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I LOVE BOOKS! But then isn't that why we are all here? Can't understand people who say they never read, what planet are they from?

Number of truly "wild" releases = 115
Number of my releases caught truly "in the wild" = 23
Catch rate = 20.0%

Here is my wish list


Currently reading....
The Righteous Men by Sam Bourne


Read in 2008 so far........
14.Angels of 9/11 by Caitlin Walsh
(hmmm, not updated this in a while and can't remember what I've read since!)
13.A Metropolitan Murder by Lee Jackson
12.Grave Doubts by Elizabeth Corley
11.The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
10.Cell by Stephen King (abandoned)
9.The Keep by Jennifer Egan
8.Blowfly by Patricia Cornwell
7.The Beekeeper's Pupil by Sara George
6.Housebreak your Dog in 7 days
5.Six Sacred Stones by Matthew Reilly
4.Death Match by Lincoln Child
3.Be the Pack Leader by Cesar Millan
2.Cesar's Way by Cesar Millan
1.My Booky Wook by Russell Brand

Read in 2007
23.Cross Bones by Kathy Reichs
22.Memnoch the Devil by Anne Rice (abandoned)
21. Finn Family Moomintroll by Tove Jannson
20.The Angel Makers by Jessica Gregson (abandoned)
19.Various Haunts of Men by Susan Hill (abandoned!)
18.Cirque du Freak by Darren Shan
17.Sandstorm by James Rollins
16.Salem's Lot by Stephen King
15.Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling
14.Tunnels by Roderick Gordon & Brian Williams
13.The Cold Moon by Jeffery Deaver
12.The High Lord by Trudi Canavan
11.The Stupidest Angel by Christopher Moore (abandoned!)
10.The Present by Spencer Johnson
9.The Divide by Nicholas Evans
8.No Humans Involved by Kelley Armstrong
7.The Last Precinct by Patricia Cornwell
6.The Magic Toyshop by Angela Carter
5.Evil Star by Anthony Horowitz
4.Bareback by Kit Whitfield
3.At Knit's End by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
2.Map of Bones by James Rollins
1.Beyond Black by Hilary Mantell (didn't finish)

Read in 2006
54.World's Apart by Lee Crompton (didn't finish)
53.Not Before Sundown by Johanna Sinisalo
52.Magyk by Angie Sage (library book, didn't finish)
51.Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult (didn't finish)
50.The Lucifer Code by Michael Cordy
49.Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris
48.The Twelfth Card by Jeffrey Deaver
47.All families are psychotic by Douglas Coupland (didn't finish)
46.The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde (didn't finish)
45.The Narrows by Michael Connolly
44.Black Notice by Patricia Cornwell
43.Stitch'N'Bitch Nation
42.Stitch'N'Bitch Handbook
41.Lamb: the Gospel according to Biff, Christ's childhool pal by Christopher Moore
40.The Reiki Sourcebook by Bronwen and Frans Stein (library book)
39.Stig of the Dump by Clive King
38.Dead Run by PJ Tracy
37.Enduring Love by Ian McEwan
36.Reiki the Healing Touch by William Lee Rand (library book)
35.Shadowland (Mediator series) by Jenny Carroll
34.My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
33.Tale of the Body Thief by Anne Rice
32.Mole and the Baby Bird by Marjorie Newman
31.Lives of the Monster Dogs by Kirsten Bakis
30.Cold Ghost by Clive Wright
29.Love that Dog by Sharon Creech
28.Subterranean by James Rollins
27.The Valley by Barry Pilton
26.Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
25.The Killing Hour by Lisa Gardner
24.Twice Shy by Dick Francis (didn't finish!)
23.Broken by Kelley Armstrong
22.Dead Famous by Ben Elton
21.Practical Demonkeeping by Christopher Moore.
20.The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield
19.The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud
18.Essential Reiki by Diane Stein
17.The Miracle Strain by Michael Cordy
16.Atlantis by David Gibbins
15.Secrets of Reiki
14.The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
13.The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
12.Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K Jerome
11.The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
10.Life of Pi by Yann Martel
9.Can you keep a secret? by Sophie Kinsella
8.The Twits by Roald Dahl
7.Darkest Fear by Harlen Coban
6.Linger Awhile by Russell Hoban
5.Bloodsucking Fiends by Christopher Moore
4.Seven Ancient Wonders by Matthew Reilly
3.Coastliners by Joanne Harris
2.The Novice by Trudi Canavan
1.A Crown of Lights by Phil Rickman



Well apart from reading, I like knitting.

Also I have started writing. A couple of years ago I had a dream which I thought would make a great children's book, so this year I hope to get that idea down on paper. (Update: I have just taken part in National Novel Writing Month November 2008, and won!! I wrote 51,526 words in 28 days with a completely different story starting from scratch).

I work part-time for my husband as a secretary/PA/bookkeeper, but previously have been a Biomedical Scientist, worked for a charity for the visually impaired and worked in a bookshop - ah, bliss!!

I am a Reiki Master & practitioner.

Enough about me, have a look at my bookshelf and let me know if anything takes your fancy.