Sergei's Reading Log 2023 📚

“Once more unto the breach, dear friends…”

No. of books read per month:

January - 16
February - 16
March - 16
April - 15
May - 10
June - 10
July - 7
August - 15
September - 7
October - 20
November - 19
December - 23

Grand total - 174

Off we go…

1) 2 January 2023 - Seven Bridges - LJ Ross 4.5★s

2) 3 January 2023 - The Hermitage - LJ Ross 4.5★s

3) 4 January 2023 - A Mouse Called Miika - Matt Haig 5★s

4) 7 January 2023 - The Psychology of Time Travel - Kate Mascarenhas 4★s

5) 7 January 2023 - School Days - Robert B. Parker 5★s

6) 9 January 2023 - Ticket to Oblivion - Edward Marston 4★s

7) 11 January 2023 - Kill My Darling - Cynthia Harrod-Eagles 4★s

>8 Sergeirocks: A good start to the year.

>9 Andrew-theQM: Yes, not doing too badly, 🙂.

8) 15 January 2023 - The Lantern Men - Elly Griffiths 4.5★s (group read)

9) 16 January 2023 - Lazybones - Mark Billingham 3.5★s

10) 20 January 2023 - Date with Death - Julia Chapman 4.5★s

11) 22 January 2023 - Remember Me? - Sophie Kinsella 3.5★s

12) 24 January 2023 - The Lost Symbol - Dan Brown 4★s

13) 26 January 2023 - Marple - Various 3.5★s

14) 28 January 2023 - The Gift - Cecelia Ahern 4★s

15) 30 January 2023 - The Trap - Mary Jane Staples 5★s

16) 31 January 2023 - Finding Hope at Hillside Farm - Rachael Lucas 4★s

JANUARY TOTAL - 16 BOOKS

17) 2 February 2023 - An April Shroud - Reginald Hill 4.5★s

18) 2 February 2023 - To Sir, With Love - E. R. Braithwaite 5★s + ❤️

19) 4 February 2023 - The Snuffbox Murders - Roger Silverwood 4★s

20) 5 February 2023 - Starstruck - Emma Bennet 3★s

>22 Sergeirocks: Oh, I absolutely loved this one, the movie and the book both.

>25 threadnsong: Great movie, and quite true to a lot of the incidents in the book.

21) 9 February 2023 - Pursuit of Honour - Vince Flynn 4.5★s

22) 11 February 2023 - Evil For Evil - James R. Benn 4.5★s

23) 12 February 2023 - The Money Tree Murders - Roger Silverwood 4★s

24) 13 February 2023 - The Plague Maiden - Kate Ellis 4★s (group read)

25) 14 February 2023 - What Lies Beneath - Adam Croft 4★s

26) 20 February 2023 - At Sea - Laurie Graham 4.5★s

27) 20 February 2023 - Date with Malice - Julia Chapman 4.5★s

28) 25 February 2023 - Under Orders - Dick Francis 3.75★s

29) 25 February 2023 - The Thunder Bird - B. M. Bower 4★s

30) 28 February 2023 - To Be a Cat - Matt Haig 4.5★s

31) 28 February 2023 - Ups and Downs - Mary Jane Staples 3.5★s

32) 28 February 2023 - The Sign of the Beaver - Elizabeth George Speare 5★s

FEBRUARY TOTAL - 16 BOOKS

33) 2 March 2023 - God’s Country and the Woman - James Oliver Curwood 4.5★s

34) 5 March 2023 - Wings of Fire - Charles Todd 4.5★s

35) 6 March 2023 - Evie and the Animals - Matt Haig 4.5★s

36) 9 March 2023 - The Night Raid - Clare Harvey 5★s

37) 11 March 2023 - Dead Heading - Catherine Aird 4★s

38) 13 March 2023 - The Last Coyote - Michael Connelly 4.5★s (group read)

39) 15 March 2023 - The Lie - C. L. Taylor 3.5★s

40) 18 March 2023 - The Firm - John Grisham 4.5★s

41) 19 March 2023 - Date with Mystery - Julia Chapman 4.5★s

42) 20 March 2023 - A Large Measure of Snow - Denzil Meyrick 5★s

43) 23 March 2023 - Agatha Raisin and the Curious Curate - M. C. Beaton 3.5★s

44) 25 March 2023 - Agatha Raisin and the Perfect Paragon - M. C. Beaton 3.5★s

45) 27 March 2023 - F in Exams: The Best Test Paper Blunders - Richard Benson 4★s

