It’s a new reading year, and a new image for my reading posts!
January was a bit of a slower start to the year than it has been in previous years, although I did read nine books. Many of these were audiobooks as I did quite a bit of driving!
- Bendy Bendy Road by Manisha J Poudyal – a picture book that has been sitting in my kindle app for way too long!
- Late Bloomer by Clem Bastow – the latest in my reading about late diagnosed autistic women. I found this one a bit hard to get in to at first, but then I got to a point where I was drawn in completely, possibly because there were quite a few similar experiences and feelings that I had growing up.
- The Twelve Clues of Christmas by Rhys Bowen – an audiobook I downloaded just before Christmas and finished in January. This was an interesting mystery. I was tempted to stop listening part way through, but am glad I persisted.
- The Other Brother by Penny Jaye – a lovely picture book about families.
- Why Johnny Doesn’t Flap by Clay Morton, Gail Morton, and Alex Merry – a picture book that turns the neurodivergent narrative around, from the point of view of a neurodivergent character explaining their neurotypical friend.
- Agatha Raisin and Kissing Christmas Goodbye by MC Beaton – this was another audiobook I downloaded just before Christmas. I enjoy watching Agatha Raisin on TV, and it was interesting listening to this one & thinking about the episode that was inspired by this story. While there are some similarities, there were a lot of differences, and they were both enjoyable.
- The Paris Notebook by Tessa Harris – I listened to this one on audiobook. It was a fascinating story set against the second world war.
- Temora and the Wordsnatcher by Kate Gordon – a middle grade book. Kids who enjoy books like Harry Potter will enjoy this one.
- Dare to be You by Matthew Syed – a self-help book for a middle grade audience. This book had some great information in it, however the publisher decided to make a number of pages have an orange background, which made those pages hard to read!
As always, I have a few books on the go. On audiobook, I’m listening to The Wattle Island Book Club by Sandie Docker, and reading Back on Track by Tricia Stringer.
I hope you had a fantastic start to 2024 and were able to read some fantastic books.
