Books Read September 2014 (Books 164 - 175)
Here is a summary of my September reading with links to longer reviews in my journal.
Book 164: Blood on the Strand (Thomas Chaloner #2) by Susanna Gregory, 2007. 464 pages. Restoration spy thriller.
Book 165: Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier, 2009. 384 pages. Story of early 19th-Century fossil collector Mary Anning. Reviews of Books 164 and 165.
Book 166: Top Secret 21 (Stephanie Plum #21) by Janet Evanovich, 2014. Unabridged Audiobook (6 hrs, 16 mins). Read by Lorelei King. Latest in this series. Review here.
Book 167: A Modern Witch (Modern Witch #1) by Debora Geary, 2011. 297 pages. Overly fluffy witches proved a disappointment. Review here.
Book 168: Frog Music by Emma Donoghue, 2014. 544 pages. Gritty true crime/historical blend set in 1876 San Francisco. Review here.
Book 169: Midnight in Austenland (Austenland #2) by Shannon Hale, 2012. 279 pages. Charming sequel that is also a tribute to Gothic romance. Review here.
Book 170: Hour Game (King and Maxwell #2) by David Baldacci, 2003. 723 pages. First-class thriller with high body count. Review here.
Book 171: How to be Both by Ali Smith, 2014. 372 pages. Unusually structured novel with themes of art and the fluidity of gender. Review here.
Book 172: Cop Town by Karin Slaughter, 2014. 416 pages. Police procedural set in 1974 Atlanta. Review here.
Book 173: Last Days by Adam Nevill, 2012. 544 pages. Indie film-maker documenting 1970s doomsday cult stirs up ancients horrors. Review here.
Book 174: Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese, 2009. 541 pages. Engaging medical drama set in Ethiopia and USA. Review here.
Book 175: The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan, 2014. 448 pages. Powerful novel about a doctor's experiences in Japanese POW camp. Review here.
Book 164: Blood on the Strand (Thomas Chaloner #2) by Susanna Gregory, 2007. 464 pages. Restoration spy thriller.
Book 165: Remarkable Creatures by Tracy Chevalier, 2009. 384 pages. Story of early 19th-Century fossil collector Mary Anning. Reviews of Books 164 and 165.
Book 166: Top Secret 21 (Stephanie Plum #21) by Janet Evanovich, 2014. Unabridged Audiobook (6 hrs, 16 mins). Read by Lorelei King. Latest in this series. Review here.
Book 167: A Modern Witch (Modern Witch #1) by Debora Geary, 2011. 297 pages. Overly fluffy witches proved a disappointment. Review here.
Book 168: Frog Music by Emma Donoghue, 2014. 544 pages. Gritty true crime/historical blend set in 1876 San Francisco. Review here.
Book 169: Midnight in Austenland (Austenland #2) by Shannon Hale, 2012. 279 pages. Charming sequel that is also a tribute to Gothic romance. Review here.
Book 170: Hour Game (King and Maxwell #2) by David Baldacci, 2003. 723 pages. First-class thriller with high body count. Review here.
Book 171: How to be Both by Ali Smith, 2014. 372 pages. Unusually structured novel with themes of art and the fluidity of gender. Review here.
Book 172: Cop Town by Karin Slaughter, 2014. 416 pages. Police procedural set in 1974 Atlanta. Review here.
Book 173: Last Days by Adam Nevill, 2012. 544 pages. Indie film-maker documenting 1970s doomsday cult stirs up ancients horrors. Review here.
Book 174: Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese, 2009. 541 pages. Engaging medical drama set in Ethiopia and USA. Review here.
Book 175: The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan, 2014. 448 pages. Powerful novel about a doctor's experiences in Japanese POW camp. Review here.