Here we go again…..another month wrapped up.
And what a fantastic reading month it was. I read 10 books and half of them were 5 star or above…. It will be incredibly difficult to pick a favourite.
Books read:
- Dear Debbie by Freida McFadden – ★★★★★
- One & Only by Maurene Goo – ★★★★
- Sexy Dirty Cowboy by Elle Thorpe – ★★★
- The Vanishing of Margaret Small by Neil Alexander – ★★★★★
- The Surrogate by Freida McFadden – ★★★★★
- The Eights by Joanna Miller – ★★★★
- This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany Crum – ★★★★★
- Theo of Golden by Allen Levi – ★★★★★
- Heart the Lover by Lily King – ★★★★
- Everybody’s Favourite Guy by Katherine Center – ★★★★
Pages read: 3086 pages
Most read genre: I read such a mix of genres this month including historical and literary fiction, however it has come down to a tie between my ever steady favourite – romance – and my new obsession – thriller/suspense.
Most read format: Six of this month’s reads were on audiobook, three on my kindle and only one physical book.
Favourite read: Theo of Golden by Allen Levi
This is in no way my usual book but I wholeheartedly adored it. I 100% will be purchasing a physical copy to treasure on my shelf, in it’s rightful place with the rest of my all time favourite books. Deeply moving, I cannot recommend this book enough.
Listen to it on audio if you can. David Morse is an expert narrator, bringing every single character to life in a superb performance.
The Blurb: One spring morning, a stranger arrives in the small southern city of Golden. No one knows where he has come from…or why…
His name is Theo. And he asks a lot more questions than he answers.
Theo visits the local coffeehouse, where ninety-two pencil portraits hang on the walls, portraits of the people of Golden done by a local artist. He begins purchasing them, one at a time, and putting them back in the hands of their “rightful owners.” With each exchange, a story is told, a friendship born, and a life altered.
Honourable mention: This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany Crum
Again, brilliantly narrated, compelling listening. This story is absolutely everywhere right now and deservedly so.
The blurb: Benny Abbott and Joy Moore host one of the most beloved podcasts in the world. Each week, they delight listeners with a different “against all odds” survival story, gleefully finding the weird, life-affirming humour in near-death experiences. Since their first episode on Joy’s experience with severe narcolepsy, they’ve been the best friends everyone wants to befriend—and thanks to the meticulous management of Joy’s husband, Xander, they’ve built a lucrative empire.
The problem is, their next survival story may be their own. When Benny arrives at Joy and Xander’s one morning to record, he finds shattered glass and an empty house. The one clue shedding light on the couple’s disappearance is the incomplete, previously unseen first draft of Joy’s memoir. Benny will stop at nothing to find them, even as the police zero in on him as their prime suspect.
Millions of devoted listeners think they know the “real” Benny and Joy. But as the hours tick by, and the odds seem increasingly stacked against Joy and Xander being found alive, not even the most devoted fans could guess the terrible secrets their favourite famous BFFs have hidden from the world—and from each other.
Goodreads Reading Challenge: 24/100 books
Audiobook Challenge: 15/50 audiobooks
What was your favourite read this month?
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