1001 Books Round-Up January 2023
This months winners and losers…
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The Cloisters by Katy Hays
The Cloisters by Katy Hays
UK Publication: Jan 2023
Reviewed by: Book Worm
Rating: [★★★]
This ARC was provided by Random House UK (via NetGalley) in exchange for an honest review.
Random words review – Atmospheric, immersive, mesmerising & transporting
Jan 22
The Library Suicides by Fflur Dafydd
The Library Suicides by Fflur Dafydd
UK Publication: January 2023
Reviewed by: Book Worm
Rating: [★★★]
This ARC was provided by Hodder and Stoughton (via NetGalley) in exchange for an honest review.
One word review – Weird
No One Saw it Coming by Susan Lewis
No One Saw it Coming by Susan Lewis
UK Publication: Jan 2023
Reviewed by: Book Worm
Rating: [★★★]
This ARC was provided by Harper Collins UK (via NetGalley) in exchange for an honest review.
I Did not see it coming
The Stranger Times by C K McDonnell
The Stranger Times by C K McDonnell
UK Publication: Jan 2021
Reviewed by: Book Worm
Rating: [★★★★]
This ARC was provided by Random House UK (via NetGalley) in exchange for an honest review.
Rollicking good fun – whacky, weird and wonderful.
Jan 2
BookWorm’s Top 22 Books of 2022
5 Star Reads 1 – 11 4 Star reads 12 – 22
- The White Woman on the Green Bicycle by Monique Roffey
- Elena Knows by Claudia Piñeir
- Blood to Poison by Mary Watson
- The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
- A Single Swallow by Zhang Ling
- Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies by Maddie Mortimer
- The Colony by Audrey Magee
- The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
- Lost in Time A G Riddle
- As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh
- The Queen of Dirt Island by Donal Ryan
- The Trees by Percival Everett
- Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff
- Violeta by Isabel Allende
- Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
- The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
- How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue
- Ginger and Me by Elissa Soave
- The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka
- The Drunkard By Emile Zola
- Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree
- To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara
And an honourable mention to the book I have just finished The Stranger Times by C.K McDonnell review coming soon…
Whittling down the 4 star reads was hard work so many good books read in 2022 here’s hoping 2023 is just as good if not better!
Let us know your favourite books of 2022
If forced to choice my Book of the Year would have to be Elena Knows such a powerful story.
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