What I read in September 2020

I read another 17 books in September, and some of them were amaaazing. And I probably added the same number of books again to my TBR. What can I say? My eyes are bigger than my brain.

Mort, The Ghost Tree, Dear Reader, The Darkest Evening, Written in Bone

Mort, by Terry Pratchett - 4*

The Ghost Tree, by Christina Henry - 3.5*

Dear Reader, by Cathy Rentzenbrink - made my heart sing. 5*

The Darkest Evening, by Ann Cleeves - have I mentioned recently that I LOVE Vera? 5*

Written in Bone, by Sue Black - I will never not be fascinated by how much bones can reveal about their owners. 4.5*

Brilliant, Brilliant, Brilliant Brilliant Briliant, Burnt Island, In Black and White, The First Woman

Brilliant, Brilliant, Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant, by Joel Golby - I now finally understand why some people like watching other people play video games! 4*

Burnt Island, by Kate Rhodes - 4.5*

In Black and White, by Alexandra Wilson - inspiring, essential reading. 4.5*

The First Woman, by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi - 4.5*

The Philosopher Queens, Anger is an Avid, The Midnight Library, Mudlarking

The Philosopher Queens, edited by Rebecca Buxton and Lisa Whiting - 4.5*

Anger is an Acid, by Michael Clark - 4*

The Midnight Library, by Matt Haig - 5*

Mudlarking, by Lara Maiklem - 4*

Sisters, Loud Black Girls, Summer, Homecoming

Sisters, by Daisy Johnson - stunning and jarring, I read it in one evening - 5*

Loud Black Girls, edited by Yomi Adegoke & Elizabeth Uviebinené - 4*

Summer, by Ali Smith - 4.5*

Homecoming, by Colin Grant - 4*

Looking ahead…

Solutions and Other Problems, The Postscript Murders, The Nesting, Crossbones Yard, The Rain Before It Falls

As ever, lots to look forward to. I’m on the blog tour for The Nesting and it looks so good, both in terms of story and cover. A new book from Elly Griffiths is always a treat, and having seen a couple of excerpts, Allie Brosh’s new book has shot to the top of my TBR!

I haven’t read any Jonathan Coe in a while and I’ve had The Rain Before It Falls on my Kindle for ages, so I’m going to try to get to that. My appetite for Kate Rhodes has well and truly been whetted, so I’m excited to start her Alice Quentin series while waiting for more Scilly Islands books.

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Writer of blogs and short stories, reader of books, player of board games, lover of cats, editor of web content, haver of PhD.

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