#NetGalleyNovember 2023 My Reading List @NeverEndingNG

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NetGalleyNovember Goals (1)This great challenge is back again for 2023. I’ve worked hard on my ratio and I don’t have that many books on my NetGalley shelf but some of them have been there a really long time. Since 2019 in the case of the oldest one.

So what is NetGalley November? Basically it’s a month long readathon where you focus on reading books on your NetGalley shelf. Whether you start with a shelf of books in single figures or one with hundreds of books, the aim is to end up with a better NetGalley ratio then when you started, and of course enjoy talking about the books you read with others.

Follow the progress of all the participants on Twitter and Instagram – or better still, join in!

NetGalley November 2022 BingoI’ve based my reading list on the #NetGalleyNovember Bingo card. I have one gap I can’t fill – unless I request a book specifically to match it which seems rather to defeat the object! Links from the titles will take you to the book description on Goodreads but eventually, I hope, to my review.

Newest approval: The Teacher by Tim Sullivan
Published this year: The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou by Eleni Kyriacou
New to you author: Mrs Whistler by Matthew Pamplin
Most anticipated: Things in Jars by Jess Kidd
Buddy read: Rebellion (Eagles of Empire #22) by Simon Scarrow (not technically a buddy read but I’m taking part in the blog tour)
Green cover: The Diver and the Lover by Jeremy Vine (green-ish)
Title beginning with ‘N’: X
One you’ve been putting off: Second Sister by Chan Ho-Kei (it’s over 500 pages)
Oldest approval: The Binding by Bridget Collins

My Five Favourite October 2023 Reads @HoZ_Books @lume_books @BloomsburyBooks @_SwiftPress

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I read nine books in October, two more than the previous month. Here are the five I liked best. Links from each title will take you to my full review.

You can find a list of all the books I’ve read so far in 2023 here.  If we’re not already friends on Goodreads, send me a friend request or follow my reviews.

My thanks to Head of Zeus, Bloomsbury, Lume Books and Swift Press for providing me with review copies, including via NetGalley.

The Murder Wheel by Tom Mead (Head of Zeus) – A skilfully crafted and very entertaining historical mystery for fans of ‘Golden Age’ crime fiction

Wolves of Winter by Dan Jones (Head of Zeus) – The continuing adventures of Loveday and his comrades in this gripping and action-packed sequel to Essex Dogs

The Socialite Spy by Sarah Sigal (Lume Books) – An entertaining mystery set in pre-WW2 London but with a nugget of something more weighty at its heart, like a luxury Charbonnel et Walker chocolate with a praline centre

Held by Anne Michaels (Bloomsbury) – Lyrical and enigmatic generation-spanning story about love, loss and memory (review to follow)

Run to the Western Shore by Tim Pears (Swift Press) – Set in 1st century Britain a supremely well-crafted story involving two young people that is also a love letter to the natural world

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

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