Monday, May 30, 2022

Review: Moonstone: The Boy Who Never Was

Moonstone: The Boy Who Never WasMoonstone: The Boy Who Never Was by Sjón
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

Month Read In: February 2022

Challenge: 
The Uncorked Librarian February 2020: Set in Iceland

Methodology: Audiobook read by Vikas Adam, via Audible

Genre- Literary: Historical

Review: A Study in Scarlet

A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1)A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Month Read In: February 2022

Challenge: 
PopSugar 2022: Victorian Times

Methodology: Audiobook read by Stephen Fry, via Audible

Genre- Mystery: Private Detective

Review: Born a Crime

Born a Crime: Stories From a South African ChildhoodBorn a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Month Read In: February 2022

Challenge: 
The Uncorked Librarian February 2022: South Africa
The Uncorked Librarian February 2021: Contemporary Black Author
PopSugar 2022: Know Nothing About

Methodology: Audiobook read by Trevor Noah, via Audible

Genre- Biography-NF: Memoir

Review: Redwall

Redwall (Redwall, #1)Redwall by Brian Jacques
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Month Read In: February 2022

Challenge: 
N/A

Methodology: Audiobook read by Full Cast Audio, via Library on Libby

Genre- Fantasy: Low Fantasy

Review: Wolf of Wessex

Wolf of WessexWolf of Wessex by Matthew Harffy
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Month Read In: February 2022

Challenge: 
Beyond the Bookends February 2022: Feel Good 
PopSugar 2022: Found Family

Methodology: Ebook via Library on Libby, Audiobook read by Barnaby Edwards, via Library on Hoopla

Genre- Thriller/Suspense: Historical

Review: The Charlemagne Pursuit

The Charlemagne Pursuit (Cotton Malone, #4)The Charlemagne Pursuit by Steve Berry
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Month Read In: February 2022

Challenge: 
N/A

Methodology: Ebook, via Library on Libby

Genre- Thriller/Suspense: Conspiracy

Review: Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict

Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict (Jane Austen Addict, #2)Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Month Read In: January 2022

Challenge: 
The Uncorked Librarian January 2022: Time Travel

Methodology: Audiobook read by Kate Reading, via Library on Hoopla

Genre- Romance: Time Travel

Review: Red Hood

Red HoodRed Hood by Elana K. Arnold
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Month Read In: January 2022

Challenge: 
GirlXOXO Monthly Motif October 2020: Lurking in the Shadows
PopSugar 2022: 2 Languages (English, French)

Methodology: Audiobook read by January LaVoy, via Library on Libby

Genre- Thriller/Suspense: Fairy Tale

Review: Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

Snow Flower and the Secret FanSnow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Month Read In: January 2022

Challenge: 
Beyond the Bookends January 2022: Adapted to Screen
PopSugar 2022: Author Read in 2021

Methodology: Audiobook read by Janet Song, via Library on Libby

Genre- Literary: Historical, Cultural

Review: Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore

Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore by Matthew J. Sullivan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Month Read In: April 2022

Challenge: 
Beyond the Bookends April 2022: In a Bookstore

Methodology: Audiobook read by Madeleine Maby, via Library on Libby

Genre- Mystery: Amateur Sleuth

Sunday, May 15, 2022

Review: Black Out

Black Out Black Out by Lisa Unger
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Month Read In: April 2022

Challenge: 
N/A

Methodology: Borrowed Physical Book from Friend, Audiobook read by Ann Marie Lee, via Audible

Genre- Thriller/Suspense: Psychological

Review: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Month Read In: April 2022

Challenge: 
N/A

Methodology: Audiobook read by Stephen Fry, via Audible

Genre- Mystery: Private Detective

Review: Like Water for Chocolate

Like Water for Chocolate Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Month Read In: April 2022

Challenge: 
GirlXOXO Monthly Motif April 2021: Books on the Menu
PopSugar 2021: Best Seller from 1990s
PopSugar 2022: Latinx Author

Methodology: Audiobook read by Kate Reading, via Audible

Genre- Romance: Magical Realism

Review: The Sign of Four

The Sign of Four The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Month Read In: February 2022

Challenge: 
N/A

Methodology: Audiobook read by Stephen Fry, via Audible

Genre- Mystery: Private Detective

Another Sherlock Review. My Audible membership is really paying off! 

Sunday, May 1, 2022

Review: Lord of Shadows

Lord of Shadows Lord of Shadows by Cassandra Clare
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Month Read In: April 2022

Challenge: 
N/A

Methodology: Audiobook read by James Marsters, via Library on Libby

Genre- Fantasy: Urban