What should I read next??
Broken Country or Wild Dark Shore??
So much hype for both…is it deserved??
Broken Country or Wild Dark Shore??
So much hype for both…is it deserved??
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i found wild dark shore a SLOG! it has some absolutely gorgeous descriptions of nature and the wildlife on the island, but the actual storyline and characters were lacking for me, plus some huge plot holes that i couldn’t get past. also, insane overuse of the word “undies”.
i haven’t read broken country yet though i did read days you were mine by the same author and didn’t hugely care for it. i hear amazing things about broken country though and it IS on my kindle so….
I’ve started selling mine on to World of Books. Or you can look for a little free library in your area and swap for a book there you’ve not read.
I have to read Broken Country for a book club. But our next one is Water Moon so I’ll read that one first before reading Broken Country. Someone has already read it and said it’s amazing.
check your local tesco/asda/big supermarket too! all of the ones near me have a swap bookshelf in them - i think i’m keeping my tesco one fully stocked
you can also just take them in and put them on yourself which is easier than having to take bags to the charity shop.
I did go to my nearest charity shop the other week with a bag of fiction books and the volunteer asked"fiction or non fiction?" i said "fiction" and he sighed in relief and explained that they try not to take much non-fiction as noone wants hefty old how-to books when google exists, and how they can't shift older biographies or self help books. But for now, fiction does still sell.
Ugh, I am trying desperately to maintain my reading momentum so I do not need a slog. I don’t care for nature or wildlife either. You’ve just made my selection very easy!
Unless your nose is seemed a sufficient tap
I read physical books, kindle and use Audible and Borrow Box.
I buy all my books from charity shops or very occasionally from World of Books but only when it's been recommended and the charity gods aren't delivering! I do have a stack to be read but that's because I pick up things that are on 'my list' when I see them.
I love my kindle at night or when travelling.
I have a physical book, a kindle book and an audible on the go at all times!
I buy all my books from charity shops or very occasionally from World of Books but only when it's been recommended and the charity gods aren't delivering! I do have a stack to be read but that's because I pick up things that are on 'my list' when I see them.
I love my kindle at night or when travelling.
I have a physical book, a kindle book and an audible on the go at all times!
this is honestly so impressive to me! i find people who can read more than one book so amazing - it takes all my time to concentrate on one
i’m mainly alternating between physical and kindle right now but the amount of books on my kindle are fast approaching the amount of physical ones i own in a very short space of time (godspeed to my bank account
)
Finished The Safekeep
I read it over a few days but mostly because I wanted to know if my guess at the twist was correct
The last couple of chapters are what I wanted from the book for the most part and I thought it raised some interesting questions. I’d probably recommend it for that alone
I read it over a few days but mostly because I wanted to know if my guess at the twist was correct
The last couple of chapters are what I wanted from the book for the most part and I thought it raised some interesting questions. I’d probably recommend it for that alone
I was really disappointed with the 360 with Isa’s personality by the end. I thought linking her personality to her experience and upbringing by her mother was done very well and it’s the sort of generational trauma I want to see explored more in books, and then it all basically corrects itself because she’s found herself - yay! As it would turn out even sapphic books aren’t safe from the “you can fix them” narrative
I thought the relationship was really boring. I read a review which linked it to how relationships are usually portrayed in fan fiction where one of the characters has nightmares and they need to be held and cared for and that’s exactly what was happening
I don’t enjoy spice in my books but I honestly really struggled with the way the author wrote the scenes describing touch. Most of the time I could not work out what position they were meant to be in or what was meant to be happening - even at the end where it’s one of them kneeling (?) I found it quite hard to follow
The ending was also quite toxic? Like oh… you can stay at the house and I know we have a history but we don’t have to be together
I thought the relationship was really boring. I read a review which linked it to how relationships are usually portrayed in fan fiction where one of the characters has nightmares and they need to be held and cared for and that’s exactly what was happening
I don’t enjoy spice in my books but I honestly really struggled with the way the author wrote the scenes describing touch. Most of the time I could not work out what position they were meant to be in or what was meant to be happening - even at the end where it’s one of them kneeling (?) I found it quite hard to follow
The ending was also quite toxic? Like oh… you can stay at the house and I know we have a history but we don’t have to be together
I discovered I had that in a pile of had in the car. I think I picked it up at a little free library
This looks like a cute read for book lovers on today’s daily deals!
