April reading and Storygraph

Siberian red by Sam Eastman

This series just gets better and better. It's lovely seeing the friendship between Pekala and Kirov develop. I particularly like the weaving in of the story of the revolution and the Tsars reaction to it 5 🌟

Five go off in a caravan by Enid Blyton

Enid Blyton wrote really good adventures. Some such as this one don't stand the test of time as far as political correctness goes. If you can look beyond that this is a great story 4.5 🌟

Girl missing by Kate Gable

Really enjoyable, cliffhanger ending but the main story was well written, decent plot and good pacing 4 🌟

Harley James and the mystery of the Mayan Kings by Leah Cupps

Absolutely cracking adventure story, really well written and paced great characters can't wait for the next one 4.75 🌟

The Raven spell by Luanne G Smith

Just not for me DNF

A magical adventure by Nicole Beyer and Nathan Ryan

So badly written DNF

A Shiver down lantern lane by Karsten Knight

Loved it, fabulous story, well written and paced 4.75 🌟

A thief's justice by Douglas Skelton

Very enjoyable, great plot good pace and historical accuracy 4 🌟

Howls moving castle by Diana Wynne Jones

I did enjoy this but not perhaps as much as I would have expected. Its a great story but there's a lot going on at the end and I struggled with who was who for a while 4 🌟

Pumpkin spice and all things nice by Laura Greenwood

I really quite enjoyed this but it does finish quite abruptly just as the story gets going 3.5 🌟

Mirrorland by Carole Johnstone

It just dragged DNF

Murder at Mount Fuji by Shizuko Natsuki

This was OK but just a bit boring? And it all got very convoluted at the end 3 🌟

Legacy of Foulstone manor by JC Briggs

Just wonderful, I have loved all of JC Briggs gothic tales and this was no exception. Heartbreaking story beautifully told. It got a little confusing towards the end hence 4 instead of 5 stars but still a captivating story 4 🌟

The vanishing of Hallwood Hall by Helena Marchmont 

Another cracker in this series. Always fun and enjoyable quick read 5 🌟

The Runaway Martian by Katherine Okira

This was a lovely  blend of cosy and Sci Fi. Very authentic feel to the science fiction elements, the author has created a very credible universe with fully fleshed out characters. The mystery is really intriguing right up to the end. The prose is crisp and never cloying, well paced too. A delight 4.25 🌟

Welcome to Doom Farm by Karsten Knight

Oh this was great fun! Genuinely scary, good pace great plot 5🌟

Whose body? On Audible By Dorothy L Sayers

Wonderful story, great casts, Ian Carmichael is Lord Peter Wimsey and Peter Jones as Bunter is perfect 

A star taken off purely due to religious slurs, its of its time 4 🌟

Death in the sunshine by Steph Broadribb

Drivel DNF

Chemistry of death by Simon Beckett

Absolutely gripping, fantastic plot, well written with an air of real authenticity. Slightly rushed ending but very satisfying 4.25 🌟

Veil of Lies by Helena Marchmont 

Another cracker of a cosy mystery. Fabulous fun 5🌟

Five on Kirrin Island again by Enid Blyton 

Not my favourite Famous Five story, too much Uncle Quentin in this one! But still enjoyable 

4🌟

Clouds of witness on audible by Dorothy L Sayers 

Fantastic I just love these stories beautifully told by Ian Carmichael and Peter Jones 5 🌟

God's of lava cove by Karsten Knight 

This series is fantastic, great age appropriate horror stories, you can tell the author is steeped in mythology and folklore 5 🌟

The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse

Drivel DNF

Chinese lake murders by Robert Van Gulik 

Im loving re reading this series, this story introduces Tao Gan. It follows the usual formula and keeps you guessing 5 🌟

Earth alone by Daniel Arenson

Yes its formulaic and predictable but its also great fun. Good pace a good satisfying read 4 🌟

Unnatural death on Audible by Dorothy L Sayers 

A lot of reviews say this is not one of the better Wimsey stories but I disagree its one of my favourites. It introduces Miss Climpson who is a delight and although it is more of a "how done it" rather than "who done it" it is still very entertaining 

Apart fro the racial and religious slurs common of the time period 4 🌟

The carnation murder by Tam May

Really enjoyable story, a bit longer than most cosys but the story never drags. Good FMC feisty but not insufferable 4 🌟

Lazarus city by Melisa Peterson Lewis

I'm not normally a zombie fiction fan but this story is less about the zombies and more about those around them. Really enjoyable well paced great read 4.5 🌟

The vintage charm by Mia Montell

To be honest 2 stars is generous, I finished this as it was short and would have messed up my monthly stats if I hadn't.

I know you have to suspend belief with cosy mysteries but this took that too far 2 🌟

Phantoms in the snow by JC Briggs 

Really enjoyable short story 3.75 🌟

The haunting of Harry Faye by JC Briggs 

A fairly entertaining short story in the Charles Dickens and Superintendent Jones series. Enjoyable very quick read 3.5 🌟

Hunted down by JC Briggs 

Its so difficult to review such a short story. It was entertaining 3.5 🌟

So how was April? Pretty good, 28 books in total but some were very very short 

I added a couple of new tags one for rereading because im doing a lot of that just now so thought i should track it. Also one for Little Sheila to track my children's literature. 

Im still very much into series rather than stand alone, and my love for post apocalyptic stories continues! With a foray into the zombie genre! Some really cracking new authors this month and some new series to follow up which is wonderful! A very good month