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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.

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BookWorm’s Top 22 Books of 2022

5 Star Reads 1 – 11 4 Star reads 12 – 22

1. The White Woman on the Green Bicycle by Monique Roffey
2. Elena Knows by Claudia Piñeir
3. Blood to Poison by Mary Watson
4. The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams
5. A Single Swallow by Zhang Ling
6. Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies by Maddie Mortimer
7. The Colony by Audrey Magee
8. The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
9. Lost in Time A G Riddle
10. As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh
11. The Queen of Dirt Island by Donal Ryan
12. The Trees by Percival Everett
13. Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff
14. Violeta by Isabel Allende
15. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
16. The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
17. How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue
18. Ginger and Me by Elissa Soave
19. The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka
20. The Drunkard By Emile Zola
21. Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree
22. 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.

1001 Books December 2022 Round-Up

This months winners and losers

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Read Around the World December 2022 – Fiji

Map link https://adeproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/fiji-map.jpg

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When the Lights Go Out by Carys Bray

When the Lights Go Out by Carys Bray
UK Publication: November 2020
Reviewed by: Book Worm
Rating: [★★★]

This ARC was provided by Random House UK (via NetGalley) in exchange for an honest review.

Why does it always rain on me…

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Read Around the World 2023

Just for those of you who like to start planning here is the list of countries we will visit via fiction or non fiction in 2023

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City of Last Chances by Adrian Tchaikovsky

City of Last Chances by Adrian Tchaikovsky
UK Publication: December 2022
Reviewed by: Book Worm  
Rating: [★★★]

This ARC was provided by Head of Zeus (via NetGalley) in exchange for an honest review.

Two word review – gorgeous cover (make of that what you will)

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Read Around the World November 2022 – Armenia

Map link https://www.iarmenia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Armenia-map.jpg

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1001 Books November 2022 Round-Up

This month’s winners and losers

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Silent Cry by Jenny O’Brien

Silent Cry by Jenny O’Brien
UK Publication: April 2020
Reviewed by: Book Worm
Rating: [★★★]

This ARC was provided by HQ Digital (via NetGalley) in exchange for an honest review.

Baby come back…

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