So it is a new year, it's 2021,
but we are still in lockdown which means more months of staying inside and
staying away from others which also means more time to read.
As I managed 152 books in 2020, I
thought would up the ante and go for 155 in 2021. The first two months of 2021
have seen me read 35 books and now in March I have read 15 which brings me to
50 books. So only another 105 books to go till I reach my target!
So are the 15 books read in
March?
Thriller / Crime
- Lies, Lies Lies by Adele Parks
- I’ve Got My Eyes on You by Mary Higgins Clarke
- Dead Man’s Footsteps by Peter James
Biography
- Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
- The Sanest Guy in the Room by Don Black
Fiction
- The Secret Seaside Escape by Heidi Swain
- The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary
- The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
- The Next Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
Christian
- 2 Samuel for You by Tim Chester
- Disappointments, Doubt and other Spiritual Gifts by Mike Yaconelli
Children’s
- White Horse of Zennor by Michael Morpurgo
- Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
- Friend or Foe by Michael Morpurgo
Young Adults
- Followers by Megan Angelo
Books in a Series
In January I started to read the
DS Roy Grace series by Peter James. This month I have continued with the series
by reading one more “Dead Man’s Footsteps” So now have 11 more to read in the series
as there are 15 books in total.
Recommended Books
It seems that every month
my recommended books are biographies and this month it is no different as I
really enjoyed “Brown Girl Dreaming” by Jacqueline Woodson, which discussed the
author’s childhood as an African American growing up in the 1960s in South
Carolina where both segregation and racism exist and later on in New York where
she develops a close friendship with Maria from Puerto Rico. This is a great
story of family and friendship.
I also read “The Sanest Guy in
the Room” by Don Black. I didn’t know much about Don Black except that is a
songwriter, but heard good reviews of the book and thought it would be
interesting to read and it was. Interwoven with the stories behind songs that
he has written e.g. ‘Diamonds are Forever’ Don talks about his wife of 60 years
Shirley who died in March 2018 and how he has coped with his grief. I just
loved the way that he cited song lyrics and told stories of how these songs
came about. He also talks about his friendships with other songwriters.
I also highly recommended Mitch
Albom’s books “The Five People You Meet in Heaven” and “The Next Five People
You Meet in Heaven”. These books are an easy read. The first one follows the
life and death of Eddie and the second one of Annie and how in heaven they
start a journey where they both meet five people who had a significant impact
on their lives who help them understand that their lives were not meaningless
and they were not mistakes but that their lives had meaning. Something we all
want to hear.
