The last two months have flown by, with the majority of my reads being very good. The only one that stood out above the others was The First Century After Beatrice by Amin Maalouf, a scary insight into what might happen if parents could choose the sex of their child.
Book of the Month
Books Reviewed in December and January:
The First Century After Beatrice by Amin Maalouf 
War with the Newts by Karel Capek 
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami
Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The Thief by Fuminori Nakamura
Consider the Fork by Bee Wilson
A Trick I Learned From Dead Men by Kitty Alderidge 
Roseanna by Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo
Abandoned: A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway, Zoo City by Lauren Beukes, The Tale of Raw Head and Bloody Bones by Jack Wolf, Sarah Thornhill by Kate Grenville, Canada by Richard Ford, Parallel Stories by Peter Nádas
Plans for February
I have no firm plans for the next few weeks, but these books are calling to me strongly at the moment:
One Last Thing Before I Go by Jonathan Tropper
Far From The Tree by Andrew Solomon
Moffie by André Carl van der Merwe
The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons
The Good Father by Noah Hawley
I’m also continuing to make my way through A Suitable Boy, although it is proving a challenge at the moment. Hopefully I’ll fall back in love with it again soon.
I hope you have a wonderful month!