Hello Group, checking in …

[Anna]

Hard to believe it’s October already! I am still trying to reach my goal of 50 books for 2025!
What were some of your favourite read so far this year?

Mine for 2025:

The Names, Florence Knapp
Homeseeking, Karissa Chen
Heart the lover by Lily King
The stolen life of Colette Marceau, Patti Callahan Henry
The correspondent, Virginia Evans
The lotus shoes, Jane Yang

[Belinda]

Hard to believe it's October indeed with temperature still hovering around 30c here in Asia!

My favourites (so far) this year

The Horse
The Rachel Incident
You are here
Audition

All contemporary reads with fun/interesting characters just going about their own 'ordinary' lives but intertwined with extraordinary/unusal incidents.

Happy Fall reading!

[Eric]

My best of (so far) includes:
- All the Colors of the Dark”. Epic story of friendship.
- Lincoln in the Bardo. Most original. The imagery and story telling stays with you.
- Wild Dark Shore. Quality follow up to “Once There Were Wolves”.
- The Horse. Beautiful story of survival with man and beast.
- The Names. Uniquely told “sliding doors” perspective on life.
- The Correspondent. Memoir of sorts, told through letters.
- The Formula. History of F1 racing. Highly engaging and will make you a fan of the sport.

Special shout out to Frederick Forsyth, who passed this past year and read for the first time. “The Day of the Jackal” and “The Odessa File” are great thrillers and classics in the genre.