Andrew’s 2021 Reading Log 📚 📚 📚 📖

A log of the books I’ve read during 2021.

Targeting 275 books and 105, 000 pages.

Good luck and fair reading, my friend, 🙂.

January

1. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson, 1/1, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 322 Pages
2. The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman, 3/1, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 352 Pages
3. Dead Wrong by Noelle Holten, 3/1, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2, 427 Pages
4. Emergency Skin by N K Jemisin, 5/1, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 33 Pages
5. The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman, 11/1, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 381 Pages
6. Nevernight by Jay Kristoff, 14/1, ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 848 Pages
7. Sleep Tight by Rachel Abbott, 16/1, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 380 Pages
8. The Fine Art of Invisible Detection by Robert Goddard, 17/1, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️, 384 Pages
9. The Alchemist by Paula Coelho, 22/1, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 224 Pages
10. The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett, 22/1, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 928 Pages.
11. The Demon Club by Scott Mariani, 24/1, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 416 Pages
12. The Quartet Murders by J R Ellis, 24/1, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 304 Pages
13. The City Born Great by N K Jemisin, 24/1, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 32 Pages
14. Guilt by Jussi Adler-Olsen, 26/1, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 592 Pages
15. Constable on the Hill by Nicholas Rhea, 28/1, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 224 Pages
16. Constable on the Prowl by Nicholas Rhea, 30/1, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 234 Pages

Unfinished Book : The Fifth Season by N K Jemisin, 193 Pages Read

16 Books Finished
6274 Pages

February

1. An Inquiry Into Love and Death by Simone St. James, 1/2, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 368 Pages
2. Shadows in Bronze by Lindsey Davis, 1/2, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 480 Pages
3. Three Marys by Glenn Copper, 2/2, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 368 Pages
4. Dead Perfect by Noelle Holten, 3/2, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 400 Pages
5. The Autograph Man by Zadie Smith, 5/2, ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 432 Pages
6. A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini, 6/2, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️, 432 Pages
7. The Body on the Island by Nick Louth, 7/2, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 352 Pages
8. Deadly Cry by Angela Marsons, 7/2, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️, 415 Pages
9. Buried by Jussi Adler-Olsen, 10/2, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 592 Pages
10. The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See, 13/2, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 519 Pages
11. Victim by Casey Hill, 13/2, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 416 Pages
12. The Girl She Wanted by K L Slater, 14/2, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 328 Pages
13. Swing Time by Zadie Smith, 15/2, ⭐️⭐️⭐️, 464 Pages
14. Sleepless, Louise Mumford by Louise Mumford, 16/2, ⭐️⭐️⭐️, 384 Pages
15 Ghosts by Dolly Alperton, 17/2, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 352 Pages
16. Freeze Frame by Peter May, 17/2, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 384 Pages
17. Dead Secret by Noelle Holten, 18/2, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 400 Pages
18. Secret on the Fens by Joy Ellis, 19/2, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 350 Pages
19. The Blame by Kerry Wilkinson, 19/2, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 317 Pages
20. The Bodies at Westgrave Hall, 20/2, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 384 Pages
21. All Your Little Lies by Marianne Holmes, 21/2, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 320 Pages
22. The Conspiracy, Laurence O’Bryan by Laurence O’Bryan, 21/2, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 298 Pages
23. Die Alone by Simon Kernick, 22/2, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 416 Pages
24. Blowback by Peter May, 24/2, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 423 Pages.
25. One Hit Wonder by Lisa Jewell, 28/2, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 464 Pages
26. Looking for Captain Poldark by Roman Coleman, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 112 Pages
27. The Night Hawks by Elly Griffiths, 28/2, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️, 368 Pages

27 Books Finished
10,538 Pages Read

Year To Date
43 Books Read
16,812 Pages Read

>4 Andrew-theQM: Hello, Hello, Hello. So good to have you back.

