Next up in 2024 favourites: Historical, Mystery, Contemporary/Literary and Horror.
Safe to say I'll continue reading from Daniel Mason, Richard Osman and Stephen Graham Jones. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Have previously loved works by Billy-Ray Belcourt, Victor LaValle, and T. Kingfisher, so their backlists will be revisited as well.
Third quarter (July to September 2024) favourites summary. Going from top down: Five notable rereads, a sprinkle of excellent sci fi and mysteries, a good showing in horror, some genre standouts (fantasy novella, surrealist epic, historical epistolary, picture book, literary time spanner), fiction fun for the whole family and heartwarming non-fiction, and a raft of impressive graphic novels.
pickI needed that.
As much of this book is charming in a manner reminiscent of 84, Charing Cross Road, there is also the pathos of loss and deprivation, as well as forthrightly delivered accounts of the horrors of war.
It feels more real, has more depth, for not just being idyllic, even as there are sun-warmed moments of community rejoicing at war's end, and touching moments of compassionate fortitude whilst struggling through occupation. 1/?
pickInitially I was not sure of this book-put it down, then picked it ip again.I am glad I did.Cat is an overweight, overwrought Guernsey teen,who is desperately trying to fit in.A new student,Nic befriends her.They become inseparable, drinking together,shoplifting together,chasing boys together.Suddenly Nic turns on her.A life altering event sets Cat to writing her story & confession.Meanwhile she is still reeling from her father‘s death.In an 🔽
A library find that I started last night. From paragraph 2: “Killing myself wouldn‘t be too clever, but then neither was killing Nicolette.” I am intrigued. #libraryfind #porchlife #coffeeandbooks
Today‘s library visit. I return books, only to take out more! Also, 3 holds came in. #libraryhaul #libraryholds #love public libraries
Finally getting around to reading this book. My usual genre is historical fiction regarding WWII in Europe, but I‘ve been trying to revive letter writing in my personal life, so this is a fabulous book to marry both subjects. Bonus, its been very interesting so far.
pickReally enjoyed this one. It was a light and easy read in the form of letters. Juliet Ashton is an author who ends up writing a book about Guernsey during its German occupation. In the mean time, she falls in love with the island and it's inhabitants.
