2023 | Book Reviews & Recommendations
Find out what my top book recommendations are for 2023, and read the reviews of the books I finish.
Will I beat last year's total of 24? Stay tuned to find out!
Detective Kurt Wallander is on the case of a sadistic serial killer, but things aren't quite as clear as they seem. | Read Review
After the partition of India, Bangladesh was known as East Pakistan. This is a novel about the Bangladesh Liberation War told through the eyes of one family. | Read Review
The Nobel Prize winner's magical novel about a small Oklahoma town and the lengths the inhabitants will go to to stop change. A feminist novel about the strength of women. Read Review
Winner of the 2017 Prix Goncourt, this book is a fictionalised account of the key events that led to Hitler's rise to power and the business owners who helped him. | Read Review
Harry, Ron and Hermione are back at Hogwarts, and this time they must to stop the monster that has been released from the Chamber of Secrets before it's too late! Read Review
Maali Almeida wakes up dead. He must find his photographs and find our who killed him before his seven moons run out. Read Review
A real life Cold War thriller about the relationship between Kim Philby and James Angleton | Read Review
A claustropobic, dark thriller about an obssession that gets out of hand. | Read Review
Told from the point of view of Nico & Ellen, this novel is about the price of fame and loss. | Read Review
A fictionalised memoir about a couple who's ideologies keep them apart. | Read Review
A scathing, darkly humorous book about racism in the US. An absolute MUST READ! Read Review
Weimar Republic Berlin is the setting for this novel. A must read for all Cabaret fans! | Read Review
We're back in Weimar Republic Berlin and some very special people make an appearance in part two of the series | Read Review
Sirius Black has escaped from Azkaban Prison. Can Harry, Ron and Hermione catch him before it's too late? | Read Review
The climate crisis has changed everything, but are we and our governments prepared to make the real changes needed? | Read Review
Cold War East Berlin. Oberleutnant Karin Müller investigates a mysterious death in a society rife with political intrigue and secrets. | Read Review
This novel takes a satirical look at the publishing industry and social media. Read Review
A novel that explores themes of identity, self-discovery, and the power of resilience. Read Review
Elizabeth and the gang return for part four in The Thursday Murder Club series | Read Review
Behind the scenes of the mirror world. Klein takes us on a disturbing journey into the world of fake news. | Read Review
Harry is an unexpected participant in the Triwizard Tournament and has to face his biggest enemy so far | Read Review
A deeply moving novel about post-World War I Austria | Read Review
The 2023 Booker Prize winner is a dark, dystopian novel set in the Republic of Ireland | Read Review
A feminist retelling of Orwell's dystopian classic, 1984 | Read Review
Oh hey there!
I'm Louise, but you can call me Fatty. I really like to read, and then I really like to tell people about what I've read. I started this book blog to give fellow readers some great recommendations and maybe introduce them to a writer or a genre that maybe they wouldn't have discovered on their own - because that's what reading is all about!
