All her books are great but my favourite is The Drift, brilliant from start to finish!

And finally, Somewhere beyond the sea by TJ Klune. This much anticipated sequel did not disappoint! I laughed and cried pretty much from start to finish. Such a beautiful story of love and resilience and fighting for what’s right.

Next is The Black Bird Oracle by @debharkness.bsky.social. The 5th book in the All Souls series sees Diana learning about her father’s side of the family. I loved meeting all her witchy relatives and actually got to see Deborah read the 1st chapter at a book signing. What an impressive women she is!

And now for my three 5* reads of the year. First up was a reread of The Drift by @cjtudor.bsky.social. This starts out as essentially 3 locked room mysteries and you can’t see how they all connect. Part thriller, part horror, I loved it just as much this time as I did the first!

Book that will stay with me longest was The betrayal of Thomas True by @ajwestauthor.bsky.social. I loved the dark, gritty, dirty descriptions of Georgian London combined with the wild frivolity of the molly houses. And the ending just left me sobbing 😭

Most surprisingly enjoyable read was The twelve topsy-turvy, very messy days of Christmas by James Patterson. Completely bonkers but thoroughly enjoyable and heartwarming.

This year I discovered the Dr Ruth Galloway series by @ellygriffiths.bsky.social I’ve now just finished book 10 and have loved them all! Nice easy reads with lots of twists and turns and I genuinely care about the characters and want to know what happens next. Highly recommend this series.

My alternative favourite film is Pride and Prejudice 😂

Yep and scarily fast ones! I love it!

World War Z. Bit darker than most here 😬