I had a lovely break from blogging over the Christmas/New Year holiday and so am including my December reading in this post. My blogging break means that I read far more books in December than I reviewed. This has enabled me to get a bit ahead of myself and I’m loving the extra buffer this has given me. It means that I’ve been able to read some books that aren’t published for months and indulge in chunksters without impacting the number of posts I can write.
For some reason I lost my harsh abandonment policy at the beginning of December and let several disappointing reads creep into the schedule. I’m having a big crackdown at the moment and I’m pleased to say that my January reading has been outstanding. I read three 4.5 star books and one 5 star one (review for The Death of Grass coming shortly). I just hope I can keep this up!
Books of the Month
Books Reviewed in December and January
Astonishing Splashes of Colour by Clare Morrall 
Central Reservation by Will le Flemming 
The Lady’s Slipper by Deborah Swift 
Riding the Black Cockatoo by John Damalis 
The Sandalwood Tree by Elle Newmark
The End of Everything by Megan Abbott
The Sealed Letter by Emma Donoghue
All Is Song by Samantha Harvey DNF
Rules of Civility by Amor Towles DNF
Plans for February
I’m going to continue reading randomly, but these books are calling to me loudly at the moment:
Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth Haynes
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
The Twyborn Affair by Patrick White
The Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson
