[ChristmasNeeve]

I'm about 2/3 of the way through now, it's such a good book

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I'm about 2/3 of the way through now, it's such a good book

..I’m not so far into it as that, I don’t think…(…I can’t always see page numbers in Kindle…)..but yeah, it’s shaping into a very good read…I felt an instant connection to Cora and I like how the difference of a name was set out straight away in explaining…

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I'm about 2/3 of the way through now, it's such a good book

…it really is such a good book/choice and so well written…I was going to ask you…. Cora’s mother, Silbhe…?…in my reading head I’m pronouncing it as ‘Silve’/like silver without the er sound at the end…is that correct, or…?…

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…it really is such a good book/choice and so well written…I was going to ask you…. Cora’s mother, Silbhe…?…in my reading head I’m pronouncing it as ‘Silve’/like silver without the er sound at the end…is that correct, or…?…

It's more She-live-ah

**Live as rhymes with give

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

It's more She-live-ah

**Live as rhymes with give

….ahhh, thank you……I’ll correct/adjust my reading voice…yes it’s excellent so far, I still have a way to go…I have a long weekend away this week and hope to finish it then..

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by Ammi

….ahhh, thank you……I’ll correct/adjust my reading voice…yes it’s excellent so far, I still have a way to go…I have a long weekend away this week and hope to finish it then..

When a word in Irish starts with S it depends which vowel comes afterwards as to whether it makes a ss sound or a sh sound, generally speaking E & I, the narrow vowels get the sh sound like in Silbhe and the Broad vowels A, O & U get the ss sound like Saoirse(Seersha which actually has the sh sound at the end lol)

[ChristmasNeeve]

I finished it, it was excellent

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I finished it, it was excellent

…yeah I finished it too when I was away, it was an excellent recommendation…

Spoiler:

…it was easy to forget at times that Bear, Julian and Gordon were the same person…

…I thought that it might be difficult to immediately absorb in a new story so quickly but it only took a page or two to absorb in this that I’m reading now…/…I’d recommend, it’s a good story so far…



Grady calls his wife as she’s driving home to share some exciting news. He hears Abby slam on the brakes, get out of the car, then nothing. When he eventually finds her car by a cliff edge, the headlights are on, the driver door is open, her phone is still there . . . but his wife has disappeared.

A year later, Grady is still overcome with grief and desperate to know what happened to Abby. He can’t sleep, and he can’t write, so he travels to a tiny Scottish island to try to get his life back on track. Then he sees the impossible: a woman who looks exactly like his missing wife.

Wives think their husbands will change, but they don’t.
Husbands think their wives won’t change, but they do.

[Ammi]

…actually I have my next read planned as well, I downloaded Love Untold by Ruth Jones who co-wrote Gavin and Stacey…it’s not about a romantic love, it’s about the mother/daughter bond and relationship…

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…yeah I finished it too when I was away, it was an excellent recommendation…

Spoiler:

…it was easy to forget at times that Bear, Julian and Gordon were the same person…

…I thought that it might be difficult to immediately absorb in a new story so quickly but it only took a page or two to absorb in this that I’m reading now…/…I’d recommend, it’s a good story so far…



Grady calls his wife as she’s driving home to share some exciting news. He hears Abby slam on the brakes, get out of the car, then nothing. When he eventually finds her car by a cliff edge, the headlights are on, the driver door is open, her phone is still there . . . but his wife has disappeared.

A year later, Grady is still overcome with grief and desperate to know what happened to Abby. He can’t sleep, and he can’t write, so he travels to a tiny Scottish island to try to get his life back on track. Then he sees the impossible: a woman who looks exactly like his missing wife.

Wives think their husbands will change, but they don’t.
Husbands think their wives won’t change, but they do.

…I’ve just finished reading this, it’s another excellent story… … @Niamh. …I think this is especially your type of story, Niamh and well worth looking at if you get the chance…

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…I’ve just finished reading this, it’s another excellent story… … @Niamh. …I think this is especially your type of story, Niamh and well worth looking at if you get the chance…

Just started the new Strike book but I'll read this next, thank you

[Ammi]

…I’ve just begun to read Love Untold by Ruth Jones…/co writer of Gavin and Stacey…it’s the first of Ruth’s novels I’ve read so I’m looking forward to seeing her style…

Spoiler:

[Livia]

Treasure Island. Reading it to the kids but it's very good, I've skipped on without them.

[ChristmasNeeve]

Just started this one



Hiding her own dark past in plain sight, a TV reporter is determined to uncover the truth behind a gruesome murder decades after the investigation was abandoned. But TWENTY YEARS LATER, to understand the present, you need to listen to the past…

Avery Mason, host of American Events, knows the subjects that grab a TV audience’s attention. Her latest story—a murder mystery laced with kinky sex, tragedy, and betrayal—is guaranteed to be ratings gold. New DNA technology has allowed the New York medical examiner’s office to make its first successful identification of a 9/11 victim in years. The twist: the victim, Victoria Ford, had been accused of the gruesome murder of her married lover. In a chilling last phone call to her sister, Victoria begged her to prove her innocence.

