tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92100939090526829602024-02-19T16:13:09.343+00:00Reading Writing BookingA collection of books I'm reading, have read and intend to read along with snippets from my writing lifeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04534034500424781572noreply@blogger.comBlogger148125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210093909052682960.post-16413220496209256262018-07-11T14:48:00.000+01:002018-07-11T14:48:02.441+01:00The Gloaming by Kirsty Logan<h3>
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<b>"To stay in the gloaming is to hold off the night. But if the night never comes, then neither can the day."</b><br>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1911215930/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1911215930&linkCode=as2&tag=reawriboo-21&linkId=6eb554dc1ee9a6238cd5e5141ee4917f" target="_blank"><i>The Gloaming</i></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="//ir-uk.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=reawriboo-21&l=am2&o=2&a=1911215930" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1"> was released in the UK on 19th April 2018. It is written by Kirsty Logan and published by <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.co.uk/publishers/vintage/harvill-secker/" target="_blank">Harvill Secker</a>.<br>
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This is another entry into the growing trend of 'grown-up fairy tales,' like Eowyn Ivey's <a href="http://readingwritingbooking.blogspot.com/2016/05/the-snow-child-by-eowyn-ivey-book-review.html" target="_blank"><i>The Snow Child</i></a> and Claire Fuller's <i><a href="http://readingwritingbooking.blogspot.com/2017/01/swimming-lessons-by-claire-fuller-book-review.html" target="_blank">Swimming Lessons</a></i>. I like this genre but it can be dangerous, bordering on the cutesy if you're not careful. However, Kirsty Logan manages to walk the line quite well and <i>The Gloaming</i> is an immersive read that's a bit different from anything else out there at the moment.<br>
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<b>"...she was no stranger to death..."</b><br>
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<i><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0008193754/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0008193754&linkCode=as2&tag=reawriboo-21&linkId=ae67cff4d09be989cbc152b4127525cd" target="_blank">Resort to Murder (A Miss Dimont Mystery, Book 2)</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="//ir-uk.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=reawriboo-21&l=am2&o=2&a=0008193754" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1"></i> is written by TP Fielden and published by <a href="https://www.harpercollins.co.uk/" target="_blank">HQ</a>.<br>
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I reviewed the first in the <i>Miss Dimont Mystery</i> series a few months back and, while I didn't love it, there were elements I enjoyed and I thought I'd give the next one a chance. However, I'm afraid <i>Resort to Murder</i> has proved that this crime series is not for me.<br>
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<b>"Frederick Starks's need gnawed at him like a painful, roving itch."</b><br>
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<i><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01350WD38/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=B01350WD38&linkCode=as2&tag=reawriboo-21&linkId=783300d727fc86ec18e5b8c4e3575c6c" target="_blank">When The Serpent Bites (The Starks Trilogy Book 1)</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="//ir-uk.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=reawriboo-21&l=am2&o=2&a=B01350WD38" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1"></i> was written by Nesly Clerge and published by <a href="http://www.ingramspark.com/" target="_blank">IngramSpark</a>.<br>
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<i>When the Serpent Bites</i> has some strong elements and it's a fairly fresh concept, at least in my reading. However, I failed to connect with the main character of Starks, I found a lot of his actions and motivations at first predictable then, once it seems like he's going to see the light, he acts in an unbelievable way. It's clearly set up so that over the trilogy Starks is going to have some major personal insights, but it seems to stall in this first one of the series.<br>
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<b>"And there she was: my past, made corporeal."</b><br>
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<i><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1408709996/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1408709996&linkCode=as2&tag=reawriboo-21&linkId=092abbb25f67e1ff5c9c854cdb2ac609" target="_blank">Tangerine</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="//ir-uk.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=reawriboo-21&l=am2&o=2&a=1408709996" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1"></i> was released in the UK on 22nd March 2018. It is written by Christine Mangan and published by <a href="https://www.littlebrown.co.uk/" target="_blank">Little Brown</a>.<br>
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A lot of people have compared <i>Tangerine</i> to a Hitchcock film, and it definitely has the slow-burning suspense and underlying threat throughout that Hitckcock was famous for, plus the 1950s setting. However, it lacks something that makes Hitchcock the genius he was. There aren't that many surprises, and the ones that are in there are fairly obvious. But, this is a slow burning, atmospheric book that's an ideal beach or lazy day read, just the right amount of suspense without being too exhausting.<br>
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<b>"...to be a woman of Pendle is both a blessing and a curse."</b><br>
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<i><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1409174115/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1409174115&linkCode=as2&tag=reawriboo-21&linkId=c13220d992b213f5b08aa31f9f9319b7" target="_blank">The Craftsman</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="//ir-uk.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=reawriboo-21&l=am2&o=2&a=1409174115" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1"></i> is released in the UK today, 3rd May 2018. It is written by Sharon Bolton and published by <a href="https://www.orionbooks.co.uk/Articles/Imprints.page" target="_blank">Trapeze</a>.<br>
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I can tell I enjoyed <i>The Craftsman</i> because when I went back through my Kindle I found that I hadn't made any notes. Usually if I'm going to be reviewing a book I'll make a couple of notes or highlight parts to quote, but I was so into this book that I didn't break to note anything down.<br>
