Monthly Preview – January 2021
January 2021 and I’m hoping to start as I mean to go: reading and blogging. Off to a good start at the moment, mainly because the selection is great.
But it should be, as I choose them..
January 2021 and I’m hoping to start as I mean to go: reading and blogging. Off to a good start at the moment, mainly because the selection is great.
But it should be, as I choose them..
May looks good to go. I have a few ARCs scheduled and a couple in particular that I’m looking forward to, Michelle Obama’s biography to listen to before I see the Netflix special and catching up on anything I should have read.
I read about half of the books that I had planned to read in April so not very successful in trying to avoid building up a mini backlog. But hey ho, these things happen
Despite all that was happening, I still managed to read some great books in March and one of them naturally took the top spot. My book of the month went to the advance review copy of Corporate Gunslinger: A Novel by Doug Engstrom. It was a compelling read about a world quite similar to this one: inequalities in our society and crushing debt, how very timely
Given all that is going on (for me personally) in March 2020, reading is taking a backseat this month. I’ve cut back on the usual extravagant list of books to read and will instead try where I can to catch up on the books that were missed in previous months. Fingers crossed.
February was incredibly busy and made me face the realisation that as much as I love reading actual books, I don’t have the capacity to actually read them. I struggled to read six paperbacks, only getting around to two of my eagerly anticipated science fiction re-reads.
As the February’s Newsletter hinted at, January started slow. It wasn’t until the tail end of week two that I really started to get into my reading groove. Most were entertaining, a few were trying, so a mixed bag. Ultimately rewarding rather than disappointing month
February is Science Fiction month…mostly. I’ve gone to my backlist and will be rereading classics that I’ve ignored for far too long. Take a peek to see what I’ve got in store
It’s the start of a new month, let’s find out what I’m planning on reading in January, the first month of the decade.
I’ve got to be honest, it feels a little unplanned and conversely a bit too jam-packed. Find out more in the newsletter here.
t has to be said the Christmas interfered with my planned reading schedule. Am I annoyed.. not so much. Christmas, was fun, haphazard. Busy in parts and thankfully lazy days on others – in short, had a great time
Godless by Derek Porterfield, picks up directly where Book 1 of the Mute Cat Chronicles ended. We pause for a moment and then are flung back into this ripping yarn about resistance in a techno-religious city. When power corrupts who will take a stand? https://engrossedreader.com/2021/01/review-godless-by-derek-porterfield/
Due to shenanigans at home, Araminta has been sent to boarding school. This is annoying because there are several mysteries at home that she was in the middle. Fortunately Gargoyle Hall has mysteries galore, enough anyway for a Chief Detective #bookreview https://engrossedreader.com/2021/01/review-gargoyle-hall-by-angie-sage/
Deftones goes heavy, pulls in melody and Chino Moreno's high notes, juxtaposed with the low, gives you a distinct blend of amazing. The Spell of Mathematics from their latest album Ohms does it for me. #TuneDay #Deftones #Musicislife Musicismagic https://engrossedreader.com/2021/01/single-the-spell-of-mathematics-deftones/
There are many things to like about The Memory Police, the narrative structure, the well drawn characters and world building. But its thought provoking insight into the power and relevance of memory is what lingers. #bookreview #blog #readthisbook https://engrossedreader.com/2021/01/review-the-memory-police-by-yoko-ogawa/
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