Category: Monthly update

I read ten books in November, including a couple for Novellas in November. You can find my three favourite below with links to my full review or the book description on Goodreads.

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The Matchbox Girl by Alice Jolly (Bloomsbury via NetGalley) – Set in WW2 Vienna, Adelheid tells the story of a dark period in European history from a singular perspective and in her own unique style

The Forgotten Daughter by Anirudh Joshi – Vishy, a solitary bookseller with a past he won’t speak of, embarks on a search for a missing girl in the rain-slicked streets of Mumbai

Seascraper by Benjamin Wood (Viking) – A poignant story about a young man”s hopes and dreams that oozes atmosphere

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

I read eight books in October. Unfortunately there were also two DNFs, something that’s rare for me. A little belatedly, here are my three favourites.

Check out all the books I’ve read so far in 2025 here. If we’re not already friends on Goodreads, send me a friend request or follow my reviews.

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Dominion of Dust by Matthew Harffy (Head of Zeus) – Monk turned warrior Hunlaf and his comrades embark on an action-packed Indiana Jones-style quest to obtain a sacred relic

Our London Lives by Christine Dwyer Hickey (Atlantic) – Over the course of four decades, the lives of two Irish immigrants, Millie and Pip, intersect in fleeting moments against the background of a changing London

Transcription by Kate Atkinson (Doubleday) – A thoroughly entertaining novel, set in 1940s and 1950s London, in which seemingly everyone has something to hide

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