Category Archives: Favorite books

#BookRecommendations with titles that start with the letter ‘D’ #booklovers #bookbloggers #GreatReads

Posted on April 16, 2021 by Fictionophile

This year I plan to go through the entire alphabet, one letter per month. For April 2021, the fourth month, I’m listing all of my favourite novels that begin with the letter ‘D‘. I am choosing these titles from the … Continue reading →

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“Season of Second Chances” by Aimee Alexander – Book Review

Posted on March 25, 2021 by Fictionophile

Grace Sullivan left her small Irish village to go to university in Dublin. She wanted to follow in her beloved father’s footsteps and become a doctor. While in the big city she met and fell in love with Simon Willoughby, … Continue reading →

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#BookRecommendations with titles that start with the letter ‘C’ #booklovers #bookbloggers #GreatReads

Posted on March 15, 2021 by Fictionophile

This year I plan to go through the entire alphabet, one letter per month. For March 2021, I’m listing all of my favourite novels that begin with the letter ‘C‘. I am choosing these titles from the books I’ve read … Continue reading →

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“Exit” by Belinda Bauer – Book Review

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Fictionophile

The protagonist, Felix Pink, is one of life’s invisible people. A retired accountant, Felix’s life was as beige as the jacket he wore. He was elderly, alone, and led an unexciting life. All this changed when the wrong person was … Continue reading →

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#BookRecommendations with titles that start with the letter ‘B’ #booklovers #bookbloggers #GreatReads

Posted on February 15, 2021 by Fictionophile

As I mentioned last month, I plan to go through the entire alphabet, one letter per month. For February 2021, I’m listing all of my favourite novels that begin with the letter ‘B‘. I am choosing these titles from the … Continue reading →

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“The Downstairs Neighbor” by Helen Cooper – Book Review

Posted on February 2, 2021 by Fictionophile

Present Day (Ten days in the lives of the inhabitants of a converted Georgian house in Kingston-Upon-Thames) Emma Brighton – in her mid thirties, is the owner of a vintage clothing shop which has just gone out of business. Emma … Continue reading →

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“Before She Disappeared” by Lisa Gardner – Book Review

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Fictionophile

Frankie Elkin is, in her own words, a scrawny, middle-aged white woman. She is a drifter, an excellent bartender, and an alcoholic. For the past decade, Frankie has devoted her life to finding missing persons. Usually people who are minorities, … Continue reading →

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“The Secrets of Strangers” by Charity Norman – Book Review

Posted on January 10, 2021 by Fictionophile

“A gunshot rings out in a London cafe and the lives of five strangers will never be the same again. The only thing that’s certain is that nothing is as it seems” D.I. Eliza McClean – a forty-five year old … Continue reading →

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Fictionophile’s Top Reads of 2020 – #BookRecommendations

Posted on December 30, 2020 by Fictionophile

It is that time of year again. When we all reflect back and decide which books will make our favorites list…  I always find this task extremely difficult.  This year I read 108 books, many of them spectacular, making the … Continue reading →

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“His & Hers” by Alice Feeney – Book Review

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Fictionophile

“There are at least two sides to every story: Yours and mine. Ours and theirs. His and hers. Which means someone is always lying.” HIS – Detective Inspector Jack Harper is head of the ‘Major Crime Team’ in a rural … Continue reading →

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“The Lost Children” by Theresa Talbot – Book Review

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Fictionophile

“But happiness is a fragile thing.” Glasgow, Scotland 2000 – Oonagh O’Neil is small, slim, in her mid-thirties, and having an affair with a married man. An only child, she is still grieving for her father who died two years … Continue reading →

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“Anxious People” by Fredrik Backman – Book Review

Posted on October 9, 2020 by Fictionophile

“If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans.” The Bankrobber – made an unwise decision and robbed a bank for only enough money to pay a month’s rent because the divorce lawyer said that was the only … Continue reading →

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“Dear Child” by Romy Hausmann – Book Review

Posted on October 3, 2020 by Fictionophile

“Things got really terribly out of hand”. Lena Beck – Thirteen years ago Lena was abducted. Over that time she has been kept in a remote cabin situated on the border of Germany and Czechoslovakia. The cabin has no running … Continue reading →

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“Eudora Honeysett is Quite Well, Thank You” by Annie Lyons – Book Review

Posted on September 25, 2020 by Fictionophile

Eudora Honeysett – 85 years old and increasingly troubled by the usual ailments, vulnerabilities, and indignities of old age. Eudora has never been married and still lives in the London house she grew up in – her only company is … Continue reading →

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Throwback Thursday – “The Stolen Child” by Lisa Carey – Book Review

Posted on September 24, 2020 by Fictionophile

The Throwback Thursday meme was created by Renee over at It’s Book Talk. She made this meme to share some of her old favorites. Although all bookbloggers have an endless TBR pile, we seldom take the time to reflect back … Continue reading →

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