I've read 6 books this month, so on target for my Goodreads Challenge of 75.

The Long Call by Ann Cleeves
Lots of people have recommended Ann Cleeves to me, so I decided to try out a series which wasn't on television.  I liked the detective and the setting and I thought the plot was good. So yes, I enjoyed the book, but am currently in two minds ( Read more... )

I read 8 book this month, since I had 3 on reservation at the library and they all arrived in just over a week (as is the rule).  Which means I have passed my Goodreads goal of 75 and this year have read 78 books.

Litany of Lies by Sarah Hawkswood
The newest in the Bradecote and Catchpoll series, set in Worcestershire in 1145.  Another excellent ( Read more... )

6 books, so 70/75 books for the year, with all the Christmas reads to come!

The Man who was Thursday: A Nightmare by G K Chesterton
I'm joining a new (to me) book club and this is the first book - whether I continue with the book club will depend on how the first session (it's online) goes.  I was attracted because this was a book I'd been ( Read more... )

6 books, due partly to being on holiday and reading in the evenings.

The Glimpses of the Moon by Edmund Crispin
The tenth and last book of Gervase Fen, although there is one published later that is short stories, many of which date from an earlier period.  This book was written 24 years after the previous one and isn't a patch on the earlier books ( Read more... )

This week's The Friday Five questions

1. Most everyone will recommend a book or two to read, but are there any you would tell people to avoid?
No.  I might say I didn't enjoy something, and even share why not, but my preferences are not your preferences, so unless you ask my opinion and I know specifically what you like then I wouldn't tell you as ( Read more... )

Only 5 books this month, because I gave up on one book partway through and didn't try to replace it.  I'm slightly ahead of my Goodreads challenge total for the year, so that's okay.

The Labyrinth Makers by Anthony Price
Another new Penguin classic crime and espionage publication and the second book by Price in the series.  It was convoluted and ( Read more... )

7 books this month so I'm nicely on target for the year.

Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells
The third book in the Murderbot series and just as enjoyable as the previous two.  Next year I plan to read the rest of the series - I have copies, or have access to them (since I bought them for J!).

Wolf to the Slaughter by Ruth Rendell
I read this as one of ( Read more... )

8 books this time, which includes the last week of June.

The Mistress of Bhatia House by Sujata Massey
Set in Bombay in the 1920s, this is the fourth in the Perveen Mistry series.  I didn't enjoy this quite as much as the earlier books, and even by the end I wasn't sure how significant many of the events actually were, and how much was simply ( Read more... )

Only 5 books this month, but there is a week to go - not that I expect to have much time for reading.  I have, however, read 38 books this year, so just over the 75 on my Goodreads target.

Maskerade by Terry Pratchett
The next in the Witches series and great fun.  Someone's committing murders in Ankh-Morpork's opera house and Granny Weatherwax and ( Read more... )

Six books this month, bringing my total to the year so far to 33 (my goal is 75)

Northanger Abbey by Val McDermid
This was the third book I've read by McDermid, each time on recommendation by someone.  And sadly each time I've not enjoyed it.  This is an updating of the original story by Jane Austen and I simply disliked nearly all the characters. ( Read more... )