46) 30 March 2023 - The Diplomat’s Wife - Pam Jenoff 4★s

47) 30 March 2023 - Somebody at the Door - Raymond Postgate 3.75★s

48) 31 March 2023 - Agatha Raisin and Love, Lies and Liquor - M. C. Beaton 4★s

MARCH TOTAL - 16 BOOKS

49) 1 April 2023 - The Wonderful World of the Old Git - Richard Benson 3.5★s

50) 3 April 2023 - The Man Who Died Twice - Richard Osman 4.5★s

51) 6 April 2023 - The Bullet That Missed - Richard Osman 4.5★s

52) 6 April 2023 - The Ghost - Max Brand 4★s

53) 8 April 2023 - Under the Lilacs - Louisa May Alcott 4★s

54) 8 April 2023 - The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Time Traveller - Joanne Harris 4★s

55) 9 April 2023 - Last Reminder - Stuart Pawson 4.5★s

56) 10 April 2023 - Murder in Bermuda - Penelope Sotheby 0.5★s

>64 Sergeirocks: 0.5 Stars. Wow that is low. 😳 How did the book get published.

>65 Andrew-theQM: Self-published, I believe…

It was dire, (rubbish plot; could have taken place anywhere for all the use that was made of the Bermudan setting; and the writing was appalling, so disjointed). I only gave it the half star because it had a half decent picture on the cover!!!

I chose the book to read because it would fit Brenda’s Americana challenge, but to be honest, I’m too embarrassed to use it, 😂.

57) 11 April 2023 - Boats and Bad Guys - Diana Xarissa 3.5★s

58) 14 April 2023 - Trustee from the Toolroom - Nevil Shute 5★s

59) 16 April 2023 - Blackboard Blunders: Spelling Slip-ups and Homework Howlers - Richard Benson 3★s

60) 16 April 2023 - Remember How I Love You - Jerry and Elaine Orbach 4★s

>69 Sergeirocks: So Funny. I had read that English was one of the hardest languages in the world to learn. We have more than one way to say the same word, to spell the same word and often times more than one meaning and pronunciation for the same word. The three major English-speaking countries, The U.K, Canada, & the U.S. even have created words that are common only to their countries and the others have no clue what they mean:) Believe me the language in our southern states sometimes greatly differs from the rest of the country. I grew up in the south and my husband came there while he was still in high school. Our kids were all born there. My youngest son got sent to the principal's office when he told someone that his sister a "horror" only that isn't the way it sounded. It came out to the teacher that his sister was a whore. We laugh about that now but not then.

>71 Carol420: I hope your daughter got her revenge… ☺️

>72 Sergeirocks:
Oh, she spent her life getting revenge. I think it was more HIS revenge. She tried to sell him to our neighbor when he was 2 years old. She only wanted a dollar. What a bargain.

>73 Carol420: 😂

61) 18 April 2023 - Play Dead - Angela Marsons 4★s (group read)

62) 21 April 2023 - School Days - Jack Sheffield 4★s

63) 22 April 2023 - Planet of the Damned - Harry Harrison 4★s

APRIL TOTAL - 15 BOOKS

64) 7 May 2023 - A Season for the Dead - David Hewson 3.5★s

65) 8 May 2023 - In a Dark Dark Wood - Ruth Ware 4.5★s

66) 9 May 2023 - The Steam Whistle Theatre Company - Vivian French 4★s

67) 12 May 2023 - Starting Over - Jack Sheffield 4★s

68) 15 May 2023 - The Bishop’s Pawn - Steve Berry 5★s (group read)

69) 18 May 2023 - A Place of Confinement - Anna Dean 4★s

70) 20 May 2023 - Date with Poison - Julia Chapman 5★s

71) 26 May 2023 - The Relentless Tide - Denzil Meyrick 4.5★s

72) 27 May 2023 - The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man - Paul Newman 4★s

73) 29 May 2023 - Freegift - James R Benn 4.5★s

MAY TOTAL - 10 BOOKS

74) 2 June 2023 - Back to school - Jack Sheffield 4★s

75) 3 June 2023 - Bonnie Prince Charlie - L. Du Garde Peach 5★s

76) 5 June 2023 - The New Rector - Rebecca Shaw 4★s

77) 17 June 2023 - Marauder - Clive Cussler and Boyd Morrison 4.5★s (group read)

78) 20 June 2023 - One-hit Wonder - Lisa Jewell 3★s

79) 22 June 2023 - Ghosts in the Gloaming - Denzil Meyrick 5★s

80) 22 June 2023 - Frost - Holly Webb 5★s

81) 23 June 2023 - The Snow Cat - Holly Webb 4.5★s

82) 28 June 2023 - The Woodcutter - Reginald Hill 5★s + ❤️

>98 Sergeirocks: Wow, that’s looks a good read. I’ve only read his Dalziel and Pascoe books.

