Do you read?
What are you currently reading?
Any suggestions of a good read?
Remember to let people know Title, Author, actual book, iBooks or Kindle.
I love cosy mysteries currently reading The Potting Shed mysteries books 5 - 8 by Marty Wingate from Kindle.
I love Lucinda Rileys books and can recommend them for a good read that will keep you engrossed! I read the whole of her Seven Sisters series and would thoroughly recommend that - keeps you guessing right to the end of the very last book!
Currently, reading the Ashmore Castle trilogy by Cynthia Harrod Eagles, just started book 2.
As you see, I like a long meaty saga!
I donât have a kindle, I like to read real paper books. I get them from my local library, if they dont have them on the shelf ( and they dont have a huge selection) they order them in with no trouble.
Great idea for a thread! I used to read a lot, but didnât for years while I was on social media. Now my attention span is back Iâm reading loads of books again (feeling like Iâm making up for lost time!).
At the moment Iâm reading Lorna Doone by R.D. Blackmore. Itâs a big old hardback of a book thatâs been in my bookcase for years!
Brilliant idea for a thread, thank you.
Another who loves real books, there is nothing more enchanting than the feel and the smell of a real book for me.
Where to start with recommendations, well one of my all time favourite books is âthe snow childâ by Eowyn Ivey. I loved everything about that book, having had a stillborn son myself it did make me cry though but just an absolutely lovely well written book.
Its about a couple living in a remote homestead, in harsh conditions, I believe its based on a Russian folklore story about the couple who build a snow child which mysteriously comes to life one night, its about love and loss and grief and imagination really but its much more complex than ive made it sound.
Terry Pratchett books, any of them, but my favourites are the ones that feature the witches and the city watch, brilliant story telling, brilliant observations of the human and brilliantly funny with a little bit of magic thrown in for good measure.
I also loved the series of books by Katherine Kerr, beginning with âDaggerspellâ they are very much steeped in Celtic myth and legend and explore reincarnation and destiny but in a very readable way.
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet is another great book.
my most recent read was âWeywardâ by Amelia Hart another kind of witchy book.
Oh and I rather like Richard Osmanâs books âThe Thursday murder clubâ
I do have quite an eclectic taste in books a bit like my music choices really, and ive also just finished âFour greek playsâ by McLeish - hard going but interesting culturally and a book of Robbie Burns poems.
I buy most of my books from a brilliant charity shop in Coleshill and when ive finished them, I take them back there to recycle them, unless they are old and/or I particularly love them, then they stay on my book case.
I love real books but as read approx 4 per week would be too expensive. Plus have been through all the shelves at the local library.
I was a proofreader for many years and it rather put me off reading for pleasure since I was doing it for work - I have a coffeetable pile of unread real books that Iâm slowly working through, allsorts from archaeology (recently been to Orkney so am working through a big book about the Neolithic excavations at the Ness of Brodgar) to sci-fi (currently being blown away by Olivia Butlerâs âKindredâ - unlike any other time-travel book Iâve ever read) and whodunits (Iâm afraid I loathed the Richard Osman ones but my mum just lent me Susie Dentâs âMurder by Definitionâ and being a word nerd myself I rather enjoyed it). I also like to rummage through Gutenberg.org on my tablet for classics, old recipe books and vintage American literature about the pioneer era (Willa Cather fâr instance), they are adding stuff all the time and you never know what youâre going to find!
ETA the one I keep going back to (when Iâm not in the mood for Lord of the Rings): Three Men In A Boat. My gran used to keep a copy in her car for when she got stuck in traffic jams and I inherited it, all faded and dogeared as it is, it has seen me through many a hospital waiting room and I will never not find it funny!
I love a book, but when Iâm crafting I listen to audio books. I enjoy âwhodoneitsâ (but not true crime) and am currently working my way through Faith Martinâs detective Hillary Green books and loved Peter Graingerâs Detective Sergeant DC Smith series. Charles Todd is another faviourite.
I listen to books through the âLibbyâ app, which is a free app provided by the Library service. Itâs really good, as you borrow the books and return them just as you would in a normal library (apart from the fact that you download them onto your device rather than having a physical book in your hand).
Ohh! I have an old copy of Three men in a boat and like you I found it funny.
