{"id":6176,"date":"2015-08-30T07:00:22","date_gmt":"2015-08-30T06:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/janetgover.com\/?p=6176"},"modified":"2015-08-30T07:00:22","modified_gmt":"2015-08-30T06:00:22","slug":"recent-reads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/janetgover.com\/?p=6176","title":{"rendered":"Recent reads"},"content":{"rendered":"
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My recent reads list is a pretty varied one. When I\u2019m writing, I do try not to read books similar to the one I\u2019m working on. I don\u2019t want what I am reading to influence what I am writing. So I have travelled far and wide these recent weeks.<\/p>\n

And the best book award goes to\u2026<\/p>\n

Heart Shaped Box \u2013 Joe Hill.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The scare-myself-silly book this time was another by Joe Hill. While I originally started reading Joe Hill because he\u2019s the son of the great Stephen King \u2013 I now read him for the same reason I read King. He\u2019s a fantastic storyteller. But I can\u2019t read more than one book every couple of months, because he really does scare me.<\/p>\n

This book starts with a haunted suit \u2013 and it gets ever scarier after that. It was brilliant \u2013 but not for the faint-hearted.<\/p>\n

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A swashbuckler<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Legend of the Gypsy Hawk \u2013 Sally Malcolm<\/strong><\/p>\n

As a huge fan of old movies, particularly old swashbuckling moves (and let\u2019s not forget Pirates of the Caribbean and Captain jack Sparrow) \u2013 I was predisposed to like this book by fellow ChocLit author Sally Malcom.<\/p>\n

I did more than like it. I loved it. It was fun, but with some darker undertones. It was was a ripping read. I had trouble putting it down.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m looking forward to the next book in the series.<\/p>\n

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\"It's<\/a>
It’s George RR Martin – no need to say anything else.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Dreamsongs \u2013 George R R Martin.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I am a big fan of Martin\u2019s work, and have been for a long time. This is a collection of short stories published over a long period and covers his sci fi and fantasy \u2013 including a few ideas that were eventually incorporated into A Song Of Ice and Fire. This was a return for me, having read most of these stories on one form or another before.<\/p>\n

Like so many of his books, this one is the size of a house brick, so I bought it again as an e-book to make it easier to have with me at all time. This is one of the reasons I love short stories \u2013 great escapes when I have only a little bit of time.<\/p>\n

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\"A<\/a>
A wonderful picture of post war London<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Fetch Nurse Connie – Jean Fullerton<\/strong><\/p>\n

This book by my good friend jean Fullerton is the latest in her post-war east end nursing series. I love the authenticity of Jean\u2019s books. She knows the stuff of which she writes. I can see the images in my head of the homes and the treatment rooms, and I confess to the occasional shudder at the \u2018modern medicine\u2019 treatments of the time.<\/p>\n

Jean is a dab hand with a character too \u2013 and I\u2019m really looking forward to reading the second instalment of Connie\u2019s story.<\/p>\n

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\"It's<\/a>
It’s not Virgin River – but that’s okay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Blue Skies \u2013 Robyn Carr<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is a bit of a break-out from the Virgin River and Thunder Point series that I like so much.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a stand-alone novel about the airline industry. Robyn Carr\u2019s husband is a pilot, and her in-depth knowledge of the industry is apparent in the book. As always, it\u2019s a story about strong women making their way in the world. I confess, a few times I found the detail about the airline a bit overwhelming, but the strong storyline pulled me through those bits.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve never read a Robyn Carr book that I didn\u2019t enjoy, and this is no exception.<\/p>\n

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A trip back in time<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The Boleyn King \u2013 Laura Anderson<\/strong><\/p>\n

I was given this book at a writer\u2019s conference, so it is a definite diversion for me from my usual reading.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s an alternate history, in which Anne Boleyn gave Henry Tudor a son. This book follows the young king and his companions in their lives loves and wars.<\/p>\n

I found it entertaining and interesting. It\u2019s well written too. It\u2019s part of a series, but I wasn\u2019t enthusiastic enough to commit to reading the whole series, mostly because it\u2019s not my genre. But if you do like a Tudor book \u2013 give it a go.<\/p>\n

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The sequel to A Time To Kill<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sycamore Row \u2013 John Grisham<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is the much vaunted sequel to A Time To Kill \u2013 the book that made Grisham a best seller.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s set three years later and has the same lead character \u2013 Jake Brigance.<\/p>\n

This is also a novel about racism, but for me it lacked the all-powerful passion of the first book. The first book was centred around the treatment of a little girl \u2013 and a father\u2019s love and anger. This book is centred around money and inheritance, at least in the beginning.<\/p>\n

No spoilers here, of course, but even when the truth is revealed in the end, for me it lacked the impact of the first book.<\/p>\n

But then, the first book was so very very good, that\u2019s not really a major complaint. I liked this best of his recent books.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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