Recent Book Activity

PROFILE UPDATE – THURSDAY 3 MAY 12

FIVE FAVE BOOKS - out of around fourteen read in April
Adam – Jacquelyn Frank (2011) 7/10
Private Demon – Lynn Viehl (2005) 8/10
The Queen’s Lady – Shannon Drake (2007) 7/10
Night Falls Darkly – Kim Lenox (2008) 7/10
Lord of Sword and Sky – C. L. Wilson (2007) 7/10

UPDATE | THU 3 MAY 12 | Entrenched in a phase of paranormal and historical romance – go figure!? I’m really enjoying it though. Also reading books I want to swap or TA-RA am going to release in Orkney in June. | Just read this and am still smiling with delight so I have to make an honourable mention - pre-empting my five faves of May – MOON OVER SOHO by BEN AARONOVITVCH which was a joyful treat, gripping and amusing, it featured a very likeable protagonist and was neatly balanced with patches of light breeziness and dark terror in the plotlines!
| MON 2 APR 12 | please note, from Tue 3 to Tue 17 Apr for three weeks, I only have intermittent internet access as this Easter Bunny has extended leave in Aberdeen.
| THU 8 MAR 12 | STOP PRESS STUFF | JOYFUL to be back online, (connection compromised since 19th Nov 11) THRILLED to be in touch with other BookCrossers again, NOT SO WILD about all my sheaves of as yet un-typed reviews and if I was behind in Oct 11, I am even more so now! Contrarily, I am using up valuable typing time by continuing to read up a storm - wicked BookCrosser.
| PLEASE NOTE My sister Flutterbies9 joined bookcrossing so that can often mean a guaranteed two for one bookcrossers journal entries when either of us gets a book we both want to pass on to read!
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THANKS | Huge THANK YOU’s to all the lovely BookCrossers who have traded with me and kindly sent me books and gifted me BookCrossing wings.

READING | Loving reading I always have a book nearby, and I’m a fiction fan. My wish-list below gives a better indication of my interests than my bookshelf as I often re-distribute books unclaimed at the end of BC meetings. Frequently I shuttle books from one Official BookCrossing Zone [OBCZ] shelf to another, Edinburgh/Aberdeen most commonly. I've read and made notes on the majority of the books I've handled through bookcrossing.

POSTAL ADVENTURES | Rings, Rays & Trades/Swaps | Overseas swaps depend on my current finances, but please ask, you never know…?
SWAPPING & MY ‘AVAILABLE’ LIST | books (in my possession) on my Available list are always few, as I tend to read, review, register & swiftly release - in that order. However, because my Available list is usually low I often offer books from my TBR piles when swapping. Or, sometimes I offer a hand-made bookmark or two! (For bookmark descriptions, see below…)

BOOKMARKS | Sometimes I offer hand-made bookmarks as part of book swaps as I adore creating them so usually have a few around. The four main types I make are listed below. My own favourites to use are the magnetic closure ones as they don’t fall out of books, [what could be more useful than that] and my favourites to make are the beaded cords as I love putting the colours and textures together. Then there is the great sparkle factor of course!
~ FLAT CARD ~ finished with a thin layer of book-cover plastic ~ made with gift-wrap papers of floral/geometric designs, and/or photos, or uplifting quotes, or glittery holographic foils, these range in size around 18 cm by 5 cm (7“ by 2”);
~ MAGNETIC CLOSURE ~ folded card covered and finished as above, these range in size around 5 cm by 3 cm (2 3/4“ by 1 1/4”);
~ BEADED RIBBONS ~ ribbons trimmed with glass beads or sparkly embroidered sequins or ribbons simply heat-cut at each end;
~ BEADED CORDS ~ hand-twisted, sparkly cords, strung at ends with glass beads.
MATERIALS USED ~ The card ones use recycled advertising material, and/or gift-wrap papers with recycled magnetic sheet. While the glass beads, ribbons and threads for the beaded ribbons and sparkly cord bookmarks are mostly store bought.

UK BOOKCROSSERS INFO | http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/BookCrossingUK
EDINBURGH BOOKCROSSERS | BookCrossing MeetUp Group @ http://bookcrossing.meetup.com/150
Meetings every first Thursday of the month, Biblos bar, 1 Chamber Street, 7.30 pm.
(((All Welcome – find the table covered in books!)))

