It’s the first Friday of the month, so I’m joining Kerry @ Chat About Books sharing my reviews from October 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 and 2016.
I wonder if you’ll recognise any?
2022
The Secret Life of Fungi by Aliya Whiteley
The Christmas Castle in Scotland by Julie Caplin
Alias Emma by Ava Glass
2021
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Cosy Cottage in Ireland by Julie Caplin
How to Be Sad: Everything I Learnt About Getting Happy by Being Sad Better
written and read by Helen Russell
Daughter by Jane Shemilt
Ouija by Zoe-Lee O’Farrell
2020
The Windsor Knot by S.J. Bennett
Strangers by C.L. Taylor
Gone Fishing by Mortimer & Whitehouse
Wintering by Katherine May
One of Us is Next by Karen McManus
Everything My Mother Taught Me by Alice Hoffman
The Smallest Man by Frances Quinn
We Begin at the End by Chris Whittaker
2019
Sleep by C.L. Taylor
The Light in the Dark by Horatio Clare
The Familiars by Stacey Halls
The Bird Tribunal by Agnes Ravatn
The Northern Lights Lodge by Julie Caplin
The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys
Apple Cider Slaying by Julie Anne Lindsey
Notting Hill in the Snow by Jules Wake
2018
The Witch of Willow Hall by Hester Fox
About A Boy by Nick Hornby
You Don’t Know Me by Imran Mahmood
My Sister’s Bones by Nuala Ellwood
So Here It Is by Dave Hill
My Name is Nobody by Matthew Richardson
It Started with Christmas by Jenny Hale
2017
Blind Side by Jennie Ensor
Living Like Audrey by Victoria Loustalot
Still Christian by David Gushee
Genuine Fraud by e. Lockhart
2016
Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
The Taste of Air by Gail Cleare
Let It Out: A Journey Through Journaling by Katie Dalebout
The British Table by Andrew Colman
Breaking Dead by Corrie Jackson
The Secret Letters by Catherine Law
Music For Life by Fiona Maddocks
Dark Water by Robert Bryndza
The Spy by Paul Coelho
Undertow by Elizabeth Heathcote
Pause for Thought
Secret Library Book Blog 
It’s fun to visit old friends!
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It certainly is Carol!
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This is my reminder to finally pick up The Secret Life of Fungi which I added to my Scribd list when I first read your review 😂
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Brilliant! 😂
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Oh I loved Notting Hill in the Snow!
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Yes it was gorgeous wasn’t it!
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a lot of good bookish memories amongst those!! I really need to re-read The Hobbit! It’s been so long!! xx
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Glad it brought back good bookish memories! xx
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Love these retrospectives, Nicki💜
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Thanks Jo glad you enjoy them! 💜
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Your post reminded my of a past favourite “The Bird Tribunal”, and also of a book that I’d really like to read “We Begin at the End”.
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Loved both of those Lynne, and can highly recommend We Begin at the End.
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Book anticipation is the best 😍
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Lots of good books on this list! I’ve got Notting Hill in the Snow on my TBR for this Christmas if I can get through all the ARCs I seem to have accumulated.
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That’s a lovely book by one of my favourite authors aka as Julie Caplin so you should enjoy it!
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I’ve read quite a few of these! My favorites are probably The Fountains Of Silence, Small Great Things and We Begin At The End.
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Yes I really enjoyed those as well!
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I suddenly want to re-read The Hobbit now. 😛
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Wow again! How many times do you think you’ve read it?
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I’ve only ever read it once hahahah With everything Tolkien I’ve checked out since, I’m due for a reread soon. 😀
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You’re definitely due a reread then! You’ll have to check out the Andy Serkis audiobook as well sometime! In fact he reads the LOTR books as well.
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Oh, I did listen to it as an audiobook too (it was a BBC radio production and a very short dramatization of the book)!
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