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Because I am so bad at updating my reading I shall endeavour to post everything here!
For the last two years I have signed up to read 100 books and only (apparently) hit about 50, when actually I've probably read about 200...

Sssso... to start off with today I have read The Winter Witch. A three-and-a-half to four star read, good setting and not too girly!

And the first Inspector Morse Last Bus to Woodstock
Enjoyable, but always coloured by John Thaw!

Well, good luck in updating rather than reading

Flying already Rosemary!! good luck!

Well done, Rosemary!

I love goodreads for keeping track of my reading, I used their "read" shelf to keep note of what I've read.

Thanks folks! Well it's easy to read during the crimbo limbo, the rate will drop off now

The Ocean at the End of the Lane -
Jan 2nd and I probably have a contender for my best read of 2014

Until Thy Wrath Be Past

This was a strange one. Dreamlike, beautiful descriptions of landscape and very foreign. You never know how much 'strangeness' (for want of a better word) is due to the translation and how much is in the original writing. But I enjoyed it a lot and would read more featuring Rebecka Martinsson

Rosemary (the Fourth Plinth) wrote: "For the last two years I have signed up to read 100 books and only (apparently) hit about 50, when actually I'v..."

Only 50? ONLY!?

I read very quickly :)

Terms of Engagement

This is possibly the most dull book I have ever read. It is this month's local book group choice so I did read right through to the end, woe is me.

I just wanted to say "shut UP you smartarse!" all the way through (to the author that is, not the narrator. Although she needed a good slap too, to be fair)

Note to self: Anita Brookner - avoid

Thanks for the warning!

You're doing well with your challenge!

Fall of Giants

This was a whopping read and I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Characterisation wasn't the best but actually it didn't matter too much. The history was very interesting - I was woefully ignorant of history/politics of WW1. Truly horrifying how so many died for such poor reasons

The Man From U.N.D.E.A.D. Who Went Out In The Cold

Gets better and better, this series

Wow, your doing really well

Thanks Desley. I've been a bit under the weather so sitting about reading quite a bit more than usual!

Ah right!!

The Fell Sword

Excellent. This is the sequel to The Red Knight which was the book I enjoyed most last year. They are both very long but I stormed through them as they are so good, however the first is better. Don't read the sequel unless you've read the first! Can't wait for the next... Multiple POVs - which is fine by me (I always think, done well, that it gives extra depth to a story) although I know some people hate it

Socko's First Case

Nice wee short, well constructed story

Blood Song

Started off really well but I kind of lost interest towards the end. Don't think I'll bother with the next one

The Abomination

Enjoyable, unusual, good sense of place

London Falling

Nearly gave up not very far in, something about the writing style I think, but persevered and quite glad I did. Think Rivers of London (which I like much better and seems to be called Midnight Riot on here) but darker and with a lot more gore. Looked like a set up for another book/series at the end, and I'll probably try it.

The Way of Kings

This was a cracker (and a very long one, lucky I had all those trains to Biggleswade to read on). Really looking forward to the next one. How all fantasy should be

One Day In The Life Of Jason Dean

Very powerful short

I found that book very moving, Rosemary.

Yes me too, even though I'd guessed (view spoiler)[Sophie was dead (hide spoiler)] before the end, I felt that if Jason had just had a nudge in another direction early on he could have had such a different life. Story of a trapped man

Saints of the Shadow Bible

I bloody love Rebus. This one is as good as ever, great plotting, characters and I only just realised Mr Rankin is probably the best writer I know for dialogue.

Ooh, I haven't read a Rebus for a while

The Complaints

Just felt like another Rankin. Almost as good as Rebus I think

Always looking for good examples of dialogue; I'll have to give Rankin a read.

Rosemary (the Fourth Plinth) wrote: "The Way of Kings

This was a cracker (and a very long one, lucky I had all those trains to Biggleswade to read on). Really looking forward to the next one. How all fantasy should be"

Have you read his Mistborn trilogy? It was my best read of last year.

Yes, well I've read no.1 The Final Empire, which I don't seem to have rated or marked as read here - this is why I started this thread - I seem to have no.2 on my kindle and not read it. So disorganised!

Angelfall

A decent read, a little bit too YA for my sophisticated (!) tastes (would have loved it if I were younger).

Rosemary (the Fourth Plinth) wrote: "Saints of the Shadow Bible

I bloody love Rebus. This one is as good as ever, great plotting, characters and I only just realised Mr Rankin is probably the best writer I know for di..."

Just remembered I bought this in December must move it up my list!

Life After Life

As with all Kate Atkinson's book, this was extremely well written, and had a carefully constructed, clever storyline, but I found it ultimately curiously unaffecting.

Can we have some more Jackson Brodie purrlease?

The Mile

Funny and touching. Not sure I'll rely on the opinions espoused for my final decision making come September, but a good read!

I loved that one Rosemary.

Clara

or Clara Wieck, very gifted (and celebrated in her time) pianist who you won't have heard of because she was a woman. This is my "real-life" reading group's book choice this month, I read it before several years ago but enjoyed it again. Janice Galloway does write beautifully. Poor Clara had a pretty awful life really, a single-minded father and then a husband (Schumann) who if he wasn't a split personality was just nuts

Elemental Cascade

A fitting and satisfying ending to the trilogy

I've been so busy I've hardly read anything! But managed to finish The Library of Shadows last night.
A very original concept (I particularly liked some of the descriptions of books and reading) but generally I didn't entirely take to the writing style. I also sometimes felt it was just a bit silly, which is never a good sign in a fantasy book. If you don't believe in the writer's world, he's lost you.

Still busy so not much reading.
But have finished The Rabbit Back Literature Society.

Weird. But in a good way! (I think some of our authors might enjoy this!)

And The Cleansing

Excellent. I've had a kind of fascination with end-of-our-world stories since watching The Day of the Triffids as a youngster. This was a good one, and I look forward to reading the next

(Phew..)

Lol Sam! Yes I really enjoyed it - will do a proper review here and amazon shortly :)

I've got a backlog of reviews that need doing.

Do them for me, please?

OK. If you do mine :)

Ummmm

The Universe Versus Alex Woods

The best story about assisted suicide I have read.
But seriously, this was a good book, with a kind of deadpan style and a narrator who remained mostly positive and very moral despite being the victim of long odds on a number of occasions. A lot to think about here

Imperfect Strangers

This is a cracker!

:D Thanks Rosie, chuffed you enjoyed it.