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Doctor Who: The Last Dodo by Jacqueline Rayner
I liked this. But I think I've liked everything Jacqueline Rayner writes - which is why I got this one out of the library.

M is for Magic by Neil Gaiman
This was a set of short stories that I don't really remember, but definitely enjoyed - as I have of everything I've read that Neil Gaiman's written.

One Pair of Hands by Monica Dickens & One Pair of Feet by Monica Dickens
I really enjoyed these two. They're written by the (great?) granddaughter of Charles Dickens. She doesn't need to work, but she's bored, so first she gets jobs as cooks and in the second book she gets a job as a nurse. They're really interesting looks at what life was like back in the 30s and 40s and she writes in such a way that even disasters are funny to read.

Doctor Who: Harry Sullivan's War by Ian Marter
I read this back when it was too hot to do anything except watch Wimbledon and I fancied something easy to read. Also, I wanted to see if it was as bad as I remembered. It was. It's not badly written per se, it's just the plot that's so utterly ridiculous.

Winds of Fate by Mercedes Lackey
I don't know why but Mercedes Lackey books are so hard to get into. This one swapped between two different characters and I couldn't decide which one I was less interested in. Until halfway through when there was a big revelation and it got interesting. I enjoyed it in the end but I could have done with a lot less set-up.

The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A Heinlein
I heard about this one in one of the book panels at Redemption, although couldn't remember why I liked the sound of it. It's set in the future on the Moon, which is a former prison colony, where they have a revolution. I never quite knew whether it was going to succeed, it could have gone either way. The plot was a whole lot less interesting than the intelligent computer though who was definitely the most interesting character in it. I wish there'd been more of him.

Tennis Shoes, Family Shoes and Apple Bough by Noel Streatfeild
More Shoes books. I do like these all, but you can't read too many at once because they're so samey. And so unlike real children and real families.

Heaven to Betsy and Betsy's Wedding by Maud Hart Lovelace
It's been a while since I read my Betsy-Tacy books, but I remembered them quite quickly after starting these. I enjoyed Heaven to Betsy, about her going to High School. It's interesting to see how things have changed in the time since the book was written - and yet people essentially haven't. Betsy's Wedding I enjoyed less. I know this is set during the First World War, but I kept wanting Betsy to grow a pair and she never did.

Bernice Summerfield: The Inside Story by Simon Guerrier
Despite the size and weight of this book, it didn't actually stop me from reading it lying down or taking it to work. I really enjoyed it - it's interesting to see how Benny came about and evolved and what decisions were made and why. The downside is that it made me want to read the Virgin books that are hard to find - and the couple I've read that aren't hard to find I didn't think that much of. The audios I just buy a season of when Big Finish have a sale.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Never-Ending Sacrifice by Una McCormack
I was already going to buy this one before I saw the back of it. And got quite depressed by the bit that said $7.99 US/£6.99 UK. Thanks for fleecing us on that one, book industry. But when I read the blurb I knew I was going to like it - it's about a Cardassian boy who's been brought up as a Bajoran by Bajoran parents, but then is discovered and sent to his Cardassian father on Cardassia. I love that sort of thing. And then there was all this war and revolution stuff going on that I vaguely remember from the series and I was gripped. I was hoping for a happy ending after he believes everyone he knows is dead and although he didn't get the ending I was hoping for, I think I much preferred the one he got.

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