Every time I start these posts, I always get a song stuck in my head…can you even guess which one! lol Voting was interesting this week! I love seeing how the votes lie and here are the results….did anything get the dreaded nil points?? Was there a clear winner?
There was a shock but there was a clear winner and there was no love for one book – oops
It means I am keeping….
3 completely different books, I see Sparks is not getting a lot of love! lol.
Well, what do we have here for this week?
Love, Rosie by Cecelia AhernGoodreads
The basis for the motion picture starring Lily Collins and Sam Claflin!
What happens when two people who are meant to be together can't seem to get it right?
Rosie and Alex are destined for each other, and everyone seems to know it but them. Best friends since childhood, they are separated as teenagers when Alex and his family relocate from Dublin to Boston.
Like two ships always passing in the night, Rosie and Alex stay friends, and though years pass, the two remain firmly attached via emails and letters. Heartbroken, they learn to live without each other. But destiny is a funny thing, and in this novel o f several missed opportunities, Rosie and Alex learn that fate isn't quite done with them yet.
The Shining (The Shining #1) by Stephen King
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Also by this author: UR, In the Tall Grass
Jack Torrance's new job at the Overlook Hotel is the perfect chance for a fresh start. As the off-season caretaker at the atmospheric old hotel, he'll have plenty of time to spend reconnecting with his family and working on his writing. But as the harsh winter weather sets in, the idyllic location feels ever more remote...and more sinister. And the only one to notice the strange and terrible forces gathering around the Overlook is Danny Torrance, a uniquely gifted five-year-old.
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
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The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night.
But behind the scenes, a fierce competition is underway - a duel between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood expressly for this purpose by their mercurial instructors. Unbeknownst to them, this is a game in which only one can be left standing, and the circus is but the stage for a remarkable battle of imagination and will. Despite themselves, however, Celia and Marco tumble headfirst into love - a deep, magical love that makes the lights flicker and the room grow warm whenever they so much as brush hands.
True love or not, the game must play out, and the fates of everyone involved, from the cast of extraordinary circus performers to the patrons, hang in the balance, suspended as precariously as the daring acrobats overhead.
Written in rich, seductive prose, this spell-casting novel is a feast for the senses and the heart.
Gone for Good by Harlan Coben
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Also by this author: Dont Let Go
As a boy, Will Klein had a hero: his older brother, Ken. Then, on a warm suburban night in the Kleins' affluent New Jersey neighborhood, a young woman -- a girl Will had once loved -- was found brutally murdered in her family's basement. The prime suspect: Ken Klein. With the evidence against him overwhelming, Ken simply vanished. And when his shattered family never heard from Ken again, they were sure he was gone for good.
Now eleven years have passed. Will has found proof that Ken is alive. And this is just the first in a series of stunning revelations as Will is forced to confront startling truths about his brother, and even himself. As a violent mystery unwinds around him, Will knows he must press his search all the way to the end. Because the most powerful surprises are yet to come
Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella
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Meet Emma Corrigan, a young woman with a huge heart, an irrepressible spirit, and a few little secrets: Secrets from her boyfriend: I've always thought Connor looks a bit like Ken. As in Barbie and Ken. Secrets from her mother: I lost my virginity in the spare bedroom with Danny Nussbaum while Mum and Dad were downstairs watching Ben-Hur. Secrets she wouldn't share with anyone in the world: I have no idea what NATO stands for. Or even what it is. Until she spills them all to a handsome stranger on a plane. At least, she thought he was a stranger.…Until Emma comes face-to-face with Jack Harper, the company's elusive CEO, a man who knows every single humiliating detail about her...
Cop Town by Karin Slaughter
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Atlanta, 1974.
As a brutal killing rocks the city, Kate Murphy wonders if her first day on the police force will also be her last. For life is anything but easy in the male-dominated world of the Atlanta Police Department.
Kate isn't the only woman on the force who is finding things tough. Maggie Lawson followed her uncle and brother into the ranks to prove her worth in their cynical eyes.
When Maggie and Kate become partners, and are sidelined in the search for the city's cop killer, they decide to pursue their own line of investigation. But are they prepared to risk everything as they venture into the city's darkest heart?
I really can not wait to see what way the voting is going to go this week – exciting eep!!!
Look forward to hearing your thoughts and thank you as always for voting!!!
Until next time xxx
likeherdingcatsblog says
I haven’t read any but my vote is going to Harlen Coben as I usually love his books
Zoé says
Think next week I will have an option to chuck them all back ?
likeherdingcatsblog says
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gemsquietcorner says
Omg where do I start?! I love Love, Rosie (book and movie!) Can you keep a Secret is one of my favourite chick-lit novels – classic Kinsella that I will return to again and again for the smiles. And The Shining – one of King’s best!
Zoé says
I loved the film of love Rosie! I hope it stays! Did you vote for them 3 on the list?? Thanks Gem ❤️
gemsquietcorner says
I did indeed vote all 3 Zoe ?
Zoé says
Whoop whoop! Thanks Gem! X
Karen says
I’m glad you’re keeping the Cornwell, that was the one I voted for last week – I quite enjoyed that when I read it years ago. Have voted this time – but not for the one I’ve read!?
Zoé says
Ooh I wonder if I will keep your one again ? ooh now I am intrigued to what you voted for lol
Kelsey @ There's Something About KM says
I haven’t read any of these, but I’m feeling stunned by just the summary of Gone for Good (which got my vote) – I’m definitely adding it to my own TBR.
Zoé says
Oh yay! Did you use the voting thingy? Ha ha sorry to adding more to your list lol x
Kelsey @ There's Something About KM says
Yes I did! ?
Zoé says
Super! Thanks ?
nsfordwriter says
Voted for The Shining. Oddly enough I’m planning to re-read it (after 15 yrs) so I can compare the film to it. I mean it’s one of King’s most famous and it’s not quite as long as some others 😉
Zoé says
How spooky!!! Yeah I wanted to do the exact same thing!!
nsfordwriter says
I ordered a 2nd hand copy of the book, waiting for it to arrive in the post!
Zoé says
Oh I love book post hope it turns up soon!!!!
nsfordwriter says
Not yet, I will have to chase it soon :/