Reading as a cheap hobby

Wednesday2000

IrishRose12 said:

Well after wondering what all the hype was about, I've just finished reading The Housemaid and OMG what a page turner!😮 

I know! I heard about it from a YouTuber I follow, Luke Catleugh. It is being made into a film. Most of her books have been quite good.

Blackcats

I'm enjoying the Revd Richard Coles' series: The Canon Clement mysteries.  I listen to them on aud%ble and they are brilliantly narrated by the author.  They are definitely cosy autumn evening stories.

Savvy_Sue

Savvy_Sue said:

Brie said:

My OH has helpfully pointed out that Richard Osman has a new book out.  And that there's time to get a copy.  Before we go on holiday.  For his birthday.  What, oh what shall I do????

    Well, do you have anything else for him? 

I'm still holding out for finding it in the charity shops, for us and for MiL. 

If you've already got something else for him, might be worth seeing if you can get it from the library for him, but the timing might not work out well. 

Having said that, we found the last Thursday Murder Club book somewhere like The Works, on a 2 for £X offer, so that's how we bought that ... 

IrishRose12

Wednesday2000 said:

IrishRose12 said:

Well after wondering what all the hype was about, I've just finished reading The Housemaid and OMG what a page turner!😮 

I know! I heard about it from a YouTuber I follow, Luke Catleugh. It is being made into a film. Most of her books have been quite good.

Honestly I haven't read a book like that in a long time.  Planning on starting the next one later on tonight.  
TBH I'm not a fan of some books being turne into films.... don't know how I feel about that.   The actors the cast are usually completley different to how I have imagined them in mey head when reading

Coxy11

I’ve just finished The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. It had been on my list for ages so I was pleased  to find a copy for £1 in a CS. It’s a tome of a book, and quite harrowing in places. Reminded me of A Little Life in intensity. 

Now reading another £1 purchase from the WI book table - Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason. Quite a quick read and enjoying it so far. 

Nelliegrace

I found that there are several hours of audio books a month with DH’s subscription to Spotify. 
I enjoyed listening to Harriet Walter reading her book, “She Speaks!”

Savvy_Sue

I just discovered I'd bought two books on Kindle, and completely forgotten about them! In my Shared Reading group, our facilitator orders us all books through the library (which is where we meet), and we're part way through 'The Maid' by Nita Prose. I have that and its sequel. I suspect I bought the first one because I knew I'd have to miss a week, but I borrowed one of the library copies to keep up (OK, OK, I finished it!). They were both quite cheap so I think I just went for it. Not sure I dare read book 2 before we finish book 1, I shall get very confused! 

I've got The Voyage Home by Pat Barker on order from the library. Story of the Trojan war from the point of view of the women. Very good, looking forward to the final instalment!

elsien

Ooh. I'll have to look out for the Pat Barker one. Didn't realise it had been released. 
Along simi!ar lines, there is the series about Penelope by Claire North. I've read  the first two and again the third is just out. 

Just wondering if anyone knows anything about kindle unlimited. I have the offer of a two month free trial - does it really cover all the books on there? 

PipneyJane

Savvy_Sue said:

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I've got The Voyage Home by Pat Barker on order from the library. Story of the Trojan war from the point of view of the women. Very good, looking forward to the final instalment!

The Voyage Home is the third part of a trilogy, which was recently released as a boxed set.  The other two books are The Silence of the Girls and The Women of Troy.  I’ve heard good things about them.

- Pip (Guess who’s adding the boxed set to her Christmas wish list?)

IrishRose12

elsien said:

Ooh. I'll have to look out for the Pat Barker one. Didn't realise it had been released. 
Along simi!ar lines, there is the series about Penelope by Claire North. I've read  the first two and again the third is just out. 

Just wondering if anyone knows anything about kindle unlimited. I have the offer of a two month free trial - does it really cover all the books on there? 

I got a 3 month trial for kindle unlimited last month to try it out.  It doesn't cover all books. There have been some I've been wanting to read for a while and tried to get but they want me to pay.
It's still a good deal for free though to be honest.  I've gotten the housemaid series free with it so I'm happy lol.