A Good Thriller discussion

Sean wrote: "My buying of books has gone right down, but the total I am reading has gone up !!

With Net Galley books and book bub books, and books sent to me, I do not need to buy many.

Also now just buy kind..."

Literally all of my reading for the last couple of weeks has been from NetGalley. Trying to get that rating up!

Good for you, Kerry. I'm doing the same. I had a major loss of control with my requests over the last month, so now I'm trying to make up for it!

I did just buy The Bees by Laline Paull on Kindle because it was a bargain at £1.99 and it looks SO different and interesting. Written with the main character as a bee. Weird.

HAHA! That will definitely be different, Kerry.

Christine wrote: "HAHA! That will definitely be different, Kerry."

It was honestly such an interesting and different concept that I couldn't say no! Haha

At the used bookstore today. Got A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler; My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece by Annabel Pitcher, and Heaven Is High by Kate Wilhelm.

Pat:

I know she is kind of chic lit but I have actually read and quite enjoyed a couple of Ann Tyler books. Discovered her in Rochester, MN.

Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant

Back When We Were Grownups

Cameron wrote: "Pat:

I know she is kind of chic lit but I have actually read and quite enjoyed a couple of Ann Tyler books. Discovered her in Rochester, MN.

Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant

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@Cameron - I have not read Anne Tyler and I'm trying to read some 'famous' authors I've not gotten around to. This used book was like new and only $8. Seemed like a deal.

I got a bunch of Stephanie Plum eBooks yesterday :)

Hi, I'm new (both to the group and to thrillers). Loving both and wanted to share my new purchases mostly bought during December. Here's my thrilling little pile...

Are these all classed as thrillers?

They're my complete thriller collection (so far) but I have another six or seven coming from Amazon which will probably arrive in the New Year now. Really looking forward to the next Robert Crais to arrive, I just finished The Monkey's Raincoat this morning and loved it!

Does birthday and Christmas count?? :)

For my birthday I got "Yes Please" by Amy Poehler. I also got a book on novel writing.

For Christmas I got "Remember Mia" by Alexandra Burt and another book on novel writing.

I mostly go to the library though. That's my main source of book obtaining lol. :)

They all count!! :)

Silver Thistle {Reviews on Booklikes} wrote: "Hi, I'm new (both to the group and to thrillers). Loving both and wanted to share my new purchases mostly bought during December. Here's my thrilling little pile...

Are these all classed as thrill..."

I hope you have lots of bookshelf space.

Silver Thistle {Reviews on Booklikes} wrote: "Hi, I'm new (both to the group and to thrillers). Loving both and wanted to share my new purchases mostly bought during December. Here's my thrilling little pile...

Are these all classed as thrill..."

You'll be tearing through those Lee Child books! :)

I need to buy the Hunger Games series, and some other books, my next visit to the bookstore will be interesting, and i ll be broke :D I ll let you know what I picked.

I just bought all these books, damn online shopping:

The Last Anniversary by Liane Moriarty
The Litter of the Law (Mrs. Murphy Series #22) by Rita Mae Brown
Moving Target (Ali Reynolds Series #9) by J. A. Jance
Your Perfect Life by Liz Fenton
Silencing Eve, Sight Unseen & The Perfect Witness by Iris Johansen
The Choice and THe Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks
Spellman Six: The Next Generation by Lisa Lutz
The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult
King and Maxwell by David Baldacci
A Dog's Journey by W. Bruce Cameron
Plum Deadly by Ellie Grant
The Puppy Diaries: Raising a Dog Named Scout by Jill Abramson
Doing Hard Time by Stuart Woods
Justice for Sara by Erica Spindler
French Silk by Sandra Brown
The Drop and The Gods of Guilt by Michael Connelly

and last but not least

Fear Nothing by Lisa Gardner

I am so bad

Silver Thistle {Reviews on Booklikes} wrote: "Hi, I'm new (both to the group and to thrillers). Loving both and wanted to share my new purchases mostly bought during December. Here's my thrilling little pile...

Are these all classed as thrill..."

And I thought I was bad all they all paper books or did you get kindle books.

Chris wrote: "I just bought all these books, damn online shopping:

The Last Anniversary by Liane Moriarty
The Litter of the Law (Mrs. Murphy Series #22) by Rita Mae Brown
Moving Target (Ali Reynolds Series #9)..."

WOW! Must have been a good Christmas! Great selection.

That was some shopping spree, Chris! :)

Chris wrote: "Silver Thistle {Reviews on Booklikes} wrote: "Hi, I'm new (both to the group and to thrillers). Loving both and wanted to share my new purchases mostly bought during December. Here's my thrilling l..."

