Tag: reading

A really mixed bag this week – there are some good things in there, but a couple of real clunkers as well.  Still, it was ever thus.

Read:

Murder is the Main Course by Shawn Reilly Simmons

Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons

Never Trust a Pirate by Valerie Bowman

The Bad Luck Bride by Janna MacGregor

Big City Heat by David Burnsworth

It Had To Be You by Jill Shalvis

The Stars are Fire by Anita Shreve

Started:

Kick by Paula Byrne

Reel History: The World According to the Movies by Alex von Tunzelmann

Sidney Chambers and the Persistence of Love by James Runcie

 

Still reading:

The May Queen by Helen Irene Young

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

A Dangerous Crossing by Rachel Rhys

If you read this week’s Recommendsday post, you’ll already know that I’ve had a lapse in willpower this week. The final total was eight ebooks bought…

In keeping with the spring season, I’ve had a clear out of ongoing books this week – jettisoning a couple of lingerers that I just couldn’t get on with.  Hey ho.  Not as much new stuff read this week as I would like – I’ve been re-reading a couple of childhood favourites alongside the new stuff and got a bit side tracked.  I wish I could add the Chalet School and Richenda to this list, but I know that first read it in about 1995!

Read:

Bikinis in Paradise by Kathi Daley

The Good, the Bad and the Emus by Donna Andrew

Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear

Leaving Everything Most Loved by Jacqueline Winspear

The Golden Age of Murder by Martin Edwards

Good Dog McTavish by Meg Rosoff

Started:

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

A Dangerous Crossing by Rachel Rhys

Still reading:

Big City Heat by David Burnsworth

Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons

The May Queen by Helen Irene Young

Three ebooks bought in various Bank Holiday sales – but one of them was an e-copy of a book I already have in hardback – and one print book.  So not too bad.

An interesting week – with a mixed bag of books all around.

Read:

No Charm Intended by Mollie Cox Bryan

After Hello by Mhairi McFarlane

Regency Fire by Bridget Barton

Dandy Gilver and the Reek of Herrings by Catriona McPherson

The Moving Toyshop by Edmund Crispin

Maskerade by Terry Pratchett

Started:

The May Queen by Helen Irene Young

Still reading:

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

Siracusa by Delia Ephron

Big City Heat by David Burnsworth

Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons

The Golden Age of Murder by Martin Edwards

Two print books and two ebooks bought.  Not too bad

Not as much read as I wanted this week – it all got a little bit busy.  If you’re still looking for something to read this Bank Holiday Monday, check out my Easter reading recommendations.

Read:

A Night of No Return by Sarah Morgan

The Apple Orchard by Veronica Henry

Masquerade by Victoria Vale

Death of a Dumb Bunny by Melanie Jackson

Dandy Gilver and a Most Misleading Habit by Catriona McPherson

Difficult Women by Roxane Gay

Started:

The Golden Age of Murder by Martin Edwards

Still reading:

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

Siracusa by Delia Ephron

Big City Heat by David Burnsworth

Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons

There were some really good deals for the bank holiday weekend (see earlier post) so I ended up buying two ebooks.

A busy week of nightshifts – and then sleeping them off.  So not as much read as I was hoping, but there was some good stuff in there.

Read:

Somebody’s Baby by Donna Alward

The Whole Art of Detection by Lynsday Faye

Treasure in Paradise by Kathi Daley

The Best of Adam Sharp by Graeme Simsion

Beyond Shame by Kit Rocha

The Rising of the Larks by Cris Johnson

Started:

Big City Heat by David Burnsworth

Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons

Still reading:

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

Difficult Women by Roxane Gay

Siracusa by Delia Ephron

But on the brightside, I didn’t buy any books – which is *really* unusual for nightshifts.  Really unusual.  I had to check twice to make sure I hadn’t succumbed to the urge to buy books in the early hours.  But I didn’t.  I really didn’t!

 

A more normal/typical week this week – back at work, rushed off my feet and exhausted (I know, so soon after my holiday) so everything was fairly easy on my brain.  And the dreaded nightshifts have started (fingers crossed I’m asleep when this publishes or I won’t be worth knowing at work tonight), so I don’t see this situation changing at all in the next seven days.

Read:

House at the Corner by Enid Blyton

Southern Fried by Tonya Kappes

The Six Bad Boys by Enid Blyton

The Decorator Who Knew Too Much by Diane Vallere

American Gods: Shadows 1 by Neil Gaiman, Scott Hampton et al

Royal Flush by Rhys Bowen

Started:

Siracusa by Delia Ephron

Still reading:

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

Difficult Women by Roxane Gay

Beyond Shame by Kit Rocha

The Whole Art of Detection by Lynsday Faye

On the brightside, I didn’t buy anything.  Check me.

I’ve been on holiday – I wonder if you can tell.  And yes, I did do things other than reading – we drove the whole way around Fuerteventura and I walked along a lot of beaches!

Read:

The Roanoake Girls by Amy Engle

The Accidental Detective by Michael RN Jones

Sam Keddie: An Introduction by Paddy Magrane

See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng

The Duke by Kerrigan Byrne

One Wild Night by Melissa Cutler

Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions by Mario Giordano

Last Night with the Duke by Amelia Grey

Cream Buns and Crime by Robin Stevens

My One True Highlander by Suzanne Enoch

Tightening the Threads by Lea Waite

Forever Geek by Holly Smale

Rosie’s Little Café on the Riviera by Jennifer Bohnet

Double Up by Gretchen Archer

Shock and Awe by Simon Reynolds

Duels and Deception by Cindy Anstey

Started:

The Whole Art of Detection by Lynsday Faye

Still reading:

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

Difficult Women by Roxane Gay

I bought on ebook – as a kindle daily deal – but that was it. Not bad.