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K.J.’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at K.J.’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
K.J. Charles’s Followers (12,173)
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125 friends
799 books
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52 friends
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110 friends
2,131 books
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K.J. Charles
Goodreads Author
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in The United Kingdom
Website
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June 2013
URL
https://www.goodreads.com/kjcharles
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The Magpie Lord (A Charm of Magpies, #1)
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2013
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21 editions
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A Case of Possession (A Charm of Magpies, #2)
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2014
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17 editions
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The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen (The Doomsday Books, #1)
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2023
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Slippery Creatures (The Will Darling Adventures, #1)
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2020
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Flight of Magpies (A Charm of Magpies, #3)
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2014
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15 editions
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The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting (Gentlemen of Uncertain Fortune, #1)
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2021
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11 editions
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The Sugared Game (The Will Darling Adventures, #2)
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2020
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11 editions
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Think of England (England World, #2)
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2014
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2 editions
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Subtle Blood (The Will Darling Adventures, #3)
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2021
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10 editions
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A Nobleman's Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel (The Doomsday Books, #2)
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2023
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7 editions
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Summer Reading But This Time the Books Exist
In a new low for literacy, the Chicago Sun-Times decided to print a Chat-GPT generated article recommending for ‘Summer Reading’ a whole bunch of books that literally don’t exist. Oh, and also Atonement because Ian McEwan is always a great beach read.
I don’t need to rehearse everything wrong with a newspaper uncritically putting out the regurgitron’s unconsidered slop, or the environmental cost of
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K.J.’s Recent Updates
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| Bit of a disappointment after the excellent first book by this author. I didn't find the characterisation strong or distinct enough to carry the lack of a driving external plot; the book also didn't commit either to the reality of a curse (that the w ...more | |
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Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret (Ernest Cunningham, #3)
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| If you liked the metaness of the first two you will love this but I'm not getting on with it ...more | |
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Jay Moriarty Violates the Official Secrets Act (The Casefile of Jay Moriarty #1)
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| Short snappy modern take on Moriarty and Moran, in which Moriarty is a trans tech wizard, though Moran is still an ex Army guy who cheats at cards. Very entertaining and nicely written, I shall read more. Hopefully there's an anthology. ...more | |
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| I'm always a bit wary of fantasy novels centred around books/bookshops/libraries, in that it's pretty hard to do anything new and there's often a centripetal pull towards a kind of bookish smugness. This one managed that perfectly, because the magic ...more | |
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| Short and sweet novella with two working class women brought back together by the urgent need to prevent the arrest of some workers' organisers. as ever with this author the romance is set against a strong backdrop with vivid awareness of the politic ...more | |
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| Very much aimed at the Carl Hiaasen market--thriller, dark satirical approach to US geopolitics and dodgy international dealings, mildly kooky characters. TBH I felt it all needed turning up about four notches. eg one of the team is a shunned Amish g ...more | |
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“What the fuck, what the fucking, bloody devil-shit, what in the name of Satan's swollen cock was that?”
― The Magpie Lord
― The Magpie Lord
“When I fuck you, Mr. Day, it will not be briefly. It will be long and hard and extremely thorough. I'm going to take pains with you.”
― The Magpie Lord
― The Magpie Lord
Polls
What should our October 2018 pick be?
To Kill a Kingdom - Alexandra Christo (High Fantasy, Sirens)
Maplecroft - Cherie Priest (Historical Fantasy, Lovecraftian Sea Monsters)
The Librarian's Vampire Assistant - Mimi Jean Pamfiloff (Urban Fantasy, Vampires)
Skinwalker - Faith Hunter (Urban Fantasy, Shapeshifters, Vampires)
Unholy Ghosts - Stacia Kane (Urban Fantasy, Ghosts, Witches)
When a Gargoyle Awakens - E.A. Price (Paranormal Romance, Gargoyles)
Blood Oath - Raye Wagner (High Fantasy, Dragons)
The Secret Casebook of Simon Feximal - K.J. Charles (Historical Fantasy, Ghosts)
The Ghost on My Couch by L.A. Gilbert (Paranormal Romance, Ghosts)
132 total votes
“When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty, I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.”
― On Stories: And Other Essays on Literature
― On Stories: And Other Essays on Literature
“Lying in bed would be an altogether supreme experience if one only had a colored pencil long enough to draw on the ceiling.”
― Tremendous Trifles
― Tremendous Trifles
“Well, are you not going to give the man a round of applause?" he asked. "I mean, that was fucking amazing, didn't you think? Honestly, if you'd asked me ten minutes ago, hypothetically, if it was possible to cut your own head off, I'd have said unequivocally no. You've really got to hand it to the bloke -- though it's fair to say luck was involved. I mean, there's no way he could do it again.”
― Be My Enemy
― Be My Enemy
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CONGRATS on the huge news today, KJ! So excited for you and proud of you and amazed by it all...
K.J. wrote: "Thanks! Flowcharts are much more fun than I remembered..."You certainly proved that haha ;)!
Leo wrote: "Thanks for accepting my friend request! Enjoyed your flowchart/ Anne Rice post this morning :D"Thanks! Flowcharts are much more fun than I remembered...
Thanks for accepting my friend request! Enjoyed your flowchart/ Anne Rice post this morning :D
Gina wrote: "Hi KJ, thanks for accepting my friend invite. I just finished The Magpie Lord and A Case of Possession, they were awesome!!! :)"Thank you so much! Really glad you liked them. (Have you read the in-between freebie, Interlude with Tattoos?)
Hi KJ, thanks for accepting my friend invite. I just finished The Magpie Lord and A Case of Possession, they were awesome!!! :)
Thanks for accepting K.J. And thanks ever so much for Stephen & Crane.
Thank you! Freebie Magpie short will be out in Dec as a little Christmas stocking filler... :-)
Hi K.J. Thanks you so much! I'm a incredibly in love with your words and I'm very impatient for January's release of A Case of Possession. Very. Impatient. :D!
Thank you! I'm really enjoying the sensation of being read, having been a secret writer for ages, so I really appreciate the feedback. :-)
Thanks for accepting KJ. I really am a massive fan. Loving your books. :)
Josephine wrote: "Hi KJ - good to see you here! Now you need to upgrade yourself to author status :)Jo x"
Will do - I hope... completely new to this site, I need about a week to get used to it...
Hi KJ - good to see you here! Now you need to upgrade yourself to author status :)Jo x
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