Books Read March 2014 (Books 52-71)
Here is a summary of my March reading with links to longer reviews in my journal.
Book 52: The River of No Return by Bee Ridgway, 2013. 546 pages. Time travel romance. Review here.
Book 53: Bellman & Blackby Diane Setterfield, 2013. 320 pages. Victorian Gothic tale with rooks. Review here.
Book 54: Adventures with the Wife in Space: Living with Doctor Who by Neil Perryman, 2013. 290 pages. Doctor Who fan has his non-fan wife watch and rate classic Doctor Who episodes. Review here.
Book 55: Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell #1) by Hilary Mantel, 2009. 672 pages. Re-read of one of my favourite books of recent years. Review here.
Book 56: The Kingdom (Graveyard Queen #2) by Amanda Stevens, 2012. 376 pages. Southern Gothic fantasy. Review here.
Book 57: Murder in the Dark (Phryne Fisher #16) by Kerry Greenwood, 2006. Unabridged Audio Book (8 hrs, 14 mins). Read by Stephanie Daniel. Mysteries abound at the Last Best party of 1928. Review here.
Book 58: Long Live the King (Love and Inheritance #2) by Fay Weldon, 2013. 320 pages. Aristocrats at work and play in Edwardian England. Review here.
Book 59: The Palace of Illusions: a novel by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, 2008. 374 pages. A tale adapted from India's epic Mahabharata. Review here.
Book 60: The Winds of Salem (Beauchamp Family #3) by Melissa de la Cruz, 2013. 307 pages. Final part of the trilogy about exiled Norse gods and goddesses. Review here.
Book 61: Elijah's Mermaid by Essie Fox, 2012. 406 pages. Victorian Gothic tale with mermaids. Review here.
Book 62: Briar Rose by Jana Oliver, 2013. 470 pages. Contemporary re-telling of 'Sleeping Beauty'. Review here.
Book 63: The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse by Robert Rankin, 2002. 342 pages. Comic fantasy. Review here.
Book 64: The Winter Ghosts by Kate Mosse, 2009. 294 pages. Ghostly tale set in France. Review here.
Book 65: The Year of the Ladybird by Graham Joyce, 2013. 265 pages. English coming-of-age tale set in the ladybird summer of 1976. Review here.
Book 66: The Goddess and the Thief by Essie Fox, 2013. 310 pages. Victorian Gothic with a plot to steal a famous diamond. Review here.
Book 67: The Big Over Easy (Nursery Crimes #1) by Jasper Fforde, 2005. 398 pages. Comic fantasy crime novel investigates death of Humpty Dumpty. Review here.
Book 68: Fright Court by Mindy Klasky, 2011. 338 pages. Comic paranormal romance.
Book 69: Capitol Magic (Jane Madison #3.5) by Mindy Klasky, 2012. 88 pages. Cross-over between Fright Court and Jane Madison series. Reviews of Books 68 and 69.
Book 70: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford, 2009. 447 pages. Coming of age tale set in 1940s Seattle. Review here.
Book 71: The String Diaries by Stephen Lloyd Jones, 2013. 416 pages. Supernatural thriller. Review here.
Book 52: The River of No Return by Bee Ridgway, 2013. 546 pages. Time travel romance. Review here.
Book 53: Bellman & Blackby Diane Setterfield, 2013. 320 pages. Victorian Gothic tale with rooks. Review here.
Book 54: Adventures with the Wife in Space: Living with Doctor Who by Neil Perryman, 2013. 290 pages. Doctor Who fan has his non-fan wife watch and rate classic Doctor Who episodes. Review here.
Book 55: Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell #1) by Hilary Mantel, 2009. 672 pages. Re-read of one of my favourite books of recent years. Review here.
Book 56: The Kingdom (Graveyard Queen #2) by Amanda Stevens, 2012. 376 pages. Southern Gothic fantasy. Review here.
Book 57: Murder in the Dark (Phryne Fisher #16) by Kerry Greenwood, 2006. Unabridged Audio Book (8 hrs, 14 mins). Read by Stephanie Daniel. Mysteries abound at the Last Best party of 1928. Review here.
Book 58: Long Live the King (Love and Inheritance #2) by Fay Weldon, 2013. 320 pages. Aristocrats at work and play in Edwardian England. Review here.
Book 59: The Palace of Illusions: a novel by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, 2008. 374 pages. A tale adapted from India's epic Mahabharata. Review here.
Book 60: The Winds of Salem (Beauchamp Family #3) by Melissa de la Cruz, 2013. 307 pages. Final part of the trilogy about exiled Norse gods and goddesses. Review here.
Book 61: Elijah's Mermaid by Essie Fox, 2012. 406 pages. Victorian Gothic tale with mermaids. Review here.
Book 62: Briar Rose by Jana Oliver, 2013. 470 pages. Contemporary re-telling of 'Sleeping Beauty'. Review here.
Book 63: The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse by Robert Rankin, 2002. 342 pages. Comic fantasy. Review here.
Book 64: The Winter Ghosts by Kate Mosse, 2009. 294 pages. Ghostly tale set in France. Review here.
Book 65: The Year of the Ladybird by Graham Joyce, 2013. 265 pages. English coming-of-age tale set in the ladybird summer of 1976. Review here.
Book 66: The Goddess and the Thief by Essie Fox, 2013. 310 pages. Victorian Gothic with a plot to steal a famous diamond. Review here.
Book 67: The Big Over Easy (Nursery Crimes #1) by Jasper Fforde, 2005. 398 pages. Comic fantasy crime novel investigates death of Humpty Dumpty. Review here.
Book 68: Fright Court by Mindy Klasky, 2011. 338 pages. Comic paranormal romance.
Book 69: Capitol Magic (Jane Madison #3.5) by Mindy Klasky, 2012. 88 pages. Cross-over between Fright Court and Jane Madison series. Reviews of Books 68 and 69.
Book 70: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford, 2009. 447 pages. Coming of age tale set in 1940s Seattle. Review here.
Book 71: The String Diaries by Stephen Lloyd Jones, 2013. 416 pages. Supernatural thriller. Review here.
