Bitter Tea and Mystery: Books Read in June and July 2026

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Books Read in June and July 2026:   I read a lot of good books in June and July. For various reasons I only read 3 books in June, and I was grateful that I was able to finish...

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Books Read in May 2026

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Books Read in May 2026:   I read nine books in May, more than I expected to, but it is a good thing, because with only 3 days left in June, I have only read three b...

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Books Read in April 2026

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Books Read in April 2026: Basically in April I read four mystery novels and one graphic novel. So, not a lot of variety. But I enjoyed all the books, and that is what...

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Books Read in March 2026

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Books Read in March 2026:   March was a very good reading month for me. I enjoyed every book I read. There was enough variety to make me happy. A nonfiction graphic n...

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Books Read in February 2026

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Books Read in February 2026:   This was another good reading month. Mostly mysteries this month, but that is OK. I read a very long, very heavy graphic memoir, but it wa...

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Books Read in January 2026

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Books Read in January 2026: I am always excited to start a new year of reading. This year I would like to read one each of the following every month: A vintage mystery ...

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Books Read in August 2025

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Books Read in August 2025: As you can see, I am more than a bit behind with my monthly reading summaries. August's reading was a bit unusual for me. I only read fi...

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Books Read in July 2025

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Books Read in July 2025:   Another month where every book was a very good read. I finished seven books in July. Two were short story books; that is unusual. Four wer...

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Books Read in June 2025

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Books Read in June 2025:   I read six books in June, and all of them were from my 20 Books of Summer list . I liked all the books; four of them were upbeat and fun; ...

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Books Read in May 2025

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Books Read in May 2025:   I read seven very good books in May. Six crime fiction books, including one spy fiction thriller, plus one science fiction novella. Lookin...

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Books Read in February and March 2025

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Books Read in February and March 2025:   I read a lot of good books in February and March, in a variety of genres and different settings.  Fiction The Goodbye Cat (2021) by Hiro ...

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Books Read in December 2024, Plus Stats for the Year

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Books Read in December 2024, Plus Stats for the Year:   December was a good reading month and three of my reads were Christmas books. I included some notes on my reading in 2024 at the end of th...

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Books Read in November 2024

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Books Read in November 2024:   November was a very good reading month; I enjoyed reading all the books. I finished an excellent nonfiction history book that I had starte...

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Books Read in July 2024

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Books Read in July 2024:   I am so far behind on my monthly reading lists; I am writing this summary of July reading in early September. Looking back on July, there ...

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Books Read in May 2024

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Books Read in May 2024:   I read more books than I expected to in May, a total of nine books. Those books included a graphic novel, a book on my classics club list,...

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Books Read in March 2024

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Books Read in March 2024: Even though I am getting my summary of reading for March 2024 out very late, I am happy because I have actually written reviews for six of t...

Bitter Tea and Mystery: January and February Reading, 2024

Bitter Tea and Mystery: January and February Reading, 2024:   It used to be that most of the books I read were published before 1975; I also read many books published from 1976 to 2000. A smaller perc...

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Books Read in December 2023

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Books Read in December 2023:     December was a very good reading month. I had planned to read Winter Solstice to coincide with the solstice, and I finished two days be...

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Books Read in August 2023

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Books Read in August 2023: I read nine books in August and completed all of the books on my 20 Books of Summer list. I did not review them all, but did better than usu...