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just started this is the 4th in dsi grace books hope i like this as much i did the others

I am currently reading both Silas Marner, on the 1001 book challenge list, & Lord Libertine: Or, the Memoirs of a Gentleman of Pleasure, Being a Rake's Progress from London to Paris in the Revolutionary Year 1792, which I think is a follow up to Fanny Hill, & from the male point of view. It's WICKEDLY funny so far :)

I've finished reading by Charlotte Rogan yesterday. The Lifeboat is the debut novel of author Charlotte Rogan. It is a compelling, gripping and extremely thought-provoking tale. This novel tells the story of survival at its most basic level. It explores human nature and morality. It shows what happens to people while they are fighting to stay alive. The novel is a psychological thriller really. The book is very well-written. I really loved the author's writing style. I was completely engrossed in this novel from the very first page. The way in which Charlotte Rogan describes the moral decisions the characters have to make is quiet chilling.
My full review is here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Now I'm halfway through by Sophie Kinsella.

I loved I've Got Your Number, I hope you do too, Ellie :)

I just finished and now I'm reading

I am reading The First Prophet by Kay Hooper. I won it free on the goodreads giveaways.

I finished

Not sure why I finished The Consul General's Wife. Depressing book. Hard to believe anyone could be that self-delusional.

I've finished reading by Sophie Kinsella yesterday. The first half of the book was quite good but I got a bit bored with it during the second half. The book was well-written and it had a lot of extremely funny scenes in it. However, the plot was very predictable. I made a guess when I was at 5% of the way in about how this book would end and I figured it out exactly! The author is not very good at adding "twists and turns" into her plots, which is the main reason I haven't picked up a book by this author for ten years. I thought the author would have learned something in all that time but apparently not!
My full review is here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...


Now I'm a few chapters into by Christopher Moore.

I am reading

I am trying to finish The Girl Who Played with Fire.

Kelani wrote: "I am trying to finish The Girl Who Played with Fire."

I read The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo - didn't like it and didn't even try the others.

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I've finished by Christopher Moore earlier today. The plot was quite thin but there were tons of funny scenes that made me giggle and snicker (it wasn't funny enough to make me laugh out loud). However I got bored with this book pretty quickly. The humour was just so repetitive that it started to get on my nerves after a while and the jokes just stopped being funny. I didn't like the second half of the book as it just got too far-fetched and stupid. I really struggled to finish it.
My full review is here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...


Now I'm a couple of chapters into by Diane Chamberlain.

I just finished and now I'm reading

I finished Taken by Robert Crais. It's another great story. Jon Stone stole the show in this book. I'm currently reading Memorial Day by Vince Flynn

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I finished by Diane Chamberlain yesterday morning. The Good Father is a gripping, touching and thought-provoking read. The three main characters are Travis, Robin and Erin and each of the chapters in the novel is narrated by one of these characters. Some of the chapters do jump from the present to the past but I thought the story was still easy to follow. Some parts of the story were very unrealistic and far-fetched and the ending of the novel was a bit of a letdown as I thought it was very predictable. It really seemed like the author had rushed out an ending just to make a deadline. I gave this one 3 stars.
My full review is here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...


Now I'm about to start by Sanjay Gupta. I heard this novel is going to be turned into a TV series similar to ER. It sounded like a TV show I'm be interested in watching so I decided to read the book.

two week wait ... won it free

Darlene I liked both The Girl Who Played With Fire and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo but they're both took awhile for me to get into.

Just finished Two Week Wait by Sarah Rather and now I am working on Between the Lines by Jodi Picoult and Samantha Van Leer.

I finished The Burning Wire by Jeffery Deaver. I'm now reading Demolition Angel by Robert Crais.

I finished by Sanjay Gupta yesterday morning. I really enjoyed this novel. It is actually very similar to ER. At times during reading this book, I did feel like I was reading an ER script just with different characters! The plot was interesting, gripping, well-developed and well-written. The medical lingo was easy to understand.The characters were interesting, vivid and well-developed. My only gripe about this novel was that I would have liked to learn more about what happened to the characters at the end of the novel.
My full review is here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...


Now I'm a few chapters into by Liane Moriarty. Great book so far!

I am reading Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne.