March

1. On Cold Ground by D S Butler, 1/3, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 336 Pages
2. The Hanging Girl by Jussi-Adler Olsen, 2/3, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 608 Pages
3. Olive By Emma Gannon, 4/3, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 416 Pages
4. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, 6/3, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 464 Pages
5. The Keeper of Lost Things by Rich Hogan, 8/3, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 352 Pages
6. The Queen’s Rival by Anne O’Brian, 10/3, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 544 Pages
7. Well of the Winds by Denzil Meyrick, 10/3, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 400 Pages
8. The Sicilian Method by Andrea Camilleri, 14/3, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 304 Pages
9. The Night Gate by Peter May, 14/3, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 496 Pages
10. High Performance Habits by Brendon Burchard, 14/3, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 400 Pages
11. Cast Iron by Peter May, 16/3, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 416 Pages
12. White Horse, Joss Stirling by Joss Stirling, 21/3, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2,432 Pages
13. The Debt by Glenn Copper, 21/3, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 418 Pages
14. The Queen of New Beginnings by Erica James, 22/3, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 512 Pages
15. Chinese Whispers by Peter May, 24/3, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 512 Pages
16. Lieutenant Hornblower by C S Forester, 26/3, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️, 352 Pages
17. I’ll Never Be Young Again by Daphne Du Maurier, 27/3, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 320 Pages
18. Hornblower and the Hotspur by C S Forester, 29/3, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️, 432 Pages
19. The Showstone by Glenn Cooper, 30/3, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 288 Pages
20. Dear Mrs Bird by A J Pearce, 30/3, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 320 Pages
21. Red House, Joss Stirling by Joss Stirling, 31/3, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 416 Pages
22. Hornblower and the Crisis by C S Forester, 31/3, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 176 Pages.

Unfinished Books
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving, 299 Pages
Hidden in Plain Sight by Jeffrey Archer, 22 Pages

22 Books Read
9,235 Pages Read

Year to Date
65 Books
26.047 Pages

>5 Carol420: Hi Carol, apologies for the absence. Been a difficult time due to trying to run a school during a Pandemic, with the same expectations as in more normal times, and had a bad case of COVID that wrote off September and October. Still only just getting back to normal energy levels before that (still not fully there). Have handed in my notice to protect mine and my wife’s health as will keep bringing it home and putting us at risk due to other health issues for both of us and our ages. A very difficult decision but the only real decision we could make as can’t run the school in the way I need to and protect my wife. Will be exploring things I can do working from home. Leave at Easter, and then will have much more time for Librarything and many other things..

April

1. Twisted Lies by Angela Marsons, 1/4, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️, 410 Pages
2. Time Is Running Out by Michael Wood, 2/4, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️, 464 Pages
3. Midnight Library by Matt Haig, 3/4, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️, 304 Pages
4. Chasing the Italian Dream by Jo Thomas, 4/4, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 352 Pages
5. Beyond This Broken Sky by Siobhan Curham, 5/4, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 321 Pages
6. Before He Kills Again by Margaret Murphy, 6/4, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 414 Pages
7. Hornblower and the Atropos by C S Forester, 7/4, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 384 Pages
8. Nothing Ventured by Jeffrey Archer, 8/4, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 400 Pages
9. Venus in Copper by Lindsey Davis, 9/4, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 366 Pages
10. The Invisible Girl by Lisa Jewell, 9/4, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 432 Pages
11. The Happy Return by C S Forester, 10/4, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 324 Pages
12. Area 7 by Matthew Reilly, 11/4, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️, 596 Pages
13. The Searcher by Tana French, 11/4, ⭐️⭐️⭐️, 464 Pages
14. Salvage The Bones by Jesmyn Wars, 12/4, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 272 Pages
15. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, 17/4, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️, 400 Pages
16. Mind Prey by John Sandford, 18/4, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 466 Pages
17. The Scarred Woman by Jussi Adler-Olsen, 19/4, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 544 Pages
18. The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary, 21/4, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 432 Pages
19. Amari and the Night Brothers by B B Alston, 24/4, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 384 Pages
20. Sleeping Arrangements by Madeleine Wickham, 24/4, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 336 Pages
21. Left You Dead by Peter James, 28/4, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️, 512 Pages
22. This Side of Murder Anna Lee Huber, 29/4, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 304 Pages
23. The Cellar by Minette Walters, 29/4, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 256 Pages
24. The New World by Patrick Ness, 30/4, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 36 Pages

