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Book Club - October 2024

October’s theme for my Book Club is “Dearly Departed”!

Every month, I pick a theme, and three books that fit with it, and then my club members vote on which one they want to read.

Our choices for October were:

The Toll House - Carly Reagon

The Whistling - Rebecca Netley

Murder Road - Simone St James

For October, we obviously wanted to read something spooky, to get us into the Halloween spirit, so all three options were ghost stories! We chose "The Whistling", by Rebecca Netley. And this month, we're mixing it up a bit, and instead of breakfast, we're going for evening drinks! Luckily, our usual breakfast place also does great cocktails and tapas in the evening.

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Book Club - September 2024

September's theme for my Book Club is "Twisted Tales"!

Every month, I pick a theme, and three books that fit with it, and then my club members vote on which one they want to read.

Our choices for September were:

Cinder - Marissa Meyer

The Seventh Bride - T. Kingfisher

Hunted - Meagan Spooner

The theme was suggested by one of the Book Club members, who wanted to read a reimagining of a classic fairytale. I'm pleased with the pick this month, "The Seventh Bride", which is apparently based on Bluebeard, the fairytale that horrified me most as a child!

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Book Club - Early July 2023

A couple weeks ago, a guy at work saw that Ellie and I were reading the same book, and annotating as we went. He asked if we were in a book club, and before we had a chance to say no, asked if he could join. So, I run a book club now.

I've decided to pick a theme each month, and give three books that fit with it, and then my club members will vote on which one they want to read.

So for our very first meeting, the theme is "Dark Academia", and the choices for Late July were:

The Secret History - Donna Tartt

Truly Devious - Maureen Johnson

The Maidens - Alex Michaelides

We chose “The Secret History”, which I am so excited about, because I've been planning to read it for absolutely ages!

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Book Club - Late July 2023

Our second monthly theme for my Book Club is “Sci-Fi”!

Every month, I pick a theme, and three books that fit with it, and then my club members vote on which one they want to read.

Our choices for Late July were:

Aurora Rising - Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff

All Systems Red - Martha Wells

Project Hail Mary - Andy Weir

We chose “Project Hail Mary”. I really liked the sound of all three books, so I'll probably read them all, eventually. But I've read another book by Andy Weir, and really enjoyed it, so I'm looking forward to this!

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Book Club - August 2023

August’s theme for my Book Club is “Wanderlust”!

Every month, I pick a theme, and three books that fit with it, and then my club members vote on which one they want to read.

Our choices for August were:

Around the World in Eighty Days - Jules Verne

The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho

The People in the Trees - Hanya Yanagihara

We had three books about journeys on offer, and we chose “Around the World in Eighty Days”. I've always meant to read a Verne, so I'm pleased!

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Book Club - September 2023

September’s theme for my Book Club is “Murder Mystery”!

Every month, I pick a theme, and three books that fit with it, and then my club members vote on which one they want to read.

Our choices for September were:

An English Murder - Cyril Hare

Mr Briggs' Hat - Kate Colquhoun

The Maid - Nita Prose

We chose “Mr Briggs' Hat”, which is based on a real event, apparently!

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Book Club - October 2023

October’s theme for my Book Club is “Hauntings”!

Every month, I pick a theme, and three books that fit with it, and then my club members vote on which one they want to read.

Our choices for October were:

The Silent Companions - Laura Purcell

Hell House - Richard Matheson

The Little Stranger - Sarah Waters

We chose “The Silent Companions”. I wanted a true Halloween theme for October, so books about haunted houses seemed fitting!

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Book Club - November 2023

November’s theme for my Book Club is “Greek Mythology”!

Every month, I pick a theme, and three books that fit with it, and then my club members vote on which one they want to read.

Our choices for November were:

Pandora's Jar - Natalie Haynes

Clytemnestra - Costanza Casati

The Lost Books of the Odyssey - Zachary Mason

We chose “Clytemnestra”. We've decided not to have a meeting in December, as it would fall too close to Christmas, and most of us would be far too busy to read a book. But we'll still be meeting up for pancakes!