December books
Henry Cecil, Daughters In Law - light amusing comedy which I enjoyed, B+
Frederick Kohner, Gidget - B
E J Oxenham, The Conquest Of Christina - an early work, felt a bit dated, B
Laura Kinsale, Shadow Heart - I liked the story and thought it well written apart from some very purple patches, B+
Maggie O’Farrell, Instructions For A Heatwave - absorbing story set in 1976 around a British-Irish family, A
Ruby Ferguson, Apricot Sky - very good, A
Michael Connelly, The Burning Room - pretty good, A-
E J Oxenham, The Junior Captain, not bad, B+
Jeffrey Seaver, Solitude Creek, quite good, B, but the wrap story/twist was better (A)
C J Sansom, Lamentation, excellent, A
David Baldacci, Memory Man, solid thriller, A-
Tim Clare, The Honours - I felt I should have enjoyed it more, but the writing didn't quite engage me, B-
Bobby Braddock, A Life On Nashville’s Music Row - deeply candid memoir, A
Anne Tyler, A Spool Of Blue Thread, a return to form after a couple of weaker efforts, A
Katherine Woodfine, The Mystery Of The Clockwork Sparrow - a delight, A
Anthony Trollope, The Warden reread, A
Frederick Kohner, Gidget - B
E J Oxenham, The Conquest Of Christina - an early work, felt a bit dated, B
Laura Kinsale, Shadow Heart - I liked the story and thought it well written apart from some very purple patches, B+
Maggie O’Farrell, Instructions For A Heatwave - absorbing story set in 1976 around a British-Irish family, A
Ruby Ferguson, Apricot Sky - very good, A
Michael Connelly, The Burning Room - pretty good, A-
E J Oxenham, The Junior Captain, not bad, B+
Jeffrey Seaver, Solitude Creek, quite good, B, but the wrap story/twist was better (A)
C J Sansom, Lamentation, excellent, A
David Baldacci, Memory Man, solid thriller, A-
Tim Clare, The Honours - I felt I should have enjoyed it more, but the writing didn't quite engage me, B-
Bobby Braddock, A Life On Nashville’s Music Row - deeply candid memoir, A
Anne Tyler, A Spool Of Blue Thread, a return to form after a couple of weaker efforts, A
Katherine Woodfine, The Mystery Of The Clockwork Sparrow - a delight, A
Anthony Trollope, The Warden reread, A