Literature: November 2021 Books

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 I would up the ante and go for 155 in 2021. Between January and October, I was able to read 132 books and now November has ended I am up to 144 as I managed to read 12 books this month.

So what 12 books have I read?

Children

• The Boy at the Back of the Class by Ohaki Q. Rauf

Christian

• Hosea: An Introduction by Charles Morris
• Crazy Busy by Kevin DeYoung

Non-Fiction

• Why I’m No Longer Talking About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge

Biography

• Not That Kind of Love by Claire & Greg Wise

Fiction

• Bonfires & Hot Chocolate at the Little Duck Pond Café by Rosie Green
• A Winter Wedding at the Little Duck Pond Café by Rosie Green
• Lemon Drizzle Mondays at the Little Duck Pond Café by Rosie Green
• Logfires and Toffee Apples at the Little Duck Pond Café by Rosie Green

Crime

• Ask No Questions by Claire Allan

Recommended Books

After watching Greg Wise strut his stuff on Strictly Come Dancing I decided to read Not That Kind of Love which was a memoir of Greg’s sister Claire and her battle against cancer. After her initial diagnosis, Claire started writing a blog to update her family and friends on her progress and when she was unable to continue writing, Greg took over. I listened to this as an audiobook and as Claire has sadly passed away her parts were read by her friend while Greg read his section, This was a very sad book and you could not help feeling for Greg while he read about his sister and her battle with cancer. It is a book mixed with humour whilst battling a terrible disease with treatments, drugs, and surgery. It is also a book about love and family. A highly recommended read. 

Literature: October 2021 Books

 October Books

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 I would up the ante and go for 155 in 2021. Between January and September, I was able to read 117  books and now October has ended I am up to 132 as I read 15 books this month – seem to have got my reading mojo back. Also, I was on holiday so had more time to relax and read books. Now I have another 23 books to read more at the end of the year and reach my target.

So what 15 books have I read this month?

Short Stories

• Amok by Stefan Zweig
• Down on One Knead by Cressida McLaughlin
• Two Tarts Beat as One by Cressida McLaughlin
• You May now Eat the Cake by Cressida McLaughlin
• Breaded Bliss by Cressida McLaughlin
• Mr. Salary by Sally Rooney

Fiction

• Spring the Little Duck Pond Café by Rosie Green
• Summer at the Little Duck Pond Café by Rosie Green
• Christmas at the Little Duck Pond Café by Rosie Green
• Snowed in at the Little Duck Pond Café by Rosie Green
• A Bakery at the Little Duck Pond Café by Rosie Green
• Confetti at the Little Duck Pond Café by Rosie Green
• The Foundling by Stacey Halls
• It is Wood, It is Stone by Gabriella Burnham

Thriller

• Black Ice by Becca Fitzpatrick

Multiple Arcs

The four books by Cressida McLaughlin are all from the Cornish Cream Tea Wedding which is Book 4 in the Cornish Cream Tea series. I did not realise when I read these four parts that they formed one book. I did not realise this was book four in the series and may be tempted to go and read the other ones.

And you may have guessed that another series which I have been reading is the Little Duck Pond Café series by Rosie Green. After reading the first one I realised that there are 20 books in this series, so have a few more to read. They are not great works of literature, but they are very entertaining reads – my one qualm with them is that they make out that the only thing a girl ever wants is a man, which is not true.

 

Literature: September 2021 Books

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 I would up the ante and go for 155 in 2021. Between January and August, I was able to read 111 books and now September has ended I am up to 117 as I read 6 books this month. Again like August, this is a low number for me – just seem to have lost my reading mojo at moment. Now I have another 38 to read before reaching my target.

So what 6 books have I read this month?

Fiction

• The Overdue Life of Amy Bylar by Kelly Harris
• You and Me on Vacation by Emily Henry
• Saving the Day by Katie Fforde

Crime

• Truth be Told by Kia Abdullah

Christian

• Daniel For You by Daniel Helm

Children’s

• The Racehorse Who Learned to Dance by Clare Balding

Recommended Books

I am a big believer that all adults should still read Children’s books - it is a way of keeping us feeling young and they are very some good children’s books out there. This is the third in the series about the Racehorse Nobel Warrior who in previous books won the Derby against all odds and bested a bunch of kidnappers. And in this latest instalment Nobel Warrior is being to Dance – it is Charlie’s way of helping her best friend Polly find a new way to make Polly’s equestrian dreams come true, and forge a new path for the racehorse who when he arrived with Charlie could not even gallop!