>99 Andrew-theQM: Completely different from his Dalziel and Pascoe books. I’m going to seek out more of his standalones.

83) 30 June 2023 - Act of Oblivion - Robert Harris 4★s

JUNE TOTAL - 10 BOOKS

84) 3 July 2023 - Surprises in Burracombe - Lilian Harry 4★s

85) 4 July 2023 - The Snow Bear - Holly Webb 4.5★s

86) 9 July 2023 - The Kitchen Front - Jennifer Ryan 3.5★s

87) 14 July 2023 - A Breath on Dying Embers - Denzil Meyrick 5★s

88) 23 July 2023 - The Gathering Dark - James Oswald 4★s (group read)

89) 25 July 2023 - Date with Danger - Julia Chapman 5★s

90) 31 July 2023 - Search the Dark - Charles Todd 4.5★s

JULY TOTAL - 7 BOOKS

91) 5 August 2023 - Longstone - LJ Ross 4★s

92) 5 August 2023 - The Goalkeeper’s Revenge and Other Stories - Bill Naughton 4★s

93) 9 August 2023 - The Infirmary - LJ Ross 4.5★s

94) 10 August 2023 - Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener - M. C. Beaton 3.5★s

95) 15 August 2023 - Hunting Evil - Chris Carter 4.5★s (group read)

96) 17 August 2023 - The Detective’s Daughter - Lesley Thomson 4.5★s

97) 19 August 2023 - The Moor - LJ Ross 4.5★s

98) 20 August 2023 - Cold Comfort - Charles Todd 4★s (Novella)

99) 20 August 2023 - The Ice Cream Girls - Dorothy Koomson 4★s

100) 22 August 2023 - Talk of the Village - Rebecca Shaw 3.5★s

101) 25 August 2023 - Sidney Chambers and The Dangers of Temptation - James Runcie 3.75★s

102) 27 August 2023 - Village Matters - Rebecca Shaw 3.5★s

103) 29 August 2023 - The Care and Management of Lies - Jaqueline Winspear 4.5★s

104) 30 August 2023 - The Piper - Charles Todd 5★s (Novella)

105) 31 August 2023 - Stormbreaker - Anthony Horowitz 4★s

AUGUST TOTAL - 15 BOOKS

106) 2 September 2023 - The Twist of a Knife - Anthony Horowitz 4★s

107) 4 September 2023 - A Pretty Deceit - Anna Huber Lee 4★s

108) 10 September 2023 - Murder Most Fair - Anna Huber Lee 3.5★s

109) 17 September 2023 - The Wanton Angel - Edward Marston 4★s

110) 21 September 2023 - The Eye of God - James Rollins 4.5★s (group read)

111) 23 September 2023 - Penshaw - LJ Ross 4.5★s

112) 29 September 2023 - The Second Sleep - Robert Harris 4.5★s

SEPTEMBER TOTAL - 7 BOOKS

113) 1 October 2023 - The Joker - Edgar Wallace 3.75★s

114) 4 October 2023 - Borderlands - LJ Ross 4.5★s

115) 6 October 2023 - Ryan’s Christmas - LJ Ross 4.25★s

116) 9 October 2023 - Date with Deceit - Julia Chapman 4.5★s

117) 9 October 2023 - Pugwash and the Sea Monster - John Ryan 4★s

118) 9 October 2023 - Pugwash and the Buried Treasure - John Ryan 4★s

119) 10 October 2023 - The Valhalla Exchange - Jack Higgins 4.5★s

120) 11 October 2023 - The Shrine - LJ Ross 4.5★s

121) 16 October 2023 - This Time Next Year We’ll Be Laughing - Jacqueline Winspear 4.5★s (memoir)

122) 17 October 2023 - Impostor - LJ Ross 4★s

123) 18 October 2023 - What Darkness Brings - C. S. Harris 4★s (group read)

124) 20 October 2023 - A Toast to the Old Stones - Denzil Meyrick 5★s

125) 21 October 2023 - Date with Betrayal - Julia Chapman 5★s + ❤️

126) 23 October 2023 - Freckles - Cecelia Ahern 3.75★s

127) 24 October 2023 - The Murder Mile - Lesley McEvoy 4.5★s

128) 24 October 2023 - A Faraway Smell of Lemon - Rachel Joyce 4★s (short story)

