April 2021 Books vs Moods

My last compilation post for this March 2021 Books Vs Moods. I have continued to add a few episodes to my podcast:: https://anchor.fm/superfluousreading  The following are the books I recommend from April and the moods they will be best appreciated in. Rainy day read(cosy/comfortable/Tearful/Joyful/Fun) Restless Energy (Ominous/thriller/adventure) Inquisitive mood (In the mood for a puzzle to solve)…

Mystery by the Sea (A Lady Eleanor Swift Mystery Book 5) by Verity Bright

I have read and reviewed three previous books in this series: I missed one book in this series thus far and have liked it. This particular instalment was the best of the lot. The character of Lady Eleanor Swift has just gotten better with every passing book. In this adventure by the sea, I believed…

The Silence of the White City by Eva García Sáenz

Translator: Nick Caistor This is a translated work that I picked up on a whim. It is the first in a series, although it references an older crime and also a connection between the lead protagonist and the probable villain. During the course of the current narrative, a very (seemingly) random story of the past…

Feeding the People: The Politics of the Potato by Rebecca Earle

I did not imagine that a book about potatoes could be this extensive. I read a book about chiles earlier this year, and now it's the potato. However, the book is not just about the crop but what it implies as a whole from the point of view of a government experimenting with limits to…

Come Back to the Swamp by Laura Morrison

This is a short piece of fiction that packs a punch. It has an ominous atmosphere and conveys a lot of background information to complete the tale, but for me, I did not feel that sense of completion, although I should have.We have our lead protagonist trying to save a swamp from invasive species when…

Scrabble in the Afternoon by Biddy Wells

I have been on a reading spree, till my head hurt. I have read books I enjoyed, ones I did not as much but this spree left me a little tired. At the end of continuous reading, it is hard to switch tacks and focus actually putting words on paper, however much I enjoy writing…

An I-Novel by Minae Mizumura

Juliet Winters Carpenter (Translator) Available on NetGalley until June 9th 2021 This book is said to be semi-autobiographical. I do not know where to place the book in my listing, given this information. The lead protagonist shares the name and much of the background of the author herself. This explains the inherent acceptability of the…

The Passenger by Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz

I have read quite a few books of historical fiction based around wars. It is different to read one written at the time by someone who actually experienced something similar to the story's plot. The introduction carried with it its own piece of surprise that had me feeling sad even before I started reading the…