Category: The pile

A pretty good week in reading, partly because I was commuting back and forth and not staying in lining, partly because the weather was awful so going out seemed very unappealing. I’ve started on the Christmas-themed reading now too, so there’ll be some more on that front coming too. And as you can see, I have now read the actual book of Rivals…

Read:

Frequent Hearses by Edmund Crispin

Dramatic Murder by Elizabeth Anthony

What Bloody Man is That by Simon Brett

Rivers of London: Stray Cat Blues by Ben Aaronovitch et al

Soulless by Gail Carriger

Rivals by Jilly Cooper

Small Bomb at Dimperley by Lissa Evans

Midwinter Murder by Agatha Christie

One Lucky Subscriber by Kellye Garrett

Started:

Cher: The Memoir Part One by Cher

Murder at Christmas by Rupert Latimer

Guilt at the Garage by Simon Brett

Still reading:

The Divorce Colony by April White

Two books, no ebooks.

Bonus picture: Snow at the station on Tuesday morning on the way to work. I think the season really has changed now…

*next to a book book title indicates that it came from NetGalley. ** indicates it was an advance copy from a source other than NetGalley.

A steady old week in Reading and a very busy week in life. So I suppose I’ve done OK all things considered. And Kiss Me, Kate was wonderful at the cinema too yesterday afternoon so that was delightful as well.

Read:

The Killer in the Choir by Simon Brett

Star Trap by Simon Brett

A Comedian Dies by Simon Brett

Cruel Winter with You by Ali Hazelwood

A Jingle Bell Mingle by Sierra Simone and Julie Murphy*

Death in the Dark by Julia Buckley

The Measure of Malice edited by Martin Edwards

The Top of the Climb by Betty Beaty

Started:

Frequent Hearses by Edmund Crispin

Still reading:

The Divorce Colony by April White

Small Bomb at Dimperley by Lissa Evans

Another preorder turned up, and one other acquired. Oopsie

Bonus picture: The British Museum as I walked past on my way back from a comedy gig one night last week. I can’t pass it without thinking about Amelia and Emerson…

*next to a book book title indicates that it came from NetGalley. ** indicates it was an advance copy from a source other than NetGalley.

What a week. What a weekend – my sister came to visit and we went to London and ended up seeing two shows in less than twenty four hours, which is pretty much my idea of heaven. And I’ve got another one on Monday night too so I’m carrying the weekend fun over into the new week. And on the reading front, the Fetherings binge continues as well as some Christmas reading and a new-to-me historical mystery series. I just need to work on that long running list now…

Read:

A Reconstructed Corpse by Simon Brett

Death at the Dress Rehearsal by Stuart Douglas

The Killer in the Cafe by Simon Brett

A Body on the Doorstep by Marty Wingate

The Anti-Social Season by Adele Buck

The Nosy Neighbor by Nita Prose

The Liar in the Library by Simon Brett

Started:

The Killer in the Choir by Simon Brett

Death in the Dark by Julia Buckley

Still reading:

The Divorce Colony by April White

A Jingle Bell Mingle by Sierra Simone and Julie Murphy*

Small Bomb at Dimperley by Lissa Evans

So I spent the Waterstones voucher. Well all of it except about £1.80. And as you could see on Saturday, it’s all got a bit out of hand…

Bonus picture: Lego Liberty still makes me smile every time I go in, even if the crowds in the Christmas shop don’t!

*next to a book book title indicates that it came from NetGalley. ** indicates it was an advance copy from a source other than NetGalley.

A busy week in life and reading. Am I on a bit of a Simon Brett binge? Yes. But actually most of them are books I haven’t read before that have been sitting on the virtual TBR so that is progress on the backlog right? And I have started another 50 pages and out run through the bookshelf which has weeded some books off the pile because I don’t like them and don’t want to read the rest. Again, progress of a sort.

Read:

Hide My Eyes by Margery Allingham

The Corpse on the Court by Simon Brett

The Strangling on Stage by Simon Brett

Reunion Dinner by Jessie Q Sutanto

Dead Room Farce by Simon Brett

The Tomb in Turkey by Simon Brett

A Holiday Homicide by Ellie Alexander

Crime of Fashion by Emma Rosenblum

Astor by Anderson Cooper

Started:

Death at the Dress Rehearsal by Stuart Douglas

The Divorce Colony by April White

Still reading:

A Jingle Bell Mingle by Sierra Simone and Julie Murphy*

Small Bomb at Dimperley by Lissa Evans

Two books and one ebook added to the pile. And I still have that book voucher to spend remember…

Bonus picture: another night out at the theatre…

*next to a book book title indicates that it came from NetGalley. ** indicates it was an advance copy from a source other than NetGalley.