I can have a fiction and a non-fiction on the go at the same time but not two fiction. I was finding I never get round to reading my non-fiction books as I was mostly reading at bedtime and it never appeals then. But now I keep the non-fiction downstairs and can dip in and out of it and save my fiction for bedtime. My current non-fiction I bought in 2012! Finally getting round to it!this is honestly so impressive to me! i find people who can read more than one book so amazing - it takes all my time to concentrate on one
i’m mainly alternating between physical and kindle right now but the amount of books on my kindle are fast approaching the amount of physical ones i own in a very short space of time (godspeed to my bank account
Also not sure about the age group on here but i’m early 40’s and finding it hard to actually hold a book for a long period of time, esp if its a chunky book, so then I’ll find that when I do put it down to have a little rest I immediately have to pick up my phone and then I just can’t get back into reading where I’m my Kindle. I’ve got my Kindle holder and clicker and I just click away
i really liked the safekeep but also simultaneously agree with almost everything you’ve said here.
a friend of mine read it at the same time and we both interpreted the ending in completely different ways. i’m with you that i found it slightly toxic and i was left just worrying as to how that level of history and ingrained resentment was going to eventually boil over. i don’t think they really addressed half of what they should have done before agreeing to live on each other’s spaces like that. i wasn’t sure if we were meant to end feeling happy they’d found each other or worried for isabel on what could potentially happen to her.
overall i thought it was really well done though.
i’m 40 and sameAlso not sure about the age group on here but i’m early 40’s and finding it hard to actually hold a book for a long period of time, esp if its a chunky book, so then I’ll find that when I do put it down to have a little rest I immediately have to pick up my phone and then I just can’t get back into reading where I’m my Kindle. I’ve got my Kindle holder and clicker and I just click away
why are so many hardbacks so BIG now?! i bought the strength of the few and was horrified when i looked at it because i don’t know how my hands are even going to lift that. there’s just absolutely no need. (books i am talking about BOOKS
)I’m surprised hardbacks are still popular
I was looking at some 2026 award longlists and quite a few of them still didnt have a paperback release. Maybe that’s more of a symptom of e-readers being popular though
I was looking at some 2026 award longlists and quite a few of them still didnt have a paperback release. Maybe that’s more of a symptom of e-readers being popular though
This is me with my adored books:
I have to confess to terrifying some people who touch the favoured books......
Having being scarred by people who I leant books to in the past - some I'd not even read!
Books returned with folded down corners, looking like they've been run over by a car and covered in food stains.
Anyway, getting back to the discussion I always had an excess of books to get rid of.
Since starting with the library in lockdown I have read hundreds of books and only bought 5% of them at most.
As mentioned, it is hard to get rid of books. I've given some to the library and they usually sell them as they are generally immaculate.
I've been tempted on to Borrowbox by Tattlers and found that to be good. Struggled with the audio books at first, but am training my brain to it. I love the Hamish Macbeth ones, as the reader is so good. Nice to listen to if you're waiting in the car or on a long, boring drive. I especially like listening to an audio book to help me get to sleep.
Nothing can replace the feeling and smell of a real book, though, and venturing into a bookshop.
Not sure what the warehouse experience is like, there's one I could travel to, but I'm trying to be good and I might go batshit and start buying loads!
Haven't tried a Kindle, etc. think technology has run me over. I used to be known for my technical ability at work.
Reading about Amazon no longer supporting certain ones any more puts me off as they're ultimately in control.
I have to confess to terrifying some people who touch the favoured books......
Having being scarred by people who I leant books to in the past - some I'd not even read!
Books returned with folded down corners, looking like they've been run over by a car and covered in food stains.
Anyway, getting back to the discussion I always had an excess of books to get rid of.
Since starting with the library in lockdown I have read hundreds of books and only bought 5% of them at most.
As mentioned, it is hard to get rid of books. I've given some to the library and they usually sell them as they are generally immaculate.
I've been tempted on to Borrowbox by Tattlers and found that to be good. Struggled with the audio books at first, but am training my brain to it. I love the Hamish Macbeth ones, as the reader is so good. Nice to listen to if you're waiting in the car or on a long, boring drive. I especially like listening to an audio book to help me get to sleep.
Nothing can replace the feeling and smell of a real book, though, and venturing into a bookshop.
Not sure what the warehouse experience is like, there's one I could travel to, but I'm trying to be good and I might go batshit and start buying loads!
Haven't tried a Kindle, etc. think technology has run me over. I used to be known for my technical ability at work.
Reading about Amazon no longer supporting certain ones any more puts me off as they're ultimately in control.
I did some reading into kindle alternatives yesterday but it all seemed to be a bit hit and miss
I think so much of life is also centred around technology these days that it’s also nice to just sit with a physical book, plus I quite enjoy the experience of shopping for a physical book
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