Ejays17 list 2009

ejays17 · Post by **ejays17** » Sat January 3rd, 2009, 7:29 am

January 2009

Something Borrowed - Paul Magrs
The Eight - Katherine Neville (reread)
The TimeTravellers Alamanac
The Chalet School Christmas Story Book - various, but based on series by Elinor M Brent-Dyer
The Tales of Beedle the Bard - JK Rowling
The Fire - Katherine Neville (sequel to The Eight, but not nearly as good)
Lorna at Wynyards - EBD (reread)
Stepsisters for Lorna - EBD (reread)
The School by the River - EBD (reread)
Harry, A History - Melissa Anelli (her personal history with the Harry Potter phenomenon - very interesting reading, I learnt lots abotu the fandom that I had only heard of in passing)
Before the Chalet School: The Bettanys of Taverton High - Helen Barber
The New School and Hilary - Winifred Darch
Toby at Tibbs Cross - Dorita Fairlie Bruce (set in Cornwall during WW2)

ejays17 · Post by **ejays17** » Thu February 19th, 2009, 12:02 pm

February 2009

Relative Engineering - Paul Magrs (actually finished in January, but I forgot to add it!)
The Greatest Knight - Elizabeth Chadwick
Shadows and Strongholds - Elizabeth Chadwick
Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris

ejays17 · Post by **ejays17** » Thu March 5th, 2009, 12:06 pm

March 2009

Shields of Pride - Elizabeth Chadwick
Who Poisoned Napoleon (and Other Unsolved Mysteries of Royal History) - Peter Hauger
Poppies for England - Susan Scarlett (Noel Streatfeild)
Murder While You Work - Susan Scarlett (Noel Streatfeild)
The Discontinuity Guide - Paul Cornell, Martin Day & Keith Topping
The White Mantle - Elizabeth Chadwick
Living Dead in Dallas - Charlaine Harris
Grave Sight - Charlaine Harris
First Term at Cotterford - Liz Filleul
The Love Knot - Elizabeth Chadwick
The Only Day-Girl - Dorothea Moore (re-read)
Club Dead - Charlaine Harris

Telynor · Post by **Telynor** » Sat March 7th, 2009, 10:37 pm

[quote=""ejays17""]March 2009

Shields of Pride - Elizabeth Chadwick
Who Poisoned Napoleon (and Other Unsolved Mysteries of Royal History - Peter Hauger[/quote]

How was the Hauger book? I keep thinking about getting it, but so far haven't.

SonjaMarie · Post by **SonjaMarie** » Sun March 8th, 2009, 12:47 am

[quote=""Telynor""]How was the Hauger book? I keep thinking about getting it, but so far haven't.[/quote]

I've read that one, this is what I said about it when I finished it last year...
"Despite some annoying typos here an there, I found it very interesting and humourous in bits."

SM

ejays17 · Post by **ejays17** » Mon March 16th, 2009, 11:17 am

I enjoyed it, but it really wasn't anything I hadn't read elsewhere before. I did like his writing style, not taking everything extremely seriously. My favourite example of this: Chapter Heading - "Did Secret Agents Assassinate Princess Diana?". First paragraph of chapter - "Shape-changing reptile space-travelers from another dimension murdered Princess Diana. At least, that's one theory out of the many that have tried to explain her death." And that theory has had an entire book written/published about it

And each chapter gives a list of further recommended reading, which is always useful.

ejays17 · Post by **ejays17** » Sun April 12th, 2009, 7:54 am

April 2009

Grave Surprise - Charlaine Harris
Jane Boleyn: The Infamous Lady Rochford - Julia Fox (nf)
The Marsh-King's Daughter - Elizabeth Chadwick
The Corinthian - Georgette Heyer (reread)
The Big Book of Bad Guys - ed. (nf)
The Luxe - Amanda Goodberg(?) (fairly dreadful, I've been reading it at the bookstore for a few months, but have finally struggled through to the end - not going to bother with the sequels tho!)

Leyland · Post by **Leyland** » Sun April 12th, 2009, 3:59 pm

[quote=""ejays17""]
The Fire - Katherine Neville (sequel to The Eight, but not nearly as good)[/quote] I completely agree. I was very disappointed on the whole and ended up skimming to get through to the end. A Calculated Risk is the only one of her other novels I really enjoyed.

ejays17 · Post by **ejays17** » Sat May 9th, 2009, 7:31 am

May 2009

The Blade Itself - Joe Abercrombie
The Reformed Vampires Support Group - Catherine Jinks (quite a bit different to the "Twilight"-version of vampires

)
Summer's Day - Mary Bell
The Serendipity Shop - Dorita Fairlie Bruce
The Countess Below Stairs - Eva Ibbotson
The Morning Gift - Eva Ibbotson
The Wild Lorings at school - Dorita Fairlie Bruce
A Company of Swans - Eva Ibbotson
The Scarlet Lion - Elizabeth Chadwick

ejays17 · Post by **ejays17** » Fri November 20th, 2009, 2:18 pm

November 2009

And I've finally remembered to post here with my reading list!

Changes at Mellings - Margaret Biggs
The Falcons of Montabard - EC
Val Forrest in the Fifth
Lady Moppet's Time Travelling Adventures (which have been driving husband up the wall with ill-timed laughing

) Have really enjoyed it, and am going to re-read it over Christmas when i have the house to myself.
Five Greatest Warriors - Matthew Reilly
The Follies of the King - Jean Plaidy (1st ever Plaidy as far as i recall!)
Dead to the World - Charlaine Harris
Queen of Babble and the Big City - Meg Cabot
Queen of Babble Gets Hitched - Meg Cabot