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319. TOP BOOKS of 2024 & Elly Griffiths Interview
28:16||Ep. 319I interview Elly Griffiths about her new book “The Frozen People” and I give my top 12 books of 2024.ALSO:Elly recommends 3 books for us:Beautiful People by Amanda JenningsNotes on a Drowning by Anna Sharpe.Stone Blind by Natalie HaynesPHILIPPA’s TOP READS OF 2024The Betrayal of Thomas True by A. J. WestWitchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady HendrixRubbernecker by Belinda Bauer. Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness.The Home Child by Liz Berry.The Mercy Chair by M. W. Craven.The Spell Shop by Sarah Beth Durst. Brotherless Night by V. V. GaneshananthanNightbloom by Peace Adzo Medie 10. A Bookshop of one's own by Jane Cholmeley,11.After the Storm by G. D Wright12.The Instrumentalist by Harriet Constable.Honourable mention: The Guncle by Steven Rowley. Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/533022350711635/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/quickbookreviews.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quick_book_reviewsThreads: @quick_book_reviewsTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@quickbookreviewsTwitter: https://x.com/quickbookrevie3
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318. Wreckages, Houses & Hauntings
27:22||Ep. 318I interview Dan Malikin about “The Wreckage of Us”I also review “Witchcraft for Wayward Girls” by Grady Hendrix, “How to Tell a Haunted House” by Grady Hendrix, “House of Frank” by Kay Sinclair“The Proof of My Innocence” by Jonathan Coe.Dan Malakin recommends:Why Don’t You Love Me? by Paul B RaineySelfie by Will Storr, All The Little Liars by Victoria Selman LINKS:Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/533022350711635/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/quickbookreviews.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quick_book_reviewsThreads: @quick_book_reviewsTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@quickbookreviewsTwitter: https://x.com/quickbookrevie3317. Christmas book recommendations with Lauren
37:36||Ep. 317I am joined by Lauren, from Lauren And The Books on Youtube to discuss Christmas, seasonal reading and our top 5 Christmas books.Link to Lauren’s Youtube account:https://youtube.com/@laurenandthebooksLauren recommends:The Wood at Midwinter by Susanna Clarke The Christmas Tree Farm by Laurie Gilmore Time of the Child by Niall WilliamsGifts by Laura Barnett.The Christmas Wish-tastrophe by Cariad LloydPlus an extra: The Christmas Chronicles by Nigel SlaterPhilippa recommends:Death Comes at Christmas by variousLook Up Handsome by Jack Strange The Mistletoe Mystery by Nita ProseMake the Season Bright by Ashley Herring BlakeThe Visitor. It's by Sergio Gomez. Plus an extra: Happy Bloody Christmas by Jo Middleton316. History, Lists, Fairytales &Trekkers
30:53||Ep. 316I interview Toby Clements about his latest book “A Good Deliverance”I also review:The List of Suspicious Things by Jennie GodfreyRed Shirts by John Scalzi. Irmina by Barbara Yelin. The Fairytale Fan Club by Richard AyoadeToby recommends:The Heron's Catch by Susan CurranNiccolo Rising by Dorothy DunnettLotharingia By Simon WinderFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/533022350711635/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quick_book_reviewsThreads: @quick_book_reviewsTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@quickbookreviewsTwitter: https://x.com/quickbookrevie3317. End of Year Book Tag
25:39||Ep. 317I mention Everything You Have by Kate RubyAnd review: Frankie By Graham NortonThe Waiting by Michael ConnellyThe Pumpkin Spice Cafe by Laurie GilmoreAnd I do the End Of Year Book Tag!Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/533022350711635/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quick_book_reviewsThreads: @quick_book_reviewsTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@quickbookreviewsTwitter: https://x.com/quickbookrevie3316. Are we thrilled?
31:03||Ep. 316I interview Louise Candlish about her latest book “Our Holiday”Philippa reviews:Green Dot by Madeleine Gray Here One Moment & Apples Never Fall by Leanne MoriartyGone by Michael GrantLouise recommends:The First Girl by Claire McGowanFollow the Butterfly by Martha KaukonenEverything You have by Kate RubyFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/533022350711635/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quick_book_reviewsThreads: @quick_book_reviewsTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@quickbookreviewsTwitter: https://x.com/quickbookrevie3315. Theatres, Violins, Ledges & Lanterns!
31:18||Ep. 315I interview Anne Corlett about her latest book The Theatre of Glass and Shadows and I review:The Instrumentalist by Harriet Constable,The Lantern of Lost Memories by Sanaka HiiragiThe Woman on the Ledge by Ruth Mancini. Anne recommends:Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands by Sarah Brooks. High Vaultage by Chris & Jen SugdenThe Trouble with Mrs. Montgomery Hearst by Katie Lumsden Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/533022350711635/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quick_book_reviewsThreads: @quick_book_reviewsTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@quickbookreviewsTwitter: https://x.com/quickbookrevie3