pickFinished it already! A little disappointed with the motivation of the culprit and that Shannon didn‘t do any figuring out for herself, but there were reasons for than. I have number two lined up ready to you already!
I can‘t help myself: I own the paperback and the audiobook and yet I bought the kindle version because it was 99p. 😂
My plans for New Year‘s Eve involve a roaring fire and a good book. Sorry not sorry!
pickFinally finished this - hardbacks really don‘t fit into my reading life that well! Anyway, this is really good, even if I think I spotted a few Wimbledon inaccuracies! Carrie is a great character and it‘s wonderful watching her evolve and grow. I‘m sad that this is the last book in this universe though.
pickThis is a charmingly murderous adventure caper, that I was definitely expecting to be more nerve wracking than it ended up being. It took me a while to read - but only because the Queen died and then I had shingles! Once I got round to settling down to it I was through it in a flash. I like Raybourn‘s historicals more, but this is still pretty good.
pickOne last Halloween-y read and this is a fun short story from Atwood. Free in KU so worth a half hour of your time.
pickNeed a romance with a ghost for your Halloween reading bingo? I‘ve got you covered. And it‘s got a satisfying ending as well as a lovely cast of characters including a quirky family who run a funeral home. It has got some death in it - it made me cry - but it‘s worth it.
pickWhere have I been? Well work got insane, the Queen died and then I got shingles. So it‘s been a real doozy. But I‘m going to try and be back here a bit more
Love on the brain wasn‘t as good as The Love hypothesis, but it was exactly what my addled brain needed at the time!
pickMurder must advertise is 99p this month so I have added the kindle version to the paperback, the audiobook and the radio play version! Now if only they could update the cover of gaudy night so it matches - it does on the Amazon site…
And yes, this is one of my favourites- Peter is undercover at an advertising agency, solving a murder and cracking a drugs ring.
pickOk so I absolutely loved this. It‘s got romance and family problems and grief and also how much work it is to be good at something. I really enjoyed it.
pickA murder mystery set in the 1980s, written by an actual vicar and former pop star. This is a lot of fun - and if you‘ve ever been involved in parish life or parish committees there are some lovely touches for you.
pickI loved this so much. Yes there is a Big Sad Thing early on - but you suspect it‘s coming from the blurb so you‘re prepared. And then it‘s just a delight. An interesting read at the moment though given what is going on in the US
Book post! Out today! Selma Blair‘s Mean Baby and the sixth Vinyl Detective novel - Attack and Decay!
pickIt‘s been a while, but I‘m back! This was a very readable Murder mystery that‘s 15 years old but has themes that feel scarily relevant to what you seen going on in modern America which makes it somewhat worrying as well.
pickI do like this series - and this one is a good one. I‘m interested to see where this goes next with Dandy and Alec because I really can‘t work it out. Oh and the mystery is good!
so-soOh my gosh this is brutal. It‘s bleak. It‘s filled with child abuse, child sexual abuse, sexual abuse, neglect. But it‘s also not that well written and it doesn‘t actually really get you anywhere or give you a takeaway at the end. So it‘s definitely a mixed picture.
Praise be! Libby is delivering to my kindle again, so not only can I read this, but little sis can too (her kindle is on my account) and then we can talk about it together.
After the sh!tstorm of the ladies event, delighted to be able to be unconditionally happy for @Cinfhen ‘s niece who has made it into the free programs tomorrow!
pickCan confirm: this is excellent. The Stockwell orchestra is scouted for a tv talent show. There are appearances from some familiar faces and a whole new set of issues. It‘s fun and it‘s funny. I loved it.
pickIt‘s so good! Think Evelyn Waugh meets murder mystery but where the detective isn‘t really very interested in turning the culprit over the the police!
Also on the London trip yesterday: the Elizabeth I and Mary queen of Scots exhibition at the British Library. Can confirm: lots of very cool nearly 500 year old documents written by the women themselves. Like this one with Elizabeth‘s famous signature on it!
Guess where I was last night!
Busy trying to work out if any of these are @Cinfhen niece - as that‘s her skating partner holding the flag at the opening ceremony!
Next history book to read
so-soA bit of a mixed bag this one. It seemed to not grab me as much as the other anthologies have. Which is strange as it has an Allingham story in it and some other authors that I like.
It‘s not in the database yet, but the new Stockwell Park Orchestra book is here!
Did I buy a giant plant and a tiny plant at IKEA? Yes.
Did I have to go through twice because I missed the office chairs first time (and also couldn‘t fit it in the trolley with the plants? Yes.
Did I go too fast around a corner and overturn giant plant in the car? Yes.
Did Him Indoors ask what the **** I was doing with a giant plant? Yes.
Am I happy? Absolutely.
pickI‘ve only just finished this so I meant yet revise this down, but it is an interesting look at being a child star and she has tried to really analyse what she was feeling and doing as a teenager and young woman. I‘m not sure she always succeeds, but she tries. And she wisely wraps things up in her late 20s after her marriage breaks down, so it really does cover the bits that you‘re interested in aka the Disney years and their immediate aftermath!
