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Before the Coffee Gets Cold, by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
I loved the concept of this book - it is a cosy little fantasy about a tiny coffee shop in Japan that offers customers the ability to...
Mar 16, 20231 min read


The Confessions of Frannie Langton, by Sara Collins
A historical fiction (and kind of a murder mystery) book set in the 1800s about a girl called Frannie who is born on a cane plantation in...
Mar 16, 20231 min read


Galatea, by Madeline Miller
This really short book (just 64 pages!) was surprisingly immersive and gripping, and is a reimagining of the myth of Galatea and...
Mar 16, 20231 min read


The Christie Affair, by Nine De Gramont
This book is a re-imagining of the time when Agatha Christie disappeared for 11 days and never explained what happened. It is told from...
Mar 16, 20231 min read


Blind Spot, by Paula Hawkins
This short and accessible crime thriller is about a woman who finds out that her husband is dead, and that his best friend discovered his...
Mar 16, 20231 min read


A Terrible Kindness, by Jo Browning Wroe
In October 1966, a landslide at a coal mine in Aberfan in Wales crushed a row of houses and a school, killing 116 children and 28 adults....
Mar 16, 20231 min read


A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting, by Sophie Irwin
I think this book will be perfect for fans of Jane Austen - it’s a cosy and comforting story about a young woman in the late 1800s who is...
Mar 16, 20232 min read


The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak
Absolutely blown away by this book, I read it over 6 months ago but continue to think about it a lot. Yes it did break my heart but it’s...
Mar 16, 20231 min read


Daughter of the Moon Goddess
This book is a Chinese legend retelling, and the first book in the Celestial Kingdom duology. The Moon Goddess gained her immortality in...
Mar 16, 20231 min read


Diary of a Void, by Emi Yagi
An easy-to-read, super enjoyable book set in modern day Japan about a woman who lies about being pregnant. As the only woman in her...
Mar 16, 20231 min read


Babel, by R.F. Kuang
Set in an alternative universe in 1800s Oxford, a young Cantonese orphan is taken back to England with a man who gives him an education....
Mar 16, 20231 min read


Earthlings, by Sayaka Murata
Okay, this book was as weird as people warned me it would be, and its very shocking, confusing and uncomfortable. This book deals with a...
Mar 16, 20231 min read


Illuminae, by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
This book is written in such a unique and creative way - the story it told through drawings, documents, diagrams, and digital...
Mar 16, 20231 min read


My favourite books that are under 150 pages
Small Things Like These, by Claire Keegan - 116 pages Galatea, by Madeline Miller - 56 pages The Ice Palace, by Tarjei Vesaas - 139 pages...
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My favourite graphic novels
The Heartstopper series by Alice Oseman The Sad Ghost Club series by Lize Meddings The Wolf of Baghdad, by Carol Isaacs To be continued...
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The Marlow Murder Club, by Robert Thorogood
If you enjoy the Thursday Murder Club series or cosy crime fiction, I really recommend this book. It is about an eccentric woman in her...
Mar 16, 20231 min read


The Beekeeper of Aleppo
This is one of those books that I feel like everyone should try to read. The book is about two Syrian refugees who arrive in the UK, and...
Mar 16, 20231 min read


Family of Liars, by E.Lockhart
I wasn’t the biggest fan of We Were Liars, but I absolutely LOVED this book! I am not sure if it was because I went into this book...
Mar 16, 20231 min read


Little, by Edward Carey
I was blown away by this book, I think about it all the time, and cannot recommend it enough for people who enjoy historical fiction!...
Mar 16, 20231 min read


Piranesi, by Susanna Clarke
I think this is a book you should read without knowing much about it before - it has such an unusual setting and things unravel slowly so...
Mar 16, 20231 min read
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