#TopTenTuesday Favourite Books I Read In 2019

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish and now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl.

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This week’s topic is Favourite Books I Read In 2019. This is always the hardest topic of the year for me because I find it so difficult to pick just ten titles from all the great books I’ve read this year. I suspect I’m not alone. All the books in my list got the full five stars but there were others that did as well. For a complete list of all the books I read in 2019, along with my star ratings, click here. Links from the book titles will take you to my review.

Nemesis by Rory Clements (published by Zaffre) – the third book in the Tom Wilde historical mystery series

Eagle & Crane by Suzanne Rindell (published by Allison & Busby) – a fantastic story, beautifully told

The Phoenix of Florence by Philip Kazan (published by Allison & Busby) – a powerful and immersive historical mystery set in 16th Italy

Where the Hornbeam Grows: A Journey In Search Of A Garden by Beth Lynch (published by W & N) – an insightful and moving memoir

The Glittering Hour by Iona Grey (published by Simon & Schuster) – an intense and heart-breaking story of love and loss

Fled by Meg Keneally (published by Zaffre) – compelling and dramatic

Hudson’s Kill by Paddy Hirsch (published by Corvus) – the second book in the Justice Flanagan historical crime series

This Mortal Boy by Fiona Kidman (published by Gallic Books) – moving and thought-provoking story based on true events

The Mermaid’s Call by Katherine Stansfield (published by Allison & Busby) – the third in the Cornish Mysteries series

The Mathematical Bridge by Jim Kelly (published by Allison & Busby) – the second in the Nighthawk historical crime series set in WW2 Cambridge

I think you can probably tell from my choices that I love a good historical crime mystery and that there a couple of publishers who know exactly the kind of books I like to read!

What were your favourite books of 2019?