24 Books Read
9,173 Pages Read

Year to Date
89 Books Read
35,220 Pages Read

>7 Andrew-theQM: You have to do what is best for you and those you love. I don't know how you did it as long as you did. We'll be more than happy to have you spend more time with us.

>9 Carol420: By the time I finish I would have been a head for 19 years and 1 term, struggle to remember anything else. Still look to support the education system where I can do it from home.

>10 Andrew-theQM: I'm sure that you will come up with something that works for you. 19 years is a long time but when you are doing something you love and believe in...it seems like no time at all. I gave 28 years of my life to a different type of education but wouldn't trade a day of it for anything.

May

1. Locked In by Kerry Wilkinson, 1/5, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 401 Pages
2. The Last 10 Seconds by Simon Kernick, 3/5, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 480 Pages
3. The River Between Us by Liz Fenwick, 4/5, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️, 512 Pages
4. Boudica : Dreaming The Eagle by Manda Scott, 6/5, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 736 Pages
5. Lie Down With Lions by Ken Follett, 9/5, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 512 Pages
6. The Path to the Sea by Liz Fenwick, 11/5, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 400 Pages
7. The Garden of Rama by Arthur C Clarke, 14/5, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 608;Pages
8. Big Sky by Kate Atkinson, 16/5, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 496 Pages
9. The Whitby Murders by J R Ellis , 16/5, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 284 Pages
10. 61 Hours by Lee Child, 18/5, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 528 Pages
11. Vigilante by Kerry Wilkinson, 20/5, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 417 Pages
12. 21st Birthday by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro, 22/5, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 432 Pages
13. Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones, 23/5, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 368 Pages
14. The Pact by Sharon Bolton, 23/5, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 384 Pages
15. The Woman in Black by Kerry Wilkinson, 23/5, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 417 Pages
16. Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko, 23/5, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 496 Pages
17. A Little Guide for Teachers : Diversity in School by Bennie Kara, 25/5, 120 Pages
18. The River Murders by James Patterson, 26/5, ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 448 Pages
19. Victoria Park by Gemma Reeves, 29/5, ⭐️⭐️1/2, 304 Pages
20. Paradise House by Erica Jane’s, 29/5, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 448 Pages
21. The Perfect Stepmother by Karen King, 30/5, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 299 Pages
22. The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri, 31/5, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 256 Pages

22 Books Read
8885 Pages Read

Year to Date
111 Books Read
44,105 Pages Read

June

1. Rock, Paper, Scissors by Alice Feeney, 1/6, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 384 Pages
2. Tidelands by Philippa Gregory, 2/6, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 480 Pages
3. Win by Harlan Coben, 3/6, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 400 Pages
4, The Cursed Girls by Caro Ramsay, 5/6, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 336 Pages
5. Think of the Children by Kerry Wilkinson, 5/6, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 384 Pages
6.. Dark Tides by Philippa Gregory, 6/6, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 496 Pages
7. Mental Health, 6/6, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 140 Pages
8. The Trials of Rumpole by John Mortimer, 7/6, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 208 Pages
9. The Body on the Shore by Nick Louth, 7/6, ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 384 Pages
10. Rama Revealed by Arthur C Clarke, 17/6, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 640 Pages
11. Long Road to Mercy by David Baldacci, 20/6, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 576 Pages
12. Sharpe’s Trafalgar by Bernard Cornwell, 27/6, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 371 Pages

