26-ish books 2024

1. The Best Things by Mel Giedroyc

Funny, easy to read, fab characters, lovely message. Really enjoyed this. 4 out of 5

Finished no 9 Anna of the Five Towns by Arnold Bennett, which was my February (oops) Decades book.
Loved this - so gentle and evocative, yet frustrating in her situation and her father - he was portrayed as unusual but also typical of patriarchs. Anna is such a down to earth character.

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I can't put Pineapple Street down!
And, unfortunately, it's Jenny Jackson's first and (so far) only book!

I'm not sure how many I've read, I'll have to check. I think I'm reading more though, than last year.
I can't put down The Silence Between Breaths, Cath Staincliffe. I'm loving it.

update on my reading progress. I’ve made it to 7 books finished.

4. House of Flame and Shadow, Sarah J Mass
5. The Night Raven, Sarah Painter
6. Godkiller, Hannah Kaner
7. When the Moon Hatched, Sarah A Parker

@Orangebadger i loved Trespasses too

I really enjoyed Pineapple Street, found it really refreshing.

Just finished book 3, have had a slow start this year.

Picking up the Pieces - Amanda Prowse.
Have enjoyed every one of hers so far. This one was a good story, and I like the way she spends time creating mini sub plots along the way.

I've just started reading Pineapple Street.
It's very glossy all about wealthy people in New York.
Reminds me of a slightly more intelligent Jackie Collins.

6: Untold Stories by Alan Bennett
7: The Last Equation of Isaac Severy by Nova Jacobs
8: The Great Godden by Meg Rosoff

Finally getting a bit quicker with my reading after finishing the mammoth Untold Stories by Alan Bennett.

I’m aiming for one a month but hoping for more as already done 3. Read how to kill your family by Bella mackie, the puppet show by m w craven and confessions of a 40 something fuck up by Alexandra potter. Now onto the murder after the night before. Recently rediscovered the library and of course the charity shop, but mw craven has a new one out this year I’ll probs need to buy hsving read all the others in his Washington Poe series (annoyingly didn’t read them in order!!)

I came on to say this @Breathmiller !! I’ve just bought it.

Thanks so much, I have added them.

For anyone interested in Rebecca its 99p on Kindle at the mo.

Love Rebecca. Put my cousin Rachel and Jamaica inn on your TBR list!

I’m currently listening to this @drspouse and I’m enjoying it! I’m only a few chapters in but have already prepared to run tomorrow morning… now let’s see if I do it.

Finished no 8 Atomic Habits by James Clear - found it really helpful - I'm already implementing some of the tactics. I normally want to throw self-help books in the bin so this is progress!

I have Rebecca in my book pile. I started it a while back, can not remember why I stopped reading it.. unless I did read it and can't recall (wouldn't be the first time!).

1.	An Astronomer In Love - Antoine Laurain 8/10
2.	The Familiars - Stacey Halls 8/10
3.	The Reason I Jump - Naoki Higashida 7/10
4.	Old God’s Time - Sebastian Barry 7/10
5.	Children of the Sun - Beth Lewis 9/10
6.	The Unfinished Business of Eadie Browne - Freya North 7/10
7.	Foster - Claire Keegan 9/10
8.	They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? - Horace McCoy 9/10 

I would recommend all of these books so far!
Fingersmith is up next.

11. • Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier.

Wow! I'm not sure how I missed this classic when I was younger and read such things. But, I'm glad I found it now.

I love long slow descriptions that make me slow down and imagine I'm there In the landscape. But, I also love a story and interesting characters that make me want to rush on and find out what happened to them to make them as they are and what happens.

This has both. The descriptions of Manderley are exquisite but the story of those that live there are both in depth and exciting. If Rebecca has also passed you by then I heartily recommend it.

7. Abroad in Japan by Chris Broad. Interesting, funny. About his first decade living in Japan initially as a teacher and then a you tuber.

5. A Snow Garden by Rachel Joyce. 7 short stories tenously connected, all set between Christmas Eve and New Year. Most characters aren't having a very jolly time but there's positive slants. One story veers well into cheese territory but it's fun, and if I had actually read it at Christmas it would have been even more fun!

@Tinkhasflown I am so glad you enjoyed Fried Green Tomatoes, its also been one of my highlights this year.

10 - The Reading List - Sara Nisha Adams

I hadn't been sure about this, I was worried it would be a bit twee and, I don't know - obvious, being set in a library and books.
But I loved it! I loved the characters and the ideas for my next reads. Some of the books on the reading list I have read but not all. I really recommend it.

I've nearly finished The Other Guest, Heidi Perks.
Really enjoying it.

Finished my
7.Troubled -Rob Henderson which I thought was good .now returning to my
6.Come and get it -Kiley Reid which has been more slow going but I want to finish . Not sure what after it but will try to read more, I’ve slowed down a bit …

8 Hags. I think the message of this is important, and it articulates some things I have been feeling, but it seemed to make a very similar point again and again. Or maybe I just missed some of the points!