So… did I watch three episodes of Rivals back to back on Thursday night and a fourth on Friday while I was staying with a friend? Yes. Did this affect the amount of stuff I’ve read this week. Yes. Do I regret not having Disney + at the moment so I can watch the other four episodes? Absolutely. Is it for the best that I don’t have it at the moment? Also yes, but we’ll see how long my will power lasts because the last episode of Only Murders in the Building series four hits Disney+ this week… Anyway, to the actual books I did read, and I still need to do a bit of work at getting that long-running list down, but I may have got a little distracted by trying to get a couple more states ticked off my 50 states list for the year…

Read:

The Beckoning Lady by Margery Allingham

Murder: The Biography by Kate Morgan*

Digging Up History by Sheila Connolly

Passed in Pennsylvania by Sheila Benning

A Dark and Stormy Murder by Julia Buckley

Sugar Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke

Started:

n/a

Still reading:

A Jingle Bell Mingle by Sierra Simone and Julie Murphy*

Small Bomb at Dimperley by Lissa Evans

Astor by Anderson Cooper

One pre-order dropped onto my kindle, one book bought in Waterstones Piccadilly and one ebook bought

Bonus picture: my newest houseplant baby, which is growing fast!

*next to a book book title indicates that it came from NetGalley. ** indicates it was an advance copy from a source other than NetGalley.

The Lily Bard binge reread is over, which means I’ll presumably find something else to fixate on imminently to distract me from reading the backlog. It was ever thus. That said, it wasn’t a bad week of reading, even if there are still a few on the long running pile. This week coming is going to be a busy one though, so we’ll see how that all plans out.

Read:

Shakespeare’s Trollop by Charlaine Harris

Shakespeare’s Counsellor by Charlaine Harris

Haunted Ever After by Jen DeLuca

More Work for the Undertaker by Margery Allingham

A Holiday for Homicide by Devon Delaney*

The Methods of Sergeant Cluff by Gil North

Unruly by David Mitchell

Started:

Digging Up History by Sheila Connolly

A Jingle Bell Mingle by Sierra Simone and Julie Murphy*

Still reading:

Small Bomb at Dimperley by Lissa Evans

Astor by Anderson Cooper

Bonus picture: party time in town on Saturday with an ABBA Tribute band to mark the end of the market square redevelopment. We were on our way to the cinema, so we didn’t stay that long!

*next to a book book title indicates that it came from NetGalley. ** indicates it was an advance copy from a source other than NetGalley.

I’m having one of those spells where I’m finding it hard to settle down and read some of the things on the list – but instead bingeing through something else. In this case, it’s manifesting in Patti Benning novellas and some Charlaine Harris. Who can tell the mysterious ways my mind works, I certainly can’t. Anyway, the weather has been awful, it’s proper sit inside and read weather – I feel like my feet have been on the edge of being damp for about a month now it’s been so wet. Hey ho.

Read:

Autumn Chills by Agatha Christie

Mis-Steak-n Identity by Patti Benning

Steered Wrong by Patti Benning

Coroners Pidgin by Margery Allingham

Bite Moves by Patti Benning

Shakespeare’s Landlord by Charlaine Harris

Shakespeare’s Champion by Charlaine Harris

Shakespeare’s Christmas by Charlaine Harris

Started:

Unruly by David Mitchell

Still reading:

Small Bomb at Dimperley by Lissa Evans

Haunted Ever After by Jen DeLuca

Astor by Anderson Cooper

Well, as usual in kindle offers week, a few ebooks bought – and I still have some samples left to read for other things so potentially more to come there. Two books in Foyles which you’ve already seen and a couple more ordered (but not yet arrived)

Bonus picture: some Art at the Outernet last week – it’s very cool but it makes my head hurt quite quickly!

*next to a book book title indicates that it came from NetGalley. ** indicates it was an advance copy from a source other than NetGalley.