Hello lovely readers! We’re back with another reading challenge for this new year. This year, we’ll be doing something a little different with the reading list.
Book Club
Reflections on the reading year
I read the whole 23 in 2023 list! It had everything from light reads to heavy classics, so let’s look at the good, the bad and the unexpected from the year.
Why this book is the comfort read you need
I’ve got a bonus book for us today. And what a lovely little bonus book it is, too. Read on to learn why this read is the literary version of a hot chocolate.
A book that could have been one of the greatest
In 1922, Count Rostov is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol Hotel, Moscow. The book follows the Count through one of Russia’s most turbulent periods.
Lose yourself in The First Circle
The First Circle introduces the prisoners of Mavrino prison and Innokenty, a diplomat who risks freedom to warn a friend. Will he join the others in the gulag?
An inspirational book full of amazing people
Modern Saints, Book Two is an inspirational non-fiction collection of short biographies of Catholic saints. There are also photos of these fascinating people
Why This Is The Perfect Read For True Crime Fans
In Cold Blood is a nonfiction true crime novel. It covers the story of the Clutter murders in great depth. But true is this true crime?
Is this the OG mystery novel?
When first faced with this very large mystery novel, I felt a sense of dread. But I loved it! Written in the 1800s, is The Woman in White the OG mystery novel?
My thoughts at the end of the Divine Comedy
Dante’s Divine Comedy is finished, and I’m wondering: Should we read classics because they’re classics? Even if they’re not interesting to us, personally?
The Last Days of Socrates was the death of me
The Death of Socrates is a critical part of Western classical literature, but that high honour comes with some heavy content to get through.