August 2020

[occasionalhope]

Richard Russo, Straight Man – dull, C
Delia Owens, Where The Crawdads Sing – beautifully written but far fetched in places, A-
Lucy Foley, The Hunting Party – very good, B+
Pratchett reread, Pyramids – not very good, C
Tammy Cohen, First One Missing, quite good, B+
Darcey Bell, A Simple Favour, B
Annie Barrows, The Truth According To Us, very good, A
Geoffrey Household, Fellow Passenger, dated but fun, A-
Vicky Beeching, Undivided, B
Piu Maria Eatwell, The Dead Duke, His Secret Wife, And the Missing Corpse – excellent, A
‘Emma Smith’ (Mabel Lewis), A Cornish Waif’s Story – very moving, A-
Julia Keller, Fast Falls The Night – well written but very dull until the very end, C
Mrs Robert Henrey, Madeleine Grown Up, A-
Nicci French, The Lying Room, disappointingly dull, D
E J Oxenham, The Tuck Shop Girl, A-
E M Delafield, Diary Of A Provincial Lady – lovely reread, A
Jo Walton, The Philosopher Kings – excellent, A
Simon Lelic, The Search Party – excellent, A+
Lee Child, The Hard Way, excellent, A+
Lois McMaster Bujold, The Physicians of Vilnoc, A
Jodi Taylor, A Symphony Of Echoes – A
Sarah Pinborough, Dead To Her – B+
Tim Weaver, Vanished - A
Polly Samson, A Theatre For Dreamers - B
Val McDermid, A Place Of Execution, brilliant - A+
Shalini Boland, The Girl From The Sea – quick read, B
Sarah Mallory, The Wicked Baron, short but sweet, B
Sophie Hannah, Haven’t They Grown – bizarre but gripping, B
Jon Rosenberg, When In Rome – really very good but ends on cliffhanger with no sign yet of vol 5 – A+