Tag: Monthly update

My Top 3 March 2025 Reads

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I read nine books in March, one more than the eight I’ve managed for the past few months. Observant followers of my blog will note I used to share my top five reads from the previous month but I’ve decided to reduce that to reflect I’m getting through fewer books than I used to. This feels like a better way to highlight books I absolutely loved, not just enjoyed. Links from each title will take you to my full review.

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.

My thanks to Headline, Abacus and John Murray for the review copies via NetGalley.

Five Stars

A Death in Berlin by Simon Scarrow (Headline) – a brilliant historical thriller set against the backdrop of real events with a leading character you can’t help but root for

Five Stars

The Mouthless Dead by Anthony Quinn (Abacus) – an imaginative and compelling take on a true crime story

Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall (John Murray) – a beautifully written book that combines an intense and heartbreaking love story with elements of a thriller

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

My Five Favourite July 2021 Reads

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My 5 Favourite July Reads

I powered through the books in July, reading 16 in total although to be fair a few of these were books I was part way through at the end of June. This was another month when I read so many great books it was tough to whittle down my list to only five. Links from each title will take you to my review. You can find a list of all the books I’ve read so far in 2021 here.  If we’re not already friends on Goodreads, send me a friend request or follow my reviews.

Business As Usual by Jane Oliver and Ann Stafford (Handheld Press) – first published in 1933, an epistolary novel with the story told by means of telegrams and memoranda

For Lord and Land (The Bernicia Chronicles 8) by Matthew Harffy (Head of Zeus) – another action-packed adventure for Beobrand, immersing the reader in a tumultuous period of history

Songbirds by Christy Lefteri (Manilla Press) – a beautifully written story inspired by the real-life disappearance of several women and children in Cyprus 

The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams (HarperCollins) – an engrossing, heartfelt story that celebrates the joy to be gained from reading

This Lovely City by Louise Hare (HQ) – part mystery, part love story set in 1950s London (full review to follow)

What books were your favourites in July? Have you read any of my picks?

Business As UsualFor Lord and LandSongbirdsThe Reading List by Sara Nisha AdamsThis Lovely City