26-ish books in 2022

3. The Mercies - Kiran Millwood Hargrave

Can I join everyone in praising this book, based on the witch trials in Norway 1620, I loved it and it's going to join my small selection of books which I will reread again. The characters and description of the wild landscape were beautiful.

My next book will be The Good Wife by Elizabeth Buchan. Iv'e had this lying around for years and I want to get rid of it.

What a lovely gift!

Just finished book 3. Fear the Worst by Linwood Barclay. This wasn't as good as his other books that I've read. A bit too long, and not as clever a storyline.

Now reading Radium Girls as recommended by someone on this thread.

Oh yes I've got some TBRs on my Kindle too, forgot about them!
I should probably start The Shellseekers as it's a library book and it's massive...

I've read both Small Island and Natives from your list, and they are both brilliant. Is the Zadie Smith a play? It looks v small. I went to school with her so I'm pre-disposed to like anything she writes, especially when it's about where I spent my formative years

I love the Kate Atkinson too, and The Shellseekers. I have the Grace Dent and The Casual Vacancy in my TBR pile (which is too big for one photo).

I think I read The God of Small Things many years ago but can't remember any detail.

StColumbofNavron I’ve only read The God of Small Things from your selection but I thought it was a wonderful book!

MargotMoon the Kate Atkinson is fantastic!

Well I'm feeling delighted with life today because I finished book 2. The Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling which I loved as well. I wanted to read at least two books a month so I'm on track

Hoping to make it a hat trick, but can't decide what to go for next!

Here's my To Be Read shelf. What shall I go for? And what does yours look like?

Hi everyone - sorry I’m late! I’ve loved this group for the past few years, although life got in the way last year and I dropped off. I must have been around about the 30 book mark but stopped counting.

I’m an English teacher so include books I read/re-read with classes as well as my own reading. I like to include audiobooks too.

So far this year I have read:

1 A Country Christmas by Veronica Henry
Picked this up as I fancied something light and fun over the Christmas period when I was knackered from work and busy. Enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would. Was expecting something a bit twee and almost Miss Read ish but it was quite funny and racy. Would read her again.

1. The Skylarks’ War by Hilary MacKay

1. Still Life by Sarah Winman - audio

Currently reading and enjoying The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow and listening to The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman.

1. Freckles by Cecelia Ahern (book)
2. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (audio)
3. The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri (audio)
4. Goodnight Mr Tom by Michelle Magorian (audio)
5. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by JK Rowling (audio)

I’ve just finished 5 Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers. I stayed up til 01.00 just to get rid of it… so slow in parts ( and I like Japanese fiction so accustomed to nothing happening 😀) I found it all underwhelming. I’m not sure what to read next so I shall peruse my pile of books.

7.Dead Lions - Mick Herron
Second in the Slough House series. Enjoying this series about agents from MI5 that have made cock ups and been shunted off to Slough House to work. I think these books are being made into a tv series.

Meant to say I am liking The Testaments a lot just been too tired to keep my eyes open in the evenings to read it faster …

I’d like to join too . Every year I promise to read more and watch less tv and to use my phone and iPad less . I think I did about 20 last year but not as many as I intended in the end . There are still about 15 books in my drawer I want to read through and more on kindle . This year I have so far read
1 . The girl who takes an eye for an eye - David Lagercrantz (finished this early Jan , I’ve read all the others and quite enjoyed them as well , there seems to be one more I haven’t yet read I
will get on kindle )
2 . The night she disappeared - Lisa Jewell - (early Jan ,my DH got it for me for Christmas, it was a quick read I got into it but not sure I’d read her other ones )
3 . the Testaments - Margaret Atwood (am nearly finished with this late jan , I
Not decided yet what to read next …

Bit late to this thread! But can I join? I am aiming for 50, doubt I'll get there though. So far this year is below

1. The Man Who Died Twice - Richard Osman - January
2. Billy Summers - Stephen King - January
3. Gwendy's Button Box - Stephen King & Richard Chizmar - January
4. Gwendy's Magic Feather - Richard Chizmar - January

I am currently reading NOS4A2 by Joe Hill (Stephen King's son)

2, Piranesi - loved this so much, thank you for the recommendation.

It started out a bit too confused for me but then I fell for Piranesi and I feel sad to have finished it. I will reread this at some point as there is a lot to take in.

The best book I've read in a while

3: Magpie, Elizabeth Day
A book about a couple who use a surrogate who turns out to have mental health issues.
It was an OK read.

1. Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel

Oooh, thanks yes please. I will PM you @StColumbofNavron

Margot - glad you liked Crawdads. I'm one of the haters, but feel the same as you about not just going along with other people's views, I only bought it because I'm in a FB book group and so many people were raving about it, I should have used my own judgement and not got swept along. It clearly is a good book, it has been a massive global success, just not to my taste.