I didn’t quite manage to finish as many books as I’d hoped to this month, but at least I’ve started fewer than I’ve finished, so I think that’s a good sign…! I’ve stuck with much of the Swedish theme again, unsurprisingly. De fenomenala fruntimren på Grand Hôtel by Ruth Kvarnström-Jones Set in Stockholm's Grand Hôtel in the first decade of the twentieth century, this is a fictional account of the lives and friendships between a group of women working there, led by (the real)

October started particularly well, with my birthday at the start of the month becoming a day dedicated to reading the new Richard Osman - a lovely gift from Offspring #1. after that, sadly, my reading declined again and is only just starting to pick up. The other day I discovered a pile of 5-6 half-read books, which probably goes rather a long way to explaining why although I’m sure I read more than this suggests, I don’t have many finished items to list here! The Impossible

The Swedish theme definitely continues this month as it begins while I’m North of the Arctic Circle (by quite some way!). Even once home...

There's definitely a theme to my reading this month - whereas I often have a book or two on Swedish, this time it's more than half the...

For as long as there have been books, there have been authorities wishing to censor their contents in order to protect a narrative,...

If I thought June's three books was a rather low month, July has somehow managed to be no better. Things have been pretty busy here with...

Despite still being signed off work, I haven't managed to do very much reading at the moment. Somehow it just takes more energy and focus...

Despite all the difficulties I had during my steady decline between March and May, I managed to continue reading fairly steadily - sort...

Life has suddenly got a bit busier, as i'm back doing musical things regularly, but i'm still making sure I have time to read. The...

The Japanese word tsundoku describes to a habit well known to all booklovers - that of buying books and not reading them; it can also...

I actually enjoyed keeping my reading log last year, so have decided to continue keeping it going. I found it interesting to see what I'd...

My book dragon guarding the hoard on my bedside table 1 Locked-room mystery  Murder on the Orient Express - Agatha Christie 2 Bibliosmia:...

I've been trying (unsuccessfully) to finish as many part-read books for the 52 book challenge as I can, as well as managing a couple of...

Somehow I've managed to fall behind on my reading logs - as well as on my actual reading! This is as much as I noted down for October, so...

This month I've finally reached my first deliberate DNF of the year. Not quite the milestone I was expecting or hoping for, but...

Four Seasons in Japan by Nick Bradley This was a recommendation from a bookseller when I apparently looked as though I needed to buy...

June hadn't felt like a very read-y kind of month, but yet somehow there are another ten books added to the year list, and three more...

My reading this month has been a bit more varied than some recently. I've continued my Pratchett/Discworld re-read, but have also got...

It’s been a very Terry Pratchett month, as I’ve made good progress on my read-through of the full discworld series. I’ve also bought and...

Despite feeling generally rather better than through the winter, I've still been struggling a bit recently - my depression is pretty well...