I spend a lot of time reading and reviewing children’s books, but I like reading so much I still find time for other books too. I like reviewing kids  books, and at the moment that’s what I want to stay doing. However, I thought you might be interested to see what other books I’ve been reading too. No reviews, but I will give them an enjoyment rating out of five. Where possible I’ll also link them to a place to purchase or to a source of more information.

The blog Write Me a Book, John! gave me the idea to collate and publish my reading list (thanks John!).

2014 –

1. The Face by Dean Koontz    4/5
2. Midnight by Dean R Koontz    4/5
3. Let’s Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson     5/5 (hilarious!)
4. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie    5/5 (my favourite Christie novel)
5. The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith    5/5 (the first Cormoran Strike novel [J.K. Rowling’s pseudonym])
6. The Husband by Dean Koontz    4/5
7. Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell    4/5
8. Wolf by Mo Hayder    3/5
9. Just One Evil Act by Elizabeth George    5/5
10. The Wolf in Winter by John Connolly    5/5
11. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling    5/5
12. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling    5/5
13. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling    5/5
14. Divergent by Veronica Roth    5/5
15. Insurgent by Veronica Roth    5/5
16. Allegiant by Veronica Roth    3/5
17. House Rules by Jodi Picoult    4/5
18. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F. Scott Fitzgerald   3/5
19. The Girl Who Kissed a Lie: an Otherworld Prequel by Skylar Dorset   4/5
20. A Room With a View by E. M. Forster   4/5
21. Life Expectancy by Dean Koontz   5/5
22. Keeping Chickens An Australian Guide by Nicolas Brasch   4/5 (NF)
23. The Diggers Rest Hotel by Geoffrey McGeachin   5/5 (the first Charlie Berlin novel)
24. Bones Never Lie by Kathy Reichs   5/5 (a Tempe Brennan novel)

 

2015 –

1. Storm by Tim Minchin   5/5 (everyone should read this comic style book)
2. The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion   5/5
3. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd   4/5
4. My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Piccoult   5/5
5. Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert   2/5, (autobiography) I haven’t finished this book yet, I got bogged down in the middle when she is in India, it was just far too tedious, so I put it aside for more exciting fare.
6. Spilling the Beans on the Cat’s Pyjamas by Judy Parkinson   4/5 (NF)
7. Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch   5/5 (the first in the Peter Grant sci-fi crime series)
8. Blackwattle Creek by Geoffrey McGeachin   5/5 (a Charlie Berlin novel)
9. St Kilda Blues by Geoffrey McGeachin   5/5 (the third Charlie Berlin novel)
10. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen   5/5
11. Moon Over Soho by Ben Aaronivitch   4/5 (another Peter Grant novel)
12. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling   5/5
13. Whispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch   5/5 (the third Peter Grant novel)
14. The Woman in Black by Susan Hill   4/5
15. Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch   5/5 (another Peter Grant)
16. Foxglove Summer by Ben Aaronovitch   5/5 (Peter Grant again)
17. Burial Rites by Hannah Kent   4/5
18. All Shall be Well by Deborah Crombie   4/5 (a Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James novel)
19. W is For Wasted by Sue Grafton   3/5 (Kinsey Milhone private detective)
20. The Skin Gods by Richard Montanari   4/5
21. Revival by Stephen King   3/5
22. Whose Body? by D.L. Sayer   3/5 (Lord Peter Wimsey)
23. The Farm by Tom Rob Smith   3/5
24. The Black Tower by P.D. James   3/5 (Commander Adam Dalgliesh)
25. Bloodprint by Kitty Sewell   3/5
26. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald   3/5
27. Leave the Grave Green by Deborah Crombie   3/5 (a Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James novel)
28. In a Dark House by Deborah Crombie   4/5 (a Duncan Kincaid and Gemma James novel)
29. Bossypants by Tina Fey   4/5 (autobiography)
30. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee   5/5
31. High Fidelity by Nick Hornby   3/5
32. Speaking in Bones by Kathy Reichs   5/5 (a Tempe Brennan novel)
33. Snow White Must Die by Nele Neuhaus   5/5
34. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg   5/5
35. Murder in Christmas River by Meg Muldoon   4/5
36. Go Ask Alice by Anonymous   2/5
37. Dark Mountain by Richard Laymon   4/5
38. From Mangia to Murder by Caroline Mickelson   4/5
39. Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut   4/5
40. Played to Death by BV Lawson   3/5
41. The Murder Pit by Jeff Shelby   3/5

 