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It does mean that I don't have any notes to work from so this review may be a bit of a ramble!<br>
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<b>"What happens to a town that doesn't grow? It dies."</b><br>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1405930209/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1405930209&linkCode=as2&tag=reawriboo-21&linkId=37a292f36833a9c50a1ecfe12470c371" target="_blank"><i>Beartown</i></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="//ir-uk.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=reawriboo-21&l=am2&o=2&a=1405930209" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1"> will be released in paperback in the UK on 3rd May 2018. It is written by Fredrik Backman and published by <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.co.uk/publishers/michael-joseph/" target="_blank">Michael Joseph</a>.<br>
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Although I did enjoy <i>Beartown</i> (also called <i>The Scandal</i> in the US), and I think there is some excellent writing and character studies, I didn't rate it as the five star masterpiece that everyone else seems to think it is. It's got a great setting and background but sometimes I felt it didn't really know what it was, it veered between thriller, coming of age and sports fiction, which isn't a problem, but there were elements I felt didn't gel.<br>
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<b>"...there is this terrible, wonderful novel in every human being."</b><br>
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<i><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0718181344/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0718181344&linkCode=as2&tag=reawriboo-21&linkId=38b0dcd3ff630c072794030b8dea9e71" target="_blank">Paper Ghosts</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="//ir-uk.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=reawriboo-21&l=am2&o=2&a=0718181344" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1"></i> will be published in the UK on 19th April 2018. It is written by Julia Heaberlin and published by <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.co.uk/publishers/michael-joseph/" target="_blank">Michael Joseph</a>.<br>
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I was really excited to read Julia Heaberlin's new book as I loved <a href="http://readingwritingbooking.blogspot.co.uk/2016/06/black-eyed-susans-by-julia-heaberlin-review.html" target="_blank"><i>Black-Eyed Susans</i></a>. <i>Paper Ghosts</i> is both recognisably Heaberlin and also very different. It's not like anything I've ever read, it's a road trip, character exploration and serial killer thriller whirlwind, one which I enjoyed.<br>
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<b>"Men die because they're born to die."</b><br>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1787330591/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1787330591&linkCode=as2&tag=reawriboo-21&linkId=79708af81bc51922e9c92199db90272a" target="_blank"><i>The Western Wind</i></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="//ir-uk.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=reawriboo-21&l=am2&o=2&a=1787330591" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1"> was released in the UK on 1st March 2018. It is written by Samantha Harvey and published by <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.co.uk/publishers/vintage/jonathan-cape/" target="_blank">Jonathan Cape</a>.<br>
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If you're expecting a cosy murder mystery with a rotund clergyman at the centre then <i>The Western Wind</i> isn't for you. However, neither is it a bloodthirsty shock a minute thriller. <i>The Western Wind</i> is a slow paced mystery set in the 15th century with a thoughtful and sometimes pompous priest unravelling the mystery. I quite liked the pace of the book, it's slow and steadily unravelling yet it was oddly riveting.<br>
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<b>"...there were two face to Miss Dimont."</b><br>
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I meant to post this review ages ago but it sort of got lost as I had so many <a href="https://www.netgalley.co.uk/" target="_blank">NetGalley</a> proofs to read. And honestly, it was a little bit of a let down. Yes, it's cosy crime with a kooky detective in a pretty setting, but it just didn't quite hit the button for me.<br>
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<b>"...the visions of the past haunting her, the fear of the future looming over her."</b><br>
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I really wanted to like <i>The Darkness</i>, I've never read any Ragnar Jónasson before but have heard good things about the <i>Dark Iceland</i> series. So, when this popped up on NetGalley, part of the new <i>Hidden Iceland</i> series, I thought I'd give it a go.<br>
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<i>Bring Me Back</i> started well, but ultimately it went down a rather ridiculous path. I guessed the ending, even though I thought that it couldn't really be true because it was completely unbelievable!<br>
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<i>Carnivore</i> has garnered very mixed reviews, ranging from five star rambles about how amazing and daring it is, to no star rants about how it's disgusting and rambling. I thought it would be a book that I would either love or hate, but actually I'm resolutely in the middle. It is shocking and explores the psyche of a seriously damaged young man well, but after a while all the shocks and stream of consciousness narrative actually got a bit boring.<br>
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I've been reading quite a lot of short ghost stories recently, I like M.R. James, Edgar Allen Poe and H.P. Lovecraft. So when <i>The Coffin Path</i> cropped up on NetGalley and was described as 'The perfect ghost story' I thought I'd give it a go.<br>
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This is an excellent book to read in a cold and miserable winter, it has a good balance of supernatural and human interactions. I do think the story line was a little predictable, but I still enjoyed the read.<br>
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<b>"How simple life might be if we could shape time to our need, but instead its silent footsteps walk on, leaving me in their wake."</b><br>
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Oh dear, I am behind on my NetGalley reviews. I meant to get <i>The Wicked Cometh</i>, and a number of others, posted before their publication dates, but due to Christmas, holiday and then illness I've fallen spectacularly behind. Expect a number of belated reviews over the next couple of weeks.<br>
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<b>"Any man who is truly worthy must consider himself unworthy."</b><br>
