At the end of June we are halfway through this year – I am not at all sure where all the time has gone so far but the calendar must be believed. I thought, therefore, that I would take this opportunity to take stock of my reading for the first six months. In June I … Continue reading June’s reading – half way through the year and I reach over 180 books read

My 2019 ambition was to read more non-fiction. I'm not quite there yet but here is what I read in May

Some great stories I read in April - these all kept me turning the pages

I list a few crime novels I have read recently which are all enjoyable but very different.

When I reviewed my books read in February I noted that a lot of them were in series and I talked about six particularly which I had read recently. You can read that blog here. When I came to look at the books I read in March I noticed that there were quite a lot … Continue reading Some stand-alone books I have read recently

I read 38 books in the month - I probably added more than that to my to-be-read pile.

I have just started reading A Month in the Country by JL Carr. It is a book set just after World War 1 and involves the restoration of an old wall painting in a church in rural England. At the same time someone else is undertaking an archaeological dig in the churchyard. I haven’t got … Continue reading Some books I recommend after reading “A Month in the Country”

With recent discussions about book piracy I muse on where I get my books from and what that means to the author,

Having read and enjoyed "The Five" I recommend some similar books

February was a very unusual month with lots of warm weather, highly unusual for the time of year. I did have a week off work and we went to Wales for a few days so I had the opportunity to read more, although in the end I finished 25 books in the month which is … Continue reading February’s Reading – my 50th book of the year and some series instalments I enjoyed