December 2024 Reading Round Up

In December, I read 27 books for review and literary judging, and most of them were by Australian women. I finished all but one book – and I definitely struggled with that one because I wasn’t getting a sense of what the story was meant to be about, and I felt that what it was supposed to be promising me was lacking. That said, I did enjoy many of the other books, with at least one other that I wasn’t completely sold on, but that had a solid premise and at least delivered on what I expected. I ended the year with one of my favourite vampires, Solomon Macaroni and his mischievous prankster cousins and Uncle Dracula. With that, I have completed my 2024 reading and will be heading in 2025 with many more books.

1. Foul Play by Fiona McIntosh
2. Wasted? by Hazel Edwards
3. The Bridge over San Luis Rey by Thorton Wilder
4. Barq the Falcon by Judy Wollin
5. Return to Sender by Lauren Draper
6. Milly’s Mind: A Peek into Autism by Colin and Milly Armstrong
7. Tigg and the Bandicoot Bushranger by Jackie French
8. Return to Sender by Lauren Draper
9. The Last Victim: The Full Story Behind the Hit Podcast Who the Hell is Hamish? by Tracy Hall and Summer Land
10. Bad Country by Kim Ulrick
11. Hayden, Food Label Ninja by Stefi Mac
12. Tales of the Minstrel Tongue by Narrelle M Harris
13. Shock Waves by Fleur McDonald
14. Ella’s World: Big Kids by Yvette Poshoglian and Camilla Frescura
15. Ella’s World: Sit, Bob Sit by Yvette Poshoglian and Camilla Frescura
16. Out in Nowhere by Fleur McDonald
17. Paper Magic by Jeffrey E Doherty
18. The Swordmaster’s Secret and Other Stories by Narrelle M Harris
19. Here One Moment by Liane Moriarty (DNF)
20. Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent by Judi Dench and Brendan O’Hea
21. Septopus by Rebecca Fung
22. Joy Moody is Out of Time by Kerryn Mayne
23. The Great Library of Tomorrow by Rosalia Aguilar Solace
24. My Brother, Finch by Kate Gordon
25. Grave Regret by Fiona Tarr
26. Stormy Normy by Leisa Fail
27. Solomon Macaroni and the Vampire Vacation by Ashleigh Barton