Thirteen books read, and one DNF. Plus I have eleven carryovers to read next month. Maybe I should slow down on my holds. Or spend less time surfing the net. Also just rush in the library, pick up my holds and not browse. I have a stack of there or four ARC's I must get to in February. So many must reads for such a short month!
All of these are library books except the DNF/ARC.
ARC: did not finish:
This is how we love by Moore, Lisa
I received this in September 2022 as a Goodreads giveaway.
This did not hold my interest at all. After several starts (and setting asides) I finally read about 100 pages and gave up. I felt like I was at someone else's class reunion and everybody was talking about people I didn't know nor care to know. I left early.
This did not hold my interest at all. After several starts (and setting asides) I finally read about 100 pages and gave up. I felt like I was at someone else's class reunion and everybody was talking about people I didn't know nor care to know. I left early.
Carried over from last year:
Grand Hotel Europa by Pfeijffer, Ilja Leonard
Finished Jan 3. Loved it!
The performance by Petrucci, Claudia
Finished Jan 6. Interesting psychological puzzle.
The tally stick by Nixon, Carl
Finished Jan 6. Nicely paced suspense. Set in New Zealand
Checked out Jan 3:
The Villa by Hawkins, Rachel
Finished Jan 22. Murder(s?) at an Italian (Orvieto) villa.
A quiet life by Joella, Ethan
Finished Jan 10.
Fuzz : when nature breaks the law by Roach, Mary
Finished Jan 16
Stay with me by Adebayo, Ayobami
Finished Jan 13
The accomplice by Lutz, Lisa
Finished Jan 29. A bit above "just ok"
The tatami galaxy by Morimi, Tomihiko
Finished Jan 25. Fun parallel universe set in the university section if Kyoto.
The torqued man by Mann, Peter
Carried over to Feb
Tiny imperfections by Frank, Alli
Finished Jan 20. Light reading. Black admissions director at an elite private school in San Francisco
Under the whispering door by Klune, TJ
Finished Jan 26. A mysterious village tea shop is also a way station for those passing to the other side. Also has a gay love story.
Checked out Jan 5:
Murder at the Majestic Hotel (A Stella and Lyndy Mystery #4) McKenna, Clara
Finished Jan 7. Edwardian, sort of a locked room mystery. Set in York.
Checked out Jan 10: (all carried over to Feb)
Anna May Wong : from laundryman's daughter to Hollywood legend
by Hodges, Graham Russell
The best American short stories 2021
Checked out Jan 18: (all carried over to Feb)
The house of fortune : a novel by Jessie Burton
The miniaturist by Burton, Jessie
The shards by Ellis, Bret Easton
Checked out Jan 21:
Insurrecto by Apostol, Gina
Carried over to Feb
Night of the living rez by Talty, Morgan
Finished Jan 28.
In the Time of Our History by Pari, Susanne
Finished Jan 30. Loved this story of Iranian/American family.
Checked out Jan 27: (all carried over to Feb)
Moonrise over New Jessup by Minnicks, Jamila
The world and all that it holds by Hemon, Aleksandar
Mother ocean father nation by Batsha, Nishant
