2018



2018 Reading List
in alphabetical order
- : Unfinished 
Some I will give another go, some I won't
x : NO
Yuk! Really didn't like it! Can't recommend!
**OK
Nothing more, nothing less, not worth the effort
*** : LIKE
Enjoyed it, a worthwhile read.
**** : RECOMMEND
Entertaining or enriching; a praiseworthy read
***** : FAVOURITE
Books to be prized! On the shelf as well as the Kindle!!


A
AFTERLIFE ~ Marcus Sakey **
APPALACHIAN ALCHEMY ~ Barlow Adams **

B

THE BOY ON THE BRIDGE ~ M. R. Carey ****
BRAZZAVILLE BEACH ~ William Boyd ****

C

CHILDREN OF TIME ~ Adrian Tchaikovsky *** 

D

DON'T TELL MUM ~ Paul Carter *****

E

THE END OF EDDY ~ Edouard Louis x
THE EXPATRIATES ~ Janice Y K Lee **

F
FEVER DREAM ~ Samantha Schweblin **
FLORIDA ~ Lauren Groff x
FRENCH EXIT ~ Patrick DeWitt **

G
GO ~ Kuzuki Kaneshiro x
GOODBYE VITAMIN ~ Rachel Khong ***

H

HOW TO STOP TIME ~ Matt Haig x

I

IDAHO ~ Emily Ruskovitch **
THE IMMORTALISTS ~ Chloe Benjamin **
THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS ~ Rebecca Skloot ****

J

K

L

M
MY SISTER, THE SERIAL KILLER ~ Oyinkan Braithwaite **

N
THE NASTY BITS ~ Anthony Bourdain ***

O
ONLY HUMAN ~ Sylvan Neuvel **
THE OTHER WIFE ~ Michael Robotham x

P

Q

R
RED CLOCKS ~ Leni Zumas ****
RESERVOIR 13 ~ Jon McGregor **

S
THE SHEPHERD'S HUT ~ Tim Winton **
SING UNBURIED SING ~ Jesmyn Ward **
SNAP ~ Belinda Bauer ***
SUNBURN ~ Laura Lippman ***

T
THE THINGS THEY CARRIED ~ Tim O'Brien ****
THIS IS NOT A DRILL ~ Paul Carter ****
TRANSCRIPTION ~ Kate Atkinson ***

U
UNSHELTERED ~ Barbara Kingsolver **

V

W
WHAT WE WERE PROMISED ~ Lucy Tan **
WHITE TEARS ~ Hari Kunzru x
THE WITCH ELM ~ Tana French **
WOLF WINTER ~ Cecilia Ekback *** 
THE WOMAN IN THE WOODS ~ John Connolly ****
A WRINKLE IN TIME ~ Madeleine L'Engle --

X

Y

Z