Every first Wednesday of the month, I’ll be posting a roundup of the month just gone, and writing about what’s to come in the next few weeks.
Last month I read a total of twelve books: Spectacles by Sue Perkins, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (Bridget Jones #2) by Helen Fielding, Bridget Jones’ Diary (Bridget Jones #1) by Helen Fielding, Midnight Never Come (Onyx Court #1) by Marie Brennan, Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass #1) by Sarah J. Maas, Will Grayson, Will Grayson by David Levithan and John Green, An Ice Cold Grave (Harper Connolly #3) by Charlaine Harris, The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson, Half Bad (Half Bad #1) by Sally Green, The 100 (The 100 #1) by Kass Morgan and The Dinner by Herman Koch.
December saw three re-reads, two because I just fancied re-reading them when I was at my parents’ for Christmas (both Bridget Jones books), and the other in preparation for my Throne of Glass readalong! In terms of a standout book for December, I’d have to go for Bill Bryson’s At Home: A Short History of Private Life. I’ve always loved Bryson, he has a fantastic way of writing that makes just about anything interesting – proven once again by this book, where I was entranced by the history of everyday objects such as the lightbulb or the staircase…
Challenge progress:
- The DC vs Marvel Challenge is now done and dusted, although I didn’t manage to complete it entirely! 2016 sees another version of the challenge, run once again by the wonderful Michael.
- I beat my Goodreads goal – originally 52, then 75, then 100 books! 2015 saw me read 102 books.
I bought a copy of The Dinner when it came out, but haven’t read it. I hope you write a review, I’m dying to hear what you think! And I’m a HUGE Bill Bryson fan too! I think A Walk in the Woods is my favorite, but I need to read more of his books, maybe this year:-)
I won’t be writing a review, but I can tell you that it was kind of disappointing to me 😦 I rated it 3 stars. I’d heard so much about it, and how haunting it was, I kind of expected it to be more dramatic and horrifying but… well, it wasn’t.
Glad to hear you’re a Bryson fan! I need to read his new book. 🙂