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time to nominate a genre for next month's themed read.

I nominate horror and crime

Historical for me!

Ditto, Chris! Historical for me too.

poll is now up so get voting.

dont forget to vote!

Where do I vote?

You go to polls and there you cast your vote.

our november themed read is historical.

Yay! The Redemption of Alexander Seaton here I come! Might be a week or two though, there's a few others I need to get through for the library.

I'm going for Dark Fire by C.J. Sansom, another one I've been meaning to get to!

I'm just a little way into Brethren: An Epic Adventure of the Knights Templar, so think this will be my historical genre read.

Courageous, book three in the Lost Fleet by Jack Campbell.

The Rising Tide: A Novel of World War II is my November read

I finished The Redemption of Alexander Seaton at the weekend. It was a bit slow starting, but built up to a fantastic finish. I was exhausted, but couldn't bear go to bed until I finished it.

Jackie - I loved The Redemption of Alexander Seaton, but the next book A Game of Sorrows is even better!

So glad you enjoyed The Redemption of Alexander Seaton, Jackie. I thought it was a very good book and, like Chris, I thought the sequel was as good, if not better! Happy reading:)

I just added "A Game of Sorrows" to my "To read" list, which is getting completely out of hand.

I know what you mean about "To Read" lists! I'm not sure how many titles are on mine, but I just have a feeling that I'll never have enough years left to read them all:) Oh well, it'll be fun trying. Seem to be going through an ultra slow patch at the moment.

I'm going through a bit of a slowish patch too. I'm either tearing around the place taxiing my daughters about or I nod off, kindle in hand with a cup of cold tea sitting next to me. As for the TBR, it's the same as yours and Jackie's!

Chris wrote: "I'm going through a bit of a slowish patch too. I'm either tearing around the place taxiing my daughters about or I nod off, kindle in hand with a cup of cold tea sitting next to me. As for the TBR..."
It sounds like you are not going through a slow enough time, if you are so tired from taxi driving to be able to read. I hope life slows down for you soon so you can pick up the pace with your reading!

Thanks Jackie, the last couple of weeks have been a bit manic, I also suffer with insomnia! I cope ok with it at the beginning of phase and just read or do something not too demanding, it usually goes after a few weeks. This phase has been going on for weeks and weeks now though, and I'm at the point where I lose concentration and efficiency easily. If I read for more than half an hour, I'll doze off for a bit, but won't sleep soundly, neither will I really take in what I've read properly. I don't like to take medicine for it, so I'll probably have a go at acupunture again, it's helped before.

Chris wrote: "Thanks Jackie, the last couple of weeks have been a bit manic, I also suffer with insomnia! I cope ok with it at the beginning of phase and just read or do something not too demanding, it usually g..."

Oh dear, Chris, things don't sound too good for you at the moment. I really hope there's an improvement soon.xx

You have my sympathy about the insomnia Chris. I have another friend who suffers from that. She's just started a sleep study being carried out by Loughborough University. It's a year long and the drawback is that if she is in the control group, nothing will be done about her insomnia for a year. The attraction is that everyone in the study will see a sleep expert at the end of the study and will get tailored advice about how to tackle their insomnia. If you like, I'll pass on any nuggets of advice she gets. They might be worth trying, but you might have to wait about a year. She's only just started..

Thanks, it's not usually this persistent! I'm seeing someone for accupuncture next week, so hopefully, I'll be getting 6 hours a night soon. I'll look up that research though, it sounds interesting. I've always been prone to insomnia, but in phases of around 4 to 6 weeks. Even now I don't know what the trigger is. I would hate to have it continuously like some people do. When I was at university, it got really bad and I would get so frustrated I was impossible to live with! There was a tv programme on about it last week, but it didn't really address it, just noted that the condition was underfunded by the NHS!
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