12 Books Read
4799 Pages

Year to Date
123 Books Read
48,904 Pages Read

July

1. A Minute to Midnight by David Baldacci, 3/7, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 656 Pages
2. Marshlight by Joy Ellis, 21/7, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 394 Pages
3. The Rock by L J Ross, 24/7, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 384 Pages
4. The Taken Girls by Glenn Cooper, 24/7, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 400 Pages
5. About a Boy by Nick Hornby, 25/7, 4.5 Stars, 288 Pages
6. The Pandemic Plot by Scott Mariani, 26/7, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 400 Pages
7. Dying Inside by Damien Boyd, 27/7, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 352 Pages
8. Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead, 28/7, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️, 336 Pages
9. Baby It’s Cold Outside by Emily Bell, 29/7, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 352 Pages
10. The Killing Kind by Jane Casey, 29/7, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 480 Pages
11. The Echo Chamber by John Boyne, 30/7, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 432 Pages
12. Celebrations at the Chateau by Jo Thomas, 31/7, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 352 Pages

12 Books Read
4826 Pages Read

Year to Date
135 Books Read
53,730 Pages Read

August

1. Turn A Blind Eye by Jeffrey Archer, 1/8, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 384 Pages
2. Over My Dead Body by Jeffrey Archer, 2/8, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 384 Pages
3. Emperor’s Sword by Alex Gough, 2/8, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️, 384 Pages.
4. Dead Sorry by Helen H Durrant, 3/8, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 246 Pages
5. The Royal Baths Murder by J R Ellis, 4/8, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 320 Pages
6. Hairpin Bridge by Taylor Adams, 4/8, ⭐️⭐️⭐️, 458 Pages
7. Freckles by Cecelia Ahern, 5/8, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️, 352 Pages
8. The Unheard by Nicci French, 6/8, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️, 464 Pages
9. Daylight by David Baldacci, 7/8, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️, 576 Pages
10. The Long Call by Ann Cleeves, 8/8, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 400 Pages
11. All Her Fault by Andrea Mara, 9/8, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 400 Pages
12. The Summer Seekers by Sarah Morgan, 10/8, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️, 464 Pages
13. Dead Man’s Grave by Neil Lancaster, 11/8, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 384 Pages
14.The Heron’s Cry by Ann Cleeves, 12/8, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 400 Pages
15. Murder in the Village by Lisa Cutts, 12/8, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 286 Pages
16. The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman, 14/8, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 432 Pages
17. All For You by Louise Jensen, 14/8, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 384 Pages
18. The Murder at Redmire Hall by J R Ellis, 15/8, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 300 Pages
19. The Secret Keeper’s Daughter by Samantha King, 15/8, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 384 Pages
20. The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa, 15/8, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 208 Pages
21. The Couple Upstairs by Shalini Boland, 17/8, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 257 Pages
22. The Midnight Lock by Jeffery Deaver, 19/8, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 512 Pages
23. A Deadly Habit by Simon Brett, 19/8, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 208 Pages
24. The Image of Her by Sonia Velton, 21/8, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 416 Pages
25. The Takeaway Men by Meryl Ain, 21/8, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 264 Pages
26. Whisper Cottage by Anne Wyn Clark, 23/8, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 368 Pages
27. The Sun Sister by Lucinda Riley, 25/8, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 848 Pages
28. The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny, 26/8, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️, 448 Pages
29. The Devil Will Come by Glenn Cooper, 28/8, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 448 Pages
30. Bring Her Home by S A Dunphy, 28/8, ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 316 Pages
31. Daughters of War by Dinah Jeffries, 29/8, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️, 544 Pages
32. Dead Lock by Damien Boyd, 30/8, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 364 Pages
33. A Comedian Dies by Simon Brett, 30/8, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 202 Pages

