Tag: Five Favourite

Welcome to my wrap-up of the books I read in February. Many of the eleven books I read were very good but I’m still looking for that elusive one that will absolutely blow me away and get a 5 star rating. I’m hoping the longlist for The Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2024 might provide that.

Links from each title will take you to my full review or the book description on Goodreads. (I’m behind with writing reviews!)

Check out my 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 Head of Zeus, Elliott & Thompson and Susan Grossey for providing review copies.

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The Serpent Sword by Matthew Harffy (Head of Zeus) – A first action-packed outing for Beobrand, the hero of the author’s ‘Bernicia Chronicles’ series set in 7th century Anglo-Saxon Britain

The Shadow Network by Tony Kent (Elliott & Thompson) – The epitome of a page-turning thriller, with a storyline that cleverly reflects contemporary events

Notes of Change by Susan Grossey – The seventh book in the author’s historical crime series set in early 19th century London in which magistrate’s constable, Sam Plank, investigates an increasingly complex case and ponders his future

Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf (Picador) – The tender story of the friendship that forms between elderly widow, Addie and her neighbour, Louis

The Madras Miasma by Brian Stoddart – Atmospheric and intriguing historical crime mystery set in 1920s Madras

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 in January – nine in all – and my pick of my favourites. Links from each title will take you to my full review or the book description on Goodreads. (I’m behind with writing reviews!)

Check out my 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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History of Wolves by Emily Fridlund (Weidenfeld & Nicolson) – The unsettling story of a solitary young girl living in the backwoods of northern Minnesota who becomes fixated by the house across the lake and the family who inhabit it.

His Bloody Project by Graeme Macrae Burnet (Contraband) – An ingenious account of a brutal murder in a remote community in 19th century Scotland in which everything may not be as it seems.

To Kill a King by David Gilman (Head of Zeus) – The Hundred Years’ War is the backdrop to an action-packed eighth outing for Sir Thomas Blackstone, Master of War. [Digital review copy via NetGalley courtesy of Head of Zeus]

How to be Brave by Louise Beech (Orenda) – Two intertwined, moving stories about finding the courage to face life’s challenges.

All Day at the Movies by Fiona Kidman (Gallic Books) – Covering half a century and set in New Zealand, the book follows the fortunes – and misfortunes – of several generations of a family.

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