I'm reading and enjoying Chasing Dietrich

I've finished reading by Liane Moriarty. I really loved this novel! The plot was very intriguing, compelling and well-written with an interesting and unique premise. I loved the author's writing style. The story was very funny and some parts were quite touching and made me want to cry. The characters were all well-developed, vivid and believable. I found it easy to relate to Alice and the other characters. I was unable to put this book down for long. I was desperate to find out what was going to happen next! I gave it 5 stars!
My full view is here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Now I'm about to start by Kate Alcott.

In my last post I said I was enjoying Chasing Dietrich - I ended up skimming the last half of the book. Not one I would recommend unless you really want to read about Hitler and his cronies.

I am reading Phase by E.C. Newman

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Yesterday I finished reading by Kate Alcott. I really enjoyed this novel. It was very hard to put it down. I loved all the historical details about the Titanic and its survivors. I liked this unique take on the Titanic disaster. Not many books about the Titanic sinking feature the aftermath of it and how survivors try to deal with what happened and move on. I gave it 4 stars!
My full review is here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...


I'm also about to finish by Janet Evanovich and make a start on by William Peter Blatty.

I'm reading

3/4 of the way through A Memory of Light! Loving it so far, don't want to finish it!

Currently reading these 2:

The Girl from Foreign: A Search for Shipwrecked Ancestors, Forgotten Histories, and a Sense of Home

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America

I just finished Beautiful Child by Torey Hayden and now I am reading Songs of the Humpback Whales by Jodi Picoult. I really like both

I just finished reading by William Peter Blatty. The Exorcist is an engrossing, gripping, disturbing and well-written supernatural tale. I really enjoyed this novel. I thought the author's writing style was excellent. I found it very hard to put this book down for long. I just had to know what happened next even though I've seen the movie half a dozen times! It didn't frighten me to death but it did scare me a good bit! Even though the book is over forty years old, except for a bit of seventies slang here and there, it really isn't dated at all. The Exorcist is one of the best horror novels that I've read in a long time. Even if you've already seen the movie a hundred times I'd recommend reading the novel as it's a lot better than the movie!
My full review is here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...


Now I'm about to start by William Landay.

I've just finished by William Landay. Defending Jacob is a well-written, disturbing and gripping crime thriller with plenty of twists and turns throughout the novel to keep you interested. I really enjoyed this book. I was hooked from the very beginning to the end. The reader is kept guessing as to whether Jacob is innocent or guilty until the very end of the novel. Throughout the trial I kept changing my mind about whether Jacob was guilty or not. I thought this was a excellent read so I’m giving it a well-deserved five stars!
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Now I'm about to start by Jamie Ford.

I just finished Premonitions by Jude Watson and am starting Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard.

I'm reading Night Must Wait - powerful stuff. I was in the area at the time and this book certainly rings true. Fascinating characters.

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Finished Pretty Little Liars now reading Vanishing Acts by Jodi Picoult.

I've finished reading by Jamie Ford last night. I really loved this book! Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet is a beautiful, fascinating, tender and moving story from beginning to end. Like the title suggests, the story is such a bitter-sweet tale, heartbreaking at times and so warm and sweet in others.All the characters were vivid, well-developed and realistic. I really loved the characters of Henry, Keiko and Sheldon, and really cared about what happened to them. I found it really hard to put this novel down and I look forward to reading more from this author! I gave this novel 5 Stars!

My full review is here:
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...


Now I'm a few chapters into by John Steinbeck.

I just finished and now I'm starting

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Finished Vanishing Acts by Jodi Picoult and just finished 37 Things I Love (in no particular order) by Kelka Magoon.
Now I am reading World War Z by Max Brooks.

now I'm reading

I finished Deadman's Bluff by James Swain. This series is so much fun to read and the characters are a hoot. I'm now back to reading Vince Flynn and currently reading Extreme Measures

I am still working on World War Z

I've finished reading by John Steinbeck. The Grapes of Wrath is a beautifully written but extremely moving and heartbreaking novel with interesting, realistic and well-developed characters. I love John Steinbeck's wonderful writing style. I just loved his fantastic vivid descriptions of the landscape and the people. At times the descriptions of the barren landscape and the appalling conditions the family have to put up with is very depressing. I wanted to put the book down sometimes due to this but I'm glad a persevered through and finished the novel.This novel well deserved the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction it won in 1940 and it really is a masterpiece of 20th Century literature. It is definitely a must read! Four stars!
My full review is here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...


Now I'm about to start on by Nicholas Evans.