Emma Kind has waited twenty years to put her sister to rest, but closure won’t be complete until she can clear Victoria’s name. Alone she’s had no luck, but she’s convinced that Avery’s connections and fame will help. Avery, hoping to negotiate a more lucrative network contract, goes into investigative overdrive. Victoria had been having an affair with a successful novelist, found hanging from the balcony of his Catskills mansion. The rope, the bedroom, and the entire crime scene was covered in Victoria’s DNA.

But the twisted puzzle of Victoria’s private life is just the beginning. And what Avery doesn't realize is that there are other players in the game who are interested in Avery’s own secret past—one she has kept hidden from both the network executives and her television audience. A secret she thought was dead and buried . . .

Accused of a brutal murder, Victoria Ford made a final chilling call from the North Tower on the morning of 9/11. Twenty years ago, no one listened. Today, you will.

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Just started this one



Hiding her own dark past in plain sight, a TV reporter is determined to uncover the truth behind a gruesome murder decades after the investigation was abandoned. But TWENTY YEARS LATER, to understand the present, you need to listen to the past…

Avery Mason, host of American Events, knows the subjects that grab a TV audience’s attention. Her latest story—a murder mystery laced with kinky sex, tragedy, and betrayal—is guaranteed to be ratings gold. New DNA technology has allowed the New York medical examiner’s office to make its first successful identification of a 9/11 victim in years. The twist: the victim, Victoria Ford, had been accused of the gruesome murder of her married lover. In a chilling last phone call to her sister, Victoria begged her to prove her innocence.

Emma Kind has waited twenty years to put her sister to rest, but closure won’t be complete until she can clear Victoria’s name. Alone she’s had no luck, but she’s convinced that Avery’s connections and fame will help. Avery, hoping to negotiate a more lucrative network contract, goes into investigative overdrive. Victoria had been having an affair with a successful novelist, found hanging from the balcony of his Catskills mansion. The rope, the bedroom, and the entire crime scene was covered in Victoria’s DNA.

But the twisted puzzle of Victoria’s private life is just the beginning. And what Avery doesn't realize is that there are other players in the game who are interested in Avery’s own secret past—one she has kept hidden from both the network executives and her television audience. A secret she thought was dead and buried . . .

Accused of a brutal murder, Victoria Ford made a final chilling call from the North Tower on the morning of 9/11. Twenty years ago, no one listened. Today, you will.

This was good, it's the second one of his books I've read, they're good, nothing heavy, nice twisty, mystery styles books

Currently, waiting for this months Audible Credit to download the next installment of the Strike Series, I LOVE these books by JK Rowling

[Christmas Dynasnow]

Iv gone from Icelandic crime fiction to..

[Ray.]

I'm nearing the end of Stephen King's IT. I was inspired to try it out again after rewatching the 90s miniseries. I've tried getting through it about two or three times before but always lost interest somewhere along the way. Same story with my attempts at reading his book The Stand. I'm hoping to finally finish that sometime soon, too.

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by Ray.

I'm nearing the end of Stephen King's IT. I was inspired to try it out again after rewatching the 90s miniseries. I've tried getting through it about two or three times before but always lost interest somewhere along the way. Same story with my attempts at reading his book The Stand. I'm hoping to finally finish that sometime soon, too.

Have you read The Dark Tower series? They're my favourite of his, 7 books obviously some better than others but it's a really good series

[The Human Santapede]

Originally Posted by ChristmasNeeve

Have you read The Dark Tower series? They're my favourite of his, 7 books obviously some better than others but it's a really good series

Have you read Misery yet?

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by The Human Santapede

Have you read Misery yet?

No, only watched the film which I loved

[The Human Santapede]

Originally Posted by ChristmasNeeve

No, only watched the film which I loved

I reckon you’d love the book.

[The Human Santapede]

Originally Posted by Ray.

I'm nearing the end of Stephen King's IT. I was inspired to try it out again after rewatching the 90s miniseries. I've tried getting through it about two or three times before but always lost interest somewhere along the way. Same story with my attempts at reading his book The Stand. I'm hoping to finally finish that sometime soon, too.

Oh The Stand is a great book but you have to persevere for a while as it slowly builds up.

Same if you ever read The Dark Tower series (my favourite books of all time). It starts quite slowly but it’s worth pushing on.

[The Human Santapede]

I know it’s an unpopular opinion but I really love ‘The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon’ by him.

[ChristmasNeeve]

Originally Posted by The Human Santapede

I reckon you’d love the book.

I'll put it on my list

Originally Posted by The Human Santapede

I know it’s an unpopular opinion but I really love ‘The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon’ by him.

I really liked it too

[Livia]

Originally Posted by The Human Santapede

I know it’s an unpopular opinion but I really love ‘The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon’ by him.

I don't understand why it's not more popular, it's one of my favourites of his, and I've read just about everything he's ever written.