My 5 Favourite August Reads

I managed to read seventeen books in August, including a few five-star reads and some others that came fairly close.  Click on the title in my list below to go to the book description on Goodreads.  You can find a complete list of all the books I’ve read so far this year here, with links to my reviews.  If we’re not already friends on Goodreads, send me a friend request or follow my reviews.

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First up there’s  In the Blood by Ruth Mancini, published on 1^st August 2018 by Head of Zeus. I described it as ‘a compelling, accomplished thriller’ that also explores some contemporary social issues with ‘insight and acute observation’.  Click here to read my full review on my blog.

Next it’s the intriguingly titled The Unlikely Heroics of Sam Holloway by Rhys Thomas, published on 9^th August 2018 by Wildfire Books.  I described it as ‘a story of grief and guilt but also of friendship, generosity, love, the resilience of the human spirit and the importance of community’.   To read my full review, click here.

My third choice is The Glass Diplomat by S.R. Wilsher, self-published in ebook on 21^st August 2018.   Set in Chile, I found the book ‘a completely absorbing and thoroughly satisfying read’.  Click here to read my full review of this intelligent, literary thriller.

My next choice is The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas, published by Head of Zeus on 9^th August 2018.  An imaginative fusion of crime thriller, time travel and sci-fi, I described it as ‘a clever, funny, exhilarating, mind-bending mystery’.  You can read my full review here.

My final choice is WW2 historical thriller, Night Flight to Paris by David Gilman, published on 9^th August 2018 by Head of Zeus (yes, them again!).  I loved the way the book ‘immerses the reader in a world where danger, suspicion and fear is a constant companion’.  Click here to read my full review.

So there you have it – five great reads, in my opinion.  Well done, Head of Zeus, for getting three of your books into my list for August.  You clearly know what I love to read!