September books
Fred M Donner, Muhammad And The Believers: At The Origins Of Islam - fascinating history, A
Angela Thirkell, The Brandons - pleasant but slight, B
A M Irvine, A Girl Of The Fourth - slightly silly in places, but I enjoyed it, A
Kyril Bonfiglioli, Don’t Point That Thing At Me - started as fairly amusing Lovejoyesque black comedy, but took a rather unpleasant turn, one I didn’t really like, C-
Elsie J Oxenham, The School Without A Name - quite good, B
Dallas Schulze, Together Always - nothing special, C
Helen Bailey, Running In Heels - slight but pleasant YA, B-
Patricia Bowne, Advice From Pigeons - boring, C
Sylvia Izzo Hunter, The Midnight Queen - absolutely wonderful AU hist-fantasy, A+
Claire Douglas, Local Girl Missing - very well plotted psychological thriller, B+
Rachel Bach, Fortune’s Pawn - excellent space opera, A
Angela Thirkell, The Brandons - pleasant but slight, B
A M Irvine, A Girl Of The Fourth - slightly silly in places, but I enjoyed it, A
Kyril Bonfiglioli, Don’t Point That Thing At Me - started as fairly amusing Lovejoyesque black comedy, but took a rather unpleasant turn, one I didn’t really like, C-
Elsie J Oxenham, The School Without A Name - quite good, B
Dallas Schulze, Together Always - nothing special, C
Helen Bailey, Running In Heels - slight but pleasant YA, B-
Patricia Bowne, Advice From Pigeons - boring, C
Sylvia Izzo Hunter, The Midnight Queen - absolutely wonderful AU hist-fantasy, A+
Claire Douglas, Local Girl Missing - very well plotted psychological thriller, B+
Rachel Bach, Fortune’s Pawn - excellent space opera, A