My (late) April 2015 reading round-up & May reading

I'm here with a very late April wrap-up, oops!
As well as struggling to post this month, I haven't been getting around the blogs I love to read much yet this month either, so apologies for that and I am looking forward to catching up on reading lots of reviews and other posts asap.  

I read these books in April:

The Silkworm - Robert Galbraith

The Worrier's Guide to Life - Gemma Correll

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe - Fanny Flagg

Hausfrau - Jill Alexander Essbaum

A History of Loneliness - John Boyne

Books reviewed in April on the blog: 

My Heart and Other Black Holes by Jasmine Warga

Book(s) of the month for April...

Hausfrau, just brilliant!

Amazing book, I was addicted to it, the location, the language, Anna's life, so desperate and painful, but superbly and poetically written. Definite shades of Emma Bovary.

 

(and a mention for A History of Loneliness, a very good read.)

May reading

In May so far I've read Crooked Heart by Lissa Evans, The Humans by Matt Haig, Amulet Volume 1: The Storekeeper by Kazu Kibuishi, Paris for One by Jojo Moyes, and I'm currently reading Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides, and City of Thieves by David Benioff. 

I've almost finished listening to the audio book of Moab is my Washpot by Stephen Fry. 

And I've been dipping into an interesting non-fiction book, All Day Long - A Portrait of Britain at Work, by Joanna Biggs.

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What was your favourite read in April 2015?

Wishing you a great month (for the rest) of May!

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My favourite reads in 2014

After some reflection, these are my favourite reads in 2014. 

If I wrote a review of the book, I've added a link to that review. Unfortunately I didn't manage to write a review of many of them. They were all five star reads for me on goodreads, all books that really stood out for me, that I thoroughly enjoyed, was moved by, gripped by, and I would certainly recommend them. 

Have you read any of these? Will you be adding any to your wishlist?

Happy New Year!

All Quiet on the Western Front - Erich Maria Remarque

All the Light We Cannot See - Anthony Doerr

The Engagements - J. Courtney Sullivan

My review

Still Missing - Beth Gutcheon

The Cuckoo's Calling - Robert Galbraith

Lacey's House - Joanne Graham 

My review

Black Swan Green - David Mitchell

The Easter Parade - Richard Yates

11.22.63 - Stephen King

The People in the Photo - Helene Gestern 

My review

The Mesmerist - Barbara Ewing

Gillespie and I - Jane Harris

American Wife - Curtis Sittenfeld

84 Charing Cross Road - Helene Hanff

Perfect - Rachel Joyce

September Reading Round-Up

Here's a round-up of my book reviews, what I've been reading and audio books I've listened to in September 2013. I don't always get chance to do this but it's actually been a rewarding exercise!

I reviewed:


Bellman and Black by Diane Setterfield

New England Rocks by Christina Courtenay

Nearest Thing to Crazy by Elizabeth Forbes

Someday We'll Tell Each Other Everything by Daniela Krien

The Son-in-Law by Charity Norman

The Cleaner of Chartres by Salley Vickers

Dead Simple by Peter James

The Seeing by Diana Hendry



I also read:


loved these: 

The Silent Wife by A.S.A. Harrison

The Twelfth Department by William Ryan


liked:

The Secret Lake by Karen Inglis

Ethan's Voice by Rachel Carter


quite liked:

Until You're Mine by Samantha Hayes


(reviews of these to come soon)



I listened to:

Regeneration by Pat Barker 

Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy



I started reading:

Burial Rites by Hannah Kent
Ten Things I've Learnt About Love by Sarah Butler
Snow White Must Die by Nele Neuhaus
Amelia Grey's Fireside Dream by Abby Clements
The World is a Wedding by Wendy Jones