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Thirteen Brilliant Books to Read for Halloween
Spooky season is well under way, so I thought I’d share some suggestions for Halloween reading. I’ve tried to include something at all levels of “scare”, though I’ll hold my hands up and admit I don’t really do horror. Still, there are some pretty frightening stories here - by my standards anyway!
Ten Books to Read in Summer
Ten books that are either on my summer wish list, or which I’ve already read and highly recommend. A good mix and hopefully something to suit everyone.
Working Through My Kindle Unlimited Books
Are you a Kindle Unlimited subscriber? Are you guilty of downloading KU books then forgetting all about them? I am, so I decided it was time to start working my way through them!
My Five-Star Reads of 2025
Looking back at the books I read over the last year and sharing the ones I loved the most.
My December Reads 2025
The books I read during December 2025. What a wonderful selection to finish my year’s reading. Nostalgia, humour, Christmas, and good old-fashioned murder!
My November Reads 2025
Here are all the books I read in November, including Golden Age crime classics, cosy fantasy, contemporary festive romances, a gothic short story classic, and the return of an old favourite.
My October Reads 2025
The books I read and loved during October 2025, featuring Benedict Brown, Agatha Christie, Ruth Jones and James Corden, Abbie Hicks, Phil Rickman, and Christine Pullein-Thompson.
My September Reads 2025
The books I read during September 2025, featuring Sarah Hope, Agatha Christie, Jessica Redland, Dan Brown, LM Montgomery, and Lucy Jane Wood.
My August Reads
A mixed bag of books this month - everything from romance to contemporary fantasy to a children’s mystery. Plus, my first venture into gangland thrillers.
My July Reads
The books I read and loved in July 2025 - featuring Veronica Henry, Agatha Christie, Val Wood, Sue Townsend and K.T. Dady
My June Reads
The books I read and enjoyed in June, featuring Agatha Christie, Winifred Holtby, Jan Crowther, Daisy James and Jessie Cahalin.
My May Reads
The books I read and loved in May 2025, featuring Kate Foster, Agatha Christie, Jessica Redland and Milly Johnson.
My March Reads
Six books read in March, with three four-star, two four-and-a-half-star, and one five-star read!
My February Reads
The books I read in February - all four, four and a half, or five star reads!
My January Reads
After cutting down on my evening television viewing, I managed to fit in eleven books in January. Here’s what I read!
My Top Five Reads of 2024 and My 2025 Book Bingo!
My top five reads of 2024 and the reading challenge I’ve set myself for 2025.
Following in Agatha Christie’s Footsteps - my thoughts on the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival 2024
I attended the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate for the first time ever. Here’s what I thought of it.
The Irresistible Pull of Magic and Mystery
Why I can’t resist the pull of books about magic and mystery.