All paper :)

I'm actually going to save myself some money this year by only buying paper, I think. I can get a bit trigger happy with the (too) handy one-click and those suckers mount up! Plus, with a paper pile I'm hoping it will guilt me into actually reading them if they're winking at me from the shelves, instead of just collecting them :)

Wow Chris, that's quite a spree.

I restrict myself by avoiding book store and disabling one-click in Amazon, knowing me I just won't be to help myself.

Got Christmas gift of Humans of New York: Stories

Just purchased Lost Girls by Angela Marsons

You won't be disappointed, Lynn, fab read! :)

Postman just dropped off...

Lost Girls is one of my next 3-4 books to read

I don't purchase books unless I have the money for "$1 a bag" at the quarterly book sales.

Just purchased "Women in Film Noir". I'm looking for the name of a particular film and need to do research. It's on my bucketlist to see the movie before I die.

Just purchased

Just bought and which were both released today. So excited to get them!!

I had an annoying day because of my health insurance I had to leave work early an go there to make them a correct some mistakes, AND after that I wanted to do something to make me feel better, so I bought the Hunger Games book series :D

Aymen wrote: "I had an annoying day because of my health insurance I had to leave work early an go there to make them a correct some mistakes, AND after that I wanted to do something to make me feel better, so I..."

I thought you were going to say you bought the Twilight series. That would have been really annoying. ;>)

Lol Tom nope, but I have to confess that I watched two or three twilight movies :D I won't do it again !

Just bought . Can't wait to get it. It will be awhile before I can get to it, though. Ah, shucks.

Lorrea(WhatChaReadin'?) wrote: "Irene wrote: "Sean wrote: "Wow... The Siege, that's pretty new as well and is brilliant"

I am running out of space for books and even have them on top of my wardrobe. It is a pity that we all live..."

Yeah tell me about it. My daughter told me that other night that we have to get more bookshelves since the ones we have are overflowing.

Last 5 acquisitions:

Paradise by the Rifle Sights by Leslie Langtry (Kindle)

Murder at the Frankfurt Opera: A Murder She Sang Novel by Pamela Cramer (Kindle)

Slow Burn by Julie Garwood (Overdrive Kindle)

Locke & Key, Vol. 2: Head Games by Joe Hill (Overdrive Kindle)

Isaac's Storm: The Drowning of Galveston by Erik Larson (Audible)

Chris wrote: "Silver Thistle {Reviews on Booklikes} wrote: "Hi, I'm new (both to the group and to thrillers). Loving both and wanted to share my new purchases mostly bought during December. Here's my thrilling l..."

Nope they are the paper books. Most of them are hardback with a few paperback thrown in. Really not thrilled reading off of a kindle or Nook even though I have both.

I don't know, there are times I'm reading a paperback and thinking "if this were my kindle, I could automatically translate that word!"

Purchased two cookbooks from Bobby Deen his 'Everyday Eats' and 'From Mama's Table to Mine' for $3.00 each, brand new markdowns at my local Winn Dixie Supermarkets.

Gaslight Arcanum just purchased. Short stories with Sherlock Holmes that make a nice change to a full length novel. I'm halfway through and 2 stories standout: Sherlock meets Poe, and another with some deadly mutant bees.

Anna wrote: "Gaslight Arcanum just purchased. Short stories with Sherlock Holmes that make a nice change to a full length novel. I'm halfway through and 2 stories standout: Sherlock meets Poe, and another with ..."

There's one about an immortal Holmes facing off against a skinwalker in Las Vegas, if I remember right.

The last 5 books I acquired are:

Agatha Raisin and the Witch of Wyckhadden by M.C. Beaton - Overdrive Kindle

Do You Like to Look at Monsters? by Scott Nicolay - Kindle

The Harder They Come by T.C. Boyle - Audible Daily Deal

A Pedigree to Die For by Laurien Berenson - Kindle Daily Deal

A Drop of Chinese Blood by James Church - Library Book

I like to buy both ebooks (that I can carry with me everywhere) and physical books, that I'll read at home during the weekend. I just bought a physical copy of The Stand, plus Wreck This Journal and S..

Love Wreck This Journal! It's really a lot of fun!

The last few books I bought:

Today I received in the mail a review audio copy of Splinter the Silence and a copy of Red Queen that I'll be reading with my daughter.

My book club is reading this for next month:

H.A. wrote: "My book club is reading this for next month:

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Will have to check this one out.

HornFan2 (Mike) wrote: "H.A. wrote: "My book club is reading this for next month:

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Will have to check this one out."

Me, too.

My offline book club is supposed to be reading A Monster Calls for next month and Primates of Park Avenue for March. Could NOT get into Primates at all.

April's book, House of Silk, might be more interesting since it's gonna be a reread for me.