January 2011 Recap

on Monday, January 31, 2011

Jan 1: playing-librarian.blogspot.com was born
Jan 21: Playing Librarian got her own domain at www.playinglibrarian.com

Read and Reviewed:

Sunset Park by Paul Auster
A Week in December by Sebastian Faulks
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Sons of Fortune by Jeffrey Archer
Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
[The] House at Riverton by Kate Morton
Murder in Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie
Evil Under the Sun by Agatha Christie
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

Best read of the month: Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay, Sunset Park by Paul Auster comes a close second
Disappointing read of the month: A Week in December by Sebastian Faulks
Currently reading the 10th book of the month: Hothouse Flower by Lucinda Riley (so far I’m liking it!)
What to look forward to in February:

Read books in my TBR pile
Buy more books (especially titles from my wishlist)
Get to know more booklovers
Write more non-review posts
More followers =)

A great month indeed.

Comments

(Diane) Bibliophile By the Sea said…

You had a great January in books. I read fewer books this month thank in the past, but still managed to read 10 books. Hope February is a good month as well for you.

January 31, 2011 at 4:18 AM

Booksnyc said…

You read some great books in January - a few are on my TBR list. I am sorry to hear about A Week in December - I had been looking forward to that one.

Great blog - I am glad I found it!

February 1, 2011 at 10:33 AM

playing.librarian said…

Thanks, Diane & Booksnyc =)

February 1, 2011 at 10:43 AM

Julie @ Knitting and Sundries said…

You had a great month; I'm off to read your Kate Morton review, after "The Distant Hours", I'm determined to get more of her work on my shelves!

February 2, 2011 at 9:17 AM

Currently Reading

This is the third novel in Jeffrey Archer's compelling saga, the Clifton Chronicles.

1945. The vote in the House of Lords as to who should inherit the Barrington family fortune has ended in a tie. The Lord Chancellor's deciding vote will cast a long shadow on the lives of Harry Clifton and Giles Barrington. Harry returns to America to promote his latest novel, while his beloved Emma goes in search of the little girl who was found abandoned in her father's office on the night he was killed. When the General Election is called, Giles Barrington has to defend his seat in the House of Commons and is horrified to discover who the Conservatives select to stand against him.

But it is Sebastian Clifton, Harry and Emma's son, who ultimately influences his uncle's fate. In 1957, Sebastian wins a scholarship to Cambridge, and a new generation of the Clifton family march onto the page. After Sebastian is expelled from school, he unwittingly becomes caught up in an international art fraud involving a Rodin statue that is worth far more than the sum it raises at auction.

Does he become a millionaire? Does he go to Cambridge? Is his life in danger? Best Kept Secret will answer all these questions, but once again, pose so many more.