Book Talk: I've Been Reading...

Shock.  Horror.  Another post.  

I know right?  Who would've thought I'd be able to churn out another book post so soon.  This organisation thing seems to be working.  And this time there are so many good books.  Like really, really good books.

The Chain was one of those far fetched wacky thrillers that drew you in despite yourself.  I pretty much read it all in one sitting.  In fact a lot of the books in this post were read all in one go, they were that addictive.  House of Correction?  Ditto.  The Minders?  Ditto, ditto. 

Both Nicci French and John Marrs have become my new must-read-everything-by-them authors.  Particularly Marrs who writes thrillers with a all too possible futuristic twist.  Seriously love them.  And already hanging out for his next release "drums fingers".

Michael Wood's latest Matilda Darke detective novel also didn't disappoint and pretty much threw the whole series in to a "oh my God I did so not see that coming" territory.  I just love it when a series does that.  Unlike The Three Dark Crown Series which started out brilliantly but was seriously let down by the 4th and final book.  I was gutted that such a good series ended so incredibly badly.  Something, that sadly seems to happen way to often with fantasy series.

Along with with all the thrillers there was a hefty dose of chick lit.  The perfect antidote when other books disappoint you.  Feel good swoony feels all round.  I did however manage to sneak in a graphic novel, a thriller no less, about a housewife who just happens to be a hired killer.  So no surprise that I loved it.

Aside from that I also managed to fit in some audio book catch-ups.  Two comedies, a sci-fi and one about a pandemic.   I know.  Only my brain wants a pandemic book when there's an actual pandemic going on.  Weird but true.  However it was amazingly good.  Scarily so.  So totally worth it in the end.

Good thing I rounded it out with a lovely book featuring celebrity couples talking about what makes a marriage work.  No where near as serious as it sounds and actually filled with just nice stories about happy and successful marriages.

 

The perfect romance book for a big romantic like me.