HOME PAGE URL: http://www.cityofliterature.com ~ have a look, nothing to do with me, apart from the obvious, we’re both happy to promote booky things in Edinburgh.

Weatherpixie pic seems to have disappeared, will have to return sometime to try figure out what [not] going on here… (time to learn something about html I suspect…)


WISH-LIST LAST UPDATED – THURSDAY 3 MAY 2012
UPDATED REGULARLY | kept really as note-to-self, reminders of some books brought to my attention, or those I’m aiming to read sequentially, it’s helpful for my bookcrossing and library use.
SWAPS/TRADES | hoping a long wish-list will help any kind soul requesting a postal exchange or partners in BC UK NOT-SO-SECRET-SURPRISE book-giving event. Alternatively, knowing I may like these authors, partners can suggest similar? I’m (((happy))) to receive books *be they on my wish list or not!*

Aguirre, Ann – Hell Fire (Solomon 2) :: 20 Mar 11
Aguirre, Ann – Shady Lady (Solomon 3) :: 16 Oct 11
Alvtegen, Karin – Guilt :: 24 Sep 08
Alvtegen, Karin – Betrayal :: 24 Sep 08
Arbuthnott, Gill – Winterbringers :: 14 Nov 05
Ashton, David – A Trick of the Light (McLevy 3) :: 6 Apr 10
Aubert, Brigitte – Death from the Snows :: 6 Feb 09
Beckett, Galen – The Magicians and Mrs Quent :: 19 Sep 09
Beckett, Galen - The House on Durrow Street :: Tue 22 Mar 11
Black, Jenna – The Devil Inside :: 20 Mar 11
Black, Jenna – The Devil's Due :: 20 Mar 11
Black, Jenna – Speak of the Devil :: 20 Mar 11
Black, Jenna – The Devil's Playground:: 20 Mar 11
Bowen, Rhys – Her Royal Spyness :: 9 Sep 09
Bowen, Rhys – A Royal Pain :: 9 Sep 09
Bowen, Rhys – Royal Flush :: 9 Sep 09
Brodrick, William - A Whispered Name :: 19 Sep 09
Brodrick, William – The Day of the Lie :: 6 Mar 12
Camilleri, Andrea - The Snack Thief (Montalbano 3) :: 7 Mar 05
Camilleri, Andrea – Rounding the Mark (Montalbano 7) :: 19 Sep 09
Camilleri, Andrea – The Paper Moon (Montalbano 9) :: 19 Sep 09
Camilleri, Andrea – August Heat (Montalbano 10) :: 19 Sep 09
Camilleri, Andrea – The Wings of the Sphinx (Montalbano 11) :: 16 Oct 2011
Camilleri, Andrea – The Track of Sand (Montalbano 12) :: 16 Oct 2011
Camilleri, Andrea – The Potter's Field (Montalbano 13) :: 16 Oct 2011
Clare, Alys – Fortune Like the Moon (Hawkenlye 1) :: 20 Mar 11
Clare, Alys – Ashes of the Elements (Hawkenlye 2) :: 20 Mar 11
Clare, Alys – The Tavern in the Morning (Hawkenlye 3) :: 20 Mar 11
Clare, Alys – The Chatter of the Maidens (Hawkenlye 4) :: 20 Mar 11
Clare, Alys – The Faithful Dead (Hawkenlye 5) :: 20 Mar 11
Clare, Alys – A Dark Night Hidden (Hawkenlye 6) :: 20 Mar 11
Clare, Alys – Whiter Than the Lily (Hawkenlye 7) :: 20 Mar 11
Clare, Alys – Heart of Ice (Hawkenlye 9) :: 20 Mar 11
Clare, Alys – The Enchanter's Forest (Hawkenlye 10) :: 20 Mar 11
Clare, Alys – The Paths of the Air (Hawkenlye 11) :: 20 Mar 11
Clare, Alys – Joys of My Life (Hawkenlye 12) :: 20 Mar 11
