Welcome to Top 5 Wednesday! Hosted by Goodreads T5W group this week it is books that I am obsessed with! I have had quite a good run of 5 star books recently, but even with those there are some that are just that bit better than 5 stars. Here are the books that I wanted to give more than 5 stars to and therefore books that you should definitely read!
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Welcome to Top 5 Wednesday! Hosted by Goodreads T5W group this week it is Mothers. As I have already done a post about mother figure characters (in the UK Mother’s Day is in March) I have decided to simply spell the word mother using books that I have read:
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“book”, “read”, “book blog”, “easy read”, “don’t miss out”, “fiction”, “entertaining”, “what should I read next”, “what book do you recommend”, “5 star rated books”, “dark comedy”, “horror”, “books to get me out of a reading slump”
Welcome to Top 5 Wednesday! Hosted by Goodreads T5W group this week it is swoon worthy books. For this I will look at my top 4 rom coms of 2022 so far and 1 from December 2021 (because I don’t read enough swoon worthy rom coms to make 5 from 2022!):
As you can see I have had to go back to last year because I just don’t read that many rom coms. I am more of a mystery/thriller girl, however I have started to get more into rom com (as sometimes you need a bit of light relief from all the darkness that a thriller and murder mystery contain!) and will hopefully be able to explore this genre more throughout this year.
“book”, “read”, “book blog”, “easy read”, “don’t miss out”, “fiction”, “entertaining”, “what should I read next”, “what book do you recommend”, “rom com”, “5 star”, “popular rom com”, “popular book”
Welcome to Top 5 Wednesday! Hosted by Goodreads T5W group this week it is Mental Health:
“Mental health and the importance of it is increasingly a topic that is being discussed in fiction. In honor of World Bipolar Day, what are some books that touch on or center around the importance of mental health (or show the need for good mental health in light of decisions characters make)?”
This is a challenge for me as I am not sure that I read a lot of books that cover this, however I have managed to compile this list (with a couple of Christmas books I am afraid!):
I really enjoyed this book. I found it to be very profound. It deals with death and touches on suicide on the main character’s journey to finding her truth.
This is lovely book that promotes love and support for someone who has had to deal with difficult circumstances in her life and as a result doesn’t trust anyone but herself.
This is a supportive book to someone who has difficulty at Christmas. She has a loving family, but this hinders rather than helps her. It is not until the Cafe and the surrounding village take her under their wing that she starts to flourish.
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Welcome to Top 5 Wednesday! Hosted by Goodreads T5W group this week it is First in Series:
“Whether you’re a fan of short or long series (or both!), most readers prefer to dive into a series. However, where does one even start with how many book series there are?! To “help a friend out,” what are some first in book series you would recommend to friends?”
I have tried to vary my answer as I don’t want to get too repetitive in my posts. Here are some excellent first books that I have read, before enjoying the rest of the series!
Welcome to my Friday Musings Post! This is where every week I will scour the Blogosphere and find past meme questions and incorporate them into a current post (linking back to the blog who set the meme).
This week I have chosen:
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On 3 April 2019 the theme was Collectables on the Bookshelf. For this I have chosen my signed edition book collection. It is only small as I have only just started, but we all have to start somewhere!
“Call Ava romantic, but she thinks love should be found in the real world, not on apps that filter men by height, job, or astrological sign. She believes in feelings, not algorithms. So after a recent breakup and dating app debacle, she decides to put love on hold and escapes to a remote writers’ retreat in coastal Italy. She’s determined to finish writing the novel she’s been fantasizing about, even though it means leaving her close-knit group of friends and her precious dog, Harold, behind.
At the retreat, she’s not allowed to use her real name or reveal any personal information. When the neighboring martial arts retreat is canceled and a few of its attendees join their small writing community, Ava, now going by “Aria,” meets “Dutch,” a man who seems too good to be true. The two embark on a baggage-free, whirlwind love affair, cliff-jumping into gem-colored Mediterranean waters and exploring the splendor of the Italian coast. Things seem to be perfect for Aria and Dutch.
But then their real identities–Ava and Matt–must return to London. As their fantasy starts to fade, they discover just how different their personal worlds are. From food choices to annoying habits to sauna etiquette . . . are they compatible in anything? And then there’s the prickly situation with Matt’s ex-girlfriend, who isn’t too eager to let him go. As one mishap follows another, it seems while they love each other, they just can’t love each other’s lives. Can they reconcile their differences to find one life together?”
They call him the King of Death Row. Randal Korn has sent more men to their deaths than any district attorney in the history of the United States.
A twisted ritualistic killing
When a young woman, Skylar Edwards, is found murdered in Buckstown, Alabama, a corrupt sheriff arrests the last person to see her alive, Andy Dubois. It doesn’t seem to matter to anyone that Andy is innocent. A small town boiling with rage
Everyone in Buckstown believes Andy is guilty. He has no hope of a fair trial. And the local defense attorney assigned to represent him has disappeared. A former con-artist
Hot shot New York lawyer Eddie Flynn travels south to fight fire with fire. He plans to destroy the prosecutors case, find the real killer and save Andy from the electric chair.
