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Category: Kindle

I love my Kindle – but it’s a long way from perfect

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Alison
For boring reasons that I won’t go into here I had to reload my Kindle with all my books today. here are around 650 in my library – most are freebies I’ve picked up because they soun... Read More

Review: The Glass Guardian

Posted on June 9, 2012June 9, 2012 by Alison
The Glass Guardian by Linda Gillard My rating: 5 of 5 stars Following the sudden deaths of her partner, father and beloved aunt in the space of nine months, Ruth moves to the house she inherits on Sky... Read More

Review: The Redeemer

Posted on June 9, 2012June 9, 2012 by Alison
The Redeemer by Jo Nesbø My rating: 2 of 5 stars This is the fifth Harry Hole book I’ve read and my least favourite to date. Not sure what it was about this one that I didn’t like –... Read More

Review: Nobody’s Fault

Posted on June 9, 2012June 9, 2012 by Alison
Nobody’s Fault by Terry Tyler My rating: 3 of 5 stars I have to say that the Kindle is proving an excellent platform for discovering new authors. Having picked up You Wish by Terry Tyler as a fr... Read More

Review: Revenge Of The Tide

Posted on June 9, 2012June 9, 2012 by Alison
Revenge Of The Tide by Elizabeth Haynes My rating: 5 of 5 stars I thought Elizabeth Haynes’ first novel, Into the Darkest Corner, was an amazing achievement for a new author and was even more su... Read More

Review: Cupcake: A Modern Love-Story with a Bigger-Than-Average Waistline

Posted on June 9, 2012June 9, 2012 by Alison
Cupcake: A Modern Love-Story with a Bigger-Than-Average Waistline by Mariah Jones My rating: 2 of 5 stars Freebie for Kindle hat held my attention on a lazy Sunday morning lie in. About a large girl w... Read More

Review: The Heretic’s Treasure

Posted on June 9, 2012June 9, 2012 by Alison
The Heretic’s Treasure by Scott Mariani My rating: 3 of 5 stars Another Scott Mariani book, another love interest for Ben Hope. You’d think the poor guy would be given time to mourn for hi... Read More

Alas, Kindle #2 has died :(

Posted on June 21, 2011November 21, 2011 by Alison
I should have posted about my poor sad Kindle when it first failed in March. I bought it in January with some birthday money and having loaded it up with half a dozen books it was my constant companio... Read More

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The Rose Petal Beach
5 of 5 stars
The Rose Petal Beach
by Dorothy Koomson
Dorothy Koomson is fast becoming one of my favourite authors, and this is definitely the best of the four books I've read by her (though the others were marvellous too!). I think the thing about her books is that on the surface they look...
tagged: read-in-2012 and highly-recommended
The Guy Selling Rubbish
1 of 5 stars
The Guy Selling Rubbish
by Jack Williams
A freebie Kindle book and a quick read (well under a hour) that gave me a snigger or two. After attempting to seel so,e rubbish on ebay for a laugh, the guy in the book is challenged by a friend to sell more and make some money. Over the...
tagged: read-in-2013
A Cromer Corpse
3 of 5 stars
A Cromer Corpse
by Kelvin I Jones
I was attracted to this because it had Cromer - my favourite place - in the title. When a body is pulled from the sea off Cromer with an unusual mark carved on it, an ex detective recently relocated from Cornwall to Norfolk for a quiet ...
tagged: read-in-2013 and thriller-crime

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