Recent Reads – Spring 2024
The past few months have seen the release of some exceptional, and quite diverse books. Below is a round of just some of the books that really stood out.
The Beholders
The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years
Weyward
The Women
Kristin Hannah writes Historical Fiction from a female perspective, shining a light on the experience of women that is often overlooked. The Women tells the story of combat nurses during The Vietnam War – a war where many US citizens and even veterans believed ‘there are no women serving in Vietnam’. These nurses, and other service women, risked their lives to treat the devastating injuries suffered by soldiers, which saw almost an entire generation of young men conscripted to fight and fated to die so far from home.
The Warm Hands of Ghosts
Katherine Arden’s books tend to revolve around local myths and legends – and The Warm Hands of Ghosts is no different. Set on the battlefields of Flanders during World War One, soldiers experience visions of ghosts and encounters with The Fiddler .
The Mars House
I will always recommend Natasha Pulley’s books. Each one is unique, and that little bit different, leaving you both amazed and often emotionally drained (in a good way). I own and have read each one of Natasha’s books, starting with The Watchmaker of Filigree Street which I stumbled across by chance several years ago. Now, I constantly keep an eye out for any hint of a new book – and am continually impressed by where her stories come from and how they are formed.
