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looking forward to hearing your thoughtsI’m about 30% through - ‘You are here’ sucked me in! - but I’ll come back to your spoiler in a couple of days!
It's costing me so much to get into it. I'm about half way in and I don't even know if I'll continue. It helps to see you say it picks up in the last third.
And about your spoiler, yeah. I'm just like. Not convinced.
I liked HP and Funny Story but didn’t enjoy Book Lovers as much ( and YMOV/PWMOV is my least fav). Beach Read remains my fav EmHen. The deluxe copy coming out later this year looks so nice, I am very tempted!I think this was me
Im intrigued to see if I like Funny Story as I liked Happy Place when I didnt like Book Lovers.
I have YMOV on my kindle to read and Ive ordered a Deluxe copy of Beach Read. Is that every book shes written?
Im happy to go in open minded though
Definitely give Funny Story a try once you’re through your library books
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I’ve been tempted to read The Familiar purely because of the cover - I love it so much. I also like Historical Fiction but haven’t read any Bardugo before. Think I might need to give it a try based on your review!
Oh I hope you do enjoy it if you decide to persevere!
I'm on to 'Find me' (the call me by your name sequel) now, his writing is so thoughtful and almost poetic in places. Sometimes it's a bit 'much' IYKWIM, I'm not a fan of literary fiction and I feel sometimes it's veering into it, but I'm enjoying it so far!
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At her talk the other night she was saying the cover is from a painting from that era (with the scorpion added which is relevant to the book) My copy has black sprayed edges too it's soo pretty! I'm a sucker for a nice cover
how am i only now finding out there’s a sequel?! his writing is beautiful but i thought CMBYN was so purple prose in some places that it was hard to work out what was actually going on. i may give this a try though!
I've never heard the term 'purple prose' before but YES! This is exactly what I mean. I'm enjoying it so far though, hoping for a good ending
Yes, I loved this book. Both of hers are really good and kept me gripped throughout.
Just don't do what my mum did, and start it while sat on a plane!
Another 3 99p books today 
right I am putting myself on a buying ban. No books in May also possibly June 
I’m also feeling EmHen fomo I haven’t read any of her books 
right I am putting myself on a buying ban. No books in May also possibly June I’m also feeling EmHen fomo
I haven’t read any of her books 
Might have gotten carried away and treated myself. Because I deserve it and why not (that I don't need anymore books and that I should read what I already have obviously don't count as good enough reasons not to buy more books). 
All in the British Library Science Fiction Classics collection. I've got 4 of the crime classics I randomly bought in a charity shop, and enjoyed the 3 I've read, and liking the fourth so far. I do intend to buy more crime classics at some point, but these sci-fi classics sounded good as well, so I thought I'd get these first.
Justifying it as because they are all reduced from £8.99 to £3.99. And I get 10% back on Top cashback as well.
All in the British Library Science Fiction Classics collection. I've got 4 of the crime classics I randomly bought in a charity shop, and enjoyed the 3 I've read, and liking the fourth so far. I do intend to buy more crime classics at some point, but these sci-fi classics sounded good as well, so I thought I'd get these first.
Justifying it as because they are all reduced from £8.99 to £3.99. And I get 10% back on Top cashback as well.
I'm also currently reading Tomorrow x 3. I don't usually like romance and I enjoy playing games but I'm not super into it. I'm only about a tenth of the way through but I think it's well written.
Its definitely not about romantic relationships which I thought was quite refreshing
This is great to know, think I will buy it with my BP fuel rewards
Stayed up late to finish my 30th book of the month! It was a silly challenge but I actually took some 'lessons' from it, so all in all a pretty fun experience. Unfortunately, my overall rating went from 3.3 to 2.71 Only 2 five stars books with Notre-Dame de Paris and Eugene Onegin. The rest were historical romance novels written by MC Beaton: they are mostly entertaining but forgettable (but don't read them if you don't like 35 years old rich fool-ish men marrying 18 years old pennyless girls as it's that storyline 99% of the time 
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May will be heavy on non-fiction/academia books, so won't read as much fiction or for fun
Reading Middlemarch is the only goal I'm setting.
Only 2 five stars books with Notre-Dame de Paris and Eugene Onegin. The rest were historical romance novels written by MC Beaton: they are mostly entertaining but forgettable (but don't read them if you don't like 35 years old rich fool-ish men marrying 18 years old pennyless girls as it's that storyline 99% of the time )May will be heavy on non-fiction/academia books, so won't read as much fiction or for fun
Reading Middlemarch is the only goal I'm setting.
Is anyone else just dying waiting on the book of dust 3? This wait is just slow torture, I Google it every few days hoping for good news, its a crushing disappointment each time 
My April Reads. 4 five stars given for Georgette Heyer and Beth O'Leary books. I'm a terrific fan of these authors.
The Agatha Raisin detective books were the low scorers as I just couldn't get into them - I was bored.
Also found myself shocked yet again to have downloaded an e book and then found I had a purchased unread copy already in my bookcase. 
The Agatha Raisin detective books were the low scorers as I just couldn't get into them - I was bored.
Also found myself shocked yet again
to have downloaded an e book and then found I had a purchased unread copy already in my bookcase. false colours! an underrated heyer imo, it’s absolutely in my top five. it has one of her loveliest male leads.My April Reads. 4 five stars given for Georgette Heyer and Beth O'Leary books. I'm a terrific fan of these authors.
The Agatha Raisin detective books were the low scorers as I just couldn't get into them - I was bored.
Also found myself shocked yet again
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Oh noI'm saddened to hear that the great C.J. Sansom has died. His Shardlake novels are by far my favourite historical mystery series. The TV adaptation of Dissolution is due to start on Disney+ this week as well
He's one of my favourite authors. That is very sad news.I was hovering on giving it a fiver but I'm trying to be a ruthless reviewer!
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