2016 –

1. Dead Wood by Dan Ames   4/5
2. Witch is When it All Began by Adele Abbott   4/5
3. F in Exams: The Best Test Paper Blunders by Richard Benson   3/5
4. Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson   5/5
5. X by Sue Grafton   4/5 (Kinsey Milhone PI)
6. Fragile by Lisa Unger   3/5
7. The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty   4/5
8. Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb   5/5
9. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon   5/5
10. Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor   5/5
11. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins   4/5
12. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins   5/5
13. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins   5/5
14. The Dressmaker by Rosalie Ham   4/5 (Australian)
15. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins   5/5
16. Moving In by Ron Ripley   2/5
17. Cold Fear by Rick Mofina   4/5
18. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling   3/5
19. It by Stephen King   5/5
20. The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch   5/5 (the latest Peter Grant novel)
21. Watch Your Back by Karen Rose   4/5
22. Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James   5/5
23. Skin by Patrick Logan   4/5

 

2017 –

1. The Last Anniversary by Liane Moriarty   4/5
2. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum   3/5
3. My Man Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse   2/5
4. Lady Windermere’s Fan by Oscar Wilde   4/5
5. Harry Potter Cinematic Guide: Harry Potter by Felicity Baker  3/5
6. Harry Potter Cinematic Guide: Hermione Granger by Felicity Baker   3/5
7. Harry Potter Cinematic Guide: Ron Weasley by Felicity Baker   3/5
8. Harry Potter Cinematic Guide: Albus Dumbledore by Felicity Baker   3/5
9. Living at Zero: The New Wealth Hack for Millenials by Jordan Tampien   4/5
10. Cop Town by Karin Slaughter   5/5
11. Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter   5/5
12. Dark Places by Gillian Flynn   3/5
13. Stardust by Neil Gaiman   5/5
14. A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas   5/5
15. A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Mass   5/5
16. Into the Water by Paula Hawkins   3/5
17. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay by J. K. Rowling   4/5
18. I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh   4/5
19. The Dry by Jane Harper   5/5
20. Two Nights by Kathy Reichs   4/5 (NOT a Brennan book)
21. The Death of an Expert Witness by P.D. James   4/5
22. The Taken by Inbali Iserles   5/5 (Foxcraft series)
23. Plague by C.C. Humphreys   3/5
24. Northwood by Brian Faulkner   4/5
25. A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness   5/5
26. The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen   5/5
27. The Runaway King by Jennifer A. Nielsen   5/5
28. The Shadow Throne by Jennifer A. Nielsen   5/5
29. The Furthest Station by Ben Aaronovitch   4/5  (A Peter Grant story)
30. The Mitford Murders by Jessica Fellowes   4/5
31. Code Name Verity by Elizabeth E. Wein   5/5
32. Skullduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy   5/5
33. Playing With Fire by Derek Landy   5/5 (Skullduggery Pleasant #2)
34. The Faceless Ones by Derek Landy   5/5 (Skullduggery Pleasant #3)
35. Dark Days by Derek Landy   5/5 (Skullduggery Pleasant #4)
36. Mortal Coil by Derek Landy   5/5 (Skullduggery Pleasant #5)
37. Death Bringer by Derek Landy   5/5 (Skullduggery Pleasant #6)
38. Kingdom of the Wicked by Derek Landy   4/5 (Skullduggery Pleasant #7)
39. The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter   5/5

 

2018 –

1. The Barefoot Investor by Scott Pape   4/5 (N/F)
2. Matched by Allie Condie   4/5
3. Last Breath by Karin Slaughter   4/5 (prequel to The Good Daughter)
4. Force of Nature by Jane Harper   5/5
5. The Private Patient by P.D. James   3/5 (an Adam Dalgleish novel)
6. A Banquet of Consequences by Elizabeth George   5/5 (an Inspector Lynley mystery)
7. Me Before You by JoJo Moyes   5/5
8. The Dark Lake by Sarah Bailey   3/5
9. House of the Lost by Sarah Rayne   4/5
10. The Natural Way of Things by Charlotte Wood  3/5
11. A Share in Death/Now May You Weep by Deborah Crombie   4/5 (two books in one)
12. The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa   5/5 (well worth reading!)
13. Four: A Divergent Story Collection by Veronica Roth   5/5
14. Divergent by Veronica Roth    5/5
15. Into the Black Nowhere by Meg Gardiner   4/5
16. Unsub by Meg Gardiner   4/5
17. The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor   3/5
18. The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton   3/5
19. The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn   5/5
20. Insurgent by Veronica Roth   5/5
21. Allegiant by Veronica Roth    3/5
22. The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman   4/5
23. Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon   4/5
24. A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin   4/5
25. Howl’s Moving Castle by Dianna Wynne Jones   5/5
26. Count to Ten by Karen Rose   4/5
27. The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen   5/5
28. Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King and Owen King   4/5
29. The Outsider by Stephen King   4/5
30. The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay   4/5
31. Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf   4/5
32. Chocky by John Wyndham   2/5

