It is a new year, it's 2021, we are now out of lockdown, but I am still finding time to read.
As I managed 152 books in 2020, I
thought would up the ante and go for 155 in 2021. Between January and April, I
was able to read 62 and now May has ended and I am up to 78 as I managed to
read 15 books this month. So now I only have another 77 to read before I read
my target.
So what are the 15 books I read in April?
Fiction
The Unseen by Roy Jacobson
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
Cilka’s Journey by Heather Morris
Crime
In Bad Company by Viveca Sten
The Rock by LJ Ross
The Girl Who Took an Eye for an Eye by David Lagencratz
Turn a Blind Eye by Jeffrey Archer
Christian
Redeemed Like David by Mark Ballenger
Unleashed by Gavin Calver
If Only by Jennie Pollock
Angry Conversations with God by
Susan E Issacs
Get Up Off Your Knees by Raewynne
Whiteley & Beth Maynard
Going Back to God When you Feel
Empty by Tanya Marlow
The Art of Listening Prayer by
Seth Barnes
Short Stories
The Machine Stops by E.M Forster
Stories to Make You Smile by Fanny Blake
Recommended Books
Well this month there is one book that is really outstanding and I would definitely
recommend and that is American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins. It is a masterpiece. It
is a hard read but definitely worth reading.
American Dirt follows Lydia Quizano Perez and her son Lucas are from
Alcapulco, Mexico and are on making their way to America to escape one of the
cartels who came in and upturned their family and left Lydia with no choice but
to take her son and run for their lives, as the cartels can’t reach them there.
Throughout the whole journey, Lydia is looking over her shoulder to make
sure that the cartel’s El Jefe is not on her tail. Both her and Lucas have to
overcome obstacles that face them like jumping on top of trains (the only way
migrants can really make their way to the border). They make friends with two
other girls who are also making their way to safety in America and the four of
them help each other and look after each other on the journey.
American Dirt is one of those books whose characters really get under
your skin and make you care for their safety, and it makes you cry, frustrated
and angry at the same time. It is a great read and I really recommend everyone
reads it.
