Anyone read The Correspondent?
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Just finished The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley. It was enjoyable enough, but having also read The Hunting Party and The Guest List it just seemed like a re-run of those.
It was different enough to be enjoyable, and enough time has passed since reading The Hunting Party and The Guest List - but those two were much more copy and paste, but I agree about her books being very much the same.
Does anyone have any recommendations for a book to read at the pool on holiday? (A few would be good as I have a few holidays)
What genres do you like to read @Former_Antelopee?
I admit I haven't read them in a while but the basic elements I vaguely remembered from them all reappeared in The Midnight Feast.
I also thought it had too many twists, like the narrative kept going "But that's not all!" and it got a bit tiresome by the end.
Yeah, I get that. It was very much a formulaic.
I find this is kind of why I've gone off these kind of books in general. Where they just keep hitting you with another twist, another secret, another strand of plot that somehow connects all the different characters together.
I'm open to suggestions I just started to get into reading. Just read the 2 Kristin Hannah books so far but don't want to be crying at the pool
I used to absolutely tear through crime novels/thrillers but I rarely read them now. I think the repetitiveness is partly why.
Doesn't help that I've just reread The Hound of the Baskervilles, which is still an absolute masterpiece and basically originated so many of these tropes that we all find tired now!
I would suggest the following books @Former_Antelopee:I'm open to suggestions I just started to get into reading. Just read the 2 Kristin Hannah books so far but don't want to be crying at the pool
Villa of Sun and Secrets by Jennifer Bohnet
A Riviera Retreat by Jennifer Bohnet
The Desperate Brides Diet Club by Alison Sherlock
Girl in Red Velvet by Margaret James
The 7 cosy mystery books in the Kate Palmer series by Dee MacDonald
Summer Flings and Dancing Dreams by Sue Watson
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is one of my favourite books I've read in recent years.I'm open to suggestions I just started to get into reading. Just read the 2 Kristin Hannah books so far but don't want to be crying at the pool
I am now halfway through The Cappuccino Years after seeing your post this morning! I got rid of most of my physical books a few years ago, but I kept my set of Adrian Moles, so at about 6am this morning I went rooting through the cupboard to get it out!
You might enjoy some thrillers, Lisa Jewell books are good. Or cosy mysteries like the Janice Hallett ones recently mentionedI'm open to suggestions I just started to get into reading. Just read the 2 Kristin Hannah books so far but don't want to be crying at the pool
Has anyone used World of Books to buy, or sell, books?
I think they're second-hand?
I think they're second-hand?
I ordered something once from them on Amazon if that's any good.
I’ve bought from there and they’ve been fine. Sometimes the used books on Amazon are WoB listings too
Just finished it today and really enjoyed it - loved how the story was told by different letters and really loved the main character and her dry sense of humour
I use World of Books, i think it's great. Second hand yes, but I've never had an issue, they grade the quality to give you an idea of what to expect.
They also do World of Books+ and annual subscription, where you get one free book worth up to £5, 10% off books, and free delivery. Really good value (I even got that half price on black Friday as well(.
How about a series like The Seven Sisters books by Lucinda Riley. A mix of contemporary and historical timelines, easy to read and there’s 8 books altogether so will keep you going for a holiday or two if you like them!
I’ve used it for both. It’s really good for buying and WAS really good for selling - they even collected from your home. However last time I tried they wanted me to drive the box to a collection point, which also meant getting a box of a specific size, and I didn’t think it’d fit (was quite a sizeable number of books). It all felt like a bit of a ballache so I cancelled the trade . Shame.
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