Books - June 2022
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smallhobbitI have another 8 books to add, although 2 were library books half read in May.
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Recommended bymargaret_r I'd had to wait months for my library reservation to come through. I enjoyed the retelling of the story of Achilles from Patroclus' point of view. It was good, too, to have a change from my regular reading diet. [F11]
The Perfect Crime edited by Vaseem Khan
This is a new anthology of crime short stories written by authors from diverse cultures around the world. I had my library reservation in before the book had been purchased. I was keen to broaden my crime reading horizons, but was disappointed in the stories, which generally lacked the sharpness of my favourite crime short stories. Ironically my favourite story Gnome Man's Land was set at a British military academy. [F12]
Threadbare by Monica Ferris
The next in the Needlecraft mysteries. A cozy mystery, but with an interesting premise which I did enjoy. [D6]
The Edinburgh Mystery: And Other Tales Of Scottish Crime edited by Martin Edwards
The latest of the BLCC short story collections, which I had pre-ordered. While I didn't enjoy every story, I did like the majority, so it provided a contrast to the other anthology. [F13]
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
A book that's been on my 'of possible interest' list for ages. I borrowed it from the library and read it in well under the three weeks. One of my 'books of the year', I really enjoyed the story and learning about Guernsey under German occupation in WWII. Definitely recommended. [A6]
Master Key by Masako Togawa
I bought this last year when Shedunnit had an episode on Japanese crime fiction in the GAD genre. Not really my sort of story, but it was okay. If you like the genre then I think you will probably enjoy the book. [C6]
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
I'm not a fan of Horowitz, and wouldn't have read this had it not been the Shedunnit book for this month and it was available at the library. I still don't like Horowitz, there were ridiculous mistakes (the sort of beta reader would be furiously highlighting) and I wasn't taken with the plot. I shall be interested to see the reactions of the other book club members. If you like Horowitz you'll probably enjoy the twists and turns. [E6]
Aunt Dimity & the Widow's Curse by Nancy Atherton
I'm still slowly working my way through the series, probably one book a year as I can get a cheap copy. It was okay, but as with many long running series I feel like it's running out of steam. I actually read this as a replacement for another book, which was a fantasy - nothing wrong with the book, I just can't get into fantasy, whereas I can gently read run-of-the-mill cozy mysteries. [B6]
I've also made some progress on one of my book bingos:
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Recommended by
margaret_r I'd had to wait months for my library reservation to come through. I enjoyed the retelling of the story of Achilles from Patroclus' point of view. It was good, too, to have a change from my regular reading diet. [F11]The Perfect Crime edited by Vaseem Khan
This is a new anthology of crime short stories written by authors from diverse cultures around the world. I had my library reservation in before the book had been purchased. I was keen to broaden my crime reading horizons, but was disappointed in the stories, which generally lacked the sharpness of my favourite crime short stories. Ironically my favourite story Gnome Man's Land was set at a British military academy. [F12]
Threadbare by Monica Ferris
The next in the Needlecraft mysteries. A cozy mystery, but with an interesting premise which I did enjoy. [D6]
The Edinburgh Mystery: And Other Tales Of Scottish Crime edited by Martin Edwards
The latest of the BLCC short story collections, which I had pre-ordered. While I didn't enjoy every story, I did like the majority, so it provided a contrast to the other anthology. [F13]
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
A book that's been on my 'of possible interest' list for ages. I borrowed it from the library and read it in well under the three weeks. One of my 'books of the year', I really enjoyed the story and learning about Guernsey under German occupation in WWII. Definitely recommended. [A6]
Master Key by Masako Togawa
I bought this last year when Shedunnit had an episode on Japanese crime fiction in the GAD genre. Not really my sort of story, but it was okay. If you like the genre then I think you will probably enjoy the book. [C6]
Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
I'm not a fan of Horowitz, and wouldn't have read this had it not been the Shedunnit book for this month and it was available at the library. I still don't like Horowitz, there were ridiculous mistakes (the sort of beta reader would be furiously highlighting) and I wasn't taken with the plot. I shall be interested to see the reactions of the other book club members. If you like Horowitz you'll probably enjoy the twists and turns. [E6]
Aunt Dimity & the Widow's Curse by Nancy Atherton
I'm still slowly working my way through the series, probably one book a year as I can get a cheap copy. It was okay, but as with many long running series I feel like it's running out of steam. I actually read this as a replacement for another book, which was a fantasy - nothing wrong with the book, I just can't get into fantasy, whereas I can gently read run-of-the-mill cozy mysteries. [B6]
I've also made some progress on one of my book bingos:
