Category: Now Reading
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100 Book Challenge? – It Definitely Was!
Well I set my self a lofty total of 100 books in 2012, which turned out to be a little too high. I made it to 67, but I’m still quite happy with that. I started off the year with the best intentions and I managed to keep up until about June. And then Cameron…
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Now Reading: Evan Mandery – Q: A Love Story
Okay, it’s an addiction. I MUST stop buying books, although I blame this one on Cameron for not stopping me. On the plus side, I’m 60% towards getting a £10 Waterstones gift card, unfortunately that means I’ve spent a little too much this year… The reviews on this one say that it’s great for fans…
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Review: Paulo Coelho – Veronika Decides to Die
This is a pretty delayed review because I’ve been quite busy this week (including seeing the Blues Brothers at the cinema for the first time on Thursday and seeing the Olympic Torch in Huddersfield this afternoon), so I’m still slipping further and further behind on my reading challenge. Lacking a bit of motivation at the…
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Now Reading: Paulo Coelho – Veronika Decides to Die
This book doesn’t sound like the most fun book I’ll ever read, but it was recommended at Waterstones and was only £2.99 so I thought I’d give it a go. I found it when I was browsing the Religion section at Waterstones (which is a dismal collection of books), and the description of the book…
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Now Reading: C.S. Lewis – Mere Christianity
Until recently, I wasn’t aware that C.S. Lewis had written anything but children’s books, having only ever read the Chronicles of Narnia books when I was younger. But while I’ve been browsing blogs on WordPress I’ve seen this book mentioned quite a lot, so I decided to buy it while I was a Waterstones with…
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Now Reading: S.J. Watson – Before I Go To Sleep
This book seems quite intriguing – I was stood in front of my bookshelf pulling random books off the shelf to decide which one to read next and this one jumped right out at me. From the back of the book: Memories define us. So what if you lost yours every time you went to sleep?…
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Now Reading: Jane Green – The Beach House
After spending over a week trying to read The Hobbit and finding it really hard to get involved in, I fancied a quicker, easier read. With the recent spell of hot weather (which is great if you’re not stuck in an office), I wanted something summery to read, and this Jane Green book jumped out…
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Now Reading: Dr Benjamin Daniels – Confessions of a GP
This book was one that was included in a 3 for £5 deal at Tesco, and it looked like it could be a bit of a laugh, easy reading for a weekend. It looks like a collection of stories rather than a novel so it will be easier for dipping in and out of, good…
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Now Reading: Nicholas Sparks – The Lucky One
It’s no secret that I love Nicholas Sparks, I don’t think I’ve ever read one of his books that I didn’t like. Although I said that about Charlaine Harris and I’ve been disappointed with the last books I’ve read. This is one of the few Nicholas Sparks books that I’ve not read yet, and when…
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Now Reading: Charlaine Harris – Real Murders (Aurora Teagarden #1)
It’s no secret that I love Charlaine Harris, but for some reason I’ve had this book on my shelf for a long time and never read it. I think it’s probably something to do with the fact that it’s an omnibus, so it’s actually four books in one and it weighs a ton! It’s a…
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Now Reading: Alexandra Potter – Who’s That Girl?
I read another of Alexandra Potter’s books before Christmas and I remember not being able to put it down. I just wanted to keep reading until it had finished. I think that a good book should pull you in completely and make you feel almost as if you’re watching a film or living out the…
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Now Reading: Elizabeth Noble – Things I want my Daughters to Know
This book was another impulse buy at WH Smith, bought mainly because I had a 20% off voucher, and I’d found another book that was 2 for £5. I thought at first that the book was really long, but when I got home and opened it up, the writing is about twice the size of…
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Now Reading: Erin Morgenstern – The Night Circus
This book is one of the nicest looking books I’ve seen. Hannah got it for Christmas this year and when I saw it advertised in The Book People, I kind of had to buy it. The book looks amazing, with black edges and gorgeous looking chapter pages. I can’t wait to start reading it –…
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Now Reading: Vanessa Diffenbaugh – The Language of Flowers
This was an impulse buy at Waterstones last time I went to Meadowhall with Vicky. She hates being in book shops with me because I tend to spend quite a long time looking through books deciding which one to buy. I’d already picked one and they were buy one get one free, but she was…
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Now Reading: Chad Harbach – The Art of Fielding
I’ve had this book on my Amazon wish list for ages, but it said it wasn’t due to be released until the end of April. But I was shopping in Waterstones and I saw it on one of their table displays and I had to buy it. I didn’t really expect it to be out…
Louise Douglas 