Tuesday 28 September 2010

Good weekend for books.

Friday I went to a secondhand book shop with Petra and brought several books, some which will be bookcrossed once I have read them.

Last Saturday we went to Stratford upon Avon. We went to the Park and Ride Terminal and low and behold, I actually found a Bookcrossing book in the wild:
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8275168/
Ok, it is a kiddies book but who cares, I'm just very pleased to have found a book released into the wild. I am going to let the twins read it before re-releasing it.
On the Monday I dropped off 5 books at an official BookCrossing zone, Latte Heaven in Church Street Dunstable. Whilst I was there I bought some books from charity shops so I now have enough books to last me months but it won't stop me from buying more lol.

Monday 13 September 2010

Deep Six by Mark Powell

Deep SixDeep Six by Mark Powell

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


I really loved this book. It was fast paced, exciting and extremely well researched.
Marks' writing and use of language has evolved ten fold since his first debut novel and the words flowed nicely.

It has 'Best Seller' written all over it and Mark has secured a place in among my favorite authors along with James Rollins, Clive Cussler,Dan Brown and Chris Kuzneski to name a few.

The content , Somali Pirates, also made it a fascinating read and the characters were well thought out.
I really would love to see McCabe continue on in a series of books......how about it Mark? :-)

I was very lucky to have been sent a copy by Mark via Goodreads :-)



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Never the Bride by Paul Magrs

Never the BrideNever the Bride by Paul Magrs

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


A comic, Gothic novel that centres around two characters, Brenda and Effie.
I found the book highly delightful and the plot lines very novel.



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The Colour of Law by Mark Gimenez

The Colour of LawThe Colour of Law by Mark Gimenez

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I really loved this book. If you like Grisham then you will like this book.
I found it compelling reading and couldn't put it down. I stayed awake till 5am to finish it lol.

It is fast paced, the characters hugely believable and the writing superb.



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Sphinx by T S Learner

SphinxSphinx by T.S. Learner

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I did enjoy this book. I thought the opening chapters were very slow to begin with and nearly stopped reading the book altogether. I am glad I didn't though as I would of missed a great story.



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Lucky Jim by Kingsley Amis

Lucky JimLucky Jim by Kingsley Amis

My rating: 2 of 5 stars




I found this difficult to get into at first, but after a couple of chapters, I got into it.
I found Dixon likable and enjoyed that he seemed to like burying himself deeper and deeper into trouble.



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