…fall in the number of books read in the next month!
Remember this?
And all my bragging about having read 12 books? Well I started April with great intentions, feeling pumped up, ready to crack some spines, race through audiobooks on double speed and keep my numbers up…
And so of course I read half as many books as I did in March. Oh well, there’s still plenty of time left in the year and make it up. Goodreads challenge, I’m coming for you!
Books mentioned:
Optimists Die First, by Susin Nielsen
This is a really charming contemporary YA novel about dealing with bereavement – despite the serious topic it has beautifully light moments. I loved it.
Off the Clock, by Laura Vanderkam
This is the best of Laura’s books so far. I’ve previously reviewed 168 Hours on my other blog and I think that if you were to only read one book by Laura Vanderkam, it should be 168 Hours because it was such a lifechanger for me, but it would be a massive shame if you didn’t also pick up Off the Clock. It explores a little-investigated area of time management – how to feel like you have more time off the clock. It’s really well-structured and researched.
High Fidelity, by Nick Hornby
I have really enjoyed the other books I’ve read by Nick Hornby but although this was his smash-hit debut, it didn’t do all that much for me. I think Nick Hornby returned to the same themes and did them better later on.
Sex Criminals, Vol 1: One Weird Trick, by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky
This was read as part of a secret project that I can’t explain just yet, so I can’t dwell on why I picked this up, but I really enjoyed it! It’s a bizarre premise – a couple discover that they can freeze time when they have sex – that somehow doesn’t come across as silly and lacking in gravity. I will definitely read on.
The River of No Return, by Bee Ridgway
I can’t believe I let this languish on my TBR for literal years before I finally picked it up! It’s an incredible time-travel romance that takes place partly in the Regency period, and there’s secrets, lies, dreams and a massive conspiracy! I love a massive conspiracy. Please, Bee, finish the sequel soon…
We Could Have Been the Wombles: The Weird and Wonderful World of One Hit Wonders, by Tom Bromley
This was published in the 2000s so is a little out of date now but it was still a fun journey through pop history – I made some new discoveries amongst the weird and the wonderful tracks that fill these pages.
Sorcerer to the Crown, by Zen Cho
This was a reread ahead of reading the sequel, The True Queen. Sorcerer to the Crown was my favourite book read in 2016 and it was an absolute delight to reread.
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