Fifty Books a Year (or fewer)

Book 25
The Death of Mrs Westaway, by Ruth Ware

Looking forward to reading this, but disappointed, very predictable, characters very stereotyped

Book 26. The Cutting Room by Louise Welsh
Book 27. Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay by Elena Ferrante

Book 27 The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village Joanna Nell - a gentle, easy read

Finished I Found You by Lisa Jewell. Intriguing read.
Book 24 .You Against Me by Jenny Downham.

The Dry, by Jane Harper. A murder mystery set in a small town in Victoria, Australia. Very evocative descriptions of the Australian countryside and a back story interwoven with the main one.

Book 28 59 Memory Lane Celia Anderson

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I loved that book, very atmospheric

Book 28 Our House by Louise Candlish ( again, but for the book club this time).
An excellent read.

Lost count but this book must take me well over 100 so far since January. The book is called Alex by Pierre Lemaitre and I am delighted to have come accross this author. He is French and if you can skip the pretty horrible bits it is a cracking read . Well thought out and a breath of fresh air as far as detectibe books go .

Wow Floradora9 that’s very impressive. I have enjoyed recording the books as I had no idea how many I read and was good to look back through the list. I also saw a list of the GN book list for past years and saw a few I have read listed on there. Thank you Terribull for starting this thread.
I have just finished 50. My last 5 are
46- Ghost Fields by Ellie Griffiths
47- The secret Keeper by Kate Morton
48- The missing sister by Dinah Jeffries. Enjoyed this but not as much as her others.
49- The Dragon Lady by Louisa Tregaron. I was lucky enough to get this as one of the June book club winners from GN. I really enjoyed it and am passing it on for my sister and mum to enjoy too.
50- The Ghost Tree by Barbara Erskine.
(I haven’t included the loads of books that I have read to the grandchildren)
You asked for the best read and I think I would say Saving Baby ( a race horse) as I had my eyes opened to what happens / used to happen to horses in the racing world after they have finished their career and the lady who fought to change this.
Worst read - enjoyed them all so nothing for this category.
Top5 - will do authors rather than books.( sorry seemed to have done 6!)
Barbara Erskine
Kate Morton
Diana Chamberlain
Jodi Picoult
Katie Fforde - easy light reading good for long flight to NZ!
Leah Flemings- only recently discovered her.

Book 24. The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne. It had rave reviews but I really couldn't wait for it to end! I had to wait a long time, though as it's 600+ pages long on my Kindle.

SueDonim I read that book too ( no 41). I did enjoy it but could see why people wouldn’t. I did feel it gave a good insight to life of gay men at the time.

Has anyone kept up the challenge. Im on to book 30. How are you all getting on

You have all impressed me with all these titles, ive just read a book by nicci French, under the skin, I enjoyed that not normally reading thrillers. Also by Peter may, I read black light blue another thriller. My taste must be widening as I get older. Lots of summer days left to sit in my garden with a book if the weather allows.

Mopsx4 yes, I think that's right, it was an insight into how things used to be. I just found it rather tedious and repetitious, I think, plus I got no sense of his Irishness. Ah well, you can't win them all!

Book 29 The Story of the Lost Child by Elena Ferrante.
The last book in the Neapolitan series.

Book 27

We Have Always Lived in the Castle
Shirley Jackson

Really loved this gothic tale of two eccentric sisters living in the old family mansion.

It gradually unfolds, with every twist and turn, things become a little stranger!

Only 158 pages, but a good read

Finished "You Against Me " by Jenny Downham, a slow starter but worth continuing.
Also " The last good man " by Patience Swift " sad , weird but good, ghost story.
Book 26.. Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood.

Book 30: A Keeper by Graham Norton.
I am not keen on his TV and radio persona but he does spin a good yarn. A very readable book.

Book 29 I'll Never Tell Catherine McKenzie - nearly gave up on this, didn't enjoy at all really

Every section of the life of a series of books is fit with the mindset and the human condition
In my opinion, Jack London's books were loud, I became fond of animals that I am angry with every day killing dogs and harassing animals, and I am fighting for these things with others.
At that time, when I was studying on a secondary basis, I enjoyed Darren Shan's The Demonata, I still like to go back to that time
But 2 of the best books I've read so far and I'm sure I will not read the best of them. The Divan of Hafez, Sometimes I listen to the best lyrics of that from Fidibo ebook site. After that, I like Bustan Book by Saadi Shirazi.

I know I'm slower than everyone it seems but major health scare had put reading on the back burner but now back up to speed.
15. Orphan X - Gregg Hurwitz (book club recommendation. similar to Jason Bourne series.
16. Summer Secrets - Jane Green (typical chick lit)
17. The Patchwork Marriage - Jane Green (and another one!)
18. Past Tense - Lee Child. This is LC's lastest in the Jack Reacher series and I loved it. Probably the best so far.
19. The Hare with the Amber Eyes - Edmund de Waal. Biography of Edmund's wealth Jewish family the Ephrussi. (Still reading)
20. Liar Liar - James Patterson (still reading).
Yes I've got two on the go at the same time - told you I was trying to catch up!

I’m on book 44 now, (The Bannister Girls by Jean Saunders) but have been very remiss in not posting titles. Will do a long list when I’ve got time to check them off.

No 25. The Gathering by Anne Enright. Another gloomy book set in Ireland. I'm really not doing well with my fiction book choices this year!

Book 20, ‘Our Hidden Lives’ by Simon Garfield. Drawn from diaries of post war Britain. DD handed it on to be and said she had enjoyed it.