Hands up anyone else whose Christmas didn’t quite work out as planned? Yes, quite a lot of us really isn’t there. Still in our case it could have been worse – there was only one positive test, and the rest of the family are still clear. For now. Anyway, it came at the end of a very, very busy week and consequently this week’s list is mostly the tail end of the 50 states challenge (I finished!) and then Christmas (or at least festive) themed novellas. But that was what I fancied reading, so it’s allowed! Onwards to the last few days of the year. Coming up this week we have the end of year extravaganzas – as long as I manage to write them all…
Read:
Buzz Off by Deb Baker
Movie Night Murder by Leslie Langtry
A Very Beery New Year by Jackie Lau
Dreaming Spies by Laurie R King
The Ordeal of the Haunted Room by Jodi Taylor
Toast of Time by Jodi Taylor
Oh. What. Fun. by Chandler Baker
Started:
The Christmas Card Crime and other stories by Martin Edwards
Release the Beast by Bimini Bon Boulash
Still reading:
Almost English by Charlotte Mendelson
Heroine Complex by Sarah Kuhn
The Adventures of Miss Barbara Pym by Paula Byrne*
Theroux The Keyhole by Louis Theroux
Blood at the Bookies by Simon Brett
A couple of books received for Christmas, a couple more bought on the Kindle. Positively restrained.
Bonus photo: a scene of Christmas Eve chaos – as the present wrapping gets done even later than ever before…
An * next to a book title indicates that it came from NetGalley. ** indicates it was an advance copy from a source other than NetGalley
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