I have recently had a load of free time, so I have read a fair few books in the last three-ish weeks!

I finally finished The Book Thief - AMAZING. If you get a chance, please read.

Stardust - Neil Gaiman
Loved this book so much. Ah, just magical. A fairy-tale for grown ups. They did make a movie of this but the book is just soo much better. If you like fantasy/faerie stuff, I would highly recommend this.

The Secret Lives of Dresses - Erin McKean
Enjoyable. About a girl who takes over her grandma's vintage dress shop. I particularly liked it because there is a beautiful little vintage dress shop near where I live and I could just picture that shop as the shop in the book. Your standard love story/chick lit, but an enjoyable read nonetheless.

Purfume: The Story of A Murderer - Patrick Suskind
Loved it. A sensory journey through word. Man with a superhuman nose starts murdering in search of the perfect scent. Strange but oh so good.

Breakfast at Tiffany's - Truman Capote
Meh. Was ok. Pretty sure everyone knows the story lol. Movie was better than the book imo. I guess I was expecting more out of it? But anyway, was a quick read. Ok I guess.

Love and Punishment - Wendy Harmer
I quite enjoyed this one - it was given to me, I didn't think I'd like it but I actually did. Was an easy read, quite funny. About a woman going through a break up after her partner of 5 years runs off with a woman 12/13 years his senior. Everything crashes down when her little revenge incident comes to light, but (as with most stories) all ends well.

High Fidelity - Nick Hornby
Loved it. About Rob, a loser-ish guy who owns a somewhat failing record store. He decides to do some soul searching and contacts his old girlfriends after his long term girlfriend leaves him. Funny, sad, and sweet. Lots of music references. I really enjoyed this, and would recommend it to anyone who has recently gone through a break up (al la myself... same as the above book).

I think that's all... as I said, I had a heck of a lot of free time, so I scoffed down as many books as possible.