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What's the last book you bought, new or secondhand?

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SiouxsieSiouxStiletto · 09/08/2023 07:22

I'll start with The Handsome Man's Deluxe Cafe by Alexander McCall Smith.

I've bought it for DFIL who is a little bit poorly and is enjoying some lighter reads. It's a lovely hardback edition and was from a great little charity shop.

What's your latest purchase? Wink

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Pashazade · 09/08/2023 08:08

All bought at the same time

Enchanted Inc, books 1, 3 and 4. After a recommendation on here, fabulous, light, fluffy, bit of magic, very much enjoying them.
For DS
Gwelf : The Survival Guide (looks cool) 😁

ThreeKneeRepeater · 09/08/2023 08:06

I used a book token to buy Isaac and the Egg by Bobby Palmer.
I wish I’d bought something else.

Sunshinebuttercupsrainbows · 09/08/2023 08:04

Bought an entire stack yesterday for DS 😬:

  • two Peanut Butter and Crackers comics
  • Aaron Slater Illustrator
  • The Yorkshire Vet
  • Pick Your Own Quest - King Tut
  • Madeline
  • Bridge to Terabithia
  • The Wild Robot
  • Now We Are Six
  • The Night We Got Stuck in a Story

i May have a problem 😂

FritataPatate · 09/08/2023 08:01

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver. I rarely buy books now, just order what I fancy from the library. But I knew this one was going to be special (and it is!).

oceanskye · 09/08/2023 08:01

Crow Lake by Mary Lawson. It was great, looking at getting another of her books.

ReformedWaywardTeen · 09/08/2023 07:59

After watching the series on Sky, I bought Nick Hornbys Funny Girl.
Not had chance to read it yet though

PegasusReturns · 09/08/2023 07:58

“The marriage portrait” to read by the pool on holiday - historical fiction set in 16th century Italy.

loved it.

Davestwattymissus · 09/08/2023 07:49

Collected Works by Lydia Sandgren (technically DH bought it for me). Wanted to read it for ages but I'm saving it for my hols so it's on my TBR pile.

WomensLandArmy · 09/08/2023 07:47

For one of the kinds, The Sun Trail, which is book one of The Dawn of Clans, part of the Warrior Cats series.
For me, The Heron's Cry by Anne Cleeves, the second of her series set in North Devon. Not got too far with it as studying hard. Really enjoyed her Shetland series.

NegativNancy · 09/08/2023 07:47

A really disappointing novel, I forget the name, set in Victorian England - crime book, which I was really looking forward to reading, but doesn't in the slightest bit capture the spirit of the time. I'm only about 100 pages in and not sure I can plough on.

Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 09/08/2023 07:43

Last weekend I bought Grey Bees by Andrey Kurkov, plus a copy of Windrush a ship through time.
Both impulse purchases.
The book about the Windrush is absolutely fascinating.

Giggorata · 09/08/2023 07:29

Lud-in-the-Mist by Hope Mirrlees.
Republished from 1926.

FiveGoMadInDorset · 09/08/2023 07:23

The Silent Companions for our book club