Just a little bit. After some consideration I have decided to combine my two blogs onto The Book Club Blog. Finding the time to keep two blogs updated just isn’t working for me anymore, what with life, work and children, well, child. So, from now on, I will be blogging here. I will still mainly be blogging about the books I read, books I love, books I don’t, just with a touch of life thrown in for good measure.
I have read a couple of good books lately, time, she is in great command at the moment so I am not reading as much as I would like to but that will soon be remedied by the Christmas Holiday coming up. Excited much! I plan to do much loafing, much reading and much resting. It will be a well deserved break from the busyness that is life.
The last book I read was chick lit – Tasmina Perry Kiss Heaven Goodbye, a book club book which I have to say I did rather enjoy. Light, easy reading, without too much thinking involved which was perfect for a busy week wind down. What is it about? A group of friends are on holiday on a private island, a murky secret keeps them locked in the past while trying to live their futures and it all comes back to haunt them at the end. Nice little twist at the end, which I have to admit, I didn’t see coming! I have not read Tasmina Perry before, but for light easy reading, I may just do it again…
Another book which I enjoyed, I recently purchased from Exclusive Books with my ‘cash back’ voucher, don’t you love those?? was The Shock of the Fall – Nathan Filer. I enjoyed this book, also an easy read, but with a little more depth than my previous read;-) I don’t really want to give too much away as I think it would spoil the reading of it, but here is the back of the book blurb to give you an idea:
‘I’m going to tell you why we came back from the caravan holiday without Simon and how I spent the next ten years living with him. About Nanny Noo’s typewriter and why dead people still have birthdays. About the shock of the fall and the blood on my knee.
There are books you cant stop reading which keep you up all night.
There are books which let us into the hidden parts of life and make them vividly real
There are books which, because of the sheer skill with which every word is chosen, linger in your mind for days.
The Shock of the Fall is all of these books’
Intriguing right? I thought so and it did not disappoint. Definitely a most readable book and definitely skillfully written. I think this would make a great book gift.
As for other stuff, can you believe that Christmas is yet again, almost apon us? This year has flown by in a flurry of days, oh to be a child where the days are longer than they are…
Do you have any particular books you would like Santa to bring you? I don’t actually have anything on my wish list this year so far, can you believe it? Best I get some recommendations….(thats your cue…)
And with that I bid you a fond good night, I am off to read a little bit of my latest book – Elizabeth Gilbert – The Signature of all things. So far, an enjoyable read, nothing like Eat Pray Love, if you were groaning at the thought…;-)
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