2008 books!

Great idea for a page, ‘inspired by’ Nici!

The starred books are the ones that have stood out.. either they surprised me, were hard to put down, or have stayed with me in some way.

A Quick Bite by Lynsay Sands – vampire chick lit, just what I needed! lol

John by Cynthia Lennon – Insightful, and comes across as very open and honest.

Life of Pi by Yann Martel – Slow start to this one, but I loved it by the end. I have the illustrated version, which is lovely!

The Story Giant by Brian Patten – Easy read, interesting concept. Have passed it on to Beth, to see if she enjoys it.

A Bite To Remember by Lynsay Sands – More easy reading

Smoke And Mirrors by Neil Gaiman – Perfect book for the bath, reading a short story at a time. Wonderful collection, what a vivid imagination!

Out of My Depth by Emily Barr – Review

* Footprints in the Sand by Sarah Challis – Review

* Notes From An Exhibition by Patrick Gale – Review

Any Way You Want Me by Lucy Diamond – Review

The Infinite Wisdom of Harriet Rose by Diana Janney – Review

* The Pirate’s Daughter by Margaret Cezair-Thompson – Review

Finding Margo by Susanne O’Leary -Review

The Stepmother by Carrie Adams -Review

* Blood Ties by Sam Hayes – Review

Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire – Review

Creation in Death by JD Robb – Always comforting to get back to this series.

A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L’Engle – I wanted to read this for the Lost Connection!

* The Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani -Review

Sugarcoated by Catherine Forde -Review

* Emotional Geology by Linda Gillard – Review

The Voluptuous Delights of Peanut Butter and Jam – Review

Vampire Apocalypse by Derek Gunn – Review

Doctor Who: The Many Hands by Dale Smith – Review

Welcome to Your Brain by Sandra Aamondt and Sam Wang – Review

The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film -Review

Torchwood: The Border Princes by Dan Abnett – Review

* A Lifetime Burning by Linda Gillard – Review

Villa Serena by Domenica de Rosa – Review

* The Ingenious Edgar Jones by Elizabeth Garner – Review

* The Memory Of Water by Karen White – Review

A Difficult Boy by MP Barker -Review

Dreams of Rivers and Seas by Tim Parks – Review

In Search of Adam by Caroline Smailes – A very honest, but harrowing book.

* Star Gazing by Linda Gillard – Review

Unspoken by Sam Hayes – Review

Torchwood: Trace Memory by David Llewellyn

Doctor Who: The Last Dodo by Jacqueline Rayner – Good story, but let down by Martha being portrayed as a teenager in the way she thinks!

A Small Part of History by Peggy Elliot – see forum discussion

* Leading the Dance by Sarah Salway – Review

* The Questory of Root Karbunkulus. Item I – Miist by Kamilla Reid – Review

A Season of Eden by JM Warwick – Review

* Banquet For The Damned by Adam Nevill – Review

* The Silver Bear by Derek Haas – Review

I’m Watching You by Mary Burton – Review

* Losing You by Patricia Debney – Review

* Dolman by Victoria David – Review

The Girls by Lori Lansen – Read on holiday

Geisha by Liza Dalby – Another holiday read

* Messages by Sarah Salway & Lynne Rees – Review

The Oven House by Lynne Rees – Review

Something Beginning With by Sarah Salway – Review

Think On My Words by David Crystal – Non fiction – Review

the Birds, the Bees, and Other Secrets by Frances Garrood – Review

Over You by Lucy Diamond – Review

* The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas – Review

The Coroner by M.R. Hall – Review

Perfect Family by Pam Lewis – Review

Keeping The Dead by Tess Gerritsen – Review

Elephants on Acid and Other Bizarre Experiments by Alex Boese – Review

Little People in the City: The Street Art of Slinkachu – Review

No Time for Goodbye by Linwood Barclay

* Therapy by Sebastian Fitzek – Review

The Love of My Life by Louise Douglas – Review

Cold Rock River by Jackie Lee Miles – Review

* Dear Fatty by Dawn French – Review

The Universal Crammer by Susannah Frieze – Review

* Nation by Terry Pratchett – Review

Mistakes in the background by Laura Dockrill – Review

The Joy of Cats by Celia Haddon – Anthology of tales, poems etc, would make a nice gift for cat lovers.

Mother’s Need Time-Outs Too – Review

The Vampire’s Revenge by Raven Hart – Review

The Sisterhood by Emily Barr – Review

Business Stripped Bare by Richard Branson – Review

* Guernica by Dave Boling – Review

Life on the Refrigerator Door by Alice Kuipers – Review

The Boy in the Dress by David Walliams – Review

The Road by Cormac McCarthy – Review

* Skin and Bones by Tom Bale – Review

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

* A Proper Family Christmas by Jane Gordon-Cummings – Review

Florence Nightingale – The Woman and her Legend by Mark Bostridge – Review

The Secret Shopper’s Revenge by Kate Harrison

Texas Death Row by Bill Crawford

* Heroes of the Valley by Jonathan Stroud – Review

Legacy of the Eldric by Dave Burrows

Unfinished books

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