2019 –

1. The Ruins by Scott B. Smith   4/5
2. The Disasters by M. K. England   5/5
3. The Lost Man by Jane Harper   5/5
4. It’s Ok, I’m Wearing Really Big Knickers by Louise Rennison   3/5
5. Scrublands by Chris Hammer   5/5
6. The Silent Girl by Tess Gerritsen   4/5  (a Rizzoli and Isles novel)
7. Darkthaw by Kate A. Boorman   4/5  (Winterkill #2)
8. Heartfire by Kate A. Boorman   4/5  (Winterkill #3)
9. No Place to Die by Clare Donoghue   4/5  (a DI Mike Lockyer novel)
10. Room by Emma Donoghue   4/5
11. Never Look Back by Clare Donoghue   4/5 (a DI Mike Lockyer novel)
12. Trust No One by Clare Donoghue   4/5  (a DI Mike Lockyer novel)
13. One for the Money by Janet Evanovich   4/5  (Stephanie Plum novel)
14. Pet Sematary by Stephen King   4/5
15. Two for the Dough by Janet Evanovich   4/5  (Stephanie Plum novel)
16. Plum Lovin’ by Janet Evanovich    4/5  (Stephanie Plum novel)
17. Three to Get Deadly by Janet Evanovich   4/5  (Stephanie Plum novel)
18. Four to Score by Janet Evanovich   4/5  (Stephanie Plum novel)
19. High Five by Janet Evanovich   4/5  (Stephanie Plum novel)
20. Hot Six by Janet Evanovich   4/5  (Stephanie Plum novel)
21. Seven Up by Janet Evanovich   4/5  (Stephanie Plum novel)
22. Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich   4/5  (Stephanie Plum novel)
23. Visions of Sugar Plums by Janet Evanovich   4/5  (Stephanie Plum novel)
24. To the Nines by Janet Evanovich   4/5  (Stephanie Plum novel)
25. Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich   4/5  (Stephanie Plum novel)
26. Plum Lucky by Janet Evanovich   4/5  (Stephanie Plum novel)
27. Murder is Easy by Agatha Christie   4/5
28. The Science of Bridges and Tunnels: The Art of Engineering by Ian Graham   4/5 (N/F)
29. The Anatasia Syndrome and Other Stories by Mary Higgins Clark   2/5
30. Cold Case by Faye Kellerman   3/5
31. Wicker by Kevin Guilfoile   3/5
32. Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky   3/5
33. The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka   3/5
34. Fed Up by Sue Dengate   4/5 (N/F)
35. Eleven on Top by Janet Evanovich   4/5  (Stephanie Plum novel)
36. The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson   3/5
37. Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich   4/5  (Stephanie Plum novel)
38. Murder Must Advertise by Dorothy L. Sayers   2/5
39. Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson   3/5
40. War Horse by Michael Morpurgo   5/5
41. The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett   3/5
42. The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot   3/5
43. The Odyssey by Homer   4/5
44. The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware   5/5
45. In the Cold, Dark Ground by Stuart McBride   3/5
46. Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose   5/5
47. The Death Collectors by Jack Kerley   4/5
48. I Am Death by Christ Carter   5/5
49. We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson   5/5
50. Salmon Fishing in the Yemen by Paul Torday   5/5
51. The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware   5/5
52. The Lost Ones by Anita Frank   5/5
53. The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides   4/5
54. Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin   5/5
55. Into the Night by Sarah Bailey   4/5
56. Raising Boys by Steve Biddulph   4/5
57. What I Like About Me by Jenna Guillaume   4/5
58. In the Skin of a Monster by Kathryn Barker   5/5

2020 –

1. Breath by Tim Winton   4/5
2. One of Us is Lying by Karen McManus   5/5
3. Four Dead Queens by Astrid Scholte   5/5
4. Song of the Current by Sarah Tolscer   4/5
5. The Secret Science of Magic by Melissa Keil   4/5
6. The Angry Parent by Lisa Smith   3/5
7. Miss-Connection: Why Your Teenage Daughter ‘hates’ You, Expects the World and Needs to Talk by Justin Coulson   5/5
8. The Prestige by Christopher Priest   5/5
9. Catching Falling Stars by Karen McCombie   3/5
10. The Woman Next Door by Cass Green   3/5
11. 9 Ways to a Resilient Child by Justin Coulson   5/5
12. Think of a Number by John Verden   4/5
13. What Your Child Needs from You by Justin Coulson   5/5
14. Everyday Parenting with Security and Love: Using PACE to Provide Foundations for Attachment by Kim S. Golding   5/5
15. Lean Mean Thirteen by Janet Evanovich   5/5 (Stephanie Plum novel)
16. Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich   5/5 (Stephanie Plum novel)
17. Finger Lickin’ Fifteen by Janet Evanovich   5/5  (Stephanie Plum novel)
18. Dragon Daughter by Liz Flanaghan   4/5
19. Sizzling Sixteen by Janet Evanovich   5/5 (Stephanie Plum novel)
20. In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware   5/5
21. A Conspiracy of Bones by Kathy Reichs   4/5  (Tempe Brennen novel)
22. The Killing Forest by Sara Blaedel   3/5
23. All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda   5/5
24. The Bone Collection by Kathy Reichs   5/5  (Tempe Brennan short story collection)