Did you set yourself any New Year Resolutions when the clock struck midnight, heralding the new year? I might be unimaginative but mine are, more or less, the same three every year:
1. Eat more healthily - I've already failed at this one due to a pack of chocolate biscuits which were knocking around in the cupboard.
2. Exercise more - yeah right. Like that's really going to happen!
3. Lounge around on the sofa reading piles of interesting books - I am decidedly more positive about this one. I would also like to try reading a book or two out of my usual reading genres. Any suggestions?
My latter resolution has got off to a better start, and there have indeed been some good books which I have read this month.
Books I Have Read
The Great Village Show by Alexandra Brown - a nice light and entertaining book to read.
Looking for Bluebirds by Mark Evans - I enjoyed this author's debut novel and you can read my review by clicking here.
The Ravine: A Family, a Photograph, a Holocaust Massacre Revealed by Wendy Lower - this was a slightly different approach to the holocaust, based around a photograph taken in Ukraine during the atrocities. It is well worth reading.
The Patchwork Girls by Elaine Everest - I thoroughly enjoyed this novel set during WWII. You can read my review by clicking here.
That Jewish Thing by Amber Crewe - my review of this immensely enjoyable book will be up soon.
My Heart Went Walking by Sally Hanan - I was part of the blog tour for this new release. I thoroughly enjoyed it and you can read my review by clicking here.
Even in Paradise by Elizabeth Nunez - based on Shakespeare's King Lear this was an interesting retelling which, on the whole, I enjoyed whilst having a few misgivings.
The Body in the Dales by J.R. Ellis - the first in the Yorkshire Murder Mystery book.
Books I am Partway Through
Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart
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How was The Body on the Dales?
ReplyDeleteIt was good in that it had a murder scenario which I hadn't come across in any other novel. However, I found the dialogue to be a little stilted. It's worth reading but I won't be reading others in the series.
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