2012 In 2012: The List *Updated 28/03 - 189 Books Read*

apologies if these have been named but didn't see them

1. 11th hour by james patterson. love the womens murder club but this isnt the best. 7/10
2. the donor by helen fitzgerald. very interesting gritty moral dilemma tale about a single father with twin daughters, both of whom need a kidney but he can't save both. 8/10

Book 18 -

Looking Good Dead by Peter James 9/10 - can't get enough of the DS Grace series, this one was a bit graphic though.

Book 19 -

Au Reviour Liverpool by Maureen Lee 9/10 - very easy reader, set in wartime but still with current themes, enjoyable reading

Toast by Nigel Slater - An honest, descriptive and sometimes sad portrayal of a food loving young boy growing up in England in the 60's.

A walk in the park - Jill mansell. Love her books, easy to read romance style. 9/10

A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard.  A harrowing and frank narrative of Jaycee Lee Dugard's abduction and the 18 years she spent at the hands of Philip and Nancy Garrido.  It's her story, written in her words.  However, despite the dark subject, the book is inspirational.  As Jaycee herself says, she is not a victim, she is a survivor.  I was humbled by her account of how she never gave up, especially after having her daughters.  In the introduction she says, "My trust and hope were indeed put in the wrong person(s), but nevertheless it still lived."  Inspirational.  10/10

20th book -

Before I go to Sleep by SJ Watson 10/10 - best book I have read in a long time, highly recommend, lives up to the hype

Ooh just seen this thread. I'll go grab the ones I've read this year...

The Book of Tomorrow - Cecila Ahern - Very much a teenagers book, but once I saw past that the story had an imaginative plot - 7/10

The Gift - Cecila Ahern - This could have been so much more, but it is a short book! - 5/10

Exposed - Liza Marklund - Fast paced whilst being very descriptive of absolutely everything! Unpredictable plot too. - 8/10

Where Rainbows End - Cecila Ahern - It's a lovely story but a tad predictable. Typical Cecila Ahern but all through letters, emails, text messages etc. Easy read - 7/10

(I've also read The Help by Kathryn Stockett this year too, and like previously mentioned in the list, I would give this 10/10 as well. Can't recommend enough!)

16. Beautiful Creatures by Lulu Taylor - great, love her stuff about beautiful rich girls, liked the plots and plenty of smutty bits as well 10/10

17. Outrageous Fortune by Lulu Taylor - as above

18. The Good father by Diane Chamberlain - briliant, as good as all her others with some twists and turns 9/10

Still Alice by Lisa Genova 9/10

A novel written from the persepctive of a Harvard lecturer who discovers she has early onset Alzheimer's disease.

Very realistic.

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Before I go to Sleep - Loved it, couldn't put it down. Nice twists. 8.5/10

Panjita:

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Before I go to Sleep - Loved it, couldn't put it down. Nice twists. 8.5/10

 

I think I need to read it again as I practically inhaled it in my desperation to find out what was going on, and got a bit confuddled at the end.

Anyway, back to the thread, oops!

Book 21 -

The House on Willow Street by Cathy Kelly - 9/10 - very easy reader, nice story, felt it ended a bit quick - could have made another book from all the stories created. A follow up would be great. Love this author for easy reading.

Didnt see either of these...

Kill Your Friends - John Niven - sex, violence and makes you laugh at things you really shouldnt be laughing at - Shocking and disturbing all in one. Brilliantly written 9/10

Good as Dead - Mark Billingham - police thriller not his best book but an easy read 7/10

Sleepyhead by Mark Billingham (thanks to Tray) 9/10

Good whodunnit - and whydunnit!

A Summer Fling my Millie Johnson. Chick lit trash, but a real page turner. I rather liked it! 7/10

Haruki Murakami - 1Q84 (Books 1,2 and 3)

Murakami's best work so far, it was brilliant. 10/10