[ebooktalk] Re: Books read In September.
- From: Ian Macrae <ian.macrae1@xxxxxxx>
- To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2013 10:32:22 +0100
Hi Shell, an interesting bunch some of which I'd most certainly give a go to
myself. You sometimes include links to copies in your list? are you able to
do that this time around?
On 2 Oct 2013, at 10:12, Shell wrote:
> I had a good reading month, with no real disappointments.
> McMahon, Katharine. The ROSE of SEBASTOPOL. 3 Sept 2013. 9 Stars.
> Mariella is engaged to Henry, who is a doctor and has gone out to help in the
> Crimean war. When he is injured, she goes out to Italy to be with him, but
> is apalled, when in his illness, he mistakes her for her cousin, who has
> disappeared. Mariella has lived a privaliged life and the reality of war is
> shocking to her as she tries to find her missing cousin.
> As always fantastic characters, an exciting story and packed with historical
> detail. One of my all time favourite authors and this book doesn't disappoint.
>
> Templeton, Aline. Shades Of Death. 10th Sept 2013. 8 Stars.
> The book begins with a young girl hiding from her class mates in a cave and
> then being struck from behind. We then jump forward 20 years, when the
> skeleton is discovered by some cavers. It's a difficult investigation after
> so much time has passed, but lots of people are hiding secrets.
> A very enjoyable detective novel, with beautiful descriptive writing and good
> characters. I would read this author again.
>
> Williams, Charlie. Dead Folk. 14 Sept 2013. 9 Stars.
> Royston Blake is a hard nut bouncer, respected by all. That is until a rumur
> begins that he has lost his bottle. Now he has got on the wrong side of the 3
> Munton brothers life is Unbareable. Royston sets out to repair his reputation
> and stay out of the Munton's meat wagon.
> I couldn't decide whether I liked this book or not, but as time has passed, I
> find I did enjoy it and will read the next in the series. It's told in the
> first person and, realistically, the book is end to end bad language and
> violence, so not for the delicately disposed. I don't think there is a
> likeable character in the whole book and it paints a very bleak picture of
> life in this small town. One of those books that takes a change in mindset
> to get into, but worth the effort.
>
> Wilkinson, Kerry. LOCKED IN 18th Sept 2013. 8 Stars.
> In this first book in the Jessica Daniel series, a woman's body is found
> murdered in a house where all the windows are doors are locked, with no sign
> of forced entry. When another body is found in similar circumstances, the
> police begin to think they are carried out by the same person. They
> desperately try to find the connection between these 2 before another murder
> takes place.
> Very good police procedural, with an interesting plot. Jessica Daniel is an
> excellent protagonist and I look forward to reading more in this series.
>
> Bugler, Suzanne. The Safest Place. 22nd Sept 2013. 8 Stars.
> Jane was a professional woman in London. Now she is a housewife with 2 young
> children and when the family is dissatisfied with their city life, she
> hatches a plan whereby they can live in the country, with roses round the
> door horseriding for the kids and nice neighbours. It isn't long though
> before her husband tires of the 5 hours a day comute to London, which is
> impossible during the winter and the dream starts to fall apart. When Jane
> and the children are struggling to make friends, they meet a single mother
> and her similarly aged kids, but perhaps they are not the kind of friends
> that are good for them.
> I enjoyed the book, though there was too much padding to build up the tention
> that should have been there. The book is more a description of a family
> falling apart, which is done very realistically, I just would liked it to
> have moved along a bit faster. I will read more by this author.
>
> Ozeki, Ruth. A Tale for the Time Being. 24th Sept 2013. 8 Stars.
> Whilst walking on the beach, Ruth finds a book washed up, protected by many
> plastic bags. She begins to read the diary of Nao, a 16-year-old Japanese
> girl who is living a troubled life.
> A really captivating story as we read parts of the diary and then see how
> Ruth is trying to find out if Nao is still alive. I couldn't put it down,
> though I found the end not quite satisfying. Glad I read it though and I
> really felt myself swept along with characters lives.
>
> Adams, Poppy. The Behaviour Of Moths. 26th Sept 2013. 9 Stars.
> Excentric Ginny hasn't spoken to her sister for 49 years. But Vivien is
> coming back for a visit. When she arrives, Vivien seems to be searching the
> gothic mantion for something and is horrified that Ginny has sold off all the
> family's antique furnature for spending money. We jump back in time to when
> the girl's parents were alive and begin to see all the secrets and pretence
> that surrounded the family.
> A fantastic book, set in a creepy old house with 2 very peculiar old ladies.
> I found myself staying up late to read a bit more and the ending was just
> wonderful. Also learned more about moths than I ever thought I wanted to
> know, but it was all really interesting.
>
> Prowse, Amanda. What Have I Done. 28th Sept 2013. 8 Stars.
> Kathryn married in haste, against the warnings of her sister. Very quickly,
> she began to realize that Mark was a vicious, cruel man who delighted in
> tormenting her. She kept quiet for 18 years and then she had had enough. The
> book opens with Kathryn ringing the police to say that she has just killed
> her husband.
> Sometimes the book lacked a bit of subtlety, but on the whole it was very
> interesting, though I'm not sure someone could be tortured in this way for
> nearly 20 years without her children suspecting a thing. Would try another
> by this author as it did have some good points.
>
> Setterfield, Diane. BELLMAN & BLACK. 30th Sept 2013. 9 Stars.
> William Bellman kills a crow with a catapult to show off to his school
> friends. He thinks no more of it, but as his life become prosperous and his
> family life idilic, there is always a man in black hanging round, just on the
> perifery of his vision. When he eventually speaks to this man, when life has
> taken a turn for the worse, he strikes a bargain which will effect them all
> for years to come.
> A riviting tale set in a mill town, where life is hard. Not quite as spooky
> as I'd hoped and a bit of a wierd ending, but I enjoyed all the history of
> dying cloth and lots of details about the lives and myths surrounding crows.
> Would read another.
>
>
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