Tag: Monthly update

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.

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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?

I read nine books in September, the same as last month. It was a mixed picture with some I absolutely loved and others . . . well, the less said the better. Read on to discover my top three. Links from each title will take you to my full review.

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The Two Roberts by Damian Barr (Canongate via NetGalley) – The intense, emotionally charged story of Scottish artists Robert ‘Bobby’ MacBryde and Robert Colquhoun.

The Predicament by William Boyd (Viking via NetGalley) – Reluctant spy Gabriel Dax returns in another thoroughly enjoyable, stylish thriller with a great sense of time and place.

The Story of a Heart by Rachel Clarke (Abacus) – Winner of the Women’s Prize for Nonfiction 2025, the book tells an intensely moving but uplifting story with clarity and sensitivity.

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