26-ish books in 2022

@BaconAndAvocado oooh will be interested to hear what you think. Have you read Rules of Civility? I enjoyed it. Was no comparison for Gentleman in Moscow though.

Me too!!

Got his new book The Lincoln Highway for Christmas. Can't wait to start it 😊

@StColumbofNavron me too! But I have not come across many who don't.

I agree that Three Hours is a great book to get your reading mojo back, Shinyand New.

Once you've finished Three Hours, I recommend American Dirt as another page-turner for your next gripping read.

I think it's a bit like exercising after a long time of inactivity .. you have to build your stamina up again, and you need to choose something quite easy and that you really enjoy to start doing so. Like a dance class once a week rather than a 6am run on a wet morning

So many people are talking about the issue of finding it difficult to put down their phones and pick up a book. It's obviously a huge thing.

I'm reading The Last Chronicle of Barset just now and that's requiring quite a lot of focus. But once I've read a few pages after I pick it up each day, I'm into it and away. Personally, I hate the Trending Now threads at the top of Mumsnet and my NY resolution is not to get sucked in!

Yes @TheAnswerIsCake that's the one - great endorsement by you to kick start me !
@WordWhirls I hope it improves for you.
I will struggle to stick with it if it's a slow starter .

Did she also write Beartown?

@CaptainChannel enjoy gentleman in Moscow. My favourite read of last year.

I’m reading Three Hours by Rosamund Lupton at the moment, 20% in….ok so far

@Shinyandnew2022 is that Three Hours by Rosamund Lupon? If so, that squeaked on to my top reads last year - not a great literary masterpiece (although there is a really good literary subplot/context within it) by was a genuine can’t-put-down suspenseful read. I say genuine because so many books have that as a tag line these days, but I found it had really good pace and suspense, even if it wasn’t all completely believable.

Ooh I really need this thread can I join you all?
I love reading and get enormous pleasure / contentment from having a decent book on the go - am determined that this year I am going to get a proper reading habit . I am terrible for scrolling my phone all evening.
It makes me sad to think of all the time I waste like that.

Got some recommendations to check out already - will look at Good reads.

I have a book on my kindle called Three Hours which I may start with - anyone read it ?

I'd love to join, I love reading but a hectic job and busy home life has led me to read much less than I would like. But, I have a new job that frees up a bit of time for me so I'm on a mission. I read a couple of books over Xmas but have already managed my first book of 2022

1. How We Disappeared by Jing Jing Lee.

Loved it, partly because I lived in Singapore for several years and it was very evocative. I've started 'A Gentleman in Moscow' which I anticipate taking a while as it's quite long.

Hoping to manage 20-30 books this year.

I'd love to join!

I got back into reading last year and read 20 books. Am happy with that amount as have a 3 year old with me most of the time!!

This year is my year to read some classics. Maybe with a few contemporary books in the mix too. Will see how I go.

Have started the year with Little women a book I have wanted to read for years as I loved the old movie, as in the 1949 one. Am about half way through.

[quote WeeFae]@mrsfeatherbottom I loved the first Seven Sisters book, I need to get on and read the others! Shame to hear she died recently though.[/quote]
I know. So sad. I loved the whole series - you should definitely read them all.

@mrsfeatherbottom I loved the first Seven Sisters book, I need to get on and read the others! Shame to hear she died recently though.

Book 1 - The House at Old Vine by Norah Lofts

This is book 2 of 3 of the Town House trilogy. It is a historical saga that starts in 1380 Suffolk (book 1) and ends in 1958 (book 3). It follows the lives of the people who live in a townhouse called The Old Vine in rural Suffolk. I grew up in the area that this is based on, so find it fascinating. They are all available on Kindle Unlimited at the moment. Very easy to read, hence why I am finished book 2 already!

Starting book 3 of the trilogy, as my book 2 of the year.

I would love to join too. I definitely spend too much time phaffing on my phone, which I want to stop. My genre of choice is usually spy/thriller/mystery but I am going to broaden my reading horizons in 2022. I'm going to aim for 26.
Starting off with - The Library Of Lost And Found by Phaedra Patrick.

I'd also like to join and will aim for 25. I'm starting with the Thursday Murder Club but am taking note of recommendations.

Please could I join. Love to read and will be lovely to gain some recommendations from the thread. I was lucky enough to get some bookshop vouchers for Christmas, so looking forward to spending them.

Violet lost her fiancé in WWI and the book tells of her trying to escape her domineering mother and create a new and meaningful life for herself as one of the "surplus women" as they were known at the time.

I'm currently reading Singled Out: How Two Million Women Survived Without Men After the First World War by Virginia Nicholson. Only two chapters in, but it's fascinating!

1. The Heart's Invisible Furies - John Boyne
Wow! I'm so emotional right now having just finished this book. I loved it. It was funny, heart-breaking and just wonderful - what a great way to start the year off! Set in Ireland, the story covers the life of Cyril Avery a gay man who, after being adopted at birth, struggles to find love and acceptance. It also explores prejudice and bigotry and the influence of the Catholic Church. Without a doubt this is a book that will stay with me.

I'm starting with The Missing Sister by Lucinda Riley - the last in the series.

[quote CatAlice]@WeeFee Norah Lofts! I read all hers in my teens (early 70s) during my historical novel phase. I'd love to try one now. [/quote]
I'm really enjoying them! Currently on the Suffolk House trilogy.

Can I join. I'm trying to get out of my trashy tv habit but am much better at buying 99p kindle books than reading them.