15 of 2023

Another year, another 15 books. Just like every year it's been so hard to select my favourite reads. All chosen for different reasons.

15 of 2022

As I started to write this I kept changing my mind, so this is not my original list of my favourite 15 reads of this year.
Books can mean something for different reasons and I do think that favourites can change depending on so many things. Ask me again in an hour and I would change a few for certain!
I dont have the best of memories, so when looking over my reads of the year some of my earlier reads are rather fuzzy.

Here we go, in no order - my choices of 2022.

1. The False Rose by Jacob Wegelius and Peter Graves

2. When the Sky Falls by Phil Earle

3. Heartstoppers by Alice Oseman. The whole set! I read a friends copy and thought they were perfection.

4. Resist by Tom Palmer.

15 of 2021

I've never had any interest in starting a blog, however as I've seen so many people share their top books of the year I decided I wanted to share too!
It's been so difficult to pick and I've moved some books out that I love... how do you pick your favourites? With lots of swapping and reconsideration! I also didn't realise how fiddly writing a blog would be on my phone!
So here it goes, my top 15 books that I've read this year. My favourites (in no particular order...)

1. The Lion Above the Door by Onjali Q. Raúf illustrated by Pippa Curnick

2. Where the World Turns Wild by Nicola Penfold illustrated by Kate Forrester

3. The Shark Caller by Zillah Bethell illustrated by Saara Katarina Spderlund

4. Between Sea and Sky by Nicola Penfold illustrated by Kate Forrester

5. The Last Bear by Hannah Gold illustrated by Levi Pinfold

6. The Book of Stolen Dreams by David Farr illustrated by Kristina Kister

7. Harley Hitch and the Iron Forest by Vashti Hardy illustrated by George Ermos

8. Orphans of the Tide Shipwreck Island by Struan Murray illustrated by Manuel Sumberac

9. The Castle of Tangled Magic by Sophie Anderson illustrated by Saara Soderlund

10. Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston illustrated by Brittany Jackson

11. Show Us Who You Are by Elle McNicol illustrated by Kay Wilson

12. Ghost by Jason Reynolds illustrated by Selom Sunu

13. Darwin's Dragons by Lindsay Galvin illustrated by Gordy Wright

14. The Bigwoof Conspiracy by Dashe Roberts illustrated by Dashe Roberts

15. Boy, Everywhere by A.M. Dassu illustrated by Daby Zainab Faidhi