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This is a list of my favourite books - they are a mixture of genres and I feel as though they all ultimately shaped me into the person I am today.


The Book Thief

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

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The 10th-anniversary edition of the No. 1 international bestseller and modern classic beloved by...

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

J.K. Rowling

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The Triwizard Tournament is to be held at Hogwarts. Only wizards who are over seventeen are allowed...


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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

J.K. Rowling

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'Welcome to the Knight Bus, emergency transport for the stranded witch or wizard. Just stick out...

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

J.K. Rowling

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'There is a plot, Harry Potter. A plot to make most terrible things happen at Hogwarts School of...

Edge of Eternity

Edge of Eternity

Ken Follett

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Five families. Three decades. One extraordinary era. As the decisions made in the corridors of...

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The Other Boleyn Girl

The Other Boleyn Girl

Philippa Gregory

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Mary Boleyn coming to court as an innocent teen of fourteen and catches the eye of King Henry VIII....

The Lovely Bones

The Lovely Bones

Alice Sebold

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My name was Salmon, like the fish; first name, Susie. I was fourteen when I was murdered on December...

The Long Walk

The Long Walk

Stephen King

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16-year-old Ray Garraty participates in a competition known as "The Long Walk". He and 99 other boys...

Needful Things

Needful Things

Stephen King

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There was a new shop in town. Run by a stranger. Needful Things, the sign said. The oddest name. A...

To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee

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'Shoot all the Bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a...

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Books I have thoroughly enjoyed reading


Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery

Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery

Henry Marsh

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD AND THE GUARDIAN FIRST BOOK AWARD LONGLISTED FOR THE...

     

Of the 99 books I read in 2018, here's my 18 favorites! As always, note that not all books might not be published in 2018, of course, they just happened to be books I picked up over the year.


The Last Summer of the Garrett Girls

The Last Summer of the Garrett Girls

Jessica Spotswood

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One summer will challenge everything the Garrett sisters thought they knew about themselves—and...


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I'll Be Your Blue Sky

I'll Be Your Blue Sky

Marisa de los Santos

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The New York Times bestselling author revisits the characters from her beloved novels Love Walked In...


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Saints for All Occasions

Saints for All Occasions

J. Courtney Sullivan

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Nora and Theresa Flynn are twenty-one and seventeen when they leave their small village in Ireland...


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The Last Time I Lied

The Last Time I Lied

Riley Sager

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Two Truths and a Lie. The girls played it all the time in their cabin at Camp Nightingale. Vivian,...

Truly Devious (Truly Devious #1)

Truly Devious (Truly Devious #1)

Maureen Johnson

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Author Maureen Johnson weaves a tale of murder and mystery in the first book of a new series. ...


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The Wicked King (The Folk of the Air, #2)

The Wicked King (The Folk of the Air, #2)

Holly Black

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The enchanting and bloodthirsty sequel to the New York Times bestselling novel The Cruel Prince. ...

King of Scars

King of Scars

Leigh Bardugo

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Face your demons . . . or feed them. Nikolai Lantsov has always had a gift for the impossible. No...

Fangirl

Fangirl

Rainbow Rowell

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Cath and Wren are identical twins, and until recently they did absolutely everything together. Now...

Circe

Circe

Madeline Miller

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From the Orange Prize-winning, internationally bestselling author of The Song of Achilles comes the...


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The Woman in the Window

The Woman in the Window

A.J. Finn

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“Astounding. Thrilling. Amazing.” —Gillian Flynn “Unputdownable.” —Stephen King “A...


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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

J.K. Rowling

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Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at...


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The Ten Thousand Doors of January

The Ten Thousand Doors of January

Alix E. Harrow

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In the early 1900s, a young woman embarks on a fantastical journey of self-discovery after finding a...

The Hunting Party

The Hunting Party

Lucy Foley

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"Everyone's invited...everyone's a suspect... For fans of Ruth Ware and Tana French, a shivery,...


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The Silent Patient

The Silent Patient

Alex Michaelides

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Promising to be the debut novel of the season The Silent Patient is a shocking psychological...


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Neverwhere

Neverwhere

Neil Gaiman

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Neverwhere is the stunningly original first novel from Neil Gaiman, the bestselling and prizewinning...


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Equal Rites: Discworld Novel 3

Equal Rites: Discworld Novel 3

Terry Pratchett

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They say that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it is not one half so bad as a lot of...

Good Omens

Good Omens

Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett

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'Armageddon only happens once, you know. They don't let you go around again until you get it right'....

The Stand

The Stand

Stephen King

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First came the days of the plague. Then came the dreams.Dark dreams that warned of the coming of the...

The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Douglas Adams

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At last in paperback in one complete volume, here are the five novels from Douglas Adams's...

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