Year in books – Mini reviews of everything I read in 2019
Reflecting back on the year through the books I read.
Crooks & Straights – Masha du Toit
I came to Crooks & Straights with that Christmas morning feeling. I read the description on Amazon and thought wow, I’ve got to get my hands on that.
Scarred – Joanne Macgregor
Scarred will hook you from the very first sentence and pull you right through to the end, mercilessly. South African author, Joanne Macgregor is a counselling psychologist, and she certainly brings her knowledge…
Warbreaker – Brandon Sanderson
The selling point of this novel is the magic system, which is based partly on colour. It was a nice, fresh, hook.
The Patrons – Daniella Brodsky
This book was a bit pretentious but interesting (though possibly not for the prudish, it wasn't overly graphic either).
House of Sand and Secrets – Cat Hellisen
Hellisen doesn't shy away from uncomfortable themes and once you realise this you know there's nowhere this story will be afraid to go.
When the Sea is Rising Red – Cat Hellisen
The descriptions are so rich that when you put it down you will miss it terribly. So you don't put it down. You just read until 3am, until it's done.
A Game of Thrones – George RR Martin
Martin's descriptions are beautiful but also full of emotive strength and poignant foreshadowing.
Dead until dark – Charlaine Harris
Dead Until Dark is the first of the series of books that inspired the TBO series True Blood. If you like chick lit, you'll probably enjoy it. It has that whole Vampire thing…
The Lives of Christopher Chant – Diana Wynne Jones
Wynne Jones expertly enters the mind of a young boy and brings the reader with her.