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Apologies for the radio silence, but I came down with what felt like the Black Death but what the doctor said was a viral infection. It knocked me out for a couple of weeks and I'm only now feeling human.<br>
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I'm back with a review of <i>Conclave</i> by Robert Harris. I wasn't going to actually review this book, just read it for pleasure, but it was so good that I feel I've got to share it. Even though I'm actually quite late to the party as it was published a couple of years ago.<br>
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<b>"It wasn't as though the farm hadn't seen death before, and the blowflies didn't discriminate."</b><br>
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This is a grim first line, and one that sets the tone for the rest of the book. But though <i>The Dry</i> is dark it's also authentic and engaging. It's easy to see why this Australian outback crime story is so popular.<br>
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<b>"For who are we if not the sum of our experiences, the things that we gather and collect in life? Once you strip those away we become just a mass of flesh, bone and blood vessels."</b><br>
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I often find that hugely hyped books just don't live up to the buildup generated around them, but I'm pleased to say that <i>The Chalk Man</i> is one of the few that does. I've been seeing lots of good reviews for this one, and the premise sounded right up my street, so I requested it from <a href="https://www.netgalley.co.uk/" target="_blank">NetGalley</a> and I'm so glad I did because I thoroughly enjoyed it. I've read a lot of thrillers recently that have been only OK and I was a bit wary to have to read another one that didn't grip me, but <i>The Chalk Man</i> was a breath of fresh air.<br>
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<b>"Sophie has never thought of her husband as a liar."</b><br>
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<i><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1471164993/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1471164993&linkCode=as2&tag=reawriboo-21&linkId=bbfc0917f6cd5dde9badee57420e6c43" target="_blank">Anatomy of a Scandal</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="//ir-uk.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=reawriboo-21&l=am2&o=2&a=1471164993" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1"></i> will be published in the UK on 11th January 2018. It is written by Sarah Vaughan and published by <a href="http://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/" target="_blank">Simon and Schuster</a>.<br>
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Anatomy of a Scandal was a book that interested me but didn't grip me. I enjoyed it while reading but it wasn't unputdownable. A solid effort, B+.<br>
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I hope you've had a lovely Christmas and are enjoying a lazy Boxing Day morning. Pity me, because I've got to go to work this afternoon. Whatever you're doing today I hope you have time to check out my top ten books released in 2017.<br>
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These are in no particular order.<br>
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<b>"I can't remember such an exciting day in my life as this. I just wish he hadn't forced Tilda under the water and held her there so long."</b><br>
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<i>White Bodies</i> had equal parts good and bad for me, books usually go one way or the other, but this one had elements I thought brilliant and others that just didn't work, so it ends up sitting at an average 3 stars, although I don't think this is a particularly average book.<br>
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<b>"Something just died. I don't know how I know this but I do. The air has changed around me."</b><br>
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I really enjoy thrillers that are reliant on their setting. I recently read <i>The Dry</i> (review to come) and the harsh and arid landscape is integral to the plot. <i>Dark Pines</i> is the same, but with a completely different environment. A small Swedish town on the edge of a mighty pine forest, where stepping off the path can be deadly, yet most of the inhabitants' livelihoods depend on the forest.<br>
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It's an ideal place to set a murder mystery and Will Dean does this brilliantly in <i>Dark Pines</i> (which is also a perfect name for the book). You really feel the forest setting the whole way through, and it just wouldn't be the same if it was set somewhere else. It's intensely claustrophobic yet there is a power and energy both in the setting and the story.<br>
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<b>"I'm a damaged woman who has knowledge and power."</b><br>
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<i><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1848455127/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1848455127&linkCode=as2&tag=reawriboo-21&linkId=11520062081762bba716fb86733f5123" target="_blank">The One That Got Away</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="//ir-uk.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=reawriboo-21&l=am2&o=2&a=1848455127" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1"></i> was released in the UK on 21st September 2017. It is written by Annabel Kantaria and published by <a href="https://www.harpercollins.co.uk/" target="_blank">HQ</a>.<br>
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I've been in a bit of a thriller slump recently; reading a lot of mysteries that are only OK. Unfortunately, <i>The One That Got Away</i> falls into this category. A lot of people have been saying how clever it is, and the concept is I suppose, if a little cliche now, but I don't think it stands out amongst other 'clever' thrillers, like <i>The Girl Before</i> and <i>Gone Girl</i>, though it is clearly trying to follow in those footsteps.<br>
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Sorry for the long delay between posts, I've had a hell of a couple of weeks with everything happening at once but the main thing was that my cat had his pelvis shattered by a car. Long, stressful week but he is finally pinned together and home, but I haven't been able to get much work done.<br>
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Now he's recovering normal life can sort of resume again, although he does have to be on crate rest for six weeks and is already desperate to come out!<br>
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Anyway, onto books.<br>
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I read some real stand out books in November. They're all a bit dark this month, maybe something to do with the time of year, and they're mostly concerned with murder and mystery.<br>
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