Category: books

A bit of an odd week.  I had a couple of days off work and went away for a bit of sightseeing and then the nightshifts caught up with me and I was exhausted for the rest of the week and didn’t get as much reading done as I would have wanted.

Read:

You Can’t Touch My Hair by Phoebe Robinson

Blessed is the Busybody by Emilie Richards

Forbidden Fruit by Kerry Greenwood

How to Catch a Wild Viscount by Tessa Dare

The Murdstone Trilogy by Mal Peet

Lord Dashwood Missed Out by Tessa Dare

Started:

The #MonuMeta Social Media Book by Roger Warner

Still reading:

The Underground Railroad by Coulson Whitehead

On the brightside, I didn’t buy any actual books this week, although I did have a bit of a spree on novellas – in particular historical ones – and a few preorders.  I need to start making a list and asking for things for Christmas instead.  And all the books I ordered during nightshifts have turned up now and I need to start reading them, pronto!

 Nightshifts are over! Hurrah! I spent most of the week sleeping, and staying away from home, both of which means I didn’t read as much this week as I usually do on nights (not much commute) but there’s some quite good stuff on the list of stuff I did read. Also, as a side note, Novelicious is back – and I’m reviewing for them again, so more on that soon!

Read:

Eggnog Murder by Leslie Meier, Lee Hollis and Barbara Ross

Front Page Fatality by LynnDee Walker

A Killer Location by Sarah T Hobart

Death Wears a Mask by Ashley Weaver

Wonder Women by Sam Maggs

China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan

The Curious Case of the Copper Corpse by Alan Bradley

Started:

The Murdstone Trilogy by Mal Peet

Still reading:
The Underground Railroad by Coulson Whitehead

 So, nightshifts. I might have gone a little crazy with the book buying in the early hours of the morning. Twice. Oops. I’ve more than replaced everything I read from the pile this week!

I’ve had a busy week – and lots of different shifts, working my way towards nightshifts – so I’m actually quite pleased with how much I’ve read.  We’ll see what happens now the nightshifts are underway…

Read:

A Royal Pain by Rhys Bowen

Dangling by a Thread by Lea Wait

Geek Girl: All Wrapped Up by Holly Smale

Devil’s Food by Kerry Greenwood

Wallace at Bay by Alexander Wilson

Sidney Chambers and the Dangers of Temptation by James Runcie

A Killer’s Guide to Good Works by Shelley Costa

Started:

Wonder Women by Sam Maggs

Death Wears a Mask by Ashley Weaver

Still reading:

The Underground Railroad by Coulson Whitehead

China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan

And I resisted the urge to buy any books too.  I’m almost proud of myself!

Not a bad week’s reading – and a bit of a better mix of stuff – some romance, some crime, some non-fiction, some very retro career fiction for nicely brought up girls…

Read:

Lethal Lifestyles by LynDee Walker

Death at the Cafe by Alison Golden

Miracle on 5th Avenue by Sarah Morgan

Heavenly Pleasures by Kerry Greenwood

Dustbowl Girls by Lydia Reeder

Judith Teaches by Mabel Esther Allan

Started:

Devil’s Food by Kerry Greenwood

A Royal Pain by Rhys Bowen

Still reading:

The Underground Railroad by Coulson Whitehead

Sidney Chambers and the Dangers of Temptation by James Runcie

China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan

Oh dear.  I went into The Works on Tuesday and they had an awful lot of books I wanted.  And when they’re 3 for £5 they’re just so hard to resist.  I filled in a few gaps in my Christina Jones collection* (did you see my post about how much I love her books ) and picked up a few that I’ve been coveting for a while and a couple of new series to try.  Whoops.

