Profile last updated 10/04/16

Hello :)

After a couple of years away from bookcrossing, I'm back! I've been busy with moving house, having children and taking care of my family but it's lovely to return to the community :)

Like everyone on here, I love reading and always have. My books are very precious to me but currently taking up more space than is possibly healthy! Bookcrossing was supposed to be a great way of helping me move some of these books and share my passion with other people but has actually seen me accumulate even more books. When I first joined I was warned that Bookcrossing can become addictive but I never imagined it would reach this level!

I've been very fortunate to receive many books from friends and family and I also pick up books from charity shops especially to bookcross, which means my bookshelf isn't a true indicator of my reading tastes. Having said that, I can't think what is *typical* about the books I like -I read most genres and really enjoy finding new authors.


My Bookrays
To celebrate my second bookcrossing birthday (18/08/08) I started my first bookray: Beloved by Toni Morrison. It's on the '1001 books to read before you die' list and is a great book. I'm no longer keeping a record of where this book is being sent, but it appears that it's still being passed among Bookcrossers so please PM the current owner if you want to read it. Thank you to everyone who took part in this and made it a success.


Bookcrossing Challenges
I decided to take the plunge in 2008 and joined in with two challenges that ran throughout the year as well as two smaller challenges. In total I released about 570 books as part of a challenge (although this figure includes a few books used for a dual release).

The first was the Never Judge a Book By its Cover Challenge, organised by Danesnboxers.
The second challenge I joined was the Books by the Numbers Challenge, which was hosted by KateKintail.
The smaller challenges were Oh, the Places We Can Go Release Challenge, co-ordinated by Secretariat and the Stephen King Birthday Challenge hosted by Wyando.

I shall be taking part in the Never Judge a Book By its Cover Challenge again throughout 2009 as well as joining the 52 Towns in 52 Weeks Challenge for the first time, which is being hosted by Haugtussa.


Holiday Gift Giving
I’m really happy to be taking part in the Holiday Gift Giving Thread 2009 again this year. I’ve participated for the last two years (2007 and 2008) and as well as granting many wishes to other bookcrossers all over the world, I’ve received some lovely items from some very generous people (thank you to Lemonitsa, yorkshire-lass, JPix, bsliv1219, GlitterLover; shemchin, Vekiki, cinderess and Oak-MediaCenter).

I'm looking forward to finding even more wishes to grant this year and have now got my wishlist up on the thread.


Books read in 2007
1) Ten seconds from the sun, Russell Celyn Jones 2) My Best Friend’s Girl, Dorothy Koomson3) Beneath the Skin, Nikki French 4) The Simple Rules of Love, Amanda Brookfield5) Shrouded, Carol Anne Davis 6) The Witch Trade, Michael Molloy7) Looking for Andrew McCarthy, Jenny Colgan 8) With or Without You, Carole Matthews9) The Banana Machine, Alexander McCall Smith 10) A Long Way Down, Nick Hornby11) Talk to the Hand, Lynne Truss 12) Rescuing Rose, Isabel Wolff13) This Lullaby, Sarah Dessen 14) Mr. Meddle’s Muddles, Enid Blyton15) Fidelity, Michael Redhill 16) Wish I May, Justine Picardie17) Gardens of Delight, Erica James 18) Dance Upon The Air, Nora Roberts19) Lucky, Alice Sebold 20) Blackberry Wine, Joanne Harris21) Pastures Nouveaux, Wendy Holden 22) don't ask me why, Tania Kindersley23) The Cheerleader, Caroline B. Cooney 24) My Sister’s Keeper, Jodi Picoult25) PS, I Love You, Cecelia Ahern 26) The Abortionist’s Daughter, Elisabeth Hyde27) The Breaker, Minette Walters 28) The Time Witches, Michael Molloy29) Closer, Kit Craig 30) Little Women, Louisa May Alcott31) Angels, Marian Keyes 32) Me and Emma, Elizabeth Flock33) The Glass Lake, Maeve Binchy 34) Trick or Treat, Richie Tankersley Cusick35) The Slightly Larger Book of Panic, Arnie Claggerhaus 36) The Devil’s Feather, Minette Walters37) The Seven Sisters, Margaret Drabble 38) Where have all the boys gone?, Jenny Colgan 39) Involved, Kate O’Riordan40) The Dilemma, Penny Vincenzi 41) Blue Water, Manette Ansay42) The Ruby in the Smoke, Philip Pullman 43) I’m A Believer, Jessica Adams44) A Place To Scream, Jean Ure 45) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, JK Rowling 46) The Time Traveler’s Wife, Audrey Niffenegger47) A Brother’s Journey, Richard Peltzer 48) A Teenager’s Journey, Richard Peltzer49) The Accidental, Ali Smith 50) Wild West Witches, Michael Malloy51) Factor 25, Assorted 52) The River Boy, Tim Bowler53) If You Could See Me Now, Cecelia Ahern 54) The Thief, Ruth Rendell55) Sleepwalking, Julie Myerson 56) Careless Talk, James Friel57) Never Say Die, Tess Gerritsen 58) Possessing the Secret of Joy, Alice Walker59) Love, Peace and Chocolate, Cathy Cassidy 60) A Cuckoo in Candle Lane, Kitty Neale61) Don’t You Want Me?, India Knight 62) Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging, Louise Rennison 63) Stick Figure, Christine Fontana64) The Stolen Child, Keith Donohue 65) The Ripple Effect, Dominic Holland66) Trust Nobody, June Hampson 67) Mister Monday, Garth Nix68) Case Histories, Kate Atkinson 69) Diary of a Manhattan Call Girl, Tracy Quan70) Sophie’s Bakery for the Broken Hearted, Lolly Winston 71) A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens72) The Peppermint Pig, Nina Bawden

