Books to read

[Naomi]

Place any recommendations or your favourite books in the comments below and we can add them to the bookshelf to read as a group

[Cydnie]

Any Sally Hepworth book! But the soulmate is my fave!!!

[Mrs Em C]

Thursday Murder Club (series) - Richard Osman

The Nowhere Child - Christian White

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Mark Haddon

Boy Swallows Universe - Trent Dalton

[Mariana]

The Man Who Died Twice currently obsessed with this one :)

[Suzy]

The time travellers wife - Audrey Niffenegger

[Luke]

Currently reading The Invisible Life Of Addie LaRue, by VE Schwab. This book is beautifully written and just as beautifully tragic at the same time.

[Zoe]

I have two!

The Bone Season - Samantha Shannon

Divine Rivals - Rebecca Ross

Love both of these!

[Katerina]

Adding onto the Sally Hepworth comment, just finished Darling Girls and finished it in a day!

[Naomi]

I've added a poll into the group. I'm not sure if it's viable via mobile so maybe view the group on your pc. the voting will end tomorrow for our February read ☺️

[Amy]

C.J.Sansom books (The Shardlake series)

Rob Rinder - The Trial

Thursday Murder Club Series

Curious incident of the dog in the nighttime

[Naomi]

Just read The Midnight Library by Matt Haig and I am 100% obsessed. Would definitely recommend if you haven’t read this yet!

[cooper]

Five Survive by Holly Jackson

I just finished reading this and omg i LOVED it! I haven’t been able to concentrate and read and actually finish a book since I was a kid and it frustrates me because I LOVE reading. I actually read the entire book and loved it! So proud of myself! Definitely recommend!!!!

[Janelle]

if you're into comedy murder mysteries there's the Merry Wrath Mysteries and the Greatest Hits Mysteries. Both are by Leslie Langtry

[Mrs Em C]

Thanks Janelle! Adding to my list.

[Bethany]

Currently reading - Christ on a Bike: Orla Owen.

Synopsis - Lady inherits a large sum of money from a stranger she prayed for in a church with no connection to, including a beach front house in Wales, car, kayak and the rest.. but it has conditions against it. Raises questions and self reflection..

Reason reading - went to the book launch in Trafalgar Square with the author to be more spontaneous in 2024 (The launch was mid week, on a school night!? what's more spontaneous!?).

Would 100% recommend this book!

[Zali]

The silent patient is amazing!

Flowers for algernon

The housemaid series!

[Chloe]

I’ve only just stepped into Fantasy books, but after reading Fourth Wing (and Iron Flame) it’s literally all I can think about! I’m trying to get everyone in my life to read it!!

[Georgia Sing]

The Women by Kristin Hannah

[Alice]

The Nightingale - Kristin Hannah (anything by Kristin Hannah really but this is my fave)

[Naomi]

Chloe wrote: "I’ve only just stepped into Fantasy books, but after reading Fourth Wing (and Iron Flame) it’s literally all I can think about! I’m trying to get everyone in my life to read it!!"

I loved these books! I then read a court of thorns and roses, have you read that yet?

[Hannah]

Jodi picoult is my favourite author (besides doctor author Toni lodge obviously) because you can tell how much research she does to really dig deep into her characters.

Fave books of hers and their big topics:

The storyteller (auschwitz, holocaust survivors)
A spark of light (women’s health clinic, hostage situation)
Mad honey (beekeeping)
My sisters keeper (if you saw the movie, no you didn’t)

[Kat]

Some of my favs I've read with my book club!
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
House on the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
Little Voices by Vanessa Lillie
Educated by Tara Westover

[Sandra]

Anything by Carlos Ruiz Zafón! But mostly The Cemetery of Forgotten Books series. They've got everything, and SO well written.

Also recommend A Little Life, which is a book you'll NEVER forget. It's beautiful, but also comes with trigger warnings (sexual abuse, suicidal thoughts, etc). You shouldn't read this if in a bad mental space.

[Lisa]

Love this! I’m excited for this group! (And being Toni’s friend on here haha)

My top 2 recently read books are:

1. Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir (btw - would love to see a Science Fiction topic board if possible! :D)
2. Demon Copperhead - Barbara Kingsolver

[Taleesha]

Divine rivals - Rebecca Ross
Enemies to lovers, war, magic, gods and goddesses and plot twists

[Lindsay]

The Witch’s Heart by Genevieve Gornichec

It’s a retelling of Norse mythology from the perspective of Loki’s mistress and holy crap it’s good. I couldn’t put it down!

The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Vampire Slaying by Grady Hendrix

This story takes place in Charleston, SC (a place I lived for several years, so it was cool to be like “oh I know where that place is” and stuff, but this bit is irrelevant). The title is about as accurate as you can get, except the story itself is more about the mental and emotional roller coaster the main character goes through as opposed to the actual vampire thing. It’s amazing, another one I couldn’t put down.

And if you’re into epic fantasy, I cannot recommend any books in Brandon Sanderson’s Cosmere enough. I’m 62% through book 4 of an (eventual) 10-part series called The Stormlight Archive. The world building, the detail and nuance in the magic system, and the character and plot development? Oh my word 😅.

[Jocelyn]

Definitely The Midnight Library by Matt Haig. It makes you think. Such a great book.

[Courtney]

scrolling down through, I feel like I've found my people!! the Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman is one of my favorite series on recent years. I love seeing all the love for Midnight Library. I love anything by Matt Haig including his nonfiction (Reasons to Stay Alive was actually the first book of his I ever read.) Jodi Picoult is one of my favorite authors, too. I've been reading her for over two decades now. Also love anything by Fredrick Backman. and for one of my all time favorite books in recent years that I can't recommend enough: The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne. I also love pretty much anything within the mystery/ thriller/ suspense genre

[Teneil]

Luke wrote: "Currently reading The Invisible Life Of Addie LaRue, by VE Schwab. This book is beautifully written and just as beautifully tragic at the same time." Loved loved loved this one! I hand-lettered a quote from it and framed it (slightly obsessed? Maybe lol).

[Teneil]

Courtney wrote: "scrolling down through, I feel like I've found my people!! the Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman is one of my favorite series on recent years. I love seeing all the love for Midnight Library. I..."
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrick Backman was so beautiful!

[Teneil]

Hi all! Loving all these recommendations!

Here are some of my faves of the last few years:

The Winternight Trilogy - Katherine Ardern (gorgeous fantasy based on Russian folklore)

The Locked Tomb series - Tamsyn Muir (lesbian space necromancers - unhinged and amazing!)

When We Lost Our Heads - Heather McNeill (hilarious dark feminist/female friendship perfection)

The Montague Siblings series - Mackenzi Lee (queer period dramedy).

So glad to be here with y'all!

[Naomi]

There are so many suggestions here for books I haven't heard off, I'm adding them to my list of books to be read. It's nice to have more options than the same ones getting recommended on tiktok over and over

[Saana]

Suzy wrote: "The time travellers wife - Audrey Niffenegger"
I second that. I've read this twice - last time like ten years ago and I still think this book needs recommending. :D

[Kate]

Toni you HAVE to read Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins-Reid!