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This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic is The First 10 Books I Randomly Grabbed from My Shelf. My ‘close your eyes and pick a book’ exercise resulted in 5 books I’ve read and 5 books that are still in my TBR pile. You’ll either recoil in horror at or take comfort from how long some of the latter have been there. Links will take you to my full review if I’ve read the book or the description on Goodreads if I haven’t.
- Song by Michelle Jana Chan (Read July 2018) – ‘A wonderful tale of survival, friendship, courage and triumph over adversity. It also has at its heart a tender and heart-warming love story.’
- Act of Oblivion by Robert Harris (Unread, acquired July 2022) – historical fiction
- Washington Black by Esi Edugyan (Unread, acquired March 2019) – historical fiction
- Songbirds by Christy Lefteri (Read July 2021) – ‘I really enjoyed the beautiful writing and the insight it gave into issues I had not thought about before.’
- The Lost Shrine by Nicola Ford (Read May 2019) – ‘With apologies to those not familiar with UK TV series, think of it as the intriguing love child of Midsomer Murders and Time Team.’
- The Saracen’s Mark by S. W. Perry (Read May 2020) – ‘With its well-crafted plot, lashings of period detail and colourful cast of characters, The Saracen’s Mark will appeal to fans of historical crime mysteries, such as C J Sansom’s Shardlake series.’
- The Monk by Tim Sullivan (Read April 2023) – ‘A skilfully crafted and ingenious crime novel with a really engaging protagonist that will keep you turning the pages.’
- The Glass Room by Simon Mawer (Unread, acquired October 2024) – historical fiction
- The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex (Unread, acquired December 2020) – historical fiction
- The Year Without Summer by Guinevere Glasfurd (Unread, acquired December 2020) – historical fiction
What books did your random grabbing turn up?
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