'No More Buying Books Until I've Read the Ones I've Already Bought' Thread

mrs-moneypenny

Carbootcrazy, I like Anita shreeve as well, she has an unusual writing style but I really enjoy reading her.

Reading let's meet on platform 8 by Carole Matthews now, enjoying it and think it will be a reasonably quick read.

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Recently finished Angel by Elizabeth Taylor, definitely the best book I've read all year:j and will certainly be looking out for more by her as she's yet another 'new to me' writer. What have I been doing all my life to have missed out on so many of these authors?:o. For some reason I imagined it was Elizabeth Taylor the actress who'd also written novels. I should have realised, I must be dense or something:o

Just started on a Peter Lovesey crime novel, Cop to Corpse. I love suspenseful crime novels and Peter Lovesey is probably my favourite author of this type of book. Not too keen on his more historical Cribb ones, I'm a big fan of his Peter Diamond character. I've got so much to do that's urgent today but I can't put the book down:eek:

kezbabybabe

Read another Jill Mansell, Don't Want To Miss A Thing. Was a good read, as usual. Still waiting for my library book to arrive, so have been reading Marian Keyes eBook A-Z of the Walsh Family by Mammy Walsh while I wait. Was paid for by a gift card I had, so didn't cost anything.

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Finished the Peter Lovesey Cop to Corpse book and, like all the others I've read by him, it didn't disappoint:j

Also finished the Alexander McCall Smith one, 44 Scotland Street last week that I borrowed from the library van a few weeks ago but forgot to mention that I'd finished. Loved it and am very happy to see that it's the first in a series so I'll definitely look out for others from the library van.

The mobile library is such a godsend but it isn't helping my resolution to read all the books I already own first:o. A lot of my personal books were ones I acquired in various ways over the years and weren't necessarily chosen for myself so its not really surprising that a lot of them have no appeal whatsoever. Life's too short to waste time on books that aren't remotely interesting, I intend to car boot or Amazon them. So long as I just borrow books instead of actually buying them for the rest of the year I don't feel too guilty;)

Busy few weeks coming up with family issues so I'm not going to have too much time to get lost in any books:(. Will try to dig out something that can be dipped in and out of, not too brain-taxing:). I know I've got a book of Jeffrey Archer's short stories somewhere(Cat o' Nine Tales or something like that) but I can't find it anywhere:(

Gonzo1987

Read The Firm last week, and yesterday made a start on the 3rd instalment of A Game of Thrones.

Maisie_M

Gosh have been keeping up with reading this thread and getting some great inspiration but just realised that I haven't posted on here since January :eek:

Anyway the reading is going well. My target was 12 books and at present I have completed 11/12 which means I may even exceed my target this year instead of rushing to get it done at xmas :j

the ones I have read are:
1. A killer stitch - Maggie Sefton
2. Weight til Christmas - Ruth Saberton
3. Dyer Consequences - Maggie Sefton
4. Feece Navidad - Maggie Sefton
5. Dropped Dead Stitch - Maggie Sefton
6. The Life changing magic of tidying up - Marie Kondo
7. Skein of the Crime - Maggie Sefton
8. Unravelled - Maggie Sefton
9. Cast on Kill off - Maggie Sefton
10. Close knit killer - Maggie Sefton
11. Journey to the River Sea - Eva Ibbotson

I am currently reading another Maggie Sefton, Yarn over Murder as it is my aim to read all of this series this year and it is so easy as I love them. I am also reading Nicci Gerrard's, The Twilight Hour, which has me gripped as I am not sure where it is going.

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That's a great list, Maisie M

Looking at the Maggie Sefton titles on your list I can see a theme:rotfl:. Haven't come across her books so will check her out. Ditto Nicci Gerrard. That's what I've enjoyed about this thread, getting all sorts of ideas and recommendations for new (to me at any rate) authors:T

Still haven't found the Jeffrey Archer short stories:o but am part way through an Alexander McCall Smith Isabel Dalhousie book. There's a whole series of them and this is the first I've come across although it isn't the first in the series. It's OK, not too taxing, but nowhere near as enjoyable as his 44 Scotland Street series. Will persist with it and then start on a book of Ruth Rendall short stories that a friend let me borrow.

Maisie_M

The Maggie Sefton ones are Murder Mystery ones all based around Kelly Flynn and her friends who are knitters. It's an unusual theme but I have really warmed to the characters and the whole way she has of writing. They are great light reading material and easy to get through.

The Nicci Gerrard one is the first I have read of hers but again it is very enjoyable.

Happygreen

Good evening, all,

I discovered a new author - Anne Zouroudi. She writes detective stories set in Greece. Very Poirot - in Greece! I won't give anything away but it took me until the middle of my second book of hers to figure out who the detective is....
I mainly chose it in the library (didn't cost me anything because I love the narrator (Sean Barrett), one of the few who can really hold my attention.
Sadly I've had no time at all to finish either of the few started paper books because of work commitments. Soon I'll get a chance (I hope)

Sundaysgirl

Hello everyone, a quick post and run from me after my hols - hope all are well, look forward to catching up on the thread later!

Lots of books read:

The Bourne Identity, Robert Ludlum - found this quite a challenging read, hard to get inot even when I was over halfway through. Hopefully the next two I have will be page turners...

The Son, Jo Nesbo - really enjoyed this, as I do all of his. Devoured it!

The Telling Error, Sophie Hannah - this and the Jo Nesbo were gifted back in Feb and were saved for my holiday and therefore highly anticipated. Really enjoyed this, love her rather quirky style and the twists and turns.

The Panther and The Quest, both Nelson DeMille - loved The Panther, had me gripped throughout. The Quest is one f his early books and that was telling in the writing style. Fine for a quick read but didn't wow.

So I'm now up to 21/26.


Currently reading, and enjoying, 22 - The Last Coyote by Michael Connelly. I have several more in the series to read so am going to intersperse with others to keep me interested and try to finish them all by the end of the year.