But the murders are just beginning. Is Eddie Flynn next?“
“Following on from the Sunday Times number one bestseller, The Burning Chambers, Kate Mosse’s The City of Tears is the second thrilling historical epic in The Burning Chambers series, for fans of Ken Follett and Dan Brown.
August 1572: Minou Joubert and her family are in Paris for a Royal Wedding, an alliance between the Catholic Crown and the Huguenot King of Navarre intended to bring peace to France after a decade of religious wars. So too is their oldest enemy, Vidal, still in pursuit of a relic that will change the course of history. But within days of the marriage, thousands will lie dead in the streets and Minou’s beloved family will be scattered to the four winds . . .
A gripping, breathtaking novel of revenge, persecution and loss, the action sweeps from Paris and Chartres to the city of tears itself, Amsterdam.”
“In this scorching crime prequel, New York Times best-selling author Ian Rankin and Scottish crime-writing legend William McIlvanney join forces for the first ever case of D.I. Laidlaw, Glasgow’s original gritty detective.”
Welcome to Top 5 Wednesday! Hosted by Goodreads T5W group this week it is books friends made you read. These days I choose my next reads from what I see on Instagram so these will be books from the past!
Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone by J K Rowling
Book Description From Goodreads:
“Turning the envelope over, his hand trembling, Harry saw a purple wax seal bearing a coat of arms; a lion, an eagle, a badger and a snake surrounding a large letter ‘H’.
Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle. Then, on Harry’s eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called Rubeus Hagrid bursts in with some astonishing news: Harry Potter is a wizard, and he has a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. An incredible adventure is about to begin!”
I would read this series with my friends from school. Each time a new book came out we would get it and read it.
A Series of Unfortunate Events – The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
“Dear Reader, I’m sorry to say that the book you are holding in you hands is extremely unpleasant.It tells an unhappy tale about three very unlucky children.Even though they are charming and clever,the Baudelaire siblings lead lives filled with misery and woe.”
My sister recommended these ones. I went through and read her books. I don’t think I ever made it to the end of the series, but I did enjoy them and the film that later came out.
Twilight by Stepenie Meyer
Book Description From Goodreads:
“About three things I was absolutely positive.
First, Edward was a vampire.
Second, there was a part of him—and I didn’t know how dominant that part might be—that thirsted for my blood.
And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.
Deeply seductive and extraordinarily suspenseful, Twilight is a love story with bite.”
I was recommended this from an old work colleague. I had just started my first job after school and there were a couple of books that were recommended. This was the first one with the other book being Fifty Shades of Grey – more for a laugh than anything else!
Fifty Shades of Grey by E L James
Book Description From Goodreads:
“When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrepreneur Christian Grey, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant, and intimidating. The unworldly, innocent Ana is startled to realize she wants this man and, despite his enigmatic reserve, finds she is desperate to get close to him. Unable to resist Ana’s quiet beauty, wit, and independent spirit, Grey admits he wants her, too—but on his own terms.
Shocked yet thrilled by Grey’s singular erotic tastes, Ana hesitates. For all the trappings of success—his multinational businesses, his vast wealth, his loving family—Grey is a man tormented by demons and consumed by the need to control. When the couple embarks on a daring, passionately physical affair, Ana discovers Christian Grey’s secrets and explores her own dark desires.
Erotic, amusing, and deeply moving, the Fifty Shades Trilogy is a tale that will obsess you, possess you, and stay with you forever.
This book is intended for mature audiences.“
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas
Book Description From Goodreads:
“Feyre’s survival rests upon her ability to hunt and kill – the forest where she lives is a cold, bleak place in the long winter months. So when she spots a deer in the forest being pursued by a wolf, she cannot resist fighting it for the flesh. But to do so, she must kill the predator and killing something so precious comes at a price …
Dragged to a magical kingdom for the murder of a faerie, Feyre discovers that her captor, his face obscured by a jewelled mask, is hiding far more than his piercing green eyes would suggest. Feyre’s presence at the court is closely guarded, and as she begins to learn why, her feelings for him turn from hostility to passion and the faerie lands become an even more dangerous place. Feyre must fight to break an ancient curse, or she will lose him forever.”
I bought this for my friend for her birthday and she then recommended that I read it! I loved it and the following year I then read the rest of the series. It rekindled my love of Fantasy!
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Welcome to Top 5 Wednesday! Hosted by Goodreads T5W group this week it is adventurous reads. These are my most recent reads and ones which I consider to be adventurous in their own way (click on the titles for my review)!
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Welcome to Top 5 Wednesday! Hosted by Goodreads T5W group this week it is books with kind characters. This is something that I don’t often think about when reading a book and actually when trying to find some kind characters it was quite difficult! Maybe that says a lot about the books that I read! However, here is my list of kind characters (click on the title for my book review):
Verity Bloom from Comfort and Joy by Cathy Bramley opened up her cookery school and brought everyone together when there was a flood in the village over Christmas.
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