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Post by eightlegs on Dec 26, 2022 10:29:40 GMT
Ooh, I'm first up with my Christmas books (quiet day today, wider family visits the rest of the week!). I was very lucky and recieved
From my wishlist:
The English Girl - Katherine Webb A Private Place - Amanda Craig Life Class - Pat Barker
And surprised from my husband:
Payday - Celia Walden Little Wing - Freya North
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Post by sarita on Dec 27, 2022 6:52:34 GMT
Hyperion by Dan Simmons, 99p on Kindle.
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Post by adelynechan on Dec 27, 2022 14:41:56 GMT
Alongside the books I've already listed in the Secret Santa thread, I also had 3 lovely parcels for Christmas containing, among a load of lovely extras, some books
Ark Baby by Liz Jensen Love Me Not by M.J. Arlidge Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (and you did very well with not giving this away when I was going on about it on Zoom, as my mum also gifted me a copy!)
Saving Faith and The Winner by David Baldacci What to do When Someone Dies by Nicci French The Girl with the Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier The Skylight by Louise Candlish The No-Show by Beth O'Leary The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
Mr Two Bomb by William Coles
All books that I'm very excited to read, so thank you ladies for bringing much Christmas cheer!
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Post by wyres on Dec 27, 2022 14:58:25 GMT
From my Secret Santa on Christmas Day, I received a copy of Confess by Colleen Hoover.
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Post by adelynechan on Dec 29, 2022 16:41:31 GMT
Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer, which I bought on Ebay to join pennylane in a buddy read. Also went with the parents to the local charity store this morning, they didn't buy anything but I picked up wishlister Rubbernecker by Belinda Bauer and The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang (because it was cheaper to buy 2 books haha).
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Post by jessieloo22 on Dec 29, 2022 23:08:47 GMT
I just bought a book for 89p called The Last Teacher which is apparently a prequel to a series I've never read but sounds good!
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Post by geminii on Dec 29, 2022 23:49:20 GMT
As I've not commented here lately, I thought I'd do a December 'highlights' and take the opportunity to send some 'Thank You's' too .. Kindle Purchases :Christmas is Murder by Val McDermid Imposter by L J Ross Hysteria by L J Ross Library Borrows :The Various by Steve Augarde The Ballroom Blitz by Anton Du Beke Twisted Lies by Angela Marsons Stolen Ones by Angela Marsons From my Secret Santa :Close To Home by Cara Hunter The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson Christmas Gifts from Adelyne xx adelynechan : Back Up by Paul Coleze The Winter House by Nicci Gerrard The Dinner by Herman Koch The Guilty Couple by C L Taylor Christmas Gifts from Mandy xx pennylane : The Dutch Hose by Ann Patchett The Shape of Darkness by Laura Purcell The Smallest Man by Frances Quinn My own purchases : Dear Life by Rachel Clarke One Hundred Years of Lennie & Margot by Marianne Cronin Traces by Patricia Wiltshire Eeeeeek !!! Thank you all - can't wait to dive into this pile .. lol
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Post by peppercricket on Dec 30, 2022 13:07:26 GMT
From Father Christmas, i.e. Mr P, I received the following:- Heap House by Edward Carey (a recent trip to 66 Books only garnered numbers 2 and 3, so good to have no.1) The Boatman's Daughter by Andy Davidson Blacktop Wasteland by SA Cosby The Gravewatcher by Rockwell Scott The London that Nobody Knows by Geoffrey Fletcher and a book token
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Post by celia48 on Dec 30, 2022 16:04:06 GMT
From Waitrose just before Christmas- The Winter Children by Lulu Taylor (a few pages in I remembered I’d already read it!) From Tesco - Cat and Mouse by MJ Arlidge From Tesco secondhand books - The Rose Garden by Tracy Rees.
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Post by rosemary3 on Dec 30, 2022 20:29:53 GMT
A small haul at Christmas: Act of Oblivion by Robert Harris Unnatural Causes by Richard Shepherd (forensic pathologist writing about his work)
And today my mother lent me Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout.
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Post by geminii on Dec 31, 2022 17:29:44 GMT
I hadn't expected another purchase this year, but a quick scan of the shelves is always deadly .. lol
Pop Goes the Weasel by M J Arlidge .. This is Book #2 of the Helen Grace series & fills the gap I had - I can now add Book #1 to my 2023 reading pile .. lol
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Post by eightlegs on Dec 31, 2022 23:07:03 GMT
Unnatural Causes by Richard Shepherd (forensic pathologist writing about his work)
I enjoyed this Rosemary, hope you do too
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Post by jessieloo22 on Jan 1, 2023 13:59:21 GMT
Unnatural Causes by Richard Shepherd (forensic pathologist writing about his work)
I enjoyed this Rosemary, hope you do too Me too and I think he has another coming out!
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Post by jessieloo22 on Jan 1, 2023 14:00:07 GMT
As I've not commented here lately, I thought I'd do a December 'highlights' and take the opportunity to send some 'Thank You's' too .. Kindle Purchases :Christmas is Murder by Val McDermid Imposter by L J Ross Hysteria by L J Ross Library Borrows :The Various by Steve Augarde The Ballroom Blitz by Anton Du Beke Twisted Lies by Angela Marsons Stolen Ones by Angela Marsons From my Secret Santa :Close To Home by Cara Hunter The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson Christmas Gifts from Adelyne xx adelynechan : Back Up by Paul Coleze The Winter House by Nicci Gerrard The Dinner by Herman Koch The Guilty Couple by C L Taylor Christmas Gifts from Mandy xx pennylane : The Dutch Hose by Ann Patchett The Shape of Darkness by Laura Purcell The Smallest Man by Frances Quinn My own purchases : Dear Life by Rachel Clarke One Hundred Years of Lennie & Margot by Marianne Cronin Traces by Patricia Wiltshire Eeeeeek !!! Thank you all - can't wait to dive into this pile .. lol Have you started the LJ Ross ones? I'm a huge fan but scared to deviate from DCI Ryan because of how much I love him.
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Post by peppercricket on Jan 2, 2023 10:57:34 GMT
Unnatural Causes by Richard Shepherd (forensic pathologist writing about his work)
I enjoyed this Rosemary, hope you do too rosemary3 & eightlegs, if you liked that one, try Prof Dame Sue Black's two books, Written in Bone & All That Remains. She also did this year's Royal Institution's Christmas lectures, which are worth a watch.
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