I bought some new books in January and I can’t wait to read them! In fact, some of them jumped to the top of my TBR and I’ve already read them so you’ll be reading about them soon in a future post on here 🙂
Books purchased:
Royal Wedding by Meg Cabot
The final book in The Princess Diaries series that I adored when I was a teenager. Mia is now 26 years old and living in Manhattan, this novel focuses on her relationship with Michael and her family (no spoilers unless you know about the new middle grade series from Cabot). I thoroughly enjoyed this book (I’m a big MiaxMichael shipper since I was 12) and this was a perfect end to the series for me.
You by Caroline Kepnes
I finished watching You on Netflix and the next day ordered the book on my Kindle (it was 99p and I am weak). I haven’t read this one yet but I’m hoping to get to it soon, maybe over a weekend when I know that I won’t be going home to my flat alone (even though I do have blinds on my windows unlike a certain main character in this…).
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Book Twitter went into a panic when the Grisha trilogy Netflix series was announced so I thought ‘Hey I’ve been wanting to read some of these so I might as well’ and then found out this one was about a heist (YES) and can also be read as a standalone (double YES).
The Gospel of Loki by Joanne M. Harris
I haven’t read ANYTHING about Norse mythology which was a big surprise to me because I’m a huge dork. Anyway, Joanne M. Harris wrote Chocolat which means I’m a little bit familiar with her writing so I’m interested to see how that translates into a retelling of Loki’s story. All I know of Norse mythology comes from the Marvel movies and reading Wikipedia at 2am so I want to read a novelisation of the myth very soon.
Deep Water by Patricia Highsmith
I read The Talented Mr Ripley in 2011 (while applying for university so it was a very memorable time apparently) then decided that I wanted to read more Highsmith and then started a Literature degree and all personal reading time went out the window. This story is about a couple who are unhappy after a few years and then the wife’s lover (how rude of her) is murdered (how dramatic) and I just want some intrigue and mystery and murder which I think that this book will deliver! (Note – the edition pictured above is the one that I picked up in Waterstones on Deansgate in Manchester which is HUGE and really nice! Of course the Leeds Waterstones is my home and my love but this one is sprawling and really nice to browse.)
Review copies received:
The Quaker by Liam McIlvanney
A novel based on the Bible John murders in Glasgow, Scotland in the late 1960’s, this is a Tartan Noir novel (a genre that I didn’t know had a name but I love it so much) following DI Duncan MCCormack as he investigates a series of murders and according to Goodreads, this is the first in a series. I listened to the Glasgow episode of My Favorite Murder recently in which they discussed Bible John as well as some of the suspects in the case so I’m interested to see how closely this novel is based on the true story.
A Serial Killer’s Daughter by Kerri Rawson
There was a definite theme with the books that I received for review this month. This is a non-fiction book written by Kerri Rawson who is known as the daughter of the BTK killer (don’t really care about his real name because he’s not someone I want to focus on), from what I’ve read about her, she is an advocate for victims and survivors of abuse and trauma which I think is quite an admirable thing to devote your life to, especially considering that the actions of her father had nothing to do with her at all and I’m interested to see how the world’s reaction to his actions have impacted her.
Books For Becca 