Hello everyone, So this is it! The end of 2024 - which seems to have passed very quickly but in that time I have read 52 books, exactly what I set out to do as per my Goodreads Challenge. Time has not allowed me to read any more than that, but it certainly has been … Continue reading Top 10 Books I Read In 2024
Hello everyone, One of the absolute gems of reading is that it can transport you to absolutely anywhere in the world - or to a different world entirely, courtesy of its setting. As well as being something fun, exciting, and potentially new, it allows you to really immerse yourself in a different culture or experience … Continue reading The Best Settings I Read In 2024
Hello everyone, The ending of a book is such a key moment. It is the last thing we read, so in those final few sentences or the way in which the plot is resolved, there is a lot at stake and it goes a long way to forming our overall thoughts. A bad ending, and … Continue reading Top Five Memorable Endings I Read In 2024
Pages: 365Published: 20th April 2021Genre: Historical MysteryContent warnings: Missing person storyline/abduction 1426, Joseon (Korea). Hwani's family has never been the same since she and her younger sister went missing and were later found unconscious in the forest near a gruesome crime scene. Years later, Detective Min - Hwani's father - learns that 13 girls have recently disappeared from the same … Continue reading Book Review – The Forest Of Stolen Girls by June Hur
Hello everyone, My look back on what I have read in 2024 continues here with the five most character-driven books. I find this a really fun and unique category, as it makes me reflect on certain books in a slightly different way than what I did at the time. There are few things better than … Continue reading Top Five Character-Driven Books I Read In 2024
Pages: 347Published: 25th May 2023Genre: General FictionContent warning: References to domestic abuse One night in a remote hunting lodge with a Hollywood director causes an international scandal that wrecks Astrid's glittering stage career, and her marriage. Her ex-husband, the charismatic Scottish actor Magnus Fellowes, goes on to find global fame, while Astrid retreats to a disintegrating Sussex windmill. Now … Continue reading Book Review – Windmill Hill by Lucy Atkins
Hello everyone, Is there anyone out there who does not love a beautiful cover? No, I did not think so. But it is also important to remember, a great cover does not always make a great book. The lucky thing is, just about all of the books I read in 2024 which in my opinion … Continue reading Top Five Beautiful Covers I Held In 2024
Hello everyone, Every year in December, I like to look back and share lots of top five lists based on my last 12 months of reading. I am even later starting it in 2024, but better late than never! First of all, I am reflecting on the most powerful books I have read. These are … Continue reading Top Five Powerful Books I Read In 2024
Hello everyone, It may be hard to believe, but the end of 2024 is in sight and so that means it is time to begin my annual wrap-up posts, starting with the End of Year Book Tag. Here we have some fun prompts and a little look ahead at my TBR for the remaining days … Continue reading End Of Year Book Tag 2024
Pages: 403Published: 30th August 2022Genre: Mystery/Gothic FantasyContent warnings: Injury detail, sexual references Orphaned as a baby, nineteen-year-old Signa has been raised by a string of guardians, each more interested in her wealth than her wellbeing - and each has met an untimely end. Her remaining relatives are the elusive Hawthornes, an eccentric family living at Thorn Grove, an estate … Continue reading Book Review – Belladonna by Adalyn Grace
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