Trying to stick to my resolution and read only from my TBR pile, but a few slipped through the net (in addition to the usual review copies).

TBR on the shelves:
- Andrew McMillan: Physical
- Petina Gappah: The Book of Memory
- Denise Mina: Gods and Beasts
- Klaus Vater: Am Abgrund (Es geschah in Berlin 1934)
Netgalley Guilt:
- Claire Vaye Watkins: Gold Fame Citrus – DNF
- Asne Seiersted: One of Us
- Simon Booker: Without Trace
- Jeanne M. Dams: Blood Will Tell
- Massimo Marino: Daimones (Part 1)
- Melissa Harisson: Rain – Four Walks in the English Weather
- Hideo Yokoyama: Six Four
Review copies sent by publishers:
- Karl Ove Knausgaard: Some Rain Must Fall
- He Jiahong: Black Holes
- Yusuf Toropov: Jihadi- A Love Story
- James Oswald: The Damage Done
- Kate Medina: Fire Damage
Slipped through the net:
- Amanda Jennings: In Her Wake
- N. J. Fountain: Painkiller
- Fred Vargas: Temps Glaciaires
Male/female ratio: 9 male/ 9 women and one not known
English language/translated (or foreign) ratio: 13 in English/ 6 translated
Many good reads this month, but the most unforgettable (and unsettling) book of the month: Asne Seiersted’s account of the Norwegian massacre in 2011.
As you may have noticed, I am also a little behind on reviews, because I’ve been trying to work, write and go skiing with children on holidays. On the days when they weren’t ill and demanding my attention, or else I was coming down with flu yet trying to concentrate enough to write a professional article. Reading, however, proved the perfect antidote to tired muscles and brains!
In terms of writing, I have not progressed much this month with the middle and end, but I have edited the opening of my novel, written a synopsis and found a (temporary?) title. I have also submitted some poems (and had one accepted), so it’s been a month of timid progress.
Impressive.
Thank you… or perhaps a neglectful mother…
How was Knausi in the end? 😉
I actually rather liked this one, because he was so self-critical and unimpressed with himself. Gave hope to all of us aspiring writers!
Good to hear – I hope my library copy turns up soon 😉
Not a bad score at all!
Indeed impressive despite full schedule during half term break! Denise Mina looks like a writer I would like. On my TBR…
I wouldn’t recommend starting with this particular one, as it’s the middle of a series. Start perhaps with Garnethill trilogy or the Paddy Meehan series.
Oke, thanks for the ‘heads-up’ !
Great reading month, not too much in common I’m afraid with my shelves.
A month of odd, random choices in many ways…
Good month! I’m the same. Lots read, few reviewed.
But I’m not beating myself up about it. I’ll review what I please, not feel obliged to review everything.
Just right!
When it comes to writing, Marina Sofia, any progress is good progress. You’ve had some interest reads this month, too! I’m impressed as ever with the variety and with the scope of your reading.
Thank you for your wise words and comfort, Margot. Indeed, it could have been far worse in terms of writing…
I’m intrigued by the “one not known”! Congrats on the poem. 🙂
I haven’t been able to find out whether NJ Fountain is a man or a woman. Because the protagonist is a woman and it’s told mainly from her point of view, it’s tempting to think that the author is a woman too, but I got burnt before with SJ Watson, for example.
I had a similarly unproductive February and experiencing a similar level of NetGalley guilt- lost my e-reader mojo. Oh well….