129) 25 October 2023 - Yew Tree Gardens - Anna Jacobs 4.5★s

130) 26 October 2023 - The Satsuma Complex - Bob Mortimer 4.5★s

131) 27 October 2023 - The Appeal - Janice Hallett 4★s

132) 29 October 2023 - The Two of Us: My Life with John Thaw - Sheila Hancock 4★s

OCTOBER TOTAL - 20 BOOKS

133) 1 November 2023 - Twenties Girl - Sophie Kinsella 3.75★s

134) 2 November 2023 - 29 Seconds - T. M. Logan 4.25★s

135) 4 November 2023 - The Liberation of Brigid Dunne - Patricia Scanlan 4★s

136) 5 November 2023 - Felix in the Underworld - John Mortimer 4★s

137) 6 November 2023 - Daddy-Long-Legs - Jean Webster 4.5★s

138) 7 November 2023 - Finger Food - Helen Lederer 2.5★s

139) 8 November 2023 - Dear Enemy - Jean Webster 4.5★s

140) 9 November 2023 - The Four-Pools Mystery - Jean Webster 4.5★s

141) 10 November 2023 - Just Patty - Jean Webster 4.5★s

142) 12 November 2023 - When Patty Went to College - Jean Webster 4.5★s

143) 14 November 2023 - The Night Hawks - Elly Griffiths 4★s (group read)

144) 15 November 2023 - Dry Bones - Sally Spencer 4.5★s

145) 16 November 2023 - The General’s Dog - James Garcia Woods (aka Sally Spencer) 5★s

146) 19 November 2023 - The World's Best “True” UFO Stories - Jenny Randles & Peter A. Hough 3.5★s

147) 20 November 2023 - Jeremiah’s Bell - Denzil Meyrick 4.5★s

148) 23 November 2023 - Wolf to the Slaughter - Ruth Rendell 3.5★s

149) 24 November 2023 - Heir to Greyladies - Anna Jacobs 4★s

150) 27 November 2023 - A Killing Frost - R. D. Wingfield 4★s

151) 30 November 2023 - Penny for Your Secrets - Anna Lee Huber 4★s

NOVEMBER TOTAL - 19 BOOKS

152) 4 December 2023 - Doctor Who: Time Trips - Various 4.5★s

153) 5 December - Pickles: Oh, Sure! Blame it on the Dog! - Brian Crane 5★s

154) 5 December 2023 - Nobody’s Perfect, Charlie Brown - Charles M. Schulz 4.5★s

155) 7 December 2023 - Someday, Someday, Maybe - Lauren Graham 4★s

156) 7 December 2023 - A Very Special Christmas - Anna Jacobs 4★s

157) 9 December 2023 - By a Narrow Majority - Faith Martin 4★s

158) 10 December 2023 - One Ordinary Day at a Time - Sarah J. Harris 5★s + ❤️

159) 13 December 2023 - Aunty Acid: Have Yourself a Sassy Little Christmas - Ged Backland 3★s

160) 14 December 2023 - Let it Snow - Beth Moran 3.5★s

161) 19 December 2023 - Resurrectionist - James McGee 4★s

162) 21 December 2023 - Murder in the Falling Snow - Various 4★s

163) 24 December 2023 - The Quality Street Girls - Penny Thorpe 4★s

164) 24 December 2023 - The Fallen - Michael Wood 4★s

165) 25 December 2023 - The Christmas Appeal - Janice Hallett 4.5★s

166) 26 December 2023 - The Night I Met Father Christmas - Ben Miller 4.5★s

167) 27 December 2023 - Agatha Raisin and Kissing Christmas Goodbye - M. C. Beaton 4.25★s

168) 27 December 2023 - The Greek Who Stole Christmas - Anthony Horowitz 4.5★s

169) 30 December 2023 - Q-Zone: The Q Continuum II - Greg Cox 4★s

170) 30 December 2023 - Date With Evil - Julia Chapman 5★s

171) 30 December 2023 - The Song of Santa - Kenneth Balfour 3.75★s

172) 31 December 2023 - The Truth Pixie - Matt Haig 3.75★s

173) 31 December 2023 - The Truth Pixie Goes to School - Matt Haig 3.75★s

And finally…

174) 31 December 2023 - The Midnight Library - Matt Haig 5★s

DECEMBER TOTAL - 23 BOOKS

GRAND TOTAL OF BOOKS READ IN 2023: 174

A great total over the year, well done Sergei 👏👏👏

>201 Andrew-theQM: Thanks, Andrew. I’m pleased with that total - a few up on last year. ☺️

>200 Sergeirocks: Congratulations on a successful reading year, Sergei! I am suitably impressed.