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September 2024
Oct. 1st, 2024 06:38 pmSarah Blake, The Visitors’ Book, superb, A
Jilly Cooper, Prudence, quite fun, B
Egidio Ivetic, history of the Adriatic: A Sea And Its Civilisation, superb regional history, but a few infelicities in the translation, A
Charmaine Harris, Sleep Like A Baby, enjoyable, B+
Christine Mangan, The Continental Affair, pretty good, B
Harry Bingham, The Dead House, very good, A
Robin Stevens, The Minustry Of Unladylike Activity, very good, A
Jules Verne, Mathias Sandorf, a bit silly at times but a good action packed read, would make a good film or TV series, A-
Ruth Ware, Zero Days, brilliant nonstop thriller, A+
Lois McMaster Bujold, Masquerade In Lodi, charming, A
Dorothy Gilman, Mrs Pollifax and the Hong Kong Buddha, good, B+
Ann Bridge, Illyrian Spring, excellent and atmospheric, A
Simon Cleave, Last Night At Villa Lucia, OK but impossible for a teenage girl to be in school in England in early August especially in 2021 lol, C
Catherine Fox, The Company Of Heaven, nice, B+
M J Trow, Maxwell’s Point, not his best, C
Lisa Scottoline, The Truth About The Devlins, pretty good, B+
Genevieve Cogman, The Untold Story, good finale, B+
Richard Coles, Murder At The Monastery, very good, A
Karen Baugh Menuhin, The Curse Of Braeburn Castle, not very good, although her animals are very real, C
Leigh Bardugo, Hell Bent, OK but went on a bit, B-
Andrea Camilleri, The Voice Of The Violin, good, B+
Erin Kelly, The House Of Mirrors, pretty good, B+
Benedict Jacka, Risen, excellent finale, A
Rhys Bowen, God Rest Ye Royal Gentlemen, good but I should have saved it for Christmas, B+
Mick Herron, Real tigers, good, B+
Kate Saunders, The Mystery Of The Sorrowful Maiden, excellent, A
Michael Wood, Outside Looking In, a bit grim, B-
Dana Stabenow, So Sure Of Death, good, B+
Claire Douglas, The Wrong Sister, very good, A-
T M Logan, The Dream Home, pretty good, B+
Sophie Irwin, A Lady’s Guide To Scandal, not as good as the first one but quite enjoyable, however there is no way the settlement fund could be taken from Eliza under her husband’s will at the start, B+
Julia Spencer Fleming, A Fountain Filled With Blood, excellent, and adorable Bernese to boot, with a really exciting finale, A
Jilly Cooper, Prudence, quite fun, B
Egidio Ivetic, history of the Adriatic: A Sea And Its Civilisation, superb regional history, but a few infelicities in the translation, A
Charmaine Harris, Sleep Like A Baby, enjoyable, B+
Christine Mangan, The Continental Affair, pretty good, B
Harry Bingham, The Dead House, very good, A
Robin Stevens, The Minustry Of Unladylike Activity, very good, A
Jules Verne, Mathias Sandorf, a bit silly at times but a good action packed read, would make a good film or TV series, A-
Ruth Ware, Zero Days, brilliant nonstop thriller, A+
Lois McMaster Bujold, Masquerade In Lodi, charming, A
Dorothy Gilman, Mrs Pollifax and the Hong Kong Buddha, good, B+
Ann Bridge, Illyrian Spring, excellent and atmospheric, A
Simon Cleave, Last Night At Villa Lucia, OK but impossible for a teenage girl to be in school in England in early August especially in 2021 lol, C
Catherine Fox, The Company Of Heaven, nice, B+
M J Trow, Maxwell’s Point, not his best, C
Lisa Scottoline, The Truth About The Devlins, pretty good, B+
Genevieve Cogman, The Untold Story, good finale, B+
Richard Coles, Murder At The Monastery, very good, A
Karen Baugh Menuhin, The Curse Of Braeburn Castle, not very good, although her animals are very real, C
Leigh Bardugo, Hell Bent, OK but went on a bit, B-
Andrea Camilleri, The Voice Of The Violin, good, B+
Erin Kelly, The House Of Mirrors, pretty good, B+
Benedict Jacka, Risen, excellent finale, A
Rhys Bowen, God Rest Ye Royal Gentlemen, good but I should have saved it for Christmas, B+
Mick Herron, Real tigers, good, B+
Kate Saunders, The Mystery Of The Sorrowful Maiden, excellent, A
Michael Wood, Outside Looking In, a bit grim, B-
Dana Stabenow, So Sure Of Death, good, B+
Claire Douglas, The Wrong Sister, very good, A-
T M Logan, The Dream Home, pretty good, B+
Sophie Irwin, A Lady’s Guide To Scandal, not as good as the first one but quite enjoyable, however there is no way the settlement fund could be taken from Eliza under her husband’s will at the start, B+
Julia Spencer Fleming, A Fountain Filled With Blood, excellent, and adorable Bernese to boot, with a really exciting finale, A
