50 Book Challenge in 2013. Who's with me?

Belated with adding this one to the thread:

17. Women, Work & the Art of Savoir Faire: Business Sense & Sensibility by Mireille Guiliano

hello, I finished a book called Kiss of Thorns by lilliane rosse on kindle which is a crazy story about a narcissistic mother that psychologically abuses her daughter. it's a good read
how are you getting on with your challenge? !

Book 38 - The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton (audio book) - loved it. I read it as a companion piece to The Innocents by Francesca Segal. Absolutely loved it, but it was so sad.

Book 39 - New Ways to Kill your Mother - Colm Toibin. patchy. some chapters better than others. They were all individual essays, some of which just didn't interest me, and some which were really good. I gave it 3 stars on Goodreads.

Thanks, tumble! Pretty sure that shrinkingnora got there first though.

Nearly there Nickname - well done!!

Finished book 18 "A Feast for Crows" and book 19 will be the next in the series: " A Dance with Dragons part 1"

15. Malice In The Cotswolds - Rebecca Tope. Not as good as others in the Cotswold Series, but there was one truly horrific scene and a laugh out loud moment.

49. Terry Jones' Medieval Lives. An enjoyable read.

50. will be either Dead Water by Ann Cleeves or Vanished Years by Rupert Everett.

13. Capital - John Lanchester. I was surprised to get so involved with the characters. I'd guessed the outcomes, but enjoyed reading it anyway.

14. The Girl Of His Dreams - Donna Leon. Solid addition to the Guido Brunetti series. It contained all the usual strong elements and made me really think about immigration, cultural issues and racism in Italy against Roma Gypsies.

37. Petit Mort - Beatrice Hitchman. I really enjoyed it well written, atmospheric and twisty.

21. The BFG - Roald Dahl
22. Alone In Berlin - Hans Fallada
23. The People Of The Abyss - Jack London
24. London Under - Peter Ackroyd

17 Firebird by Susanna Kearsley (got very dreary and hard work for me)
18 The Light Years by Elizabeth Jane Howard (didn't enjoy as much as I was hoping. Wrong mood)
19 The Kingmaker's Daughter by Phillippa Gregory (very much enjoyed Anne Neville's viewpoint after The Sunne in Splendour)
20 The Nine Day Queen - lovely book about the Grey sisters but aaaarggh American spelling does not fit in Tudor times!

Current:
21 If Walls Could Talk by Lucy Worsley - brilliant!
22 The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker - very disturbing read. I'm flying through this!

15. the little one - lynda la plante: although its a quick read, it took me from fri to sun to read it. i kept thowing it down in a rage the main character is so so unlikable. she was selfish and seemed to bring on the tears on almost every page. was so glad when it ended. shame really as i enjoyed the other book i read of hers.

16. chosen to die - lisa jackson: 2nd part to my number 13 book and i wasnt disappointed. thoroughly enjoyed both and will be on the lookout for more of her books in the charity shops.

changed my mind about the next one. was going to read "her last scream - j.a. kerley" but its #8 in the series and id like to read them from the beginning... so...

17. the beach hut - veronica henry: i am nearly halfway through already and thoroughly enjoying it so far

not sure what to do about 18. its a choice between gone girl (which i finally found in the charity shop) or start reading the blossom series by debbie macomber

36. • Dead Ever After - Charlaine Harris The last one in the Sookie Stackhouse series (13) It was fairly uninspired. I think she lost interest in Sookie about about 6 books ago.

21. The BFG - Roald Dahl
22. Alone In Berlin - Hans Fallada
23. The People Of The Abyss - Jack London

People Of The Abyss is a fascinating account of the 'underclass' of East End London in 1902 - a forerunner to (and inspiration for) Orwell's Down And Out In Paris And London.

Book 36 - At Home by Bill Bryson (not the full title - forgotten it, rather dull) - audio book.

Book 37 - On Chesil Beach - Ian McEwan. Good story, but cringeingly embarrassing scene. If you've read it, you'll know :o

Sorry, that should have been style. In fact my review is a bit like yours, minsmum!

No. 18 was The Beginner's Goodbye by Anne Tyler. This wouldn't be for everyone as there isn't much of a plot, but I really enjoy her gentle, rambling st

yle.

Wednesday its a very subtle book, I was going to say gentle but its not really. The story flows nicely and I read it over 2 evenings. I would recommend it and I really enjoyed it. I learnt something, and much to my surprise I found my emotions engaged. For the subject matter its not very "deep" but that can be a good thing sometimes can't it?

18. The butterfly lion by Michael Morpugo (DS1 bedtime story)
19. Love on the Dole by Walter Greenwood

DS1 and DS2 both have chapter books at bedtime so I feel they have to be counted.

Was it any good minsmum?

28 The Guernsey Literature & potato peel pie society

Book 35 - Wolf Hall :) I finally got round to reading it and, whilst it was quite heavy going, I enjoyed it. Looking forward to reading Bring Up The Bodies soon.

No 35 Hiss and Hers - MC Beaton quite banal but a very easy read.

No 36 Once Bitten - Stephen Leather, really should have been a short story not enough plot to sustain a novel, even a short one like this. I prefer his Spider Shepherd books.

I should probably read something more challenging!