2013 Book List *Updated 5/2/13* 13 Books Read.

Is this okay? Can edit/add anything needed?

A Woman in Black - Susan Hill 8/10.

Well structured plot line, protagonist is believable and other characters interesting though slightly stereotypical. Not scary but works as modern gothic fiction.

1) bitemarks 7/10 Enjoyable enough, but sometimes feels like there was too much going on, which seemed to detract from the main story. A lot of character switching which I'm not a huge fan of!

1) Mocking Jay, Suzanne Collins, 7/10, Not as good as the first book, or maybe the second but had a couple of twists that helped keep the pace.

1) time of my life - Cecelia Ahern.

Typical Cecelia Ahern book, easy to read with lots of highs and lows and and feel good ending. I finished in two days as the main character was easy to relate to. 7/10.

I liked that one too, preferred it to TTTW :-)

The Blind Assassin - Margaret Atwood 10/10 Fantastic book, interesting story that took a little while to really get in to. Beautifully written and very descriptive. Highly recommend.

Sons of Fortune- Jeffrey Archer 9/10. I love his books and this was another great one. Was difficult to put down, and lots of interesting turns and twists.

2) Me before you - Amazing, amazing, amazing. So well written and made me a little teary in parts. I didn't know if it would live up to all the hype, but it more than did. 10/10

Updated, have emailed about a sticky and it was passed on to the right person but they were on holiday I think.

2) The Last Letter from your lover - Jojo Moyes. 7/10.

I found this book very easy to read. Good storyline and a nice twist at the end.

Updated and bumped. I've emailed again about being a sticky.

1)Winter of the World - Ken Follett. 8/10. One of his epic historical novels, sequel to Fall of Giants and set from ~**** across Russia, Germany, the UK and the USA. Very readable, mostly interesting characters and gives a few new insights into the history of the time.

2)Moranthology - Caitlin Moran. 8/10. I loved How to be a Woman, and bits of this were just as good, but there were a few pieces in there that I didn't enjoy. Not sure whether that's because I didn't like the writing or because I disagree with some of her political views though. She is generally awesome overall.

3)The Kingmaker's Daughter - Philippa Gregory. 7/10. The fourth one of the "Cousins' War series, featuring Anne of Warwick, later Queen Anne, the wife of Richard III (strange coincidence that I read this in the week his remains were discovered!) The perspective in this one is very different from the others, and the heroines from the previous books are written as villains, which I find quite hard to get my head around. I think she could have explored both Anne's and Richard's characters more deeply, but it was a good story. I can't wait for The White Princess.

2)A DANCE WITH DRAGONS, DREAMS AND DUST

3)A DANCE WITH DRAGONS, AFTER THE FEAST

Both George R.R Martin- excellent continuation of A Song of Ice & Fire- More action packed and Martin can do no wrong in my opinion (except not getting the next books out yet)! 10/10

4) The Blind Assassin - Margaret Attwood- How have I not heard of her? This book was fantastic, once I got used to the style it was thoroughly engrossing (stories within a story)- going for a 'lighter' read next but will definitely try another of her novels. 10/10

ETA Just seen The Blind assassin already on the list?! Can I keep it on my numbers tho??

Yeah kjay it just won't go on the big list twice.

1. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak - An amazing book told by Death!!! I have just found out this is a book for Young adults, I neve would have guessed this. I couldnt put it down 8/10.

1: Wild Designs by Katie Fforde

Abit blah & not one of her best, but ok to read. Typical chick lit.

2: The sound of laughter Peter Kay

Loved it! Really funny & well written!

5) Jodi Picoult - Sing You Home, 6/10. The first chapter broke my heart-(do not read if you are feeling emotional), after that I felt like she tried to cram too many 'issues' into the story. I still read on as I found I did want to know how it was going to end...even though it was quite predictable. I think it would make a good film. Apparently it has a sound track to match each chapter but I didn't look into it.

3) Cecilia Ahern - 100 Names, 6/10.

I read this book in less than a week, it was fairly easy to read due to the writing style. I felt that although it was enjoyable, there were too many characters and at times it got confusing. The end was pretty abrupt too. Chick Lit, but not one of Ahern's best.

6) Private #1 Suspect, James Patterson, 4/10. A guy from work leant me this book as I mentioned I had read a couple of the Alex Cross books. It was easy to read- very short chapters but not much depth to the story. All fur coat no knickers!

3. Life with my sister Madonna. by her brother christopher.

Really enjoyed this. His needyness & her 'i'm the only person worthy' ness made interesting psychological reading.

Ahh, I was about to add this and then saw you'd already done it - am currently reading "The Girl you Left Behind". I've read a couple of Jojo Moyes books now and think they're all fab.

The Family Affair – very easy reading, it makes you think how this lifestyle could happen very easily, I enjoyed it as it has the usual highs and lows and keeps you interested. 8/10.

Sorry the Author is Mary Campisi and it is acutally A Family Affair.

Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks - It's a classic Sparks novel, romantic and predictable, but worth reading if you love a good romance. Didn't think much to the ending. Not as good as The Notebook or A Walk to Remember, but definitely not his worst. 7/10

4) The secret of Crickley Hall - James Herbert

Good old spook fest. Easy to read & very enjoyable!

I read this at Christmas. Loved it.

4) Skagboys - Irvine Welsh: It was distrubing and dark but in a way that made the book hard to put down and really quite fascinating. Prequel to trainspotting. 7/10

5) Life Expectancy - Dean Koontz: Not my favourit of his books but a good story none the less. Easy to read and follow. 6/10

The Girl you Left Behind - Jojo Moyes.

Another Moyes book here. Set in dual narrative. One during WW1, one during modern times. It's an astonishing story about the lengths a woman will go to hold on to the one thing she loves most. I got teary in a few parts. Overall a good book, though I wish there had been more about the earlier character. 8/10

7) Metro 2033, Omitry Glukhovsky. The only reason I didn't give up on this is because my little brother lent it to me. No real structure, a couple of times you think it is getting somewhere then he seems to get bored, kill someone and move on! 4/10

6) Killing Hour - Andrew Gross. Not too bad, read it pretty quickly but the character development was a little poor on some of the important characters. Easy read. 5/10

I love reading so have read a few books this year!

Woman in Black - 9/10. I loved this book as much as I enjoyed the film. The book was well written and just as scary.

77 Shadow St by Dean Kootz - 3/10. I like Dean Kootz as a rule but this was not one of his best. Very hard to read and quite unbelievable.

Still Missing ) Chevy Stevens - 10/10. So good I had to go out and buy her other book, well written and easy to read.

Never Knowing Chevy Stevens - 10/10. Gripping and hard to put down. This is an author to watch out for

Blindsighted - Karin Slaughter - 10/10. My favourite Author. Lots of twists and turns and the fact that she has kept the same characters through each of her books makes it easier to follow the story. Brilliant read.

The 50 shades of Grey trilogy - I know! 4/10. I only read these to find out what the hype was all about. By the middle of the second book I was skipping the sex parts and got very bored with the unbelievable storyline. Not one I would read again.

As recommended,

8- Oryx and Crake Margaret Atwood - Fantastic, couldn't put it down, as I found with The Blind Assassin. I really love how she layers her stories, in this case from past to present. 10/10