💔 heart wrenching. We‘ve come so far since the 80s, let‘s not go back. My heart ached reading this.

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I had 2 days off work and read 3 of these!
Knife in the Back- enjoyed, usual high tempo thriller from Rose
What Happens- good thriller
Seascraper- loved, and that cover ♥️
Pah- ok 🤷‍♀️
Third Degree- ok action thriller
As You Were- reading now and loving it.

Doesn‘t it just 😕

Have only just seen this morning 😢
RIP, love his books.

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A crime splurge at the moment. Usually means work is v busy…

Day off Friday 😁
Had hair done, having lunch, Waterstones next, footie later.
And my daughter got My Chemical Romance tickets for next year for us.
Got to have a good day occasionally!
The book is great too.

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Work has been bonkers this week, little time or energy for reading!
Enjoyed The Pretender
Loved The Parallel Path
Not long started Nightshade.

What The Salt Path tried to be. But true and wonderfully written. I don‘t really like memoirs, but love this author‘s fiction books and followed this story on her Facebook.
Her introspection and ability to look at herself through several lenses whilst going through some tough shit is inspirational. There are some sad bits and I did shed a tear. Well recommended.

I don‘t usually like books about the Tudors or books that say they‘re witty. But hey-ho I loved this 🤷‍♀️ Not a series historical novel (some modern language and a lot of licence with the storytelling). But a good story, a great MC and it was very funny.

I loved this.
Dysfunctional Irish family. Beautifully written, sad.

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Finished Sunstruck and although I have minor niggles with it, a great debut and would read more by the author.
Chapter One- well written psychological thriller. I did guess what was going on half way through.
Let me Go Mad in my Own Way- wonderful dysfunctional Irish family read. The horse is important on the cover.
Just started The Pretender.

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Into the Fire wasn‘t my fave in the series so far.
Loved So Long, See You Tomorrow
Tilt and King of Ashes for #camplitsy
Currently reading Sunstruck.

Truth.

Usual all action, full on read with Helen Grace! There was one very unrealistic bit for me. Won‘t say what as it ruins a plot line.

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The Missing was ok, a stand alone and definitely not as good as the Maeve Kerrigan series.
The Children of Eve- still an absolutely brilliant series.
Mrs Spy - ok 🤷‍♀️
Currently reading Into the Fire.

Current reading situation 😁

What a wonderful read. Very cleverly done. Full of sadness and society‘s nastiness, but also hope, friendship and love.
A great read ♥️

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Don‘t read this book if you need cheering up.

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Don‘t read this book if you need cheering up.

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Enjoyed Woodworking 👍🏻
Thoroughly entertained by We Are All Guilty Here
Absolutely loved Ordinary Saints
Enjoying The Cassandra Section which has been my train read the last couple of days.
Been to 2 gigs the last couple of days and absolutely feeling every second of my age today.

This is amazing - an absolutely brilliant debut novel.
Funny, sad but overall real and life affirming. (I don‘t say those words often!).
Definitely one of my faves of the year so far.

Fabulous Sunday read! If you already love Slaughter, then this is classic Slaughter with all the gore, horrible stuff and twists and turns.
Couldn‘t put it down.

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Work was a week….
Loved The Poppy War and will continue the trilogy.
Loved Come With Me- becoming a must read author.
Enjoying Woodworking at the moment.

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On campus, escaping the office because everyone is doing my head in!

Loved this - creepy murder mystery with a lump of supernatural - great writing. Read 3 of his now and loved them all.

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Busy work week, slow reading week.
Loved Death of the Author ♥️
When You Are Mine was just meh. I‘ve loved his other series but this was a bit all over the place.
Late to The Poppy War party but loving it.

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Finished Never Flinch and it‘s not my favourite King.
Ripeness was brilliant and maybe my favourite Moss.
Read 2 in the T.M.Payne series- enjoying this series a lot but am up to date now.
Started Death of the Author and enjoying a lot so far.

This is cheesey, time travelling fun at its best.
Robyn travels back to Wars of the Roses time.

Truth.

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Have opted to eat in the cafe today because the office is driving me mad!
Loving this book ♥️

Obviously…..

I love my annual dose of King. I love Holly and all the associated characters. This is just getting a bit safe/samey for me. King says he struggled with this one in his notes and I think it shows.
I did still love the comfort blanket feeling of reading King though….it has a long history. I would really love 850 pages of horror more.

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Enjoyed heartwood.
A Fatal Silence was a good one in this series.
Sleep was an impressive debut.
Half way through Never Flinch. I do enjoy the Holly books but I hope at some point he‘s got another scary AF horror left to give us.

Weekend plans 😁

Really enjoyed this one. An ongoing rescue mission and the story of three woman and their families as background.

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Enjoyed The Death of Us
Audition was for #camplitsy do I‘ll look forward to discussions as always
Loved Wild Dark Shore
Currently reading Heartwood and enjoying.

Excellent thriller/emotional story telling.
Really enjoyed this one.

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Gabriele was disappointing.
The Dark Wives was good standard Vera.
Dipping in and out of the Solnit essays.
Enjoyed Gunk.
Just reading The Death of Us which I‘m really engrossed by at the moment.

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I‘m not having twice as much as usual! They only had small boxes. Enjoying the book so far 😁

Can‘t beat a bit of Vera 👍🏻 did not guess baddies at all!

This just didn‘t do it for me- it tries too hard to be many things. Novel/biography/family memories.
And I just didn‘t like Francis and Gabriele infantilising him just really annoyed me. And their poor kids.
The actual family facts were really interesting.

As true today as 1912.

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Very busy work/social week/ not much reading done
Loved Air- tidied up the series well.
Show Me Where it Hurts was great and 💔
Started Gabriele last night.

Thanks to Helen for putting on my radar!
Totally absorbing, very real and heart wrenchingly sad- but you can‘t look away.
Stellar debut novel.

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Thanks to @squirrelbrain for putting this book on my tbr!

Last one in the series- not quite as traumatic as others, but revisits some past characters and ties up the stories.
These have been incredible, dark and emotional reads.

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Not much reading has happened this week, work been very busy and I‘ve been busy celebrating Liverpool as Premier League Champions 🏆♥️
Senseless was a good thriller.
Small Rain was a great read.
Savage, Noble Death was recommended in The Guardian crime reads but it just didn‘t do it for me. Just a bit meh.

Took the day off to have an extra long weekend. Starting it with breakfast and a read in my favourite cafe 😁

Brought this after @squirrelbrain review and then bumped it up the list after @BarbaraBB review this week.
Thoughtful, reflective, detailed musings on life,death and poetry after an emergency medical event. Beautifully written.

Although billed as a horror/thriller mix, there‘s very little horror. But it‘s a good read and lots of twists in it. My 2nd by this author but will definitely be looking into reading some more.