Clare, Alys – The Rose of The World (Hawkenlye 13) :: 20 Mar 11
Dale, Anna - Dawn Undercover :: 19 Sep 09
Dale, Anna - Spellbound :: 19 Sep 09
Dean, Anna - A Gentleman of Fortune (Dido Kent 2) :: 6 Mar 12
Edwardson, Ake – Frozen Tracks :: Wed 24 Sep 08
Eisler, Barry - Rain Fall :: 9 May 08
Eisler, Barry - Hard Rain aka Blood From Blood :: 9 May 08
Eisler, Barry - Rain Storm aka Choke Point :: 9 May 08
Eisler, Barry - The Last Assassin :: 9 May 08
Ellory, R. J. – A Quiet Vendetta :: 14 Feb 10
Ellory, R. J. – City Of Lies :: 14 Feb 10
Ellory, R. J. – The Anniversary Man :: 14 Feb 10
Evanovich, Janet & Leanne Banks – Hot Stuff :: 25 Jan 09
Evanovich, Janet – Plum Lucky :: 25 Jan 09
Evanovich, Janet – Finger Lickin’ Fifteen :: 25 Jan 09
Fitzpatrick, Becca – Silence (Hush, Hush 3) :: 6 Mar 2012
Fossum, Karin – When the Devil Holds The Candle :: 24 Sep 08
Funke, Cornelia - Inkspell :: 19 Sep 09
Funke, Cornelia - Inkdeath :: 19 Sep 09
Goodman, Carol - The Seduction of Water :: 11 Sep 04 [promised by lellie 27 May 09]
Green, Nick - The Cat’s Paw (Cat Kin 2) :: 19 Sep 09
Harris, Charlaine - Grave Secret (Connelly 4) :: 20 Mar 11
Hayter, Sparkle - Revenge of the Cootie Girls :: 17 Jan 08
Hayter, Sparkle - The Last Manly Man :: 17 Jan 08
Hearn, Lian – Heavens Net is Wide :: Wed 24 Sep 08 [promised by Flutterbies9 April 09]
Henderson, Lauren - Chained! :: 19 Jan 08
Susan Hill - The Risk of Darkness (Serrailler 3) :: 16 Oct 2011
Susan Hill - The Vows of Silence (Serrailler 4) :: 16 Oct 2011
Susan Hill - The Betrayal of Trust (Serrailler 6) :: 16 Oct 2011
Indridason, Arnaldur – Arctic Chill :: 9 Sep 09
Jackson, Lee – London Dust :: 14 Jan 10
Jackson, Lee – The Last Pleasure Garden :: 14 Jan 10
Jackson, Lee – A Most Dangerous Woman :: 14 Jan 10
Jackson, Lee – The Mesmerist’s Apprentice :: 14 Jan 10
Jungstedt, Mari – Unspoken (Anders Knutas 2.)
Jungstedt, Mari – The Inner Circle (Anders Knutas 3.) (aka Unknown)
Kadohata, Cynthia - Kira-Kira :: 14 Nov 05
Kagawa, Julie - The Iron Daughter (Iron Fey 2) :: 6 Mar 12
Kagawa, Julie - The Iron Knight (Iron Fey 4) :: 6 Mar 12
King, Laurie R - The Beekeeper's Apprentice :: 01 Feb 11
aka Or On the Segregation of the Queen
King, Laurie R - A Monstrous Regiment of Women :: 01 Feb 11
King, Laurie R - A Letter of Mary :: 01 Feb 11
King, Laurie R - O Jerusalem :: 01 Feb 11
King, Laurie R - Justice Hall :: 01 Feb 11
King, Laurie R - The Language of Bees :: 01 Feb 11
King, Laurie R - The God of the Hive :: 01 Feb 11
King, Laurie R - Pirate King :: 01 Feb 11
Knight , Alanna – Any – (Mystery thrillers) :: 9 Sep 09
Lau, Miller - Lore Bringer :: 28 May 04
L’Engle, Madeleine – Any – Fiction and non-fiction, from teens to adults . :: 19 Jan 08
Lenox, Kim – Darker Than Night :: Wed 3 May 12
Leon, Donna – A Venetian Reckoning :: 19 Sep 09
Leon, Donna – A Noble Radiance :: 19 Sep 09
Leon, Donna – Suffer the Little Children :: 19 Sep 09
Leon, Donna – The Girl of His Dreams :: 19 Sep 09
