July Reading

The end of July passed while I was on holiday so I didn't have a chance to post about the books that I'd read during that month. I got back a bit more into my reading groove having finally got the medication that had made me feel so unable to concentrate out of my system, although still feeling unwell for a lot of the time, and being tired from being unwell alongside training for my swim, put paid to much reading, but the high total for this month again (74) is skewed by the fact that I read a large number of Babysitters Club titles during the month - comfort reading that didn't really require any concentration at all. I also read a large number of novels by Richmal Crompton, which I greatly enjoyed, which were lent to me by Simon from Stuck in a book, and I read a couple of books about Austria where we are heading for our weddingmoon this time next year (less than a year to go now!), and some more cake decorating books as I continue to think about making my wedding cake. One of the highlights of the month was rereading Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood which I read at school but could barely remember, and another was Olga Grushin's wonderful The concert ticket. I think I only read one Virago Modern Classic for my other blog which has been sidelined a bit.

Not too sure that I have many plans for August - I don't feel terribly interested in the Booker longlist, although that may change if I see some of the books in the library. My TBR is of reasonable proportions, but I intend to save most of the books on it to take away on my holiday at the start of next month. I hope I will find some books that I want to blog about...

True things about me	Kay Davies, Deborah
Out of the red, into the blue	Comyns, Barbara	AB
Mary Anne and the great romance	Martin, Ann	C
Roofs off	Crompton, Richmal
Stacey's movie	Martin, Ann	C
The family GI diet	Gallop, Richard	NF
Jessi's babysitter	Martin, Ann	C
Frost at morning	Crompton, Richmal
Diary of a mad bride	Wolff, Laura
Cakes to inspire and desire	Smith, Lindy	NF
Mackintosh	Pickeral, Tamsin	NF
Stacey vs Claudia	Martin, Ann	C
The quilter's kitchen	Chiaverini, Jennifer
A seasider practice	Smith, Tom	AB
Hello Mallory	Martin, Ann	C
River trail	Lloyd, Marjorie	C
Kristy's secret admirer	Martin, Ann
Cake: a history	Humble, Nicola	NF
Road to Leenane	Du Maurier, Angela
The great sister war	Frewin Jones, Allan	C RR
Quick and easy party cakes	Farrow, Joanna	NF
Food doctor diet	Farber, Ian	NF
Two lives	Trevor, William
Mary Anne's big break up	Martin, Ann	C
Abby's twin	Martin, Ann	C
Maru	Head, Bessie	VMC
French revolutions	Moore, Tim	AB NF
Narcissa	Crompton, Richmal
Mary Anne's New House	Martin, Ann	C
Blind man's buff	Crompton, Richmal
Baby sitters European Vacation	Martin, Ann
My sister, my slave	Frewin Jones, Allan	C RR
Inheritance: the story of Knole	Sackville-West, Robert	NF
No time party cakes	Deaocn, Carol	NF
Modern British posters	Ree, Paul	NF
Star search	Frewin Jones, Allan
Wedding cakes and cultural history	Charlsley, Simon	NF
Cats eye	Atwood, Margaret	RR
Claudia and the middle school mystery	Martin, Ann	C
Fell top	Watson, Winifed
Traveller's Austria	Cook, Thomas	NF
Dancing in a distant place	Dewar, Islar	C
Jessica	Rushton, Rosie	C
Oddysey of Euphema Tracey	Crompton, Richmal
Austria	Rough guide	NF
Single girl in the city	Gorman, Michelle
Mary Anne vs Logan	Martin, Ann
Yellow lighted bookshop	Buzbee, Lewis	AB
Cake chic	Porschen, Peggy	NF
Stacey's emergency	Martin, Ann	C
Avalanche	Rogers van der Luff, A	C
Stacey's ex best friend	Martin, Ann
Dancers dancing	Dhubaine, Eilis Ni	RR
Sandy	Toye, C.R.	NF
Dawn's big move	Martin, Ann	C
Get well soon Mallory	Martin, Ann	C
Making of Amelia	Moriarty, Jaclyn
The song house	Azzopardi, Trezza
School on the North Barrule	Allen, Mabel Esther	C
School at Skelton Hall	EBD	C
Summer term	Greyfell
The concert ticket	Grushin, Olga
Jean of storms	EBD
Aloha BSC	Martin, Ann	C
Other people's marriages	Watson, Shane
Getting over Mr Right	Manby, Chrissie
The fancy	Dickens, Monica	RR
Dawn and the We love kids club	Martin, Ann	C
Welcome to the BSC Abby	Martin, Ann	C
The sea room	Nicholson, Adam	NF
The first woman doctor	Baker, Rachel	NF
Guyaholic	Mackler, Carolyn