Unfinished Books False Witness 39 Pages, Murder at Elmstow Minster 44 Pages

33 Books Read
12,888 Pages Read

Year to Date
168 Books Read
66,618Pages Read

September

1. Beyond The Point by Damien Boyd, 2/9, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 364 Pages
2. Down Among The Dead by Damien Boyd, 7/9, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 368 Pages
3. Odd Numbers by JJ Marsh, 15/9, ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 218 Pages
4. Sudden Prey by John Sandford, 25/9, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 449 Pages
5. Anxious People by Fredrik Backman, 29/9, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 416 Pages
6. Abducted by T R Ragan, 30/9, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 384 Pages

Unfinished Book : A Discovery of Witches
281 Pages

6 Books Read
2480 Pages Read

Year to Date
174 Books Read
69,098 Pages Read

October

1. Emperor’s Knife by Alex Gough, 4/10, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 368 Pages
2. The Rosary Girls by Richard Montanari, 6/10, ⭐️⭐️⭐️, 544 Pages
3. End Game, Alex Lukeman by Alex Lukeman, 8/10, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 242 Pages
4. City of Gold by Alex Lukeman, 9/10, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 255 Pages
5. Dead Weight by T R Ragan, 10/10, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 314 Pages
6. Emperor’s Axe by Alex Gough, 16/10, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 352 Pages
7. Fallen Angels by Bernard Cornwell, 17/10, ⭐️⭐️⭐️, 499 Pages
8. Emperor’s Spear by Alex Gough, 17/10, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 352 Pages
9. A Series of Murders by Simon Brett, 18/10, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 214 Pages
10. A Wedding in December by Sarah Morgan, 20/10, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 464 Pages
11. Star Wars : Queen’s Peril by E K Johnston, 20/10, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 352 Pages
12. Oh Danny Boy by Rhys Bowen, 22/10, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 368 Pages
13. The Hundreth Man by Jack Kerley, 23/10, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 528 Pages
14. Secret Prey by John Sandford, 24/10, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️, 464 Pages
15. Stolen Ones by Angela Marsons, 27/10, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️, 426 Pages
16. The Death Collectors by Jack Kerley, 27/10, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 528 Pages
17. On A Night Like This by Lindsey Kelk, 29/10, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 384 Pages
18. Dead Mercy by Noelle Holten, 29/10, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️, 416 Pages
19. False Witness by Karin Slaughter, 30/10, ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 560 Pages
20. Survivors Guilt by Michael Wood, 31/10, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️, 464 Pages
21, The Relic Hunters by David Leadbeater, 31/10, ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 334 Pages

21 Books Read
8428 Pages Read

Year to Date

195 Books Read
77,526 Pages Read

November

1. The Atlantis Cipher by David Leadbeater, 3/11, ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 288 Pages
2. A Dark Mind by T R Ragan, 5/11, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 376 Pages
3. The Silence of Scheherazade by Defne Suman, 9/11, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 512 Pages
4. Sleeping With A Psychopath by Carolyn Woods, 12/11, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 336 Pages
5. The Yards by A F Carter, 13/11, ⭐️⭐️⭐️, 308 Pages
6. One Night on the Island by Josie Silver, 14/11, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️, 552 Pages
7. Murder Most Fair by Anna Lee Huber, 15/11, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 386 Pages
8. 1979 by Val McDermid, 18/11, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 432 Pages
9. Hot to Trot by M C Beaton, 19/11, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 288 Pages
10. The Lost, Simon Beckett by Simon Beckett, 21/11, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 368 Pages
11. The Last Story of Mina Lee by Nancy Jooyoun Kim, 21/11, ⭐️⭐️⭐️, 384 Pages
12. The Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafon, 27/11, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️, 336 Pages
13. The Centurions by Damion Hunter, 28/11, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 475 Pages
14. The Broken Souls by Jack Kerley, 30/11, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 544 Pages
15. The Christmas Escape by Sarah Morgan, 30/11, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 400 Pages

