Books #32

[Caffeine Fiend]

Just had an email from Netgalley. Fiona Scarletts new book is available for request.

 

[twilightgarden]

I’m on 19/20 on the books games now after resorting to looking up clues. However I am stumped on the camera one! Anyone got any clues?

Spoiler: Clue

George Orwell book. Big Brother, someone is watching you. It’s a year.

 

[anniemouse]

Yeah
that's the one I meant when I said I will read her next book when it's out It looks like it has very similar vibes to TVSSOIW.

Does anyone know - do you need to read Legends & Lattes before Bookshops & Bonedust?

It says part of the series on Amazon but it looks like Bookshops is a prequel?

 

[Caffeine Fiend]

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Ummmm Tesco are you ok hun?! Surely that should not be in the kids books

Its YA is it not? No spicy scenes didnt think?

 

[Katykatykaty]

Spoiler: Clue

George Orwell book. Big Brother, someone is watching you. It’s a year.

How have I read that book and not know the connection to the clue? What is the connection?
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Never mind, figured out. Face palm moment!!

 

[StrawberryBanana90]

With the release of Rivals on Disney, I was wondering if I should read the Rutshire Chronicles beforehand - do people recommend? Or is it enough to just jump into the tv series without reading?

 

[AllieBee]

Anyone got any ideas on the clock one? I'm only on 11/20 but just can't think of what it might be!

 

[Caffeine Fiend]

I have both! I really like my kobo reader, and it's great for downloading libby books (once you've registered, it is then linked to your library account, and will download automatically). You can also get coloured ereaders, though I don't have one (yet).

The main drawback is that, although it has the same monthly deals as Amazon, there's only ever one daily deal.

(I do prefer my kobo reader to my kindle, but my kindle is around four years old and has slowed considerably, and the battery life isn't as good, whereas I've had the kobo for around 18 months)

When you say it has the same monthly deals. Is it the exact same books? Or just a selection of books at 99p.

 

[anniemouse]

Has anyone read 'Assistant to the Villain'? I had been looking forward to it for ages but just cannot get into it, I'm about half way through and don't feel much has happened. Anyway I've admitted defeat and have started the new TJ Klune - Somewhere beyond the sea.

Oh no I was planning on reading it this month

 

[Katykatykaty]

Anyone got any ideas on the clock one? I'm only on 11/20 but just can't think of what it might be!

Spoiler

Colour and the part of the clock

 

[Chocolategoggler]

Yeah I think I did the trial, don't have much to say about it, it must've had a particular book I was looking for at the time and to be fair I think I've done a free trial on all audiobook websites now


I finished The Hidden Girl by Lucinda Riley yesterday as an audiobook and honestly wtf was this book? I gave it 2 stars as it was engaging and decent as an audiobook but it had everything thrown into it, the plot was rather ridiculous. Has anyone read it?

I'm worried about you!
You obviously need to go straight to hospital, get into bed and be treated for delirium and never read an audio book again.
Either that or don't listen to/read a saga book ever again. Especially if you have poor concentration.

 

[Crumpet41]

My colour kindle arrived and I love it so much.

Doesn't seem that different from the signature which I adore, so I am very happy

Hope you enjoy

 

[twilightgarden]

I had to google too and used clues/help from friends for at least half of them!

 

[Mooncalf]

Ooh while people are talking about Stephen King, I wonder if anyone can help me out -

I've never really got into his books but he's my dad's favourite author, but when I was about 15 he gave me a lesser known one that apparently SK wrote with his 15 year old child in mind, and I think it was about someone being stuck in a tower? I really liked that one.

Does anyone know which one I might be talking about?

 

[anniemouse]

Speaking of the Pumpkin spice cafe books, I’ve not read them but a friend who I’m buying for Christmas loves them. She’s read all the books so far. Id like to get her a book for Xmas as part of her gift, could someone recommend something similar ? I’ve seen Jenny Colgan getting discussed above. But also was considering the Elsie Silver (?) books - like Wild Love is it? Something in a series might be a good shout. I think she likes the cheesy romance but also a bit of smut

I just finished Fearless and it’s definitely smutty romance. I was a bit turned off at first by the long haired cowboy (I mean he’s no Theo ) but I think that was because I made the mistake of listening to the audiobook and the voice made me squirm.

 

[twilightgarden]

I remember when we could borrow your ebooks and I always thought yours had a better selection

We use Libby, IIRC Aberdeen uses Borrowbox? Can you still borrow books from the other library? I.e Aberdeenshire members can borrow books from Aberdeen library and vice versa?

 

[cill2019]

I knew I didn’t like this one either, so just went to search for it on GR to find what I’d rated it. Couldn’t find it. Wondered if I’d DNF’d it, searched here… yep!

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It’s funny I had a look at the reviews on Goodreads and so many said they DNFd at 60% and this was the exact point I thought about doing the same
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I really disliked it too. Again probably not the age demographic for it but hated the ending. Hated the story. It was just too twee for me.

Tillie Cole writes some really dark romance so this seems almost the completely opposite end of the spectrum. (so dark Amazon banned it)

Oh wow! That’s quite a jump in genre

 

[anniemouse]

The most over-rated book I’ve read is The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

 

[Heidi88]

May have bought the sprayed edge copy of Rewitched…who was it saying she wasn’t buying any more books this year? Oops

I'm currently listening to the audiobook of Rewitched and loving it.

 

[LydiaDeetzHat]

I'm not bothered about the colour kindle as I actually don't care about book covers the main thing that I find can be better about physical books is being able to easily go back to different bits. Like when I didn't finish The Romanovs as on kindle I couldn't easily flip back to the family tree and started getting really confused with the different names. Or like once I bought a recipe book on kindle, never again

oh i prefer them on Kindle because that way when I go visit my partner in NYC i have all my recipes with me well a lot of them anyway