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A list of the books I read in 2019


The Wasp Factory

The Wasp Factory

Iain M. Banks

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'Two years after I killed Blyth I murdered my young brother Paul, for quite different reasons than...

'Master and Commander'

'Master and Commander'

Patrick O'Brien

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This, the first in the splendid series of Jack Aubrey novels, establishes the friendship between...


Maritime Adventure
White Teeth

White Teeth

Zadie Smith

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Zadie Smith's White Teeth is a classic international bestseller and an unforgettable portrait of...

The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking #1)

The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking #1)

Patrick Ness

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Prentisstown isn't like other towns. Everyone can hear everyone else's thoughts in an overwhelming,...


Young adult SciFi Fantasy Dystopia
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So many books, so little time....


Game Players

Game Players

Anita Waller

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When a gang of six children playing in their den in the woods spot a man burying drugs nearby, it...

Behind Her Eyes

Behind Her Eyes

Sarah Pinborough

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Don't Trust This Book Don't Trust These People Don't Trust Yourself And whatever you do, DON'T give...

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 Woman Next Door

The Woman Next Door

Sue Watson

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‘Have you ever had a secret that you couldn’t tell a soul, even the people you love? I have.’ ...

Sleep

Sleep

C.L. Taylor

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All Anna wants is to be able to sleep. But crushing insomnia, terrifying night terrors and memories...


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Books that I've deemed worthy of 9-10/10. Loved them and whole heartily recommend. List started 2019


Foul Is Fair

Foul Is Fair

Hannah Capin

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An unapologetic reimagining of Lady Macbeth. She looks at the bruises on my neck and the...

The Priory of the Orange Tree

The Priory of the Orange Tree

Samantha Shannon

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A world divided. A queendom without an heir. An ancient enemy awakens. The House of Berethnet...

The Fourth Monkey (4MK Thriller, #1)

The Fourth Monkey (4MK Thriller, #1)

J.D. Barker

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Two days to save her… They’ve found the killer. The killer that Detective Sam Porter has been...

Dracul

Dracul

J.D. Barker and Dacre Stoker

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It is 1868, and a 22-year-old Bram Stoker has locked himself inside an abbey's tower to face off...

Never Have I Ever

Never Have I Ever

Joshilyn Jackson

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Have you ever done something so bad, so shameful that you would do anything to keep it secret? What...

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)

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Arthur Dent (Martin Freeman) is trying to prevent his house from being bulldozed when his friend...

Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong

Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong

Angela Saini

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From intelligence to emotion, for centuries science has told us that men and women are fundamentally...


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Aphrodite Made Me Do It

Aphrodite Made Me Do It

Trista Mateer

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Bestselling and award-winning author Trista Mateer takes an imaginative approach to self-care in...

100 Days of Sunlight

100 Days of Sunlight

Abbie Emmons

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When 16-year-old poetry blogger Tessa Dickinson is involved in a car accident and loses her eyesight...

Big Little Lies

Big Little Lies

Liane Moriarty

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Don't want Big Little Lies to end? Then why not order Liane Moriarty's new hit, Truly Madly...

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Awaken Online: Catharsis

Awaken Online: Catharsis

Travis Bagwell

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Are you tired of video games and books where you always hear the hero's tale? Perhaps it's time to...


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The Darkslayer: Brutal Beginnings

The Darkslayer: Brutal Beginnings

Craig Halloran

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From the #1 Bestselling Sword & Sorcery Series, The Darkslayer, a Fantasy Short That You Don't Want...

     

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The Darkest Part of the Forest

The Darkest Part of the Forest

Holly Black

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Children can have a cruel, absolute sense of justice. Children can kill a monster and feel quite...


Young Adult Fairytales
Assassin's Heart

Assassin's Heart

Sarah Ahiers

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In the kingdom of Lovero, nine rival Families of assassins lawfully kill people for a price. As a...

Six of Crows

Six of Crows

Leigh Bardugo

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Nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2017, this fantasy epic from the No. 1 NEW YORK TIMES...

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I, Exile

I, Exile

David Samuels

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Exiled into a wasteland because of a heist gone wrong, Emelith vows to hunt down the one...

The Gutter Prayer

The Gutter Prayer

Gareth Hanrahan

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The city of Guerdon stands eternal. A refuge from the war that rages beyond its borders. But in the...

You Die When You Die

You Die When You Die

Angus Watson

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You can't change your fate - so throw yourself into battle, because you'll either end the day a hero...

Tell Me Lies

Tell Me Lies

Ed James

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FBI special agent Max Carter is on the hunt – he’ll stop at nothing to catch a kidnapper with a...

The Land You Never Leave

The Land You Never Leave

Angus Watson

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Newly and uneasily allied, two tribes from different worlds set off across the Ocean of Grass. ...

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The Last Thing To Burn

The Last Thing To Burn

Will Dean

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He is her husband. She is his captive. Her husband calls her Jane. That is not her name. She...

Gunslinger: (Claire Whitcomb Westerns Book 2)

Gunslinger: (Claire Whitcomb Westerns Book 2)

D.V. Berkom

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Never let tragedy define you. After losing her family to renegade outlaws, Claire Whitcomb leaves...

Legend (A Claire Whitcomb Western #3)

Legend (A Claire Whitcomb Western #3)

D.V. Berkom

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Vengeance can be a fickle mistress… In the aftermath of the gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Claire...

Gathering Dark

Gathering Dark

Candice Fox

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Blair Harbour’s life as Hollywood’s top paediatric surgeon was perfect, until the night she was...

The Spiral

The Spiral

Iain Ryan

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Erma Bridges' life is far from perfect, but entirely ordinary. So when she is shot twice in a...

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