Linscott, Gillian – Any – (apart from, The Perfect Daughter) (Mysteries) :: 19 Sep 09
Livesey, Margot– Eva Moves the Furniture :: 4 Sep 05
de Lint, Charles - A Circle of Cats :: 28 May 04
de Lint, Charles - Trader :: 28 May 04
de Lint, Charles - Tapping the Dream Tree Tue 22 Mar 11
de Lint, Charles - Widdershins Tue 22 Mar 11
McMaster Bujold, Lois – Legacy (Sharing Knife 2) :: 19 Sep 09
McMaster Bujold, Lois – Passage (Sharing Knife 3) :: 19 Sep 09
McMaster Bujold, Lois – Horizon (Sharing Knife 4) :: 19 Sep 09
Mankell, Henning – Any – Fiction and non-fiction, for young adults and adults. (Apart from Faceless Killer & Sidetracked & Firewall) :: 22 Jun 08
Moning, Karen Marie - Bloodfever (MacKayla Lane 2) :: 6 Mar 12
Moning, Karen Marie - Faefever (MacKayla Lane 3) :: 6 Mar 12
Moning, Karen Marie - Dreamfever (MacKayla Lane 4) :: 6 Mar 12
Moning, Karen Marie - Shadowfever (MacKayla Lane 5) :: 6 Mar 12
Nimmo, Jenny – The Castle of Mirrors:: 19 Sep 09
Nimmo, Jenny – Charlie Bone and the Hidden King:: 19 Sep 09
Nimmo, Jenny – Charlie Bone and The Beast:: 19 Sep 09
Nimmo, Jenny – Charlie Bone and the Shadow:: 19 Sep 09
Nimmo, Jenny – Charlie Bone and the Red Knight:: 19 Sep 09
Off, Carol - Bitter Chocolate: Investigating the Dark Side of the World's Most Seductive Sweet (Save the Children Canada) :: 14 Nov 07
Orenstein, Peggy - Schoolgirls: Young Women, Self-Esteem, and the Confidence Gap :: 12 Mar 05
Perry, Anne - The Cater Street Hangman :: 20 Jan 06
Perry, Anne - Callander Square :: 20 Jan 06
Perry, Anne - Paragon Walk :: 20 Jan 06
Perry, Anne - Resurrection Row :: 20 Jan 06
Ramsay, Caro – Singing to the Dead :: 16 Mar 09
Saylor, Steven – Rubicon :: Wed 24 Sep 08
Saylor, Steven – The Judgement of Caesar :: Wed 24 Sep 08
Saylor, Steven – The Triumph of Caesar :: Wed 24 Sep 08
Sigurðardóttir, Yrsa – My Soul to Take (Thora Gudmundsdottir 2.) :: 19 Sep 09
Todd, Charles - Legacy of the Dead :: 2 Feb 06
Todd, Charles - A Fearsome Doubt :: Tue 22 Mar 11
Todd, Charles - A Cold Treachery :: Tue 22 Mar 11
Todd, Charles - A False Mirror :: Tue 22 Mar 11
Todd, Charles - A Pale Horse :: Tue 22 Mar 11
Todd, Charles - A Matter of Justice :: Tue 22 Mar 11
Todd, Charles - The Red Door :: Tue 22 Mar 11
Upson, Nicola - Angel with Two Faces :: 16 Oct 11
Viehl, Lynn - If Angels Burn (Darkyn 1) :: 6 Mar 12
Viehl, Lynn - Night Lost (Darkyn 4) :: 6 Mar 12
Viehl, Lynn - Evermore (Darkyn 5) :: 6 Mar 12
Viehl, Lynn - Twilight Fall (Darkyn 6) :: 6 Mar 12
Viehl, Lynn - Stay the Night (Darkyn 7) :: 65 Mar 12
Wells, Jaye – Red-Headed Stepchild (2) :: 20 Mar 11
Wells, Jaye – Green Eyed Demon (3) :: 20 Mar 11 ISBN-10: 1841497584
Winspear, Jacqueline – Among the Mad (Dobbs 6) :: 9 Sep 09
Winspear, Jacqueline – The Mapping of Love and Death (Dobbs 7) :: Tue 22 Mar 11
Winspear, Jacqueline – A Lesson In Secrets (Dobbs 8) :: 16 Oct 11

WISH-LIST LAST UPDATED - THURDSAY 3 MAY 2012