Unfinished Book Friday’s Girl 131 Pages

15 Books Read
6116 Pages Read

Year to Date
210 Books Read
83,642 Pages Read

December

1. A Christmas Requiem by S J Parris, 2/12, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 100 Pages
2. A Christmas Cracker by Tricia Ashley, 3/12, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 448 Pages
3. The Secret Dead by S J Parris, 4/12, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 67 Pages
4. The Academy of Secrets by S J Parris, 4/12, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️, 86 Pages
5. Christmas Every Day by Beth Moran, 5/12, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 408 Pages
6. Christmas at Lock Keeper’s Cottage by Lucy Coleman, 6/12, ⭐️⭐️⭐️, 336 Pages
7. Christmas at the Edge of the World by Kate Hewitt, 7/12, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 220 Pages
8. I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day by Milly Johnson, 9/12, ⭐️⭐️⭐️, 416 Pages
9. The Christmas Wish List by Heidi Swain, 10/12, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 400 Pages
10. Frost at Christmas by R D Wingfield, 11/12, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 388 Pages
11. Obsessed by T R Ragan, 12/12, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 368 Pages
12. The Great Christmas Escape by Kellie Hailes, 12/12, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️, 336 Pages
13. A Boy Called Christmas by Matt Haig, 14/12, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️, 288 Pages
14. The Winter Garden by Heidi Swain, 14/12, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 400 Pages
15. The Christmas Secret by Karen Swan, 16/12, ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 496 Pages
16. Mr Dickens and His Carol by Samantha Silva, 18/12, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 384 Pages
17. The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden, 18/12, ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 464 Pages
18. Midwinter Murder by Agatha Christie, 19/12, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 320 Pages
19. Stay Close by Harlan Coben, 19/12, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 446 Pages
20. Mince Pies and Mistletoe at the Christmas Market by Heidi Swain, 20/12, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 448 Pages
21. In A Holidaze by Christina Lauren, 21/12, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 336 Pages
22. Christmas Carols and a Cornish Cream Tea by Cressida McLaughlin, 22/12, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 384 Pages
23. The Christmas Killer by Alex Pine, 23/12, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 416 Pages
24. A Cornish Christmas Murder by Fiona Leitch, 23/12, ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 368 Pages
25. Christmas at Clementine Cottage by Emily Harvale, 24/12, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 338 Pages
26.The Perfect Christmas Gift by Katie Ginger, 25/12, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️, 384 Pages
27. Blood Brother by Jack Kerley, 26/12, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 448 Pages
28. The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Jenny Bayliss, 26/12, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 432 Pages
29. One More for Christmas by Sarah Morgan, 27/12, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 448 Pages
30. A Cotswold Christmas by Kate Hewitt, 28/12, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 160 Pages
31. The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L Frank Baum, 28/12, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 118 Pages
32. Twas the Knife Before Christmas by Jacqueline Frost, 30/12, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 320 Pages
33. Meet Me at Willoughby Close by Kate Hewitt, 30/12, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 346 Pages
34. The Snowdonia Killings by Simon McCleave, 31/12, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2, 412 Pages
35. Find Me at Willoughby Close by Kate Hewitt, 31/12, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 394 Pages
36. Q-Space by Greg Cox, 31/12, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 304 Pages

Unfinished Book : Pig Island 70 Pages

36 Books Read
12,497 Pages Read

Year to Date
246 Books Read
96,139

Ho-ly cow, Andrew. I am amazed at the numbers of books you have read (my total this year came to 33), and for your decision about your position at the school. It is not easy to resign from something you love and I commend you for doing so.

And I am so, so glad you recovered from Covid and your wife as well. Blessings to you both.

>20 threadnsong: Thanks, it was a difficult year. No mean feat trying to keep a school open in the middle of a pandemic when the government doesn’t provide any extra income or have safety measures across the country. Stress certainly takes it out on you.

Reading has been my escapism!

Have had to put my wife’s safety (and mine) first. 3 1/2 years from when I can access my pension so will explore ways of earning money working from home in the meantime. Will be a big step after over 19 years of head ship and 36 years since I stated my training.

Hope you are well, and Happy New Year.