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Wonder by RJ Palacio
Our Score:★★★★★★★✩✩✩ GENRE: Fiction Selected by Gemma - February 2018 SYNOPSIS: My name is August. I won't describe what I look like....
Gemma
Feb 23, 20183 min read
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Lies by T. M. Logan
Our Score:★★★★★★★✩✩✩ GENRE: Thriller Selected by Karen - January 2018 SYNOPSIS: WHAT IF YOUR WHOLE LIFE WAS BASED ON LIES? When Joe Lynch...
thebookcosy
Jan 26, 20182 min read
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The Bear and The Nightingale by Katherine Arden
Our Score:★★★★✩✩✩✩✩✩ GENRE: Fantasy, Historical, Cultural Fiction Selected by Pamela -December 2017 SYNOPSIS: At the edge of the Russian...
thebookcosy
Dec 29, 20173 min read
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The Wrong Turn by NC Marshall
Our Score: ★★★★★✩✩✩✩✩ GENRE: Psychological, Crime, Mystery, Romance Selected by Nic -July 2017 SYNOPSIS: When Megan Cooper is rescued...
thebookcosy
Sep 22, 20172 min read
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Good Me, Bad Me by Ali Land
Our Score:★★★★★✩✩✩✩✩ GENRE: Psychological Thriller Selected by Gemma -August 2017 SYNOPSIS: How far does the apple really fall from the...
thebookcosy
Aug 25, 20173 min read
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BookCosy Reads 2012
After discovering our 'wow' book, Into the Darkest Corner last year, the challenge is on to find one that equals or tops this book. Below...
Gemma
Dec 31, 20129 min read
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BookCosy Reads 2011
After a year of discovering the joys of The Help, The Vanishing Act of Esme and The Hurting Distance we were all keen to see what books...
Gemma
Dec 31, 20117 min read
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BookCosy Reads 2010
After a record breaking year of immersing in 13 books we were keen to get started with our new selection for the year. Below is a list of...
Gemma
Dec 31, 20108 min read
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The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
Our Score:★★★★✩✩✩✩✩✩ GENRE: Classic, Mystery, Gothic, Supernatural Selected by Gemma- June 2010 SYNOPSIS: 'In one moment, every drop of...
Gemma
Jun 11, 20102 min read
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The Rapture by Liz Jensen
Our Score: ★★★★★★✩✩✩✩ GENRE: Thriller, Suspense, Psychological Selected by Sandra - March 2010 SYNOPSIS: In a merciless summer of...
Gemma
Mar 19, 20102 min read
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The Vanishing Act Of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Farrell
Our Score: ★★★★★★★✩✩✩ GENRE: Psychological Fiction February 2010 SYNOPSIS: Edinburgh in the 1930s. The Lennox family is having trouble...
Gemma
Mar 5, 20102 min read
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BookCosy Reads 2009
After an epic first year of book club where we read 10 books, said goodbye to some members as well as welcoming new ones, there was much...
Gemma
Dec 31, 20099 min read
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The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Our Score:★★★★★★✩✩✩✩ GENRE: Mystery, Cultural, Gothic Selected by Emma - November 2009 SYNOPSIS: Hidden in the heart of the old city of...
Gemma
Dec 18, 20092 min read
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The Girl On The Landing by Paul Torday
Our score:★★★★★★✩✩✩✩ GENRE: Psychological, Gothic, Supernatural Selected by Gemma - October 2009 SYNOPSIS: Elizabeth has been married to...
Gemma
Nov 13, 20092 min read
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The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
Our Score:★★★✩✩✩✩✩✩✩ GENRE: Cultural Fiction Selected by Nic- May 2009 SYNOPSIS: Balram Halwai is the White Tiger - the smartest boy in...
Gemma
Jun 19, 20092 min read
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The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson
Our Score: ★★★★★★✩✩✩✩ GENRE: Gothic, Romance, Historical fiction Selected by Gemma - April 2009 SYNOPSIS: A young man is fighting for his...
Gemma
May 1, 20093 min read
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Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
Our Score:★★★★★★★✩✩✩ GENRE: Historical, Gothic, Thriller, Classic Selected by Pamela - March 2009 SYNOPSIS: Last night I dreamt I went to...
Gemma
Apr 17, 20093 min read
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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne
Our Score:★★★★★★★★✩✩ GENRE: Historical Fiction Selected by Sandra - February 2009 SYNOPSIS: Berlin 1942 When Bruno returns home from...
Gemma
Mar 6, 20093 min read
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The Chameleon's Shadow
By Minette Walters GENRE: Psychological Thriller January 2009 SYNOPSIS: When Lieutenant Charles Acland is flown home from Iraq with...
Gemma
Feb 13, 20091 min read
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Ma, He Sold Me For A Few Cigarettes by Martha Long
Our Score:★★★★★★✩✩✩✩ GENRE: Autobiography Selected by Maria - January 2009 SYNOPSIS: Born a bastard to a teenage mother in the slums of...
Gemma
Jan 31, 20092 min read
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