BOOKS TO READ IN 2016

When others look back on their year they probably think about the memories made and check to see what resolutions they kept. I, however, put a lot of thought into what I've read and what I have failed to. 

This year I have been particularly reflective. For the past three years I have set my reading goal to around 50-52 books, so around one a week. An easy task for a reader, really. Although this year I have failed spectacularly. Whenever I've been at university I've hardly ever read a book for pleasure, this year was no different. Usually the summer is catch up time, where I end up reading at least one a week and read about 7 in the annual "BookTube-A-Thon" - well not this year! I spent my summer working in America and didn't finish a single book! And so we come to the end of the year with only 34 books read (as of 23rd December). 34, a good number for some, an appalling number for someone whose target was 50. 

Anyway, before I engulf myself with disappointment whilst skimming through Agatha Christie books in a desperate attempt to get nearer to my goal, here is my list of books I really want to read in the new year.




Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith

I adored The Silkworm, the second outing for JK Rowling's crime-solving Cormoran Strike, and so I eagerly bought this in hardback when it was released last year. Here's hoping I read it soon.

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara 

I bought this with the intent to read it before the Man Booker winner was announced - however, the size of this book was always going to conquer me due to buying it only a few days before the announcement. I gave up before trying as to not disappoint myself.

What Remains by Tim Weaver

The sixth book in one of my favourite crime/thriller series. I got this for free at my work placement at Penguin (after asking for it for christmas and then letting my mum know I didn't need it due to free books in publishing!), and I'm so excited to carry on with this fantastic series.

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë 

It's getting ridiculous now. Must. Read. Soon.

The Missing Hours by Emma Kavanagh

Another book I received for free whilst interning. It comes out in April 2016, so I really want to read and review it before it comes out.

Pretty Is by Maggie Mitchell 

A proof I was sent by Orion, and it has been described as perfect for fans of Clare Mackintosh's  I Let You Go - which I was certainly a fan of. Excited to get stuck in! 

Gilead by Marilynne Robinson

It's time to use my kindle more this year, and I bought this as one of amazon's deals, so no excuses. Besides, it's historical fiction and I also need to read more of that!

Thanks for reading, and I hope you've gained some suggestions. Don't forget to leave me some in the comments or on twitter! 

FALL FROM GRACE | Book Review (NO SPOILERS)

Title: Fall From Grace (David Raker #5)

Author: Tim Weaver

Originally Published: 2014

Page Count: 578 pages

Genre: Crime  

Published by: Penguin Books

Date Read: December 3rd - 19th 2015

After reading Never Coming Back in the summer of 2014 I became instantly hooked to Tim Weaver's missing persons investigator, David Raker. I proceeded to read the previous three books (Never Coming Back being the fourth in the series) and have since reviewed some of Raker's ventures (see here). However, for some reason it has taken me eight months to pick up this book after finishing Vanished (the third in the series, and potentially my favourite). But after coming to my senses, trying desperately to remember what happened in Never Coming Back, I fell back into place with Weaver's writing.

THE FOLLOWERS | Book Review

Title: The Followers

Author: Rebecca Wait

Originally Published: 2015

Page Count: 335 pages

Genre: Fiction 

Published by: Picador 

Date Read: July 1 - September 10 2015

I was lucky enough to win this books in one of Goodreads' giveaways back in May. I was intrigued by the synopsis, as the book centres around two characters, a mother and a daughter, who leave their life behind to join a cult in the Yorkshire moors. I have a kind of guilty pleasure for films about cults, I won't name names because that could be a spoiler for the film, but there's always been something about them that intrigues me.