Category: Five Favourite

Welcome to my wrap-up of the books I read last month. I read ten books in September and there were some terrific books amongst them but below are my top five. Links from each title will take you to my full review or the book description on Goodreads. (I’m behind with reviews!) Check out the list of all the books I’ve read so far in 2024. If we’re not already friends on Goodreads, send me a friend request or follow my reviews.

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A Place Without Pain by Simon Bourke – a coming-of-age story about loneliness and the struggle to overcome your demons *

Shy Creatures by Clare Chambers (Weidenfeld & Nicolson) – a beautifully crafted story set in the 1960s about secrets, betrayal and the healing power of kindness

Gabriel’s Moon by William Boyd (Viking) – Cold War thriller in which an accidental spy is drawn into the shady world of espionage *

Terra Incognita by Simon Turney (Head of Zeus) – an exciting historical adventure set in the 1st century Roman Empire about an epic journey into the unknown *

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke (Bloomsbury) – an enthralling combination of fantasy and mystery

* Ad/PR copies

What were the best books you read last month? Have you read any of my picks?

 

Welcome to my wrap-up of the books I read last month. I only managed to read six books in August; life got in the way, unfortunately.  On the bright side, two of them were books I’d targeted for the 20 Books of Summer reading challenge and I enjoyed all of them. That made picking only five tough. I feel bad for the one that missed out.

Links from each title will take you to my full review. Check out the list of all the books I’ve read so far in 2024. If we’re not already friends on Goodreads, send me a friend request or follow my reviews.

My thanks to Transworld, Corvus, Bloomsbury, Quercus and Head of Zeus for providing me with review copies including via NetGalley.

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Heart, Be At Peace by Donal Ryan (Transworld) – a companion novel to The Spinning Heart, revisiting many of the same characters ten years on

Berlin Duet by S. W. Perry (Corvus) – a dramatic story of wartime espionage with a moving love story at its heart

The Instrumentalist by Harriet Constable (Bloomsbury) – a story of ambition, an unwavering determination to succeed and the personal cost that comes with it

Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts (Quercus) – the story of Frank L. Baum, creator of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and his wife Maud’s determination to ensure the film version stayed true to the spirit of the book

Six Lives by Lavie Tidhar (Head of Zeus) – six interconnected stories spanning 150 years told in a variety of styles

What were the best books you read last month? Have you read any of my picks?