Books read in 2008
1) Missing the Midnight, Jane Gardam 2) The Friday Night Knitting Club, Kate Jacobs3) Gentlemen and Players, Joanne Harris 4) Three of a Kind, Marilyn Kaye5) The Battle for Christabel, Margaret Forster 6) The Dark Room, Minette Walters7) The Book Thief, Markus Zusak 8) Husbands, Adele Parks9) A Million Little Pieces, James Frey 10) Dinner for Two, Mike Gayle11) The Birth of Venus, Sarah Dunant 12) Velocity, Dean Koontz13) Sorting Out Billy, Jo Brand 14) Vanishing Acts, Jodi Picoult15) Moab is My Washpot, Stephen Fry 16) Lazy Ways to Make a Living, Abigail Bosanko 17) The Five and the Hijackers, Claude Voilier18) Until the Real Thing Comes Along, Elizabeth Berg 19) A Widow for One Year, John Irving20) A Strong and Willing Girl, Dorothy Edwards 21) The Spook’s Apprentice, Joseph Delaney22) The Spook’s Curse, Joseph Delaney 23) The Spook’s Secret, Joseph Delaney24) The Spook’s Battle, Joseph Delaney 25) Glitter When You Jump, Fiona Waters26) Deafening, Frances Itani 27) Salem Falls, Jodi Picoult28) The Cupid Effect, Dorothy Koomson 29) Blowing It, Judy Astley30) Secret Seven Adventure, Enid Blyton 31) Past Mortem, Ben Elton32) Trans-Sister Radio, Chris Bohjalian 33) The Fourth Hand, John Irving34) Lucia, Lucia, Adriana Trigiani 35) Offcomer, Jo Baker36) Second Honeymoon, Joanna Trollope 37) The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood38) Human Croquet, Kate Atkinson 39) rachel’s holiday, Marian Keyes40) The Undomesticated Goddess, Sophie Kinsella 41) The Secret River, Kate Grenville42) Ten in a Bed, Allan Ahlberg 43) Nip ‘n’ Tuck, Kathy Lette44) Malka, Mirjam Pressler 45) Frost in May, Antonia White46) Love Invents Us, Amy Bloom 47) How to Talk to a Widower, Jonathan Tropper48) Tall Poppies, Lousie Bagshawe 49) A Spot of Bother, Mark Haddon50) Strange Fits of Passion, Anita Shreve 51) The Roundhill, Dick King-Smith52) Alone, Pip Granger 53) The Mafia Incident, Terrance Dicks54) Yo Diary!, Jonathan Meres 55) Disordered Minds, Minette Walters56) Their Angel Reach, Livi Michael 57) How to be Good, Nick Hornby58) Flight Lessons, Patricia Gaffney 59) The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho

Books read in 2009
1) Little White Lies, Bernadette Strachan 2) The Tenko Club, Elizabeth Noble3) The Queen and I, Sue Townsend 4) Go Ask Alice, Anonymous5) Cage of Stars, Jacquelyn Mitchard 6) Postmortem, Patricia Cornwell7) Short Stories, Ruth Rendell 8) The Timewaster Letters, Robin Cooper9) The Rise and Fall of the Queen of Suburbia, Sarah May 10) Noughts and Crosses, Malorie Blackman11) Knife Edge, Malorie Blackman 12) Checkmate, Malorie Blackman13) Thanks for the Memories, Cecelia Ahern 14) Veronika Decides to Die, Paulo Coelho15) The Reading Group, Elizabeth Noble 16) The Savage Garden, Mark Mills17) Emotionally Weird, Kate Atkinson 18) Saffron Skies, Lesley Lokko19) The Memory Keeper’s Daughter, Kim Edwards 20) Hoot, Carl Hiaasen21) The Night Watch, Sarah Waters 22) A Certain Age, Rebecca Ray23) Birthday Girls, Annabel Giles 24) The Rise and Fall of a Yummy Mummy, Polly Williams 25)** Hide and Seek, Clare Sambrook26) Come Away With Me, Sara MacDonald 27) The Tea House on Mulberry Street, Sharon Owens 28) Those Faraday Girls, Monica McInerney29) The Playground Mafia, Sarah Tucker 30) His 'n' Hers, Mike Gayle31) Tell Me No Lies, Malorie Blackman 32) Year of Wonders, Geraldine Brooks33) The Interpretation of Murder, Jed Rubenfeld 34) The Other Lover, Sarah Jackman35) The Fat Ladies' Club, several 36) Addition, Toni Jordan37) Happiness Sold Separately, Lolly Winston 38) Just a Little Disco on an Open-Top Bus, Candy Guard 39) Everything must go, Elizabeth Flock40) Love Rules, Freya North 41) Getting Out of the House, Isla Dewar42) Warnings of Gales, Annie Sanders


My Wish List
My wishlist is simply there to remind me which books I've been recommended and would like to read. I don't expect to receive one of these books from anyone but love hearing about other books I might enjoy. I do like discovering new authors and enjoy reading something different, so if you are kind enough to be thinking about sending me something, please surprise me!

I mainly wild release my books but I am happy to send books / swap books for wings or postage (depending on my finances at the time) to other bookcrossers, so if you do see something in my AVL or TBR pile that you would like, feel free to pm me :)

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