Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

I read this winter 2014
It was a Waterstones book club choice

I had not read any Ray Bradbury before and was looking forward to trying one.  This is a futuristic look at the world, where houses are fireproof nd fireman are employed to burn books.

I enjoyed this and will read more RB

8/10

Gossip from the Forest by Sara Maitland

I read this winter 2014

This a a nicely conceived book where the author talks us through walks in different forests around the UK and then updates fairy tales.

An unusual interesting book that I enjoyed

9/10

Nothing to Lose by Lee Chlid

I read this December 2014

This is the first Lee Child book I have read and picked it up because it was an easy read while we were on holiday.
The plot centres round Jack Reacher an ex military policeman turned hobo/wanderer.  He lands up in small towns called Hope and Despair.  The plot is a bit fantastical in a sort of James Bond way.

Not the best book I've read but certainly not the worst>
 7/10

Stonemouth by Iain Banks

I read this winter 2014

I have read other Iain (and Ian) Banks books and enjoyed them.

I heard that this one is being serialised for TV.  I do think this would make good TV
It follows the fortunes of Stewart Gilmour back Stonemouth (North of Aberdeen) for the funeral of gangster patriarch Joe Murston.  5 years earlier , he had been set to marry Joe's Granddaughter but after being 'set up' he lands up fleeing for his life ....
I really enjoyed this book
9/10

When Mr Dog Bites by Brian Conaghan

I read this Winter 2014
It was a Waterstones Book Club choice

This book is about a young man called Dylan Mint who has Tourettes. He goes to a 'special' school and has trouble relating to people.  He goes to the hospital one day with his mother and misunderstands the Doctor and think he is going to die soon.
I was  disappointed that this book was actually aimed at adults rather than a teen/young adult adult crossover because I think it would be good for young popel to read.

I quite enjoyed it and was glad I read it, but fet I knew little more about Tourettes than I did before I read it.

6/10

The Aftermath by Rhidian Brook

I read this in 2014
It was a Waterstones book club book
The Aftermath is after WWII the winter of 1946 in Hamburg.  Rachael Morgan is there with her husband who is aiding the rebuilding efforts.  They are billeted in a house and Rachael's husband, Lewis, has decided to allow the German owner and his daughter to stay in the house as well.
A moving and atmospheric book that I found really interesting.
7/10

The Snowman by Jo Nesbo

I read this August 2014
It had been on my guilty shelf for quite a while!
The cover says ' the Next Stieg Larsson' but the story isn't as rich and complicated as The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series.
 Stil it is complincated as all good dectective fiction should be.
There is a serial killer who leaves behind snowmen... he kills and dismembers his victims.  There are loads of twists and turns throughout the plot and I loved the way the connections in the end went back to the personal life of the  detective investigating serial killers.  Set in Norway, it's very atmospheric.

I really enjoyed it
 8/10