As we approach the end of the year, it's time to share my favourite reads from 2019. I gave 19 books
5 stars this year, so it's been hard to whittle this list down to ten.
Witches seem to be a common theme in my best of list this year, with the first of them being a fascinating historical fiction based on the Pendle Witch Trials.
A wonderful combination of beautiful writing and a creepy atmosphere, set over several Irish summers.
My top climate fiction read of the year.
It seems creepy has also been high up in my list of likes this year, with this great historical horror making the cut.
This book broke me. A heartbreaking account of the realities of being a doctor in war zones and the huge damage that modern conflicts inflict on innocent people.
A modern witch hunt with actual witches.
I cheated here and included a whole trilogy as one book, but I loved every one of these volumes about giant space robots and their affects on planet Earth. The last one is very topical right now. I haven't reviewed these yet as I've just been enjoying reading without the pressures of writing about them, but I might do something in the new year about the trilogy.
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A fantastic little moral tale about what happens when we become complacent.
Awww such warm fuzzies, a lovely book with a serious centre.
A hugely compassionate book on schizophrenia, dispelling myths and prejudices. I feel like I have a much better understanding of this condition now.
Thanks for sharing your list of favourites
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Ah, I keep toing and froing with The Familiars... especially because Pendle is right up the road from us. If you liked it, I might see if the library has it.
ReplyDeleteI read the whole of the Themis Files series and really enjoyed it, although I recall feeling a bit let down by the ending?
War Doctor and Sanctuary sound interesting as well. Onto the wishlist they go :)
I guess the Themis ending was quite neat but I'm not sure how else they could have ended it.
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