 | The Ivy Chronicles by Karen Quinn
Buy new: £5.49 / Used from: £0.01 Fancied a bit of light reading, really wish I hadn't bothered. One of the worst books I've ever read. Superficial, tacky and very predictable.
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 | The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials) by Philip Pullman
Buy used from: £0.01 Is it better than Northern Lights?? I just can't decide! Is bloody good though!
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 | The Bitch Goddess Notebook by Martha O'Connor
Buy new: £5.49 / Used from: £0.01 Wanted to read it because of the Donna Tartt comparisons. Enjoyed it, but if I was still 18 I know I would have totally loved it!
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 | My Booky Wook by Russell Brand
Buy used from: £0.01 Aah, Russell... much more endearing than he often comes across on television.
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 | What Was Lost by Catherine O'Flynn
Buy used from: £0.01 An enjoyable read, but from the reviews I read beforehand I was expecting something a bit stronger.
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 | On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
Buy new: £4.82 / Used from: £0.01 Not as good as the other Ian McEwan books I've read.
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 | Status Anxiety by Alain de Botton
Buy new: £5.72 / Used from: £2.18 Brilliant! Drawing from ancient philosophy, art and literature.. and it's all so relevant!
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 | Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Buy new: £4.79 / Used from: £1.48 Not the classic I was expecting. Really enjoyed following the story of Fermina Daza, but had no sympathy for Florentino Ariza, found myself switching off when reading of his numerous love affairs.
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 | The Wonder Spot by Melissa Bank
Buy new: £7.19 / Used from: £0.01 This is the enjoyable, light read that I was hoping to find with The Ivy Chronicles. Smart and witty, I'd definitely recommend.
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 | The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler
Buy new: £4.99 / Used from: £0.01 Really enjoyed the book despite not liking any of the main characters!
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 | Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
Buy new: £4.31 / Used from: £0.33 Was a good story, but I quickly grew tired of the 'smart' dialogue. Will still check out the tv series though...
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 | Pig (Penguin Fiction) by Andrew Cowan
Buy used from: £0.01 A lovely, but sad little story.
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 | The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Buy new: £5.38 / Used from: £0.01 This is my absolute favourite book! I've read it three times now and it just keeps getting better! Great story, wonderful characters, brilliantly written. So engaging I start believing I'm there!
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 | A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
Buy new: £6.71 / Used from: £0.03 I did like the book, I just found Owen really, really annoying. How did they all put up with him?!
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 | I Capture the Castle (Vintage Classics) by Dodie Smith
Buy new: £5.96 / Used from: £0.01 Loved it! One of the most likeable narrators in literary history. Well written and a great story.
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 | Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman by Haruki Murakami
Buy new: £5.07 / Used from: £2.50 I'm not usually a fan of short stories, but Murakami's style is so beautiful I couldn't put it down! My favourite of his short story collections
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 | The Shadow Of The Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Buy new: £4.08 / Used from: £0.01 Loved it! A real page turner, a brilliant story, loved the characters, and loved the little twist at the end!
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 | Noughts and Crosses (Noughts & Crosses Trilogy) by Malorie Blackman
Buy new: £5.09 / Used from: £0.89 A great idea, and brilliant twist that really challenges the way you think. But not that well written. Disappointing.
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 | Sophie's Choice (Vintage Classics) by William Styron
Buy new: £6.72 / Used from: £3.50 Obviously, so very, very sad, but also fascinating story of the relationship between the three main characters.
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 | Bit of a Blur by Alex James
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £0.48 This is Alex James' story - not a biography of the history of blur. I loved it for that reason, but would have liked to learnt a bit more about Graham leaving the band.
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 | The Lake of Dead Languages by Carol Goodman
Buy new: £6.95 / Used from: £0.01 The Secret History this is not. A book based around classics students in America - that's where the similarities end. I wonder what Donna Tartt would think of the comparisons.
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 | The Gum Thief by Douglas Coupland
Buy used from: £0.01 Thought this was much better than Generation X. All of the characters were really likeable, I was interested in each of their stories and how the unlikely bonds came to form. And I loved Glove Pond!
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 | Company of Liars by Karen Maitland
Buy used from: £24.98 Mysterious, magical and pretty horrifying at times! Loved it! I loved the background of England during the Plague, really added to the macabre story.
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 | What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami
Buy new: £8.99 / Used from: £4.93 I read this book as a fan of Murakami, and not as a runner, and I loved it for this reason. Behind the talk of running you get a great insight into what motivates this elusive author.
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 | Hangover Square: A Story of Darkest Earl's Court (Penguin Modern Classics) by Patrick Hamilton
Buy new: £6.47 / Used from: £3.90 This book has turned me into a big fan of Patrick Hamilton! A really gripping read, loved the setting of London, just before war broke out. And by the end I really felt for George Harvey Bone!
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