Unputdownable books

Rachel's holiday by Marian Keyes
(Heartwarming and very funny)

Trust Me by Lesley Pearce
About two little girls post ww2 who get sent from the uk to Australia on the promise of a better future. It's a long book but I literally couldn't wait to see what was going to happen next.

We Need to Talk about Kevin, Such a good book that explores the whole nature v nurture argument.

The Silver Linings Playbook, This has also been made into a movie but the book is better, We need to talk about Kevin is also been made in to a good movie.

Adding to my watch list so I can do a slow start to January and just read every day

Following with interest.

I can recommend Project Hail Mary!

I loved A Man Called Ove.

Currently stuck in All the colours of the dark by Chris Whittaker, cannot put it down!

Ah I really want to like tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow (listening to the audiobook) but halfway through and I'm finding it a bit depressing. Does it get better?!

Yes to Noughts & Crosses - Malorie Blackman

A very different genre, but A Day Late and A Dollar Short - Terry McMillan is one of my favourite books.

Been a long long time since I read for pleasure and is something I want to prioritise.

Cuddy - Benjamin Myers, an absolute joy, especially if you love, or are from, or live in the north east of England. I listened to the audiobook, which meant I could enjoy the local texture through the accents. It's also one for the history buffs, even if you know very little about pre-modern English history.

I've read a fair few books this year. I usually read fantasy, crime or horror. My favourites this year.

I sped through the Tokyo ghoul and Deathnote manga books. I'm going to read the girl from the otherside next and then attack on titan.

Legends and lattes by travis baldree. I've got the second book ready to read after I've finished my current to reads!

The girl who fell beneath the sea by Axie Oh.

Bitten by Kelley Armstrong (plus the whole otherworld series) I am on my second reread of the series!

Heartstopper by Alice Oseman (my daughter was upset I had read her sisters Manga so I read these at her recommendation and found myself addicted! We then watched the Netflix series together!) Next year I plan to read the novels.

I usually have 3+ books on the go at a time to fit with my mood and how long I have to read at that time 🤣

I also recommend the storygraph app, you can set yourself challenges, see recommendations based in your reading and follow friends etc. The basic version is free. I didnt realise how many pages I had read this year or how many books! And I do love the pie graph and stats of my most read genres 🤣

I just finished The Other Bennet Sister. It was a lot better than I was expecting and even made me cry at one point.

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman
How to Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Classics wise:
Any Agatha Christie
Tess of The D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
East of Eden by John Steinbeck

Well, It's not exactly an earth shattering classic, but I absolutely loved a book called Last One at the Party, about a woman who appears to be the only person who survives a global pandemic. It's really readable - I couldn't put it down!
I Who Have Never Known Men is equally fascinating and just heartbreakingly sad.