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by Vanessa
Yesterday, 9:45 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What Are You Reading? March 2024
Replies: 7
Views: 273

Re: What Are You Reading? March 2024

I’m reading The Library of Lost and Found by Phaedra Patrick, contemporary fiction with a quirky main character who finds out her grandmother is still alive although she was told she’d died. Family secrets, fairy stories and mental health problems are the themes.
by Vanessa
Tue March 12th, 2024, 2:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What Are You Reading? March 2024
Replies: 7
Views: 273

Re: What Are You Reading? March 2024

I’m reading The Unfinished Business of Eadie Browne by Freya North, contemporary fiction about an unusual girl’s life spanning about 25 years from her childhood in the 1970s. The blurb says it’s a moving love letter to youth.
by Vanessa
Tue March 5th, 2024, 11:13 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What Are You Reading? March 2024
Replies: 7
Views: 273

Re: What Are You Reading? March 2024

I’m reading Crow Moon by Suzy Aspley, a gothic style psychological thriller involving folklore set in Scotland.

Via Pigeonhole I’m reading The Rise of Synne by L P O’Bryan, a story about a healer and is set in England just after the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
by Vanessa
Sat March 2nd, 2024, 1:21 pm
Forum: Chat
Topic: FYI: Forum board to close by Feb. 29th
Replies: 8
Views: 275

Re: FYI: Forum board to close by Feb. 29th

Looks like we’re still here so will keep posting!
by Vanessa
Sat March 2nd, 2024, 1:20 pm
Forum: Member Reading Logs - 2022
Topic: Vanessa’s 2024 Reads
Replies: 1
Views: 150

February

Here’s my list for February: Twenty-Seven Minutes by Ashley Tate Ten years ago on a bridge in the small town of West Wilmer Phoebe Dean died in a car accident in which she was travelling with her brother, Kent, and local girl, Becca. But why did it take Kent 27 minutes to phone for help? What really...
by Vanessa
Sat March 2nd, 2024, 1:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What Are You Reading? March 2024
Replies: 7
Views: 273

Re: What Are You Reading? March 2024

I’m reading Dreaming Northwards by Craig Lancaster, a multi timeline family drama.
by Vanessa
Thu February 29th, 2024, 9:35 pm
Forum: Chat
Topic: FYI: Forum board to close by Feb. 29th
Replies: 8
Views: 275

Re: FYI: Forum board to close by Feb. 29th

I’ll have a look at that one, Madeleine. There used to be lots of book forums at one time but most of them seem to have gone by the wayside. I think Facebook changed things.
by Vanessa
Mon February 26th, 2024, 8:43 pm
Forum: Chat
Topic: FYI: Forum board to close by Feb. 29th
Replies: 8
Views: 275

Re: FYI: Forum board to close by Feb. 29th

It’s such a shame as I’ve enjoyed reading members’ posts and contributing with mine. But as Madeleine says, it’s dwindled over the years. I wonder where everyone went? I’ve sent you a friend request on Librarything, Princess Garnet. I’m on Goodreads, too. I’m also in a book group on groups.io (https...
by Vanessa
Mon February 5th, 2024, 11:38 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What Are You Reading? February 2024
Replies: 7
Views: 454

Re: What Are You Reading? February 2024

I’m reading The Wartime Book Club by Kate Thompson, set on Jersey during the German occupation of the Channel Islands.
by Vanessa
Fri February 2nd, 2024, 5:03 pm
Forum: Member Reading Logs - 2022
Topic: Vanessa’s 2024 Reads
Replies: 1
Views: 150

Vanessa’s 2024 Reads

Here’s my list for January: The Boot Camp Murder by Matthew Ross Monica Minton quits her high flying job under a dark cloud. Luckily, a business opportunity comes her way and she sets up the ‘We Sit Pets’ dog walking company alongside her brother, Paddy. When the resident celebrity fitness enthusias...

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