I have a kindle but I prefer physical books and love finding old tatty ones in a bookshop or charity shop as they are usually a good read. Thereâs a reason pristine ones find themselves in second hand book shops.
I love crime novels but do like a variety, I enjoyed the âBook thiefâ, âThe Islandâ by Victoria Hyslop was a tear jerker in fact most of her books are!
I am reading âDragonâ (Dirk Pitt) at the moment by Clive Cussler which I suppose is classed as an adventure novel.
Detective Audiobooks are my go to, as it means I donât have to stay in the one spot as I work. Paperbacks for on holiday and Craft books galore, for inspiration, great!
I do love to read, at the moment Iâm reading Faith Hogan âSecrets we Keepâ. I enjoy a time slip/past & present book. I do love a book but I read so many, a kindle is easier (also hurts less when it falls on your face when you fall asleep reading 
). I also love a Victoria Hislop
Iâve had concussion from Lorna Doone!
lol! 
@TheHermitsBothy
I love an audio book when Iâm sewing too and I also love a good mystery. Loved all the joy Ellis books on Libby. Iâll check out your recommendations thanks
Just finished Stinger by Robert McCammon. If you like creepy sci fi/horror this is the author for you.
The West Texas desert towns of Inferno and Bordertown have been slowly dying. The Snake River isnât the only thing that divides them. Racism and gang wars have turned the sun-scorched flatlands into a powder keg. If anything can unite them now, itâs the UFO that comes crashing through the clouds.
It brings with it a young alien named Daufin, a fugitive who has taken human form. She knows the terror that awaits this planetâbecause itâs looking for her. Stinger is an alien bounty hunter with an infinite capacity for death and a devious plan to find Daufin. Entombing the region in an inescapable dome, Stinger unleashes a violent fury unknown to humankind. Now, the few remaining survivors must come together to protect Daufin, themselves, and the world beyond.
I am very rarely without a book or the kindle beside me. I feel a bit bereft if I donât have anything to read 
Recently read The Giver of Stars by Jo Jo Moyes, itâs based on true events, about a small group of women who delivered books to people in remote areas in the Kentucky mountains during the depression. They faced such a lot of discrimination and danger. A fabulous novel, would highly recommend it. I also am a fan of Anthony Horowitz - the Hawthorne series, Steve Cavanagh - the Eddie Flynn books and Michael Connolly - Bosch, Ballard and the Lincoln Lawyer books. 
Happy reading Iâm off to bed with my kindle night night 
My husband would love that, sounds right up his street. Thanks for recommending 
I would love to listen to an audible when crafting but normally Lee has the records blaring out!
Starting to reread Jane Austen, have reread constantly since O & A level. Love them and try to get to Chawton at least once a year, as only about 15 miles away easy. Lee sits in the car park, lol.
Love reading a nice long series of books where you get to know the characters and follow them through their different stages of life experiences. It might sound like an obvious one (donât care about that really) but Iâve been reading the Rebus books right from the start and you get completely immersed in the characterâs lives and Scotland which Ian Rankin does brilliantly. If youâve not read them forget anything youâve seen on the telly (as is usually the case) and give them a go.
P D James series of Dalgliesh books I also got engrossed in.
Always waiting for the next Craven book to come out and Iâm sorry but I just canât dislike Richard Osmanâs books as he is such a likable person. Very light and humorous which is what you need occassionally.
Also another obvious one I love is Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier and any Jane Austen and Walter Scott (particularly Guy Mannering).
My husband introduced me to the Owen Archer books by Candace Robb which I probably wouldnât have tried otherwise and this is now another series I am completely hooked on, love the history wrapped up in the intrigue and the apothecary is a bonus!
Oooh not heard of Joy Ellis, so will add her to my list 
Iâm loving all the recommendations! Thanks everyone.
I never stop reading and love lots of different genres - at the moment I am stuck in a bit of a Kate Quinn and Kristin Hannah bubble - historical fiction usually with women as the main character. I generally borrow everything from the library unless I spot a new book that I fancy that the library wonât stock yet. Otherwise I would spend a fortune on books. Currently reading âThe seven husbands of Evelyn Hugoâ - only just started it but so far so good. I have got 4 books waiting for me at the library to pick up so thereâs my next few weeks entertainment!