 

*Stuff I’ve already read but don’t own

It’s was a bit of a weird week – I found it hard to get in to a few things hence the dipping around.  I abandoned Murder out of Tune after 50 pages – I was only about 25 pages in at the end of last week – and included it for completeness and it came back and bit me!  I have another cozy crime started that’s not on this list – because I’m less than 50 pages in and I’m not sure it’s going to stick and I’m not making that mistake again…

Read:

Queen Victoria’s Youngest Son by Charlotte Zeepvat

No Time Like the Past by Jodi Taylor

Hot Summer Nights by Laramie Briscoe

Start Here: Read Your Way into 25 Amazing Authors ed. Jeff O’Neal

Midsummer Night by Deanna Raybourn

Earthly Delights by Kerry Greenwood

The Case of the Deepdean Vampire by Robin Stevens

Started:

Sidney Chambers and the Dangers of Temptation by James Runcie

China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan

Lethal Lifestyles by LynDee Walker

Still reading:

The Underground Railroad by Coulson Whitehead

Dustbowl Girls by Lydia Reeder

I bought a couple of ebooks this week in an attempt to get out of the slump – and pre-ordered a couple more too.  So relatively restrained.  For me anyway

Back to reality this week – and the book list is back to a more normal (for me) size.  It would be longer, but I’ve been exerting myself to finish the Prince Leopold biography which is proving something of a slog…

Read:

Christmas Present by Jodi Taylor

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

Today Will Be Different by Maria Semple

The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness

They Both Liked Dogs by Elinor M Brent Dyer

Angel Catbird by Margaret Atwood.

Started:

No Time Like the Past by Jodi Taylor

Murder Out of Tune by Lesley Cookman

Still reading:

The Underground Railroad by Coulson Whitehead

Dustbowl Girls by Lydia Reeder

Queen Victoria’s Youngest Son by Charlotte Zeepvat

I was really well behaved and only bought one book this week – and it was a second-hand one from the Book Barge we encountered on a day out.  I got a couple of free kindle books though…

Can you tell that I’ve been on holiday?  Lazy days on the beach and even lazier evenings on the patio mean lots and lots of reading time.  And then there was the flight home on Saturday.  Lots and lots of lovely books – and a mix of fiction and non-fiction too.  This may be the first time I’ve been on holiday and read all the paperbacks I took with me too!

Read:

Dancers in Mourning by Margery Allingham

The Book Club Murders by Leslie Nagel

Primary Colors by Anonymous

A Proposal to Die For by Vivian Conroy

Discovery of Desire by Susanne Lord

The Sex Lives of English Women by Wendy Jones

The Barista’s Guide to Espionage by Dave Sinclair

A Second Chance by Jodi Taylor

Death of a Ghost by Margery Allingham

A Trail Through Time by Jodi Taylor

When A Child is Born by Jodi Taylor

A Roman Holiday by Jodi Taylor

Started:

Dustbowl Girls by Lydia Reeder

Queen Victoria’s Youngest Son by Charlotte Zeepvat

Still reading:

The Underground Railroad by Coulson Whitehead

The holiday meant reduced opportunities for physical book buying – but I did buy a few on the kindle – a couple of Chronicles of St Mary’s novels and novellas and a little spending spree in Gollancz’s ebook sale.

 Now that is much more like it. Lots of reading done this week and some good stuff in there. I suspect the Coulson Whitehead may take me a while to read – the writing is beautiful but by golly is the story tough. 

Read:

The Pursuit by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg

You’re the One that I Want by Angela Britnell

Pumpkins in Paradise by Kathi Daley

The House in Quill Court by Charlotte Betts

Michelangelo’s Ghost by Gigi Pandian

Clockwork Gold by Jenny Schwartz

Murder in G Major by Alexia Gordon

Louisiana Longshot by Jana Deleon

A Kim Jong-Il Production by Paul Fischer

Started:

 The Underground Railroad by Coulson Whitehead

 Dancers in Mourning by Margery Allingham

Primary Colors by Anonymous 

Still reading:

N/a

The only book I bought this week is Margaret Atwood’s new graphic novel Angel Catbird. Check me being better at impulse control!