Here is the list of every book I reviewed in 2018! (by genre).
You can download a PDF of the reviews and this list via the 2019 Book Review page (at the bottom) or via this link BOOKS REVIEWED IN 2018
FICTION: Chick Lit (inc. Romance)
**** “For the Love of Christmas” by Kate Forster
**** “Fallout Girl” by Katie Rose Guest Pryal
FICTION: Crime/Mystery (inc. Cosy)
*****”The Mashego File” by Ian Patrick
****1/2 “King of Hart (Hart of Darkness)” by Violeta M. Bagia
**** Ace of Hart (Hart of Darkness) (Volume 1) by Violeta Bagia
**** “The Big Book of Rouges and Villains”, edited by Otto Penzler
**** “Robicheaux” by James Lee Burke
**** “Two Kinds of Truth” by Michael Connelly
**** “Precious and Grace: The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency” by Alex McCall Smith
***1/2 “The 12 Slays of Christmas” by Abby L. Vandiver et al
*** The Christmas Letter” by Kathi Daley
*** “Pecan Pies and Dead Guys” by Angie Fox
FICTION: General/Literary Fiction
***** “Bridget Crack” by Rachel Leary
***** “City of Spades” by Colin MacInnes
**** “Pokeweed: An Illustrated Novella” by Brian L. Tucker
*** “Celebrant Sleuth: I Do … or Die” by Hazel Edwards
FICTION: Horror/Thriller
***** “Heart Shaped Box” by Joe Hill
**** “Dark Wood Dark Water” by Tina Callaghan
FICTION: YA/Children’s
****1/2 “Hollow City: The Second Novel of Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children” by Ransom Riggs
**** “Library of Souls: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Volumn 3” by Ransom Riggs
**** “Funny Folk: Poems about people” edited by Robert Fisher
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NON-FICTION: Art/History/Music
***** “The Open Road: Photography and the American Road Trip” by David Campany
**** “The Art of Aardman” by Aardman Animation Ltd
**** “Inside the Dream Palace” by Sherill Tippins
**** “MoMA at NGV: 130 years of modern and contemporary art” by Samantha Friedman, Juliet Kinchin & Miranda Wallace
**** “Warhol” by Christopher Makos
***1/2 “Black Vinyl White Powder” by Simon Napier-Bell
***1/2 “Bad English: A History of Linguistic Aggravation” by Ammon Shea
NON-FICTION: Biography/Autobiography
***** “My Ikaria: How the people from a small Mediterranean island inspired me to live a happier, healthier and longer life” by Spiri Tsintziras
***** “Goldilocks lives in Leamington: and other tales of university life” by Geetanjali Mukherjee
**** “Final Chapters: How Famous Author’s Died” by Jim Bernhard
**** “The Diary of a Bookseller” by Shaun Bythell
NON-FICTION: Gardening/Cooking
***** “Mary Berry’s Traditional Puddings and Desserts” by Mary Berry
***** Herbs: Inspiration and Practical Advice for Gardeners (National Trust Home & Garden)by Jane Eastoe
**** “Pickled, Potted and Canned: The story of food preserving” by Sue Shepard
***1/2 “Kitschy Canapés: Finger food for the swingers set” by Babs Harrison
*** “Gin made me do it: 60 beautiful botanical cocktails” by Jassy Davis
NON-FICTION: Humour/Gift Book
****1/2 “Marital Advice to my Grandson Joel: How to be a husband your wife won’t throw out of the window in the middle of the night” by Peter Davidson
**** “Say When” by Catherine Deveny
**** “Bizarre World” by Bill Bryson
**** “Servo: Great Australian Service Stations” by Jim Sonter
NON-FICTION: Self-Help/Instructional
*** “The Subtle Art of not giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life” by Mark Manson
NON-FICTION: Social Commentary
***** “Fight Like A Girl” by Clementine Ford
****1/2 Requiem for the American Dream: The 10 Principles of Concentration of Wealth & Power by Noam Chomsky, Peter Hutchinson (Editor), Kelly Nyks (Editor), Jared P. Scott (Editor)
NON-FICTION: Travel
***1/2 “The Best American Travel Writing: 2017” edited by Lauren Collins & Jason Williams.
*** “Travel Stories and Highlights: 2017 Edition”, edited by Robert Fear
NON-FICTION: True Crime
**** “Accidental Death?: When things may not be as they seem” by Robin Bowles
**** “The Good Cop” by Justine Ford
**** “Yorkshire Ripper: The Secret Murders” by Chris Clark and Tim Tate
*** “Black Dahlia Red Rose” by Piu Eatwell
