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Top 10 Books I Read In 2024

December 30, 2024January 17, 2026 ~ Stephen ~ Leave a comment

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

Top 10 Most Hateable Characters I Have Read

October 16, 2024January 9, 2026 ~ Stephen ~ Leave a comment

Hello everyone, Sometimes in books we come across characters who are impossible not to hate. They are only fictional, yet somehow they still make our blood boil. There is a difference between hateable and annoying. Characters who are annoying just get on our nerves, but when you find a character you hate - and that … Continue reading Top 10 Most Hateable Characters I Have Read

Top 10 Books I Read In 2023

December 30, 2023December 7, 2025 ~ Stephen ~ Leave a comment

Hello everyone, We find ourselves at the end of another year which seems to have passed in the blink of an eye. I truly do not know where the time has gone, but it has all happened and here I am, with the best books I have read during those elusive 12 months. I have … Continue reading Top 10 Books I Read In 2023

Five Year Blogging Anniversary – Top 10 Books

January 18, 2023November 9, 2025 ~ Stephen ~ Leave a comment

Hello everyone, This month marks five years since I started book blogging! In January 2018 after I had set myself a Goodreads Challenge for the first time, I decided to repurpose my existing miscellaneous blog and focus primarily on books - which was the right decision for so many reasons. In that time I have … Continue reading Five Year Blogging Anniversary – Top 10 Books

Top 10 Books I Read In 2022

December 30, 2022November 5, 2025 ~ Stephen ~ Leave a comment

Hello everyone, I hope you have all had a wonderful holiday season. Today I am sharing my final post of the year and it is time for THE list - the top 10 books I have read in 2022! While I have had fewer five-star reads than in previous years, it feels like I have … Continue reading Top 10 Books I Read In 2022

Top 10 Books I Read In 2020

December 30, 2020September 24, 2025 ~ Stephen ~ Leave a comment

Hello everyone, It is that time where I look back at all of my 2020 reads and choose a top 10! I have been fortunate to read a lot of fantastic books this year, so that made narrowing it down all the more challenging. There has been a great deal of variety and diverse voices … Continue reading Top 10 Books I Read In 2020

Top 10 Books I Read In 2019

December 29, 2019August 27, 2025 ~ Stephen ~ Leave a comment

Hello everyone, It is time to look back at the most excellent and truly outstanding books I read in 2019. This has been a year where I have read more genres than ever, and discovered so many interesting voices which a may not have tried out previously. In total I read 59, but they included … Continue reading Top 10 Books I Read In 2019

Top 10 Books I Read In 2018

December 30, 2018July 20, 2025 ~ Stephen ~ Leave a comment

Hello everyone, It is that time where I look back on the most outstanding books I read in 2018. This has been an excellent reading year, where I have enjoyed an increasingly wide range of genres, but some books in particular left me feeling mesmerised. So here are my top 10, in no particular order. … Continue reading Top 10 Books I Read In 2018

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