Radio 2 Book Club - 2025 (25 books)

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21/01/2025 - A Serial Killer’s Guide to Marriage by Asia Mackay
04/02/2025 - Nesting by Roisin O’Donnell
18/02/2025 - Human, Animal by Seth Insua
11/03/2025 - The Favourites by Layne Fargo
18/03/2025 - Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis
01/04/2025 - Who Wants to Live Forever by Hanna Thomas Uose
15/04/2025 - Ordinary Saints by Niamh Ni Mhaoileoin
29/04/2025 - The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
14/05/2025 - The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey
27/05/2025 - Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab
10/06/2025 - The Rush by Beth Lewis
24/06/2025 - Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
08/07/2025 - The Art of a Lie by Laura Shepherd-Robinson
29/07/2025 - The Compound by Aisling Rawle
12/08/2025 - Dead Lucky by Connor Hutchinson
26/08/2025 - Katabasis by R.F. Kuang
02/09/2025 - The Two Roberts by Damian Barr
16/09/2025 - A Splintering by Dur e Aziz Amna
07/10/2025 - Artificial Wisdom by Thomas R. Weaver
21/10/2025 - The Murder at World's End by Ross Montgomery
04/11/2025 - The Eleventh Hour by Salman Rushdie
11/11/2025 - King Sorrow by Joe Hill
18/11/2025 - The Shapeshifter's Daughter by Sally Magnusson
09/12/2025 - The Merge by Grace Walker
23/12/2025 - The White Octopus Hotel by Alexandra Bell

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1	Nesting by Roisín O’Donnell 4.24 avg rating — 19,067 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Who Wants to Live Forever by Hanna Thomas Uose (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 942 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Rush by Beth Lewis (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 810 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	A Serial Killer's Guide to Marriage by Asia Mackay 3.60 avg rating — 12,142 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Human, Animal by Seth Insua 4.13 avg rating — 275 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Favourites by Layne Fargo (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 204,794 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 12,663 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Ordinary Saints by Niamh Ni Mhaoileoin 4.20 avg rating — 2,915 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (Goodreads Author) 4.56 avg rating — 207,863 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Book of Guilt by Catherine Chidgey (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 5,940 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab 3.96 avg rating — 151,950 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Goodreads Author) 4.34 avg rating — 640,500 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Art of a Lie by Laura Shepherd-Robinson (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 3,758 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Compound by Aisling Rawle 3.57 avg rating — 92,602 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Dead Lucky by Connor Hutchinson 3.86 avg rating — 69 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Katabasis by R.F. Kuang (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 115,723 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Two Roberts by Damian Barr (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 398 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	A Splintering by Dur e Aziz Amna (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 237 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Artificial Wisdom by Thomas R. Weaver (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 7,495 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Murder at World’s End by Ross Montgomery (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 1,949 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Eleventh Hour by Salman Rushdie 3.91 avg rating — 1,097 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	King Sorrow by Joe Hill (Goodreads Author) 4.43 avg rating — 13,731 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Shapeshifter's Daughter by Sally Magnusson 3.93 avg rating — 86 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Merge by Grace Walker 3.78 avg rating — 2,888 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The White Octopus Hotel by Alexandra Bell (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 1,708 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars