyed. But of a cosy vibe but has a DV theme so not all cosy.
Fire- dark, sometimes very uncomfortable, next novella in this series.
Currently reading Wheel of Fortune as wanted a bit of Wars of the Roses.

A dark, uncomfortable, but very compelling read.
These have been an excellent series so far, make you think a lot.

Really enjoying my re-read with the authors preferred text. Getting ready for new book in February, so good to refresh my brain.
Paige is such a great character.

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Loved I Who Have Never Known Men- so thought provoking, still thinking about it.
Loved The God of the Woods.
Half way through my read of ‘authors preferred text‘ of The Mime Order, in preparation for the new one in February.

I thought this was great. Not really the thriller aspect , which was a slow burn, but the rich family vibe. Always thinking they have the right to influence everything their own way!

Brilliant, short, dystopian novel. I have so many questions. Really thought provoking.
And that last sentence 🥲
Thanks Barbara 😘

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The birthday books are winning the game at the moment!
A Sunny Place was a fabulous collection.
Drowning was a full on action thriller.
Half way through I Who Have Never Known Men and really enjoying it.

Thank you Carolyn 😘 the birthday that keeps on giving. Thank you so much for thinking about me. This looks fab- just been reading the reviews.

That was a seat of your pants, anxiety inducing ride!
Don‘t read if about to fly….
Thanks Cathy- a thoroughly entertaining read 😘

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This book has your heart pumping!

For those that loved Our Share of Night this is a lovely little collection of short stories whilst we wait in anticipation for the next chunkster.
I‘m not a big short story fan but I loved these like I love Kings- imaginative and creepy and slightly melancholy.
Turning into a favourite author, write quicker please.
Emma- you‘ll love these! Thanks Helen 😘

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C reading Small Things before we go and see it next week at the cinema.
Me starting A Sunny Place..

Beautiful writing.

Thank you to all my Litsy friends and hubby for lovely birthday books! One parcel didn‘t have a name on so apologies if you‘re not name checked! (Cwen)
Makes for a lovely birthday ♥️♥️📚📚

Really enjoyed the first half, which was real, thoughtful and sad.
The 2nd half was cliched to me and very predictable.

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Sadly I‘m no longer at Gladstone‘s! Where reading is the name of the game.
Currently reading Love Kills.
Enjoyed all the others. Thanks to @MicheleinPhilly for 1983 😘 - a nostalgic working class reflective novel based in the 80s.

Not yet up there with the ‘other‘ series, but I did enjoy and will definitely give number 2 a go. As with all new series there were a few chapters that were continually introducing new characters and it lost the thread a bit for me.
I do like normal people as superheroes though 😁
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Another excellent medieval read from Chadwick. Always brilliantly researched and very real characters. Look forward to reading the next one.
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Perfect reading site 😁

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Meh. Disappointing.

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Another thought provoking read from this author. If you‘ve liked her others you‘ll like this. Lots of feminist theory. Oh, and flies.

Enjoyed this one, some sad happenings in people‘s lives. But overall a hopeful ending.
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Let the reading begin.
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Good job she‘s not married to my husband then 😁
Depressingly sexist comment. Real in 1964?

Page turning thriller, did have me shouting at the MC a couple of times- like really, normal people would not do that. But very entertaining read for the afternoon when I was supposed to be working and packing!

Liked it, didn‘t love it and thought it dipped a lot in the middle.
Good historical detail and really interesting storyline.

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Slow reading week- hoping to fix that with many hours of peaceful reading at Gladstone‘s this week.
Love Me was good.
Blood Like Mine was an enjoyable vampire read.
About half way through The Painter‘s Daughter and enjoying it.

Really good vampire novel 😁 a second is on the way apparently.
@Reggie I think you‘ll like this.

This is another of those books that the cover and blurb are totally misleading. I thought it would be a light read, it definitely wasn‘t! A lot of emotional, mental health and other trigger warning!
I really like this author though and she does life problems really well.

Reading and food fortification before having to go dress shopping!

Not my fave of Erskine‘s, mainly as it‘s a bit slower than others. However, I do like her stories and will always go back for more.

Been to Berlin for hubby‘s 60th birthday over the last few days. Daughter and I got these 2 books from the tagged shop and I collected a few book marks across the city!

New detective series for me. Liked it enough to continue for now. But why does every story have an instant romance now, in the middle of a murder investigation 🤷‍♀️ is that realistic? Grumpy old woman alert!!

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Enjoyed Dead Sleep, good thriller.
Loved Girls.
Started Holy Island last night, a new (to me) series that I‘ve been collecting for 99p!

Not a cover love- but I did love the story! I sort of guessed what was coming. It‘s a bit sad, but real - about being let down and trying to soldier on.

An all action thriller that has many plot twists!
Lots of TWs too.

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Quiet Saturday afternoon.

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Vastly reduced reading this week. Work 😞
Black Bird is def not my fave of the series so far, was a bit underwhelmed.
Not far into Dead Sleep yet, but definitely thrilling so far!

Went to see the author talk about this earlier this week. Book 6 already written and being edited. Likely 10 in whole series.
This is not my favourite. Too domestic and tedious an and too detailed about stuff I wasn‘t interested in. I can‘t wait for the battles to heat up again! Plenty of reveals though and breadcrumbs for future books.

I can always get on board with dysfunctional family stories, messy inter generational trauma and family secrets. I enjoyed this one, though some challenging themes which others have touched on previously.
Thanks to @Caroline2 for birthday gift last year!

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Was disappointed in the Atkinson, definitely not my favourite.
Enjoyed The Warehouse- not so far off dystopia.
Dead Friend was an entertaining read.
Loved Fate Breaker.
Just reading The Paper Palace.
A good week, been off work!!

Fitting end to the series. Epic fantasy with a bit of everything. The ‘big‘ battle scene is definitely Tolkien- like, but the author did say it‘s her homage to him with some more diverse characters!

The MC will give you anxiety and you definitely want to shake her, the school mums are horrible (gave me flashbacks!) and 2 people die. An entertaining read.

Put to the top of my tbr by @BarbaraBB review.
Thanks to @Cathythoughts for the birthday gift last year.
What can I say- eat the rich and up the revolution. You can just see this happening.
A great, entertaining read.